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Relay for Life Committee Meeting

May 01 - Relay for Life Committee Meeting – Contact Mike Russell at mike@elitesvc.com

Relay for Life Committee Meeting

Apr 24 - 4/24 – 11:00 am – Relay for Life Committee Meeting – Contact Mike Russell at mike@elitesvc.com

Relay for Life

May 09 - Relay for Life – Contact Mike Russell at mike@elitesvc.com or Carol Wisdom at cwisdom@mustministries.org

Red Cross Blood Drive

Mar 20 - Red Cross Blood Drive – Marietta Conference Center in the Lion Room (below the Ballrooms). Contact Karl Schwelm at karl.Schwelm.pe84@statefarm.com for more information.

Thanks to the following members who weathered the snow on Saturday to help with Special Olympics!

Greg Briscoe, Karen Carlisle, Kee Carlisle, Larry Ceminsky, E.W. Chastain, Rosan Hall, Pat Huey, Kathy Kelly, Don Massaro, Pat McDonald, Don Powell, Laura Rossiter, Victoria Turney, Peter Witkiewicz

Click Here to see pics from the day

Community Services Committee Update

Thanks to the leadership of Pat McDonald, we collected $1,900 for Thanksgiving baskets to present to the YWCA.

Thanks to the leadership of Karl Schwelm, we collected 746 toys and $2,326 to present to the Marines for our Toys for Tots project.

Thanks to the challenge of Frank Bradford, the membership donated $1,425 to the Salvation Army’s Ring the Bells project. More information to follow for the total amount collected at Town Center Mall!

Thanks to the thoughtfulness of Carol Sonnenfeld, the membership donated $155 as a

Special Olympics of Georgia

Jan 19 - Special Olympics of Georgia,
2008 State Indoor Winter Games

Volunteers make a difference!

We are looking for fabulous LCAA volunteers to dedicate a few hours of their time to join in the fun of a joint LCAA and CYL outreach opportunity on

Saturday, January 19th
Working Shifts:
10am – 12:45pm
12:45pm – 3pm

Location: Marietta Middle School
Bring your family and experience the rewards of working the Special Olympics of Georgia!

Please contact Kate

Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Campaign

Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Campaign
November 15th through December 13th

Marietta Kiwanis Club salutes the 60th year of the Marine Corps Reserve program that helps needy children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas.

Nov 15 - The Campaign kicks off with a rousing speech on patriotism given by Colonel Doug Hardsion, USMC. Promotional flyers and Toys for Tots collection boxes are available for members to take to their schools, churches, and businesses. Remember only unwrapped new toys, gift cards, and money will be accepted.

Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots

The Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program needs financial contributions to transact "Target Buys" for Atlanta area children ages 10 to 14. We complete our collection efforts this Thursday and give the Toys and the Money to the Marines in attendance. Please contact Pat Huey at phuey@mindspring.com prior to Thursday's meeting if you cannot attend and want to add a donation to your Club bill. For those who attend, there will be forms at each table to initiate a donation.

Please contact me at karl.schwelm.pe84@statefarm.com if you need further information.

Sign Up to Ring the Bell

We need bell ringers. Please signup today. To Sign up for a time slot please contact Kee Carlisle at k.carlisle1@comcast.net! Please include your name, email & cell phone. We are trying to get 2 ringers per shift, please! – Adults must accompany teens.

Click here to view the 2007 Bell Ringing Schedule

Veterans Day Parade Follow-Up

The city of Marietta and Marietta Kiwanis sponsored the third annual Veterans Day parade downtown and a ceremony on the Square November 11.

Veterans, marching bands, drill teams, floats, veterans' organizations and military vehicles participated.

Watch the video

Gobble Jog

Nov 22 - Join us on Thanksgiving Day on the Historic Marietta Square for this great cause! All proceeds benefit MUST Ministries, a faith-based, non-profit organization ministering to the homeless and hurting in our community.

8:30 am – 1K Walk/Run
8:45 am – 10K Walk/Run
8:45 am - 5 K Walk/Run
9:45 am – Tot Trot

Packet Pick-Up & Pre-Race Gobble Jog Carb-Up Dinner, First United Methodist Church – Contact Lexie Amaden at alexis@whitlockinn.com.

TURKEY DAY IS APPROACHING!!

Be Generous and help us feed some families in the
YWCA of Northwest Georgia
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM

$$$$$$$$$$
Needed!!!

We have 3 families in Transitional houses
We have 6 families in Transitional apartments
And approximately 15 families in the YWCA Shelter

It takes $30 to feed a family of four and one of these families has 5 members.

Dig deep and help us put a feast on their table, so while we sit with our families around our table enjoying our

Donate Today

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A BLOOD DONOR?

Specification % of Kiwanis Members that Qualify:

          Donors must be 17 years old – 100%
          Weigh at least 110 lbs – 98.3%
          Piercings and/or Tatoos – President John was able to qualify (barely)

John Giving Blood

Go by WellStar Blood Bank at 220 North Cobb Parkway, 678-331-3400, to donate blood!

Contact Chuck Troutman at charles.troutman@wellstar.org for more information.

Toys for Tots

Nov 09 - Toys for Tots event to be held at Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Marietta – Contact Karl Schwelm at karl.Schwelm.pe84@statefarm.com

Marietta Benefit Bazaar

Oct 20 - 0/20 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Marietta Benefit Bazaar – Saturday, October 20th marks the city’s annual "Rummage Sale." Scores of booths set up at the First United Methodist Church parking lot and Marietta Middle School’s campus will have on hand to sell everything from antiques to zoology books. This year, the Kiwanis Club of Marietta will have a booth at the church parking lot, and we are soliciting items to be included in the sale. Proceeds from our booth will go to our Club. If you have anything you would like to donate - "anything" being something

Community Service Update

The 2007-08 Kiwanis community service committee has been seen throughout the community sharing their time, talent and treasure. Take a few moments to see your fellow members in action on the Kiwanis Community Service page of the web site.

Be a member of STAR - The next time you are at a Thursday meeting, find Chair Victoria or the events sub-chair for your button's STAR. Be one of the cool people on your block who belong to the Superior Team Achieving Results (STAR). We are trying for maximum support in time talent OR treasure.

Relay for Life WalkAmerica Campaign

May 11 - For the seventh year, Marietta Kiwanis will have a Relay for Life team. The event will begin at 6:00 pm on May 11th at Jim Miller Park and will run throughout the night. The overnight event will have hundreds of teams gathering to celebrate cancer survivorship and community spirit. There will be music, food, contests, awards, prizes, decorated campsites and on-site fun-raising activities. Someone from each team walks on the track during the entire event. At a luminary ceremony after dark, candles are lit in remembrance of those who lost their battle with cancer and in honor of survivors. You do not have to spend the night to take part in the event. Come for an hour, an evening or the whole night...but come!

Thanks for the Blood Drive

Kiwanis Blood Drive A special thanks to everyone who participated in last week's blood Drive. Here are the totals:

84 people participated
67 Donors
17 Volunteers

54 Units Collected

A Red Cross person said that 54 Units is twice the normal amount collected. Thanks to all!!!

March of Dimes Update

Calling all volunteers!!! In the spirit of our NICU project for 2007, our club has agreed to provide volunteers for this year’s March of Dimes AlkAmerican Campaign. This year’s event will start at Marietta Middle school and travel around Kennesaw Mountail to finish back at Marietta Middle School; this is the longest event on this year’s calendar at seven miles. We will be providing volunteers at water stop number two, Kennesaw Mountain Visitor’s Center parking lot, and pre/post walk festivities. In the WalkAmerican tradition, water stops participate in the event as a theme, i.e., tropical, or patriotic as an example.

Love the Loop

Jul 14 - Contact Joan Ellars for more information

Love the Loop

Oct 13 - We have our first Community Service project coming up on Saturday October 13th. "Love the Loop" Check in is at 9 a.m at the Public Works Complex, 725 N. Marietta Parkway - from there we travel to the Huddle House on the South Loop to pick up trash along the Kiwanis mile followed by breakfast for those who want to join us. Contact Joan Ellars for more information

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Love the Loop (Keep Marietta Beautiful)

Apr 14 - Love the Loop (Keep Marietta Beautiful)

Red Cross Blood Drive

Mar 22 - Support the Marietta Kiwanis Blood Drive hosted by the Marietta Conference Center.

How does my blood help?

A single blood donation can be separated into components, which can help more than one person.

Red blood cells help accident victims, surgery patients and those with anemia.

Platelets help the blood clot and are used for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Plasma is used to treat patients suffering from burns or shock.

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