August 1, 2016
Volume 95, Issue No. 45
2015-16 Officers

PRESIDENT

  Chris Elsberg

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

  Tom Hanson

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

  Jeff Condit

IMM. PAST PRESIDENT

  Adam Bain

SECRETARY

  Mike Bell

TREASURER

  Daryl Empen
2015-16 Board of Directors

3 YEAR TERM

   Kevin Peterson

   Tarre Kroft

   Sheila Guse

 

2 YEAR TERM    
   Tom Plechaty

   Ruth Sanders

   Kevin Murphy

  

1 YEAR TERM

   Steve Fitzsimmons

   Bob Braun

   John Kustes     

 

 
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

Saturday, August 6th  District Convention Carnival
Monday, Sept 5th, Labor Day Parade
Saturday, Sept 17th, 8th Annual Bags Tournament
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The Opening Act
                  
     The Club President, Chris Elsberg, called the meeting of August 1st to order. Jonathan Turner once again provided the entertainment with some of his favorite August Fool's Day repertoire.
    Chris gave us the good news that all of the invoices have been prepared and are available for members of the club, so pick them up at a meeting, if possible, to save postage.
      Julie gave us the last word on Birdies for Charity, and it looks like we might just miss our $4,000 goal. However, there is still the possibility of hitting that mark in a variety of ways.
      If you find that you might have some free time and would be interested in joining Kiwanians as marshals at the John Deere Classic next week, please get ahold of Kevin.
      Joan again brought up the matter of the District Convention coming up for which our club will be participating in the county carnival. Apparently, there is still a need for pool noodles, so if you have any in your garage or basement, let Joan know. Please do not boil them before you loan them to her.
      On the First Day Fund, help is needed in loading, unloading, transferring, hauling, and depositing. Contact Chris Elsberg if you can assist.
      The next food distribution day will be August 24. If lifting is your game, here is a good chance for you.
      The announcement was again made that concerning Project Eliminate. Dinner will be held at 5 p.m. at Antonella's on August 4.
      Song leaders are needed.

The Feature Attraction
    
     The Program was given by Tess Nagle of NAMI. She gave the mission of NAMI to educate, advocate, and support. The organization serves as a grass roots effort to bring mental health to the attention of the community. This organization is peer directed and peer driven. 

Upcoming Programs


August 8th    Steve and Marla Andich, Jewish Heritage in
                       the Quad Cities    

August 15th  Jeffrey Coussens, Augustana's New Theatre

 
Thought for the Day

"I am always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact." -Diane Sawyer