Please Join Us!

Join us for our monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 13 from 7:30 until 8:30 am.  The meeting will be held at the IHop Restaurant at 2941 Advantage Way at Del Paso,

Jim Kocsis, Kiwanis Lieutenant Govenor will be joining us for an official visit and to share what is new with Kiwanis and his plans for 2012.

Greetings Natomas!

The Natomas Kiwanis Club has moved it meeting location to the IHop restaurant on Advantage at Del Paso only a couple of blocks from where we had been meeting.

For all you early risers, we're now meeting the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 AM for coffee or breakfast.

Please join us!

ROD NISHIKAWA TO SPEAK AT SEPTEMBER 13 MEETING

Our guest for Tuesday, September 13th is Rod Nishikawa of the Greater Sacramento Chapter of Kiwanis. Rod will be sharing his most memorable and rewarding experiences as a Key Club Advisor. Join us tomorrow. Bring your friends and other guests who would like to learn more about Key Club and the difference Kiwanis can make in your community.

The meeting is at Straw Hat Pizza, 4441 East Commerce Way (between Del Paso Road and Arena Boulevard) from noon to 1:00 pm.

Bruce Roberts to be guest at Feb. 8 meeting

Our guest for our Tuesday, Feb. 8, lunch meeting will be Natomas Unified School District Board President Bruce Roberts. He is also an engineer with CalTrans with two children in the school district, as well as being involved with the North Natomas Transportation Management Association. Please join us in hearing from Mr. Roberts.

The meeting is at Straw Hat Pizza at 4441 East Commerce Way (between Arena Blvd. and Del Paso Road) from noon to 1 p.m.

At our February 15 meeting, Charlie Leo from Natomas Charter School and the Benvenuti Performing Arts Center will be our guest.

Baby Item Collection Service Project

Help us collect baby items to be distributed by River City Food Bank.  Recently, the food bank has struggled to have enough baby items available to respond to the needs in our community.  Bring your items (even just a couple items) to any of our Tuesday meetings -- 1st and 3rd Tuesday lunch at Straw Hat or 2nd and 4th Tuesday coffee at Panera Café.
•    Baby diapers - all sizes
•    Baby food
•    Milk based formula
•    Baby wipes

About River City Food Bank
They are the only Sacramento-area food bank open every weekday to anyone experiencing hunger from anywhere in Sacramento County.  River City Food Bank offers nutritionally-balanced 3-day emergency food as well as shelter assistance, compassion...and hope.  River City Food Bank is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization. www.rivercityfoodbank.org

Collection Dates
September 1 - 30, 2010

Questions??  & More Information
Contact Marianina
marianina@godinhocpa.com
916-677-4222

Kiwanis Book Drive

Thank you to the community for donating almost 1600 books, DVDs, and magazines to Friends of North
Natomas Library. We got books donated at Straw Hat Natomas, Aim Mail Center, and PostNet.  Special thanks to Karen Thomas, Friends volunteer who worked with me to coordinate the event. 

It was an incredibly successful event and we look forward to repeating it in the near future.

These boxes are just a portion of the donated books.

Red and White Ball benefitting Kiwanis Family House

February 13, 2010 - 18th Annual Red & White Ball
Benefits the Kiwanis Family House

“Wine is bottled poetry” – Robert Louis Stevenson

Ahhh … imagery.

Close your eyes and slowly drink in the richness of the words: Merlot and Chardonnay. Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio. Red and White. Kiwanis Family House.

The 18th Annual Kiwanis Family House Red and White Ball will be held at the Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg on Saturday, February 13, 2010. This evening of semi-formal dress, fine food & wine with the stylized smooth jazz sound of Marcelle, begins at 6:30pm.

Carvalho Family Winery has generously donated their Galeria do Vinho and Barrel Room to Kiwanians for our very special event. Tickets are $47.50/each and includes dinner. Dinner will be catered with a choice of prime rib, salmon or vegetarian lasagna. Carvalho Family wines and soft drinks will be available at our no-host bar.

Bring your best smile with you! Carvalho Family Winery’s barrel room will be transformed into a raffle extravaganza with a photographer available to capture the Valentine evening with you and your date.

All sponsoring clubs are encouraged to provide a raffle item of $25 or more. For those outlying clubs where it may not be convenient to send a raffle item, please consider sending $25 or more to KFH marked “Red&White Raffle”. A raffle item will be purchased in your club’s name.

Visit: www.oldsugarmill.com to view the location of our 18th Annual Red and White Ball and to obtain directions.
Visit: www.sultrysilkjazz.com to sample the smooth sound of Marcelle

For more information, download the flyer or visit the Facebook Fan Page.

For more information, please visit www.KiwanisFamilyHouse.org.