rita's writings
"we do good stuff" is an understatement!
I know that it’s been a couple of months since my last missive, while busy doing “good stuff” life happens. I know that I’m not alone in the holiday busyness; all the family commitments, work, church activities, pancake breakfasts, poinsettias, fruit cake toss, or is it hurl), sock and underwear drives, families adopted, food drives, did anyone hear caroling?
Division 32 is again 100% in our support of the PNW and the KI foundations. Thank you to the Meridian-Kent Club for hosting a great event. Also, thanks to Sue Froyd and her staff at the Bittersweet Restaurant for a great meal. I know that everyone enjoyed Midge and Chuck Charbonneau’s presentation about their foundation. We raised over $200 for the Budkis Foundation. I hope every club is passing the Budkis can at least one meeting a month. I’d love to write them a check for over $1,000.00 at the end of my year as Lt. Governor.
I didn’t write last month due to traveling across country for the funeral of my dear sister-in-law who lost her battle with cancer on December 29th.
With all good intentions of having my January writings done the weekend after we got home, I got sick. I don’t know which flu it was only that bed was the only place I wanted and needed to be….so three weeks later I feel pretty much human again and now it’s February. There are some things to report from January and here’s what I recall:
I’m delighted to say that we had over 100 Kiwanians with family and friends at the Thunderbirds Hockey Teddy Bear Toss night. It was quite an evening and over 4000 teddy bears and assorted critters were thrown on the ice after the T-birds scored their first (and only) goal. While the outcome didn’t go our way, the event was great. Thank you to everyone who participated. I did receive a T-birds jersey for my part in selling the tickets and we raffled it off at the DCM. We made another $135.00 for the Budkis Fund!
The same weekend was the wheelchair basketball tournament at Kentwood High School. The 8 teams were adopted by clubs in our Division and from what I’m told the players, coaches and family members were delighted with the support that Kiwanis provided.
Regarding the tournament, we took “our” hockey player to the tournament and he was impressed with the wheelchair athletes…and he’s a pretty amazing athlete himself..
I know that the Kent-A.M. Club is doing a project with kids at the transitional housing center, decorating cupcakes and making some kind of Valentine’s decoration…and feeding them and their parents. I don’t recall hearing other Valentine’s Day projects at the January Division Council Meeting.
Speaking of Division Council Meetings, they are the 4th Monday of the month so this month it is February 22nd. Instead of soup and sandwich I think we’re going to have a baked potato bar……….yummy!
The February host club is Auburn Valley.
There is some sad news to share; Vera Harper is very ill and not expected to recover. Please hold her and her family in your prayers.
rita ann Schwarting
Division 32 Lt Governor
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- To give Primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life.
- To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
- To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business and professional standards.
- To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship.
- To provide Kiwanis Clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service and to build better communities.
- To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and good will.
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