Club News

Meet Sheylinn

BySheylinnGano

I'm 29 and recently moved to Tigard from St. Helens, Oregon where I was raised. My parents are both kind-hearted and thoughtful people who never hesitate to help others when the opportunity arises. I think growing up that their generous natures encouraged me to look for ways to help others, too. "See a need, fill a need". My earliest memory of service was bell ringing with my dad for his Rotary club. I started my Kiwanis journey in middle school where I joined Builder's Club. I continued volunteering in my high school Key Club; and I also held Treasury and President positions in my time there. I have a lot of fond memories with my fellow Key Clubbers, our Kiwanis advisor and our sponsoring Daybreakers and Noon clubs there in St. Helens. Since high school I've been working in customer service and various fields of the healthcare industry in office administration trying to find out where I fit in and what I am passionate about. Currently I am working at a local non-profit clinic. I haven't exercised my service muscle much in that time and I've missed the experience. Last year I went through some trials and tribulations; and I spent some time rebuilding and focusing my attentions inward, but I've come to a place where I am eager to get back to serving others because I find that that is when I am happiest. I'm not sure how many meetings or service projects my work schedule will allow, but I am excited to meet my fellow Kiwanians and get involved with everything that I can! The causes I am passionate about are animals, the environment, and kids. In my spare time I love being outside and I take my chiweenie Dibbs everywhere I can get away with. (He doesn't know that he isn't a person.)

At the May 3rd meeting, Bill Pennell picked the Queen of Hearts from the deck of cards in the club raffle, even though most of the deck was still in the stack! What did he win? $126 was in the envelope, accumulated since last August, the last time a member won the club meeting raffle.

At our meeting on April 19th, Cameron Marzi told us about his life. Cameron joined the club in October. He was a Key Clubber in high school and came to us from a Kiwanis Club in southern Oregon. We are so fortunate to be able to welcome him into our club.

Weekly Calendars

Starting the first week of May, we began emailing a weekly calendar of events to all members. If, for some reason, you aren’t receiving the email messages, please let Sue know as soon as possible. Email her at: cummins@sonic.net.

BySueCummins

Check out the details on Page 15 about the Salmon BBQ being held in July. Members will be needed to prepare dishes, assist with set-up & take-down and MORE! The hope is to bring in at least 40 guests. Whatever funds are collected at this event will be given to the Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’s Cancer Program. Added to that amount will be what we’ve been regularly collecting for the cause the last few months at our meetings. We’ve been using a jar given to us by our LTG, Susie Meyer. She picked it up at the District Convention last August.

Jun 1 Key Club Meeting at 9:30 a.m. at Sherwood H.S. (last one of the year)

Jun 2 Work Day at 7 a.m. at Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp

Jun 4 Key Club Officer Training Conference at 10 a.m. at Tualatin Public Library

Jun 7 Meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse – Kyle Hanson presentation

Jun 7 Packed with Pride Distribution at 4 p.m. at Tigard H.S.

Jun 8 Meal preparation at 5 p.m. at Good Neighbor Center

Jun 12 DCM at 6 p.m. at Courtyard Village or on Zoom

Jun 15 Meal preparation at 5 p.m. at Good Neighbor Center

Jun 21 Meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse

Jun 21 Board meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Morehouse home

Jun 21 Packed with Pride Distribution at 4 p.m. at Tigard H.S.

Jun 21-24 Kiwanis International Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jun 2? Meeting at 6 p.m. at the Morehouse home – BBQ & Social with Key Club

Jul 5 Meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse – Program TBA

Jul 5 Packed with Pride Distribution at 4 p.m. at Tigard H.S.

Jul 10 DCM at 6 p.m. at Courtyard Village or on Zoom

Jul 13 Meal preparation at 5 p.m. at Good Neighbor Center

Jul 19 Meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse

Jul 19 Board meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Morehouse home

Jul 19 Packed with Pride Distribution at 4 p.m. at Tigard H.S.

Jul 27

Meal preparation at 5 p.m. at Good Neighbor Center

Jul 29 Salmon BBQ

Every Monday & Thursday morning we process food donations with the Packed with Pride program at Tigard High School. If you wish to participate contact George Deibert at: georgerdeibert@gmail.com

At the April Board meeting, the club officers voted to support a request made by the Key Club to share the sponsorship of a Builders Club at the Sherwood Middle School.

Builders Club is the 7th and 8th grade Service Leadership Program of Kiwanis. Marlene Wilson has agreed to be the Kiwanis Advisor for the program. The teacher at the Sherwood Middle School who is in charge of the leadership program has agreed to be the Faculty Advisor.

There is a one-time start-up fee of $400 of which the Key Club has agree to pay half. There is also an annual fee of $215 to maintain a club. Again, the Key Club has agreed to pay $100 of that amount every year.

Meetings will be held twice a month, after school on Wednesdays, (with the school day ending early). Key Clubbers will attend & help plan activities.

Research is already being done on possible projects.

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Plan a

Step 5 charter event

Complete the paperwork & pay fee

Advertise at the school next Fall and hold a couple of meetings & elect officers

Figure out the details for when to hold meetings; & make meeting and service project plans

Find a Kiwanis & Faculty Advisor; get Principal permission & figure out how to pay the start-up fees