Weekly News – Aug 6, 2025

Aug 6, 2025

Hello Everyone,

Our speaker tomorrow is Rick Burns, aka Tom Nance!

Karadah Project–For almost a decade, LTC (retired) Rick Burns was in and out of Army deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. During and in between those deployments, Rick felt once the military withdrew, there would still be a lot more work to be done in these countries. The people he worked with who believed in our U.S. mission and at great personal risk, worked closely with us, deserved our best efforts, he believes. That inspired the founding of Karadah Project Int’l, a nonprofit supporting internally displaced women and children in the countries where he served. 

Last week’s speaker was Debra Mayeux, She has received multiple awards in Journalism from the New Mexico Press Association as well as the William.S. Dixon Award. Debra also was honored by being the only New Mexico candidate to receive a position at the Supreme Court Summer Institute in Washington, DC. There she learned critical thinking skills which she can impart to her students at PV High School in their Government courses.

Fun Summer Social!
Mark your calendars for our Summer Social at Summer Jakino’s home (5511 Country Club Dr) on Saturday, August 16 at 6pm.

Please RSVP to Summer at summerjakino@yahoo.com so we can plan the food.
All you need to do is show up, relax, and enjoy a great evening together!

Club Treasurer Needed!
After several years of dedicated service as Treasurer, Chris Troyer will be stepping into a Director role beginning October 1. We are still looking for a volunteer to fill this important Board position. If you are interested in serving, please contact Chris or Nikki. Your involvement helps keep our club strong!

Dining With the Dead tickets are going quickly.  If you know someone planning on attending, encourage them to get tickets asap as we will sell out early! Less than 100 tickets left.

Alyssa Begay, owner of Bluehorse Realty, has been approved for membership and she plans to be inducted tomorrow. We are so thrilled to have her rejoin us!

2025 Southwest District Convention: August 21-24. In the following link you can register and pay for the convention and meals. The convention is held at the Don Laughlin Riverside Resort & Casino. Use the convention discount code C/KIW25 to get the best rates..  Rio del Sol has been invited to present the Don’t Meth With Us program at the Convention with plans for the program to become a South West District program.

https://k25.site.kiwanis.org/southwest-district-convention-2025/

Reminders & Announcements:

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