Idea Transcript
Tim, Brian, Tom, Rich, Brandon, Linda K, Amanda, Helga, Gary
Happy Bucks Brian – Two happy bucks. First, for the Installation Banquet; after months of planning and weeks rehearsing the murder mystery with the cast of “Murder at the Midnight Hour,” Brian was very happy with how it turned out. His second happy buck is for his brother, the youngest out of Brian’s siblings, who turned 30 on October 1st. Brian noted that he celebrated this by paying for a 1 year subscription for his brother to join AARP, followed by sending him an anonymous care package containing items like hard candies, a pill dispenser and denture cream with a letter “welcoming him to Senior Sampler….” Allowing him to try all the things he’ll find himself drawn to as he enters his “silver age of life”. Finally the day of his birthday, much as his brother has done with his own friends, Brian “trolled” his brother’s Facebook with memes and music videos of top songs from each of his last 30 birthdays.
Amanda Przybyl President
Kwik Trip Scrip Cards - $50 gets you a pre-paid Kwik Trip card, good for any purchase inside the store or at the pump. A portion of each sale benefits the club Board Meeting October 17th at noon in the Mihaly Room October 30th – Culver’s Night, 5pm-8pm; we will be helping serve and bus table and holding a coloring activity! Invite your friends and family to join us, a percentage of sales during the time we’re there, in the restaurant and at the drive-thru, will donated to our club
Tim – Was at the Wild Rose public library at 6:45am to install their officers and directors and inducted 2 new members.
Programs – Brian is asking for 100% participation from members for planning programs; pick one date during this new club year to plan a program. It can be a speaker, a project, a field trip or anything you think would be worth doing as a club. Sign-up online or contact Brian with your date and planned program.
Helga – Spent a nice weekend with old friends and it was delightful to take them to the Milwaukee Symphony. Rich – Eldest son came down from Minneapolis and picked up Rich’s grandson from Eau Claire.
Next Tuesday, October 9th, we will not meet at the Ripon College; instead we will be taking a tour of Ernessi Farms, in the basement of Bluemke’s. We will meet at Ernessi at Noon (parking available in the municipal parking lot behind Bluemke’s, enter through the glass doors) Lunch at Knuth after the tour for those who are able to stay.
Gary – Went to northern Minnesota last weekend for a wedding; snowed a little. Amanda – Sloughed through a slow website to place her 31 order in time to earn a free reward for the size of her order. Queen’s Raffle Gary has the ticket and draws the 8 of Hearts
October 9th – Ernessi Farms & Knuth October 16th – Mary Whitrock, State of the School District October 23rd – Larry Kozial, Club Coach October 30th – Culver’s Night, 5-8pm
Reorganization RNK Committees Our committees are an opportunity for you to focus on vital areas that our organization is involved in. They exclusively deal with one particular issue and one goal.
The Fire Department is having their open house next Tuesday, 4-7 raffle tickets are $10; contact Brandon 1
Not everyone feels comfortable talking to people on the street or getting their hands dirty with yard work, so the committees are a great way to pick the part of the organization that is right up your alley.
to adjust themselves to their environment and become adapted to the social, economic and moral demands which they may encounter, and shall develop ways and means of assisting in the guidance of youth in the selection of proper and suitable vocations, as well as other areas which the committee may deem pertinent.
Programming and Communications Committee The Committee on Programming and Communications shall provide for the most effective club meeting possible for each week of the administrative year. Areas of responsibilities include the club meeting program, music, house, reception, fellowship and inter-club relations, as well as other areas, which the committee may deem pertinent. The committee will also facilitate communication internally between members, informing them of scheduled programs, volunteer opportunities and club related information that needs to be dispersed to the membership. The committee will also work to externally promote events and other undertakings of the club, utilizing effective publicity to raise the profile of the events and the club as a whole. The standing chair for this committee will be the current Vice President, with an optional co-chair that can be appointed.
Responsibilities: Planning the Children’s Fair, oversight of the Toy Lending Library, Santa Tree, RHS Scholarship Night and selection of scholarship recipients.
Community Services The Committee on Community Services shall study, devise and suggest methods and means whereby this club can render effective community services. Areas of concern shall include agriculture, conservation, environment, pollution, public and business affairs, international relations, safety, as well as other areas, which the committee may deem pertinent. Responsibilities: Maintenance and upkeep of Kiwanis Park, flower beds, entrance signs and the Northwestern Trail, the Splash Pad, Outdoor Movie, Salvation Army bell ringing, the RNK Enchanted Forest tree during Dickens of a Christmas, Ripon Community Theatre, and the Distance Running Clinic
Responsibilities: The Noon News weekly newsletter, the annual Installation dinner, the mid-year Anniversary dinner, Valentine’s dinner, interclubs, meeting greeters, “funmeister” and program the weekly meeting scheduling. Membership Growth and Education The Committee on Membership Growth and Education shall devise ways and means of maintaining an adequate membership of such standards as are provided in these bylaws. The committee shall consider all proposals for membership and shall submit its recommendations to the Board of Directors. The committee shall also devise effective plans for the orientation and induction of new members and the utilization of all members. The committee shall also promote the concept of all regular attendance at club meetings and review policy annually.
Support of Spiritual Aims The Committee on the Support of Spiritual Aims shall cooperate on broad and non-denominational lines with religious leaders and groups in their communities to create a greater individual and public consciousness of the importance of religious and spiritual values.
Responsibilities: Membership recruitment, education and training; member retention. This may include membership incentives and planning recruitment drives.
Service Leadership Programs The Committee on Service Leadership Programs shall devise ways and means to support Key Clubs in high schools, Builder’s Clubs in middle schools, Circle K clubs in the universities and colleges and an Aktion Club in partnership with Diverse Options, Inc.
Responsibilities: Christmas caroling for shut-ins, club participation with Dickens of a Christmas, the Faith and Politics workshop with Brian Smith, prayers at meetings and Relay for Life.
Youth Services The Committee on Youth Services shall study, devise and suggest methods and means to assist boys and girls 2
Responsibilities: Members of the Service Leadership Program (SLP) Committee should be comprised, at minimum, of the advisers to our SLPs. The committee shall meet as needed to identify the needs of each respective program, and discuss the activities of our programs, in order to communicate all necessary information to the parent club by way of the committee chair or co-chairs. The chair or co-chairs will likewise facilitate communication from the club back to the SLPs, informing them of club activities and service opportunities.
The nominations committee must be comprised of three past club presidents.
Major Emphasis Programs (Young Children Priority One) The Committee on Major Emphasis programs shall study, devise and suggest methods and means to implement the current Major Emphasis Programs of Kiwanis
Members are invited to sign-up for committees they would like to serve on this club year; they’re welcome to remain on committees they served on last year or signup for other committees. They may also chair committees or specific projects and events. Brian noted a need for a Builders Club advisor at the Middle School, as past advisor, Melissa Schulz, has stepped down from that role. Middle school principal and former member, Rick Bunge, has relayed to the club plans to combine Builders Club with the middle school student council. Discussion was had about the feasibility of this in terms of the history of the Builders Club and what this would mean for his future and sustaining its identity. One of our members did volunteer to act as advisor for the Builders Club; however club advisors need to be a member of the school faculty. Similarly, any new advisor for the Builders Club who isn’t already a member of Kiwanis would need to join our club.
Responsibilities: The nominations committee is responsible for identifying members to be nominated for officer and board positions at least once a year; and finding members to fill vacancies as needed. The committee would also review granting awards or other forms of recognizing members for their service, and report their recommendations to the board.
Responsibilities: Coordinating with the Youth Services committee on planning the Children’s Fair and Clothing Swap, possibly partnering with Ripon Medical Center on a bike safety event and donation of Caldecott Books for the Ripon Public Library and the Ripon Toy Lending Library. Fund Raising & Finance The Committee on Fund Raising shall develop fund raising opportunities for the club. The committee will have a pair of standing co-chairs, the current President Elect, overseeing fundraising, and the current treasurer, overseeing other areas of club finance.
Tom is going to try and reach out to former member and retired RMS principal, Lee Nelson, who both started the Builders Club and served as its advisor for many years, to see if there may be anything gleaned from the Builders Club history that may help us chart its future.
Responsibilities: This committee will be responsibly for drafting the budget for the each successive fiscal year, and coordinate measures within the club to ensure, to their best ability, an adherence to that budget through fundraising, reviewing significant spending requests and reporting their recommendations to the board. Standing fundraising initiatives that would be spearheaded by the committee would include, but not be limited to the letter appeal to businesses (“All Inclusive”), brat fries, Culver’s Night, the annual cheese sales, RC2 trail run, Peanut Sale, Ripon Summer Players, Doug Lyke 5K trail run, Septemberfest Pancake Breakfast, and other club activities that may generate income to the club. Nominations Committee 3