The Taylorville Kiwanis Club reviewed the club’s current actities benefiting children and youth, at their weekly Tuesday meeting at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.

Kiwanis Park Committee co-chair Duane Stock reported a new sign for the park will soon be installed, and the committee will be holding a Painting and Clean-Up Day in June for members to participate in.

Kiwanis Priority One chair Bruce Blanshan reported he’s working on 3 upcoming events.   The Kiwanis Club, in conjunction with the Taylorville Fire Department, will hold a child safety seat day in July with the specific date to be announced.   The club’s annual Kids’ Days, where Kiwanis members stand on street corners and collect monies for local Kiwanis projects that benefit children and youth, will take place September 20th and 21st.  And, the club’s annual Back to School Supply Drive, co-sponsored by HSHS Medical Group and the Christian County YMCA, will be held on Friday, August 23rd.

Kiwanis Spiritual Values chair Dick Wamsley reported the club’s annual Prayer Luncheon is set for next Tuesday, May 14th, with Doctor Richard Tribble as speaker.   The community’s Outstanding Spiritual Leader Award winner will also be announced.

The club announced at Tuesday’s meeting that preliminary figures show the April 27th Pancake and Sausage Breakfast netted the club approximately 25-hundred dollars.   The Kiwanis Club thanks the Taylorville community for the great turnout.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.