Happy Friday everyone! Before we get to this week's message from our President, remember we are currently raising funds for our Bicycle Project, with the goal to purchase 20 bikes for several of our favorite non-profit organizations to be able to distribute. The cost to purchase each bike is $175, and we are almost halfway to our goal! If you'd like to support this project, please consider a special donation to the club!

And one more item - please keep longtime club member Gary Miner in your thoughts! Gary, we miss you and are thinking of you. The entire club is behind you!! Now on to this week's message,

"It’s Peanut Drive weekend! This Friday and Saturday, our Kiwanis members will be at the Rock Island Hy-Vee from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., continuing this longtime Kiwanis tradition and raising funds that allow us to give back to our community throughout the year. If you’re at Hy-Vee, be sure to stop by, say hello, grab some peanuts, and support Rock Island Kiwanis. And thank you to everyone who has already signed up to volunteer. These fundraisers and awareness campaigns simply wouldn’t happen without our members willing to give their time

"The past few weeks have given us some great opportunities to connect in different ways. Our Coffee Meet-Up at the ARC of the Quad Cities was a fun way to gather outside of our regular meeting, and our joint meeting with Rotary featuring Dr. Williams and the State of the Schools provided plenty of great information and conversation. We’re looking forward to continuing that momentum this Monday when Dawn and Amanda from WQPT-PBS join us for our program. As always, I encourage you to bring a guest and introduce someone new to the Rock Island Kiwanis experience

"It’s a busy season for our club, but it’s also a great reminder of how much we can accomplish when we show up, volunteer, and support one another. I look forward to seeing everyone this weekend and hopefully with a few bags (or a new box) of peanuts in hand!"

Sincerely,

President Joan

Announcements

Upcoming Programs:

Monday, August 31st No Meeting
While we don't have our regular lunch meeting on Monday, we hope you can join us for our inaugural Morning Social! We're trying something new on the 5th Mondays of the month where we don't normally meet. We'll be having a club member host a morning social at their business, and hope that you can join us, especially members that may have difficulty getting away for our regular lunch meeting. Thank you to Michael Glanz and THE Arc of the Quad Cities for hosting our inaugural morning social and coffee! Hope to see you Monday morning!

Monday, September 14th Dawn and Amanda, WQPT - PBS Station
Monday, September 21st Board Meeting
Monday, September 28th Quad City Gymnastics Academy
Monday, October 5th Lt. Governor Cathie Rochau, Installation of Officers
Monday, October 12th Rachel Evans, Scott County Waste Commission
Monday, October 19th Board Meeting