Kiwanis Club of Silver City members represented Grant County at 95th Annual Kiwanis Southwest District Convention

Category: Community News Community News
Published: 07 August 2013 07 August 2013

Kiwanis Club of Silver City members attended the 95th Annual Kiwanis Southwest District Convention held near Phoenix, AZ, at the end of July.  Representing service work being done in the region, the following members attended:  (Left to right) Lori Bonomo-Board Secretary, Bob Carson-President, Sabrina Pack-President Designate, Craig “Horse” Pfeifer-President-Elect, Serina Pack-Lieutenant Governor of Rio Grande Division CKI, Alma Carson-Past Distinguished Lieutenant Governor, Irene Carbajal-Key Club faculty adviser at Silver High School, Jerry Friedler-Treasurer, and George Dave Pack-member.

Special district leadership appointments were announced for the Kiwanis Southwest District that includes all of Arizona, New Mexico and El Paso. Alma Carson will be serving as the Kiwanis Southwest District "Kiwanis K-Kids" Administrator. Robert Carson will be serving as Kiwanis Southwest District CKI Administrator and Key Leader Administrator. Jerry Friedler will continue as the Kiwanis Southwest District "Aktion Club" Administrator. Lori Bonomo will be serving as the Kiwanis Southwest District Human and Spiritual Values Chairman and continue as Kiwanis Southwest District CKI Associate Administrator. Craig "Horse" Pfeifer will be serving on the Kiwanis Southwest District Foundation Board Member representing Division 7. Irene Carbajal will be serving as the Kiwanis Southwest District Key Club Associate Administrator.

The Kiwanis Club of Silver City is a very active, successful club offering service leadership programs for youth, Student of the Month recognitions and a program for adults living with disabilities in the Grant County. These include Terrific Kids (ten area elementary schools), K-Kids (elementary), Builders Club (junior high age children), Key Club (three high schools), CKI (WNMU), and Aktion Club (adults living with disabilities).  The Kiwanis Club of Silver City also is involved in special community service projects such as the Bike Rodeo, Jump into Summer, CYFD annual picnic, Spooktacular, gifts for patients at Fort Bayard Medical Center, Annual Lighting of the Gazebo, scholarships, student of the month recognitions for high school and middle school students and many other projects.

Overall Kiwanis clubs, located in 80 nations, help their communities in countless ways. Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club. Members stage nearly 150,000 service projects, give 6 million hours of service and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects.  Kiwanis clubs focus on changing the world by serving children, one child and one community at a time.  Key Clubs commit 12 million hours of service each year and CKI performs another 500,000 hours of service. Aktion Club members donate 92,000 hours of service year. Together more than 18 million hours of service every year is given.  Kiwanis world-wide service project is called the Eliminate Project as Kiwanis has joined forces with UNICEF to save 129 million mothers and their future babies from maternal and neonatal tetanus.

To learn more about being a member of Kiwanis, call President Bob Carson, 575-538-3787 or come to a weekly luncheon at the Red Barn at noon on Tuesdays.  Members can participate in all or some of the activities. All level of participation and contribution is welcomed.
 

Content on the Beat

WARNING: All articles and photos with a byline or photo credit are copyrighted to the author or photographer. You may not use any information found within the articles without asking permission AND giving attribution to the source. Photos can be requested and may incur a nominal fee for use personally or commercially.

Disclaimer: If you find errors in articles not written by the Beat team but sent to us from other content providers, please contact the writer, not the Beat. For example, obituaries are always provided by the funeral home or a family member. We can fix errors, but please give details on where the error is so we can find it. News releases from government and non-profit entities are posted generally without change, except for legal notices, which incur a small charge.

NOTE: If an article does not have a byline, it was written by someone not affiliated with the Beat and then sent to the Beat for posting.

Images: We have received complaints about large images blocking parts of other articles. If you encounter this problem, click on the title of the article you want to read and it will take you to that article's page, which shows only that article without any intruders. 

New Columnists: The Beat continues to bring you new columnists. And check out the old faithfuls who continue to provide content.

Newsletter: If you opt in to the Join GCB Three Times Weekly Updates option above this to the right, you will be subscribed to email notifications with links to recently posted articles.

Submitting to the Beat

Those new to providing news releases to the Beat are asked to please check out submission guidelines at https://www.grantcountybeat.com/about/submissions. They are for your information to make life easier on the readers, as well as for the editor.

Advertising: Don't forget to tell advertisers that you saw their ads on the Beat.

Classifieds: We have changed Classifieds to a simpler option. Check periodically to see if any new ones have popped up. Send your information to editor@grantcountybeat.com and we will post it as soon as we can. Instructions and prices are on the page.

Editor's Notes

It has come to this editor's attention that people are sending information to the Grant County Beat Facebook page. Please be aware that the editor does not regularly monitor the page. If you have items you want to send to the editor, please send them to editor@grantcountybeat.com. Thanks!

Here for YOU: Consider the Beat your DAILY newspaper for up-to-date information about Grant County. It's at your fingertips! One Click to Local News. Thanks for your support for and your readership of Grant County's online news source—www.grantcountybeat.com

Feel free to notify editor@grantcountybeat.com if you notice any technical problems on the site. Your convenience is my desire for the Beat.  The Beat totally appreciates its readers and subscribers!  

Compliance: Because you are an esteemed member of The Grant County Beat readership, be assured that we at the Beat continue to do everything we can to be in full compliance with GDPR and pertinent US law, so that the information you have chosen to give to us cannot be compromised.