My first Kiwanis Meeting

Believe it or not, I have never been to a Kiwanis meeting before. Prior to my freshman year at OWU, I did not even though Kiwanis or any other members of the K-family existed besides Key Club (which was not offered at my high school). I am now finding out how much I am constantly missing on a regular basis. The format of the meetings are similar to that of Circle K with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. However, instead of stating the pledge, there is a prayer. I was somewhat taken off guard by that but I listened and took a mental note of that.




I was not expecting a lot of people to show up because of the winter storm the day before. At Circle K meetings, everyone is already in the area of the school so it is not too much of a hassle. Ironically, the place where the noontime Kiwanis club meets on Thursday's used to be the place where I attended church. River Valley Vineyard used to be in that same building until they moved to South Sandusky Street about a couple months ago. This building brought back precious memories and now I was back in it for a different purpose. This time, I was on the other side where the Delaware Elks group used to meet.




The drawings on the wall was interesting to me. All of the drawing had intertwined justice with food. I am a guy that wants justice. I am also a guy who loves food. The idea to have those two things intertwined into a theme for a restaurant is something that has never crossed my mind but I think this is an interesting idea. This also ties into local history because Byxbe is the last name of the founder of Delaware, Ohio. I am learning a lot about Byxbe and the development of Delaware in class right now so it has become a topic of interest currently.





The Kiwanis meeting. I had a Turkey Reuben before that was paid for by Kiwanians. I met the President and talk to her before I started to eat. Since there was only 7 members in attendance, the meeting was very short and sweet. I had sheets given to me by the District Convention Chair. The first sheet had information about program ads in case the Kiwanians wanted to buy and place them in their areas of work and leisure. The second sheet was the guest registration form. Circle K members want Kiwanians there at District Convention since this is a huge opportunity for Ohio Wesleyan to shine. The purpose of the guest registration form was to invite Kiwanians to the Convention in Dublin- if they wanted to stop by on the events, this is free for them. The food is not that expensive either if they wanted to stay for the banquet on Saturday. My presentation was probably 5 minutes and I was so happy to represent our club at the Kiwanis meeting. Despite the cold, dreary conditions outside, I had a good time attending the meeting and I look forward to seeing fellow Circle K members, Key Club members, and Kiwanians at this huge, historic event for Ohio Wesleyan.










Cheers,
Hasani Wheat
Class of '10