Aktion

Club

rocks on

Our club is proud to enter another year featuring our Aktion Club, which consists of developmentally disabled adults that attend the STARS facility (Scottsdale Training and Rehabilitation Services).

Started three years ago by Charlie Fox, Mike Scharnow and Jon Geller, the main club advisor is Rick Hopwood, a STARS employ-ee and member of the Noon Kiwanis Club.

Did you know that Aktion Club is Kiwanis Interna-tional’s fastest growing Ser-vice Leadership Program. It’s the only service club for adults with disabilities. Ak-tion Clubs have reached more than 12,000 members throughout 14 nations. Mem-bers provided about 185,000 service hours in their com-munities.

Our STARS Aktion Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month, ei-ther running a meeting or participating in a service project. They provide assis-tance to Ronald McDonald House, Feed My Starving Children and others.

Noon Kiwanians are invit-ed to help with the club, ei-ther by attending a meeting or helping with a service project. Aktion Club mem-bers always help us with our food booth at the arts festi-vals. Our club is performing a great service by offering this Aktion Club.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time

Kiwanis Kapers Official publication of the Kiwanis Club of Fountain Hills, AZ

january 2017

A festive and fun Breakfast with Santa Editor’s Note: The following

is a thank you note from Donna

Yordy, who coordinated this

year’s Breakfast with Santa

event. A big thanks from our club

to Donna for being just a creative

genius and serving the children

of the world!

Kiwanis is about serving the

children of the world, and

Breakfast with Santa is truly a

way that we serve the young

ones in our community.

I want to thank each of you

who worked the breakfast and

helped make it a successful

event. The job each of you did

played an important part in the

success of the breakfast. It al-

ways takes teamwork to make

this event run smoothly.

Mike at the Community Cen-

ter told me after the breakfast

that people commented as they

were leaving how much they

enjoyed themselves. That is the

highest compliment that our

Kiwanis club can receive.

My sincere thanks goes to the

following people who helped

with the breakfast:

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The mandatory group picture taken right before the annual Breakfast with Santa event.

Breakfast with Santa creator and coordinator Donna Yordy

takes a moment to snuggle with the Jolly Old Elf himself.

#KidsNeedKiwanis

Happy New Year!

Fellow Kiwanians:

It is 2017, believe it or not. It is a New Year. It is a brand new opportunity for Noon Kiwanis members and

friends to make a positive difference in the lives of the children of the world. Think of what lies ahead.

As I mentioned last month, we have the exciting prospect of a new Club Satellite forming through the coor-

dinated efforts of our club and the Sunset club. This means that we have the prospect of inviting people who

aren’t able to join us at lunch on Thursdays to join our club and create their own Kiwanis experience. It could

mean a whole new generation of Kiwanians, which is something Kiwanis International is strongly encourag-

ing.

Another positive difference we can make in the lives of the children of the world is through our Haiti hunger

relief effort. Later this month, Roger Bates and I will be joining Jack Reynolds from Free the Kids on a trip to

Haiti to visit the school where 350 malnourished children are about to start receiving a daily nutritious meal

for the first time in their lives. We already have more than enough money in hand to feed these children

through the month of July. I’d say that is making a positive difference in the lives of children, wouldn’t you?

But a New Year also gives us a brand new opportunity to welcome new members to join our efforts to serve

the children of the world. We can always use more people serving at our side in all the various ways we serve

children and organizations that make a positive difference in the lives of kids. We are an active club and we

can always use new members to join our Kiwanis team. So please invite a friend to come as your guest to one

of our luncheons over the next several months so that we can multiply our efforts by adding to our terrific

team. Blessings to each of you!

A WORD FROM PRESIDENT KEN BROWN

Happy new year!

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A report about our K-Kids and Builders By Marcia Hoenle, advisor

The K-Kids and Builders have had a very busy and successful first semester. Numerous projects have been initiated to support

the community. The kids made wreaths to decorate the doors of residents at Fountain Hills Village. The Kiwanis tree at the Com-

munity Center sparkled with the new decorations made by the kids. K-Kids and Builders led a school-wide drive to collect hy-

giene items for the homeless resulting in three full bags being donated to the Circle the City initiative. The kids made gifts of

layered chocolate chip cookie ingredients for their families.

Most of all, the K-Kids and Builders enjoy working events with the Noon Kiwanis Club members. The kids have helped with

Halloween in the Hills, Fall Art Festival and Breakfast With Santa. They are looking forward to helping with the Cycling, Safety

and Skills Rodeo January 28, 2017 and all the other fun events coming up.

K-Kids and Builders give a big shout out to all the Kiwanis Club members who have so

generously given their time and talents to assist the kids in their activities. Thank you

to Ken Brown, Joyce Stehlik , Bernie Hoenle, Matt Jefferson, Susan Williams, and Liz

Fichera.

We meet the first and third Wednesday of the month in the Fountain Hills Middle

School Cafeteria:

Builders 1:20 Grades 6-8

K-Kids 2:30 grades 4-5

Kiwanis Kapers Page 3

More scenes from ‘Breakfast’ Brice Moorman, Paul Appeldorn, Keith Junk, Mike

Scharnow, Patrick Sweeney, Ken Brown, Debbie

Fisher, John Bjornholt, Jon Geller, Jack Mateski,

Jean Linzer, Hope Anne Pizzicaroli, Jackie Miles,

Phyllis Kern, Marcia Hoenle, Matt Jefferson, Jerry

Comeau, Pat Costa, Betty Pantuso, Bill Jaeger, Joan

Jaeger, Carol Fuls, Craig Gildersleeve, Ben Fast,

Larry Spade, Bernie Hoenle, Ed Kehe, John

Rosenquist, Nate McGuire , Cecile Diguglielmo,

Charlie Fox, Bill Luzinski and Al Roselieb.

A special thanks to Mike Fenzel and his staff for

providing and setting-up the Community Center

facility for us. Joyce Stehlik was my co-chairman for

this event and was a tremendous help. Al Roselieb

took care of PayPal on the website for us and Bud

Fuls for always being there with the checks and

needed information. A special thank you also Mar-

cia and the Builders.

All of you provided a wonderful experience for

those who attended the breakfast. The smiles and

Kiwanis moments you received should make you

feel good about what we do as a club. Please know

that each of you are appreciated! A huge thank you

to everyone!

Donna Yordy

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Some cute members of our Builders Club all ready to entertain the crowd.

This proved to be her first Christmas, but hopefully she will be back next

year to fully appreciate all aspects of the Noon Kiwanis Santa event.

Kids were mesmerized throughout the

morning with magic tricks, balloon

animals, temporary tattoos, Christmas

caroling and a whole lot more. This

was the 13th annual year the club has

offered this event at the Community

Center. A big thanks to the town for co-

sponsoring the event.

Photos by Jon Geller

Bud Fuls dishes up some McDonald’s pancakes.

John and Debbie entertained the crowd.

Jan. 3 Aktion Club meeting

Jan. 4 K-Kids, Builders clubs meetings

Jan. 5 Luncheon meeting; Fountain View Village

Jan. 7 Extended Hands Food Bank service project

Jan. 12 NO MEETING

Jan. 14 Kiwanis Across the Border in Nogales, Mex.

Jan. 17 Adopt-A-Street litter patrol

Jan. 17 Aktion Club meeting

Jan. 18 K-Kids, Builders clubs meetings

Jan. 19 Luncheon meeting; FH Community Garden

Jan. 26 NO MEETING

Jan. 28 Bicycle Safety Rodeo at MM Elementary School

Feb. 2 Luncheon meeting; Haiti project trip report

Feb. 5 Super Bowl pancake breakfast

Feb. 24-26 Great Fair food concession

Upcoming Calendar of Events

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Welcome Monique! Monique Reynolds is the newest member of the Noon Kiwanis Club. She

was introduced to club members in early December just prior to attend-

ing the high school chorus performance. Club President Ken Brown con-

tinues to recruit new members and urges all members to invite prospec-

tive members to service projects and club meetings. As they meet our

members and get to know what we do and what we we’re about, how

could they resist not joining our club? #kidsneedkiwanis

Kiwanis Across the Border

A contingent from our club is expected to travel to

Nogales, Mexico on Saturday, Jan. 14, to participate

in an annual event in conjunction with the Santa Cruz

Kiwanis Club in Nogales, Ariz.

Many members may not realize that the ongoing

collection of aluminum kans helps fund this annual

international project. Funds are donated by our

Fountain Hills club to the Nogales club to pay for

gifts and clothes given out to the needy in Nogales,

Mexico. An annual festival is held for children cen-

tered around Three Kings Day in Mexico.

Paul “Kan Man” Appeldorn reports that in early

December a total of $266.61 was presented to Al

Roselieb, who chairs the “border” project, on behalf

of the kan kollection. It must be noted that one cent

came from the Adopt A Street anti-litter program. Al

contributed an additional $33.39 of his own money to

round out the donation to $300. That money will be

given to Pepe Wise of Nogales on Jan. 14. The club

also donated $500 to the border program to help

needy children in Mexico.

Anyone interested in this worthwhile outreach pro-

gram and trip should contact Al for more info.