August 13, 2014

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August Birthdays.

2 Stacey Brunswick
6 Hans Rehrmann
31 Larry Goins

Next Program and Greeter.

Greeter: Larry Goins.
Program: Teresa Smith.

Next Aktion Club Visitors.

The Aktion Club meets every 2nd Tuesday of the

month at Briarwood Village
100 Don Desch Drive
Coldwater, Ohio.

 September Aktion Club attendees are:

Eric Kramer

Ruth Link.

Upcoming Events.

Division 2 Council Meeting

When: Tuesday, September 16^th, 2014

Where: McIntosh Ctr., Ada, Ohio

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Cost: $15.00 per person

Aktion Club
10th Anniversary Dinner
October 18, 2014 
Mercer Health Hospital
Coldwater, Ohio
Cost: $10.00 per person.

Healthy Kids Day

November 1, 2014

Coldwater High School

10 AM until 12:30

Members present: President Eric Kramer, Ruth Link, Linda Goodwin, Marjorie Stachler, Rita Schmit, Karen Cisco, Ken Rosengarten, P. Suzanne Murlin, Jenny Jamieson, Dave Smith and Hans Rehrmann.
Guest: Celina Mayor, Jeff Hazel.


Meeting.

President Kramer opened the meeting in the traditional manner. Happy/Sad dollars were collected.

The September 16th division 2 meeting is a "Pass the Banner" meeting where current Lt. Governor Jeff Schulman passes the banner to Lt. Governor-elect Karen Cisco. It would behoove us to show up in force to show our support of Karen.

Remember, it is Kiwanis custom to rise whenever an officer (Lt. Governor or higher) enters the room.

Karen Cisco reported on this year's district convention and that the theme was to make meetings more fun.

Division 2 Meeting.

 Lt. Governor Jeff Schulman.

Lt. Governor-elect Karen Cisco, Rita Schmit and Hans Rehrmann attended the division 2 meeting in Lima on August 7th. This was a make-up meeting for the one cancelled in March of this year due to wintry weather. 

The main speaker at this meeting was John Miller of the Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation. He spoke about the various projects of the foundation.

Here is an excerpt from their web page:

"The Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation provides a way for Kiwanis clubs and members to support service in communities throughout Ohio. Through donations and fundraising activities, financial resources are combined and invested to make grants for Kiwanis projects that serve children. Since 2003, a particular focus has been on Pediatric Trauma Prevention and Education projects.

If you would like to support the Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation, you can become a member of the Ambassador Program through continuing donations with recognitions starting with the minimum gift of $50. The Past International Presidents Award is given for $500 donations and Williams, Schneider and Sellers Awards are given for $1,000 donations. These awards can be given to recognize club members, leaders or supporters. Participating in the Golf Outing, Walk the Magic Mile, and Kroger Community Rewards are other ways to support the Foundation.

Projects in which Kiwanis family clubs are involved are eligible for grants to begin or expand service in local communities. Community grants support programs enriching the lives of children. Pediatric trauma grants support projects which prevent or treat children’s injuries.

Club Advised Funds allow Kiwanis Clubs to invest their resources with the Foundation and receive tax deductible donations. This service is helping clubs all over the state to grow their funds for service projects in their communities.

More information on all these programs and the Foundation’s organization can be found in the menus at the top of this page. We welcome your inquiries about any of our programs for raising funds or distributing grants. Contact us at info@odkf.org or secretary@odkf.org."

Aktion Club.

The Aktion Club anniversary celebration will take place at the Mercer Health hospital on Saturday, October 18th. Meals will be $10 per person. The event starts at 6 PM with dinner being served at 6:30 PM. The following luminaries have accepted the invitation: Ohio District Kiwanis Governor Diana Keplinger, Division 2 Lt. Governor Karen Cisco, Ohio District Aktion Advisor Robert Hobart and candidate for Governor-Elect Ohio District Kiwanis Amy Zimmerman.

Following is the Aktion clubs schedule of events for the upcoming Kiwanis year:

As you can see, they stay busy.

Program.

Dave Smith introduced his Guest, the Mayor of Celina, Jeff Hazel.


The mayor spoke a bit about his background and then about a wide range of subjects. He spoke about the planned girl's softball diamonds in Westview park. He then went on to say that he would like to move the playground in Eastview park out of the woods into an area nearer the boy's baseball diamonds and placing a frisbee golf course in the woods. He also wants a playground in Mercelina park. When asked about the Westbank road condition he said it would be repaved this Fall.

Kiwanis Education.

66. Club bylaws set a limit of 90 minutes for a club meeting, from the time when the meeting is called to order until it is adjourned. Clubs are required to conduct meetings at least twice per month. To receive attendance credit, a member must be present for at least 60 percent of a meeting.

Quotes.  

"Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called 'Ego'."

- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)