Kiwanis of O'Fallon, Illinois

Today is our blood drive. If you’ve been before you’ll know we are special. We have homemade treats and if you have blood to share, please stop by. We are in the public safety building across from the YMCA.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. Marcus Aurelius

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way. Sophocles

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. Abraham Lincoln

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi

Happiness depends upon ourselves. Aristotle

Moore scholarship recipients received their award. Congratulations to Lily Cooper and Bela Sanghavi

Two of our six scholarship recipients- James Prevett and Maya Huller

Last week I met Shirley Washington from Fox 2 News. Today I met Margi from Fox 2 as she interviewed me for the OBAP ACE Academy. Both women were very gracious.

Yolandea Wood joins the show Chapter President of the Tuskegee Airmen Hugh J. White Chapter joins the show to talk about the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals

St Nicholas Parish has supported the Quillians and if you have some time May 18, we can support Saint Nick by helping at their Nick Fest. Go to sign-up genius and sign up.

The official numbers cruncher, and the veep and the head honcho, and the right stuff got their pins 

Seven Blunder of the World That Lead Violence. -- Gandhi the Mahatma

Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principles.

The party is here

Well, we’re set up for the blood drive. If you have time and wanna walk in there’s a secret present if you show your page.

The blood drive is Monday. Are you available as a walk-in possibly or you could contact the Red Cross and sign up for an appointment

The next day for the blood drive has been established as April 22. Please come and support you can register through the Red Cross portal or through April or Peg.

Welcome to our newest Corporate Member, Carrollton Bank. Thanks for your partnership and support in the past.

Our club participated in the day of giving. Together we helped over 57,000 children. The goal was 75,000 and they raised over 130,000. congratulations. 

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. -- Helen Keller

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. -- Thomas Aquinas

Wings of Hope has slots available for their next program starting 30 March.

SOAR into STEM is a five-week learning experience that provides middle and high school students with project-based learning, connections to STEM curriculum, and a front-row seat into the workings of a global aviation nonprofit using airplanes to change and save lives.

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Quality is everyone's responsibility. -- W. Edwards Deming

Quality is pride of workmanship. -- W. Edwards Deming

It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best. -- W. Edwards Deming

Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action. -- W. Edwards Deming

We welcome our newest member

Blood drive is complete. The chili was g
one. That maybe because I touted the value of my home-grown tomatoes in the sauce. However, if you missed this drive, the next one is April 22nd. Which I am not saying why, is a very good day to come donate and celebrate. ;)

Give blood at our blood drive and enjoy homemade chili and famous April’s Hawaiian bread sandwiches while supporting the Red Cross.

A simple formula for living well.

Live beneath your means.
Return everything you borrow.
Stop blaming other people.
Admit it when you make a mistake.
Give clothes not worn in 3 years to charity.
Do something nice and try not to get caught.
Listen more, talk less.
Every day, take a 30 minute walk.
Strive for excellence, not perfection.
Be on time.
Don’t make excuses.
Don’t argue.
Get organized.
Be kind to kind people.
Be kind to unkind people.
Let someone cut ahead of you in line.
Take time to be alone.
Reread your favorite book.
Cultivate good manners.
Be humble.
Realize and accept that life isn’t fair.
Know when to keep your mouth shut.
Go an entire day without criticizing anyone.
Learn from the past.
Plan for the future.
Live in the present
Don’t sweat the small stuff.
It’s all small stuff.

Today, Kiwanis celebrated its 109th anniversary. For the past 109 years, Kiwanis clubs worldwide have been dedicated to serving children. These projects are possible through the time, talent and treasures that we gladly share with our community. Consider this your invitation to help us serve the children of the world, happy birthday to us and happy birthday to the many others who are working in their community.

Where do you want to make a difference in 2024? Consider joining and supporting a service organization. Find your passion and please consider sharing your time, talents and/or treasures with the one you choose.

There is a blood drive coming January 22nd. Have you signed up through Red Cross or Peg. See you then. Same location, the Public Safety Building in Ofallon.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Celebrate what you want to see more of. -- Tom Peters

I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something. -- Neil Gaiman

And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been. -- Rainer Maria Rilke

The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals. -- Melody Beattie