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On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the members of the Woodland Kiwanis Club gathered at Bob Young and Kris Rominger's "Rancho del Sol y Sombra"  for barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs with ice cream for dessert.  Jeff Kunz led us in some friendly competition games of Bingo.  It was a chance to talk and get to know each other better so Kiwanis can be a strong team as we go forward in supporting kids and seniors in our community.   

The Digital Minds Robotics Club members from all  the Woodland High Schools provided a program and demonstration of their competition  robot at the Woodland Kiwanis Club meeting on June 3rd.  The Robotics Club  members design, build, and program a competition robot to national specifications and then compete at regional, State, and national levels.  The Woodland Club received many awards and accolades this year.  The Woodland Kiwanis Club supports their efforts and Steve Harris presented them with a check for $2,000 at the end of their presentation.

The Woodland Kiwanis Club cooked lunch in support of a Pioneer High School Key Club fund raiser.  Key Club is a student community service  program that is sponsored by the Woodland Kiwanis Club to provide opportunities for students to organize, perform community service, and practice leadership  skills that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

                                          

Woodland Kiwanis Club Cooked breakfast for Woodland High School Senior Day.  We cooked pancakes and sausage for over 200 graduating Seniors.

On January 26th Woodland Kiwanis held a Drive-Thru Surf and Turf dinner to raise funds for the many activities it supports for children and seniors in Woodland.  We prepared over 130 barbequed Tri-Tip and Shrimp dinners for 4 or 5 people with salad, beans, French bread, and cocktail sauce.  Ticket purchasers could drive through the Woodland Community Center parking lot and pick up their tote bags with all the fixings to take home for a family dinner.   Our Kiwanis Key Club members from both High Schools were a great help in getting the dinners ready for pick up and handing them out to the cars as they came through.  We want to thank all of the Key Club students and the Public who bought tickets for supporting our efforts.

Woodland Kiwanis Club held it's 16th Annual Charity, Fund Raising, Texas Hold-Em Poker Tournament on Sunday, September 24th at the Red Barn in downtown Woodland.  The event sold out 100 seats  for players and raised over $12,000 dollars that Kiwanis can use to support our many local programs for kids and seniors. 

There were great prizes for the top 7 players to choose from at the end of the day.  It included lots of competitive fun, food, and drink.  We want to thank Main Street Lounge for catering the event and thank all of our sponsors as shown below.  Please give them your business whenever you can.

Working with the Woodland JC Penney store and the Salvation Army Service Center, Woodland Kiwanis donated $125 each to help 80 deserving students get new clothes for the new school year. Local Kiwanis volunteers also prepared breakfast for the kids and their families.

Said Kiwanis President Steve Barzo, "We contribute about $4,500 per year for this wonderful event, and we do the cooking. Just to be able to help the kids is a good feeling."

Jayne Williams, Executive Director of "All Leaders Must Serve" thanked Kiwanis for purchasing a van for her organization and announced an open house at their new Club House on 6th Street on May 4th, the Big Day of Giving.

The Kiwanis Drive-Thru Rib dinner on April 29th was was a great success with over 180 dinners served and raising $10,000 for Kiwanis Programs for helping kids ad seniors in Woodland.

Kiwanis will be providing backpacks, school supplies and shopping for clothes to underprivileged  kids in Woodland before school starts in September.