Madison East Kiwanis NewsletterApril, 2017

Meetings held at The Great Dane Restaurant, 876 Jupiter Dr., Wednesdays at 12:00 Noon

April Programs

April 5 YWCA – Maggie Porterkratz Lue Sturdevant April 12 Life behind the Bench - Tim Tierney Madison West Kiwanis April 19 Goodman CC – Kristin Groth Diana Russell April 26 Jim Bly – Dolphins Sibyl Morgan

***Programs are needed for the coming months. Please contact Barb Essock, and sign up for one of our Wednesday meetings. Open dates for May are May 10, 24, 31

April Birthdays:April 4 – Norm GlotzApril 4 – Bob SchwanApril 14 – Dave Chamberlain

April Anniversary:April 3 – John and Diana Russell

April Calendar:April 7- 6:45 p.m. – Bingo at BelmontApril 9 – Palm SundayApril 12 – Madison West visitApril 13- 6:30 p.m. – Aktion ClubApril 14 – Good FridayApril 16 – Easter SundayApril 17- 7:00 p.m. – Board Mtg. April 27- 6:30 p.m. – Aktion ClubApril 29 – Lunch served at WilMar

Don’t miss Wednesday….March 29…The “Stark Duo” will be with us!

Sandy and Charlie Stark will bring for our enjoyment, their extensive experience as music teachers and professional perform-ers.

Betty Frater Award – Kearn Blocker

It was our pleasure to honor Kearn as a “Very Important Person in the Lives of Youth.” Having completed a 47 year ca-reer as an art teacher, Kearn and his wife Stella, moved to Madison to be near fam-ily. We were delighted to hear of his expe-riences as a teacher and now as a very popular crossing guard. The art work he brought to our meeting added a special di-mension to his visit with us. When driving down Pfaum or Buckeye Road, be sure to wave at Kearn!

Bingo at Belmont Nursing Home

Another successful evening with our friends at Belmont. Six residents enjoyed the game and interaction with seven LaFollette Key Club members. Six Madison East Kiwanians were there to help.

I-Pad PresentationsOn March 6th, Madison East presented an I Pad to a fourth grader at Westside Elementary in Sun Prairie. This was #29 for us. We are very grateful to Madison4Kids for their generous do-nation.

Interclub NewsMarch 11 Stoughton Kiwanis Club held a highly successful pancake breakfast. Enjoying the food and the Irish dancers: Gaston, Russ and Shirley, Ginny, Bill, Diana and John and Gene and Lue. Bill, Gene and Lue sold cashew brittle to our Stoughton friends.

2017 Midwinter Conference March 25 – Elkhorn The conference was attended by Ginny Hesse, John Russell, Gene and Lue SturdevantA special training program was available for presidents, president elects, and secretaries.Workshops provided help on how to grow our membership, how to maximize our Club’s im-pact, how to manage our Club’s operations.

Looking AheadA grant application has been sent to the WIUM Kiwanis District Foundation. With their help, we are looking forward to setting up Challenger Baseball in our community. Stay tuned!

WilMar Lunch Served April 29Volunteers are needed to prepare, serve, and clean up at the WilMar lunch. Contact Gaston Razafinanja to let him know you can help and find out when you should arrive.

Aktion Club News

March 9 – Meeting – Monona Grove Key Club provided the program. Kate Ziegelmaier, advi-sor, and five MG students enjoyed helping make “bunny cups” to hold jelly beans. Barb Es-sock and Bill Allen helped, too.

April 13, 6:30 p.m. meeting – U.W. Circle KApril 27, 6:30 p.m. meeting –Dave and Peg Sharpe, tour of European cities.

Pop TabsPlease continue to collect pop tabs for the Ak-tion Club’s service project and give to Sibyl or Barb.

Officers and Board Members:President – John RussellPresident Elect – Ginny HessePast Co-Presidents – Gene and Lue SturdevantSecretary – Pat BeylerTreasurer – Larry RyanBoard Members: Bill Allen, Karen Bailey, Mike and Sibyl Morgan, Russell Theel Foundation Officers and Directors:President Karen BaileySecretary Peter UttechTreasurer Larry RyanDirector John Russell

Newsletter Volunteers:Editor Sibyl MorganAssistant Editor Lue SturdevantPublisher Gaston Razafinanja

Kiwanis is a global organization of members, dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.