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Words from the Past President
Kiwanians come in many
shapes and sizes and in most any age from around the globe. The one thing
we have in common is, we like to help people. If we stop to think about it,
we come to realize that “One Can Make a Difference”.
As a whole club focusing
on a project, this spirit of helping others can accomplish a great deal. In
our little town of Oliver
in Division 9 of the PNW District, we have a club of 45 (and more on the
way) that have the spirit and I am very proud of them for the many things
that we have accomplished and are accomplishing.
A number of years ago,
one of our members came up with the idea of a flea market as a fundraiser
and over the years we have developed this idea into to a very significant
and successful business. It has helped to develop us as well and enabled us
to help to help develop our community. So what we have is a sort of
“perpetual motion machine”, used goods are donated to us, we
sell it to the public and funds raised are returned to the Community as
donations to various public activities, and it works very well I invite you
to come and see for yourselves. I'm sure you will be impressed.
We do, of course, have
many other “irons in the fire” which help us all keep very
busy. The other large enterprise is our Housing Society, providing
affordable housing for both seniors and family units.
Kiwanis is a great name
in Oliver and we all feel very good about that. We help a lot of people
which makes us feel good and we have a lot of fun doing it. Again, I invite
you all to come and visit us.
Yours in Kiwanis,
Dan Roberts,
Immediate
Past President of The Kiwanis Club of Oliver
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