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Mindfulness

4/10/2018

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"In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety."
~Maslow
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Welcome to our new digs!

After weeks of discussions and research...

The Sardis Kiwanis Club is excited to announce we have changed locations for breakfast. We are now meeting every Tuesday morning at 7am at the IHOP on 45466 Yale Road.
Today we were very fortunate to welcome Barb from the Chilliwack Youth Health Centre (CYHC) and members of the executive from the Sardis Secondary Key Club.
The CYHC's vision is to: To create a space that provides integrated health and wellness services to youth and young adults (ages 12-26) on a drop in basis in a safe and supportive environment. They offer a diverse number of programs to support the full range of youth health issues. These include but are not limited to life planning, mental health awareness, counseling, substance abuse and many other concerns youth may have in the lives. Barb outlined how our previous support has allowed them to offer more times, more sessions and more awareness so the youth of Chilliwack have a safe place to go. To check out a full outline of their programs and offerings check out there website here (http://chilliwackyhc.com/). We were also invited to their annual fundraising gala on April 18 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Please contact their office if you are interested in attending.
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Our second visitors of the morning were a stellar group of Sardis Secondary students, fresh in with some updates from their fundraising efforts on the weekend, and an overall update about their club.

The club at Sardis are working on school culture events, organizing a team for the Inside Ride at WJ Mouat and organizing a thank you party for May. We also learned their fundraiser of bagging groceries on Saturday earned more than $2400 for KCCP and their programs. An amazing accomplishment! Check out our Facebook page for a few photos from the day.

It's pretty easy to get excited about the future when we see what our youth of today are accomplishing! Thank you to our Key Clubs for continuing all the amazing work of the Kiwanis family.
Other club updates from today include:
  • Thank you to the House committee for all their work on changing locations.
  • Plowing Match for April 14 has been POSTPONED due to the condition of the fields, stay tuned for the re-scheduled date.
  • Bahath fundraiser in on April 17, we have two tables attending
  • Inside Ride at WJ Mouat is on April 18 @1pm, carpools are being organized
  • Soup Kitchen needs help 8:30-10:30 on Saturday April 14, contact Sheila if you are available.
  • Scholarships are done, and students have been selected for another year. Thank you to our members who are attending grad ceremonies to hand these out. Also thank you to all those members that sat on the committee this year to select our recipients.
  • Do not forget Club Elections are on May 1, 2018
  • Still a few seats available for Food Safe certification on May 20, contact Doug H as soon as possible if you are interested.
  • Walk and Knock, for the Food Bank is May 2, 5:30-8, mark it in your calendars.
  • McDonald's Day is also May 2, 9am to 7pm.
We finished the morning with Happy Bucks and a few great laughs! As always, if there is anything else, just send me an email, drop me a phone call or text me and I will get it added to our agenda.

Thank you for all you do!
Yours in Service,
Michelle
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Spring Showers

5/16/2017

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"I am not a product of my circumstances, I am a product of my decisions."
~ Stephen Covey

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Welcome Back!

Can you believe we are mid-May already!?!

This morning we had Dean Mercer speak to us from the Salvation Army Youth Ministries, specifically he was there to give us an update on Camp Sunrise.
Camp Sunrise gives under privileged children a chance to attend camp in Gibsons, BC. He had an awesome powerpoint that gave some of the specifics about why this camp is so critical in some childrens' lives. Their goal, to be able to make camp possible for the kids is to fundraise $12,000.
Dean also let us know that Salvation Army is hosting a fundraising afternoon at the Lynnwood on June 10.
Can we get 4 or 5 of us together to attend?
At the end of it all, we were able to present Dean with a cheque, in which I think we are able to send 5 or 6 kids to camp this summer!
Other Updates:
  • Final Super Reader Assemblies are all booked, the home stretch is here - June 5 to June 26, contact Arley for more details
  • Run for Mom
    • Thank you to everyone who came out, check out the Facebook page for photos from the event! We are hearing rumblings that they may have been able to break their $20k fundraising mark- super exciting news for the hospital!
  • Soup Kitchen - 134 meals were served with lots of volunteers, thank you everyone for your monthly dedication!
  • Sardis Key Club
    • Sardis Key Club is looking to host a tea for all us Kiwanians on June 1st at the Sardis Library, they want to meet us all before the year is out, and what a wonderful opportunity, I hope to see everyone there.
  • Clothing Sale
    • A reminder, we are supporting Chilliwack in their efforts to raise money for their Super Reader hot dog lunches, so if you can attend the clothing sale or buy a voucher that goes a long way to supporting them. Spread the word about the clothing sale too.
  • Trailer Dates - We have some dates for the trailer
    • May 28, the MS Walk at Vedder Park, details coming soon.
    • June 22, District Track Meet, at Sardis Secondary details coming soon.
    • July 1, Canada Day, details coming soon.
    • July 8, Townsend Park, Fast Pitch tournament, details soon.
    • July 15, Hot Rods and Classics Show, details soon.

With that, we finished on Happy Bucks and for the Good of Kiwanis, See you soon,

Michelle
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April Awesome! 27/52

4/4/2017

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A beautiful sunrise this morning.

Just remember:
"Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward."
~Victor Kian


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We had updates about:
  • DCON in Portland (Key Club) - Sheila even shared about the Key Note, the White Hatter
  • A welcome back to Brian too!
  • Super Reader has 2 assemblies this week Arley with the details
  • Scholarships - Peter B has all the details, and the last school this week, Wednesday at 7pm
  • Plowing Match was a rainy one this past weekend, but fun was had by all - next up for the trailer is Run for Mom on May 13th- Thank you George and crew
  • Bria Skongberg won a Juno (Watch her post win interview here)
  • Soup Kitchen served up 78 meals at St. Thomas Anglican- Thank you Bill
  • Secret Soiree support - more details in your emails
  • Zone Conference is this Saturday in Mount Vernon
  • Soup Kitchen at the United Church is also this Saturday, if you can help- support in bagging at 8:30am is appreciated, or support at 11:30 in time for serving
  • Our deepest sympathies and thoughts of strength  to the family and friends of Marv Johnston, I never knew the man but from the stories, he will be deeply missed.
Our program today was Matthew Francis from the Chilliwack Museum, and he came fully prepared, just ask Erwin who won a beautiful copy of "The Chilliwack Story". We also all got passes to the museum (share it with your family) and learned about all their educational programs they offer to the schools and to the public. Matthew also told stories about Chilliwack and some little snippets of her glorious history. We also learned that Mr. Parker is a archive volunteer.
Who knew the Chilliwack Museum was so action packed! It was great to hear how the Chilliwack Museum also secured some of the Canada 150 grant money to begin the process of getting proper museum showcases. Clearly, there is a little gem sitting in down town Chilliwack! Hopefully, we can work on some partnerships and help share the wonderful history of our town!
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We wrapped with Happy Bucks, and unitl next week!

Make it an awesome one!

Michelle
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23/52

3/7/2017

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"Keep your face always towards the sunshine- and the shadows will fall behind you."
~Walt Whitman

It feels like we are coming up on another busy season!
 Happy Pancake Day!
Shout out to all our Kiwanians headed to IHOP today! Thank you!

This morning we had Kyla from Sears Optical speak to us about the OneSight (Click the link for more details) program. "With your support, OneSight brings vision care to people across the globe by mobilizing eye care professionals, industry experts, volunteers, and partners. Our shared passion for giving the best care to every patient is what sets us apart. We hold ourselves to the highest standard of care no matter where in the world we are working. This means that patients receive comprehensive eye exams and new, top-quality eyewear that allows them to see, look, and feel their best. Because each community is different, we develop solutions customized to meet local needs. Patients then walk away empowered to give their best to families, employers and communities."
Personally, I was unaware of this program, and I am so thankful Kyla came to share her stories and experiences. We also learned that she collects old glasses for us so we can donate them back to the S.O.S program (Click the link for more details). This is a wonderful partnership! Thank you Kyla for your passion and for sharing your stories and program with us!
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As for our regular meeting and communications, here are a few highlights:
  • Board Meeting is tonight at 7pm! See you there!
  • Pancake Day is today, so go enjoy some pancakes at IHOP!
  • DCM is coming up- who's in to travel?
  • Check out the Foundation News, January 2017 edition, Sardis Kiwanis gets a mention! Go Sheila and Key Leader!
  • Peter, and a contingent attended the SD#33 Scholarship Appreciation Dinner, what a great evening! We will be reviewing scholarships shortly, Peter will keep us infomed.
  • Soup Kitchen is coming up on Saturday!
  • Kiwanis Kurling Funspiel was at the Abbotsford Curling Club on Sunday! 55 people attended, Dennis' rink came in second! Great job team!
  • March 14, Lieutenant Governor Greg Weigrich will be atteding our meeting, so brush up on your American anthems for next week!
  • Super Reader was a blast last week! Welcome back to Arley!
  • We also did it! All we need 4 more people and Sardis Kiwanis Club will have 2 full tables at the Bahath Centre fundraiser on April 10(Link is to the Facebook event)! 
  • We had a discussion about the history of Chilliwack, as a group shared some photos from the Flood of '51. The Facebook group Chilliwack History Perspectives is pretty interesting (Link is to that Facebook group)
  • Finally we pass our deepest respects and condolences to the family and friends of Grant Ullyot who passed away this past week
We wrapped up with Happy Bucks, and onto next week is a busy week- we have an Installation, Matthew Francis the Curator at the Chilliwack Museum and Archives is our guest speaker, we also have a presentation, and all our regular awesomeness!
Have a wonderful and inspiring week, for the good of Kiwanis,

Ciao

Michelle
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22/52

2/28/2017

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"When I came here, I was looking for a community. Then I realized I was helping create one."
​~Anom 
Apologies for the delay in this post, busy weeks and then Spring Break!
​We had a busy morning, lots of updates, including:
  • Kurling at the Abbotsford Curling Club March 5 1 to 5pm
  • Key Club is coming to visit on April 11
  • Scholarship Dinner with Peter B and School District #33 on March 2
  • Chilliwack Hospice Gala is on March 4
  • DCM in Sumas is March 13
  • Soup Kitchen is March 11
  • We received a lovely letter from the Spina Bifida group, thanking us for our donation in Valerie Tunbridge's name
  • IHOP breakfast is on March 7
  • Bowls of Hope annual dinner fundraiser is on May 5
  • Board Meeting is on March 7
​John celebrated his birthday, we made sure he did not forget and we had guest speaker, Steve Anderson, from Chilliwack Senior Secondary this morning. Steve was here to talk to us about the Human Services Career Program he oversees at CSSS. This program is in partnership with SD#33, UFV, the Ministry of Children and Family Development, and Big Brothers Big Sisters. The program aims "to create a reciprocal learning environment where CSSS, UFV and elementary students are learning together through relevant, engaging real life experiences." Steve spoke of some 'game-changing' cases where students were able to help students overcome barriers. This program empowers students, and sounds like it is having a very positive impact on our community and schools.
We wrapped up with Happy Bucks and a hope that the snow can stay away so Spring can arrive!

​Yours in Service,

​Michelle

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