Breakfast with Santa a Success

Thank you to all who attended the 16th Annual East Orange County Kiwanis Breakfast with Santa at Legacy Middle School!   On Saturday, December 7th, over 300 people gathered from our community for a wonderful holiday event featuring a pancake breakfast, photos with Santa, and performances from local schools.  Special thanks goes to Legacy Middle School for being the host school and to Mr. and Mrs. Claus for making a special trip from the North Pole.  

This event would not be possible without the support of our sponsors, performers, and volunteers:

Sponsors:
Carrier (Title Sponsor)
Steak 'n Shake
Winn-Dixie
Business Archives
Lowe's Home Improvement
The Home Depot
Bailey's Coffee Service
Ashley Furniture Homestore
Kiwanis Club of Greater Orlando-Winter Park
Florida Kiwanis
Orange County Public Schools
Orange County Sheriff's Office
Bounce Orlando
Just 1 Book
Walmart Neighborhood Market

Performers:
Odyssey Middle School Chorus
Legacy Middle School Band
Sunrise Elementary Chorus

Volunteers:
Corner Lake Builders Club
Legacy Builders Club
UCF CKI
Colonial Key Club
Timber Creek Key Club
Kiwanis of East Orange County

Sponsored Youth Fundraisers:
Andover K-Kids
Legacy Builders Club
Little River K-Kids
Odyssey Builders Club 
UCF CKI 
Cub Scouts Pack 59

Kiwanis Breakfast with Santa to be Held at New Location

Children in the East Orange County area can enjoy a special visit with Santa in early December. The Kiwanis Club of East Orange County will host its 16th annual holiday event “Breakfast with Santa” on Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 8:00-11:00am at a new location this year at Legacy Middle School (11398 Lake Underhill Road).

In addition to Santa, the event will feature a pancake and sausage breakfast with juice, coffee, and hot chocolate.  Students from local schools will provide entertainment.  For an additional charge, children can have their photo taken with Santa.

Tickets for the pancake breakfast are $5 for adults and free for children under 12.  The breakfast is hosted by over 100 student club members and is completely volunteer-driven.  All funds raised from this event are returned to the community through the club’s service leadership programs.

The Kiwanis Club of East Orange County currently sponsors 13 service leadership clubs (K-Kids in elementary schools, Builders Club in middle schools, Key Club in high schools, and Circle K Club at UCF) which teach students about leadership and serving others in their community.

East Orange County Kiwanis Retires and Installs Club Leaders

The 2012-2013 East Orange County Kiwanis board was retired and the 2013-2014 board was officially installed during a ceremony held on Sunday, October 20, 2013.  The ceremony was led by Division 10 Lt. Governor Barry Rigby.  The festivities were held at Daryl's beautiful lake house pavilion and Chef Jim cooked up delicious gumbo, jambalaya, and bread pudding.

EOC Kiwanis Board              2012-2013                            2013-2014

President                               Stacy Vu                              Sean Osmond

Vice President                        Sharlene Dewitz                  Joe McKinney

President-Elect                      Sean Osmond                       Sharlene Dewitz

Secretary                               Beth Paris/Alix Saakes         Alix Saakes

Treasurer                              Jeannette Gabay                  Jeremy Riehl

Past President                       Gene Leonard                      Stacy Vu

Directors                               Brent Hambly                       Brent Hambly

            Phyllis Murray                      Phyllis Murray

            Diane Carter                         Diane Carter

            Joe McKinney                       Chris Gullette

            Jeremy Riehl                         Prairy Riehl

            LuAnn Leonard                    Jeannette Gabay

Kiwanis Charity Poker & Wine Fundraiser

On Saturday, August 10th, the Kiwanis of East Orange County hosted its Inaugural Poker Tournament in Orlando.  All funds raised benefited the Eliminate Project, a partnership with UNICEF to save mothers and babies from maternal neonatal tetanus (MNT).  Over 70 were in attendance at the event!

Kiwanis District Convention - A Weekend of Memories!

What a memorable weekend in Jacksonville!  A record number of East Orange County Kiwanians gathered at the Hyatt Waterfront Hotel for the 96th Annual Kiwanis District Convention including Sharlene D., Jeannette G., Daryl F., Jeremy R., Prairy R., Brent H., Alix S., George L., Annie L., Gene L., Chris L., Stacy V., Joe M., as well as significant others Brandy L. and Jan S..  Beth P. also made special appearances throughout the weekend. We were also very lucky to be joined by Garrett and Michelle from UCF CKI.

Some highlights from the convention include:

- We elected our Kiwanis board for 2013-2014, including installing Matthew Cantrell as District Governor and Celia Earl as District Treasurer.  Two of our members will also serve as District Chairs: Prairy Riehl (Interclub Relations) and Jeremy Riehl (Long Range Planning)!
- Several of our members led workshops during the weekend including Brent Hambly, Jeremy Riehl, Prairy Riehl, Chris Luczywo, and Sharlene Dewitz!
- George and Annie Langguth received the very honorable Zeller Award from the Kiwanis Club of Naples!
- Close to $25,000 was raised for the Kiwanis International's Eliminate MNT project this weekend through Caring Corner and other donations!
- We were informed by our Division 10 Foundation Trustee Kathy McDonald during the convention that the Just 1 Book book mobile renovation grant was approved by the Florida Kiwanis Foundation!  More to come about this at the next club meeting!
- A lot of fun was had during convention including karaoke on Friday night and a live band on Saturday!  We also learned who has the hidden talents of singing and dancing within our club... :-

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