NOTICE!! Our meeting location has changed Effective October 1, 2013
New location will be at: Lapeer County Center Building (Lincoln Room)
425 County Center St.
Lapeer, MI 48446
New location will be at: Lapeer County Center Building (Lincoln Room)
425 County Center St.
Lapeer, MI 48446
Kiwanis Club donates $6,400 to Seven Ponds
toward student visits.
BY JACOB HUNSANGER
810-452-2609
• jhunsanger@mihomepaper.com
Thanks to a generous donation from the Lapeer Kiwanis Club, a lot of local elementary tudents are going to have the opportunity to visit Seven Ponds
Nature Center in Dryden Township this school year. Recently, the Kiwanis Club members presented a check in the amount of $6,400 to Seven Ponds director Mike Champagne.
“Lapeer Kiwanis has supported Seven Ponds in the past with many of their children’s programs,” said new Kiwanis president Jeff Clemens, “and making a commitment of getting elementary kids to the Nature Center. The donation to Seven Ponds Nature Center, Clemens said, will allow five Lapeer elementary schools’ second through fourth grade students the opportunity to visit the center.
Champagne said that in addition to the students from LCS schools, the Kiwanis Club’s donation will also sponsor grades from Chatfield School,
Bishop Kelley Catholic School and St. Paul Lutheran School to visit the nature center this fall. “I think it’s been very beneficial,” Champagne said.
In its 47 years of operations, Seven Ponds Nature Center has always had a mission to teach children about the outdoors, Champaign said. He noted
that with budget cuts in recent years at local schools, it has become increasingly difficult for students to take field trips to Seven Ponds. That makes the donations from Kiwanis, along with other local organizations, all the more appreciated by Champaign and the rest of the staff at Seven Ponds.
“This is just one of many great things Lapeer Kiwanis Club does through the year to serve the children of the world,” Clemens added, proud of the club’s generosity.
toward student visits.
BY JACOB HUNSANGER
810-452-2609
• jhunsanger@mihomepaper.com
Thanks to a generous donation from the Lapeer Kiwanis Club, a lot of local elementary tudents are going to have the opportunity to visit Seven Ponds
Nature Center in Dryden Township this school year. Recently, the Kiwanis Club members presented a check in the amount of $6,400 to Seven Ponds director Mike Champagne.
“Lapeer Kiwanis has supported Seven Ponds in the past with many of their children’s programs,” said new Kiwanis president Jeff Clemens, “and making a commitment of getting elementary kids to the Nature Center. The donation to Seven Ponds Nature Center, Clemens said, will allow five Lapeer elementary schools’ second through fourth grade students the opportunity to visit the center.
Champagne said that in addition to the students from LCS schools, the Kiwanis Club’s donation will also sponsor grades from Chatfield School,
Bishop Kelley Catholic School and St. Paul Lutheran School to visit the nature center this fall. “I think it’s been very beneficial,” Champagne said.
In its 47 years of operations, Seven Ponds Nature Center has always had a mission to teach children about the outdoors, Champaign said. He noted
that with budget cuts in recent years at local schools, it has become increasingly difficult for students to take field trips to Seven Ponds. That makes the donations from Kiwanis, along with other local organizations, all the more appreciated by Champaign and the rest of the staff at Seven Ponds.
“This is just one of many great things Lapeer Kiwanis Club does through the year to serve the children of the world,” Clemens added, proud of the club’s generosity.
Kiwanis Kapers 2012 Show
BY JACOB HUNSANGER
810-452-2609 • jhunsanger@mihomepaper.com
LAPEER — For anyone who ever wanted to see local business owners and prominent citizens making fools of themselves on stage, this year’s show a good one. And to top things off, the fun and festivities all go to benefit local children. The annual Kiwanis Kapers variety show, performed by the Kiwanis Club of Lapeer, were Friday (April 13) at 7 p.m. and two performances on Saturday, at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. as well. All three shows will took place at the Lapeer East High School auditorium.
The Kiwanis Kapers show is a variety show aimed at raising money for the social club’s charity work and children’s programs around the county. Kiwanis Club members and children will both performed throughout the evening, with musical numbers, dance routines and a long list of comedy sketches.
The theme of the show this year was “Kiwanis Got Talent?” and was presented as if it were a television show. A panel of guest judges presided over the event, mockingly judging the other club members’ performances. Kim McComb directed the show this year, and she said the entire Kiwanis Club was excited for opening night of the Kapers show. The group has been busy for weeks rehearsing their skits, getting everything ready and preparing for the annual variety show fundraiser.
Money raised by ticket sales will be used for Kiwanis projects at Cramton and Annrook parks, along with charities like the Family Literacy Center of Lapeer. The Kiwanis Club of Lapeer spends around $40,000 a year on children’s programs and projects annually.
www.kiwanislapeer.org.
810-452-2609 • jhunsanger@mihomepaper.com
LAPEER — For anyone who ever wanted to see local business owners and prominent citizens making fools of themselves on stage, this year’s show a good one. And to top things off, the fun and festivities all go to benefit local children. The annual Kiwanis Kapers variety show, performed by the Kiwanis Club of Lapeer, were Friday (April 13) at 7 p.m. and two performances on Saturday, at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. as well. All three shows will took place at the Lapeer East High School auditorium.
The Kiwanis Kapers show is a variety show aimed at raising money for the social club’s charity work and children’s programs around the county. Kiwanis Club members and children will both performed throughout the evening, with musical numbers, dance routines and a long list of comedy sketches.
The theme of the show this year was “Kiwanis Got Talent?” and was presented as if it were a television show. A panel of guest judges presided over the event, mockingly judging the other club members’ performances. Kim McComb directed the show this year, and she said the entire Kiwanis Club was excited for opening night of the Kapers show. The group has been busy for weeks rehearsing their skits, getting everything ready and preparing for the annual variety show fundraiser.
Money raised by ticket sales will be used for Kiwanis projects at Cramton and Annrook parks, along with charities like the Family Literacy Center of Lapeer. The Kiwanis Club of Lapeer spends around $40,000 a year on children’s programs and projects annually.
www.kiwanislapeer.org.
‘Shoulder Angel’ wins at Kapers
The 64th annual Kiwanis Kapers show took place in April at Lapeer East High School. Kiwanis Club of Lapeer members and friends went on stage to perform a variety show, raising money for local children’s programs and charities. Audience members at all three shows cast ballots for their favorite act. With a total of 199 votes, the winning act was “Shoulder Angel” pictured left with Tori Duve and Jim McQueen. Photo by Phil Foley
