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District Newsletter
Don't forget to take some time each month to read the District newsletter. You can find it online at http://www.mndak-kiwanis.org/

UPCOMING KIWANIS EVENTS:

April 14, 2011

MOTTO: "Serving the Children of the World"
Defining statement: KIWANIS is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child & one community at a time.

GREETERS / HOSTS: All Members
CHAPLAIN: Jon Vetter
PROGRAM CHAIR: Jon Vetter's guest speaker will be Principal Tim Bjorge, sharing about the "Day of Caring"
MENU 04/14: baked chicken; mashed potatoes w/country gravy; stewed tomatoes; applesauce Jello; bread & beverages.

Program 04/7: Tom West's guest speaker was JCurt Tryggestad, High School, sharing about school happenings, including the supplying of computers to students.


Club Meeting 04/7: Members present: 11; Guests: none; Song Leader: Wayne Scherling; COP: Jon Vetter; 50/50 Winner: None. Speaker's book donated to: Public Health Childrens Waiting Area.

InterClubs are always welcome. Please contact President Chuck Forss chuckf@co.morrison.mn.us or call him at 632-3860 home or 631-0834 work; or Secretary Betz Tepley betztepl@yahoo.com or call her at 632-5692 or 632-1674 home, by Tuesday @ 11:30 a.m. (we need to order meals ahead), with the name(s) of the people attending.

SUNSHINE REPORT APRIL 2011:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY:
14 - Brad Philippi - 51 years old
BELATED HAPPY ANNIVERSARY:
12 - Carlyle & Kristen Olsen - 31 years

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
SECOND HALF DUES are due now.
IF YOU STILL HAVE FISH FRY MONEY, please turn it in to Fish Fry Chair Aaron or Treas. Jerome so we can have a $ profit by the April 27 board mtg.

PLEASE KEEP TRACK OF YOUR VOLUNTEER time for the month of April please state what you volunteer for, # of hours & # of children (if any) are served, put it on the paper that is passed around at the club meetings or E-MAIL the info to Betz at betztepl@yahoo.com. Thank you!

IT IS TIME YOU CHECK OUT OUR LITTLE FALLS KIWANIS CLUB WEB SITE: www.littlefallskiwanis.org Thank you to our Webmaster, Chuck Forss, it is up & running.

THANK YOU FOR SAVING & BRING your current magazines & KIWANIS magazines (we can read the Kiwanis Magazine online at www.kiwanismagazine.org ) to recycle. Your name & address, etc. Are covered with a sticker that gives our Kiwanis Club credit for placing them there. THANK YOU to Russ & Katie Jongewaard who deliver them for us.

KIWANIS EDUCATION MINUTE:
"Skip-A-Meal"
In lieu of actually skipping a meal, the club's members will be provided an opportunity to donate to Kiwanis International Foundation's Skip-A-Meal project. All money collected will be sent to the Kiwanis International Foundation's Children's Fund. Kiwanis members who donate the cost equivalent of just one meal help fund numerous programs that directly benefit children. For more information go to: http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/ Foundation/Club/Skip-S-Meal.aspx.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS FOR APRIL 2011:
21 - Oliver Titrud will be his own speaker
27 - MONTHLY BOARD MEETING 12 noon at the Buckman Dining Site.
Please, mark your calendar.
28 - Larry Thomasson

MAY 2011:
5 - President Chuck Forss' guest speaker will be J.R. Thompson, Author of "From the Wilderness" his website is www.jrthompsonauthor.com
12 - Betz Tepley
19 - Wayne Scherling
25 - MONTHLY BOARD MEETING 12 noon at the Buckman Dining Site. Please, mark this on your calendar.
26 - Bernie Rekstad UPCOMING KIWANIS & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES APRIL 2011:
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
"KIWANIS ONE DAY" will be held later in the month,
still need a "project" & coordinator; contact President Chuck.
13-15 - Blood Drive at St. Francis Hall Convent; bring photo ID; Info/appt? Call Sister Julien 632-0663
10-16 - National Crime Victims' Rights Week
17 - Palm Sunday
21 - Maundy/Holy Thursday
22 - Good Friday
22 - Earth Day
24 - Easter Sunday
26 - Faith in Action's Dine & Discover "Financial Tune-Up; 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Horizon Health's Community Room; RSVP by 4/22/11 - 468-6451. The program & the lunch are free - Reservations are required.
28 - KIWANIS "SKIP-A-MEAL"
30 - Spaghetti supper 4:30-7:00 pm @ St. Francis Convent

MAY 2011:
1 - St. Francis Music Center's Spring Concert 3 pm; St. Francis Hall Sacred Heart Chapel;
24 - Faith in Action's Dine & Discover "Old Eyes, Young at Heart" 11:30a.m. - 2:30 p.m. RSVP by 5/20/11 - 468-6451. The program & the lunch are free - Reservations are required.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

"Some pursue happiness, others create it." ~Unknown
Problems are those awful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
"Every stumble & turn is a lesson learned." ~Unknown

A wise man once said: "Every society is judged by how it treats it's less fortunate amongst them." ~Unknown

"In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it." ~Marianne Williamson

Charity begins at home, but should not end there. ~Thomas Fuller