Kiwanis of Tigard October 2023 Newsletter

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CLUB OF TIGARD Club of Tigard Serving the Children of the World| Issue 13| October 2023

Free Bikes 4 Kids at District Convention

Inside: - District Convention - MHKC Walk, Roll & Stroll - Builders Club - And much MORE!

A Message from the Club President Our Year in Review This past year, our club has continued its very active community service. Each month our members prepare and serve two dinners for several homeless families at the Tigard Good Neighbor Center. We have been doing this for nearly 25 years. For many years, members have supported the Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’s Cancer Program, (KDCCP), which funds research Fellowships dedicated to curing children’s cancer by training pediatric Oncology specialists and researchers. In July, our club hosted our annual Salmon BBQ, which raised over $4,000 for KDCCP. For over three years, our members have been serving the Packed With Pride Food Pantry on Monday and Thursday mornings each week, and twice a month on Wednesday afternoons. During that time, we have spent thousands of hours helping provide food for hundreds of families with children in the Tigard-Tualatin School District. Our club and its members continue our decades of support for the Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp for developmentally disabled children and young adults. In addition to our financial support, in June we helped with a work party at the Camp; and in August, members of our club helped with the Walk, Roll & Stroll Fundraiser. In December, we resumed our annual Ringing of the Bells for the Salvation Army.

We couldn’t do this during the pandemic, so it was nice to be able to finally do this activity once again.

As the sponsor of the Sherwood H.S. Key Club, this year we decided to financially support the Key Club to enable several of them to attend the PNW District Key Club Convention in Seattle, in April. To help raise funds to support sending the Key Clubbers to the District Convention, in February, our club held a Movie Night at St. James Episcopal Church. It was a great evening for us, and for the Key Club. Several We’ve been expanding Key Clubbers helped that evening with the popcorn, hors d’oeuvres, chocolate fountain and desserts. particularly We got to know the Key Clubbers and they got to know us.

They were see how much our club Messages from the Presidents Page 2-3 able to operations, with Student was committed to enabling them to attend the Key Club District It was anthe event of which Continuous Projects PageConvention.

4 Leadership Programs. our members can be proud. With our club’s financial assistance, six Key Clubbers attended the District District Convention Page 5 Convention. This was the first time that Sherwood H.S. Key Clubbers ever attended a District Key Club MHKC Walk, Roll & Stroll Page 6 Convention. Attending the Convention had a very positive effect on the Key Club. After the Socialmade & Quiet Waterspresentation Page Convention, Club the attendees a very inspiring to our7 club about their experiences at the Bank Kyle Hansonthe Key Club Page 8 to undertake forming a Builder’s Convention. Food As a result of & those experiences, decided Club at Sherwood Middle School. very excited September SocialOur Kiwanis club isPage 9 to be supporting them in that endeavor. Many ago, our club formed the Tigard Pages Kiwanis Endowment Trust. Over the years, Clubyears News 10-13 members have contributed funds to the Trust. Annually the funds in the Trust enable us to provide Upcoming Activities Pages 14-17 scholarships for graduating Key Club seniors. In June, we presented a $2,500 scholarship to an Division & Beyond News Pages 18-19 outstanding graduating Sherwood H.S. Key Club senior. This year, in honor of Lt. Governor Susie Club/Builders Club Pages Meyer’s four Key years of outstanding service to our Division, our Club is19-23 having a brick placed at the Legacy Expansion often Just for Funcommemorating her service. This Page Patio at the District Office year 524 new members have joined ourbrings club. extra costs! Check out My congratulations to ourUs membership for all that you do!Page 25 Contact

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Thank You to the Board

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page 12 to view an upcoming fundraising project.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

raise funds to support sending the Key Clubbers to the District Convention, in February, our club held a Movie Night. It was a great evening for us, and for the Key Club. Several Key Clubbers helped with the popcorn, hors d’oeuvres, chocolate fountain and desserts. They were able to see how much our club was committed to enabling them to attend the Key Club District Convention. It was an event of which our members can be proud.

With our club’s financial assistance, six Key Clubbers attended the District Convention. This was the first time that Sherwood H.S. Key Clubbers ever attended a District Key Club Convention.

Attending the Convention had a very positive effect on the Key Club. Afterwards, the attendees made a very inspiring presentation to our club about their experiences at the Convention. As a result of those experiences, the Key Club decided to undertake forming a Builder’s Club at Sherwood Middle School. Our Kiwanis club is very excited to be supporting them in that endeavor. Many years ago, our club formed the Tigard Kiwanis Endowment Trust. Over the years, members have contributed funds to the Trust. Annually the funds in the Trust enable us to provide scholarships for graduating Key Club seniors.

In June, we presented a $2,500 scholarship to an outstanding graduating Sherwood H.S. Key Clubber. This year, in honor of Lt. Governor Susie Meyer’s four years of outstanding service to our division, we are having a brick placed at the Legacy Patio at the District Office commemorating her service. This year, five new members have joined our club. My congratulations to our membership for all that you do!

We think about the future as we begin executing our plans for the 202324 Kiwanis year. It reminds me of the first day of school each year when I was a teacher. I would always be so excited planning for that new year, knowing that I would come in energized, with fresh ideas to inspire kids to do their best and most creative work. Kiwanians, you have that same opportunity now — to bring your ideas and energy as we kick off the new Kiwanis year. I am excited to embark on this journey alongside you.

Our organization is made up of some of the most dedicated and selfless people I know. The challenges along the way should be embraced as opportunities.

We will learn, grow, improve and adjust in ways that leave us stronger than before. Together our efforts will result in great accomplishments. As the old adage goes: Teamwork makes the dream work. Kiwanians’ teamwork makes dreams happen for thousands of children. So, get busy dream makers — let your light shine in your communities in children’s lives. and in children’s lives.

Katrina J. Baranko J. Katrina Baranko 2023-24 Kiwanis International President

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We continue to fix a spaghetti dinner at the Good Neighbor Center twice each month.

Our Two Continuous Projects

We continue to help feed the families of the Tigard-Tualatin School District, working at least 2-3 times each week. We average 72 hours a month on this project alone!

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For Packed with Pride, we pick up groceries, re-package & even help distribute the food!

2022-23 Governor David Crozier

2023-24 Governor Nicholas Hafez

2024-25 Governor-Elect Vikki Frucci

By Sue Cummins

Dinner with Friends on Friday Night of DCON

District Convention Free Bikes 4 Kids on Saturday Afternoon of DCON

I thoroughly enjoyed this year’s District Convention. For me, District Convention provided so many “Ah! Hah!” moments, where I said to myself, “We can do that!” One of my most memorable sessions was conducted by Vikki Frucci, who was voted in as Governor-Elect. She had so many ideas for making meetings memorable. I want to start small, but I think we can implement some of her notions. We also met with a See’s Candies fundraising expert, and now we know how to do a successful fundraiser with them. I went to a session that featured speakers from the KDCCP, (our very own John Brookens); to the SIGN program, where I found out that it is ONLY $2000 to sponsor a doctor’s training for the program; to learning more about the S.O.S. (Save Our Spectacles) initiative.

(Our new LTG, John Flaherty is the local expert for this project.) I also loved the Free Bikes 4 Kids service opportunity on Saturday afternoon. I am so grateful for being able to attend DCON. Thank you to Tigard Kiwanis for this experience!

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MHKC W A L K R O L L & S T R O L L

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By Sue Cummins We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful morning than that of the day of the Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp Walk, Roll and Stroll. There were eight of us there; and this year, we had a special job. Skye Burns, from MHKC, asked us to be course monitors. So, before the walk started. we were scattered around the grounds of the Oaks Amusement Park, there to direct the walkers onto the correct path. After the Walk, everyone gathered for a delicious lunch and other entertainment and activities, where George won a beautiful mirror in the raffle. This year’s event generated over $12,000 for the cause. MHKC reports that the funds are used to allay some of the costs of the campers’ registration fees.

August Social

On August 30th, we held a club social/meeting at the Oswego Grill. Members who went to the District Convention talked about their experiences, and we collected over $120 when the “Happy Thoughts” basket was passed, (to be used to help defray the costs of the Good Neighbor Center project).

G O T L O F U R N A M E N T

Re-connecting with Quiet Waters Outreach has been a positive move for our club. Before the pandemic, we helped them on a regular basis. In late August, we spent a productive afternoon at their site, Martha’s Place, doing basic yardwork clean-up. are scheduled in Martha’s Place, doing basic yardwork clean-up.

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Strengthening families of people with developmental disabilities since 1997

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The Beaverton outlet of the Oregon Food Bank specializes in packaging frozen items.

That night in September when our members were there, they weighed, bagged, and boxed up frozen potatoes.

Don’t they look fashionable! – They DID have a good time &want to go again!

Kyle

Honoring Kyle

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The highlight of the September Social was a presentation given by Key Club International President, Kyle Hanson. Kyle talked about the challenges that have faced all levels of the Key Club organization since the pandemic. At the end of his presentation, LTG Susie Meyer read a proclamation from the PNW Kiwanis District honoring his hard work and dedication to service.

S S E E P T E M B B E E We had great attendance for this club event, with 27 people at the social. 16 were guests… some Key Clubbers, some Kiwanis from other clubs, and some family and friends. There was plenty of great food. Everyone had a good time, and the Key Clubbers even out the evening finished finished off by roasting marshmallows and making S’mores.

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Officer Election Results President: Robert Bell President-Elect: Frank Morehouse Vice President: Anthony Arakaki Secretary: Sue Cummins Treasurer: George Deibert Directors: MaryLou Iverson Beth Morehouse Bill Pennell Sheila Udman Marlene Wilson

Club The Andersons - Our Newest Members

Meet the Andersons - By Jaclynn Anderson Hi Tigard Kiwanians! Let us introduce ourselves. We are Jaclynn and Chris Anderson and we moved to Tigard in June 2023 from Litchfield Park, AZ. We first met at a mutual friend's birthday party; and we celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary this July. You may have also met our three children Christian, Charlotte, and Dominic. Charlotte and Dominic were involved in Key Club and Builder's Club in their respective schools in Arizona. We are not brand new to the Kiwanis family. I joined Key Club as a freshman in high school in the 90s and served as my Key Club's co-bulletin editor (we were the first in our club to put together our bulletin on a computer instead of a typewriter!). I then served as a Distinguished Key Club LTG for the New Jersey District's Division 5; and then I was a Distinguished Governor of the NJ District of Key Club International. I was awarded a George F. Hixon Fellow Award.

When I arrived on the campus of Arizona State University, I learned my local CKI division didn't have an LTG; and I served in that role until I was elected as the CKI Governor for the Southwest District, when I was a college freshman. Shortly after graduating from ASU, (Go Sun Devils!), we were invited to join the efforts to build a Kiwanis Young Professionals club. Unfortunately, soon after our charter, at a single meeting, two-thirds of the members announced they were moving out of state. The Board voted to disband. We were disappointed to lose our new club, but I was about to start graduate school and we decided we would join again once our life got more established. Unfortunately, it took us this long to find our way back. While we haven't been involved in service through Kiwanis over the past 20 years, we have put serving our community in a prominent role within our family, volunteering as a family for many organizations throughout the Phoenix-metro area, including Family Promise, the Agua Fria Food Bank, iHelp, St. Mary's Food Bank, Feed My Starving Children, and the New Life Center (Domestic Violence Center). We also hosted two exchange students - one from Sweden and another from South Korea. We are most excited about serving the youth in our community and addressing hunger and homelessness. It's especially important for us to serve in ways where our children and youth can serve with us. We would love to establish Key Clubs and Builders Clubs at other local area schools, as we have ;pve experienced, firsthand, future leaders. experienced and the impact seen these organizations firsthand can have theon building impact these Thanks for can welcoming to Tigard! organizations have onusbuilding future leaders. Thanks for welcoming us to Tigard!

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News

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Start a Builders Club = 500 points Add 1+ New Member = 400 75% of Members Did Youth Protection Training = 200 Pres., Sec, & Treasurer attended CLE = 200 TOTAL POINTS FOR OUR CLUB = 1300

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Oct 7 Oct 9 Oct 12 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 18 Oct 19

Oct 20 Oct 22 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 28 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 4 Nov 8 Nov 9 Nov 10 Nov 13 Nov 15 Nov 16

Nov 29

TOTAL POINTS NEEDED = 800

Meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse Key Club Board mtg. at 7:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. Key Club meeting at 9:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. Builders Club work session at 3:20 p.m. at Sherwood M.S. Club Installation at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse Division Council Meeting at 5:45 p.m. at Courtyard Village or Zoom Meal preparation at 4:45 p.m. at Good Neighbor Center Walk to End Alzheimer’s at 7:30 a.m. at Portland Zoo Board meeting at 3 p.m. at Sue Cummins’ home Meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse Handel’s Ice Cream Fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. for Key Club Key Club Board mtg. at 7:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. Key Club meeting at 9:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. 5 Builders Club work session at 3:20 p.m. at Sherwood M.S. Builders Club officer candidates at 3:20 p.m. at Sherwood M.S. Nicholas Hafez Installation at noon at the Elks Lodge in Hillsboro Builders Club meeting at 10 a.m. at Sherwood M.S. Meal preparation at 4:45 p.m. at Good Neighbor Center Quiet Waters Outreach Bingo Night at 5:45 p.m. at Martha’s Place Kiwanis One Day – Adopt-A-Road at 10:30 a.m. at Sherwood M.S. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF in Sherwood Meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse Dominoes Social at 2 p.m. at the Pennell home Campus Clean-Up at 3:30 p.m. Sherwood H.S. for Key Club Week activity Meal preparation at 4:45 p.m. at Good Neighbor Center Connect the K’s Day for Key Club – activity still to be determined DCM at 5:45 p.m. at Courtyard Village or on Zoom Meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse Key Club Board mtg. at 7:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. Key Club meeting at 9:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. 5 Builders Club work session at 3:20 p.m. at Sherwood M.S. Builders Club meeting at 10:00 a.m. at Sherwood M.S.

Every Monday & Thursday morning we process food donations with the Packed with Pride program at Tigard High School. On the first and third Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m. we distribute that food. If you wish to participate, please contact our club by clicking HERE.

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Fundraising Made Easy Through a Virtual Store

Pros • • • • • • • • • • • •

All online No need to seek out customers in person Reach supporters out of the immediate area No shipping costs to club People like the product Easy to share on club website See’s has a social media guide that helps Orders ship directly to the customers Earn up to 50% profit on certain products No minimums Candy ready to ship by 11/10 Shop ready to go

There are 32 items available in the club’s virtual store. Each item is displayed with a picture, the cost and the profit to the club.

Cons • Not everyone has internet access or “know-how” • Getting the “word” out • Profit checks sent 30 days after close of store front on 12/01 • More expensive to the customer (shipping cost)

You can have a present sent right to the doorstep of the person you are gifting! If you buy a minimum of $70 worth of product, and have it sent to a single address, then the shipping is FREE! There is also MORE than just candy available. The site URL should be available in the next few days.

Let’s get started!

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We’re “Stepping Up” Our Social Media Presence

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You can view their menu online HERE. If you would like to place an order for another member to pick-up and deliver to your home, please do so no later than Wednesday, October 18th at our lunchtime meeting.

Now… that’s what we call awesome service!

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Members are needed to act as hosts for the evening. ➢ Thursday, October 26th ➢ Martha’s Place in Tigard (on SW Martha Street) ➢ 5:45 to 8:15 p.m. ➢ Halloween themed evening ➢ Duties: helping with set-up, greeting guests, serving food, clean-up, etc. ➢ Come in costume, (if you wish)

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 Saturday, November 4th  At the Pennell home (6510 Failing Street, West Linn)

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LET’S MAKE HISTORY… For the first time ever, the Kiwanis Club of Tigard will work with the Sherwood Key Club AND the Sherwood Builders Club on a service project! Meet in the parking lot of the Sherwood Middle School, (16956 SW Meinecke Rd., Sherwood).

 Saturday, October 28th  Sherwood Middle School  10:30 a.m.

Every year, Key Club International encourages Key Clubbers to sponsor a Kiwanis Family activity on the Friday of International Key Club Week. This year, that Friday falls on November 10th. The Key Club officers are debating possibilities of what to do; but they know that they want to invite the Tigard Kiwanis and the Sherwood Middle School Builders Clubbers, (and maybe their families), to participate in whatever is planned. So please, keep the date open! There is no school in Sherwood on that day… so the possibility exists for both a daytime service activity or an evening social event.

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Susie is a “rock star”

Tigard hosts the November 13th DCM

Honoring Our Past LTG For the past four years, Susie Meyer has served our Kiwanis division through thick and thin, through the pandemic, through the change changdrawing of and division lines,more! and soShe is finally in division lines, so much stepping down. And, because she is so caring, when no volunteered to take one volunteered to take her place, she worked out a solution that still has her serving all of us! The new system has several past Lt. Lt. Governor’s Governors sharing the workload, with Susie taking on the role of mentoring them. Meanwhile, at the September Division Council Meeting, it was our pleasure to honor Susie for her dedication to serving all of us for so many, many years! Frank Morehouse is shown here, presenting a plaque to Susie, from the Past LTGs. Bob Bell is sharing the news that our Kiwanis Club of Tigard has purchased a brick in her honor to be displayed in the Legacy Patio at the PNW districtxxOffice.

District The former LTG who has been assigned to work with our Tigard Club is…

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A Message from the 2023-24 PNW Governor You are the “Power of Community”! As I begin my term as Governorofofthe thegreat greatPNW, PNW,I wish I wishtoto thank my class of LTGs, Governor and my chairs steppingtheir up to volunteer and myGovernors Chairs for and stepping up tofor volunteer time and talents as wethey startstart thisthis newnew year. year.

I also thank our Past Governor David Crozier, and of hisLt. class of andand his class Governors & Chairs for their service and leadership.

They They spent many hours helping the PNW District have a great year. If you don’tknow knowme, I am Nicholas Hafez, your elected Governor of the PNW. I don’t am a retired pharmacist. During my 36 years as a pharmacist, I always focused on offering on offering the best the customer service to all my customers. I am looking forward to offering offering all of you great service as your Governor. I will continue visiting our clubs throughout the district. I am looking forward to meeting all our members, and listening xxxx to to your concerns andand success stories! I currently live in the Hillsboro/Forest Grove area of your concerns of Oregon; Oregon; this has been our home since 1988. My wife, Maria, is the President-Elect of the WesternWashington County Kiwanis Club, and she is a special education teacher at a local Western school. school.

SheShe is a proud Kiwanian; and she decided, as First Lady, to continue working with our foster foster kids program for a 2nd year. As we embark on a new Kiwanis year, we are still joyful after all the events we witnessed at ICON & DCON. We must not forget our Kiwanis Mission, “Serving thethe summer One Child at a Time”, in all of our communities; and that we are representing the Greatest Service Organization Organization in the world. The purpose of our Kiwanis organization is to help children while offering outstanding service opportunities to our members, great fellowship, and leadership and education for the betterment of our district. The membership experience is vital for the viability of our clubs; it will help us to successfully recruit and retain members while offering services as we have fun. As you are working on your yearly Signature Service Project and other projects, recruiting members and building clubs, tabulate all your results and compete for a Distinguished Member, Distinguished Club and/or Distinguished Lt Governor Award! It is your opportunity to be recognized for all the hard work you do; and it is my challenge to all of you. You will all do a fabulous job this year because, “Together We Can!” Share the excitement as you, your clubs and our SLPs soar into new heights and render the best service. You are such a dedicated bunch of folks and I love you all! We all love Kiwanis. You are the “Power of Community”. We are committed to changing the world and we will always be proud of what we can do as a Kiwanis Family! Again, I thank you once more for allowing me to serve as your Governor. I am truly honored. See you around.

Yours in Service, Nicholas Hafez

An August Social

Join Nicholas Hafez … in celebrating his election, at his Installation on Sunday, October 22nd at noon at the Elks Lodge in Hillsboro. Click HERE to make your reservation to attend.

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The First Meeting Had About 60 Students There

The officers were well-prepared with an excellent slide show. The members were attentive and were already signing up for service projects. There was EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR! (And… the cookies were good, too!)

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Below are listed October GROUP activities ONLY – Service Projects that are for individuals are NOT LISTED

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

4 Board mtg.

Club mtg.

Builders Club

There are lots of opportunities for the Key Clubbers to do service over the next few weeks!

22 Sell Ghost Pops for UNICEF

9 After-school work session

10 Before-school work session

16 After-school work session

17 Before-school work session

23 After-school work session

24 Before-school work session

30 Afte- school work session

31 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

19 Board mtg.

Club mtg.

Builders Club 26 Good Neighbor Center

20 Sell Ghost Pops for UNICEF

21 Sell Ghost Pops for UNICEF 28 Kiwanis One Day

Every year Key Club Week is celebrated across the world during the first full week of November.

Each weekday has its own theme. Here is what Sherwood is planning to do:

Monday

Wear Key Club buttons, shirts, and more to show pride in being a part of the largest student service organization in the world.

Tuesday Write thank you notes to people who have made a personal difference to the members; & bake “goodies” to give to the school staff.

Wednesday Do a campus clean-up after school.

Thursday Distribute kindness clothespins all over campus all day.

Friday Hold an event or service project in which everyone in the Kiwanis Family, (including Kiwanis, Key Clubbers and Builders Clubbers, (AND their families), can participate.

(At this time, details are still to be determined.)

Answers to the above questions: 1. million 2. S’mores 3. sugar 4. Girl Scouts

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The first meeting of the Sherwood Middle School Builders Club was held on Wednesday, September 27th during “flex” time in the morning. A slide show was presented, and questions were answered.

There were over 20 students there, and they were very enthusiastic!

Amy Christie – Faculty Advisor

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The slide show was thorough and shared details about everything from who the advisors would be, to possible upcoming projects and activities. Officers will be elected on October 25th. Once that is done, and there is a roster of charter members, then Kiwanis International will accept the paperwork to affiliate the club. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

October 19th

October 20th

➢ Prepare for Trick-orTreat for UNICEF ➢ Make pinecone Christmas decorations After School

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF flyers distributed at Carnival

October 28th

October 5th ➢ Make cat toys for a pet shelter ➢ Write thank you notes to teachers After School

October 18th ➢ Plan for Kiwanis One Day & Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

Flex Time

After School

November 10th ➢ Kiwanis Family Event with Key Club Details Still To Be Arranged

Meet at 10:30 a.m.

After School

November 2nd ➢ TBA

➢ Adopt-A-Road clean-up in front of Sherwood M.S. ➢ Joined by Kiwanis & Key Club

November 29th October 31st ➢ Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF either doorto-door or at “Old Town Halloween”

➢ Club meeting Flex Time

November16th ➢ TBA After School

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Laughs

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To find out more about the Kiwanis organization you can check out the following websites…

• Kiwanis Club of Tigard https://k05921.site.kiwanis.org/ (There is a “Contact Us” tab on this site which will allow you to connect with the Tigard club. One of the following officers will respond to your message.)

• President Robert Bell • President-Elect Frank Morehouse • Vice President Anthony Arakaki • Secretary Sue Cummins • Treasurer George Deibert

• Pacific Northwest Kiwanis District https://www.kiwanispnw.org

• Kiwanis International https://www.kiwanis.org

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Thank you to the members who have stepped up to serve as the club Board this coming year. We appreciate YOU! "It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change." -Charles Darwin The Tigard Kiwanis Board struggles at EVERY officers’ meeting to figure out ways to help us all better adapt to new modules for how we can best serve our world and maintain a growing and active membership to not only survive, but to thrive! Some of the challenges facing the 2023-24 Board include: ✓ Figuring out how to offer the best opportunities for meeting attendance to our diversified group.

How do we encourage working members to become leaders in the club, when our policy has been to hold both club and Board meetings in the middle of the workday? But, you can’t just say…

“Well let’s hold the meetings at another time.” There are many long-term leaders in the club who face obstacles to changing the club and Board meetings to evenings or weekends. ✓ Figuring out how to offer the most opportunities for service to our diversified group, so that EVERYONE has a chance to regularly participate in service projects. (Last year we averaged about 65-70% of the members participating in service every month.) It would be nice to provide a greater range of service opportunities varying things like the time of day, the physicality of the project, and more! It’s not an easy task and may need a designated coordinator who could analyze specific participation roadblocks that certain members face. ✓ Figuring out how to bring in extra funds, so we can operate a more extensive service program; and so that we can expand our Student Leadership Programs. With the additions of the Key Club District Convention and the Builders Club at Sherwood Middle School, this is a MUST. But, we

have some members who object to doing fundraising events. So, how do we balance our need for funds with the reality of some member reluctance to participate in traditional types of group fundraisers? Also, a fair portion of our current fundraising happens when members attend meetings, (with the raffle and “Happy Thoughts” giving). Our average meeting attendance last year was 66%, which begs the question, “Is this an equitable and effective fundraising practice?” ✓ Figuring out how to expand our Social Media presence to add effectiveness to our club communications. (Basically, just figuring out how to better communicate with our members and

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others.) Part of this challenge happens to be that ways that are effective for communicating with others, including potential new members, are not used by many of our long-time members.