Weekly News – May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024

Hello Everyone,

Our speaker tomorrow is Fire Chief David Vega, and Division Chief Shaylee Aurnhammer.  In the last 5 years, San Juan County Fire & Rescue has responded to four incidents of people falling in a septic tank, two of those calls resulted in a child’s death. Not everyone uses a septic system, but around 30,000 systems are in use in the county. Our goal is that no more children die in a preventable manner by falling in an unsecured septic tank.

Tomorrow is Chamber Business After Hours immediately following Business to

Business Expo at Civic Center. 4:30 to 6:30 Cost:$5. Kiwanis is a Chamber

Thank you to our speaker last week, Mike Lewis, Airport Manager of Four Corners Regional Airport. We appreciate the updates on the airport activities, issues, and developments. Mike started his career in Farmington in 1987 working for Mesa Airlines. We appreciate your passion for our community!

Tracee Loughran was inducted last week; welcome to the Kiwanis family!

If you haven’t returned Duck Tickets, please bring them tomorrow to the meeting and give them to Chris.  Thank you for all the help!

Jill received a phone call a few days ago from Jeanette with 4 Corners Foundation. She works with Westmeath and through them we received a check for $2,500 for Clothes for Kids.  Then, Jill found out they have again awarded us $3,000.  It will be later this year and then we will receive funding.  It’s all good and goes a long way to help with Clothes for Kids!

Summer Jakino’s son, Dillan, just received ‘The Random Acts of Kindness Award’ at Country Club Elementary.  Congratulations Dillan.

Debbie Fentiman’s daughter, Laurie Harris, is the current reigning Miss Farmington. She will soon be traveling to Las Cruces to compete in the Mrs. New Mexico Pageant. Best of Luck to Laurie!

 Summer Jakino has posters and tickets for the Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, June 15 at the Outback Steakhouse. We would appreciate it if everyone would sell at least 1 book of tickets, $10 each-10 tickets to a book =$100. Take Dad and the Family out for a delicious pancake breakfast. 

Contact Summer Jakino at 505-215-7177 or Jill McQueary at 505-860-5165. All money raised supports Kiwanis Clothes for Kids this fall.

Also, please bring in pancake money once tickets are sold. There is a competition within the servers at Outback for a cash bonus of $50 to the top salesperson We will have a 1st and 2nd place this year again within Kiwanis $100 and $50 gift certs for Clancy’s. Thank you!

 If any Kiwanis members want to do 4th quarter clean-up at the Connie Mack World Series, you can sign up with Jessica Lazenby.  You get into the game free and also a free t-shirt! Jessica said there are currently 4 evenings available and if you volunteer, it’s for 2 evenings. 

Her contact info:  Jlazenby@farmingtonnm.gov

Please keep these upcoming dates in mind. 

May 24th-26th Riverfest and Duck Race

June 15-Outback Steakhouse/Kiwanis Annual Father’s Day weekend Pancake Breakfast.  8am-10:30am. Volunteer sheet and tickets will both be out soon.  Summer Jakino-Chair

African Library boxing.  June 18th at 5pm

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