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July, 2020 Meetings at noon at Green Meadow Country club; lunch served at 11:30 Email: mkiwanis@charter.net; Website: www.maryvillekiwanis.org Dedicated to building a better community by focusing on service to children and youth

Reporting and editing by Susan Jones. Photography and layout by Pete Davis. Summary Notes by Robert Russell

President’s Korner: My Dear Kiwanis Friends: What a wonderful country (and county) we live in. Our Fourth of July celebrations, even during a pandemic, help us feel great pride in what our Forefathers started for us when they produced the Declaration of Independence. Each time we start our meetings by singing “America,” saying the Pledge of Allegiance, and offering an invocation to the God in Whom We Trust, we are reminding ourselves of the profound meaning behind that document. I am happy to be a part of a strong and patriotic club like ours.

In the Daily Times’ summer issue of Horizon Magazine last week, you and I and loads of readers were reminded how much our very own Kiwanis club has done to assure the great business and community successes that make our beautiful spot of the world so remarkable. The article “100 Years Together” was on page 28, in case you missed it. Within a year of our first meeting, we had already founded the Chamber of Commerce/Blount Partnership. We helped start the first Blount County Public Library and have continued to support it for over century. We were instrumental in having our roads’ and highways’ infrastructure get acquainted with asphalt and helped the push for our (and Knoxville’s) Airport. Much more been accomplished by Kiwanis. One of our great projects has been to supply children from birth through their fifth birthday with up to 60 books through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Two fund raising events supply most of the funding for that cause. One is a late-fall pancake breakfast and the other is our “Tee it Up for the Kids” Golf Tournament that normally takes place in April but due to Covid-19 will now take place on July 21. We set a high goal each year, and it looks like, despite the challenges of not being able to meet for so long, we still have all of our generous sponsors. We will most hands on deck for the event. Even if you cannot be there to help, a contribution of money, home-made cookies, or items to be included in the “goody bags” that golfers receive will make the tournament a huge, goal-reaching success. I look forward to seeing you all at our July meetings and at the tournament.

As ever, hugs and much love to you all. Wear your mask!

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Briefs Membership: We lost three wonderful members in June - Lori Borden, Maureen Diffley, and Kathy Jackson. Lori represented Corporate Member Newell and Captain Maureen represented Corporate Member Salvation Army. Kathy Jackson also resigned. Losing three means that we need to try hard to line up some new members. We should not deprive friends and colleagues of the fun, functions, and strong mission for children and community we have as Maryville Kiwanians. Health Concerns: Past President Pete Davis has a very mean, chronic, but newly inflamed back problem. Your prayers and thoughts are bound to help him feel better faster.

Lynn Tittsworth had emergency gall bladder surgery on June 27. Not having the extreme pain is probably a relief but he still must recover from the surgery, so keep him in your prayers, please.

Wayne Jones, Susan’s husband, had a mini stroke on June 11. He is on a slow road to recovery, with more testing ahead. Please send good thoughts and prayer Heavenward. Good News: Patsy Russell has agreed to finish out Lori Borden’s term on the board. Maureen Diffley has an exciting new promotion and assignment with the Salvation Army, but she will no longer be with us as she must move immediately.

More Good News: Part One of our 100th Anniversary Legacy Project involved hundreds of people hours cleaning up inside and out of the Boy & Girls Club - as well as equipping them with nice new tables and moving their individual cubby holes from dim and dirty to beautifully clean and new-paint bright); Part Two is a new press box sign at Maryville High School, which is being fabricated. Meanwhile, a nice but temporary canvas sign was “produced and placed on the press box prior to the MHS graduation,” according to Robert Russell’s MK Foundation Meeting notes.

We have been notified that we will soon receive nice donations from the United Way and Clayton Homes. Such generosity allows us to keep up with helping many child and community organizations and programs in our county.

Bad News: Kathy Jackson has resigned from Maryville Kiwanis; she will be missed.

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PRESENTATIONS On June 24, 2020, President Deanna Hall presented Boys & Girls Club Executive Director Jeff Money & Jasmine Bryant ( a joyful soul whose life was so positively affected by B&G Club that she is now a member of the staff) with a check for $1000 to help with programs they help provide for the Boys & Girls Club. Many young students, who otherwise would be latch-key kids without supervision and too many opportunities for possible mischief have valuable experiences that help them throughout their lives from the B&G Club. Mentorships, homework oversight, recreation opportunities, arts and crafts, and outdoor experiences help through the school year. Providing meaningful recreational experiences, nutritious “square” meals, and educational advances through the summer helps round out the experiences of the youth involved in the B&G Club. Our donation is needed and will be appreciated deeply by the staff and participants of the program.

The Kiwanis Club of Downtown Knoxville recently (June 18) benefited when Maryville Kiwanis member Ed Harmon presented the club with a check for $5000 for the many child-and-community programs they sponsor. Ed, along with Bo Shafer and a few other friends, joined that club wa-a-a-y back when Ed was a University of Tennessee student. Ed’s generosity to educational and community efforts has had legendary positive effects on our region for many years. He has been so supportive to our

Imagination Library and other projects.

From left: Downtown Knoxville Club member Jim Ford (friend of Ed’s for decades), Ed Harmon, and Bo Shafer (Ed’s friend since Ed was in college. Bo is also former International President of Kiwanis International.

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MEETING NOTES All information on the June 2 meeting comes courtesy of Secretary Robert Russell, who takes meticulous and thorough notes. For our first coronavirus impacted meeting since mid-March, the 29 people who attended in person on June 2, 2020, wore masks and practiced social distancing. Five others attended the meeting virtually, through Zoom. There were no greeters and may not be for the foreseeable future as our greeters are usually big hand-shakers, huggers, and some are even cheek smoochers. The CDC strongly suggests we stop our traditional welcoming practices until we can all get vaccinated. David Buck, our almost-member visited and Amy Vagnier from the Maryville City School System, came as a guest. The few who were there for this first meeting in in two-and-a-half months experienced such happiness that they gave $94 in Happy Bucks. Bobby Perkinson made some announcements about the July 20 Golf Tournament. He said they were on track and looking good. Bob Ullom let it be known that the house committee, which makes our meetings flow so smoothly, is in need for more members. They do a great deal getting the meeting place set up, making sure that proper records are kept, and help clean up afterward, and Bob was more or less reminding those present that “Many hands make lights work.” Candy Daugherty, chair for the day, introduced Maryville Kiwanis member and Director of Maryville City Schools (MCS) Dr. Mike Winstead. His topic was Maryville City Schools and how Covid-a9 has affected the immediate past, present, and future. After it became clear what a menace the world was facing with the deadly virus, from March’s Spring Break to the end of the school year in May, no one was able to attend class in school. Since all students have laptops, all who have internet in their homes were able to start on-line learning right away. The school owns 500 hotspots that were distributed and that allowed them access to online classes as well. MCS started up virtual classes two days after they should have returned from Spring Break, and the classes lasted until the original end date for the school year, Maryville High School was the second class in Tennessee to hold a face-to-face graduation since Covid-19 wiped out all normalcy in their school year. Robert Russell stated, “We are all proud of our seniors who had the most unusual school year in recent history.” Mike then talked about MCS plans for starting the 2020-21 school year. He hopes that their scheduling and administrative plans will be allowed by National and State governments. Classes will start, God and the governments willing, on July 30, 2020. They hope to avoid many interactions to

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MEETING NOTES (continued) reduce chances of contracting Covid-19. They have decided on a “hybrid,” two-tiered set of options. One will be more widely separated regular classroom experiences. Another will be the same virtual/online system offered from March through May 2020. They also have a contingency plan where everyone can go back to on-line school as already experienced if the dreaded number of cases keeps rising.

Contact sports are not currently being allowed by the state of Tennessee. “MHS is proceeding with appropriate safeguards in practice that will permit fall football if the State policy changes to permit regular football season,” says Robert Russell. Pretty clearly, the families served by MCS could get by using the Allstate slogan, “You’re in Good Hands.” Robert Russell provided his meeting summary for our June 9 meeting report. Our 30 members, one visiting Kiwanian (almost our own) David Buck, one Zooming member, and Mary Bell, our speaker, opened with “My Country ‘Tis of Thee, the Pledge of Allegiance,” and Ron Teffeteller giving the invocation. We collected $145 dollars in Happy Bucks. Patsy Russell, our Chair for the Day, introduced Mary Bell to talk to those attending about Non-Directive Organ Donation. Her experience is one that few people can claim, but it has brought her great satisfaction that she thinks some of us might want to achieve, too. After seeing a story on WBIR-TV, Mary took the first of many steps to help save a life. Mary donated her kidney to a 59-year old Cardiologist in Johnson City, Tennessee. According to Robert, Mary did a step-by-step description of the entire process of offering someone a literal “new lease on life.” After making the initial call, she went through an interview to determine if she were eligible to donate her kidney. Next came medical tests to determine the health and viability of her kidney. The health of her kidneys established, she agreed to donate the kidney. She was informed that she could opt out at any time in the process, including the very last minute before anesthesia. She then underwent the operation and learned how to manage the post-operation pain involved. She was allowed a meeting with the organ recipient, with whom she still maintains a relationship. She was featured later in a WBIR-TV broadcast. The Tennessee House of Representatives recognized her for her gift of life for the cardiologist who now may continue saving more lives because he has a functioning kidney. Mary strongly encouraged Kiwanians to donate an organ when we have one to spare while living or to be sure that we check on our Driver’s License that we are willing to be organ donors.

Special thanks to Secretary Robert Russell for these notes. For our meeting on June 16, we had a special visitor: KY-TN District Lt. Gov. Ginger Riggs. 37 members attended and two observed the meeting via Zoom. Tom Coulter gave the invocation. The meeting promised to be too full of fun and exciting double-speaker program for a Member Moment. Fifty-two Happy Bucks were collected. Several members had important announcements. Doug Craig reminded everyone of the Adopt-A-

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MEETING NOTES (continued) Highway Clean-up for which we are responsible quarterly. It was to be held on June 20, weather permitting. Doug also told members that inter clubs would begin again in July but would be limited to only four people due to the restrictions of social distancing. They also announced that the Board of Directors would fill the unexpired term of Lori Borden (see the briefs for more information).

Pete Davis, our Program Chair for the Day, introduced two extraordinary and important speakers of the day. In alphabetical order, the two are Blount County Sheriff James Lee “Jimbo” Berrong and Chief Tony Jay Crisp, who is both Police Chief and Fire Chief for the City of Maryville. Sheriff Berrong has been in law enforcement since 1977 and has been Blount County Sheriff for the last 31 years. Chief Crisp started out in 1973 and became Chief of the Friendsville Police Force in 1977 but decided he would have a better career in the Maryville Police Department and joined it later that year. Tony, a Maryville Kiwanian for 28 years, made it through the ranks from Patrol Officer to Administrative Captain. He left for a while to become Chief Deputy of the Sheriff’s Department and then rejoined MPD as Chief of Police. In 2008 became Fire Chief as well. Both gentlemen are fine officers of the Law, extremely qualified to address current perceptions and misperceptions of policing. No one would dare to claim perfection in any organization, but Sheriff Berrong and Chief Crisp work to make their officers extremely well informed, trained, and accountable.

The recent protests concerning some tragic police/victim situations have caused police officers to really review and see how to improve interactions, stop what abuse may exist, and address changes where needed and keep what is really working. Having both come speak to members was a wonderful idea. Candy Daugherty, our Program Committee Chair, is always open to new suggestions for great programs, and this was definitely one of them. Pete Davis served on the police force in Texas for some 30 years, so he was the ideal chair for the occasion. Both Sheriff Berrong and Chief Crisp made it clear that Blount County and Maryville City are, “Staying positive and proud during this period of police protests.” None of the three major police departments in Blount County, including Alcoa, condone any abuse by or to any of their officers, nor do they try to cover any up. All three departments work together and support one another. “All deputies and police officers are trained properly and monitored to ensure high levels of performance.” As is the norm, no comment is allowed while investigations are ongoing. Since they do

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not have all the facts, neither the Sheriff nor Chief were willing to address the recent cases of police abuse. They answered lots of questions from the membership. They received a standing ovation and left those in attendance feeling that the County and the City of Maryville are in excellent hands. Robert added, “They ensure we live in a wonderful and peaceful community.” Our Tuesday, June 23, 2020, meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Maryville (our official title) had 32 members present, six viewing the meeting via Zoom, and two guests. The meeting opened with the singing of “America,” the Pledge of Allegiance, and an invocation by Tom Coulter. Doug Craig reported on the great turnout for our quarterly Adopt-A-Highway event. President Deanna Hall presented a check to the Boys and Girls Club. Bobby Perkinson announced that the golf committee would be meeting weekly until the tournament on July 20. Our introduction to our speaker, Jeff Money, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of

Blount County came from Howard Kerr. Jeff promptly began his presentation with facts and figures of importance. They moved into the old Fort Craig Elementary School in July of 2012. The B&GC has served an average of 185 kids per year since then, a total, so far, of 1480. Just since the pandemic struck and school lockdowns began, they have been serving 135 kids, each of whom must have his or her temperature checked as they arrive. The 135 being served requires 15 staff members, since they maintain a one adult to nine students average for oversight and conducting programs. All kids get two meals and a snack each day during the pandemic, and in the regular school year, they even receive a hot dinner/supper meal. “Jeff introduced Jasmine Bryant, one of his star club members; she was a club member for 13 years and is now on the staff,” Robert’s summary says. Jasmine is a recent graduate of Maryville High

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MEETING NOTES (continued) School and will soon be a UT Martin student, with the goal of graduating, entering law school, becoming an attorney and even has a future goal of becoming a judge. “Jasmine gave a wonderful presentation on her B&GC experience and how it helped prepare her for success.” Jeff then showed an “uplifting video” about the club, “showing many happy and smiling faces of club members. Jeff let attendees know that volunteers were needed and that he’d be happy to have some MK folks come to help the kids in the club. He told about “his most beloved volunteer, Mr. Lynn Kidd,” who volunteered to be a math and science tutor for many years until his health no longer permitted it. The budget for the Boys & Girls Club is $750 K per year and maintenance of effort (MOE) is tied to the agreement with the city to use the building. The lease expires in, according to Board Member Howard Kerr. “The Club is researching options that include relocating to a smaller site and doing after-school satellite clubs in individual schools.” Maryville Kiwanis partners with the Boys & Girls Club and made a large part of our 100 year legacy project to benefit the club. We made great contributions to appearance and needed equipment to make the club an even more welcoming place to shelter and grow within. We had a very full house for our socially distanced meeting on June 30, with 35 members, two guests, one visiting Kiwanian, and six Zoom attendees, we had 44 in all. Our invocation was given by Tom Coulter and our $105 in Happy Bucks were collected by our President-Elect Doug Craig. Bobby Perkinson explained that we have only three weeks prior to the tournament and said the committee will be meeting weekly. Planning and problem solving are what they all specialize in so the tournament always runs smoothly. Robert Russell told us that we must review our by-laws and said that should not be hard as we just did so a year or two ago. He also said that there would be new district contest rules and deadlines published soon. The Division 5 Prayer and Layperson of the year Dinner has turned into a luncheon affair and will be held in September. Our Chair of the Day Doug Craig introduced us to the University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd. The system includes the Institute of Space in Tullahoma, the Institute of Agriculture, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the University of Tennessee for Medical Doctors and Dentists at Martin. Randy is the founder of Radio Systems, Inc. The business makes some 4000 products. He told us that his very last day as CEO of Radio Systems would be July 1, as he has sold the company. He mentioned that serving as President of the University of Tennessee Systems is a more than full-time job anyway. He is the owner of four Tennessee baseball teams, including the Smokies. He said that due to the Covid-19 crisis, none of the teams would be playing this season at all. President Boyd worked for Governor Haslam on improving Tennessee education generally and opportunities for higher education particularly. Randy also informed us that he has great interest in Blount County as he and his wife Jenny own a home in Townsend and one in Knoxville as well. Boyd announced that the latest mission for UT is to have the greatest decade ever, in its 225-year existence, 2020 to 2030, to fulfill their goal will complete their “expectations of great improvement.” He said the best previous decade was from 1961 to 1971 under UT President Andy Holt. In that time,

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MEETING NOTES (continued) UT accepted its first black student, established the UT Institute of Agriculture (which now has an extension office in all 95 counties). Boyd will be the first UT president to visit all 95 extension offices by the second week in July. The extension offices handle 186,000 4-H students, more than any state, including Texas. In Andy Holt’s decade, both UT Martin and UT Chattanooga joined the system. Enrollment increased by 300%. Andy Holt created the UT orange-and-white checkerboard and established the tradition of having the team “run through the Tee.” He explained that the Health Science Center in Memphis, trains 70% of doctors and dentists needed in the state. There are five satellite campuses for UT Martin and just three years ago, UTM won the National Rodeo championship. He advised that if any of us want to travel to Mars, we should try to make long-term arrangements with the Institute of Space because it will take 18 months to get there and 18 months to return. Their Rocketry Club students just competed with MIT, Georgia Tech, and Cal Poly and shot their rocket a mile higher than any of the rest. UTK manages the Oak Ridge National Labs and its 5000 scientists, and just signed on with the Federal Government for an additional five years of such management. The Oak Ridge Institute is the University’s main platform for new research. They just got a $20 million grant to help create 120 top notch researchers. The University is committed to service, he said, from finding solutions for Covid-19 (which, he predicts, “will not defeat us but will define us.” They will also be figuring out ways of dealing with opiate addiction. UTK’s Baker Center and its programs will be helping the world find better “thought and policy” leadership. They will be offering both on-campus and at-home courses this fall, but with much less “density” in dorms due to social distancing. Student food will not be served cafeteria style—it will arrive in boxes. Randy said that media evaluations on expenses for students who have to get loans are wrong as far as the UT system goes: 51% of students graduate with no student debt at all. The UT system does not prefer being rated on its selectivity (rejection rates) but on its accessibility and affordability. UT now has its own educational “Promise”: Those whose family income is under $50,000 [half of the population fits that demographic] will receive FREE tuition plus they’ll be supplied with a mentor to make certain they don’t get undermined by some of the pitfalls that cause failure. Randy Boyd is a credit to Tennessee and to all of the Universities and special Institutes and Centers of learning and research under the UT Umbrella.

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FIRST OUTGOING INTER CLUB IN AN AGE! A quickly assembled inter club formed on June 18 when Doug Craig found out that our MK member Ed Harmon would be presenting a generous gift to the Downtown Knoxville Club. Those attending the lunch meeting at the Foundry in the World’s Fair were, from left Bobby Burke, Peter Towle, Ed Harmon, Doug Craig, Inter club Chair and MK President-Elect and Pete Davis behind the camera. This inter club was the icebreaker for our new inter clubs. Immediate future inter clubs will not include more than four people just now, because social distancing does have some real challenges. Nevertheless, they will provide some nice adventures in July. The Kiwanis Club of Alcoa will come first; it is generally on the first Thursday of the month. Then lucky inter clubbers will attend a meeting in Newport on July 14; that is a long way to travel, but it is a great club. Finally, there will be an inter club with the Kiwanis Club of Jefferson County on July 16.

Now's the Time Recruit a now member now and Kiwanis International has decided to waive the new member initiation fee through the end of September. That's a saving of $97 for each new member.

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ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY: SUCCESSFUL LITTER-LIFTING PROJECT

On Saturday, June 20, the official first day of summer in 2020, 11 Maryville Kiwanians and two family members (future Kiwanians, of course) got busy and beautified a mile-long stretch of East Lamar Alexander Highway. We try to do this task once a quarter, but Covid-19 and bad weather may not let us always manage to space our clean-up days perfectly in 2020. One of the picker-uppers, Pete Davis, said that it was a beautiful day for the project. By starting at 8:30 the temperature remained very moderate and thus comfortable. They wore bright orange safety vests and “armed” themselves with sturdy grabbers and trash bags. That left one person to drive by to pick up full bags and distribute new ones. Therefore ten knights and three knightesses (new word) in shining orange “armor” and nice cotton visors, left the Maryville Kiwanis’ section in pristine shape, making the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park a more beautiful sight for locals and tourists alike. Patsy and Robert Russell’s twin grandchildren Emma and Owen Russell, both looking all grown up and, in Owen’s case, as if he now matches his Grandpa in height, helped add to the joy of the day. They have been around for many Maryville Kiwanis projects from slightly over walking age and thus have become strong volunteers, happy to do good and let us slightly older folks know our country’s future is in good hands. It’s wonderful that Patsy and Russell share their own and their “grands” grand commitments to serve with us.

Intrepid Masked Highway Adventurers, (L-R) Howard Kerr, Suzanne Stockfische, Lynn Tittsworth, Robert Russell, Owen Russell (Patsy and Robert’s grandson), Emma Russell (Robert & Patsy’s granddaughter and Owen’s twin), Patsy Russell, Steve Kiefer, Bobby Burke, Tim Thurston, Jerry Heiny, Doug Craig, and Pete Davis.

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KLUB KALENDAR Until new meeting protocols are firmly in place, House Committee Chairman Bob Ullom says we will not have scheduled greeters each week. We have a strong tradition of having two Kiwanian friends greet us as we enter our weekly meetings, but we might be too tempted to shake hands and hug and kiss our old friends, so it is likely better to err on the side of good social distancing caution for a while. For now we are limiting attendance at club meetings to members who RSVP via a Doodle sign up sent to members. Social distancing is requested and recommended. We can certainly make it a priority to be praying that we can soon gather and enjoy each other’s company. The schedule is seriously subject to change.

Date Speaker/Program Chair of the Day

Invocation (at podium, please)

Greeters Please be ready to greet by 11:30!)

July 7 Ellie Morrow & Joy Bishop/Past President Highlights Chair: Candy Daugherty

Susan Jones Wait for a vaccine

July 14 Trudy Hughes/Blount Community Fund Chair: Tony Thompson

Patsy Russell “

July 21 Taylor Townsend/Boy Scouts of America Chair: Howard Kerr

Robert Russell “

July 28

Lynn Peterson/Blount County Youth Court Chair: Chris Hurley

Bill Henry “

August 4 Kathleen Marquardt/Agenda 2030 Chair: Suzanne Stockfisch

Candy Daugherty “

0THER KEY DATES Date Event Time Location July 2 Interclub with Alcoa 11:30 to eat Airport Hilton 12:00 to meet July 10 Board Meeting 12:00 to eat and meet GMCC

July 14 Interclub with Newport 11:30 to eat West End Baptist Church 12:00 to meet 116 West End St. July 16 Interclub with Jefferson 11:30 to eat Perkins Restaurant

County 12:00 to meet I-40, Exit 417

July 20 Tee It Up for the Kids 11:30 Lunch & Registration GMCC Golf Tournament 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start

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Upcoming Birthdays

Dale Henry July 2 Emily Mantooth July 6 Regina Jennings July 9 Brenda Sellers July 9

Steve Frana July 10 Stephanie Tipton July 10 Derrick Oster July 15 Lynn Tittsworth July 18 Nancy Zambell July 24 Jeff Money July 26 Tammi Ford July 30

Bill Campbell August 4 Cindy Bolduc August 6 Chris Hurley August 7

SPECIAL REQUEST If you have an important benchmark in your life, like a new baby, grandchild, great grandchild, or a promotion or job change you wanted; or if you have a need for prayers and positive “vibes” in your life due to your own, a friend’s or a family member’s illness, injury, or passage to more Heavenly realms, please let Susan Jones (suzeree1@yahoo.com) know. It is terrible to find out too late for congratulations or for comfortable condolences, so if you let Susan know, Kiwanians will likely find it in our “Briefs” section.

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News of Division 5 of the KY-TN District of Kiwanis International Based on the events not being canceled due to Covid-19 threats Upcoming Event Local, International, District,

or Division Date of Event

Event Location

Maryville Kiwanis Golf Tournament

Local July 20 Green Meadow Country Club

Division Council Meeting Division TBD TBD District Convention KY-TN District Cancelled Murfreesboro, TN District Prayer Luncheon Division September

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KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL NEWS

WORLD'S LARGEST SERVICE CLUBS TAKE ACTION TO BATTLE EFFECTS OF COVID-19

A joint Statement from Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, and Rotary International Woven through the fabric of virtually every community on earth, service clubs of Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, and Rotary International are working safely and diligently to maintain connections with each other and our neighbors so that we can cope with and overcome the effects of COVID-19. We are leveraging the strength of our combined networks of 3.2 million members to provide comfort and hope to those feeling the effects of isolation and fear. And we are focusing our collective skills, resources, and ideas to support frontline health workers and first responders as they battle this disease and save lives. In these times of uncertainty, your local service clubs remain committed to meeting the challenge of finding innovative ways to act together to help communities around the globe heal and thrive – and become more united than ever.

“The global effort against COVID-19 depends on actions taken in every country. As people of action, this is our time to connect with each other to offer immediate help to people in need.” -- Mark Daniel Maloney, Rotary International President, 2019-2020.

"The scale and magnitude of this global pandemic requires our world's citizenry to heed the advice and cautions of the Experts. The work and plans of our collective members and volunteers must not cease! Our immediate response after the crisis will be necessary to support local governments responding to the many social and economic

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KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL NEWS (continued) challenges that will ensue in the aftermath of this crisis." – Adrian Elcock, Optimist International President, 2019-2020.

“Great challenges test us, but they also bring us together. Lions are finding new ways to safely serve. Our Lions Clubs International Foundation has granted over one million dollars to help communities facing extreme rates of COVID-19, and additional grant requests are being received daily. Our communities depend on service clubs, and we will be there, supporting and strengthening them together.” – Dr. Jung-Yul Choi, Lions Clubs International President, 2019-2020. “During these difficult times, we’re seeing everyday heroism across the globe. I encourage us all to recognize the health and safety professionals who are putting their own health at risk for the greater good. To the educators, grocery workers, delivery drivers and the countless professionals who can’t stay home, the Kiwanis family thanks you. We all play an important role in keeping our friends and neighbors safe. Please follow the advice of the World Health Organization, your local health agencies and the instructions given by your Government. Please, stay safe.” – Daniel Vigneron, Kiwanis International President, 2019-2020.

For further information, please contact pr@kiwanis.org.

Proudly representing Blount County and Maryville

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Quotes for Liberty, Life and Love Liberty - July 4th Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Free People, I say remember this: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost. Harry S. Truman: You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all are created equal and that everyone deserves a break Ronald Reagan: A people free to choose will always choose peace. Life: Ralph Waldo Emerson: What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies within you. Saint Francis of Assisi: Start by doing what is necessary; then do what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Maya Angelou: Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. Kobe Bryant: The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. Benjamin Franklin: Well done is better than well said. Love: Dalai Lama: Be kind whenever possible: it is ALWAYS possible. Emily Dickinson: They might not need, but they might/I’ll let my head be just in sight;/ A smile as small as mine might be/ Precisely their necessity.

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Objects of Kiwanis

Kids are curious, lovable, and hilarious. They are also wild, impatient, and vulnerable. Kiwanis is looking out for kids in every corner of the globe with over 600,000 volunteers who serve their communities through local clubs.

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Maryville Kiwanis Board of Directors

Position Name Phone Email President Deanna Hall 865-680-6717 dhall0407@gmail.com

President Elect Doug Craig 865-233-4706 dcraigut@gmail.com Vice President Heath Barberry 4127-389-865 heathbarberry@gmail.com Past President Pete Davis 865-773-5617 textoten@gmail.com

Secretary Robert Russell 865-556-8747 mkiwanis@charter.net Treasurer Julie Miller 865-556-8506 jmiller@cbbcbank.com Director Debbie Jones - 2 years Director Patsy Russell - 3 years Director Jim Hands - 3 years Director Candy Daugherty - 3 years Director Steve Kiefer - 2 years Director Blake Mansfield - 1 year Director Dan Monat - 2 years Director Peter Towle - 1 year Director Anna White - 1 year

PROUD SPONSORS OF...

at Heritage, Maryville, Eagleton Middle School and

Montgomery Ridge Intermediate School

Key Clubs at Heritage and, Maryville High Schools

Circle K Club at Maryville College

Volunteer State Aktion Club

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Division 5 Meetings Meetings at 12 noon (unless otherwise noted) TUESDAY Maryville Kiwanis, Green Meadow Country Club, 1700 Louisville Road, Alcoa, TN 37701 Newport, West End Baptist Church, 116 West End St. Sevierville, Applebee’s, 207 Collier Drive WEDNESDAY Farragut*, Tn State Bank Building, 11470 Parkside Dr, Knoxville, 37934 Foothills**, Highland Manor Inn, 7766 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Townsend Northside, Foundry, Worlds Fair Site THURSDAY Alcoa, Airport Hilton Hotel Knoxville, Foundry, World’s Fair Site Jefferson Co.* Perkins, I-40, Exit 417 Seymour,* Noon, First Thursday of every month, Live-It, 11935 Chapman Hwy, Seymour FRIDAY Norwood, Puleo’s Restaurant, 110 Cedar Ln., (I-75 exit 108 Merchants Dr.) Knoxville Morristown, Morristown Country Club *1st and 3rd weeks only **2nd and 4th weeks only

Maryville Kiwanis Corporate Members The Kiwanis Club of Maryville has a number of corporate memberships - companies with a commitment to have representatives present at our meetings and that have embraced our community and child-enriching causes, programs, and projects. You can find these Corporations in your Kourier each month and can locate them, along with their logos, on our website as well via the following link: www.maryvillekiwanis.org/corporate-members Advanced Catalyst Systems Life Care Center of Blount County Blount Partnership (Chamber of Commerce) Maryville City Schools Blount County Habitat for Humanity Newell Brands Blount County Public Library Pellissippi State Community College Boys & Girls Club of Blount County Second Harvest Food Bank CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) The Salvation Army DENSO Smartbank Great Smoky Mountain Council of Boy Scouts United Community Bank United Way of Blount County Great Smoky Mountain Council of Boy Scouts Vienna Coffee Company The Daily Times

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Maryville Kiwanis Website www.maryvillekiwanis.org

Here are all the pages you can access for information about Maryville Kiwanis and Kiwanis

International with descriptions of what is on each page. There is a lot of important information and lots of photos. They can be viewed or downloaded from your phone, iPad or computer.

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Home Members Only (member directory and other important documents to view or download) Board Members Only (board records and other important documents to view or download) Member Access Request Membership Information (facts, membership application, recruiting packet, more) Leadership (Board of Directors photos) Corporate Members (Links to our corporate members) Coming Events (list of coming events) Newsletters (view or download Kouriers, K-T Notes, KI Magazines) Photos (view or download photos of donations, member moments, speakers, activities, interclubs, read for success) Pancake Breakfast (slideshows and powerpoints) Imagination Library (photos, slideshows and powerpoints) Golf Tournament (champions, slideshow, more) Leadership Adventure (attendees, video) Service Leadership Programs (photos) Aktion Club Key Club Circle K Links (important Kiwanis related sites)