"Do not forget, no one else see the world the way you do,
so no one else can tell the stories that you can tell about the world."
~ Anom

Another great morning!

Today we welcome Mike and Cindy from Bowls of Hope as guests, and I was delighted to welcome Doug McLean again this morning, not as a guest though, but as our newest member! Welcome to the team Doug! We look forward to working with you more! We celebrated the birthdays of Courtney, Bill and John! And we welcomed Vic back!
Such an awesome morning!
Some Updates:

• Kiwanis Kurling - March 5 at the Abbotsford Curling Club 1pm to 5pm. COme enjoy an afternoon of throwing rocks!
• IHop Pancake Breakfast, for the Children's Hospital, a sign-up went around for March 7, 7am to 7pm, Dennis has the sign-up if you are interested 
• Sheila has Super Reader while Arley is away, she has a few assemblies so thank you to everyone who is helping out.
• Our District Council Meeting (DCM) is March 13, in Sumas at 7pm, SIGN meeting takes place at 5pm. All are welcome to attend and get an inside scoop about what's happening around the district.
• Last night we held our Budget meeting- great turnout, looking forward to supporting Sardis Secondary and their Key Club starting soon! Another great opportunity to work with kids of our community!
• Also we got invited to Kiwanis Golden Ears' Canada 150th Birthday Bash - March 25 6:15pm, dinner at 7:30pm $25. I have more information if you would like it.

We had two programs on deck today as Program. Bowls of Hope. and Operation Red Nose.
We are blessed to present a cheque to Bowls of Hope to help continue their amazing contribution to our community schools. We learned that they now serve 20/31 schools and have the Chilliwack School District as a partner! These are fabulous developments since we last saw them about 6 months ago! They also have their Annual Dinner Auction coming up on May 5 (click the title to visit the link). Maybe we can get a table together and attend?
We also had a recap from Ken and Derek, who shared the final Operation Red Nose presentation with us! As a club we need to begin thinking about taking on this fundraiser again. It's such an amazing program, and it does so much good around the holiday season. Discussions will be happening over the next few weeks and I will let you know when we have our club vote about continuing on with this program.
A reminder, if you have anything, please let me know, so I can share with everyone!
We wrapped the whole thing up with Happy Bucks, and off we go to make another week amazing!
See you all soon,

Michelle

I wish each and every one of you, and your families' a very restful and memory filled Christmas with all the celebrations and joys that make Christmas the most magical time of the year.
All my best,
Michelle

Snowmeggdon!
What a crazy past week we have had, the official measurement is 48cms of the fluffy white stuff!
We had a casual meeting, 1 week earlier then planned at Jimmy Js this morning!

Updates from teams included: 
* Soup kitchen, where 139 meals were served on Saturday morning!
* ORN, no incidences to report over the weekend & 80 rides completed with 200 people getting home safely & responsibly!
* Super Reader, most of the deliveries for 2016 are completed and assembly dates for 2017 will be available shortly!
* Promontory Pancake Breakfast, this Friday 6am to help cook, 6:30am for the rest of the support!

Peter Brown had Mr. Dan Heisler as our guest today and we got to hear about Sardis Secondary is starting up a lacrosse team! What a great opportunity! A new sport for kids to get involved in! We presented Dan with a cheque to help with start-up costs. We also got word that a Key Club at Sardis is one step closer to reality, so 2017 is shaping up to be an exciting year so far.
Next week we have our annual AGM (December 20) and the week after is a Round Table (December 27) in anticipation of the post holiday rush!

Till next Tuesday, stay safe, have fun and enjoy an awesome week!

Michelle

A slight blanket of snow, a winter wind, I think we found December!
Another great week has passed for us! ORN, Santa Shuffle, Super Reader, Christmas Party... we never stop! And good for us!
Thank you to Brian and Crew, Dennis and Crew, Pete and Crew for a wonderful Christmas Party on Sunday night. Smiles and laughter all around is what makes this club unique!

Thank you to Ken and Derek for another successful ORN weekend! Also a huge thank you to all the committees that make ORN flawless on service nights.
Thank you to all the volunteers who braved the Saturday morning dawn (9am can be early) to make Santa Shuffle a success as well for the Salvation Army.
Thank you to Arley, who is holding down the Super Reader fort, while the holiday season for us bustles along!
We had a wonderful visit from our Key Clubbers, with an update of their work to date! Awesome job!

Do not forget Board Meeting tonight at the Chilliwack Public Library! It is set to be a party!
Till next week, Stay safe, Stay warm,
Yours in Kiwanis,

Michelle

It is without a doubt, go time.
Our calendars are packed and I hope everyone can enjoy some downtime too.
In terms of what is going on, we have a lot happening. ORN is full on now. The first 2 nights of service we did 16 rides Friday and 48 rides on Saturday. We are still looking for volunteers for NYE, so if you can, please consider it. Brian also reminded us of our own Christmas party is December 4, at 6pm for fellowship, 7pm for dinner.
Other highlights:

• Barry B has calendars for sale to help out Virginia $15.
• Arley had a wonderful thank you card from Greendale Elementary for Super Reader.
• Santa Shuffle, the fundraiser for the Salvation Army, happens on December 3rd, if you can help out contact Sheila.
• FVDES is welcomeing any Kiwanian to their Robotic morning next Tuesday at 10:30am at FVDES- email Michelle if you are interested in atending
• Ken reminded us that dues are now payable at your convenience
• Key Club is coming for a visit on December 6.
• Communications that were circulated were: Update Letter from the Chilliwack Hospital Foundation, CKI thank you cards, and a SIGN update

Today we had the pleasure of hosting Sue Attrill- 8 year City of Chilliwack counsellor and Executive Director of the Chilliwack Hospice Society. Sue talked to us about the wonderful work that is going on at Hospice. Everyone is hard at work and they are now also offering counselling classes and berevement support. She also spoke about their growth in our community and the need for Hospice to expand, which they are currently working on right now.
Sue then talked about our wonderful City.
All the work being done.
The homeless issue.
The tax increase.
The airport.
We asked lots of great questions and she provided us with lots of awesome answers and information. Thank you Sue, for all your time! Your expertise was greatly appreciated.
I trust everyone will have an awesome week, we will see you at ORN on Friday night!

Yours in Service and Webbed Feet,
Michelle