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Our Kiwanis New Year is up and running, and with 10 first time club presidents, energy level is high and exciting! Our four experienced presidents will serve as great mentors for the new presidents, as we gather each month for DCM. We are indeed a fortunate Division to have presidents who care enough serve again. Thank you all for your commitment to lead your clubs.
As I met with each of the club presidents over the last several months, it was great to hear that their one basic goal was commonly shared--increase service to their community by increasing membership, through recruitment and retention. Governor Dick Olmstead’s slogan, Carrier of Service, is truly embraced by Division 34.
Our first DCM meeting is Wednesday, October 19; I hope that most of you will be joining us. At this first meeting, I would like to focus on getting to know each other, as we will be working as a close unit. Club Presidents, this will be a great time to tell us about some of your plans for the year. DCM chairs will be telling us about what they will be doing to support the clubs, and how we can support them.
At the September DCM meeting, I announced that we were asked to participate in the holiday food drive, in partnership with Safeway and Second Harvest Food Bank, and those present were all in favor. I am happy to tell you that we are moving forward, and that Redwood City Club President Caroline McHenry enthusiastically agreed to take on the leadership role for our division. Caroline will reach out to you soon with details.
There are 27 Safeway stores that we will need to staff Saturday, November 19. All we need to do is stand in front of the store and hand out flyers, encouraging shoppers to buy a pre-packed bag of groceries which will be donated to Second Harvest. Easy and fun! Get a jump start, and line up your volunteers now.
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