AKTION Club Support 2018

A check for $1,000 was presented on June 7th to the Cyclone Country AKTION Club by Ames Golden K Kiwanis.  The CCAC is sponsored by Ames Noon Kiwanis. Pictured left to right: Golden K member Lowell Yager, Noon Kiwanis member Ed Gillot, AKTION Club’s Missy Wierson, and Golden K’s Keith Peterson.

Good Neighbor Support 2018

Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a check for $750 on June 21 to the Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance office, an Ames United Way partner agency, in support of their efforts to provide needed services to those requiring help during times of need.  Pictured left to right: Ames Golden K member Frank Howell, Lori Allen, new executive director of GNEA who will soon be replacing Mike Fritz who is retiring, and Golden K’s Glen Hillesland.

ChildServe Award 2018

On April 26, Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a donation of $2,000 to ChildServe to support their Ames Location programs that serve better than 700 children in the Ames area. These programs range from serving those with special needs, outpatient therapy, day health clinics, feeding clinics and other unique programs. Pictured, from left Golden K member Gene Pollmann, ChildServe Ames Program Director Rachelle Flory, and Golden K’s Bud Maakestad.  See ChildServe’s website here.

APL Support 2018

Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a check for $1,000 to the Ames Public Library in support of the Library’s efforts to provide current and award winning children books content for Ames area children.  Pictured from Left: Golden K member Jim Penney, Jerri Heid Ames Public Library Youth Services Manager, and Golden K’s Wayne Hagemoser.  Ames Golden K has donated over 500 new Children books to the Ames Public Library during the past 10 years.  At the conclusion of each weekly Golden K meeting, the featured speaker is requested to place their signature on the inside cover of a new children’s book.  The book is then delivered to the Ames Public Library to be placed in the library’s Children’s Books collection.  Following the check presentation, Ms. Heid  gave Golden K members an in depth review of the Ames Public Library’s many capabilities.

The Keeney’s Are Moving

Longtime Kiwanian Dennis Keeney and wife Betty are moving in May.  Dennis sent the following to bring us up-to-date and help us keep in touch.

The Keeney’s are heading for Wisconsin.

Betty and I are heading northeast. I have been a Kiwanian in Ames for nearly 30 years and have served all 3 clubs.

In early May, the moving truck leaves our Eisenhower home for 426 Wild Indigo Lane, Madison, Wisconsin,  53717.

We are going to a duplex at Antic Angels Prairie Point, a fairly new independent living retirement village in far western Madison-Middleton. The area is similar to Green Hills here in Ames.  Besides moving back to a familiar area,  (I was on faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 22 years) our oldest daughter lives close by. It is so important to have the support of family as we age.

So it’s goodbye to Golden K pancakes and Ames and Iowa State sports and culture. I am sure there will be a huge hole in my schedule on Thursday mornings. But I know you will be dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time.

We wish you all the best.
Dennis and Betty

New Address effective May 15, 2018:
426 Wild Indigo Lane
Middleton, Wisconsin   53562

Betty’s contact info:
Cell 515.451.6225
Email (NEW)   Bettykeeney1@gmail.com

Dennis contact info:
Cell 515.450.9003
Email (Pretty old)   drkeeney@gmail.com