Communications:

• A reminder of the Valerie Tunbridge memorial tea this week.
• Canadian Diabetes, St. Mary's School, and SIGN all sent us some mail, which was circulated for review
• Super Reader- Arley is always looking for help and volunteers for assemblies, so please let him know if you are interested in helping or can help
• Do not forget the Key Club Bottle Drive account at the Sardis Bottle Depot, help them attend their Portland Conference, account number #123
• ORN we are coming up on the end, thank you to everyone who helped and participated, please send your thoughts and reflections to Derek
• February 14 - Key Club will be attending to have a Inter-Club
• Students of the Month are January 31 and February 6, it will be a full house!
  
• IHop Pancake Day is March 7, watch for more information coming soon!
  
• Vic continues to recover and same for Courtney's dad, so we continue to give our wishes of strength to them both
• Next week you will see some budget/ committee worksheets, please take the time to evaluate the projects we do so we can more forward, and/or be even better

Program:
One of the Kiwanis madates is YCPO, which stands for 'Young Children Priority One', we had the privilege of welcoming Mary Ives from a branch of CYC, and Effective Parenting. She came with a celebration of 20 years of support and partnership with the Kiwanis Club of Sardis and to talk to us about their programs here in Chilliwack. One program that she showcased was the Circle of Security. Circle of Security is relationship based parenting program developed by clinical professionals over a period of 20 years. It provides parents with a roadmap to understanding their children’s needs as well as a guide on how to get there. It is practical, understandable and portioned out in bite-size chunks. The method minimizes the shame and blame cycle and teaches parents reflective functioning. Building on strengths without ignoring the struggles. Circle of Security® trained  facilitators are  leading this series.

The 8 week program will take place 9:00am – 11:00am at Sardis Family Place. Childcare is provided.
Her presentation was followed by some great questions! We are very fortunate to have such a service here in Chilliwack. 

Be sure to check out our Instagram feed, @fvekiwanis to get photos and updates of all we do!
Till next time, all the best, yours in Kiwanis,

Michelle

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter." - MLK Jr.

Communications:

• A card was circulated for Valerie Tunbridge, the meeting voted on sending a donation to the Spina Bifida organization in her name from our Club for all her work for the cause.
  
• GW Graham Bottle Drive - Thank you Barry and team!
  They have an account set-up at the Sardis Bottle Depot, so bring your empties in from the holidays and help the Key Clubbers attend District Convention in Portland.
  
• Super Reader Assemblies have started - Thank you Arley and team!
  66 students at Robertson last week, 374 at Promontory
  
• Soup Kitchen
  Saturday past was January's soup kitchen, 139 meals served.
  
• Operation Red Nose - Thank you Ken, Derek, Ann and team!
  Final touches and clean-up items left, thank you for all your hard work and dedication. A small crew is finishing up with the shadow boxes and evaluation of this year.
  
• Students of the Month - Thank you Peter!
  Peter pleasantly reminded us that we have Students of the Month coming up on January 31 and February 7. First one in our new location, so maybe try to be early for a seat.
  

No guests this week, instead we focused our attentions on brushing up on our Facebook networking skills. Lots of fun little tricks were learned and many of us made new Facebook friends! Thank you Courtney and Kiefer for helping guide the learning and answer questions!

Till next week, cheers,
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

I swear it is getting darker and darker in the mornings, but it is sure a treat to share them with our crew.
Today was an internal meeting with Courtney taking the reigns on my plan of introducing Social Media again. With the holiday season around the corner, and so much that we do occuring weekly, we definitely want to share our message more with our community.
Courtney gave an overview of the three big platforms we all tend to hear about the most: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Here is a link to a presentation I did a few years ago to the School District:  click on : Facebook to watch
Also here is a presentation I did on Twitter for a course on Twitter (click to watch)
To navigate through both presentations just use the left and right arrows.
We heard great feedback and we are looking at expanding our knowledge on a few more occasions to our members.

Operation Red Nose is in full swing and don't forget to drop off your internal applications to Ken. Any friends of family will need to get their applications form the Airport Road RCMP detachment. We have a parking duty opportunity on Saturday night, so we will see some of you in your best rain gear. Board Meeting is tonight at 7pm! I am looking forward to exploring our new digs.
Till next week,

Michelle