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UPCOMING
PROGRAMS Feb 2, Amy
Plate, Allen ISD Service Leadership Program JANUARY
PROJECTS A
Kids Against Hunger packaging event will be held January 28 at Austin College
in Sherman. Those who signed up will
meet at the American National Bank at 9:00 for the trip. Colleen Biggerstaff is coordinating the
event. DECEMBER
PROJECTS 200
books were collected and delivered to Early Childhood Intervention for their
Christmas party. The books were
wrapped by CKI and Key Club members. GUEST
DAY FEBRUARY 23 Our
club meeting on Feb 23 has been designated Guest Day. All members are to provide the name and
contact information of friends and acquaintances to David Olson who will send
a personal invitation to them for the meeting. THE
CIRCUS IS COMING For
the 12th year, we will be hosting the Carson & Barnes
circus. It will be held March 23, 24
and 25. This is our largest fund
raiser of the year. All members need
to participate in some role. Shawn
Wade is coordinating this event. TEXAS
– OKLAHOMA DISTRICT MID-WINTER
CONFERENCE The
Mid-Winter Conference will be held at the Marriott in Irving, TX February
10-11. With the event so nearby,
members are encouraged to attend at least the Saturday activities. CLICK HERE to register for the
conference. .ALLEN
HS KEY CKUB Our
club sponsors the highly successful Allen High School Key Club. This year we have over 230 members. They meet every Thursday at 4:00 in the
High School Library. Club members are
encouraged to attend. Colleen
Biggerstaff is the coordinator. UTD
CIRCLE K CLUB The
Circle K club at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), sponsored by our club, meets at 6:00 PM
every other Wednesday. Everyone is encouraged to attend. To find out the location of their meeting,
contact the club at: Circlekutd@gmail.com. BRING
ON THE FLAGS Flag
Chair Gary Davies announced recently that a $10 commission will be paid to
any of your family or friends that sign up a new flag customer. Remember to consider business locations
as well as homes. Our club places large American flags in front of homes and
businesses on six patriotic holidays a year for a $50 donation. Click here for additional information. KIDS AGAINST HUNGER PROJECT A major ongoing project of our club is the packaging of special
dehydrated nutritious meals for malnourished children and families in a
remote region of Honduras. Over
400,000 meals have been packaged and shipped by our club. To learn more about this project, contact
Sharon Brian or click HERE. RECYCLE KIWANIS MAGAZINES Members should bring their Kiwanis
magazine to a club meeting and deposit it in the box provided. The magazines will be placed in the waiting
rooms of physicians and other businesses in the Allen area to inform people
about Kiwanis and our club. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS Our Board meets on the second Tuesday of every month, 12:00
noon, at the American National Bank, 720 S. Greenville Ave. in Allen. All members are welcome to attend. AISD BACKGROUND CHECKS In order to volunteer in any way at the Allen schools, a
Criminal Background Check (CBC) is required.
It is a very simple process and can be done on line. Click HERE to access the
application. Fill it out and get a
reply in just a couple of days. ALLEN KIWANIS SHIRTS Shirts with the club name & logo on them can be ordered
now. These shirts should be worn at every fundraising event for the
club. Denim long sleeve -
$22.52 Golf shirt - Royal Blue
Pique - $14.42 Place your order with Sandy McNair. Your input and comments on how to enhance our web site efforts are welcomed and appreciated.
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