Summer is in full swing and the Kiwanis Club of Yakima is going strong. PRESIDENT WENDY AGUILAR opened the meeting after LINDA HACKETT greeted everyone at the door, JULIUS GLOVER led us in singing and JO MCLAIN prayed for us. We couldn’t have a better start.

GUESTS included former member Lynn Smith, DON KOHLER’S lovely wife Evelyn and part of a Tri Cities Interclub with Kirk Williams and Bill Glenn.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: KARL CORPRON shared information of Golf Day coming up July 29 at Suntides. There will be 9 holes or 18 holes available depending on your liking. We need to sign up for lunch and for golf so let Karl or CAMI LEONARD know if you want to attend either or both.

LEADERSHIP EDUCATION: The Past Presidents along with incoming PRESIDENT RON ZIRKLE are doing a special dinner meeting for the Board of Directors that will serve in October along with the incoming officers. The meeting will be 7/17 at Farm Credit Service at Lake Aspen on 16th Avenue at 5:30. Dinner is provided but a RSVP is required to Steve Pickett.

AKTION CLUB: Jo announced that the Aktion Club is having their semi annual meeting tonight at the Harmon Center at 7 p.m. All were invited.

$50/50 LYNN BUCHANAN not only was running the 50/50 but had his ticket drawn for the $399.50 pot but (too bad) he did not win. We all have another chance. Soon there will only be Jacks in the deck!

BINGO was won by KIRSTEN DANIELSON who also introduced the program for the day.

PROGRAM: SISTER CIY OF MOREILIA, MEXICO given by Juven Garcia. Juven, owner of Rejuvenators Copier and a Yakimanian for 18 years, explained to us the relationship and history of Moreilia becoming a sister city of Yakima. The start of
“Sister Cities” came with President Eisenhower who emphasized promotion and diplomacy between people, countries and cultures. 121 countries have Sister City relationships. City officials explore different cultures and economic development.

Leaders of Moreilia will be at the Central Washington State Fair to give us a better look at the city of Moreilia. Fire trucks have been donated by Yakima to Moreilia and they are running and saving lives. The Symphony’s have done an exchange along with our Museum. Yakima exports agriculture expertise and humanitarian relief.

Tourism is big in Moreilia which is located between Mexico City and Guadalahara. Most Mexican’s here are from the state of Michoacan where Moreilia is located. The produce that they ship is mainly melon’s and tropical fruit. There is a direct link by rail from Moreilia to Kansas City.


Fundraisers to help the Sister City efforts include Fiesta in May with dinner and musicians at The Seasons. Projects now are the gathering of wheel chairs that can be sent to Moreilia. Donations are accepted.

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