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Established 1919 - 7TH Oldest Club in Illinois Celebrating 88 Years of Service to The Community

Meetings - Monday - Noon - Quad City Botanical Center
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2007-2008
Club Leadership
President
Steve Schroder
First Vice President
Denise Ormsby
Second Vice President
Adam Bain
Immediate Past Vice President
Dick Fislar
Secretary
Mike Bell
Treasurer
Daryl Empen
Board of Directors
Three Year Term
Al Beck
Heath Treharne
Marla Andich
Two Year Term
Tom Stontz
Joe Robb
David Umphrey
One Year Term
John Califf
Michele Youngquist
Julie Larson
Tom Plecaty
House
Dale Grabau
Milt Hedquist
Daryl Townsend
Bob Vandevoorde
Inter-Clubs
John Califf
Music
Jonathan Turner
Bulletin
Bill Cleaver
Invocation
Volunteers are needed. Please sign-up early and often
Rose Day

Rose Day will be April 23, 2008

Bowl-A-Thon

The Bowl-A-Thon this year will be February 17, 2008 at the Town & Country Bowling Lanes in Rock Island from Noon to 4.

NAMI Walk

Kiwanis Clubs from around the Quad City area are putting together walk teams and gathering pledges in support of the 4th Annual NAMI Scott County Walk which will take place on Saturday, May 5th in Credit Island Park, Davenport.

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families.

Kiwanis, in keeping with its major emphasis on Young Children: Priority One, will be walking this year specifically on behalf of children with mental illness or children living with parents, guardians, or siblings who have mental illnesses. It is the goal of the Kiwanis Quad Cities Team to produce 80 walkers and to raise $2550 by May 5, 2007. Kiwanis has proudly supported the NAMI Walks for the Mind of America fundraising and mental health awareness program since it was introduced into the Quad Cities by the NAMI Scott County local affiliate in May 2003.

The Kiwanis Quad Cities Walk Team is co-captained by Liz Berridge from the Rock Island Noon Kiwanis Club and by Sherri Maynard from the East Moline-Silvis Kiwanis Club. Other local participating clubs are: Bettendorf (Bev Ricketts, Captain); Davenport Noon (Dena Reeves, Captain); Davenport Northside (Debbie Barnhart, Captain); Moline (Sue Swisher, Captain) and RI Golden K (Madlynne Nelson, Captain) and the St. Ambrose University Circle K (Leslie Schulte, Captain).

The Rock Island Noon Club has already surpassed its individual team goal of 10 walkers and $550 in donations. There are currently 12 walkers who have collected $633.00 to date.

Individuals wishing to join the Kiwanis Walk Team or make a pledge can go to www.nami.org and click on the NAMI Walk logo.

Rock Island Kiwanis Coats for Kids

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On Monday, December 4th 2006, The Rock Island Noon Kiwanis and Kohl’s in Moline partnered up for the Kiwanis’s 5th annual Coats for Kids event. With the combined efforts and generosity of The Rock Island Noon Kiwanis and Kohl’s, Twenty children from the Rock Island/Milan District 41 Primary Academy now have a new coat, hat, and gloves.

Rock Island Kiwanis Club K-Kids


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Photo Courtesy of The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus

The Key Clubs of Rock Island Present

"Play It Forward"
Youth Conference

What:
A Youth Conference designed to provide High School and Junior High School students with information on some of the most important issues faced by teens today.
Who:
Students in grade 7-8 (Junior High Session)
Students in grade 9-12 (High School Session)
When:
Saturday March 10, 2007
Time:
9:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. * Check-in Starts at 9:00 A.M.
Where:
The Dr. Tracey Spaeth Performing Arts Center on the campus of Alleman High School, 1103-40 Street
in Rock Island Illinois
Cost:
$7.00 covers the cost of conference materials and lunch.
"A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Travis Hearn Medical Fund."
Host
Alleman High School Key Club
Rock Island Noon Kiwanis
in Bowl-A-Thon to benefit
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The Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation
On Sunday, March 11th, the Rock Island Noon Kiwanis will be joining clubs from around Division 17 in a Bowl-A-Thon to benefit The Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation. The Foundation, known as the Kiwanis Illinois-Eastern Iowa District’s Finest Project, was developed in 1952 in cooperation with Dr. Louis Amador and has raised in excess of 4 million dollars to support basic research grants.

This year’s Division 17 Bowl-A-Thon will take place at Lee’s Lanes at 925 South Oakwood Avenue in Geneseo Illinois (Home of Lt. Governor Tony Simon). Bowling will commence at 1:30 p.m. A team comprised of Liz Berridge, Dick Fislar, Paul Lamoureux, Duane Lohse and Mitch Pannell will represent the RI Noon Club. Our bowlers will be collecting pledges until the morning of the event. The Foundation is a 501c3 so all contributions are tax deductible…just request a receipt. For more information, please contact Liz Berridge at BerridgeElizabethB@sau.edu or 563-333-6271 (day) 309-786-4260 (evening).
Kiwanis Read-Around-World
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Saturday March 3rd The Rock Island Kiwanis Club Sponsored "Read-Around-World events at all Rock Island Library's. 

K-Kids

K-Kids is the youngest and fastest growing service organization for elementary students worldwide. These clubs are ideally suited for students in grades 1 through 5 (ages 6 to 12).

K-Kids is a "student-led" community-service organization, which operates under school regulations and draws its members from the student body.

K-Kids clubs can also be established in a community-based organization. Such organizations might include, but are not limited to: community library, Boys Club, Girls Club, YMCA, YWCA, or a church.

K-Kids is unique because it's sponsored by a local Kiwanis club, composed of leading business and professional people of the community.

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Kiwanis Mission

Kiwanis is a thriving international organization of service- and community-minded individuals who support children and young adults around the world. More than 600,000 Kiwanis -family members in 96 countries make their mark by responding to the needs of their communities and pooling their resources to address worldwide issues. Through their efforts Kiwanis is truly "Serving the Children of the World."

Click here to view a beautifully-shot reminder of the Kiwanis mission.

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Mike Bell
Secretary of the Rock Island Kiwanis Club

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