A Message from the Club President By George Deibert It’s wonderful to have another club newsletter edition to show all that’s happened, and all that is being planned, with the Kiwanis Club of Tigard. As our beloved Dick Freer moved to be closer to family, and as we look forward to the 2022-23 Kiwanis year with our leadership elections, I must express concern about how small our club is becoming. Once again, we need to face what is often a puzzle for us of how to gain new members. We need to focus on this challenge though, so we can continue our positive impact to children in the wide variety of ways this club has done for what will be 58 years come this July; and we need to grow our membership so we can gain fresh perspective and new direction. Yes, it’s no longer 1964, and today there are many other ways for an individual to donate their time and money to good causes. I’m often asked, “Why join a club that has dues and does a lot of meeting and lunch eating and other costly and seemingly unproductive stuff?” My quick answer is that the friendships and bonds that are formed in the activities described bring a level of achievement and self-reward that is un-paralleled. We need to work towards giving others the opportunity to try Kiwanis. I recently spent a few hours with the Pacific North West membership recruiting team, working towards a new Kiwanis Club of Wilsonville. They rightfully emphasized the depth and range of Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs that Kiwanis clubs sponsor and enable, in all levels of the education system, from grade school through college. The Sherwood Key Club which we sponsor is our local example. By administering the scholarship awards from our Endowment Trust, we were recently able to recognize amazing graduating seniors who, because of our influence, know how to “Lead and Serve” in their community. That hope for the future is just one example of why being a part of Kiwanis is definitely worth the time and effort.
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Message from the President Summer is Near Good Neighbor Center Packed with Pride Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp Sign Project Club News Doernbecher News Division News Key Club Summer Fun Contact Us A Little Bit of Summer
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