One of the things Kiwanians excel at is providing support for those in need. Last week, a former member of our club lost her home and most of all her family’s personal belongings. We voted at our meeting on Tuesday to make an initial donation to St. Vincent De Paul to help her with finding a home and buying essentials for the family.
During our next three meetings all of our Happy Dollars proceeds will be given to the famliy as well. Please be kind and generous with cash or checks to help out this needy family during the holiday season
Left to Right: Lt Governor Yvonne Mallory, Secretary Libby Miller, Incoming President Stacy Bouldakian, Incoming Vice President Mike Muzzey. Not Pictured: Ty Cocagne, Treasurer
Congratulations to our new officers for the upcoming year! Lt Governor Yvonne Mallory installed our new officers. Good luck to all and thanks to Immediate Past President Austin Gerlich for a great year of leadership!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by and supported us during our Annual Peanut Day event. Special thanks to members who volunteered their time. Pictured above Terry, Stacy, Dan and junior volunteer Chloe.
It’s that time of year! Every Fall members of Kiwanis Clubs across the US gather in front of local businesses to publicise our misson: Serving the Children of the World. Thanks to everyone who volunteers, contributes and those businesses and individuals who fund presales of cases of peanuts and pretzels.
Volunteers will be stationed at Walmart and Tammy’s Piggly Wiggly Friday and Saturday. Stop by, grab a snack , and donate your spare change to help us if our efforts.
Today we had a presentation from Karen Greiner of Orchard Landing. She told us all about how, along with her husband, the idea for a local orchard came to be.
Started in 2015, with 400 trees, they have “grown” their business, located on Beatty Hollow Road near Hanover, to include 15 varieties of apples. They also offer honey, maple syrup, jellies, pumpkins and apple cider donuts. Whether you drive or fly in (yes they have their own landing strip) it’s a must for a Fall excursion.
The Galena High School Key Club is participating in the Northwest Illinois Daily Drawing to help support the Giving Tree and other service projects this year.
To find out more or to print out an application click on the button below:
Club members Joanne and Mike Muzzey, who served on the Galena Territory 50th Anniversary Committee, shared a presentation on how the GTA was formed along with historic photos. Afterwards, we each had an opportunity to share our personal stories and connections to Galena and the Territory.
We have a great mix of lifelong residents and members who have moved here from other areas. Come and join us on Tuesdays at Noon at Prarie Ridge.
Once again, we continued the tradition of celebrating the 4th of July in style. Pictured above are just some of our group braving the heat in downtown Galena for the afternoon’s festivities which included food, music, and fun.
Many have commented that this year’s fireworks display was the best ever! What a way to show how our club supports our community! Thanks to all who participated and donated to this project.
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