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NEWSLETTER
MAY 2018
See club information and photos on our website at www.tuscolakiwanis.org
and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tuscolakiwanisclub
2018 Events/Activities
Wednesday, May 9 Kiwanis Board Meeting
Saturday, May 12 USPS Food Drive for SAM Pantry
Monday, May 21 K-Kids “End of School” Picnic (3p Ervin Park)
Wednesday, June 6 Kiwanis Board Meeting [Note date change]
Saturday, June 16 Relay For Life – TCHS (2p-10p)
Wed-Sat, July 25-28 Kiwanis Garage Sale
Saturday, September 29 Homecoming Pancake Breakfast – Comm. Bldg.
Upcoming Meetings & Program Assignments
May 7 Cathy Buckley
May 14 Elaine Bryant
May 21 Andy Brzozkiewicz
May 28 NO MEETING – Memorial Day
June 4 Joyce Brzozkiewicz
June 11 Toppy Mooday
June 18 Margo Blaudow
June 25 Pete Buckley
July 2 Dave Butler
July 9 Marci Shoemaker
July 16 Jan Chappell
July 23 Carol Burwash
July 30 Marge Conn
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August 6 Jack Corum
August 13 Sharon Corum
August 20 Mike Damler
August 27 Linda Damler
September 3 No Meeting – Labor Day
September 10 Pat Damler
September 17 Jeannine Fortney
September 24 Darla Gardner
October 1 Officer/Club Director Installation
October 8 2017/2018 Club Awards
October 15 Debbie Graber
October 22 Carol Hausmann
October 29 Jim Hausmann
If your program date does not work for you, please notify Janet Butler
as soon as possible so a date swap can be arranged.
Don’t Forget to Give Janet Butler Your Volunteer Hours
at the end of the month!
Happy Mother’s Day!
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Meeting Minutes – April 2, 2018
• Attendance
44 – Members
6 – Guests: Nate & Emma Leonard,
grandchildren of Jean & Jerry Leonard;
Claire Leonard, granddaughter of Tim &
Sherrie Hoel; Jackie & Sydney Watson,
daughters of John & Kate Watson; and
our speaker, Dr. Pamela Lau
• Free Lunch Winner – Jackie Watson
• Birthdays – 4/3 Ed Wachala, 4/6 Sherrie
Hoel, 4/8 Mike Damler, 4/8 Pat Damler
• Brags – Carol Burwash, Jan Chappell,
Mike Damler, Debbie Graber, Jean
Leonard, and Dave Morgan
• News, Announcements, Activities and/or
Volunteer Opportunities
Easter Egg Hunt Results – Janet Butler
reported that 263 children were registered
with 80% from Tuscola, 15% from 17 other
Illinois towns, and 5% from out of state
visitors.
Relay for Life Cardinals Baseball Game –
Debbie Graber has 6 tickets available at $20
each for the Sunday, August 19, 2018 1:15p
game. Ticket includes a hot dog and soft
drink. See Debbie if you are interested.
Ervin Park Playground Project – David
Morgan reported that Tuscola Rotary was
donating $2,000 for a special mulch to be
provided for the playground. Dave will pass
around a sign-up sheet for Thursday, April
26th service project.
Summer Meal Program – Kiwanians
generously donated $241.00 for the
program. With the additional of club funds,
$300.00 was donated.
Upcoming Events –
April 14th – Pancake Breakfast at Forty
Martyrs. See Pat Damler to sign up.
April 26th – Ervin Park Playground clean up.
April 28th – Drive-up Drug Collection at
Ervin Park
Program:
Wilma Allen introduced
our guest speaker, Dr.
Pamela Lau from Parkland
College. Dr. Lau is the
Vice President for
Academic Services and
came to speak about the
Parkland College Aviation program that
Parkland acquired from the University of
Illinois in the Fall of 2014. The original
program began in 1946. The U of I was
eliminating the program and was looking for
a college to take it over. Parkland College
agreed to do so striking a deal that included
$3 million in seed funding, leasing the
buildings at Willard Airport for $1 per year,
and leasing the 28 aircraft for $1 per year.
The program has grown due to active
marketing by Parkland, a strong heritage and
reputation, high standards, core staff
expertise, FAA approved programs, and
competitive pricing.
Students can earn a private pilot,
commercial pilot, and/or flight instructor
certification. In conjunction with
certification, a student can earn an
Association in Science – Aviation degree.
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Meeting Minutes – April 9, 2018
• Attendance
41 – Members
1 – Guest: Brian Moody, our speaker
• Free Lunch Winner – Jan Chappell
• Birthdays – None
• Brags – Carol Bauer, Pete Buckley,
David Butler, Janet Butler, Linda
Damler, Pat Damler, Jeannine Fortney,
Darla Gardner, Dave Morgan, Jerry
Reynold, and Doris Young
• News, Announcements, Activities and/or
Volunteer Opportunities
Relay For Life – The club is still looking for
a co-chair that will serve with Debbie
Graber. Contact Jan Chappell or Debbie if
you will serve.
Thank You Note – Jan Chappell read a note
from the North Ward kindergarten teachers
thanking the club for the plant project
supplies.
Relay for Life Cardinals Baseball Game –
Debbie Graber has 6 tickets available at $20
each for the Sunday, August 19, 2018 1:15p
game. Ticket includes a hot dog and soft
drink. See Debbie if you are interested.
Ervin Park Playground Project – Dave
Morgan sent around a sign-up sheet for
Thursday, April 26 service project. Report
to the park at 9:00AM. If you would like to
help and did not have a chance to sign up,
just come out to the park.
Upcoming Events –
April 14th – Pancake Breakfast at Forty
Martyrs. See Pat Damler to sign up.
April 26th – Ervin Park Playground clean up.
April 28th – Drive-Up Drug Collection at
Ervin Park
May 12th – USPS Food Drive for SAM
Pantry
May 21st – K-Kids Picnic Ervin Park
Program:
Bill Bauer introduced our
guest speaker, Brian Moody.
Brian is the Executive
Director of Tuscola
Economic Development and
Chamber, and Fire Chief.
Brian’s main topic was Douglas County
CEO, a program for high school seniors to
learn about business and entrepreneurship.
This is a national program in sixty
communities. Students tour businesses and
learn skills including entrepreneurship, job
readiness, leadership, teamwork, and
presentation. Each student has or
establishes a business, and the class does a
group business to raise funds for their
individual businesses and the program.
On other topics, Brian said there should be
another restaurant opening on West Sale
Street, as well as some outdoor dining from
some existing downtown restaurants. The
753 page application to the state for a
Douglas County Enterprise Zone was
approved. There has been interest by some
companies to lease land for solar energy
farms. The city is still working with the
state to expand the I-57/US 36 interchange.
Cronus is still trying to finalize a contract
with the new general contractor,
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions.
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Meeting Minutes – April 16, 2018
• Attendance
50 – Members
2 – Guests: Summer Phillips and Glen
Simpson, spouse of Sandy Simpson
• Free Lunch Winner – Tim Hoel
• Birthdays – 4/20 Judy Heilich, 4/23
Joyce Brzozkiewicz
• Brags – Janet Boyer, Janet Butler, Pat
Damler, Jeannine Fortney, and Doris
Young
• News, Announcements, Activities and/or
Volunteer Opportunities
Pancake Breakfast Results – Mike Damler
reported that we served 159 customers.
Total gross receipts were $1,414.00. Forty
Kiwanians worked and/or supported this
fundraiser.
Summer Meals Program – Summer Phillips
from the Douglas County Health
Department came and thanked the members
for the $300.00 donation to this program.
This year the program runs from June 5 –
July 27 except for July 4 from 9:00AM to
11:00AM. Summer need drivers,
volunteers, and paper products. Summer left
a sign-up sheet with Pat Damler. Contact
Summer or Pat if you would like to sign up
to help.
Relay for Life Cardinals Baseball Game –
Debbie Graber has 6 tickets available at $20
each for the Sunday, August 19, 2018 1:15p
game. Ticket includes a hot dog and soft
drink. See Debbie if you are interested.
Debbie will probably have the tickets 3/26.
Ervin Park Playground Project – Dave
Morgan sent around a sign-up sheet for
Thursday, April 26 service project. Report
to the park at 9:00AM. If you would like to
help and did not have a chance to sign up,
just come out to the park.
2018/2019 Officers/Club Directors – Jan
Chappell reported that the 2018/2018
officers and club directors would be voted
on at our May 14, 2018 meeting.
USPS Food Drive for SAM Pantry – Jan
Chappell reported that the club needs a
chairperson or co-chairs to lead this food
drive. Contact Jan if you will serve.
2018 TCHS Scholarships – Mike Damler
reported that 17 applications had been
received. He and his committee of Linda
Damler, Jean Leonard, and Doris Young
would be evaluating and selecting the
winners.
Upcoming Events –
April 26th – Ervin Park Playground clean up.
April 28th – Drug Collection-Ervin Park
May 12th – USPS Food Drive for SAM
Pantry
May 21st – K-Kids Picnic Ervin Park 3pm
Program:
Wayne Ward shared photos and information
about Joann and his trip to Glacier National
Park and the Canadian Rockies with
Country Travel Discoveries.
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Meeting Minutes – April 23, 2018
• Attendance
40 – Members
2 – Guests: June & Annieka Buckley,
grandchildren of Cathy & Pete Buckley
• Free Lunch Winner – Val Morgan
• Birthdays – 4/29 Maribeth Opperman
• Brags – Tammy Baer, Maureen
Bergeson, Jan Chappell, and Debbie
Graber
• News, Announcements, Activities and/or
Volunteer Opportunities
Summer Meals Program – Pat Damler
circulated the sign-up sheet for this program.
Members can also contact Summer Phillips
directly at the Douglas County Health
Department.
Relay for Life Cardinals Baseball Game –
Debbie Graber has tickets available at $20
each for the Sunday, August 19, 2018 1:15p
game. Ticket includes a hot dog and soft
drink. See Debbie if you are interested.
Debbie will probably have the tickets 3/26.
USPS Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive – The
food drive will be Saturday, May 12. Carol
Beals and Janet Butler are co-chairing the
event this year. Janet circulated the sign-up
sheets and will do so for the next couple of
weeks.
Relay for Life – Debbie Graber updated
members, provided sign-up information,
offered yard signs, and luminaria bags. The
event is June 16 from 2-10p at TCHS.
New Member Induction – President Jan
Chappell and Lt. Governor Pat Damler
inducted Glen Simpson into our club. He is
sponsored by his wife, Sandy.
Jan, Glen, Pat, and Sandy
Upcoming Events –
April 26th – Ervin Park Playground clean up.
April 28th – Drug Collection-Ervin Park
May 12th – USPS Food Drive for SAM
Pantry
May 21st – K-Kids Picnic Ervin Park
Program:
Carol Beals advised that Chad Daugherty of
the Douglas County Animal Shelter was
unable to speak today due to illness. She
thanked the Kiwanians who brought and
donated products for the shelter.
Carol Beals advised that she would deliver
the members’ donations to the shelter after
our meeting.
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Meeting Minutes – April 30, 2018
• Attendance
41 – Members
7 – Guests: Heath Thurston, Craig
Hastings; Key Clubbers Sabrina Alcorn,
Connor Baer, Ryan Bartley, and Sydney
Hoel; and our speaker Devin Black
• Free Lunch Winner – Kim Higgins
• Birthdays – None
• Brags – Maureen Bergeson, Pete
Buckley, Jan Chappell, Jeannine Fortney,
Jack Manzella, and Val Morgan
• News, Announcements, Activities and/or
Volunteer Opportunities
Summer Meals Program – Pat Damler has
the sign-up sheet for this program.
Members can also contact Summer Phillips
directly at the Douglas County Health
Department.
Relay for Life Cardinals Baseball Game –
Debbie Graber has tickets available at $20
each for the Sunday, August 19, 2018 1:15p
game. Ticket includes a hot dog and soft
drink. See Debbie if you are interested.
Debbie will probably have the tickets 3/26.
USPS Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive – The
food drive will be Saturday, May 12. Carol
Beals and Janet Butler are co-chairing the
event this year. More volunteers are needed.
Ervin Park Playground Refresh – Dave
Morgan thanked the volunteers for the hard
work they did. Tuscola city workers,
Rotarians, and Kiwanians made this happen.
Drive-Up Drug Collection – This service
project was a great success! Dave Morgan
reported that approx. 135 pounds of pills and
10 pounds of sharps were turned in. He
thanked the volunteers.
Upcoming Events –
May 12 – USPS Food Drive for SAM
Pantry
May 21st – K-Kids Picnic Ervin Park
June 16th – Douglas County Relay for Life
Program:
Maureen Bergeson
introduced our speaker,
Devin Black, the Director of
the Tuscola Public Library.
Devin graduated from the
University of Illinois in
Library Science. He came
to Tuscola in 2013.
The library has 18,000 items in its
collections and 43,000 items circulated. In
2017, the computers were used for 6,000
hours with 4,500 users. The library is
primarily funded through tax dollars.
Services that the library provides include
free wi-fi/internet access, books, e-books,
DVDs, use of computers, printing, faxing,
scanning, laminating, home delivery, and on
Fridays from 2-4p Tech-Drop In assistance.
The library holds several events each year
such as outdoor movies, Halloween Party,
and others. There are always special
Summer Reading Program for children,
teens, and adults that our club helps support.
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Pancake Breakfast – April 14, 2018
More Photos on Club Website
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Ervin Park Playground Clean-up – April 26, 2018
More Photos on
Club Website
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Drive-Up Drug Collection – April 28, 2018
More photos on club website
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TUSCOLA KIWANIS CLUB &
KIWANIS CLUB OF TUSCOLA ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
2018 APRIL BOARD MEETING MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at The Smith House on Wednesday April 11, 2018 at 11:59
AM by President Jan Chappell with the following officers, club directors and guests present:
Maureen Bergeson (2018) X Candy Hudson – Treas X Guests:
Pete Buckley – Pres Elect X Carol Martin (2019) X Tammy Baer X
David Butler – Past Pres X Dave Morgan (2020) X Carol Burwash X
Janet Butler – Secretary X Dennis Opperman - VP Mike Damler X
Jan Chappell – Pres X Jerry Reynolds (2018) X Linda Damler X
Tim Hoel (2019) X Doris Young (2020) X Pat Damler X
Val Morgan X
The following items of business were conducted:
1. Minutes of March Board Meeting – Carol Martin made a motion that the minutes be
approved as presented. Doris Young seconded the motion and it was approved. Copy
of Board meeting minutes are on club website under “Members Area.”
2. April Secretary’s Monthly Reports – Janet Butler had emailed Board members copies
of the monthly Tuscola Volunteer Hours report and the Kiwanis International monthly
report for their review. There were 831 service and 207 fundraising hours for a total
of 1,038 hours reported. David Butler made a motion to approve the reports.
Maureen Bergeson seconded the motion, and it was approved. Copies of the monthly
reports are on club website under “Members Area.”
3. April Treasurer’s Monthly Reports – Candy Hudson had emailed Board members a
copy of the club and foundation monthly treasurer’s reports. As of 4/11/18, the
current balance for the club is $11,624.47 and the foundation balance is $10,895.05
Maureen Bergeson made a motion to approve the reports as submitted. Carol Martin
seconded the motion and it was approved. Copy of treasurer’s reports are on club
website under “Members Area.”
4. Disbursements/Reimbursements –
Approved disbursements:
Club Administrative Account Club Foundation Account
$58.14 – Reimburse Tim Hoel for
materials to repair the club’s banner
holder
$700.32 – Reimburse Janet Butler for
2019 egg hunt prizes
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$192.90 – Reimburse Janet Butler for
TCHS spinners for fundraising at
Christmastown
$139.96 – Reimburse Janet Butler for
the 4/14 pancake breakfast sausage
Pete Buckley made motions to approve the above disbursements. Carol Martin
seconded the motion and it was approved.
5. New Donation Requests – None
6. Builders Club Update – Tammy Baer reported that there were seven members who
attended the April meeting. There was a speaker and the members spent the
remainder of the meeting matching Easter eggs.
7. Key Club Update – Mike Damler requested that the Board approve the costs of pizzas
for the Key Club’s May meeting in thanks for assisting with the Easter Egg Hunt, and
to have four of the Key Club’s officers attend a meeting as the club’s guests for lunch.
Dave Morgan made a motion to approve Mike’s request. David Butler seconded the
motion and it was approved.
8. Dan Russell Memorial Tree – Jan Chappell reported that the check had been delivered
to the Tuscola School District. She will follow up, if necessary regarding the planting
of the tree and the plaque.
9. Pancake Breakfast – Pat Damler reported that all was in order. Janet Butler picked up
the sausage on Monday. The four sausage boxes are in the refrigerator at Forty
Martyrs thawing.
10. Ervin Park Playground/Kiwanis One Day Project – Dave Morgan reported that
enough volunteers had signed up, and there should be 4-5 Rotarians there to help, too.
The special mulch has been ordered and will be delivered to the playground.
11. Read & Learn Program for K-Kids – Janet Butler reported she is compiling the
options for Beth Linstead. When Beth selects the books, she would like to have for
the K-Kids, Janet will bring back the request to the Board with the cost
12. Dues Update – Candy Hudson reported that she had mailed invoices/reminders to
those members with unpaid dues. No further follow-up will be done until August,
after dues that will be due by 7-31-18.
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13. Voting Delegates for Kiwanis International Convention – After discussion, David
Butler made a motion to appoint Carol Burwash and Doris Young as Tuscola’s
delegates with Tim Hoel and Wayne Ward as the alternates. Jerry Reynolds seconded
the motion and it was approved.
14. .2018/2019 Nomination Chairperson – Jerry Reynold volunteered to be chairperson.
The club will need candidates for Vice President and two Club Directors. Jerry will
present a slate of candidates at our May 14 meeting for membership voting.
15. K-Kids “End of School Picnic” – Janet Butler reported that the picnic will be Monday,
May 21, the day that all the grades will be at Ervin Park for the day. We will plan on
serving the hot dogs, chips, etc. about 3:00PM. Tim Hoel volunteered to again take
care of the fire. Volunteers will need to report to the park about 2:15PM. Jeannine
Fortney will provide further details later.
16. USPS Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive – This food drive benefits SAM Pantry. Joyce
and Andy Brzozkiewicz are not chairing the food drive this year. The date is May 12,
2018 and the club needs a new chairperson or chair team. If you are interested in
chairing this food drive, please contact Jan Chappell.
17. June Board Meeting Date – Due to a travel conflict, Jan Chappell asked Board
members if the Board would meet Wednesday, June 6, based on Nancy Smith being
able to accommodate the change. It was agreed that June 6 would work for the Board
members.
NOTE: After the meeting, Jan confirmed that June 6 will work for Nancy.
CHANGE YOUR CALENDAR TO JUNE 6 FOR THE BOARD MEETING
18. Next Board Meeting – The next Board meeting will be Wednesday May 9, 2018 at the
Smith House at noon.
19. Adjournment – There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
12:55PM.
Submitted by:
Janet Butler – Secretary
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Spring...finally!
Please provide any pictures, updates and corrections for newsletter or website to:
dbutler@tuscolakiwanis.org or jbutler@tuscolakiwanis.org
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