Weekly News – Sep 9, 2026

Sep 9, 2026

Hello Everyone,

Flo Trujillo, president of the Northwest New Mexico Arts Council. was Kiwanis guest speaker last week.

She listed the exciting upcoming events, such as Art Walks occurring every other month on first Fridays. The next one is 10/2/2026.

She mentioned the Jazz Festival with Delbert Anderson and players from Farmington High School, also honoring J.C. Morgan,  Dine’ coronet player, educator and politician from the first half of the 20th century, and for whom Morgan Lake is named.

Flo noted the new art galleries Eutopia and Layana. She also mentioned the ever popular Kiwanis event, Dining With the Dead.

Her talk also cited the contributions of the Hispanic and Indigenous cultures to our community.

CLUB MEMBER NEWS  

Kiwanis Summer Social: is at 3:00 PM Sunday afternoon, September 13 at Summer Jakino’s home in the Country Club. Everyone is invited to attend. Summer’s address is 5511 Country Club Dr. Please RSVP so we know how much food to order. All you have to do is RSVP, show up and have a good time!

RSVP: summerjakino@yahoo.com or 505-860-3752.

Erin Hunt, Chair for Shoes for Kids, is bringing a volunteer sign up sheet for those who want to help sort new athletic shoes and socks for students attending Boys and Girls clubs. Sorting is Fri, Oct 2 at Carpet One Plus at 3pm. We appreciate those who can come and volunteer for an hour or two.

Treasurer-Jareen White has sent out invoices for annual dues. 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.

Laura Escopeda will be leaving us at the end of the month and moving to Tucson with Hilton Home 2 Suites. We will be sad to see her move but this will be a step up the Corporate ladder for Laura. We will her the very best.

Dining With the Dead is Sold Out! Over 2 weeks early. Pictures are from dress rehearsal last Friday for 5th grade students.

We are ready to bring our community another wonderful event this year and are thankful to everyone who has volunteered to help. It takes over 40 volunteers to make our event run smoothly.

KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL NEWS

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!