Weekly News – Apr 1, 2026

Apr 1, 2026 | News

Apr 1, 2026

Hello Everyone,

Bev Taylor- is our speaker tomorrow!! The Taylor Family owns one of Farmington’s oldest buildings, Artifacts 302 Gallery. The Taylors are a historical family and have been portrayed in Dining With the Dead more than once as they have many interesting relatives. Bev has been instrumental in promoting the arts in Farmington. In the early 1990’s she transformed the historic lumber facility into Artifacts 302 and divided the building into artist studios. Within 2 weeks, she had all the spaces rented. Don’t miss her story!

Rio del Sol Kiwanis has a booth at the Farmington Chamber of Commerce Business to Business Expo on Friday, April 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Farmington Civic Center.

Volunteers are so important to all of Kiwanis programs. We appreciate the following members for donating time to help promote Kiwanis and what we do in the community. Chris Troyer, Cody Cornoyer, Emmeri Ortega and Jill. Stop by if you are out and about the morning of April 10 and say hi.

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALYSSA BEGAY!!! Alyssa is a jewel. While we were away, I totally messed up the newsletter and could not figure out how to correct it. I called Alyssa and while we were on the phone, she was able to correct my mistakes. I am so thankful to her for all her help!

CLUB ELECTIONS-#KiwanisNeedsYou! If you want to serve your club, the following postions need to be filled. Club elections for the following Board Positions are April 30, new officers take office at end of September.

Following Positions are available:

Secretary-2 year position (Currently held by Jill)

Directors-2 openings -2 year term (Jill running for 1 Director position)

Currently held by Gary Hansen and Bob Brooks

Community Director-1 year term and speaker photographer

Currrently held by Ed Kompare

Membership Director-2 year term

Position Open

President Kathy Hogan, has been announcing the above positions. Please let her or Jill know if you are interested. The new Board takes office at end of September.

Jill will train whoever takes the Secretary postion to learn Mailchimp for the weekly newsletters.

Send in your RSVP for the Visit Farmington Farmington Annual Meeting of Members and Partners, 7:30am to 9:30am, at Farmington Civic Center on April 29. Join everyone for a delicious breakfast, time to connect with friends and colleagues, and celebrate a year of accomplishments. It’s a fun time to meet new folks in the community. Kiwanis is a member so you are invited, you just need to let them know you’re coming.

RSVP: Info@FarmingtonNM.org

Hello Everyone,

Our 1st Year for the Kiwanis Bunco Party and we are proud to announce that it is now sold out! Let Lori know if you are willing to be a sub in case of anyone not being able to come. Bunco is guaranteed to be a fun evening and a great much needed club fund raiser. With the current figures we have, it looks as though Coats and Shoes are funded with some Bunco proceeds going towards Clothes for Kids! Wahoo! Thanks everyone who helped and are helping with the Bunco Party.

Reminders & Announcements:

Invite a friend or colleague to join you at a Kiwanis luncheon.

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