July Division Council Meeting

BySueCummins

The July DCM was a Zoom meeting. There were THREE speakers, and they were ALL interesting!

MarkWahlerfrom Free Bikes 4 Kids shared information. In Portland, 6 to 7,000 bikes are given away each year. The project is designed to help at-risk children, to positively affect child obesity and to de-escalate metal waste disposal. To check out their website to discover more about what’s being done, click HERE. The Kiwanis Club of Lake Oswego is VERY involved with this project, and they would be another great source of information.

Mandy Tsang from the Boys & Girls Club shared current information about changes happening in the Portland area. Many of their after-school programs are moving to being theme-based clubs. This means they are either STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), or Sports & Play Clubs. (The Sports & Play Clubs expose the students to careers related to sports.) A brand-new experiential project they are launching this month is titled, “Lemonade Day”. They are teaching the children how to build a business model. It’s a 4 to 6-week course; and on August 18th, they are opening actual Lemonade Stands throughout Portland.

EvelynChenis the Division 65 Key Club Lt. Governor; and she shared updates about what’s happening with our local Key Clubs. They are doing service projects, even in the summer. On August 26th, the members are invited to Key Club Days South at Oaks Park Amusement Center. They participate in Zoom training the night before; and then do bonding activities and have fun in the park the next day. She commented that, if you want to keep up what the and have fun in the park the next day. She commented that if you want to keep up with what they are doing, the best way to do so is through Instagram.