News –2015

2015 December 8

Kiwanians donated an assortment of toys

for the Toys for Tots Program. Shown from

left to right are Program Coordinator Freddy

Duncan, and Kiwanians Renee Mayher,

Steve Chatman, Dave Squires and Bob

Palmer.

2015 December 2015

Kiwanians braved the cold to greet

shoppers at Krogers and to ring the bell for

the Cookeville Rescue Mission.

The Cookeville Rescue Mission offers

food, shelter and hope to the homeless,

hungry and hurting in our community.

2015 December 4

The Kiwanis Club of Putnam County presented this year's Youth Conservation Award to

Emily Welte, Abbey Baker and Katie Walker at the Putnam County Soil Conservation

District Banquet that was held at the Hyder Burks Agricultural Pavilion last November 10.

2015 November 17

Thank you for sharing your "Happy Thoughts" bucks* with our organization. It's partners

like your club that makes our mission possible.

Thank you!

Amanda Barlow, Cumberlands Office Director, Alzheimer's Tennessee, Inc.

2015 November 11

From left to right, Division 2 Lt. Governor

Larry Vickers and new member sponsor

Bruce Throckmorton inducted ew members

Julie Culver, Jim Fleming, and Mike Smith

into the club as President Bob Palmer

presided. Julie Culver is retired and a

former member of the club. Jim Fleming is

a retired Science Administrator from the

USGA. Mike Smith is a Lieutenant with the

Cookeville Police Department.

2015 November 11

Kiwanians dedicate cards that are sent

to families with young children who are in

care at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

It is part of the club's commitment to make

Young Children - Priority One.

2015 November 6

Certificates were handed out to elementary

school students at Cane Creek and Jere

Whitson Elementary Schools for bringing up

their grades. Kiwanis treated them to some

pizza and drinks for doing so.

2015 October 16

One of the first bricks at a planned new building for the Putnam County Archives and

Veterans Hall was donated by Kiwanis members' Happy Dollars. An article with a photo

and related story was featured on the front page of the October 16, 2015 issue of the

Herald-Citizen.

2015 October 12

Tays Auctions owner Sam Tays presented

the proceeds of the 2015 auction to

President Bob Palmer with Larry Vickers

and Bruce Throckmorton looking on. Tays

Auctions have been helping Kiwanis with

the auction for several years when it was

still conducted live. Kiwanis and Tays

Auctions worked to transition the event into

a fully online format this year.

2015 September 30

The officers and directors for 2015-2016

were installed after dinner last night at

American Bank & Trust. Shown from left to

right are Trevor Dyer (Treasurer), Heath

Waters (Director), Jim Westmoreland

(Director), Bob Palmer (President), Charlie

Macke (Director), Rod Pineda (Secretary),

Charlie Moore (President-elect) and Mark

Melichar (Director). Not in photo: Dan

Stewart (Director).

2015 September 23

The 46th Annual Putnam Kiwanis Auction

(and the first online-only version) ended

last night. Thanks to all who participated in

it by donating items, bidding on them, and

passing the message along to others.

2015 September 2

Putnam Kiwanians contributed $63 from their own pockets this month to the Eliminate

Project that aims to eradicate maternal neo-natal tetanus worldwide. Kiwanis has raised

more than $100 million worldwide - every dollar counts.

2015 August 25

Dear Cookeville Kiwanis Club,

Thank you for your donation to support the children of the Mustard Seed Ranch! We are

able to provide safe homes filled with healing and God's love because of your dedication.

We have the honor of raising 18 children currently. We wish you could see how your

support is directly affecting their daily lives.

Tammy Depperschmidt, Executive Director, Mustard Seed Ranch

2015 August 25

I just wanted to take a second to show how much I appreciate being chosen to receive

the Kiwanis Club scholarship.

Sincerely,

Taylor Pharris, Monterey High School Graduate, TTU Class of 2019

2015 August 19

Current Putnam Kiwanian Eusebio Flores,

Jr. passed away on August 16, 2015 in

Cookeville, Tennessee.

2015 July 28

Principal Emily Pierce and Faculty member

Kim Dyer update Kiwanians on the

progress made by Cane Creek Elementary

School students due to the Bring Up Grades

(B.U.G.) program. With them is Youth

Services Committee Chair and President-

elect Bob Palmer.

2015 July 24

Bring Up Grades (B.U.G.) returns to Cane

Creek Elementary School this school year

as Youth Services Committee Chair Bob

Palmer welcomed kids and parents back to

school with B.U.G. stickers and pencils.

2015 June 29

Thank you so much for your generous donation! Our graduation ceremony was a

success! We truly appreciate your support!

Kind regards,

Adult Learning Center

(Through a combination of project funds and personal contributions of its members,

Kiwanis believes that education is key to success for the young and not-so-young alike.)

2015 June 20

Three Kiwanis-sponsored cars and racers

sped down 12th Street at this year's

Cookeville Soap Box Derby. Wind gusts and

a bit of rain did not dampen the spirits of

racers and spectators alike.

2015 June 14

"Please thank fellow club members for

continuing to support our work and provide

flags for the new owners." - Pam Ealey,

Putnam County Habitat for Humanity.

The keys to this house in Monterey,

Tennessee were recently handed to its new

owners by the volunteers and sponsors of

Putnam County Habitat for

Humanity. Kiwanis provides a flag to

homeowners to display their pride in their

new homes.

2015 June 13

Regular and occasional bowlers alike

flocked to the 3rd Annual Pins for Kids

Bowling Tournament Fund-Raiser at

Bowling World to help raise funds for the

Kiwanis Club of Cookeville Foundation.

Cottonelle (Tony Beason, Dwayne Cuzzart,

Kevin Garrett and Dennis Hargis) placed

first, while Youth All-Stars (McKenzie

Bowman, Haley Crabtree, Gabe Reynolds

and Sarah Wick) and Jo's Pro's (Beverly

Mitchell, Ted Mitchell, Tom Montgomery and

Donna Thomsen) finished second and third,

respectively.

2015 June 3

The Builders Club at Avery Trace

Elementary School recently elected its

officers for 2015-2016.

2015 May 27

Principal Emily Pierce, and Kiwanians

Charlie Macke, Dustin Buck and Bob Palmer

(behind the camera), treated Bring Up

Grades (B.U.G.) honorees to some ice

cream for a job well done. It may not have

been breakfast, but it still spells S-U-C-C-E-

S-S.

2015 May 22

Pat and Curtis Shinsky, Bob Palmer and

Charlie Macke enjoy some ice cream and

the sunshine with Bring Up Grades

honorees at Jere Whitson Elementary

School.

2015 May 2

Kiwanians Dave Squires, Jimmy Patterson

and Rod Pineda (not in photo) helped

staff the Bouncy House to help raise funds

for the Kiwanis Cookeville Children's

Museum at the Putnam County Habitat for

Humanity Yard Sale held at the

Fairgrounds.

2015 April 29

Associate Pastor Darrin Crockett of Vine

Branch Community Church visited with

Kiwanian Steve Chatman and other

members of the Kiwanis Club during the

club's annual Ministers Appreciation Day.

2015 April 28

Kiwanis recently donated funds to the backpack program of the Putnam Education

Partnership Foundation. The donation will go to students at Parkview and Prescott South

Elementary Schools in Cookeville. The backpack program feeds over 900 students in the

Putnam County School System. This includes students from each elementary, middle, and

high school in our school system. Students are discretely given small take-home foods

that are child-friendly and require no heating or cooling appliances.

2015 April 16

Kiwanians served pizza to reward these K-

4th graders for shooting past their grade

levels in Reading and Math at Cane Creek

Elementary School.

2015 April 14

Kiwanis and its Young Children: Priority

One Program (YCPO) is assisting the

Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation

in its project to create The Angel Garden.

Children interred at the Angel Garden will

include those who do not come to full-term

and pass away at the hospital. These

children, though short-lived, deserve to be

treated with dignity and respect.

Craftsman Don Anderson shows the box

that would cradle the remains of each

child to YCPO Committee members Mary

Dee Allen, Renee Mayher, Foundation

Executive Director John Bell, Kiwanis

President Rod Pineda, and YCPO Member

Heath Waters.

2015 April 11

Heath Waters, Bob Palmer and other

Kiwanians helped staff the Yard Sale fund-

raiser of the Kiwanis Cookeville Children's

Museum.

2015 March 25

Kiwanians send out get well cards on a

regular basis to the families of children

who are recovering from medical

procedures at Cookeville Regional Medical

Center. This is one way Kiwanis shows that

Young Children are "Priority One.”

2015 March 12

Kiwanians threw a party for third-graders at

Jere Whitson Elementary School who raised

their grades during the current term as part

of the Kiwanis Bring Up Grades program.

Charlie Macke, Bob Palmer, Dustin Buck

and Rod Pineda joined teachers who served

pizza and soft drinks to the students.

2015 March 10

Kiwanis is sponsoring one local area youth to attend this year's Boys State at Tennnessee

Technological University from May 24-30. American Legion Boys State is among the most

respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for high school

students. It is a participatory program where each participant becomes a part of the

operation of his local, county and state government.

2015 March 8

Kiwanian Curtis Shinsky welcomed Jake

Gordon, the first visitor to the fund-

raiser that was held at the Hyder-Burks

Pavilion in Cookeville on March 7 & 8.

27 January 2015

Mr. Dustin Buck of Cumberland Insurance

Agency has been inducted into the Kiwanis

Club of Putnam County. His membership

was sponsored by Larry Vickers.

13 January 2015

The Kiwanis Club hosted a pizza party for

students who raised their grades from one

grading period to the next as part of

the B.U.G. (Bring Up Grades) Program at

Cane Creek Elementary School in

Cookeville. Each B.U.G. student also

received a certificate recognizing his or her

achievement.