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Kiwaniscope is published weekly for the members of The Kiwanis Club of Weston, serving the children of Weston, Fairfield County, and the world since 1974, our 50th year!
Good morning ! This week in Kiwaniscope - breakfast meeting on Saturday, with a program featuring Weston High School Key Club members, highlights from last week's club board meeting, and news of our next website.
Editor
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MEMBERS’ MILESTONES THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18
Keith Johnson's birthday is this Sunday.
No member's have wedding anniversaries this week.
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This Saturday, October 14, 2023
Breakfast meeting. Program: Weston High School Key Club
Norfield Congregational Church parish hall - 8:30 a.m.
Foundation Trustees and Officers meeting
Norfield Congregational Church parish hall - 10 a.m.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The Kiwanis family includes members of all ages and abilities. In addition to Kiwanis clubs for adults who serve kids, we offer Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs. Our SLPs are Key Club International for high school students, Circle K International for college and university students, K-Kids for elementary school students, Builders Club for middle school students and Aktion Club for adults with disabilities.
SLPs are leadership and character-building programs hosted in a school or community agency and often sponsored by a Kiwanis club or another civic organization. Kiwanis International offers resources and support to help anyone open SLP clubs wherever there is a need and opportunity in their communities.
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The Weston High School Key Club is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Weston and was chartered on December 20, 1996 .
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MEMBERS ELECT HARVEY LUFT DIRECTOR | |
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Weston Kiwanis members elected Harvey Luft as director at the weekly breakfast meeting on Saturday, October 7, 2023. Harvey joins the club board of five officers and ten directors as a director. Harvey fills a vacancy on the board created when the annual club meeting for elections elected Amy Jenner (a director) to the position of president-elect.
The club board ensures smooth club operations, leads club initiatives, and creates and upholds the club’s vision — all with the club’s best interests in mind. Most of the board’s tasks are related to administration, decision-making, and strategic planning. Administrative tasks include:
- Determining the good-standing status of members in accordance with Weston Kiwanis policy.
- Setting an annual budget (before October 15 each year).
- Assuring Weston Kiwanis complies with applicable governmental rules and regulations.
- Overseeing the implementation of club policy.
- Keeping Weston Kiwanis's strategic plan current.
- Assuring Weston Kiwanis is meeting its financial obligations, including a standing financial review committee's annual review of financial statements.
- Other duties as assigned to the board in Weston Kiwanis bylaws and policies.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBER JOAN CLAYTON | |
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Weston Kiwanis welcomes Joan Clayton to membership in the club. The club board admitted Joan to membership at the board's monthly meeting on Saturday, October 7, 2023. Michael Schwartz, Joan's husband, sponsored Joan.
Joan's interests as a member include supporting our youth and fostering community cohesiveness. Welcome, Joan!
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OTHER BOARD NEWS
Recapping membership count for the year just closed; we welcomed 6 new members. Year-end membership on September 30 was 66 members, with a net loss of four members.
The board approved an administrative funds budget for 2023/2024 with a $1,645 deficit budget, reflecting lower income from lower dues (fewer members) and flat expenses. Treasurer Dan called our attention to the importance of continued income from Happy Bucks, which helps but does not offset a loss from breakfast operations.
At the November meeting, the treasurer plans to propose service fund income and expense budgets. The income budget will include a 2024 Memorial Day Weekend Fair food operations forecast. The board approved a $3,600 expenses budget for the Community Service Committee.
You can see more details from the board meeting in the minutes after they become available on the meeting's web page.
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NEXT WEBSITE
We are constructing a public website to replace the current website,
https://westonkiwanis.org/, to go live not later than March 1, 2924. The current web platform provider that is hosting our public website is retiring the service after February 29, 2024. Our new platform is provided and templated by Kiwanis International.
The current website cannot be simply reproduced on the new platform. The new website's content will be constructed page-by-page and include many of the subjects and functionality of the current website. This is an opportunity to freshen our website presence and update, delete, or revise the information.
, your input is welcome and solicited. Please email Bob Uzenoff at webmaster@westonkiwanis.org with your comments and suggestions or if you are willing to contribute as a content creator or editor.
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This coming Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Community Service Committee meeting
Zoom 8 p.m.
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Next Saturday, October 21, 2023
Breakfast Meeting. Program: Get to know your fellow Kiwanian Frank Ferrara.
Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.
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Saturday, October 28, 2023
Breakfast Meeting. Reservoir Run preparation (no speaker today).
Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.
The Weston Women's League Trunk or Treat
Weston Intermediate School parking lot 4 to 6 p.m.
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Sunday, October 29, 2023
Weston Kiwanis 12th Annual Reservoir Run half marathon and 5K foot races and kids fun run
Weston High School - 5K 8:25 a.m., half marathon 8:40 a.m., Kids Fun Run/Walk 9 a.m.
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Saturday, November 4, 2023
Breakfast and business meeting.
Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.
Club board meeting
Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 10 a.m.
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Saturday, November 11, 2023
Breakfast Meeting.
Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.
Foundation trustees and officers meeting
Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 10 a.m.
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Saturday, November 18, 2023
Breakfast meeting. No speaker - food drive.
Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.
Pre-holiday Food Drive
Weston Shopping Center, times to be announced
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Saturday, November 25, 2023
Breakfast meeting. (No turkey leftovers - promise.)
Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.
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News and other content contributions from individual members, committees, the club board, and the foundation are requested. Please identify as such and email to kiwaniscope@westonkiwanis.org before noon every Wednesday.
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KIWANIS CLUB OF WESTON, CONNECTICUT, INC.
PO BOX 1033
WESTON, CT 06883-0033
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Kiwaniscope is published for members and friends weekly on Thursday mornings September through June by the Kiwanis Club of Weston, Connecticut, Inc. | | | | |
