Good morning ! This week in Kiwaniscope - breakfast meeting on Saturday, with prep for the Reservoir Run following, Kiwanis at Trunk or Treat Saturday late afternoon, then Sunday, our signature fundraiser, the 12th annual Weston Kiwanis Reservoir Run half marathon and 5K foot races and kids fun run, Community Service Committee meeting highlights, children's coat drive, future events, Division news of a new lieutenant governor, Kiwanis International convention announcement and a video: What If?

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Editor

MEMBERS’ MILESTONES THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1

No member birthdays or wedding anniversaries this week.

This Saturday, October 28, 2023

Breakfast meeting and Reservoir Run preparation.

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall - 8:30 a.m.

Wilton Kiwanis 9th Annual Pumpkin Sale continues.

Wilton Historical Society - 224 Danbury Road, Wilton, today 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Follow this link for the schedule for other days through Monday, October 30, 2023.

Weston Women's League Trunk or Treat

Our Community Service Committee will support this event with a trunk and Kiwanis-themed treats.

Weston Intermediate School parking lot 4 - 6 p.m.

This Sunday, October 29, 2023

Weston Kiwanis 12th Annual Reservoir Run half marathon and 5K foot races and kids fun run

Weston High School - 5K 8:25 a.m., half marathon 8:40 a.m., Kids Fun Run/Walk 9 a.m.

LAST WEEK

COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE MEETS, REFINES PLANS

Community Service Committee members met Wednesday evening by Zoom to fine-tune plans for the year. Coming in November are the Weston Women's League Trunk or Treat event on Sunday, pre-holiday food drive November 18, winter coat drive for kids in November and December, Christmas trees for needy families, construction and hanging of the Kiwanis holiday wreath on Weston's historic onion barn, a Super Bowl party for veterans experiencing homelessness, Green Up Day, assembly and finishing of picnic tables for Lachat Town Farm at the Juliana Lachat Preserve, and more.

You can find the Community Service Committee co-leader's, Tom Failla's meeting notes here. Contact Tom Failla or Allison Lisbon if you'd like to participate in this vital committee.

NEWS

RESERVOIR RUN REGISTRATION BREAKS 378

Reservoir Run organizer Paul Schultz reports registration in progressing well breaking 378 at 4 p.m. last Friday.

Follow this link to register or donate.

Email Tom Watson for information on volunteering. There's a job (or two) for everyone.

COAT DRIVE TO KEEP KIDS WARM

by Frank Ferrara, Community Service Committee

$20 KEEPS A CHILD WARM!

We are doing a coat drive for needy children, assisting Operation Head Start in Norwalk.

COAT DRIVE TO KEEP KIDS WARM

by Frank Ferrara, Community Service Committee

$20 KEEPS A CHILD WARM!

We are doing a coat drive for needy children, assisting Operation Head Start in Norwalk.

The demand this year is higher. We need 138 coats.

The foundation board has already appropriated $1,000 to purchase coats, but we need a little more.

Some Kiwanians have already committed to contribute. THANK YOU!

With a simple $20 donation, we can purchase at least one coat and ensure that a child stays warm.

I will be collecting at this Saturday's meeting. Please just text me at (718) 954-4055 or email me with your commitment, and I can always get the money from you at a later time.

FRANKly speaking........ I do not enjoy being cold, and I surely do not want a child to be cold either, so please help us keep these children warm.

Stay Safe, Healthy, and Warm!

You can also make a tax-deductible donation by check by mail, or by credit card online. Visit the donate page using the button below for mailing instructions or to donate by credit card online, choosing the option "1) Use my gift for the children's winter coat drive."

Editor

NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

Wilton Kiwanis 9th Annual Pumpkin Sale is underway.

Follow this link for the schedule for other days through Monday, October 30, 2023.

Next Saturday, November 4, 2023

Breakfast and business meeting.

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.

Club board meeting

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 10 a.m.

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Community Service Committee monthly meeting

Zoom

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Breakfast Meeting.

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.

Foundation trustees and officers meeting

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 10 a.m.

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Breakfast meeting. No speaker - food drive.

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.

Pre-holiday Food Drive

Weston Shopping Center, times to be announced

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Breakfast meeting. (No turkey leftovers - promise.)

Norfield Congregational Church parish hall 8:30 a.m.

NEW ENGLAND AND BERMUDA DISTRICT

DIVISION 20 NEWS

Representatives of our division, Division 20 (Bridgeport, Danbury, Fairfield, Greenwich, Norwalk, Stamford, Weston, Westport, and Wilton), were called to caucus last Tuesday for the purpose of electing a lieutenant governor for 2023/2024. Members unanimously elected Karl A. Uzcategui to lieutenant governor.

The division is excited to have such a qualified and enthusiastic leader step forward for this important position, recently vacant. Past lieutenant governors from Weston include founder Warren Joblin (with distinction), Norm Henderson, Reg Bowden, and Tom Glass.

Kiwaniscope will feature more information and plans from Karl in future issues.

UPCOMING DISTRICT EVENTS

Midwinter Conference, March 8-10, 2024, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

District Convention, August 15-18, 2024, Springfield, Massachusetts

KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL

2024 CONVENTION

Denver, Colorado

July 3-6, 2024

WHAT IF?

Kiwaniscope is published weekly for the members and friends of the Kiwanis Club of Weston on Thursday mornings September through June by the Kiwanis Club of Weston, Connecticut, Inc.