May Calendar of Events

7:30 AM Meeting – Tuesday, May 1 Egg Basket Restaurant, Streamwood

Annual Charity Yard Sale Friday and Saturday, May 11-12

Stewart Residence

Phil's Friends Monday, May 14 - 6:30 - 8:00 PM

1350 Lake St Suite I, Roselle (Inside Roselle Bank & Trust building)

Noon Meeting – Tuesday, May 15 First Midwest Bank, Schaumburg Board Meeting – Tues., May 22 - 8:30 AM First Midwest Bank, Schaumburg

Relay For Life of Northern DuPage Friday, June 8 - 6:00 PM

Lake Park High School East, Roselle

The President’s Post

Greetings Fellow Kiwanians! Thank you all for attending our “Meet and Greet” event, and Congratulations to all of the grants and scholarship winners. Well deserved. May is a busy month and has many events. It is the National Brain Tumor Awareness Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, National Military Appreciation Month and many more, but majority of time, we associate May with Mother's Day… What if your Mother's Day Gift could save a child's life??? Give to the Eliminate Project (Kiwanis eliminating maternal/neonatal tetanus) make your gift in the name of your mother – or any woman who has been an inspiration. The Eliminate Project is Kiwanis' current global campaign for children and it aims to raise money and save the lives of mothers and their future babies. To learn more about the project visit…

www.TheEliminateProject.org Thank you and Happy Mother's Day.

Aneta

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Happy Birthday

Phil Roth – May 3 Mike Buckley – May 8

Sandy Stewart – May 20

Happy Kiwanis Anniversary

Ron Pauli – 1 Year

John Johnson's surgery for liver cancer went extremely well and he will not require chemo or radiation! What wonderful news!! In addition, we had a chance to visit with Ross Moerman at our April morning meeting. He was here for a short time, went on a cruise and them head back to California for 6 weeks of radiation. He looks great, is doing well and is in great spirits. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with you and we're so grateful that you're both doing so well..

Kids Need Us, We Need You Meet and Greet

Our Meet and Greet was an enjoyable event attended by several members and our grant and scholarship winners. The parents of the scholarship winners were also in attendance. This was the first time that we recognized our grant winners in a public setting and the two that attended were very grateful for the donation to their special project. Grant winner, Parkwood Elementary, will be purchasing guitars for their music department and St. John's will be buying a computer which will be dedicated to children who need special help with reading. Our third grant winner, who was unable to attend, is Ridge Circle Elementary who will be applying their grant to their Arts and Crafts program. We have three potential members from our event and we hope that everyone will continue to seek our other potential members for our Club by simply sharing what we do and who we are. See photos on the following page.

Remembering John Tampir

May 7, 1953 – May 11, 2008

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Grant winner, Alexandria Kisiel, from Parkwood Elementary with Terri

Grant winner, Donna Kruse, from St. John the Evangelist

School with Terri

Scholarship winner, Regine Basilio, from Lake Park High School with Sandy

Scholarship winner, Emilio Edemni, from Streamwood High School with Sandy and his Mom

Kiwanis members, Sandy Stewart, Terri Johnson, Aneta Lysek and Cathy Tampir

with our grant and scholarship recipients

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Recruiting New Members is an ongoing

process........

Who Joins Kiwanis

Kiwanis club members believe in service. They care about children.

They're interested in the community around them because the

community matters to them.

They're people like you. Friends. Neighbors. Volunteers who want to

make a difference. And they love to see the difference they make when

they work together.

Benefits of Joining

Study after study shows that volunteering with an organization like

Kiwanis does more than make people feel good. Volunteering enhances

social networks, improves mental health and contributes to higher

levels of happiness, self-esteem, self-worth and life satisfaction.

Volunteers develop life skills and leadership abilities that can lead to

employment opportunities.

Kids Need Kiwanis

Kiwanis is the safety net that creates opportunities for children to be

curious, safe & healthy regardless of the community in which they live.

Kiwanis is a positive influence in locations worldwide with a dream that

all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture

them and provide the support they need to thrive.

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Phil's Friends Hope Luncheon

Aneta & Cathy enjoyed a few hours at the Arrowhead Country Club in Wheaton for the Phil's Friends Hope Luncheon. The event included speakers, a silent auction, a delicious lunch and more. We had an opportunity to learn about the organization and are even more impressed now with the work they do. We're hoping that more of us may attend next year.

We are very grateful for our Grant Committee, chairperson, Terri Johnson, Sue Begy and Pat Hogan and for our Scholarship Committee, chairperson, Aneta Lysek, Ross Moerman and Sandy Stewart. Thanks for all your hard work and for selecting such worthy winners!

Fun at Phil's Friends

Aneta and Claudia Lysek represented Kiwanis at Phil's Friends in April, spending some time decorating boxes for goodies for cancer patients. Our next visit to Phil's Friends will be on Monday, May 14. Come out and join us!

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Our 4th annual Charity Yard Sale will take place on

Friday and Saturday, May 11-12

at the Stewart residence in Streamwood!

If you haven’t already done so, please start looking

through your closets, drawers, attics, basements and

garages to find those treasures that you're willing to

part with to help our club raise some much needed funds.

The items that are especially popular are kids clothes,

toys, furniture, power tools, gardening equipment,

sporting goods, bicycles and household items.

Everyone's help would be greatly appreciated! This

is a significant fundraiser for our club, so please

do your part to make it a success!

Please donate some items and come out

to help over that weekend!

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2018-2019 Officers and Directors

Next year's officers and board will remain the same as this year's.

President: Aneta Lysek President Elect: Sandy Stewart/TBD Past President: Aneta Lysek Secretary: Cathy Tampir Treasurer: Terri Johnson Directors: Mike Buckley

Pat Hogan

We are especially grateful to Aneta for agreeing to continue on as President in the upcoming year. She's done a great job this year and we're happy that she's stepping up again.

We have a few positions to fill, particularly President Elect and at least one director spot. If any one of you feels that this is the time to step up and help lead our club, PLEASE let us know! We can always use some fresh faces and new ideas, so please consider it! If you're interested, you may contact President, Aneta Lysek, at Aneta.Lysek@firstmidwest.com

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Senior Citizen Prom

A good time was had by all at the annual Senior Citizen Prom at Brookdale in Hoffman Estates. Thanks to Terri Johnson and our Streamwood and Bartlett Key Club members, the residents enjoyed an evening of entertainment, prizes and of course, the crowning of the king and queen. The photos below show the happy king and queen as well as members of the Key Clubs who helped plan and execute this exciting event.

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Relay For Life of Northern DuPage

Friday, June 8 beginning at 6:00 PM

Lake Park High School East Campus, 600 Medinah Road, Roselle

It’s not too late to sign up for our team, Forever Hope at

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/ RFLCY17LS?pg=entry&fr_id=81149

Even if you don’t sign up for the team, come out that day and support us. Help us celebrate the survivors and caregivers, learn more about

the work of the American Cancer Society and honor those who have lost their battle to cancer! Also, please consider making a donation to this very important cause! It would be appreciated!

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Sue Begy at Blackwater State Park in

the panhandle of Florida Claudia Lysek - No. 58 - with her 2nd

place volleyball team - great job!

Donna Lenhardt with her Mom

and sisters going to high tea

Former member, Caroline McGrath, with her

family announcing their move to Hawaii

Cathy Tampir, with her prom date,

Tim, many, many years ago!

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Peanut Days

Friday and Saturday, September 28-29

As you all know, this is our biggest fundraiser of the year so we hope that EVERYONE will take an active role in this event & help in any way they can. Keep in mind that this is the one time that we ask ALL our members to participate in a club project! As always, we need more adult peanut partners, so if you know of a group who may be interested, please let us know ASAP! This is a great opportunity for other organizations to raise some funds and provide us with some assistance in our endeavors! There's money to be made for everyone!! Feel free to share the flyer on page 10. We also need to put more effort into underwriting and will be asking everyone for their input on that topic. Please start thinking about new businesses that have come into the area or individuals who may be willing to make a donation. We will start having meetings shortly, so watch your email for dates and times!

Streamwood Kiwanians at the Division 8 Bowl-a-Thon in 2007

Pat Hart, Cathy & John Tampir, Terri

Johnson, Sandy & John Stewart

This appeared in St. John's church bulletin the weekend of April 28-29.

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YMCA Camp Independence Visitor's Day

Saturday, July 5 - 1:00 AM - 1:30 PM

This is the place where the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District of Kiwanis International built

a specially designed playground for children with spina bifida in celebration of

Kiwanis’ centennial anniversary.

Come see their facilities and hear from campers and those close to YMCA Camp Independence! Lunch will be provided!

Camp Independence is located on YMCA Camp Duncan property: 32405 N. Hwy. 12

Ingleside, Illinois 60041.

Introducing Home Concierge

Spring has officially sprung. For most of us, that means a growing list of home projects — from sprinkler repair to painting and everything in between. Let someone else worry about planning your home improvement to-dos. Kiwanis members get complimentary access to Home Advisor's exclusive Home Concierge service, offering a dedicated personal assistant for coordinating any home project need. Whether you’re looking for quick repairs or tackling a major remodel, your concierge will ensure you’re connected with the best pre-screened professionals for the job. Sign up today—at no cost to you.

Kiwanis Dates to Remember

Kiwanis International Conventions

June 28–July 1, 2018 Las Vegas, Nevada

June 27–30, 2019

Walt Disney World® Resort, Florida

June 18–21, 2020 Indianapolis, Indiana

June 24–27, 2021

Salt Lake City, Utah

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I-I District Convention August 2-5, 2018

Marriott Pere Marquette, Peoria

Kiwanis Resources

Kiwanis International President Jim Rochford (Peoria)

www.kiwanis.org

Kiwanis I-I District Governor Terry Cunefare (East Peoria)

www.iikiwanis.org

Division 8 Lt. Governor Tom Kramer (Palatine)

Kiwanis Club of Streamwood

President Aneta Lysek Aneta.Lysek@firstmidwest.com

www.streamwoodkiwanis.org

https://www.facebook.com/ streamwood.kiwanis

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Contact Us..........

President Aneta Lysek 847-814-5206 (Cell)

Aneta.Lysek@firstmidwest.com

Newsletter Editor Cathy Tampir

312-816-6521 (Cell) catampir@comcast.net

Website and Facebook Coordinator

Terri Johnson 630-768-7535 (Cell)

terrijohnson74@yahoo.com

Club address: P.O Box 1011

Streamwood, IL 60107

Club email address: streamwoodkiwanis@gmail.com

www.streamwoodkiwanis.com

https://www.facebook.com/

streamwood.kiwanis

4th Annual Charity Yard Sale Friday and Saturday, May 11-12

The Stewart Residence

Relay For Life of Northern DuPage Team: Forever Hope

Friday, June 8 Lake Park High School

Talent Show Auditions

Saturday, July 14 - Noon to 2:00 PM Park Place Recreation Center

Streamwood Summer Celebration

Fri. - Sun. - July 27-29 Hoosier Grove Park

Texas Hold 'Em

August 9, Sept. 18 and Nov. 15 Wyndham in Schaumburg

Peanut Days Fundraiser

September 28-29 Corners, Storefronts or Peanut Central

Watch for other upcoming projects,

fundraisers and socials!

When you're shopping on Amazon, don’t forget to use the link below to help the

Kiwanis Club of Streamwood Foundation.

https://smile.amazon.com/ch 20-2911713

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Hanover Township Spring 5K

The 5th Annual Hanover Township Sprint 2 Spring 5k Run/Walk is being held at the Hanover Township Izaak Walton Center & Reserve at 899 Jay Street in Elgin. The race aims to promote health and wellness within the community, but also raises funds for the Hanover Township Foundation in assisting low-income residents in obtaining dental and medical services. For more information or to register, visit https://www.sprint2spring.com/

Meet the Disaster Dogs of Illinois

Saturday, May 5 – 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Pet Supplies Plus, 61 E. Irving Park Road Disaster Dogs of IL is a volunteer-based organization that develops K-9 and Handler teams for deployment to assist in finding trapped, missing or buried victims during natural or man-made disasters. Come get your photo with the dogs and learn more about this remarkable organization. Rain date is Sunday, May 6th.

A New Opportunity from the Bartlett Area Chamber

The Bartlett Area Chamber is starting a Non-Profit Round Table Discussion Group. As a Nonprofit Organization ‐‐‐‐ whom do you turn to for advice? The Non-Profit Roundtable Group gives Chamber Member, Non‐Profit Organizations a confidential forum for communication, insight, support and promotes the exchange of ideas among its members. The ultimate purpose is to help members increase revenue and grow. Non-Profits can meet and share thoughts, ideas and learn what has worked for others in the areas of fundraising, board development, event planning, employee benefits, marketing, and other areas of interest. Each informal monthly session will offer an opportunity to meet with like-minded individuals, providing peer insight. Their first meeting will take place on Monday, May 14 from Noon-1:00 at the Bartlett Chamber Office, 335 S. Main St. Cathy Tampir is planning to attend the meeting and is inviting others to join her. Let her know if you plan to go.

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Just a reminder that the Poplar Creek Public Library Farmer's Market will be held on 3 Fridays this summer - June 22, July 27 and August 24, rain or shine! They will take place from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the parking lot across the street. The Farmers Market will be operated by the Poplar Creek Public Library through a partnership with the Streamwood Park District.

Market @ the Metra

The Village of Hanover Park is once again holding Market @ the Metra at the Hanover Park Train Station on Saturday, May 19 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The event is a sale of crafts, new and used goods, and approved pre-packed food. Admission is free. For more information, call 630-823-5602.

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Chamber Golf Outings

Saturday, June 9 - 8:99 AM - 12:00 PM

The Streamwood Stride 5K/10K/Kiddie Run is a popular annual event that attracts hundreds of race participants & spectators

from Streamwood & neighboring communities.

You can register for the event at

https://webtrac.spdcares.com/wbwsc/ webtrac.wsc/search.html?module=

AR&primarycode=250113&SessionID =?VSI-SessionID?

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Around the Suburbs

South Pacific Drury Lane Theatre, Oakbook Terrace

Now through June 17

http://www.drurylanetheatre.com/shows/18-19-theatrical-season/south-pacific

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Prairie Arts Festival Schaumburg Municipal Center

May 26 and 27 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM

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This year's celebration will be held the weekend of July 27-29.

As always, there will be plenty of

entertainment, food and fun for the whole family.

The Kiwanis will be in the parade on

Saturday morning and will be hosting the talent show on Saturday afternoon, so

please join us!

The Village of Hanover Park was incorporated on August 14, 1958 and will be hosting a number of events this summer to celebrate their 60th anniversary. Their Signature Event will be Family Fest on August 11. This is an all day event featuring games and activities for kids, live music, food, drink and fun for the whole family.

To learn more, visit

http://hanoverparkillinois.org/ 433/ Events

The Streamwood Memorial Day Ceremony honors all those who have served in defense of our country. This moving tribute is held at the Veteran’s Memorial by Village Hall. The candlelight vigil begins on Sat., May 27. Throughout the night, vigil guards march past the monoliths. They are relieved at 11:00 AM on Sun., May 28 to formally start the Memorial Day Ceremony.

The Village of Bartlett commemoration is on May 28. It begins at 10:00 AM at Bartlett Park, Oak and North Avenues, with an American Legion flag retirement ceremony. At 10:30 AM veterans, scouts, civic groups and bagpipers line up for the walk to Bartlett Cemetery, which steps off at 11:00 AM. At the cemetery, the Remembrance continues with a brief program and, returning this year, a cannon salute to Bartlett’s local heroes.

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Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo

Ingredients

8 ounces rotini pasta

12 ounces broccoli florets

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 boneless, skinless thin-sliced chicken breasts

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

3/4 cup chicken broth

3/4 cup milk, or more, as needed

1/4 cup heavy cream

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Directions

1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Within the last 2 minutes of cooking time, add broccoli; drain well.

2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, to taste. Add to skillet and cook, flipping once, until cooked through, about 3-4 minutes per side. Let cool before dicing into bite-size pieces.

3. Melt butter in the skillet over medium heat. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in chicken broth and milk, and cook, whisking constantly, until incorporated, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and garlic powder until slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes.

4. Stir in Parmesan until well combined, about 1 minute. If the mixture is too thick, add more milk as needed.

5. Stir in pasta, broccoli and chicken. Gently toss to combine; season with salt and pepper, to taste.

6. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

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Photos of us thanks to LTG Brenda!

Not only is our new Lt. Governor, Brenda Murphy, a good leader, but she's quite a photographer, as well. Here are two photos from our Installation Banquet at Pilot Pete's in September that I just found on the Division 8 Facebook page.

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Weird driving laws abound, and every state has a few that are, shall we say, out of the ordinary. Some laws are outdated, while others have no logic purpose for existing. One thing they all have in common is that they are actually on the books, and can be amusing to read about but frustrating if you are actually stopped. Hopefully, most of these laws are no longer enforced, but just being on the books means they could be. Here is a list of our 13 favorite weird driving laws, along with some related laws in each runner up position.

1. Members of the Georgia Assembly cannot be ticketed while Assembly is in session. The purpose behind this law was undoubtedly to prevent Assemblymen from being detained for undue periods of time, but it is easy to see how this law could be used to avoid other driving offenses as well.

2. Denver prohibits driving a black car on Sunday, but the most limiting color law is in Minneapolis, where it is against the law to drive a red car on Lake Street at any time.

3. In Montana, you are not allowed to leave a sheep unattended in your truck. In California, you are allowed to shoot only one mammal from the window of your car: a whale.

4. Oregon makes it mandatory to yield to pedestrians while driving on a sidewalk. In Dublin, Georgia, driving on playgrounds is prohibited, which may not be a bad thing, but seems rather unnecessary.

5. Rhode Island has a law that requires you to make an audible noise when passing another vehicle. Pennsylvania requires you to stop every mile and set off flares or other warning signals and then allow 10 minutes for livestock to clear the road.

6. Tennessee and Mississippi both have laws that require female drivers to have a male flagger walking front of the vehicle. Other states have similar laws in place to prevent accidentally driving through herds crossing the roads, but they do not single out women as needing the assistance.

7. Oregon has a law against leaving your car door open too long. The state also prohibits using your car to demonstrate physical endurance, so make to coast off the roadway if your vehicle breaks down.

8. In Youngstown, Ohio, you can be ticketed if your car runs out of gas. Even worse, Minnetonka, Minnesota writes tickets for leaving mud or other debris in the road.

9. On Kansas Avenue, in Kansas City, the law forbids transporting dead poultry on the roads. And if you squeal your tires in the state, you could face up to 3 months in jail.

10. Evanston, Illinois makes it illegal to change clothes in a vehicle with the windows drawn. If a fire is involved, closing the curtains is okay. Really, it's the law.

11. Indianola, Iowa prohibits ice cream trucks from using the roads. It is hard to tell whether this law is supposed to regulate ice cream eating or private enterprise, but it is on the books.

12. Scituate, Rhode Island makes it illegal to carry beer in your car, even if it is unopened. Hilton Head, South Carolina goes a step farther and makes it against the law to have trash in your car.

13. In California, it is illegal for anyone to jump from a car that is going more than 65 miles an hour. And once you bail out, keep in mind that California also prohibits driverless vehicles from traveling in excess of 60 miles per hour. These are only two unusual laws for a state that has many,

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Kiwanis Club of Streamwood P.O. Box 1011

Streamwood, IL 60107