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We were glad to have Ruth Kiralfy from the Columbus Ga. Club. She was the first woman to join her club and has 29 years perfect attendance. She was in town visiting her daughter for the holiday, and came to our club to make up her absence.
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Gene R. - November 28
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- We will be cooking lunch for Steadfast House on Saturday November 26th at 11:30.
- Pick up some business cards at a meeting and give them out to potential members and invite them to a meeting.
- We received a note from the Dictionary Project thanking us for our donation of $460.
- We received $60 for our 2 volunteers that worked Asheville on Tap.
- Our Club is a recipient of Honorary Day of Sponsorship at WCQS thanks to the generosity of Doris Prak. We will get to have a day of free advertising on WCQS to increase awareness of Kiwanis in the community. Thank You Doris!
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JoAnn M. continues to recover at home.
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Happy Pig
- Welcome back Fran! Happy retirement!
- ABCCM has Christmas Cards. Your donation is tax deductible and 100% of the money goes to support Steadfast House and VRQ. See Rick at the welcome table to get some cards and support a great cause!
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- We will ring bells December 2nd at Sam's.
- Ernie, Billie, Jensen and Vinita were interviewed by WLOS If you missed it you can Watch it here.
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Our Club is helping with the Angel Tree at Asheville Mall on December 3rd from 12-4. Sign up to help at the next meeting.
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Christmas Shopping Spree with Kids
Thursday, December 15th
Meet at 6:00 for dinner at J&S in Candler, then we'll go to KMart to shop with the kids
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We will be delivering flowers to nursing homes on Friday, December 16th between 12-4. If you have a truck, and can help, let Jensen know.
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Speaker Spotlight
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- Our Speaker today was Lisa Adkins with the Buncombe County Schools Foundation.
- The mission of the Buncombe County Schools Foundation is to establish partnerships with local individuals, businesses, corporations,and other foundations for the purpose of supporting education in the Buncombe County School System.
- They have recently decided to focus on putting The Leader in Me into Buncombe County Elementary Schools. It is based on Steven Covey's 7 Habits and teaches students critical skills such as personal responsibility and getting along with others.
- The fixed cost to start the program in a school is $20,000. BCSF has a goal of giving each school $7500 to get started.
- Our club has given $1,000 to Weaverville Elementary and Koontz Intermediate to support their school's program.
- For more information about Buncombe County Schools Foundation, visit their website here.
- Click here for information about The Leader in Me
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- 29 - Lucy Murphy with Eliada home
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- December 6 - ABCCM Steadfast House
- December 13 - Salvation Army
- December 20 - Christmas program
- December 27 - No meeting
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