Cedar Point Trick or Treat

Its that time of year again! Tonight was the annual Cedar Point Trick or Treat night for area kids. Several organizations get together at Cedar Point to give kids a safe alternative to the normal neighborhood trick or treat. Every year this event gets bigger and bigger. Over 3000 attended this years event! We had a wonderful time with several of our Key Clubbers and members joining us. Once again thanks to all of the volunteers.

Saint Marys Central Catholic Christian Concert

Just a reminder to anyone interested there is a christian rock concert this Sunday November 2nd at 7pm at the Sandusky State Theatre. Tickets are $15. The bands playing are Superchick, Stellar Kart, Article One, & Starlit Platoon. Tickets can be purchased at Saint Mary's Central Catholic, Captains Quarters 5500 Milan Rd Sandusky and Holy Family Books & Gifts, 1148 Cleveland Rd Sandusky.

Firelands Symphony

On Tuesday October 21st Carl Topilow was our speaker. He is the new conductor at Firelands Symphony. He was a very entertaining speaker and got several of our members singing. Firelands Symphony is a hidden gem our area has. Here is a list of the upcoming events http://www.firelandssymphony.com/concert_schedule.html

If you have never been to a show it is worth it.

Pancake Breakfast

Our annual pancake breakfast went without a hitch. We served less meals last year than in the past but our profits should be approximately the same due to some minor changes in how we conducted the event. The lower turnout was more than likely caused by the economy and also by the weather be abnormally nice for this time of year. Once again we served eggs, pancakes, Bob Evans sausage, and Tofts Milk and Orange Juice. The Key Club did a wonderful job helping. And we also had a nice helping from the local Boys and Girls Club and Gil Vaughn. Thanks to all of our helpers. The help was much appreciated and the money raised will go to many of our projects through out the year.

Saint Marys Central Catholic

Dr. Judy Monaghan was our speaker on Tuesday October 14th. After our lengthy club discussion regarding our contribution to the Firelands Hospital she spoke about Key Club which is the High School equivalent to Kiwanis and the possibility of a Builders Club which is the Junior High equivalent. More information for both of these programs is available at www.kkids.org. She also talked about the importance of the Saint Mary's education and the amount of scholarships the excellent students there receive. The website for Saint Mary's is http://www.sanduskycentralcatholic.com/. The key club had their first meeting of the year and their meeting will be the last Wed of every month. The participation and enthusiasm of this years group will spill over to our club. The have already spent time with our club in one of our major fundraisers. We hope to do the same for them. Even though Judy was cut short she was very informative of the things they are trying to accomplish at St Mary's.

El Sembrador

On October 7th Ted Gasteir visited us with photos and updates from his missionary experience at El Sembrador. The following is from their website at http://www.escuelaelsembrador.org/ El Sembrador (The School of the Sower) was founded in 1954 by Don and Twana Hawk, a farmer and his wife from the state of Ohio. They sold all their belongings and sailed to Honduras in a banana boat in 1948. They did not speak Spanish, and after a most interesting cruise, they found themselves on the distant docks of Puerto Cortes, Honduras, with their little boys, Ted and Tim. Don's vision was to reach the underprivileged boys of Honduras through primary education and practical training in farming. In 1981, Don went to be with the Lord, but his vision is still carried on today through the missionaries of World Gospel Mission and the Honduran staff.

It was amazing to hear the experiences of Mr Gastier and his wife and also that some members of our club have been there to help as well. The mission has many needs and volunteers are encouraged. Please take the time to visit their website and view how you may be able to help their cause.

Many Many Updates

It has been a LONG LONG time since the last update. A month of meetings have gone by, A new president (for our club) has been sworn in. I want to thank everyone for a great year as president. We accomplished many things together. We just finalized a fantastic project with the Firelands Regional Medical Center Pediatric Unit and donated $15,000 for medical equipment that helps the areas kids stay locally rather than having to go out of town for treatment. A portion of our money will also be used to purchase play tables, and toys for the sibling area while their brothers and sisters are in the unit. As always Kiwanis is changing the world one community and one child at a time! There have been some press releases that I hope to have in our download section soon as I update our website for my presentation to the club about the uses of this site, navigation, and also the fundraising portion. I wish Jody well in her upcoming year and look forward to contributing as the Past President.