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8 Weeks To Race Day!

25 Feb

The Kiwanis Club of Galena invites you to sign up for our annual Run for the Parks with proceeds benefitting the parks in our community. This year’s run will take place on April 22nd on the Galena River Trail.

Those interested in signing up can find our race website at https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Galena/RunfortheParksGalenaKiwanisSpringRaces.

DON’T MISS OUT ON THE CHANCE TO REGISTER AT REDUCED RATES!

Register Early to get in on the fun: November 1-30 $30, December 1-31 – $35, January 1-31 – $40, February 1-28 – $40,

March 1-31 – $45, April 1-21 – $45, April 22 – Day of Race – $50

Lt. Governor Visits Club

3 Feb
Club President Austin Gerlich welcomes Lt. Governor Yvonne Mallory

This past Tuesday our Lt. Governor, Yvonne Mallory, visited with us. Her responsibilities include distributing Kiwanis information and filing reports for our area clubs. She coordinates the efforts of the Dubuque, Galena, and Maquoketa clubs. Thanks for your efforts in helping us serve our communities.

Welcome To Our Newest Member

24 Jan

This week Dan Morizzo installed LeeAnn Sharkey to our Club. LeeAnn works for the Galena Gazette and was sponsored by Sarah Newton. Congratulations!

Thank You to Local Organizations!

24 Jan

Our Club recieved donations from the following organizations for our support of local events:

$200 from the ARC for participation in Holidaze

$300 from the Galena Lions Club for supporting Oktoberfest 2022 to be used towards fireworks

No Meeting On December 27th!

23 Dec
Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com

Enjoy the Holidays! See you in 2023!

GTA Housewalk Donates To Our Club

21 Dec
Joane and Mike Muzzey Present Donation To President Austin And Treasurer Ty

Thanks to Club members Joanne and Mike Muzzey for participating in the Galena Territory Holiday Housewalk and selecting our Club as the recipient of the funds raised by this event. Pictured above, they present a check to our Club for $599. This donation will go towards our community support event, Run for the Parks.

Thank Tara!

21 Dec
Club President Austin presents our server Tara with a gift from the Club

We really appreciate the excellent service we get each week from the servers at Emmy Lou’s. This year Tara was patient with us as she navigated how to get us our Tuesday lunches while we held our weekly meetings. Thanks to Tara and the rest of the group at Emmy Lou’s!

Culver’s Share Night December 20th

18 Dec

Come join us from 5 to 8pm as we participate in Share Night on Tuesday, December 20th. Club members along with Key Club members will be participating in this event at our local Culver’s located on Oldenburg Lane in Galena.

Riverview Center Visit

16 Dec

Club President Austin Gerlich Presents Jordan Hoftender From Riverview Center With $100 Donation

This week, Jordan Hoftender, Marketing and Outreach Coordinator for Riverview Center, visited our Club. Riverview Center provides Advocacy, Therapy/Counseling, and Outreach Services for those struggling with domestic violence and sexual abuse issues. To learn more about their programs, or to learn about volunteer opportunitues, you can access their website at: www.riverviewcenter.org

Director Of CTE Visits

7 Dec

Vice President Stacy Presents $100 Donation to Chad Stenberg, Director of CTE

This week our program was presented by Chad Stenberg, Director of the Jo Daviess Carroll Career Technical Education Academy (CTE). Formerly the Jo Daviess Carroll Area Vocational Center, they have been delivering quality career and technical education to high school students and adult learners since 1972.

To find out more about their programs click on the link below: https://www.cteacademy.net/