Weekly News – Feb 25, 2026

New Mexico State Senator and Minority Floor Leader, Bill Sharer, will be the featured speaker at tomorrow’s Kiwanis meeting. The 30-day Legislative Session in Santa Fe has just concluded, and Bill will share key highlights from the session. Kiwanis will be one of the first organizations to hear this important information, so don’t miss out on Bill’s presentation!

MEMBERSHIP

Last week 2 new members were inducted:

Bryan Myers, Chief Deputy Treasurer with San Juan County. Bryan sponsored by Ron Price.

Emmeri Ortega with San Juan United Way, (a Bronze Corporate Member) sponsored by Jill McQueary. Kiwanis welcomes Bryan and Emmeri and we look forward to your getting involved with club programs.

Their induction now makes our club at 58 members.Rio del Sol Kiwanis is ranked #1 in the SW District in Net Membership Growth as well as #1 in Percentage Growth!

Recently we had the pleasure of Deon Martinez and Marissa Herrera

with New Beginnings attending luncheons. New Beginnings is a Bronze Corporate member.

Jordan Ekstein, teacher at Farmington High School and FHS Key Club Facilty Advisor, has been approved for membership and will be inducted on March 5.. Her sponsors are Jill McQueary and Laykenn Kennedy.

When you bring a guest, ask if they want to receive our newsletters. If they do, simply take a screen shot of completed Guest Form and email to me. Many guests become members, so every invitation truly makes a difference.

Do you know someone you feel would be an interesting speaker? If so, check out club calendar and confirm with secretary the date is still open, schedule your speaker and get a short paragraph of his/her presentation. This information goes in our newsletter and also our website and internet. www.riodelsolkiwanis.com

Good News! Sturdy Sturdevant, a Kiwanis member, said he and his wife, Jen, have relatives who want to donate 2 expensive paintings, appaised at $1,700 for Kiwanis Bunco night. They wanted them to go to an organization that would put the money to good use. There is appraisal paperwork available for the paintings.

The Farmington Chamber of Commerce Business to Business Expo will be held on Friday, April 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Farmington Civic Center.

Kiwanis will have a table staffed by Kiwanis volunteers to connect with local business leaders and share the meaningful work we do in our community, including our many projects that support children.

A Coffee Social will take place prior to the Expo—an excellent opportunity to network before the event begins.

We are looking for 5–6 volunteers to help represent Kiwanis and share our story. Thank you to Chris, Cody, and Jill for already stepping up!

If you can smile and be friendly, you’re qualified—we’d love to have you join us! Send an email to jmcq2@yahoo.com if you can help for a few hours.

Kiwanis Southwest District Convention is in Albuquerque on August 7-9. Save the date if you’ve always thought you’d like to attend a convention to learn more about Kiwanis but didn’t want to travel a long distance. This is your opportunity. More information soon.

Help us sell the remaining 15 tickets by sharing the Bunco Party flyer with your friends and business associates.

Individual seats: $40 each

Purchase: Kiwanis website, www.riodelsolkiwanis.com

Get ready for a fun evening! We’re looking forward to Bunco being an annual event and a great fundraiser for our children’s programs.

Reminders & Announcements:

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