The Kiwanis Club of Wellington was officially chartered at a ceremony held Wednesday, Nov. 16 at the new Wellington Community Center.
“There is no Kiwanis without service, and this club has already accomplished so much in the 21 days since its founding,” said Randy Johnson Sr., past governor of the Florida District of Kiwanis and a charter member of the Wellington club. “In the history of Kiwanis, we have never moved from inception to charter in such a brief time.”
In attendance at the event were local members of the Wellington community, including Vice Mayor John McGovern, Councilman Michael Napoleone, Palm Beach Central High School Principal Darren Edgecomb, Polo Park Middle School Principal Ann Clark and Emerald Cove Middle School Principal Dr. Eugina Feaman.
“Kids need Kiwanis, here in Wellington and around the world,” Kiwanis Governor Gary Frechette said. “This young Kiwanis club has already participated in multiple projects that benefit the children of the Wellington community, including serving dinner to 450 students and parents from Palm Beach Central at its inaugural Central Gives Back event.”
The club meets weekly at the Wellington Community Center on Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. The next meeting will be held Nov. 30. For more info., contact Club President Don Meyers at donaldmeyers.dm@gmail.com.
Founded in 1915, Kiwanis International is a global organization of clubs and members dedicated to serving children. Kiwanis and its family of clubs annually dedicate more than 18 million hours and raise more than $100 million to strengthen communities and serve children.
Nearly 670,000 adult and youth members in more than 80 countries and geographic areas comprise the Kiwanis International family. For more information, visit www.kiwanis.org.
ABOVE: (L-R) Malcolm McCampbell, Randy Johnson, Vice Mayor John McGovern, Kiwanis Governor Gary Frechette, Kiwanis of Wellington Treasurer Tony Zapata, Board Member Bill Kennedy, President Don Meyers, Christine Meyers, President-Elect Herb Frank, Secretary Melissa Kramer, Judy Frank, Board Member Theresa LePore, Johnny McKenzie, Maribeth Lenz and Jim Barnes.
