Weekly Kiwanis News 4/29/15

Posted by Tim Buenz

on Apr 29, 2015

There were 35 members present today. Lori Subbert was inducted as our newest member and Bob Smith served as her sponsor. Welcome Lori! President Monthei talked about Relay for Life last weekend and the nice plaque we received for being a Platinum Sponsor.There will be a retirement reception for Pat Miller Thursday at Home St. Bank from 2-4pm. Congratulations Pat on your retirement! Many happy dollars were shared by members. Linda reported that the Aktion Club will meet next Monday and that they raised $159 selling popcorn at Relay of Life. Club elections are coming up on May 13th and the slate includes: Board Members nominated by committee: Jack Fredrickson, Bob Smith, and Loren Turner. President Elect: Mike Palmer. Secretary: Marla Siruta and Treasurer: Bob Schwarzkopf. Vern reported a can deposit of $60.65. There will be a Board Meeting Friday, May 1st at the Uptown at 7:00am.

Bob Allen had the program today. He spoke about the five animal buildings that are in need of updating at the Greene County Fairgrounds. The board recently had an auction to sell donated seed and this event raised $111,000 for the fair foundation. They have also raised $88,500 from business and individual pledges. They wrote a grant application to the Greene County Community Foundation and recently received that grant for $30,000. The building project expenses total around $650,000. The first building (swine barn) is complete. Phase two calls for a new sheep barn and phase three is a cattle barn. The optimistic goal would be one building per year. The fair dates for this summer are July 7-13th. Thanks Bob for the update and your work to provide modern facilities for our youth and community!