February 13, 2017
Volume 96, Issue No. 21
2016-17 Officers

PRESIDENT

  Tom Hanson

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

  Jeff Condit

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

  Julie Derrer

IMM. PAST PRESIDENT

  Chris Elsberg

SECRETARY

  Mike Bell

TREASURER

  Daryl Empen
2016-17 Board of Directors
   Steve Tollenaer
   Marla Andich
   Steve Fitzsimmons
 
2 YEAR TERM    
   Kevin Peterson
   Tarre Kroft
   Sheila Guse

   Ruth Sanders
   Kevin Murphy

 

Committees

HOUSE

  Chuck Dyson
  Joe Robb

  Jerry Upchurch

  Liz Loveless

  Tom Hanson

 

INTER-CLUB

  Steve Schroder

  Tom Hanson

 

MUSIC

  Jonathan Turner

 

BULLETIN

  Bill Cleaver
 

GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS
   Sheila Guse,Chair

    

PROGRAM CHAIR

Jennifer Von Kaenel

 

PROJECT ELIMINATE

   Sheila Guse, Chair

 
Membership Roster
A full listing of our membership roster is available in the Members Only area of our website.

Upcoming Events, Fundraisers, Dates
LAST CHANCE for Dining Tour Books. These makes great gifts.  Cost is $35, with $10 coming back to the club, and this can be billed to your account.  We will return any unsold books at the end of the month.
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The Opening Act
   
The return of the world famous Kiwanis Rosettes was of course the highlight of the meeting.  

This means that Rose season is officially here.  We have two goals this year - to reach 1100 dozen in total sales, and to provide roses to every nursing home resident in Rock Island. So whether you wish to sponsor roses for these residents, or sell roses to your friends and colleagues, we need your help to reach this goal.  Steve and Marla Andich are our Rose Chairs this year.  Please reach out to them, or stop by a meeting to get your order forms.  It's on!

The Feature Attraction
            
The program was given by Club members Julie Derrer, Chris Elsberg, and Gene Smith, who discussed three of our largest activities - Coats for Kids, the First Day Fund, and the Midwest Food Bank.  These projects affect the lives of hundreds of families in the Quad Cities, with well over $1.2 million in economic impact every single year.
Upcoming Programs

February 20th  Daryl Empen, Broadway Historic District/Old
                         House Adventures
February 27th  Anthony Peoples, WHBF, Channel 4 TV
March 6th        Mark Peterson, Spastic Paralysis Research
                        Foundation


Thought for the Day

Roses for Sale, Roses for Sale
        ~ The Rosettes