Weekly News – Oct 19, 2022

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Oct 19, 2022

Greetings Everyone,

Our speaker tomorrow is Arvin Trujillo-CEO with Four Corners Economic Development.

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Bart Wilsey, Director at Farmington Museum will give an update on the current exhibit on display, Wild Kratz. Consider becoming a Museum Foundation member.

Thank you to Malissa McClelland –Distinguished Dispensary, our speaker last week.  Also, thank you to Di Searle for your update on the Caliente’s Cabaret

Thank you to Elizabeth Valencia, Maple Levine, our Lt. Governor for Div. 2, husband Don Levine (Past SW District Gov), Sue Hinchcliffe (past Lt. Governor), and her husband Glen for visiting us!

 For those interested, we will go to New Beginnings immediately following our luncheon to the House of Faith. Kiwanis donated $5,000 towards this home. A plaque recognizing Kiwanis is displayed in the kitchen.  We will take a group picture for our FB page.

 Ken Collins has updated pictures on our website and added our new Corporate Members.  It looks really good, so take a look.

Amber Danek:  Farmington High School Faculty Advisor.  adanek@fms.k12.nm.us

Trudy Goldsmith: Kiwanis Advisor

Rociante High:   Omega Soto Faculty Advisor. osoto@fms.k12.nm.us

Erin  Goeckel         Kiwanis Advisor

 Please keep these upcoming dates in mind and consider signing up for these important events. 

We still have the Sign-up for Clothes for Kids to organize volunteers; please sign-up to help us for November 2nd and 3rd. 

On November 8th at 5pm we will box 2 libraries, heading to Uganda for the African Library Project.  The address is 14 Road 5860.  We are excited for the 2 libraries chosen; their applications and requests were very moving.  We hope you can help us out that evening.

We are in full gear for our annual Coats for Kids program and plan to hand out more coats than in previous years.  Our event will happen at the Civic Center on November 12th at 9am. 

Fire Station 2                             3800 English Road           Christina Robertson

Fire Station 4                             790 Hutton Road             Jen Perry

Fire Station 5                             609 E. 30th St.                     Bernadette Alarid

Fire Station 6                             3101 W. Main St                Jen Perry

Museum                                     3401 E. Main St.                Fran Mayfield

Cornerstone Home Lending       4801 N. Butler #13102    Leandra Darby

Bridge Assisted Living                1091 W. Murray               Debbie Fentiman

Hilcorp                                         382 Road 3100 (Aztec)                  <Need Volunteer> – they have requested 3 boxes for their different buildings.  I just need someone to drop off boxes, wrapping paper and poster. 

Tickets for Thomas Jefferson and John Adams go on sale at the end of January thru the Civic Center. There will be reserved seating for Kiwanians so you would use a code when you select your seats—if you want to sit in this section.

Di Searle has agreed to help Jill with Dining With the Dead!   Di will be working with the Guides and she and Jill will coordinate the Guides and Actors.

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