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Left: City of Cumming Administrator Gerald Blackburn presents a plaque to Laura Pavlenko, President of the Kiev, Ukraine Kiwanis Club. Right: Lt. Gov. Jason West presents the distinguished club award to Past President Paula Fanelly.

Highly skilled and daring Kiwanis assembled for a workday to cut out materials for birdhouse kits which will soon be assembled by Builders Club and K-Kids members to be sold at the Relay For Life, May 16-17.

Otwell Middle School students pose for photos at the Valentines Dance sponsored by the Builders Club.

Left: Settles Bridge K-Kids collect cans and paper for a school recycling project. Right: Scouts light the ranks at the Boy Scout Troop 39 Court of Honor.

Left: New Member Fred Lemmon is inducted in the club with sponsor Ed McCrimmon. Right: Glenda and Gene Long are inducted with sponsor Phil Eve.

Cumming Kiwanis recently celebrated it's 60th anniversary (1948-2008). Pictured above are several past presidents.

Left: Gov Maguire, Pres. Felker, charter members Dr. A.Y. Howell and Leon Boling Right: Rev Bob Boling receives certificate from Pres. Felker

Left: Governor Mick Maguire presents the Outstanding Leader award to Phil Eve Right: President Frank Felker presents Dr. Bob Dunn with certificate as the longest current member, 58 yrs. Click here to view more 60th anniversary photos.

Key Club students from North Forsyth and Forsyth, South Forsyth and Central High Schools got into the holiday spirit selling concessions at Wal-Mart during the Cumming Christmas Parade.

Kiwanians Mike Webber and Ed McCrimmon cook burgers and dogs while Jon Sarver sells pecans for scholarships.

A float loaded with happy kids passes while Liz and her granddaughter enjoy the day.

Left: Riverwatch MS Builders Club elected new officers: Morgan Hampson- Pres, Mary Kate Dangler & Opal Hosey- Co-VP, Hannah Gentile- Sec. Congratulations! Right: Taylor Aguirre and Amanda Baetz received $50 awards for winning the veterans tribute essay contest from Kiwanis veterans Mike Burns and Phil Eve. More photos, Taylor's Essay, Amanda's essay

FCHS Key Club officers were inducted and members were pinned. Pres- Katherine Farnam, VP- Brittany Harrison, Sec- Deanna Trinh.

Kiwanis Dinner Dance: Left- Dance- Frank and Pam Felker Right- Color presents the colors for a tribute to veterans. Click here to view more photos

2007 Cumming Kiwanis Sawnee Mountain Century Challenge Bike Ride Click here for more details and registration. Ride date is Oct 20. Course Map

The Third Annual Sawnee Mountain Century Challenge Bike Ride was a huge success with over 150 riders participating. Thanks goes to Boy Scout Troop 39, Forsyth 4-H Club, North Forsyth and Forsyth Central Key Clubs as well as many Kiwanis who worked many long hours. Click here to view more photos

At Cumming Kiwanis annual banquet, Frank Felker took the presidential gavel from Paula Fannely. Left- Frank presents Paula with Kiwanian of the Year Award. Right- Frank is officially inducted by Div. 19 Lt. Governor, Jason West. More photos

Left: Cumming Fair Parking helpers: Sandy Orr, Matt Mariano, Dan White, Allen Dunning Right: Lanier Shore Sweep, FCHS Key Clubbers: Kayla Bales, Brandon Hines, Jenna Skrantz, Rachel Miller, Sarah Miller, Daphne Miller, Phil Eve

Congratulations to Team Kiwanis at Spell Check Live! We came in 4th place out of 12 teams. It was unbelievable. Thanks goes to Mike Webber, Samantha Polk, Jim Graham and alternate Mike Burns. Benefits go to local literacy programs. U.S. Congressman Nathan Deal recently spoke at our weekly club luncheon.

Photos below are from the 2007 Kids Fishing Event. Left- Kiwanis and FCHS Key Club members take a break. Right- Aden and Waylon Iddings try out a kayak ride. Click here for more fishing photos.

Jon Sarver and Phil Eve present plaque to Venture Crew 39 to recognize their hard work on painting the Kiwanis Building. Venture Crew girls paint with joy. More info

Fellow Kiwanians danced and feasted at the First Annual Summer Dance Party. Proceeds benefit local youth charities and other local projects. More pictures

2007 Relay for Life opening ceremonies and Cumming Kiwanis birdhouse auction. Our team raised over $6200 for the American Cancer Society. More

(Left) FCHS Key Club President Lauren Sullivan received the 2007 Kiwanis scholarship award by Kiwanians Dan White and Phil Eve (Right) Jon Sarver and Dr. Bob Dunn man the Taste of Forsyth booth.

Kiwanis Summer Celebration and Dance- July 7, 2007 Click here for more details.

(Left) Sponsored Youth Co-Chair Ed McCrimmon presents a plaque and photo to David Arrant and Liz Neitzke to show our appreciation towards Wal-Mart for their generous donation and support. (Right) Marty Byars proudly recognizes the 2007 STAR Students who earned the highest SAT score in their school.

(Left) Students from NFMS Builders Club constructed beautiful bird edifices. More photos (Right) Students from Otwell MS proudly display their work. More photos

(Left) Students in the NFHS Discovery class enjoyed building birdhouses. More Photos (Right) Students from Riverwatch MS Builders Club built excellent birdhouses. More Photos

The Cumming Kiwanis Birdhouse Building Team (Bill Keeton, Bill Talbot, Ceila Talbot, Matthew Talbot, Jon Sarver, Frank Felker, Walt Thomas, Phil Eve) gathered at the Talbots for the annual birdhouse kit building project kickoff and produced 60 kits. Middle School Builders Clubs will construct birdhouses from these kits. The Forsyth Central HS art students will then paint them. The painted birdhouses will be sold as a fundraiser at the Relay For Life event on May 18. More kit building photos Relay for Life 2006 Birdhouse Building

Otwell MS Builders Club President Caitlin McHan, fellow officers and members were recently inducted in an early morning ceremony. Teacher Advisors Tricia Terrell and Lisa Lassig and Kiwanians Frank Felker and Phil Eve were present. More Photos

Key Clubbers from FCHS, SFHS, NFHS participated in the Cumming Christmas Parade Wal-mart concession fund raiser to support local charities. Wal-Mart generously donated the materials and trailer for the concession. More photos

Kiwanian Rachel Eve and co-worker Elizabeth Hines prepare for the parade with their "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" float. Their Up-In-Cumming Magazine float was awarded the coveted "most original" trophy. FCHS Band member Kyle Eve (front) readies his saxophone for the parade. More photos

FCHS Key Club officers were inducted and members were recently pinned: Lauren Sullivan- President, Katherine Farnam-VP, Brittany Harrison- Secretary, Anthony Ciavarelli- Treasurer, Abby Breauxi/Rita Fisher- Editors. Debra Barrineau- Advisor, Frank Felker, Phil Eve- Cumming Kiwanians.

Forsyth Central HS Key Clubbers led by Daphne Miller Teacher Advisor and Kiwanian Phil Eve participated Lake Lanier Shore Sweep at Mary Alice Park.

Forsyth Central HS Key Clubbers and Cumming Kiwanians served 300 tasty hotdogs at the the 2006 Kids Fishing Event. Photos: Album 1 Album 2

Newly inducted Cumming Kiwanis President Paula Fanelly is flanked by Frank Felker- Pres-Elect, Al Abbot, Ed McCrimmon, Phil Eve- Past Pres & Marty Byars- Lt Gov. Inaugural banquet photos

Forsyth Central HS Key Club led by Teacher Advisor Debra Barrineau assisted Kiwanians Pat Paxton, John Sarver, Frank Felker, Phil Eve with the Adopt-a-Road clean-up.

Phil's Roasted Pecans

Here is my tried and true recipe. Very easy!

Ingredients: 1lb Kiwanis pecan halves

1/4 stick of butter or margarine

1 gallon size zip lock bag

Cookie sheet or pizza pan

Preparation: Preheat oven to 375

Place butter in bag, heat in microwave until melted

Place pecans in bag and shake for a few seconds

Place pecans evenly onto cookie sheet or pizza pan

Add salt as desired

Cook: Place pan into oven and set timer for 6-8 minutes

Watch carefully to avoid burning

Cook until slightly browned, some nuts may darken

around edges of pan

Allow 20 minutes to cool before eating

From: dickgellner [mailto:dickgellner@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:45 AM
To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@address.hp.com
Subject: Bicycle Ride

To all the Kiwanis Members and Family member who helped this past Saturday with the Sawnee & Burnt Mountain Charity Bicycle Ride:

The attendance was disappointing in that around 150 cyclists did the event. This was down from last years number of 189 cyclists. BUT so where a lot of Charity Rides down from last years numbers.

I'll not be at Wednesday Meeting. I'm a member of the GA DOT Bicycling & Pedestrian Committee and will be attending it's annual meeting in Decatur, GA on Tuesday & Wednesday.

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Thanks for all those who helped out with the Century Bike Ride. It was a fun time for the riders and volunteers. More