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Club News October 2025


Prez Says:

Golden K’ers: I look forward to serving you as your President in this coming club year. If you ever have suggestions as to how Golden K can be improved for you, please bring those ideas forward.

Also, very special thanks to Rita. She has done a wonderful job as our President and leaves behind tough shoes to fill. . . . Mike


The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.

Zane Grey


Club News:

Board Meeting was held on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

  • Financial Summary of Peanut Days 2025
    • Total gross receipts amounted to $5,131.63.
    • Net receipts after costs were $4,451.96.
    • Cost of peanuts was $679.67.
      Hy-Vee Crossroads generated the highest sales of $1,872.07 The winners of the Peanut Award for 2025 were Mike Doerre and Dana Daffney.
      Volunteers played a crucial role in the event, with multiple shifts covered across different days.
  • Reading Program will start soon for school year (2025) at Washington school.
  • Pen Pal program with St Pius School is on schedule to begin this fall, 2025.
  • The Kiwanis Golden K Christmas Party is planned for December 10th this year (2025). Members attending future Christmas Party’s will pay full cost of the Meal. Golden K Kiwanis will not cover the cost of the entertainment
  • The date for the Food for Kidz event in Stewartville is April 11, 2026. Reserve the date on your calendars.

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.

Helen Keller


Golden K Member Birthdays


Don’t just count your years, make your years count.

— George Meredith


Golden K Member Anniversaries

Arlen BooksOctober 425 years
Jane DouglasOctober 53 years
Tran TrungOctober 233 years
Mike SheehanNovember 118 years
Rita McCoyNovember 99 years
Deanna SheehanNovember 99 years

Remember, we are Kiwanis- changing the world one child and one community at a time!



Thanks again Golden K’ers for all you do.

 

                          Last updated by Dick Zelenski on October 6, 2025

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