Meeting Notes March 18, 2021

 

It was our first meeting in person since March 2020 and it was good just to be together!

Lt Governor Dennis gave us some updates for the District and the Division. The International Convention has been cancelled but the District Convention will happen in person, August 5-8 in Hollywood.

We heard news about people and clubs in Division 8. There will be a Division Council Meeting (DCM) on May 19 (yes, Wednesday) at Papa Joe’s in Brooksville. At this meeting we will have the opportunity to affirm the decision for 2020-21 Division leaders to repeat their terms in 2021-22.

Officers were installed: President Peg, President Elect Gary, Secretary Lynn, Treasurer Jim. Pam has asked for a 6-month hiatus from responsibilities with the Club.

We were generous with Happy Dollars, to help make up for a year of not meeting in person. 

The room at the Plantation is booked for us every third Thursday for the year. 

The next Club meeting is April 1 at noon by Zoom. 

03 04 2021 Meeting Notes Kiwanis of West Citrus

 03 04 2021 Meeting Notes Kiwanis of West Citrus

We had a lively meeting this noon and made several decisions by consensus:

1.    We will try meeting once a month in person and once a month by Zoom. The first in-person would be March 18, and include the installation of Peg as president. The location is to be determined.

2.    Jim announced that the audit review for 2019-2020 is complete. Thank you to the committee!

3.    Because so many students are in need due to COVID, we decided to award a scholarship in addition to the Dick Morton and the CF that are already funded. In order to fund the new scholarship, members are asked to contribute $100 each, or another amount at their discretion. This scholarship will be in honor of George Felix, Nancy’s dad, who died recently.

4.    We will continue to support the “Teachers’ Store” by donations of tissues and Expo markers. These items may be brought to the in-person meeting, or taken to WTC for distribution. Shipping direct from Amazon is possible, the address is 1201 W Main, Inverness, 34450.

5.    We will begin a new project supporting the students at Crystal River High School who are experiencing poverty. These students have access to Pirate Cove, where they can select small kits of makeup, laundry pods, travel size containers of shampoo, and other personal care items.  These items may be brought to the in-person meeting, where they will be gathered and delivered to the school.

6.    It has been decided that LT Governor Dennis Harmon will serve next year also, putting Lynn back a year as LTG for 2022-23.

7.    There has been discussion with Crystal River High and Kiwanis leadership about having the Field Day event in the fall. Watch for more! 

Please join us whenever you can. Vaccines are giving us hope of a return to a new normal and there are plenty children to serve.

Current Meeting Schedule

 The Kiwanis Club of West Citrus, Crystal River, is currently meeting by Zoom at noon on the first and third Thursdays of the month at noon. Contact Club President Peg Morton for details, 603-370-1919. 

 

Our main service project is providing school supplies, especially facial tissues and dry erase markers for the school store, operated by the Citrus Education Foundation. 

Weekly Meeting Notes 02 21 19

Upcoming meetings and events:

Feb 28: Guest speaker Linda Boles from Find ‘M Friends. We will pass the hat for this organization.

March 1: Appreciation Breakfast for Salvation Army Bell Ringing Volunteers; 8:15 am at Homosassa United Methodist Church, 7831 W Bradshaw

March 7: Guest speaker Linda Goodhue Peters from Nature Coast Therapy Dogs

March 14: Guest Speaker Don Rouch from Voices for Children (Blue Bear)

March 21: 11am Board Meeting

March 22: Field Day

February 21 the recommendation from the Board to use the funds raised in memory of Trevor Seconi for a sponsorship for Field Day was approved by the Club.

M/S/C to order the official West Citrus polyester banner from Kiwanis International.

Notes from January 31

Date: January 31, 2019

Program: Therèse Shreve, from Bella Vita Spa (Citrus Hills)

Speaker notes

A few tips from a longer presentation –

Life, accidents, injuries, and so forth change our bodies from what we had as toddlers to what we have today. As toddlers, we have core strength, which gives way to our use of our legs and arms. We should let core muscles to their job.

If a motion doesn’t hurt, we are probably doing it right.

Muscles need to relax as well as tighten, so the flapping of our upper arms when we are relaxed is normal.

Don’t lock your knees; hold them softly.

Event notes

Adventure Coast Interclub Tuesday Feb 5 at noon at Carabba’s, 12597 Cortez, Brooksville; Lynn, Peg, Margaret and Gary plan to attend

Key Bowling Feb 9 and 16

Meeting for Field Day, Wed Feb 20 3pm, Dana’s classroom

Board meeting, Thurs Feb 21, 11am at the Plantation

Aktion Club, Tues Feb 26, at Dunnellon Presbyterian

Project notes

We have received a $500 mini grant for Field Day Equipment

We have obtained Parking rights from Brannen Bank for Pirate Fest, Date TBA. We will also secure Century 21 for Lecanto Key Club fund raising.

Notes from January 17, 2019

Kiwanis Weekly Notes

Discussion notes

Last minute for Parking at Manatee Festival

Discussion of Kiwanis Day at the Rays, June 16; $23; Parking $16 per car if paid in advance; Club gets $5 back on each ticket; goal 20 tickets.

A new banner must come from Kiwanis International Store; $285 for polyester, $299 for felt

A discussion of meeting place was triggered by the temporary closure of Oysters. By unanimous vote, we will meet at the Plantation every week. A side room will be available most weeks.

Ideas for speakers were listed: DAR (Daughters of the Revolution), Nancy has some ideas, Pam has a contact.

Speaker for January 31 is Therèse Shreve from Bella Vita Spa

January 10 meeting notes

Program: Decisions and news

After several weeks of discussion, the consensus is to not do another Bunco night. Peg will cancel the reservation at the American Legion.

Jim reported on plans for the Manatee Festival Parking at the Century 21 office. A sign-up sheet was passed. Lecanto Key Clubbers have been asked to assist. Crystal River Key Club will do parking at Brannen Bank next door. January 19-20, 9a-6p, including set up and tear down. Lynn will get a certificate of insurance for Century 21.

We passed the hat for Trevor, former president of the Inverness Club, to show our support as Kiwanians.

Gary reported on a meeting he and Margaret attended regarding Kiwanis branding and licensing. We spent some time discussing the implications of this. The following is from the Kiwanis International website.  https://www.kiwanis.org/clubs/member-resources/logos/licensing-and-registered-trademarks

Kiwanis International has been helping children for 104 years. We do this by providing services to children who need them most, and by working with youth programs to instill the benefits of volunteer service while providing youth leadership opportunities.   

It’s important to make sure our brand and trademarks are used properly. That’s why Kiwanis requires vendors to obtain a license when they prepare products for your club with any Kiwanis family logo. Licensing vendors helps protect our brand, ensuring that we will be here to help children and provide continued opportunities to our youth programs for years to come.  

To improve the protection of Kiwanis trademarks while still allowing latitude for Kiwanis family members to use the marks, the Kiwanis International Board revised the “Use of Name of Emblem” Policy C., 4. in October 1992 to require that all merchandise that is:

Marked with a Kiwanis-family (Kiwanis, Key Club, Circle K, Builders Club, Kiwanis Kids, or Aktion Club) name or emblem, and Purchased or manufactured for resale.

Must be purchased exclusively from the Kiwanis International Family Store or from an official licensee authorized by Kiwanis International to manufacture, sell, or distribute merchandise bearing a Kiwanis-family emblem.

If your club purchases merchandise marked with a Kiwanis-family emblem, your supplier (or your Kiwanis organization) must have a license to produce and sell these items.

Our partner Affinity Consultants is managing all of our vendors, making sure they are licensed and are properly using our logo and wordmark on promotional merchandise.

Event notes

Manatee Festival parking, Jan 19-20, 9a-6p both days

Key Center Bowling, Jan 19, 12-2p (11:30a-1p for registration)

Aktion Club, Jan 22, 5p, Dunnellon Presbyterian

Field Day Planning Meeting, Jan 23, 3p, in Dana’s office at CRHS

Project notes

More bikes have been donated. Helmets will be ordered before they will be given away.

People notes

Mary has a new fur-baby!