Captain
Chris Sinnett, USCG, was recently installed as President of the
Kiwanis Club of New London for 2008-09. Captain Sinnett is the
Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Barque
Eagle. Chris has been a member of Kiwanis
since 1993 and the New London club since October 2006. He also was a
member of Key Club in high school, which is a Kiwanis sponsored
leadership club. Chris has been instrumental working with Dan
Sullivan, Principal at New London High School, along with new Faculty
Advisors Jack Cochran and Erin McGuire in revitalizing the Key Club
at the school. President Chris challenged the club to expand
membership and seek collaborative service opportunities to enhance
and improve New London’s schools. Sinnett lives in Ledyard with his
wife, Kathy, and their daughters, Sarah and Allison.
Also
elected to serve the club for 2008-09:
President-elect:
John Russell
Vice-President:
Connie Potter
Immediate-Past
President: Tom Moriarty
Treasurer:
Rich Cheatham
Secretary:
Marty Olsen
Directors
for One Year: Andrea Bell Kaiser, Jim Sylvester, Mac Pope
Directors
for Two Years: Sherry Lombardi, Ted Nelson, Lt. Andrew Ely,
USCG, and Glenn Hamler
England, Governor the New England District of Kiwanis
installed the officers
Over
fifty members and guests attended the Installation of Officers and
Directors at the Weller Center at Mitchell College on October 30th.
The club was honored to have Dick England from the Kiwanis Club of
Sandwich, MA and the Governor of the New England District of Kiwanis,
and his lovely wife, Jackie, as special guests for the ceremony. Past
Governor Rick Miller from the Kiwanis Club of Springfield, MA also
attended with an interclub from Springfield. Chip Gorra, Past
President of the New London club and now a member in Springfield, was
the Master of Ceremonies. There were interclubs from the Kiwanis
Clubs of New Haven, Springfield, MA, Greater Southeastern CT and
Guilford/Shoreline. The Key Clubs from Fitch, Waterford, East Lyme,
Montville and Lyme-Old Lyme High Schools were represented, including
Chelsea Chamberlain, Lt. Governor for Division 29-A. Key Club Faculty
Advisors Roger Haynes, Lyme-Old Lyme, and Kim Glover, Montville, also
joined the celebration. The following club members were recognized
for Perfect Attendance (in years): Rich Cheatham (1), Robert Grills
(4), Tom Moriarty (4), Valeda Grills (8), Ted Nelson (10), Mac Pope
(13), Marty Olsen (20) and Gordon Jackson (37). Immediate Past
President Tom Moriarty was presented an Outstanding President Plaque
and received his KIF Hixson Medallion that had been recognized at the
District Convention this past summer. The following three members
were acknowledged as members of the Legion of Honor for a minimum of
twenty-five years of service with Kiwanis: John Kashanski (55 years),
Frank Penny (39 years) and in attendance, Gordon Jackson (37 years).
Governor Dick inducted Sam Christy, sponsored by Mac Pope, and Lt.
Miriam Rader, sponsored by Marty Olsen, into the club and welcomed
Connie Potter and Jim Sylvester who transferred to the New London
club from the Cincinnati, OH Riverfront club and Sandwich, MA club
respectively.
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. in the Clarke Center at Mitchell
College. For information about the Kiwanis Club of New London,
contact club president Chris Sinnett at
president@newlondonkiwanis.org
or visit the club website at http://www.newlondonkiwanis.org.
To learn more about Kiwanis International visit the following
website: http://www.kiwanis.org.