Weekly News – Oct 7, 2026

Oct 7, 2026

Hello Everyone,

We are grateful to last week’s speaker, Jamie Voita for sharing her personal experience and heartfelt passion regarding gun safety.  She is part of the Everytown Survivor Network, a nationwide community of people whose lives have been affected by gun violence. We heard about her journey after Mrs. Shirley Voita was shot and killed on Dustin Street in Farmington. Three women lost their lives that day.  Please reach out to her or the organization to get involved.

CLUB MEMBER NEWS  

A BIG thank you to everyone that has volunteered and helped with Shoes for Kids.  Thank you Erin for the hard work and chairing this program and keeping it organized.  Thank you to Karla and Big 5 for the shoes for all of our kids in needs.  

Treasurer-Jareen White has sent out annual dues invoices. Please pay asap.  The secretary has to delete anyone not paying by Oct 1 (unless you make arrangements with Jareen).  Kiwanis International bills our club for everyone on membership list.  

Our Club has 3 types of memberships-individual dues are $175, Bronze Corporate are $235, and Platinum Corporate are $685.

We had a great celebration last week of the

Changing of the Guard

President-Jennifer Hackney

Past President-Kathy Hogan

President Elect-Cody Cornoyer

Treasurer-Jareen White-1 year remaining

Secretary-Nikki Taylor-2 year term

Directors: Ron Price and Brian Turner-2 year term

Directors remaining: Chris Troyer and Lori Monteverdi (1 yr remaining)

Membership Director: Emmeri Ortega (2 year term)

Community Director: Ed Kompare 1 year term)

Help Us Prepare Our Community for Winter!

San Juan United Way is partnering with Frontline Mission for a Winter Prep Drive to help local individuals and families prepare for the colder months ahead.

We are collecting blankets, towels, winter items, hygiene products, shower tokens, laundry tokens, and monetary donations.

Kiwanis members can bring donations to any Thursday Kiwanis luncheon. San Juan United Way will collect all donated items each week and deliver them directly to Frontline Mission.

Every blanket, token, hygiene item, and dollar can make a difference for a neighbor in need. Let’s come together as Kiwanis members and help Frontline Mission keep our community warm, clean, and cared for this winter!”

The above flyer is a non-profit that our own Rick Burns spends a lot of love and time on, the Karadah Project.  It supports vulnerable internally displaced women and children through education, skills training, and food sustainability programs in those countries.  Take a look at the flyer to see how to support or chat with Rick!

It’s time for New Beginnings Fourth Annual Gala, see details above.

KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Do you know a previous Key Club member? Did you know they can join our Kiwanis Club at no charge for 2 years? All they need to pay is $12 for magazine subscription.

A Ruby K Award honors Kiwanians who invite five or more new members during their Kiwanis career. This award is free to give and is cumulative, so previous recipients are eligible for a new Ruby K when they invite a certain number of additional members.

The Kiwanis Children’s Fund recognizes clubs, individuals or other donors who make an unrestricted gift of US$1,000 or more with a George F. Hixson Fellowship.

Kiwanis District News
KAMP KIWANIS IS NOVEMBER 6-8 IN VANDERWAGON
ONE WEEKEND-A LIFETIME OF LEADERSHIP!
Sponsor a student-$125
Volunteer to Chaperone: randrew@swdkiwanis.org

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Consider inviting a Friend to join you at Kiwanis and share with them what Kiwanis does for the children in our community!