Kelleys Island 4-H Camp

Bev Huston from 4H was our speaker at our meeting on Tuesday November 18. It was a very informative and brought up some ideas for our club to sponsor a possible retreat for the Area Boys and Girls club. Here is a quick recap from the 4h website "For over 60 years The Kelleys Island 4-H Camp has provided thousands of children, teens and adults a unique camping experience on one of Lake Erie’s most beautiful islands.The Kelleys Island 4-H Camp provides a combination of traditional camping activities with innovative outdoor programming. In addition to such main stay camping activities as hiking, swimming, archery and canoeing, a variety of educational and social development programs are offered as well. These include nature study, art and photography, astronomy, geology and history. Programming has been expanded from the original 4-H camping base to include day camps for younger children, and activities for families and adult groups."

One of the groups I am familiar with is the annual Perkins High Band Camp. Although I was not a member of the band in High School several of my friends were and the annual trip was something many of them looked forward to.

For more information please visit http://www.ki4hcamp.org/pages/intro.html

Kiwanis in the news!

As I was going through my normal routing of reading the newspaper at breakfast I was shocked to see myself staring back at me! The blurb can be found on the Local C5 section of today's Sandusky Register!

Firelands Regional Medical Center Pediatric Ward

Just back from the tour of the new pediatric ward. I can say our club should be proud to be associated with the project and that we were able to contribute $15,000 to purchase medical equipment, furniture and toys for the unit. The unit expands the current hospital pediatric ability from 4 half rooms to 10 individual patient rooms. The donation from our club will benefit many children in the Sandusky area for years to come. I look forward to seeing the unit completed and being used this December! Below are a few of the photos from the tour.

From left to right (Past President Tony Cummings, Current President Jody Meisler, and Chuck Stark President and CEO of Firelands Regional Medical Center)

A fantastic mural located at the entrance named the unit was named by the Wightman-Wieber Foundation.

Murals located throughout the unit and in the individual rooms

The nurses station with lower walls for siblings to get assistance, with a wave design.

The sibling and patient play room that will be a frog theme with toys and tables donated by our club.

100TH POST!!!!

It doesn't seem so long ago that the idea of a blog for our club started and now we are at our 100th post. Today is our tour of the pediatric unit and our presentation of our $15,000 donation to the unit. I am proud that our club was able and willing to participate and contribute. Photos of the tour will be up tonight.

Sandusky Schools Jackson Junior High Gentlemens Club

Today's speaker was the principle of Jackson Junior High Scott Matheny. He brought three students from the Sandusky Schools Gentlemen's Club. The club has 12 members chosen from students at the school. These 12 young men perform many community service projects throughout the year. The club is involved in community service projects, members helped out at various events throughout the school year and even stopped by the Ohio Veterans Home to play bingo, balloon volleyball and share stories. In the process these students learn to respect themselves, other students, teachers, and parents. This is the second year of the club. Initially the group had 12 young men. This year they had applications from 30+ students. They have held the group to 12. In addition to projects the students are able to take various trips throughout the year, including a Cleveland Cavaliers game. More students teachers and groups like this are needed throughout our education system. The program has been a huge success and has been featured in articles in the Sandusky Register. Here is a link to one of the articles http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/06/23/front/801197.txt

Keep up the good work with the youth of our area!!!!!