December 16, 2015 - Americus Kiwanis

THE KIWANIS KEY
KIWANIS CLUB OF AMERICUS
2015 – 2016 Officers & Directors
Roland Kauffman – President
Jody Wade – Vice President
Anne Isbell – Secretary
Cody King – Treasurer
James Sizemore – Immed. Past Pres.
Chadwick Gugg (16)
Bobby Ellis (16)
Kevin Kwashnak (16)
Charlene Pennymon (17)
Terrell Turner (17)
Chet Crowley (17)
Kirk Lyman-Barner (17)
www.americuskiwanis.org
Sue Petrisin
International President
Richard Dixon
District Governor, Georgia
Bill Bird
Lt. Governor, Division 5
Georgia District Theme : Back to Basics
2015 - 2016 GOALS
SERVICE GOALS
CLUB GOALS
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Strengthen current members/membership
Build club pride
 Increase impact of our service projects
 Increase membership involvement
PROGRAM LOOK-AHEAD
SIX OBJECTS OF KIWANIS
Dec 18—Mike Horne—Pecan farming
To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather
than the material values of life.
Dec 25—NO MEETING—Christmas
Jan 1—No MEETING– New Years
Day
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dec 25–Christmas Day
Jan 1—New Years Day
To encourage daily living of the Golden Rule in
all human relationships.
To promote high social, business and professional
standards.
To develop by precept and example a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship.
To provide enduring friendships and altruistic
services for better communities.
To cooperate in creating and maintaining high
ideals which will increase righteousness,
justice, patriotism and good will.
MOTTO: SERVING THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD
CHARTERED APRIL 6, 1920
MEETS FRIDAYS, 1:00 P.M.,
Faculty Dining Room on campus of Georgia Southwestern State University
THE KIWANIS KEY
VOLUME 52, ISSUE 6, December 16, 2015
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS
DEC 4—[The following article and photo were
submitted by Chet Crowley]
Emma Johnson gave a program on Key
Clubs. Emma is a senior at Glenn Academy
in Brunswick, Georgia. Her mother is a Kiwanis member and Emma has been serving
her community since the age of eight. She is
currently the president of her Key Club and
Georgia Key Club District Project Chair and
has served as past lieutenant governor. Emma also participates in sailing, lacrosse, Model UN, Interact Club, Beta Club, and Environmental Club.
[Ed Note: Key Club’s web-site says: Geor- Emma Johnson educated us about Key Club
gia District of Key Club International is
working hard to assist Kiwanis and UNICEF with eliminating Neonatal Tetanus (NNT) from the
face of the planet. The District Board has set Georgia’s fundraising goal at $15,000 for the 2014
-2015 Service Year. Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students
What makes Key Club so successful is the fact that it is a student led organization that teaches
leadership through serving others. Members of the Kiwanis International family, Key Club
members build themselves as they build their schools and communities,]
DEC 11—Today was our annual visit by the Sumter Middle Rhythm and Rhyme. Arranged by Charlene, the group of over 85, sang a variety of songs the sixties and Christmas tunes.— three were sing-alongs, Under the direction of Mr. Greg Appling the students were well behaved and sounded clear and
their harmony was perfect. Several of the songs featured soloists who were fabulous. Maybe they can
revive the Singers when they get to High School. They are planning to take a trip to Orlando in 2016.
CLUB NEWS
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Pres. Roland reported on the Board meeting of December 10th saying
November was a relatively slow activity month, but we have good cash
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flow.
Thanks to Sylvia for playing piano.
No meeting Christmas Day or New Year’s Day
Welcome guests: John Peak, Angie Kauffman, Mary Beth Bass, guest of Jay Roberts; Sabrina Smith, guest of Stephen Pinnell.
Happy birthday: Cody King, Richard Nettum, Nyla Franklin, Ronnie Greer
Welcome senior member: Stephen Pinnell
Please keep in your prayers our military both here and abroad. And especially: The mother
of Cory Kyman-Barner (Kirk’s mother-in-law); Ross Chambliss, fighting lymphoma; Meda
Krenson, rehabbing from a stroke-recovering at home; former U. S. President Jimmy
Carter.
MAGNOLIA MANOR CHRISTMAS GIFT BASKETS
Lettie Watford, Chairman, said “this is a great project that our club does every year for some of
the thankful residents at Magnolia Manor. The smiles and thank you’s really were sincere.
They really warmed our hearts. We spread the Christmas spirit.”
Sam untangles a bow June takes inventory “Hey, Lettie, I got one
and attaches it to
banana left over,” says
and makes sure all
cellophane.
Bill
baskets have the
right goodies in them.
Bill, Bill, Len, Lettie, David &Bill Kipp
(not pictured) are eager to spread
some Christmas cheer—Kiwanis style
Lettie give a gift fruit basket and
a Christmas smile to a happy
lady.
Sam, June, Lettie, Bill and
David look over the final
products. Ready to go the
Manor
David says Merry Christmas
and greetings from the Kiwanis Club.
KIWANIS CLUB OF AMERICUS
ADMINISTRATIVE CHAIRPERSONS
ADMINISTRATIVE YEAR 2015-2016
PROGRAM COMITTEE –
CHAIRPERSON—Stephen Snyder
Charlene Pennymon
PUBLIC RELATIONS / BULLETIN
CO-CHAIRS - Bill Krenson & Jimmy Poole
Stephen Snyder, Chet Crowley
FINANCE
CHAIRPERSON – Cody King, Treasurer
Len Hicks, Kevin Kwashnak
COMMUNITY SERVICE
CHAIRPERSON – StephanieHennigan
Alex Saratsiotis, Mark Pace, John Hofeldt, Cody
King, Beth Alston
YOUNG CHILDREN PRIORITY #1
(READING)
CHAIRPERSON –Sylvia Roland
Fred Richmond, Sam Peavy, Bill Kipp, Terrell
Turner, Jay Cliett, David Ewing
MEMBERSHIP
CO-CHAIRPERSONS – James Sizemore &
Lewis Webb
Marie Waitsman, Mark Grimes, Bill Kipp, Stephen
Snyder, Calvin Mansfield, David Ewing
MERIT BADGE PROGRAM
CHAIRPERSON – Jay Cliett
Marty McDonald
MAGNOLIA MANOR CHRISTMAS
CHAIRPERSON – Lettie Watford
Fred Richmond, Anne Isbell, Gene Allen
MEDIA (E-blast/Facebook/Web Page)
CHAIRPERSON –
Bobby Ellis, Lewis Webb, Jimmy Poole, Chet
Crowley
ARTS-IN-THE-PARK
CO-CHAIRPERSONS- Sam Peavy
Kevin Kwashnak
SENIOR MEMBERS
Gene Allen
David Baldwin
Russ Barnes
Billy Blair
Jim Bolin
Jimmie Buchanan
Mike Davis
Mike Fennessy
Ronnie Greer
Bill Harris
Dennis Hightower
Bill Kipp
Marty McDonald
Bill McGowan
Dan McGowan
Ted McMillan
George Peagler
Jeryl Pinnell
Stephen Pinnell
Ron Scott
Henry Teaford
Mark Todd
SOCIAL
CHAIRPERSON –
Mark Pace, Bill Bird, Lewis Webb, George
Saratsiotis, James Sizemore, Jim Bolin
LIFETIME MEMBERS
David Ewing
BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
CHAIRPERSON – Jody Wade, V.P.
Stephen Snyder, Fred Richmond, Charlene
Pennymon, Len Hicks, Chet Crowley, Nyla
Franklin, Sam Peavy, George Saratsiotis,
Mark Grimes
PET PARADE
CHAIRPERSON – Jody Wade
Charlene Pennymon, Albert Cooper
ARTS SHOWCASE
CO-CHAIRPERSONS—Meda Krenson,
Chadwick Gugg, Anne Isbell
TREE SALES
CO-CHAIRPERSONS – Stephen Pinnell,
Charlene Pennymon
Kevn Kwashnak, Mark Grimes, John Hofeldt,
Frankie Williams, Mike Fletcher
THE PROJECT ELIMINATE
CHAIRPERSON - Stephen Snyder
Henry Teaford, Sam Peavy
RELAY FOR LIFE
CO-CHAIRPERSONS – Meda Krenson,
Bill Kipp
Nyla Franklin, Bill Krenson, Bill Sheppard,
Stephen Pinnell, John Shealy, Jimmy Skipper
DÉJÀ VU
CHAIRPERSON—Jimmy Poole
Ross Chambliss, Fred Richmond
KOLD RUN
CHAIRPERSON—Charlene Pennymon
Mark Grimes
INTER-CLUB
CO-CHAIRPERSONS – Jim Filbey, Bill Bowen
Terrell Turner, Fred Richmond, Bill Bird,
MUSIC/SONG COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON – Richard Nettum
Jimmy Poole, Bill Sheppard, Mark Grimes,
David Ewing
UP YOUR ATTENDANCE: The Board of Directors meets first
Kiwanis is a global organiza- MAKE
Thursday of each month - BSA Troop 21 meets each Monday evening at
tion of volunteers dedicated to 7:00 - Or attend one of the other Kiwanis Club meetings in our area: MONchanging the world, one child DAY Dougherty County at 1:00; TUESDAY Montezuma and Turner County
and one community at a time. at noon; WEDNESDAY Albany Golden K at 10:00 a.m., Albany and Sylvester at noon; THURSDAY Lee County and Cordele at noon .