Kiwanis of Tigard February 2024 Newsletter

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CLUB OF TIGARD Serving the Children of the World| Issue 15 | February 2024

Key Club Dodgeball Tournament

Inside: - Salvation Army Bell Ringing - MHKC Breakfast - Valentine’s Day Project - And much MORE!

A Message from the Club President

By Robert Bell Each month our members spend dozens of hours working with the Packed with Pride food pantry.

We obtain hundreds of pounds of food from local grocery stores, transport that food to Tigard High School, help organize the food for families and help distribute the food to hundreds of food insecure families in the Tigard- Tualatin School District. For over 20 years, twice each month, our members prepare and serve the evening meal for homeless families with children living at the Good Neighbor Center in Tigard. In December we rang bells for the Salvation Army, raising over $1100 dollars helping to support their mission to serve those in need. Our Club continues to support the Sherwood High School Key Club with their service activities. Sue Cummins, as Key Club Advisor, spends innumerable hours working with the students. We are helping seven members of the Sherwood HS Key Club attend the Pacific Northwest District Key Club Convention in March. In addition, Sue Cummins and our Builder’s Club Faculty Advisor, Amy Christie, will be attending the Convention as chaperones. Between assisting with the expenses for the seven Key Clubbers attending the Convention, and covering the expenses of 2 chaperones, our club will be expending over $1,700. This is something we can all be proud of. In an effort to raise funds for our service projects, we have adopted a new fundraising project – delivering floral arrangements for a local florist on Valentine’s Day and for Mother’s Day. On Valentine’s Day, (February 14th), 5 teams of two members each will off be delivering flowers. The club receives $8 for each Message from the President Page 2 arrangement delivered.

We anticipate receiving “Hands On” Volunteering Page 3 several hundred dollars for Good Neighbor Center Page 4 the deliveries we make on Packed with Pride Page 5 Valentine’s Day. The Salvation Army Bell Ringing Page 6 deliveries for Mother’s New Year’s Eve Party Page 7 Day will be on Friday, May See’s Candies Storefront Page 8 10 and Saturday, May 11.

Club News Pages 9-11 Finally, as I think many of Upcoming Events Pages 12-17 you are aware, at our st Division & Beyond News Pages 18-19 February 21 meeting, the County of Washington Key Club & Builders Club Pages 20-23 District Attorney, Kevin Just for Fun Page 24 Barton, will be speaking to Contact Us Page 25 our club.

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Would you be interested in doing Kiwanis volunteering on YOUR SCHEDULE?

Check out a Greater Portland organization called “Hands On”.

By Sue Cummins

As the club secretary, it’s my job to log in the monthly service records. I have noticed that our club is offering many more opportunities for service our non-employed more to opportunities for serv Click HERE to check out their upcoming members. This makes sense, as these members have projects happening in Beaverton, more time in their lives to take part in volunteer efforts.

Tualatin & Hillsboro… to name On the off-chance that some of our members whohellooo have a some local areas! weekday workload might WISH to do more volunteering than what is currently being offered them, I checked out the “Hands On Greater Portland” website. If members indicate an interest, our club might be able to explore Board authorized periodic weekend projectsmight with them. I am willing to explore this possibility further, if our in-the-work-force members are interested. members are interested.

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Good Neighbor Center MNT

Click HERE to watch this informative news interview about the Good Neighbor Center

An evening opportunity to celebrate the GNC’s 25 years of service to the community.

The Kiwanis Club of Tigard has been providing

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meals to the GNC for the entire 25 years!

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In the first three months of the 2023-24 Kiwanis year, our club supported this project with 176 hours of service!

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Pre-made boxes filled with a variety of perishable and shelf-stable foods are distributed on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

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By George Deibert Three years ago, January 2021, we started at Tualatin Fred Meyers to move donation grocery food to a young “Covid-born” food distribution operation aimed at helping the youth in need at the seventeen TigardTualatin district schools. Today, we are collecting and processing it into the PWP hub twice-a-week with our club and the Kiwanis Club of Tualatin and four good “friends of Kiwanis” who regularly help out. The need for this hands-on service to the community is as great as ever; and we’ll all be lucky to still be helping in three years to come.

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6 It was a cold and rainy Saturday in December, but that didn’t matter!

Between the Key Clubbers, who manned one door, and our Kiwanians and their family and friends at a second door, we brought in a record…

$1,128.56.

One guess as to which of these bell ringers brought in the ALL-TIME most donations

EVER!

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New Year’s Eve Party

A Fun Evening… By Sue Cummins We had a really good time. One group played a card game called “3/13”; and another table enjoyed poker! We all actually managed to stay awake until midnight. At the last minute, we turned on the TV, watched the drones in the sky over Seattle and welcomed in the new year!

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See’s Candies Storefront

Thank you… to all who purchased Valentine’s candy from us through our online storefront. Our club’s profit from your purchases and donations was $188.80. Added to our Christmas time sales, we are now over $600 See’s income for use with club projects!

~The Easter storefront is now open until February 20th. Click HERE for access!

You’ll find a number of Easter

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specialties… so check it out!

Club News Welcome to two of our newest members… Judy Munger and Sean Munger. Guess how they are related!

Judy Munger was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and attended schools in Campbell, California. She graduated from Campbell High School and attended San Jose State College (now university). Her first Kiwanis experience was in 1956 at the Kiwanis International Convention in San Francisco. Her uncle was a Kiwanian in Oxnard, California, and attended the convention with his wife. Judy was engaged to babysit their children at the hotel while they attended the convention events. Kiwanis remained in her memory ever since. Judy joined the Kiwanis Club of Ross Island Earlyrisers in 2000, and served as president in 2004-05 and 2012-13, both “Distinguished”. She was the project leader for Children’s Photo ID, Wine Raffle, and assisted with Club Annual Installation planning. She served as Pacific Northwest District First Lady in 2014-15 alongside Governor Bob Munger. She transferred her membership to the Kiwanis Club of Tigard in October 2023. Judy is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a very active and enthusiastic genealogist, expert at paper crafts, an accomplished artist and instructor of Dimensional Tole painting, amateur historian for the shipwreck Peter Iredale and the USS Shark, loves the Oregon beach, and is the keeper of the family lore. Children include daughter Robyn in Omaha, NE, son Sean, member of the Kiwanis Club of Tigard, two grandsons, Robby and Riley, also in Omaha. High school sweethearts, Judy and Bob just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

Sean Munger is a historian. Prior to getting his Ph.D. in environmental history at the University of Oregon, he was an attorney and practiced commercial real estate law in the Portland area for 12 years. He got his law degree at Tulane University Law School in New Orleans in 1998.

He has written several books, (fiction and non-fiction), such as "The Valley of Forever" and "Zombies of Byzantium." He has been published in academic and law journals, and he often gives talks on various historical topics. For example, he has been an occasional speaker at McMenamins "History Pub" nights. For the past 5 years he has been teaching history, 6th, 7th and 8th grade, at a charter school in east Portland. His YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/@SeanMunger), on which he does primarily historical videos, has become quite prominent on YouTube during 2023. He also previously hosted the podcasts "Second Decade," a historical show, and "Green Screen," a show about how the environment is dealt with in popular movies. One of his areas of historical expertise is the history of climate and climate change, which led to both of those podcasts. He first joined Kiwanis in 2004 and was President of the Ross Island Earlyrisers Club in 2007-08. For many years he has coached high school students in the “We the People/Classroom Law Project” constitutional/civics debate club, a program that has often been supported through Kiwanis.

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More Club News It is with a great deal of sadness that we are in the process of saying “goodbye” to our youngest member, who has been with our Kiwanis family since her freshman year of high school, when she was a Key Clubber. In the near future, Marlene Wilson will be moving away. Below is a pictorial tribute to her time in our club…

Club Vote Needed With Marlene’s resignation as a Club Director, it is important to fill that position on the Board as quickly as possible. A nomination has been made for Sheylinn Gano to finish out Marlene’s 2023-2026 term of office. This nomination will be officially announced at the February 7th club meeting. A “Yes/No” written ballot will be distributed at the February 21st meeting, as well as through email for those who can’t attend the meeting.

2022 MHKC Walk Roll Stroll

2022 CPAH Backpack Distribution

2023 Builders Club Session

A Club Director Should: • Attend Board meetings, (which are once a month).

2023 Key Club Adopt-A-Road Project

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Thank you, Marlene…

You will be sorely missed!

• Represent club interests in Board decision-making

Endowment Trust Atlanta-based author and speaker Beth-Sarah Wright inspired me to have newfound respect for our Tigard Kiwanis Endowment Trust. Mrs. Wright writes, “Did you know the Latin root of the word ‘respect’ is specere or to look? Respect literally means to look again.” The Edward Jones account value for the trust was $87,911.82 as of December 31, 2023.

Respect is due to our Financial Advisor Corey Broughton. One year ago, the account value was $83K. Way to go, Corey! Respect is also due to our three doners last year who gave $2700. Please look again at the Tigard Kiwanis Endowment Trust.

Gifts are taxdeductible. Scholarships and other aid for local youth result from the Endowment each year. I plan to give $1000 this year. Who will match that gift? Who will double it?

With Regard and Respect, Mike McClain, Trustee

It is the generosity of so many who have come before us, (and of many in our midst), that has made it possible for the Kiwanis Club of Tigard to present liberal scholarships to deserving students each year!

Make every effort to attend our Wednesday, February 21st meeting at Murrayhill Taphouse at 11:45 a.m.

Washington County District Attorney

Kevin Barton will be the guest speaker!

“I want Washington County to remain a safe place to live, work and raise a family. My wife and I have chosen to raise our family here, and I am invested in the future of our community and your safety. As your District Attorney, I have worked to ensure all members of our community are safe and protected from crime. I have a proven track record of working with law enforcement, civic groups, and community partners to protect public safety. Throughout my career, I have worked with hundreds of crime victims and prosecuted our county’s most serious crimes, including murder, child abuse, sex trafficking, elder abuse, domestic violence, and financial embezzlement.”

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Looking for an Opportunity to Serve?

• This is something you can do from the comfort of your own home.

• It is also something you may be able to do after work.

• It’s for 2 hours on Wednesday, February 7th. If you like it, you can also do it on March 6th and April 3rd.

Sign up online HERE

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Keep a lookout for periodic email messages sharing news about times to sign-up to work at the Beaverton Food Bank location.

Thought …

Some members aspire to carpool to Wilsonville and eat during the same session.

If you wish to do that, then sign up for the

10:30 seating

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Calendars Feb 1

Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 10 Feb 12 Feb 14 Feb 15

Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 22 Feb 29

Mar 1 Mar 6 Mar 7

Mar 8-10 Mar 11 Mar 14 Mar 16 Mar 20 Mar 21

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Key Club DCON attendees meeting at 7:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. Key Club meeting at 9:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. Builders Club work session at 3:20 p.m. at Sherwood M.S. Registration for Key Club contests and Annual Achievement Report due Tigard Club February Newsletter published Meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse Online project for the Oregon Food Bank at 5:15 p.m.

Meal preparation at 4:45 p.m. at Good Neighbor Center MHKC Brunch at 10:30 a.m. in Wilsonville (Tigard Club group seating) Division Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m. (Zoom ONLY) Flower deliveries for Valentine’s Day starting at 9 a.m. at Flowers by Donna Key Club Board mtg. at 7:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. Key Club meeting at 9:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. Builders Club work session at 3:20 p.m. at Sherwood M.S. Last day to order See’s Easter Candies Meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse – Kevin Barton speaking Meal preparation at 4:45 p.m. at Good Neighbor Center Board meeting at 7 p.m. at the Morehouse home Leap Day celebration at 6:30 p.m. at Old Spaghetti Factory in Sherwood

Key Club DCON meeting at 7:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. Meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse Online project for the Oregon Food Bank at 5:15 p.m.

Key Club Board mtg. at 7:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. Key Club meeting at 9:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. 5 Builders Club work session at 3:20 p.m. at Sherwood M.S. Key Club District Convention in Portland Division Council Meeting at 6 p.m. (Zoom ONLY) Meal preparation at 4:45 p.m. at Good Neighbor Center Adopt-A-Road project at 10 a.m. at Sherwood Middle School Meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse Key Club Board mtg. at 7:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. Key Club meeting at 9:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. 5 Builders Club work session at 3:20 p.m. at Sherwood M.S. Meal preparation at 4:45 p.m. at Good Neighbor Center

Every Monday & Thursday morning we process food donations with the Packed with Pride program at Tigard High School. On the first and third Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m. we distribute that food. If you wish to participate, please contact our club by clicking HERE.

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By Bob Munger The Kiwanis Club of Tigard has an agreement with Flowers by Donna to deliver flower arrangements for Valentines Day. It is recommended that deliveries be made by teams of two, one to drive and the other to navigate. It would be optimal if SUVs, Vans, or Hatchback cars are used for delivery. The cargo area needs to accommodate three or four open-top boxes approximately 3 feet long and 12 inches wide. Transporting arrangements in these boxes keeps the flower containers from tipping over while driving. The flower shop is located at 11700 SW Hall Blvd. in Tigard. The first team needs to be at the shop at 9:00 a.m. with subsequent teams arriving at 15-minute intervals. The flower deliveries are by zip code, and the routes are computer optimized to provide a logical sequence of deliveries. Pairs will receive a sheet with the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the people who are receiving the flowers. If no one is home, call the number and leave a voice mail saying where the flowers were left. After finishing one group of deliveries, return to the shop and pick up another group. Anticipate spending most of the day on the job. The club will be paid $8 for each delivery made. A typical day’s income should be around $700.

Sign-up to help at the next club meeting. Up to 16 people are needed!

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Leap Into This Opportunity to Join the Fun

Thursday, February 29 6:30 p.m.

Old Spaghetti Factory, Sherwood

Group meal - with choice between 3 entrée items. Salad & an ice cream dessert will be the same for all. Price will vary depending upon the entrée chosen. Further details are still being arranged, so entrée choices are not yet available.

We’ll notify club members when final details are determined. If you wish to join us, once you know everything, please contact Sheila HERE to make reservations and choose entrées. Reservations will close on February 21st.

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Saturday, March 16

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10 a.m.

Sherwood M.S.

This will be a joint project with the Key Club & Builders Club

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The December DCM Party & Gift Exchange was well-attended and fun!

The January DCM was Zoon ONLY

February Division Council Meeting • Monday, February 12 • 6:00 p.m.

• Zoom ONLY – hosted by Tualatin

Our Tigard attendees found the January DCM especially interesting, as the program was presented by the Slabtown Builders Club Advisors.

They have a truly impressive program where students can choose Builders Club as a class elective!

o Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/93695254309?pwd=L0Yxa1hlSWgxM29jSFhibnJQ UlJIdz09 Meeting ID: 936 9525 4309 Passcode: 682958 • Program – “In4All” – Learn about this program to empower youth

March Division Council Meeting • Monday, March 11 • 6:00 p.m.

• Zoom ONLY – hosted by Lake Oswego o Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/93695254309?pwd=L0Yxa1hlSWgxM29jSFhibnJQ UlJIdz09

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Meeting ID: 936 9525 4309 Passcode: 682958

• Program- – Key Club International President, Kyle Hanson

Their message to teens – A Future of Limitless Possibilities”...

The work they are doing at In4All is meant to challenge the data youth are collecting daily that tells them they don’t belong, or they can’t succeed, or that school doesn’t matter.

& It’s not too late to sign up to attend the Mid-Winter Conference at the Portland Sheraton Inn at the Airport, February 16-18. Click HERE to register. The luncheon speaker on Saturday is a doctor with KCCP.

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Highlights of December & January Include: • Salvation Army Bell Ringing • Dodgeball Tournament • DCON Registration • Builders Club Help • Good Neighbor Center • And the Annual Report On December 9th eight members traveled to Tigard to ring the Salvation Army bells at the Fred Meyer store.

They brought in over $450 and had a great time singing carols to the customers entering the store.

Key Club members continue to assist with Builders Club projects. In December they helped make “sock snowmen”.

DCON Registration Let it be known…

Good Neighbor Center

Seven members stepped forward to register for the PNW Key Club District Convention, to be held in Portland on March 8-10.

December

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January

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Five teams participated. Between the team entry fees, the audience pay at the door, the concession stand and the silent auction, the club brought in $307.

D O D G E B A L L

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Each year, on February 1st, the Key Club submits an Annual Achievement Report to Key Club International. The club receives a quantitative score on its program of work.

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Meeting attendance by members &advisors Dues paid on-time Division involvement Club communication methods & effectiveness Club member education about KCI Convention attendance by members & advisors Socials & Interclubs Membership growth Officer training received Leadership development activities Kiwanis Club interactions Kiwanis Family interactions Service records (# hours divided by # members) Service Fundraising

Most clubs end up with a score of around 80 to 90 points. The Sherwood score this year was 131 points! This is really close to what is needed to qualify as a Distinguished Club!

By Jet Nguyen (Key Club Co-President) This past year has been one of not just growth, but of change. Sherwood Key Club has begun a new chapter in leadership and club structure. With the officer's attendance at District Convention in 2023, we all agreed to focus on improving our club utilizing our experience from DCON. Our service hours per member has doubled over the previous year, along with over $1000 raised for charitable purposes. Of course, numbers mean little without truly understanding the impact behind them: 500 hours of service to our local and neighboring communities has allowed Key Clubbers to influence the people they served, and indirectly influence the people they come into contact with afterwards. And while there will always be room for improvement, I fondly look back on all the accomplishments we have already completed; and I look forward, with anticipation, to continuing this this momentum in the final months of my term. For our club and the incoming officers for thethe upcoming term, this truly is the beginning.

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Despite December being a “short” month of school, the Sherwood Builders Club had TWO important activities… They made “sock snowmen” and gave them to residents of a local nursing home. They also elected their club officers!

President Keagen Petty

Vice President Clara Overton

What’s Ahead?

The students are working on a campaign to collect items for the Sherwood homeless!

Secretary J.T. Turner

Treasurer Isaac Nortly

Welcome To Builders Club!

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To find out more about the Kiwanis organization you can check out the following websites…

• Kiwanis Club of Tigard https://k05921.site.kiwanis.org/ (There is a “Contact Us” tab on this site which will allow you to connect with the Tigard club. One of the following officers will respond to your message.)

• President Robert Bell • President-Elect Frank Morehouse • Vice President Anthony Arakaki • Secretary Sue Cummins • Treasurer George Deibert

• Pacific Northwest Kiwanis District https://www.kiwanispnw.org

• Kiwanis International https://www.kiwanis.org

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Doernbecher (KDCCP) News

By John Brookens Things of note: 1. Don’t forget that the KDCCP Dr. Patrick DeMartino is a guest speaker at the PNW Mid-Winter Conference. That’s happening February 16-18 in Portland.

2. Also, just a reminder: Kiwanis raised the money to purchase and install the Bone Marrow Transplant unit at Doernbecher. It remains the only one in Oregon for both children and adults.

3. Is our club interested in scheduling a 30-minutes KDCCP presentation? We can do so by going to kiwanisdoernbecher.org, (or we can probably just ask John).

4. Our club has, in the past, participated with a golf team at the KDCCP golf tournament. This year’s tournament is being held on May 10, 2024, at Camas Meadows in Vancouver Washington.

(Online sign-ups are not yet available.)

Announcements regarding Kiwanis Day at Doernbecher will be published soon! Keep a look-out for the details. We had a large group attend last year… and we’ll want to continue our support for the program!

Any member wishing to spearhead a Facebook fundraiser for KDCCP can find out more about how to do it HERE.

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