Kiwanis Club of Cheney Meeting Notes for March 6 2014

Kiwanis Club of Cheney Meeting Notes for March 6 2014

Vice President Tom Whitfield opened the meeting at 5:30 pm. 

One of our guest speakers, Catherine Nero Lowery, won the 50/50 and graciously donated her share back to the club.  The quarter draw was a carry over and the pelican was on vacation. 

Members were reminded about upcoming events:  in April we sponsor a room at Ronald McDonald house by providing a gift basket and we provide the community egg hunt.  In May we will fundraise by delivering flowers at Mother’s Day and in June we will award a $1000 scholarship to a Cheney graduating senior.

Our guest speakers were Catherine Nero Lowery and Vanessa Strange from the Cheney Community Library.  It is part of the county library system and provides a wide range of activities and electronic services in addition to traditional library services.

Children’s programs are offered for infant through school age children and incorporate age appropriate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) components.  Infant through preschool activities focus on early learning, preparing children for school and giving training for caregivers.  Programs for older kids include hands on learning such as marshmallow engineering and marble rollercoaster building where kids learn science concepts and then use them.  Children’s programs are offered year round.

The library also provides electronic services such as: downloadable books; Hoopla (streaming  music, TV and movies); job seeking sources including resume building and career resources;  Pronunciator  for learning languages and Microsoft IT Academy for free online technology learning and certification in Microsoft software.

There is also a community room that is free to use and is available even when the library isn’t open.      

The library partners with organizations such as Cheney School district, West Plains Chamber of Commerce and Cheney festival organizers to provide activities and services to a wide range of people.

The next Kiwanis meeting is March 13 at 7am.

Respectfully,

Jeri