Meet Your Kiwanians

Barb and Bernie Campbell introduced themselves as the newest Kiwanians in the Tuesday Meet Your Kiwanian program.  Barb and Bernie are both natives of northern Indiana.  Barb is a native of Kewana and graduated from Rochester High School.  Bernie is a native of Gary Indiana and graduated from Merrillville High School.  

Barb had careers in Banking with Merchants Bank, Education with Mt. Vernon, and Technology with Mt. Veron before starting her current  career with an Educational testing organization NWEA.  Her first marriage was to a firefighter who was killed in the Indianapolis Athletic Club fire.  

Bernie graduated from Ball State University with a Business Education degree.  He taught and was later an administrator at Mount Vernon schools.  He met Barb while at Mt. Vernon schools.  They married and blended her family of 1 daughter with his family of 3 children.  

Both shared some of the adversities that they have been through in life which they believe all people suffer but they chose to be a survivor rather than a victim.  Both are involved in with the Community Foundation.  Bernie is the Volunteer Youth Board Coordinator with the Foundation,  He is also a member of the Hancock County Sheriff's Merit Board, and is a volunteer with Hope House.  They attend Park Chapel Christian Church.

Kiwanis Christmas Party

Scot and Karen Kleine in their Christmas finery

Michelle Spriggs and Donna Owen illuminated the festivities

President Barb Kauchak and Marcy presented Chresha with her Christmas present

David Crider displays his "prize lingerie"  he won in the charity auction

Steve Burt holds the last Easter Candy Carrot he "won"

Bernie and Pam Campbell were the most successful bidders in the charity auction.  Bernie is holding a nutcracker.

Greenfield Firefighters Cadet

Firefighters Corey Breese and Brett Towle 

The Greenfield Fire Territory Cadet program was established 10 years ago with 5 students.  Ten year later there are 17 students in the program representing students from all the county high schools.  Corey Breese and Brett Towle, firefighters from the Greenfield Fire Territory described the Cadet program and answered questions for Kiwanis,

The program begins each year during the first week of school and lasts until the last week of school with the Senior night program.  The cadets meet the first and thirds Thursdays of each month.  The program is an opportunity for the students to learn about the operations of the Fire department and determine if it might be a potential career choice. 

The cadet program is open to all students who are 15years of age or older, complete an essay, have recommendation from a teacher or guidance counselor,  maintain a 2.0 or better grade average, and complete an agility test.  The cadets train each month learning the use and proper location of equipment, how to take vital signs, and CPR.  They also train in search and rescue.  In May of each year the cadets participate in Hero competitions with other cadets.  Greenfield is currently the defending champion of the Hero Competition. 

Hancock Hospice Care

Katherine Murray, Bereavement and Chaplain at Hancock Hospice Care with Kiwanis President Barb Kauchak

Katherine Murray of Hancock Hospice Care spoke Kiwanis about Hospice Care and the Hospice Unit at Hancock Regional Hospital.   Hospice is medical care provided to individuals face a life-limiting illness.  Hospice also provides support to the families of those individuals.Hancock Regional Hospice has serving Hancock and surrounding counties since 1996.  

Hancock Regional Hospital, provides service at your home or under the care of the compassionate hospice staff  24 hours a day, every day of the year. And we provide hospice services regardless of your ability to pay. Services include:

• Nursing and medical services
• Symptom management and relief
• Family support and education
• Caregiver respite services for up to 5 days a month
• Homemaking services
• Nutritional counseling
• Social work services
• Grief and emotional support
• Spiritual care

For more information see www.hancockregionalhospital.org/healthcare-services/hospice-care/  or call  (317) 468-4522.

Sandy Miller's China Adventure

Sandy Miller, a Kiwanian told the club members of her land and cruise trip to the Republic of China. Her trip included visits to the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, Tibet, the Ming Tombs, Tiananmen Square, The Three Gorges Dam, Weehan, and Shanghai. 
The trip to the Great Wall required a 2-mile trek to get up to the wall and of course a 2-mile trek back down. Tiananmen Square is large enough to accommodate one million people. She also remarked on a hotel oxygen lounge that provides 50% more concentrated oxygen than in the rest of the hotel, the densely populated cities, the smog in Weehan, and that Shanghai was like New York City on steroids. While in China she was served Chicken feet, Pig, noodles, opera cake, and Peking Duck.

Season of Sharing

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Scott Kleine,Kevin Selmier, Bob Gullion and Dan Riley with the last load from Greenfield Intermediate Schhol.

The Season of Sharing began for Greenfield Intermediate School.  The school Builder's Club  collected food for the Hancock County Food Pantry.  A work crew from Kiwanis picked up the food and transported it to the Food Pantry.  Aside from our regular weekly collection, the Food Pantry could use your special gifts at this time of  year.

Greenfield Youth Baseball Association

Kiwanis President Barb Kauchak with Greenfield Youth Baseball Association Board Member, Greg Roland

Greenfield Youth Baseball Association is an organization providing baseball opportunities for youth ages 7 Minor to Senior League for ages 15-18. For many years the GYBA has practiced and played at Riley Park on a limited number of fields.  The Greenfield-Central School system and Greenfield Parks entered into reciprocal leases whereby the school received a lease Mary Moore Park near the high school and Parks received  one on a 28 acre plot near Greenfield-Central Junior High.  That plot now known as Franklin Park is being developed into a baseball complex with 12 fields, a 5,000 square foot multipurpose building, playgrounds, shelters, a 350 car parking lot, and walking trails.
The Indiana Bandits Travel Baseball joined forces with GYBA and they currently have 8 fields partially complete.  They hope to start playing on the fields in the spring of 2018.  They need additional funds and volunteers.  For more information go to Facebook GYBA.