Kiwanis Club of Marshalltown

2008-2009 Officers

President

President-Elect

Vice-President

Immdt. Past President

Chad Kunc

Secretary

Linda Dodd Smith

Treasurer

Norm Bach

2007-2009 Board of Directors

2008-2010 Board of Directors

Cecil Buschbom

Club Meeting

Finance and Fund-Raising

Dick Thorson

Membership & Education

Deane Adams

Public Relations

Gene Neven

Community Services

Aaron Lee

Human & Spiritual Values

Harold Cline

Young Children: Priority One

John Crupi

Youth Services

Jeff Gittemeier

Pancake Day

Harold Cline

John Crupi

Gumball Machine Project

John Crupi

Kiwanis Park Manager

Gene Neven

Underprivileged Children’s Fund

Dorothy Rider

Mailing address

Kiwanis Club of Marshalltown

P.O. Box 1744

Marshalltown IA 50158-7744

Serving the Children of the World ™

NEWS & EVENTS

Busy, Busy, Busy

Our club has been greatly blessed during its 86 years of existence with a wonderful membership that makes so much happen. To that end, we invite more people to consider joining our club.

Please accept our invitation to join a vibrant, involved group that also just happens to have a lot of fun!

In our 87th year of service!

The Marshalltown club (also known informally as the “Noon” Kiwanis Club or the “Nooners”) was the first Kiwanis club formed in our community. Members meet at 12 noon Tuesdays at the American Legion, 1301 S. 6th St. We invite you to visit!

Text Box: Pancake Day, started by our club in 1955, is a major fund-raiser for all three clubs. It will be held Sat, Oct. 31, 2009. Kiwanis Park was donated to the City of Marshalltown in 1974. Improvements and upgrades were begun in 1996. Annual MCC Scholarships awarded to two (2) Marshalltown Community College students, through gumball sales Franklin Field, site of many youth-oriented sporting events Young Children: Priority One programs include Onesies instructing parents “This Side Up” to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Backpacks filled with personal items, a book or a stuffed toy are given to children displaced from their homes for their safety. Start-up of Marshalltown Little League Contributions to the MHS/Community Auditorium, the Pleasant Hill pool; the Emergency Food Box; other projects First BUCKLEBEAR in Iowa, promotes the use of safety seats and seat belts. Car accidents are #1 killer of small children. Our concession stand, located on the visitor side of the Marshalltown High School football field.

Here are some special highlights over 86 years:

Recent activities have included

· Planting six trees at Kiwanis Park

· Meeting with the students participating in Camp OK this June 7-12 at Gretna, NE.

· Fulfilling our backpack program for displaced children in the county

· Providing two scholarships to Marshalltown Community College students through our gumball sales

· Sponsoring registration fees for five new mothers attending “The Happiest Baby on the Block” event

· Delivering Meals on Wheels

· Donating to the Emergency Food Box

· Contribution to the NE-IA District Foundation

· Hosting the April Division 10 Council Meeting