Key club surprise!

The Key club is going to “surprise” us today with a program which is, well, a surprise. Come and find out!

Reading for the blind presents to Kiwanis

John Stephenson, Executive Director of  the Northern California unit of Reading for the Blind and Dyslexic, presents.  His Northern California headquarters, with more than 200 volunteers, creates over 140 recordings every year.

The organization asserts that more than 40,000 students in the 9 county area could benefit from their products, and that it costs $150 to reach, equip, train and support each student. Their goal is to serve an additional 5,000 students in the near term.

Trader Joes Hosted Bell Ringing

Due to Kiwanis volunteers, A tiny bell rang for about 8 hours last Saturday in front of Trader Joe’s at San Antonio Shopping Center.

$ Rotocare Christmas $

The board of Directors recently approved $300 to underwrite a Rotary Club effort to provide Christmas trees to needy families.

Chamber mixer 5pm

 January 12^th

For the second time in a month, the usual Wednesday noon meeting will be replaced. At 5 pm, On January 12^th the Kiwanis Club will host the Chamber of Commerce “Mixer” at Don Giovanni’s. A perfect chance to recruit new members.

$50,000 in Grants

The foundation board of directors approved $50,000 in grants to be distributed at the January 19^th meeting.

Legendary Founder of ETrade to speak

On February 16, 2005, William A. Porter will speak to the Mountain View Kiwanis Club at our regular meeting at Don Giovanni’s restaurant on Castro street in Mountain View.

Arbor day is March 12 is also Total K day

Boy scouts, arrows…

At a recent boy scout camp at Huddart county park,  rangers forbade the usual archery lessons. 

Absalom Christmas Party

Bob Murie is reported to have been denied a precious folding deck chair four dozen times during the gift exchange at Marshall’s Christmas party.

Upcoming  January programs 

5th  Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic

12th No meeting at noon. Meeting moved to 5pm Chamber mixer at Don Giovanni's

19th Grant Award presentations.

Blind Kiwanians

If we were to fund, say, an organization that benefits the blind in a way that allows them to specifically identify those whom they have helped. Then in a few years we would be able to lobby those individuals who benefited for membership in our club.

This improves our membership, and it provides a rock solid method of evaluating the efficacy of the program we funded.

CLK

Visit the website by searching google for Mountain View Kiwanis.