February 22, 2018 – Thirteen
club members plus 5 members of Spokane
Valley Kiwanis heard a presentation by Joe Lachnit from Freedom Has a
Face. This is a local organization that
focuses on honoring fallen military members and providing financial assistance
to families of fallen military personnel.
In 2017 they issued 10 grants to families and their goal is to issue 30
grants in 2018. Most of their financial
support comes from businesses.
Clara reported that Betz K-Kids delivered 400 valentines to the Veterans’ Home in Spokane.
February 1, 2018 – Rob Roettger, Sean Dotson and Kassidy Probert from Cheney School district spoke to our club about the upcoming replacement educational programs and operation levy election. They explained that this levy would replace an expiring levy and the new tax rate per thousand (starting in 2019) would be lower than the current levy rate.