Ten
members of the Kiwanis Club of New London attended the recently held
90th Annual New
England District of Kiwanis Convention in Danvers, MA. Attending were
Tom Moriarty, Connie Potter, Rich Cheatham, Bob Grills, Valeda
Grills, Rusty Ballestrini, Carol Ballestrini, Mac Pope, Ted Nelson
and Marty Olsen.
Bob
Grills was installed as Lt. Governor for Division 23 for 2008-09.
Division 23 is comprised of the Kiwanis Clubs of New London, Greater
Southeastern CT, Guilford/Shoreline, New Haven, Wallingford,
Cheshire, Glastonbury and Newington.
The
Kiwanis Club of New London won awards in the following categories:
Veronica
Ballestrini, daughter of Rusty and Carol Ballestrini, sang the
National Anthem to open the installation banquet. Club President, Tom
Moriarty was recognized by the club at the convention with a Kiwanis
International Foundation IDD Hixson in support of the Kiwanis
Worldwide Service Project to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders
and thank him for a job well done.
Richard “Dick” England from the Kiwanis Club of
Sandwich, MA was elected Governor for 2008-09 and was installed by
Past Distinguished Governor Marty Olsen. Also elected were Dave
Koohy, Governor-elect, from the Kiwanis Club of Newport, RI and Ron
Sanville, Treasurer, from the Kiwanis Club of Hardwick, VT.
Governor-Designate Dick has three primary goals for next year: New
Club Building, Support for the Kiwanis Foundation of New England and
District Restructuring.
Kiwanis
is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the
world one child and one community at a time. The Kiwanis Club of New
London meets every Wednesday at 12:15 PM. Check our club website at
http://www.newlondonkiwanis.org
for our current meeting location. For information about the Kiwanis
Club of New London, contact club president Tom Moriarty at 887-1305
or visit the club website at http://www.newlondonkiwanis.org.
To learn more about Kiwanis International visit the following
website: http://www.kiwanis.org.