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Help With Our Fundraiser!
A huge way you can support the club is to buy our Holiday Cheese! Orders are due November 8th and you can find the order form HERE. Buy big, as every bite helps a kid, plus you'll simply love the cheese.
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Link will download an excel sheet for your order.
Announcements
Greetings everyone! It was nice to be back on Monday, and we have another good meeting planned next Monday, the 13th. Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson will our guest speaker. We hope you can join us!
Now let's catch up on other news from our meeting.
We had 17 members in attendance at the first meeting of the new year, including Amy DeHaven, Executive Director of QC AIR (Quad Cities Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees).
Joan Kranovich will be leading an interclub meeting to East Moline Monday evening. The East Moline Silvis Club meets at the East Moline Public Library at 6:30 pm. Several members are planning to attend, but we encourage you to join them if you are able! No meal is served.
President Jeff thanked member Tom Kilbride who gave a generous end of year contribution to the club to assist with our grants and scholarships! Speaking of grants, the deadline for organizations applying for our grants is the end of February. Please spread the word if you know of a non-profit that should apply. Applications are available on our website, rockislandkiwanis.org
The District Bowlathon is set for March 15th in Geneseo. After losing the trophy last year, we are out for revenge. Please consider joining the club and help supporting KNRF, especially if you are any good at bowling!
Upcoming Programs:
January 13: Brian Gustafson, Rock Island County Coroner
January 27: David Levin & Dale Blockinger, State of Quad Cities Real Estate
February 3: Dennis Harker, Quad Cities Missing Persons Network
Kiwanis Peanut Day at the Rock Island HyVee.
First Tee's Executive Director Sara Cross with Emily Adams and Joan Kranovich.
Our Mission
To Improve the Quality of Life for Children and Families in the Quad Cities and Abroad.
The Kiwanis Club of Rock Island is one part of Kiwanis International, a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one community and one child at a time. The Kiwanis Club of Rock Island performs many community service projects in Rock Island to help serve children.
If you are interested in performing community service and helping children in Rock Island, we encourage you to learn more about the Kiwanis Club of Rock Island here on our site and welcome you to join us for a meeting. Check our Information page for information about our meeting day, time and place. Download our brochure.
Augustana's Penguin Project Coordinator Jeff Coussens.
Kiwanis K-Kids Program on a trip to the Botanical Center
Rock Island Kiwanis Aktion Club in action.
Meetings: 1st, 2nd, and 4th Mondays of each month
Noon at the Quad City Botanical Center.
Address: 2525 4th Avenue
Rock Island, Il, 61201
For more Information Contact:
Treasurer, Daryl E. Empen - daryl@gaselectriccu.com - 309-788-6796
Secretary, Michael Glanz - glanzm@arcqca.org - 319-621-4332
P.O. Box 3434
Rock Island, IL 61204-3434