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- JoAnn M, Karen K, and Cindy are going to work with Jensen to try to get Kiwanis out into the community through media. If you have any contacts with someone in the media who could do an article or story about the great things our club is doing, let Jensen know.
- We will be having a “Visitor Day” soon. Look for more information in the coming weeks and be thinking about who you might invite.
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Our race is May 21st. Please work on getting sponsors for our race by the end of January. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. You can print out forms to give the sponsors here. Cindy will be putting information about the race on Facebook. When you see it, please share it with your friends.
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- Dale is in rehab at Haden Hall at Deerfield after a fall. He is doing well, but is having challenges with walking.
- Walt hopes to be back with us soon.
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Happy Pig
Welcome back, Gene!
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Speaker Spotlight
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Jill Schwarzkopf told us about the work Sleep Tight Kids is doing in the community. Sleep Tight Kids gives newly purchased bedtime-related items for children, including clothing, blankets, stuffed animals, dental care kits, and books to kids in desparate situations. They have recently expanded into Yancy, Madison, McDowell and Henderson Counties.
Sleep Tight Kids recently had a day of giving at Eliada Home and served 250 kids from newborn to 12 years old. View a video clip of it here Visit the Sleep Tight Kids website to learn more about this great organization.
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Karen V. with our speakers from LEAF, Cortina, Jennifer and Megan.
- LEAF Community Arts is a non-profit organization, building community, connecting cultures and enriching lives through the arts – locally and globally – with festivals, community events, and arts education programs.
- LEAF Schools & Streets partners with the community to provide both in-school and after-school arts education programs. They are in public, private, charter and home schools. LEAF Schools & Streets also works in public housing communities, community centers, group homes, juvenile detention facilities and more.
- The Easel Rider is Asheville’s Mobile Art Lab and is all about connecting people and art.
- Visit LEAF's website to learn about all of the wonderful ways they expose kids to the arts!
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- January 31st - Beth Maczka from the YWCA
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- February 7th - Owen Lovejoy, Missions outreach coordinator for Hope Chest for Women will talk about his mission work in Honduras.
- February 14th - William H. HassKamp, retired from NATCO, Organization for transplant professionals
- February 21st - Anna G. HassKamp - The Heart of Service
- February 28th - Susan Harper, Executive director of the Asheville Community Theater
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Upcoming Programs
- March programs - Rick R.
- April programs - Karen K.
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