KCOJ bloglines: November club meetings

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

November club meetings

We have some special news about our meeting locations this month.

Our first meeting, Nov. 13, will be held at Laurita Winery out near New Egypt. Carol's brother Randy is co-owner of the county's newest gathering center. Directions can be found at their Web site - http://www.lauritawinery.com/ We have invited clubs from the division to attend and hope that we will have a great turnout. But you need to tell Ted by Monday (11/10) if you'll be there. His E-mail address is cthordichuk@aol.com . It will be a great meeting and the winemaker will tell us about winemaking

Our second meeting will be held a week early this month because of Thanksgiving. We will meet at Michael and Ingrid Rice's home Nov. 20. Free pizza and salad dinner for the members.

1 comment:

Dee said...: $12 per attendee will be put on your bill for the Laurita Winery visit. See you there! Donna Corman, Administrative Treasurer, Kiwanis Club of Jackson; November 5, 2008 at 4:20 AM

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About KCOJ

The Kiwanis Club of Jackson just celebrated its 25th birthday. We organized February 7, 1991 and since then we have raised funds for scholarships, we have sponsored youth programs, worked with other local community service groups and donated $200,000.00 to eliminate Iodine deficiency disorders and neonatal tetanus, and co-fund the expansion of Children’s Specialized Hospital.

We have presented nearly 100 scholarships to graduating Jackson high school seniors and dozens to other students in the state.

We have sponsored four Key Clubs, which are service clubs for high school students that are a vital part of our Kiwanis family. We also sponsor two Builders Clubs for middle school students.

We have worked with other community groups like The Rotary Club, The Jackson Food Pantry with the Jackson Women of Today, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, the Jackson PBA, The Handicapped Commission, the Fossils, the Ocean County Library, and Habitat for Humanity.

Our activities have included our annual Breakfast with Santa, our annual Police Officer of the Year dinner, helping the homeless, highway cleanup, cleanup of the Holmanville Church cemetery, health fairs, bike rodeos, and we hosted several community dinners.

Our favorite activity, though, is cooking for other groups like Sandy Relief, Chariot Riders, the annual PBA picnic, National Night Out Against Crime, the homeless, the Jackson and Lakewood branches of the Ocean County Library, and the Black Cowboys Association.

We have also made an impact on the world in large and small ways. We have donated farm animals to impoverished people. We have donated to put a smile on children’s faces.

The Kiwanis Club of Jackson aims to “improve the world one child, one community at a time.”