Dear Kiwanians,
The meeting was called to order at 7am
by Keith.
The 50/50 draw was won by Bill
Nation; the quarter cup draw charity donation was a carryover (Benji was drawn
but not present!).
Kiwanis child protect: Kiwanis
International requires all members who work at a sponsored children’s event to
have this training, even if the member has had similar training through other
organizations. Another training will be held at 8am on August 14, immediately
after our regular morning meeting.
September rest stop fund raiser: we
will again supply coffee and snacks at the west bound rest stop near Sprague
Lake. Our dates are Friday, September 12 through Sunday, September 14.
Currently the signup is for a 7 hour shift: 6am to 1pm or 1pm to 8pm. If we
have enough volunteers, we can shorten the shifts and if anyone wants to split
a shift with someone else that is okay. Roger circulated a signup sheet and
reminded us about the state rules for working the rest stop.
We will have an interclub visit with
the West Spokane club at their August 6 meeting at 5:45pm at the downtown
Spokane Perkin’s restaurant. Tom, Tony and Bob will carpool from the Marshall
Post Office and Jeri will go directly to the meeting.
We will have a club potluck on August
20 at 5:30 pm at Sutton Park, just before that evening’s concert. The club will
provide hamburgers and hot dogs and members should bring a beverage and a side
dish.
Guest Speaker: Our speaker was
Commander Rick Campbell from the Cheney Police Department. He spoke about
volunteer opportunities with the department and distributed a brochure. The
department utilizes three types of volunteers:
1. Chaplains –
these are ordained clergy who provide counseling to victims and to officers and
their families (divorce rates for police officers is very high). Currently
there are 3 chaplains but one of them plans to move away in a couple of years.
2. Reserve
officers – the department is authorized to have 10 reserve officers and
currently has none. Reserve officers receive training over a 5 month period and
are expected to work at least 20 hours a month as volunteers. Many younger
people interested in a law enforcement career become reserve officers to
receive training and experience before applying for paid positions.
3. Senior
volunteers – currently there are 2, but the department could use 10. These
people are needed for a variety of tasks from writing parking tickets, doing
traffic control, working in the office, assisting with record destruction, etc.
The department and the volunteer decide what tasks and what hours each
volunteer will work.
All volunteers
must be over age 18 and successfully pass a background check; law enforcement
experience is not required. Contact the volunteer coordinator at (509)498-9288
if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.
Our next meeting will be at 5:30 pm
on August 7. The meeting was adjourned at 8 am.
Sincerely, Jeri
