Good morning, !

This Saturday, June 21, 2025

8:30 a.m. Breakfast and 2025 Youth Awards presented by Awards Committee Chair Dawn Egan. Come for breakfast and to recognize outstanding youth and their families:

• Community Service Award
• Service and Leadership Awards
• Dave Brown Memorial Award
• Diane Mary Huston Schultz Memorial
• Superintendent’s Scholarship Award

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall

LAST NIGHT

Kiwanis Club of Weston Past-president Steve Thomas was named the Town of Weston Board of Police Commissioners Citizen of the Year at a ceremony at town hall last night.

The annual award goes to someone “with unwavering dedication, leadership, and selflessness” whose contributions have made a tangible difference in the lives of residents while exemplifying the spirit of community and civic responsibility.”

Steve and Vicki invited all Kiwanians to join in an open house at their residence to celebrate Steve's well-deserved recognition following the ceremony.

Congratulations Steve. You embody the ideals of Kiwanis and inspire us all.

Kiwanis photograph by Tom Watson.

LAST WEEK

Greg Van Antwerp, historian, writer, and seeker of hidden history entertained and educated guests and Kiwanis members at the breakfast meeting last Saturday.

Greg exhibited examples of his finds via a “traveling” museum, while explaining the significance of each and how they were uncovered. We all got to hold a piece of mosaiic tile concrote that we learned was a soldier's souveneir from The "Eagle's Nest" (Kehlsteinhaus in German), a building in Bavaria, Germany, constructed under the Nazi regime a It was one of the last remaining Nazi strongholds apart from Berlin. Capturing it was a symbolic victory for the Allies towards the end of World War II.

Greg shares his adventures in a regular podcast called “Stories from the Attic” available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

Greg is currently an elected trustee of the New Milford Historical Society. He can be reached via the website www.foundastory.com Email: historyhunter411@gmail.com Phone: (203) 994-8382

This program was arranged by Program Committee Chairs Karen Chrisley and Lisa Wexler.

LOOKING AHEAD

Next Wednesday June 25 – Next Saturday 28, 2025, Kiwanis International Convention, Forge the Future, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Next Saturday, June 28, 2025

8:30 a.m. Breakfast. Back by popular demand - Ugly Hiwaiin Shirt Day - special program by President Tom. Last meeting until after Labor Day.

Next meeting Saturday, September 6, 2025

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall

Thursday, August 14 - Sunday, August 17, 2025

107th Annual New England and Bermuda District Convention

Sheraton at Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, CT

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Kiwanis Club of Weston Member Annual End of Summer Picnic

Time and location to be determined.

Saturday, August 30, 2025

NO MEETING (Labor Day Weekend)

Saturday, September 6, 2025

8:30 a.m. Breakfast and business meeting. Regular meetings resume after summer hiatus.

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall

Saturday, September 14, 2025

8:30 a.m. Breakfast and program, TBD.

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall

Saturday, September 20, 2025

8:30 a.m. Breakfast meeting.

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall

10:00 a.m. (Time TBC) Stop the Bleed®

Location TBD

STOP THE BLEED® is a national campaign that empowers bystanders to learn how to control life-threatening bleeding in emergencies before professional medical help arrives. It's essentially a "CPR for bleeding," teaching simple, yet effective, techniques to stop the flow of blood. 

Saturday, September 27, 2025

8:30 a.m. Breakfast meeting and installation of new boards..

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall

SAVE THE DATE

Sunday, October 26, 2025

14th Annual Weston Kiwanis Reservoir Run half marathon and 5K foot races and kids fun run.

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