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Your Weekly Kiwanis Club of Rock Island Newsletter
2011-2012 OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
  TOM KETELAAR
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
  JEFF BEHRENS
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
  JOHN CALIFF
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
  CRAIG KNOBLOCH
SECRETARY
  MIKE BELL
TREASURER
  DARYL EMPEN
2011-2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
3 YEAR TERM
  KEVIN MURPHY
  DONNA KEIM
  MICHELLE
  YOUNGQUIST

2 YEAR TERM   
  CHRIS FORD 
  STEVE PRESSLY
  MARK SCHWIEBERT

1 YEAR TERM
  JULIE DERRER
  ZACH EDWARDS
  HEIDI HUISKAMP
   COLLINS
 
COMMITTEES
HOUSE
  DALE GRABAU
  DARYL TOWNSEND
  BOB VANDEVOORDE
  CHUCK DYSON
  JOE ROBB 
  JOHN CALIFF 
INTER-CLUB
  JOHN CALIFF
  STEVE SCHRODER  
MUSIC
  JONATHAN TURNER
BULLETIN
  BILL CLEAVER
GRANTS
  JOHN CALIFF, CHAIR
  CRAIG KNOBLOICH, CHAIR  
PROGRAM CHAIR
  TOM KETELAAR      
    
SONGLEADER AND INVOCATION SCHEDULE
INVOCATION


 SONG LEADER

 

 
MEMBERSHIP ROSTER
A full listing of our membership roster is available in the Members Only area of our website.
 
OUR WEBSITE
For more indepth information on our club, visit www.rockislandkiwanis.org

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Volume 91 No 33                     June 18, 2012
Upcoming Events/Fundraisers/Dates

 

June 20 Kiwanis Quad City Coordinating Council (Huckleberry's @ noon)

June 21 Bags Tourney Board Building, 6PM, 630 39th Street (Adam Bain's house)

June 28-July 1 Kiwanis International Convention at New Orleans

July 10 Board meeting Huckelberry's

July 11-15 Kiwanis marshall hole #4 at JDC Coal Valley

July 16 Kiwanis  Division 17 Golf Outing at the Dunes hosted by Kewanee

July 16 deadline for grant applications

July 18  Kewanee Interclub, Noon

July 23 Grants Committee meeting following Kiwanis meeting

August 8-12 Kiwanis I-I District convention  Springfield Hilton

August 10-12 RI club volunteers at Beer tent and gate at Softball Tournament

August 14 Board meeting at Huckelberry's

September 15 Bags tournament at Schwiebert Park

 

The Opening Act  

   

    Bear with me, as our usual fine editor Bill Cleaver, was absent this week.  So you are stuck with Daryl for this week's newsletter (from memory, since i forgot to take notes). 

    President Tom opened the meeting at 12:15 as usual.  He welcomed the 49 members and guests present.  After the opening song, pledge of allegiance, Kiwanis pledge, and invocation, Daryl led the crowd in a rousing song (of course I forget what it was now).

    In a new twist on Fun and fellowship, suggested by a member of the Kartel itself, the Club actually made money.  Fun & Fellowship Chair Mike Bell had four Aces up his sleeve.  One Ce would win the Kartel 1/2 the pot, one the entire pot, and one nothing.  But if the Ace of Spades was selected, the player must pay the Club $5.  The Kartel was selected, and sure enough, the Ace of Spades was selected by our guest speaker. Jud Briggs graciously turned over $5 to the Club!

 

    

The Feature Attraction

 

    The club welcomed Zobeida Laufenberg from the East Moline/Silvis Kiwanis Club and her niece, who gave a presentation on the Project Eliminate.  Project Eliminate is Kiwanis International's current major emphasis project, with the goal to eliminate Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus around the World.  Tetanus is spread from a virus contained in the soil, that can be spread through an open wound or cut.  The goal is to raise $110 million to help eliminate maternal/neonatal tetanus, which affects nearly 129 million mothers and their future babies in 39 countries.

      Every Club is encouraged to contribute to this cause.  There is information on the Kiwanis.org website about this disease, the project, and much much more.

 
Upcoming Programs

 

June 25                 Jordan De Rosa, Musician

July 2                    First Day Fund Service Project

July 9                    Mississippi river Distilling Company

July 16                  Bob Fox, Mississippi Valley Fair

July 23                  Ed Hanna, QC Alliance for Immigrants & Refugees