SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
Beth Klingele At next Tuesday’s program we will be presenting $40,000 to the YWCA for their playground project. Please show up and bring a guest and/or potential member to see the benefits of the hard work (and fun) we have at Kiwanis. The media will be there, so lipstick everyone! (Okay, not the guys).
On this very warm first day of September we were greeted by BOB BROWN, JULIUS GLOVER led us in song, EARL HALL gave a great prayer, PRESIDENT ELECT CHRISTINE COTE fleeced us with our lack of knowledge of phobias, RUSS ROBERTS called bingo which was won by lucky DON DAVIDSON and Bob Brown (again) won then lost the 50/50 raffle which is up to about $60.00
We welcomed guests BERT REDWING’s son Jacob, who is recently home from serving our country in Iraq and his friend Stephanie. MAC PORTER brought his ADORABLE grandson Owen who is getting ready to start first grade soon and DON KOHLER brought his better half Evelyn.
SHANNON BIRD asks that we sign up for Chain Gang. She was looking for a few last people to chain the IKE DAVIS game Friday Night at Zaepfel Stadium and enjoy the barbeque before the game for only $5 according to GENE ROSTVOLD
PRESIDENT RON announced that the sign up sheets are on the wall and being emailed out to all of us. The fair is Sept 2
25-Oct 4th. This is still the biggest fundraiser for our community service fund, so please sign up for AT LEAST two shifts. Also there are a few more days that we need Day Captains. So sign up and be the boss and gain the respect and admiration that comes with that important job.
PHYLLIS MEYER introduced out speaker Leo Craven, Executive Director of the Pegasus Project. Leo has been with the Pegasus Project, founded by Janie Plath for just one year after moving here from McMinnville, OR where his family has a similar ranch.
The mission of the Pegasus Project is to provide quality therapeutic riding and equine related activities to people with special physical and emotional needs to improve their health and well-being. Pegasus Project is a North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) Premier Accredited Center, providing therapeutic riding and equine-assisted activities to those with special needs and disabilities. Founded in 2003, Pegasus Project began at Snow Mountain Ranch in Cowiche, WA as a pilot project with seven riders with special needs and one instructor. Pegasus Project continued to expand its therapeutic riding services and now serves an average of forty riders every week.
In 2006, Pegasus Project moved to its new home, Tumbleweed Ranch, in Yakima, WA which has an very nice indoor arena so the program can exist nearly year round.
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