Category: Upcoming Ames Town & Country Kiwanis Programs

Upcoming 2019 Program Schedule for the Ames Town & Country Kiwanis Club:

June 29: Heartland Senior Services, Nancy Carroll, Executive Director
July 6: Informal Meeting at Lincoln Center Hy-Vee, NO MEETING AT GREEN HILLS.
July 13: Committee Meetings
July 20: Ames Department of Planning and Housing, Kelly Diekmann, Director
July 27: Raising Readers in Story County, Lisa Reeves, Executive Director
August 3: ISU President Visit, Dr. Wendy Wintersteen
August 10: TBD
August 17: TBD
August 24: TBD
August 31: Informal Meeting at Lincoln Center Hy-Vee, NO MEETING AT GREEN HILLS.
September 7: TBD
September 14: Ames Parks System, Keith Abraham
September 21: TBD
September 28: Installation of 2019/2020 Club Officers, Randy Griffith, Division 11 Lt. Governor

Earlier Programs in the 2018-2019 Club Year:

October 6, 2018: United Way of Story County, Jean Kresse, President & CEO
October 13: Food at First, Patty Yoder, Executive Director/Coordinator
October 20: Ames Resource Recovery, Lorrie Hanson, Garbage Goddess of Story County
October 27: Iowa State Center, Tammy Koolback, Executive Director
November 3: Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, JanLee Rowlett, Government and Regulatory Affairs Manager
November 10: Ames File Department Update, Ames Fire Chief Rich Higgins
November 17: Future of Commercial Fish Farming in Iowa, Jackson Kimle
November 24: No Meeting at Green Hills (Informal Meeting at Lincoln Center)
December 1: Christmas Wreath Auction (Benefit for the Ames Town & Country Kiwanis Foundation
December 8: Iowa Poultry Association, Kevin Stiles, CEO and Executive Director
December 15: Iowa Pork Producers, Gene Noem (and Dave Moody)
December 22: No Meeting at Green Hills (Informal Meeting at Lincoln Center)
December 29: No Meeting at Green Hills (Informal Meeting at Lincoln Center)
January 5, 2019: Gym-N-Eat Crickets, Shelby Smith
January 12: Ames Chamber of Commerce, Drew Kamp, Director of Public Policy & Business Development
January 19: Meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather
January 26: Committeee meetings
February 2: “Walk Across Scotland“, presented by ATACK Treasurer Bob Jolly
February 9: Iowa State Research Park, presented by Nate Easter, Real Estate Development & Operations Manager and Alison Doyle, Director of Marketing
February 16: Program To Be Announced followed by Division 11 Council Meeting
February 23: Boys and Girls Club of Story County, presented by Jodi Stumbo, Development Director followed by ATACK Board Meeting
March 2: 60th Annual Kiwanis Pancake Days, held in downtown Ames at the First United Methodist Church (across from the US Post Office on Kellogg Ave.) NO MEETING AT GREEN HILLS.
March 9: Reiman Gardens Update, presented by Ed Lyon, Director
March 16: Ames Town and Country Kiwanis Club Foundation, presented by ATACK Board Members followed by ATACK Board Meeting
March 23: Story County Conservation Update, presented by Mike Cox, Director
April 6: (Tentative) Ames High School Key Club (celebration for 30 years of continuous service), presented by Ames High School Key Club Officers
April 13: ATACK Committee Meetings
April 20: Boys and Girls Club of Story County, presented by Jodi Stumbo, Development Director followed by ATACK Board Meeting
April 27: Senior Variety Show, presented by Betty Boccella, Show Originator. (7 Minute Video and a couple of live acts)
May 4: Ames Parks and Recreation, Keith Abraham, Director
May 11: What Keeps Aaron Busy? by ATACK Club Member Aaron Jones
May 18: Brookside Park Flower Garden Planting, at the Maple Shelter, Brookside Park, from 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM. NO MEETING AT GREEN HILLS.
May 25: Informal Meeting at Lincoln Center Hy-Vee. NO MEETING AT GREEN HILLS.
June 1: YSS Mentoring, YSS Staff (Gerri Bugg, director)
June 8: Today’s “Family” – Perception vs. Reality, Susan Stewart, Dept of Sociology
June 15: Camp Hertko Hollow, Deb Holwenger, Camp Director followed by ATACK Board Meeting
June 22: BOOST, Marion Kresse