Thursday, February 1, 2024

Good morning ! This week in Kiwaniscope - this Saturday breakfast and business meeting. All members are invited to stay. This meeting will "count" as the monthly club board meeting. Also pictures from last week, a video thank you from the Weston Food Pantry, signup link for the veterans' Super Bowl party, RSVP for a Bunco game night with Weston High School Key Club, and announcing a leap day get together.



Test your Kiwanis knowledge. Question: What do Weston Kiwanis members have to do to become members of the Kiwanis Club of Weston Foundation? Answer below.


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MEMBERS’ MILESTONES


Rone Baldwin celebrates a birthday tomorrow. Happy birthday, Rone!

Belated (January 12) wedding anniversary wishes to Joan Clayton and Mike Schwartz.

THIS WEEK

This Saturday, February 3, 2024

Breakfast and business meeting.

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.


Come for coffee, conversation, a hot breakfast, and happy bucks. Following happy bucks, we'll meet to discuss upcoming activities and plans. Everyone is welcome to stay for this portion. It will serve as the February club board meeting.

LAST SATURDAY

Kiwanis Branding - New Table Cover


Last week a replacement table cover with the current Kiwanis logo made its debut. It will be used at club meetings and Kiwanis events as well. President Amy donated the cover to support our strategic plan to increase Kiwanis public awareness.

Horizon Mentoring at CT State Norwalk

Horizon Mentoring at CT State Norwalk


Although Tom Glass couldn't be present at the meeting last week, we were reminded of his multi-faceted support of youth by his appearance in a slide Horizon mentoring, shown nearby as presented by Executive Director Renée Rosenbluh.

VIDEO THANK YOU

Weston Food Pantry President Anne Bigin shared this thank you video following the January 20, 2024 food and personal care products drive at Weston Shopping Center.


70 qualifying Weston families will share in over 40 bags of shelf-stable foods and toiletries and $601 collected ($205 through Venmo) to keep shelves filled with a wide variety of items that will continue to assist our Weston neighbors with food insecurity.

NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Community Service Committee monthly meeting on Zoom at 8 p.m.

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Breakfast meeting. Program: Weston Warhorse, Weston High School Student newspaper

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Super Bowl party for veterans experiencing homelessness at Homes for the Brave and Female Soldiers: Forgotten Heroes transitional housing residences in Bridgeport.


Sign up to provide a food item and bring it to Norfield in the morning.

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Breakfast meeting.

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Breakfast meeting. Program: Filmmaker Nathaniel Coleman

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Bunco Game Night - Weston High School Key Club and Weston Kiwanis Club


Weston High School cafeteria at 6 p.m. for bag dinner; play starts at 6:30 p.m.


RSVP email Dawn Egan or her cell (203) 451-4964.

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Happy Leap Day Get Together

Barcelona Wine Bar, 4180 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.


Save the date! Social Events Co-chairs Karen Chrisley and Jacqui Morrison are planning a social event to mark this special day. If we like it, we'll do it again in 2028.



Saturday, March 2, 2024

Breakfast and business meeting. Election to fill two board vacancies and the continuation of the adjourned annual club meeting for elections.

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Breakfast meeting. Program: State of the Town, Hon. Samantha Nestor, first selectman

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Breakfast meeting.

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Breakfast meeting.

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Breakfast meeting. Program: Care Patrol

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.

CLUB CALENDAR

NEW ENGLAND AND BERMUDA DISTRICT NEWS

Midwinter Conference, March 8-10, 2024, Sturbridge, Massachusetts


Kiwanis Cruise Boston, Bermuda, Bar Harbor, Boston sailing May 17-24, 2024, on the Norwegian Gem


District Convention, August 15-18, 2024, Springfield, Massachusetts

DIVISION NEWS

BRIDGEPORT, NORWALK JOIN WESTON IN SUPPORTING VETERANS


Kiwanis clubs in Bridgeport and Norwalk again are joining Weston in providing a Super Bowl lunch feast at Homes for the Brave and Female Soldiers: Forgotten Heroes in Bridgeport. Thank you!

ANSWER


Nothing! The members of the Kiwanis Club of Weston Foundation are all of the members in good standing of the Kiwanis Club of Weston.

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Kiwaniscope is published weekly for the members and friends of the Kiwanis Club of Weston on Thursday mornings September through June by the Kiwanis Club of Weston, Connecticut, Inc.

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