Kiwanis Club Installation Dinner

Kiwanis Club of Marco Island recently held its Installation Dinner on October 29th with Cheryl Horbal, past Lt. Governor of Florida District as our guest installing officer. Cheryl installed the 2024-2025 Officers made up of President Jill Sandberg, President-Elect Doreen Herriman, Vice President Marie Lynn McChesney, Secretary Cindy Crane, and Treasurer, Lucky Lang. The incoming Board of Directors was introduced as Carolyn Auton, Donna Dubey, Alex Galiana, Pat Hagedorn, Rondi Hauser, Barb Murphy, Mike Murphy, and Kathleen Reynolds. Special Committee Chairs were recognized as Key Club-Marie Lynn McChesney, Terrific Kids-Doreen Herriman, Builders Club-Larry Heinemann, Toys for Kids-Joan Pidherny, Texas Hold-em-Lucky Lang, Kiwanis Car Show-Mike and Barb Murphy, and 5k Run-Alex Galiana. 

Past President Donna Dubey accepted the Division Award for the Club honoring our many accomplishments for the year. Some of these accomplishments included  raising funds to provide toys for each child at Manatee Elementary School,  participating in both Spooktacular and Spooky Potluck Trick or Treat, hosting three Meals of Hope Happy Hours and participating in the packaging event last November, supporting the Marco Island Academy Key Club and assisting in sending them to the DCON conference, participating in a Foster Care Baby Shower, collecting and donating food for our Daily Bread Pantry, helping out at the Everglades Seafood Festival, donating to the Farm City BBQ, participating at the Spring Jubilee, helping with beach clean-up events, honoring Terrific Kids and their families from grades three through five at both Tommie Barfield Elementary School and Manatee Elementary School, establishing a Builder's Club at Marco Island Charter Middle School, supporting the Marco Island Academy Key Club and providing scholarships to eight well-deserving students.   

Distinguished Service Awards were presented to Donna Dubey, Doreen Herriman, and Barb and Mike Murphy. President Jill Sandberg presented Donna Dubey with a Past President trophy. The Kiwanian of the Year Award trophy was presented to Cindy Crane.  

Our Kiwanis year is now in full swing with three meetings per month. We will be honoring Terrific Kids monthly, working with the MIA Key Club, participating in the Meals of Hope packaging event on November 9th, the Farm City BBQ on November 27th, the Christmas Island Style events,  the Annual Texas Hold-em on January 31st, the Kiwanis Car Show on February 22nd and the Annual 5K Run on March 1st.  If you would like to join this very active and fun organization, please contact Membership Chair Cindy Crane at lucindaed@aol.com.