As I begin my term as President of the Kiwanis Club of Tigard, I’m overwhelmed by all the activities that our club members are engaged in. Our club is committed to community service. Consider what our club does▪ Each week several of our club members serve the Packed with Pride food pantry on Monday and Thursday. As you know, the Packed with Pride food pantry serves hundreds of foodinsecure families with children in the Tigard-Tualatin School District. Each week our club members provide more than a dozen hours of service in the Packed with Pride project, and we have been doing this for nearly 2years. ▪ Each month, members of our club prepare and serve two dinners for homeless families with children living at the Good Neighbor Center in Tigard. We’ve been doing this for over 25 years.
▪ Our club sponsors the Sherwood High School Key Club which encourages students to become involved in community service. Sue Cummins is our Kiwanis advisor to the Key Club. She attends their meetings and coordinates our club’s support of the Key Club. We are lucky this year that Marlene Wilson has joined her as an Assistant Advisor.
▪ Sherwood High School Key Club members often work with our club members preparing and serving meals at the Good Neighbor Center.
(Bob is approaching 50 years of service with Kiwanis)
▪ Years ago, our club formed the Tigard Kiwanis Endowment Trust. Over the years, members of our club have contributed funds to the Endowment Trust. Those funds total nearly $90,000. Each year, income from the Endowment Trust in used to provide scholarships to graduating Key Club seniors.
▪ Our club and its members support the Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’s Cancer Program (KDCCP). KDCCP funds a research fellowship program dedicated to curing children of cancer by training the next generation of pediatric oncology specialists and researchers. Each year, our club engages in fundraising events to support KDCCP.
▪ Our club and its members also support the Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp for developmentally disabled children and young adults. The camping experience enables these developmentally disabled campers to enjoy many camping experiences, including catching a fish, splashing in the pool, riding the zipline, riding horses, paddling in a canoe, and enjoying a campfire. Tigard Kiwanians often help prepare the Mt. Hood Camp to serve the campers and our club members engage in fundraising events to support the Camp.
At this point, I intend to continue our meeting schedule of having meetings on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. Our Board meetings will be held in the 4th week of the month. In the coming year, I’d like to resume having programs at some of our meetings. It would also be great if our club could resume having inter-clubs with others in our division. This year, it’s my honor to serve as the club’s President. I look forward to leading us as we continue our service to the community.
A Huge Thank You is Due… to our Immediate Past Secretary of 20 years – Beth Morehouse & our Immediate Past President of 3 years –George Deibert. This club would be “less” without their influence; and we are so appreciative for all they have done over their years of service!
Here are Beth and George at the LAST meeting of their terms of office!
Let’s take a chance on change this coming year!
Located in Tigard, Oregon, their spacious 54 bed emergency shelter can house up to nine families for up to six weeks at a time. Each family gets a private room together, along with three healthy meals a day and the resources needed to get back on their feet, long term.
The Good Neighbor Center serves families experiencing housing insecurity with empathy and equity. The GNC team provides a safe environment and needed resources while assisting in finding permanent housing and stability.
we are, preparing our usual spaghetti and meatball dinner for the Good Neighbor Center… on the first and third Thursdays of every month.
Packed with Pride provides food boxes, meant for a family of five. Eligible recipients are Tualatin-Tigard School District families and community members. Distribution of food occurs twice a month.
Packed with Pride is sponsored by the Foundation for Tigard-Tualatin Schools. This foundation raises money for success of the students in all 16 schools in the district. A stable food source is an essential component for aiding student success!
Check It Out
In the month of August, we moved 2,910 pounds of food from the Tigard WinCo store to the PWP center where we then re-packaged it for distribution!
There are few places where individuals with disabilities can spend a week joyfully focusing on their abilities. On any given summer day, the campers are catching fish, conquering their fear on the adventure course and zipline, splashing at the pool, riding a horse for the first time, whitewater rafting, paddling a canoe on Trillium Lake, and dancing the night away at campfire. Wheelchair accessible trails and innovations such as adaptive saddles, harnesses, and bicycles make the traditional camp experience available to all. Camp doesn't just offer outdoor activities, it offers a chance for people with disabilities to make new friends and build community in a friendly, non-judgmental environment where they can feel empowered and included.
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Members of the Kiwanis Club of Tigard not only had a “5th Wednesday of the month” fundraiser for the Kiwanis Mt. Hood Walk Roll Stroll, but also an 8th birthday celebration for Mateu Arakaki! That was a surprise! The food was great as Sue prepared the delicious slow grilled chicken with corn on the cob, while other members provided "the fixings", and even a birthday cake and a berry cobbler for dessert. One of our newest members, Marlene, Wilson, invited her parents (?? and Kelly Wilson) to the event and it was nice to see new faces. Sue had just completed the construction work on her fabulous new deck, complete with minibar - I thought I was on a yacht in Hawaii for a moment. As an active club of all ages, we just know how to party.
invited her parents, Jeff and Kelly Wilson, to the event, andand it was nice to see new faces. Sue had just finishedfinishedthewith the construction work on her fabulous new deck, complete with minibar - fabulous new deck, complete with minibar I thought thought I was on a yacht in Hawaii for a moment. As an active club with members of all ages, we just know how to party.
The event at Oaks Park, and all of the fundraising going towards Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp, was a massive success! Although our actual walk was cancelled, due to the air quality conditions, we still had a wonderful time enjoying the great scenery at Oaks Park, the live music from the Staff Infection Band, and being able to see not only everyone who helped to make this program possible, but also many of the campers whom we help with our donations every year. It was a great event, and it felt amazing to know that our club contributed over fifteen hundred dollars to MHKC's cause. The total amount fundraised exceeded their goal for the event, which was $40,000. Counting funds that came in afterwards, they are advertising online that they made over $42,000! It feels good to know that we helped them to reach that goal!
We wish to extend a special “Thank You” to the SherwoodHigh
School Key Clubbers who showed up to help that day!
On Saturday, August 27, 2022 our very own Frank Morehouse was honored at the District Convention held in Kennewick, Washington. He and his team made incredile strides, (during his term as Governor of the Pacific Northwest District), to make the Doernbecher Children’s Cancer Program a Kiwanis District Project. He helped start a decade of positive change for children and their families facing the trauma of this dread disease. Since Frank was unable to attend DCON, they arranged for our incoming Club President, Bob Bell, to invite him over for breakfast, and then did a surprise presentation via Zoom. It is delighful to see Frank’s wonder and ioy as they presented the commemorative medal to him and shared the news that they raised $15,000 at the convention by selling the medals to attendees!
Here is how the system works:
• The 2022 23 club roster is electronically due on the Kiwanis International “Dashboard” by October 10th
• The club MUST pay dues for all members listed at that time
• So, it is imperative that the roster be accurate, because the club has to pay dues, regardless of whether or not the person listed gave funds to the club!
Please bring a check in the amount of $150, and made out to the Kiwanis Club of Tigard, to the October 5th Kiwanis Meeting… or mail check to: Mike McClain 7875 SW Alden Street Portland, OR 972223
Ifyouhaven’talreadydoneso… Checkmustbereceivedby10/10
• On the international level they are used to fund meeting expenses, membership materials, shipping, grants, technology infrastructure, SLP programs, insurance, the KI Magazine and other expenses. (This amounts to $103 of the $150 that we pay each year.)
• On the district level, dues cover most of the same types of expenses as KI, only on a more localized basis. (District dues are $25.)
• That leaves $22 left over to go to the local club, to be used for operating costs like recognition and awards, Chamber of Commerce fees, delegate fees at DCON, SLP background checks, LTG expenses, service projects and more!
It’s that time of year when
must be paid!
• We are still in the process of exploring options for a possible new meeting place. For now, we will continue to meet at the Cooper Mountain Ale Works on the first and third Wednesdays of October.
• On the second Wednesday, we will do another experimental outing, this time at Murrayhill Taphouse: 14550 SW Murray Scholls Dr, Beaverton, OR 97007.
I grew up in southern Oregon where my family owned a small always had an affinity for helping those in need and found it to be extremely rewarding. That interest led me to be a part of many groups including Key Club, IMPACT, and International Health Emissaries. It even took me to Ecuador and Kenya where I helped provide basic medical care to the local residents. I always wanted to help people in my career as well, which is why I started college studying to become a physician.
small business and my father was an active member of the Kiwanis club. I club. I always had an affinity for helping those in need and found it to be extremely rewarding. be extremely rewarding. That interest led me to be a part of many groups, including Key Club, Key Club, IMPACT, and International Health Emissaries. It even took me to Ecuador and Kenya where I helped provide basic and Kenya where I helped provide basic medical care to the local residents. I always wanted to help in my career as well, that blood and bodily fluids weren't for me, and at the same time discovered the direct correlation between financial health and physical health. Nearly 50% of physical health issues can be traced back to financial stresses. My passion towards helping people combined with my skill with numbers and knowledge in business, (which I had picked up from my parents), made financial planning a perfect career for me. I now help people optimize their financial picture with things like retirement planning, estate planning, and income/tax planning. The work is extremely rewarding. My fiance’s name is
in my career as well, which is why I started college studying to become a physician. After a while I realized that Mikaela, and we have been together for over 5 years. We love to hike, travel, and eat good food, which is one of the reasons we decided Portland would be a great place to live! We have a cat named Louie, which we adopted when he was nearly double his ideal weight. Within the next year he, (unwillingly), lost the extra weight and is now happier than ever!
After a while I realized that blood and bodily fluids weren't for me, and at the same time discovered the direct correlation between financial health and physical health. Nearly 50% of physical health issues can be traced back to financial stresses. My passion towards helping people combined with my skill with numbers and knowledge in business, (which I had picked up from my parents), made financial planning a perfect career for me. I now help people optimize their financial picture with things like retirement planning, estate planning, and income/tax planning.
Welcome Cameron Marzi, the newest member in our club!
My fiancé’s name is Mikaela, and we have been together for over 5 years. We love to hike, travel, and eat good food, which is one of the reasons we decided Portland would be a great place to
It was a very warm afternoon on August 30, 2022. That didn’t stop members of the Tigard Kiwanians: Ken Barker, Sue Cummins, George Deibert, Marlene Wilson and MaryLou Iverson, from showing up at the Spencer House in Beaverton to help the Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH). We spent our time filling backpacks, (to the brim), with supplies for the 2022-23 school year. Families were also given a form to order warm winter coats for their children if they were needed. Lindsey Leason, the Program Director, was very appreciative of our help, as they rely on volunteers to assist in their activities. fulfilling services to those in need.
CPAH
County
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is dedicated to building quality affordable housing opportunities with services and programs in Washington
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Portland. They have been part of the local response to a growing need for 27 years!
Tue Oct 4 RSVP due for Installation Dinner
Wed Oct 5 Club meeting at noon at CMAW
Sun Oct 9 Sherwood Key Club Campus Clean-up at 1 p.m.
Mon Oct 10 DCM at 6 p.m. at the Courtyard or on Zoom
Wed Oct 12 Club meeting at noon at Murrayhill Taphouse
Thu Oct 13 Good Neighbor Center at 4:45 p.m.
Sat Oct 15 Installation Dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Ernesto’s
Wed Oct 19 Club meeting at noon at CMAW
Sat Oct 22 Kiwanis One Day at 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. in Hillsboro (Magic Yarn Project)
Thu Oct 27 Board meeting at 2 p.m. at George Deibert’s home
Thu Oct 27 Good Neighbor Center at 4:45 p.m.
Sat Oct 29 Sherwood Key Club Campus Clean-up at 11 a.m.
Wed Nov 2 Club meeting at noon (Place - TBA)
Thu Nov 10 Good Neighbor Center at 4:45 p.m.
Mon Nov 14 DCM at 6 p.m. at Courtyard Village or on Zoom
Wed Nov 16 Club meeting at noon (Place - TBA)
Tue Nov 22 Board meeting @ 2 p.m. @ George’s home
Thu Nov 24 Good Neighbor Center at 4:45 p.m.
Wed Nov 30 5th Wednesday Evening Social (TBA)
Every Monday & Thursday morning we process donations with the Packed with Pride program at Tigard High School.
We are proud to report that we finished the Kiwanis 2021 22 year with a balanced budget, donating $5,658 of club funds to causes such as: KDCCP, KI International Children’s Fund, PNW Foundation, Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp, The Sign Project, Good Neighbor Center, and Local Area Youth. Approximately $2,500 more was donated directly to causes, (from fundraisers we held). Another $5,000 was given in scholarships!
Instead of having a DCM (Division Council Meeting) in August, our LTG Susie Meyer led us with a DCP Division Council Picnic! It was held on a beautiful summer evening at A.M. Kennedy Park in Beaverton. First off, despite what the Pacific Northwest District of Kiwanis recently drew as division boundaries, we had a crowd of Kiwanians that came from at least 3 official divisions. Lines can be drawn, but this picnic had no bounds. Slabtown Kiwanis Club did a great job as host club. We had a mostly shaded picnic shelter that held our food, pies and white elephants, (not the humongous lucky beasts from Cambodia). And we had no trouble eating much more than the few yellow jackets that crashed the party. We had a wonderful selection of meats, sandwiches, salads, vegetables, baked beans and desserts. Mmmm! We had a lot of fun with our “Silly White Elephant Gifts” that had a suggested value of just $3… randomly exchanging, laughing at the strange ones, and stealing those desirable ones.
An auction was held for the donated pies to raise $$$ for The Magic Yarn Project (https://themagicyarnproject.com/). It was quite successful as there were a few pies in very high demand. (Check out details for our own upcoming division Magic Yarn Project, found on page 17). Finally that night, it was game time when Susie encouraged us to “release our Inner Child”. This played out in a variety of ways: photo-taking with 1960’s Photo Booth Props, a Chess Game, Bocce Ball in the playground pit area,
and more… while we all enjoyed a nice evening culminating in a beautiful sunset.
I felt so privileged to be able to represent our Kiwanis division at the recently held annual dinner sponsored by the Portland Metro Salvation Army. I was reminded of how important our “cog” is in their fundraising wheel. Without Kiwanis support in their annual bell ringing, they wouldn’t be able to function at the level they wish to achieve! It looks like we’ll be back in action this December, so stay tuned to upcoming club news to find out more about how we can help with the Salvation Army bell ringing this year.
Ivie,
was an incredibly inspiring speaker, as she and her son shared the difference that the Salvation Army made in their lives. She now is a “soldier” in their army, helping abused women and children at their West Women’s Shelter.
o Future DCM schedule Upcoming DCMs will be held on the second Monday of each month starting at 6 p.m. Meetings in October and November will be hybrid. December will be an in person Christmas party with a white elephant gift exchange valued at no more than $25. Starting in January, they will be Zoom ONLY, (through March).
o Clubs are asked to pick two DCMs to host – Next month’s DCM is being hosted by Lake Aswego, and it will be held on October 10th. It will be hybrid, with those showing up in person at the Courtyard at Raleigh Hills.
o The Frank Morehouse Medallion A medallion was passed around to those who were there in person. Susie described the honor given to Frank at District Convention; and she promoted the fact that members can purchase a commemorative medal for $500, supporting the Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’s Cancer Program.
o Nuts will again be available for the Christmas season The price has been raised to $25. We can get them from the Ross Island Early Risers club.
o Magic Yarn Wigs The upcoming project for Kiwanis One Day was presented. It will be on October 22nd in Hillsboro. The cost is $15 per person, (Key Clubbers will be exempt from paying the
Saying Sherwood Key Club has been busy would be an understatement. This small yet mighty club of the PNW District 64 has held two officer meetings over the summer where we have brainstormed and finalized a myriad of service projects. First though, some quick recognitions of our club. A shoutout to Jet Nguyen for being the only secretary in D64 to submit the July secretary report! Also, Sherwood Key Club welcomes alumni and past Club President, Marlene Wilson, as the new Kiwanis Assistant Advisor! We are glad to have her back and look forward to her continuing wisdom and insight. Since school has been back in session… our officers went to the Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp Walk, in support of the Tigard team, and the cause. Then, yours truly, attended the Key Club Day South Convention, with more than 10 other D64 officers and members. This was the first time in three years that D64 members have gone to KCDS!
Our MOST exciting news… 68 students attended our first meeting!
And… here are some activities we’ve brainstormed. We’re working on plans for the campus Club Fair. We want to participate in the PNW theme of “Help End Hunger” . Sherwood will have a food drive where the entire high school competes with other classes to see who donates the most amount of food. A focused and friendly competition will hopefully bring in more food and offer a time to educate our peers on the purpose of this mission. We hope to do this by being sponsored by our school's Bowmen News Network, (BNN), which will allow us to tell the rest of the school, in a short video clip, all that Key Club is about. Sherwood also plans to hold trash cleanups after home football games, (and maybe volleyball games, too), to assist our understaffed custodians and make our school a cleaner and more inviting environment. However, we may also hold general campus cleanups in the mornings before school, which will be promoted with promises of treats such as donuts. Sherwood Key Club will also be holding some new group service project opportunities. We hope this will allow members to increase Key Club community networking and work towards completing their service hour requirement. Finally, we’re looking into doing more projects that connect us with the Key Club world beyond the local level. For example: Kiwanis One Day, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, celebrating Key Club Week and more!
Members have the prospect of doing more group service projects Times for doing the projects will vary, giving most members a chance to pick a project that fits their schedule. (Check out Page 25 to get a look at some of the activities members are invited to do in October.)
The club officers are planning an on campus food drive for the whole school. This will be in support of the Pacific Northwest District “Help End Hunger” Project.
Members will also be given recognition for bringing non perishable foods to each and every Key Club meeting!
The club will be connecting with the Kiwanis to do more joint projects. (See Page 17 to find out more about the Magic Yarn Wigs activity being held on Kiwanis One Day... which is a day dedicated, worldwide, to Kiwanis & Key Clubbers working together to make a difference.)
The club is working on a plan to encourage and assist active members to attend District Convention, in Seattle, in March 2023!
On September 17th, I represented Sherwood at Key Club Day South. The morning was a virtual experience, with presentations on the District Project, (Help End Hunger), a Keynote Speaker and more!
During the in-person component of the day, we started with getting food and getting into our groups. Then, every LTG introduced themselves and their division. For D64, our LTG, Tali Greenfield, led our team chant which was:
Dinosaurs: we roar!
Dinosaurs: we soar!
Who are we? Division 64!
After introductions, we started a scavenger hunt where every division went to LTG stations and tried to differentiate from a list which committee they were talking about. Once it was guessed correctly, our division would take a picture with the LTG. After this, we played a game of Telephone. And finally, to close, there was a Miracle Minute where every division tried to scramble and come up with the most amount of spare change possible to
donate to the Help End Hunger initiative. I'm proud to report that D64 was in the top 3 donors! This meant that Tali was able to throw a pie in the face of an Executive!
A familiar face to any returning Key Club member is the new Kiwanis Assistant Advisor to the Key Club. Marlene Wilson was last year’s Key Club President. Since graduating, she has joined the Tigard Kiwanis Club and is now serving the Sherwood Key Club in a new capacity! We welcome her expertise… she has a lot of enthusiasm and background knowledge that is going to really help the Sherwood club gain new heights in service this year.
These are some authorized service opportunities:
Thursday, October 6th
o Bring non-perishable food items to the Key Club meeting at flex time
Sunday, October 9th
o Campus clean-up project at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 20th
o Bring non-perishable food items to the Key Club meeting at flex time
Saturday, October 22nd
o Kiwanis One Day
o Making Magic Yarn Wigs in Hillsboro
o 9 – 11:30 a.m. OR 1 – 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 27th
o Good Neighbor Center in Tigard at 4:45 p.m.
o Making a spaghetti dinner for families in a homeless shelter
Saturday, October 29th
o Campus clean-up project at 11 a.m. Monday, October 31st
o Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
Monday, October 31st (Start of Key Club Week)
o “Show Your K Day” for Key Club Week
o Wear a Key Club t-shirt (or Key Club colors)
As we face a new year in the world of Kiwanis let us reflect on these quotes about the choices we may make…
1. “What we do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Jane Goodall
2. “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”Albert Einstein
3. “Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.” Carrie Fisher
4. “One can choose to go back towards safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.”- Abraham Maslow
5. “Don’t go through life, grow through life.” Eric Butterworth
6. “We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.”” Oprah Winfrey
7. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”- Amelia Earhart
8. “People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Rob Siltanen
9. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” Frederick Douglass
10.“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” Ella Fitzgerald
