Division 68 Newsletter PNW DISTRICT KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL

2013-2014 Third Quarter
Division 68 Newsletter
PNW DISTRICT
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL
CHILDREN OUR #1 Priority
Division 68 Officers
Governor:
Pamela Smith
[email protected]
Lt. Governor:
Mikki Snell
971-228-8573 h
503-381-5695 c
[email protected]
Lt. Governor Designate:
Stan Sherman
[email protected]
Past Lt. Governor:
Jan Heck
541-994-6035
[email protected]
Division 68 Committees
Secretary: Ruthanne Taylor
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Lincoln City Club
Newsletter: Pres Hill
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West Valley Club
Membership Retention:
Linda Freeborn
[email protected]
McMinnville Club
Interclubs: George Leppin
[email protected]
Walnut City Club
Risk Management: Roger Sprague
[email protected]
Lincoln City Club
Eliminate Project: Kathy Tri
Co-Chairs
[email protected]
Gretchen Power
[email protected]
Lt. Governor’s Message
Hello Division 68!
Just back from the Mid-Winter board
meeting in Seattle (yes, I know it’s
almost Spring!). Productive work for
the PNW was accomplished. I had the
opportunity to attend the opening ceremonies for the
65th Key Club convention. Those Key Clubbers know
how to have FUN—it was hopping! I was also a privileged to meet International President Gunter Gasser
from Austria, who attended both the convention and
the PNW board meeting.
The next Division Council meeting is May
3 at the Willamina Fire Dept. – 9 AM. Lincoln City
will be hosting. The program is SIGN – Surgical Implant Generation Network- a PNW project which is
not well known in our division but does “amazing
healing work”. Joel Gillard will be presenting. We
will also have much to be discussed, so please plan to
attend with a good representation from each of our 7
division clubs.
Club Leadership Training is coming in
June. Presidents, secretaries and treasurers watch for
details. Training is mandatory for incoming Presidents. Details at the Division Council meeting.
Youth Protection Updates will also be discussed at the May 3rd meeting.
Any new members since Sept. 2013 can
attend the PNW District Convention for only $100,
which includes 4 meals!!!). A wonderful opportunity!
More at the Division meeting.
My sincere condolences go out to Lew Pence
at unexpected passing of his wife Jackie Ann (both
faithful members of the Lincoln City Club). Jackie
Ann and Lew graced so many Installations and meetings Jim and I attended in our Kiwanis life the past 2
years…Jackie Ann’s smile and warmth will be long
remembered.
In Service to Division 68…….Mikki -- 2012-14 LTG
Division 68 Kiwanis Clubs
Lincoln City—Meets Mist Restaurant,
2945 NW Jetty Ave. Thursday, 12:00 noon
Satellite Club: Beachtown Coffee, 7am
James Slentz, President
541-996-8442
[email protected]
www.lincolncitykiwanis.org
Manza-Whee-Lem—Meets Pine Grove Community Club, Manzanita, 2nd & 4th Wednrsday
12 noon
David Dillon, President—503-368-6153
[email protected]
McMinnville Meets at The Grand Ballroom,
325 NE 3rd St. McMinnville, Thursday 12:00
noon
Debbie Beam, President
503-474-9441
[email protected]
www.mcminnvillekiwanis.org
Newberg—Meets Chehalem Park & Rec.
District, 125 S. Elliot Rd., Thursday, 12:00
noon
Roger Hirsch, President
503-537-8855
[email protected]
www.newbergkiwanis.org
Tillamook—Meets The Pancake House, Tillamook on Wednesday 12:00 noon
Taylor Kittell, President
503-812-7868
[email protected]
www.facebook.comKiwaniscluboftillamook
Walnut City—Meets Jakes Deli, 1208 SW
Baker St., McMinnville, Friday, 7:00 AM
Laurel Adams, President
503-472-6988
[email protected]
www.wckiwanis.com
West Valley—Meets Coyote Joe’s Restaurant,142 NW Main, Willamina Tuesday, 12:00
noon
Gail Moldovan Trujillo, President
503-565-3383 w
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/1144westvalleykiwanis
“Alone we can do so little: Together we can do so
much.”
-- Helen Keller
Kiwanis is a Global Organization of Volunteers Dedicated to Improving the World One Child and One Community at a Time
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Lincoln City—Caribbean to benefit Doernbecher Children's Cancer Center. I understand there is another cruise upcoming,
this time to Alaska. If you are interested,
contact Roger. March was very busy getting ready for April & our annual Easter
Egg Hunt & Annual Meeting. We had 4
members in attendance at the Region 5
Conference & we all found it to be very
informative & worthwhile. If you are
planning an interclub to Lincoln City, consider April 24. That is the day Miss Oregon will be at our noon meeting to introduce herself & tell us about her platform as
Miss Oregon. This is always a fun meeting. Finally, we were saddened to learn of
the passing of JackieAnn Pence, a long
time member & past secretary of the Lincoln City Club. JackieAnn was also Division Secretary during Jan Heck's tenure as
Lt. Governor. We ask that you keep Lew
& the entire Pence family in your thoughts
& prayers.
There will be a memorial service for JackieAnn Pence on Friday, May 16, 2014, at
10:00 AM at St. Augustine's Church in
Lincoln City.
McMinnville Cont’d—
and we collected disposable diapers for their diaper
bank. This month we are collecting books, games,
puzzles, and healthy snacks for the children served by
Juliette’s House. Next month we will be collecting
personal hygiene items for the area homeless which
are distributed by the Community Compassion Fund.
We also have a very important event coming up. Each
of you is invited to join us as we celebrate the 90th
anniversary of our club! It will be held on Thursday
evening, June 19th, at the McMinnville Grand Ballroom. Formal invitations will be going out to your
club soon. I hope you will be able to join us for an
evening of good food, fun, and Kiwanis fellowship as
we reminisce and commemorate this momentous occasion!
Manza-Whee-Lem—
Newberg—Newberg has been on the
move! We’ve inducted 3 new members!
Kevin Purcell was recently honored at the
Newberg Chamber Awards Banquet as our
2013 Kiwanian of the Year.
A suggestion for a Kiwanis program: President
Roger Hirsch created and we played a Kiwanis
"Jeopardy" game. We had two teams on oppoMcMinnville—After the hustle and bustle site sides of the room, and the first team member to hit the table answered the question. Here
of the holidays, Noon Kiwanis took just a mois the link to the program I use(it'sfree): https://
ment to catch our breath and started right where
jeopardylabs.com/ and here is the link to the
we left off. We continue to serve meals at St.
game I created: https://jeopardylabs.com/play/
Barnabas soup kitchen, assist the Red Cross
enter-title167013. I had one category for Newwith blood drives, and keep the stretch of Hwy berg, but it would be easy to create a new game
99W entering McMinnville free of litter. We
with your own questions.
had four members attend the District Conference in Vancouver; Linda Schwichtenberg,
Lucy King, Chuck Howell, and Larry Williams.
Kiwanis One Day, had members working on
They were impressed with workshops and the
the local Habitat for Humanity construction site.
ideas that were shared and brought back some
great information to communicate with the
club. Our Kiwanis One Day project was dedicated to Juliette’s House. We filled two pickup
beds full of weeds, briars, and debris. After
cleaning off moss and spreading 2 units of bark
dust, they will be looking great for their Safe
Kids fair at the end of the month. We will also
participate in the fair by providing bicycle helmets, safety information, and operating the ever
popular putt putt golf. We have begun a new
project called “Kiwanis Cares”. Each month we
choose a local organization to support and
members bring needed items to the club meetings. The first beneficiary was A Family Place
2013-2014 Issue 3
Calendar of Events
Coming Up In 2014
April 20-26– Canada-U.S. good will
week
April 20—Easter
May 3—Division Council Meeting,
West Valley Fire Hall, Willamina
May 30-June 2—2014-2015 Lt governor
Training
June (TBA) Club President training
Aug 2—Division Council Meeting
Aug 21-24— 97th PNW District Convention, Portland, OR
West Valley (Willamina) The first
quarter of the year just seemed to fly by,
We are excited to announce that
We have installed a new member and our
regular meetings are well attended.
Our scholarship committee is well under
way preparing to present three scholarships for the schools in our region: Sheridan High, Willamina High and the Sheridan Japanese
School. We are also in preparation for
the Fishing Derby that will beheld in
June and the famous duck races.
We had a great turn out for the Highway
cleanup of both members and community Volunteers.
Have made donations to various organizations.
Eliminate
Eliminate: When Eliminate started, there
were 39 countries on the list to prevent
women and children from dying of maternal and neonatal tetanus. By the end
of September 2013, the fight was down
to 26 counties. All of you make a difference and pledges and donations are up to
$39 million. So keep up the good efforts
to raise funds for this important international project!!
Kiwanis is a Global Organization of Volunteers Dedicated to Improving the World One Child and One Community at a Time
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Tillamook—The Kiwanis Clubs of Tillamook and Manza-Whee-Lem have just concluded our biggest joint fundraiser of the year, KT
Days. Our members poured out into the community soliciting businesses and individuals from state legislator to the local coffee shops
for contributions to our annual Dollars for Scholars drive. The Clubs raised approximately $17,000 in donations and radio advertisement
sales for this year's scholarships! On April 5, we set up a booth at the local home and garden show at the fairgrounds and raffled off
donated gift items such as gift certificates and flower arrangements. Simultaneously, club members took over a local radio station to
read our contributors' advertisements, to talk about Kiwanians' work and the generosity of the community, and to raise yet additional
funds through donations to hear DJ's performance of requested songs or, famously, to see a particular member get a hair cut. Altogether,
the Clubs were once again able to raise approximately $19,000, which will be given away as scholarships to graduating seniors of the
three high schools in Tillamook County.
Walnut City—Following the meeting on Friday, we had a very good community project for our Kiwanis 1 Day on Saturday. We cleaned
the patio between the two city buildings on 2 nd St. Six members showed up and worked for some 3 hours along with two city employees.
Also our pancake feed is coming up on April 19