President Steve Morris rang the bell to begin our May 21, 2024 meeting.
After the Pledge of Allegiance, we welcomed guest:
- Prospective member Cesar Felix
- Prospective member Joseph Selfani
- Attila Tota
- Zitlau scholarship winner Patrick Loehr
- Southwestern Kiwanis member for an interclub Nathan Brooks
Steven Dinkin, President of the National Conflict Resolution Center, spoke about ending the school-to-prison pipeline. Our interested crew asked many questions about this important topic.
Next, Amber Bertelsen introduced our Zitlau Scholarship winner Patrick Loehr.
We celebrated these May birthdays:
- May 6 – Lance Grob
- May 8 – Emily Moberly
- May 12 – Karina Sousa
- May 21 – Eric Wever
- May 31 – Mark McDonald
- May 31 – Wendy Reuben
Members and guests generously made donations:
- Lauren Cook will be having surgery in June but prior to that invited everyone to an SOSL fundraiser June 8.
- Monica Ball invited everyone to the Kids at Heart picnic June 8.
- Gordon Boerner was pleased his wife Leigh represented him at the March for Babies service project.
- Karina Sousa was glad she was able to bring Ruby to the event and also welcomed all our guests.
- Monica Ball won the auction for a bobblehead.
Foundation President Gordon Boerner asked our members to also generously donate to our Foundation campaign.
Then we did a recap of past events and a look into the future before Vice President Justin Frisco rang the bell to end the meeting.
