The second of three Summer Food Markets at Belmont Elementary School took place July 14, from 2:30 to 4:00 pm. The market, held inside the school cafeteria, distributed Rice Krispies, Box Dinners, Instant Potatoes, Spaghetti, Spaghetti Sauce, Rice, Chicken Pouches, Apples, Celery and a variety of Breads. Volunteers from other Kiwanis clubs, CCK volunteers Betty Castan, Lloyd Bell, Marilyn Scheinost and Cheryl Ross, as well as Parents and Student Leaders from Belmont unboxed the food from the Food Bank and placed it on tables for easy pick up. When the Food Market was over, remaining food items were boxed up and returned to the Food Bank. The third Belmont Food Market will be held in August. Lois Mayo is the point of contact with the Food Bank and Belmont Elementary.
POTLUCK PICNIC
Several Capital City Kiwanians gathered at a picnic shelter next to the Accessible Playground in Mahoney Park on Tuesday, July 28, for a potluck meal. After sharing delicious food and great conversation the group examined the Nature Garden In the Play Park where several Kiwanians had completed some plantings at the beginning of the summer. A good time with had by all.
SUMMER KEY CLUB ACTIVITIES
First, here’s some update information from ICON held June 28- July 5 in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Sarah Staples-Farmer received her Key of Honor award and gave a dynamite acceptance speech. Tracey Domgard, District Key Club Advisor, said that Andrea Hu, NE-IA District Governor, and Grace Cai did an excellent job in presenting the background information for the award. Grace Cai was elected as International Trustee and will serve on the International Board in the upcoming year. Plus, Lincoln East Key Club was the only Key Club in the
Nebraska-Iowa District that received the Distinguished Club recognition.
On the home front, seven or eight of our Key Club members are volunteering at Eastridge’s National Night out on August 4th . Officers will be gearing up for the upcoming school year this month as well.
CAPITAL CITY CHRISTMAS TREE LOT
One of the major fund raising projects that the Capital City Kiwanis club did was selling Christmas trees from Thanksgiving to the middle of December. The Club rented a lot near 56th and N Street. The Club also rented a travel trailer in which members could stay in to keep warm and make coffee. This project required a lot of man hours and hard work setting up the lot and selling the trees. The net profit of this project varied considerable from year to year from very little up to $10,000. Weather was a factor. When the weather was favorable, around 1,100 to 1,200 trees were sold. The Club worked this project for more than 30 years, and was discontinued around 2006 or 2007 when the rising cost of trees to the club and selling prices could not compete with other commercial outlets.
Pictured above is a newspaper clipping from the Lincoln SUN showing CCK members unloading 1200 trees off of a semi-trailer truck from Wisconsin in 1984. Below is CCK member Al Schwandt at the tree lot in 2006.
