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The Downtown Kiwanis
Club of Jackson is one of the oldest Kiwanis clubs in
existence, founded in 1917. Its founding president Russell
Ward was also one of the founding fathers of Kiwanis
International. Since 1939 the club has distinguished itself
with its Shoes and Boots campaign, which raises money for
winter shoes and boots for Jackson's poor children. It is
estimated that the club has donated over $500,000 since 1939
to that project alone. Fundraisers include the annual
Newspaper Sale, the Travel and Adventure Film Series, and the
now-famous Winter Outdoor Golf Tournament.
The Downtown Kiwanis Club of Jackson
meets for lunch
at the
Cascades Manor House every Friday at
noon.
Upcoming Events
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Friday Luncheon Meetings
Friday, July 3, 2009
Round Table Meeting
Friday, July 10, 2009
Hidden Lake Gardens
Friday, July 17, 2009
Highfields
Brian Philson, President/CEO
Friday, July 24, 2009
Mental Ability & Insight into your Life
Surprise Speaker
Friday, July 31, 2009
Reading/Writing Connection
Bette Watkins
Board Meetings
July 1 & 15, 2009
1st & 3rd Wednesdays at the
Hunt Club
The Kiwanis Club Flag
Project
Invites you to join your neighbor in
displaying America's colors
.....and we do all the work for
you!
American Flags will line your street
on the five major flag-waving holidays each year:
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Memorial Day
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Flag Day
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Independence Day
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Labor Day
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Veterans Day
For more information call Lee
Zimmerman
at 784-5200
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Travel Adventure Film
Series
The 2009-2010 Series
will be presented at 7:00pm on the
first Thursday of each month from October through April at Jackson High School. Season tickets are $28 for adults, $14
for students. Single admission is $6 for adults, $3 for students, and
children 12 & under are free! For more information call Kathie at 517-841-6069
or e-mail at kiwanis@gkveach.com.
2009-2010 Travel Adventure Films
7:00pm
October 1, 2009 - India
November 5, 2009 - American West
December 3, 2009 - Bavaria
January 7, 2010 - Jerusalem
February 4, 2010 - New Zealand
March 4, 2010 - Bhutan
April 8, 2009 - Eastern Mediterranean
Click
here for a printable order form.
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Current Officers & Board
Members
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President:
Richard Hitch
President-Elect:
Brad Snyer
Vice President: Jessica
Mitchell
Treasurer:
Andy Johnson
Secretary: Joseph
Wolfe
Past President: Eileen Lehnert |
In addition, the following
members are serving on the club's Board of
Directors:
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Elinore Currier
Gene Bills
Pat
Kiessling
Sharon Norton
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Bob
Eberhart
Bob Malott
Bill Hestwood
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Kiwanis Foundation of Jackson Board
Members
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President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Dick
Erhardt
Eileen Lehnert
George Veach |
Denny DaPra
Howard Patch
Jim Kolb
Therese Hesslau
Dick Hitch
Brad Snyder |
THE JACKSON DOWNTOWN
KIWANIAN
Serving the Children of the World
July 2009
Editor: Jessica Mitchell
1203
First St. Jackson, MI 49203
www.jacksonkiwanis.com
President’s Letter
July is here and that means summer at last. The
flag project
is
underway
and it’s beautifying Jackson County. There are 21
teams of
Kiwanians working on the project. Thanks to all of you
who are
involved in this project. You’re doing a great job.
On the
second day in June your club sent six buses of students,
teachers, parents and Kiwanians to the
Toledo Zoo.
It was a wonderful day despite
the cool
weather. The trip allowed parents to interact with their
children in an
educational environment which I feel is a significant
contribution by Kiwanis. Then
on the 6 th,
we participated with McCulloch in the Rose Parade for the second
year. It
was a
nice walk and we showed off our club and McCulloch Academy to a
boisterous crowd along the parade route. See pictures on page 5.
I would like to be amongst the first to congratulate
Leo Harley
for his 51 years of
perfect
attendance . He received his
attendance tab at the awards program by Joe
Wolfe on
June 19 th
at the Red Cross building. For a list
of others who received
awards
and plaques, see page 4.
In June the Just for Kids
Matinee series started at
the Michigan Theater. We have
sponsored this program for 16 years. Chair
Pat Kiessling
has done a great job
organizing this project and she may need your help before the
last show on August 6.
If you
are asked to help please consider working; it only takes a
little more than an
hour and
it is very easy work.
We are hoping for good weather on July 17, 18 and 19 for the
Hot Air Jubilee.
We
are
scheduled to work this weekend and chair
Peter Kofflin
is still looking for some
help to
fill in a few empty slots. This is one of the projects that help
our
Administrative Fund so we can hold down the dues costs.
Again this year we are going to have the
picnic
at
Sekerke’s home on County
Farm
Road. I
would like to thank Jeff and Linda for their continued
hospitality. As in
previous
years, there will be golf before the picnic.
Remember to be involved in 2009 .
Come to Friday meetings, come and see a Board
meeting,
work on projects and help get new members. Our club is very
important to
our
community and more active members means that we can get more
things done.
-Dick Hitch, President
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