Business Meeting

Today's meeting was our normal end of the month business meeting. We cleared up some loose ends regarding our upcoming pancake breakfast & bike week, talked about our membership and had some good discussions on things we can do to improve our club. I believe our website has been instrumental in improving not only communication between our members but also with the community we serve. We also now have a facebook page that has linked us with students involved in the Adventures in Friendship program as well as potential younger members. Please visit our page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kiwanis-Club-of-Sandusky/19277079498. You can also visit the Adventures in Friendship page at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9521149978, or learn more about the program on our main site.

We are also planning an anniversary dinner for our club. 2009 marks our 90th anniversary as a club and to commemorate that we will be having a special dinner for members, family and other clubs that wish to attend. The preliminary date has been set for Friday November 6th, 2009. More details will follow as they are determined. I'm looking forward to helping organize this event in my duties as immediate past president.

Its amazing to think that my year is almost done. Its been a great year for our club and I can not be more proud of what we have accomplished in the 11 months I have been president. I'm looking forward to the leadership of our upcoming president Jody, and look forward to the continued success of our club.

Division 12 Picnic

Last night was the Division 12 picnic. Thanks to Norwalk for hosting it! Pat Scheid , Gigi Scheid, Ed Shelly, and myself made the trip. The food was fantastic!! It was also nice to see the projects and ideas other clubs have. I think our club is on the right track with the projects, ideas and enthusiasm each of us has shown this year! Keep up the good work. And see you Saturday for our third Highway Cleanup.

New Members

I have had some photos sitting around for a while and havent posted them of our inductions of our four new members. Below are the photos of Beth McGookey, Joe Clime, Jane Windisch, and Ken Schmiesing and yours truly in the first photo and the four new members by themselves in the second photo.

Providence Commons

Our last meeting on August 19th was a tour of Providence Commons. Thanks the staff for the wonderful food and tour of your facility! The building and atmosphere were very nice with many amenities including a greenhouse, lake trail, exercise room, barber and very nice dining area. One of our own members has a place there and gave us a wonderful tour of his home. For more information please feel free to visit their website at http://www.providencecenters.org/AssistedLiving.asp

You can also talk to Jane in our club and she would be happy to give you more information as well.

Kiwanis Annual Pancake Breakfast

Our annual pancake breakfast preparations are underway. Sunday October 19th, 2008 from 7;30 AM to 1Pm at the Sandusky High School Cafeteria. Most members have tickets in hand to sell and they can soon be ordered online. Its one of our larger fundraisers for the year and gets us off to a good start for our upcoming projects. So I hope everyone takes the time to participate in this event.

Hope to see you there!

Erie Metroparks

Lois Trevine was our speaker at our meeting on August 12th. She spoke about all the new improvements and opportunities at our MetroParks. The third annual Firelands Area Runners Scholarship 5k Run/Walk is coming up on October 12th. Visit http://www.firelandsarearunners.org/ for more information. Erie MetroBark Park is opening On September 8th where you can take your dog off leash entrances to the park are on 3910 Perkins Ave and 3109 Hull Rd. A small registration fee of $15 for residents will help support phase II of the project. visit http://www.eriemetroparks.org/ for more information. In all we have 13 MetroParks available in our county. There are lots of programs for all ages available. One of my personal favorites is Harvest Happenings on Sat October 11th and Sunday October 12th from 11am to 5 pm.

Knute Rockne visit to Sandusky

I am currently digging into a little of our club history; only to find that On March 5th 1925 Knute Rockne the football coach at Notre Dame visited and was the speaker at our clubs then annual football banquet. Click on the photo to view the larger version.

Adventures in Friendship Photos

Wow, its been a long time since I last posted. Things have been pretty hectic recently. I hope things will calm down and I can spend more time posting here. Once again thanks to all of our American sponsors who take the time out during the summer to volunteer for the Adventures in Friendship program. Without you this program wouldn't exist! I also want to personally thank Mary & Paul for all of their hard work on this program. Please look the program and our club up on Facebook as well. Here are some additional photos from some of our sponsors:

Thanks Darlene for being a sponsor. Chao Shi and Ye Du, both from Hong Kong University





Alex and Ivory at the Marblehead Lighthouse. Thanks Harry and Kathlyn!