Kiwanis January 28 Meeting Program: Barrie Werfel, Past NJ District Governor Spoke on Project ELIMINATE

Barrie Werfel (right in photo), member of the Kiwanis Project ELIMINATE Speakers Bureau, spoke about the project. Lance Incitti (left), President of Kiwanis International Foundation, introduced Barrie and gave an overview of the Foundation.

With The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of nearly 60,000 innocent babies and a significant number of women each year. The effects of the disease are excruciating — tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch.

Barrie reported that progress is being made.  However, more funds are needed. Check out the Kiwanis International Project ELIMINATE website to learn more.

Kiwanis January 21 Meeting Program: Karen Berry Presented an Overview of Travel in Russia

Karen Berry (left in photo) made a presentation on her recent trip to Russia. She runs the youth and children’s programs at the Chatham United Methodist Church and was introduced by Doug Bryant (right), former President of Kiwanis. The presentation was a beautiful overview of Russian, from Moscow to St. Petersburg – illustrated with outstanding photographs and entertaining stories. She was delighted to see an abundance of color (not the gray images found in news reports). Her presentation was a performance “not-to-be-missed”. The audience gave several rounds of applause for this close-up view of travel and life in Russia.

January 14 Kiwanis Meeting Program: Clare Drobot of Premier Stages, Kean University spoke about “The Mission of Premier Stages at Kean University”.

Clare Drobot (right in above photo) of Premier Stages, Kean University was introduced by Kiwanis member John Bauer (left) at the January 14 luncheon meeting of Kiwanis held at Charlie Brown’s in Chatham Township. Clare gave an overview of Premier Stages, a well-known Equity Theater associated with Kean University and Liberty Hall. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the entertaining PowerPoint and YouTube presentation. To learn more, please visit website: http://www.kean.edu/premierestages/about.asp

Kiwanis January 7 Meeting Program: Doug Simon, Political Science Professor Emeritus from Drew University presented a "World Affairs Update".

Doug Bryant (right in above photo), member of Chatham-Madison Kiwanis Club introduced Doug Simon (left), Political Science Professor Emeritus from Drew University at the January 7 Kiwanis luncheon meeting held at Charlie Browns. Professor Simon gave a “World Affairs Update”. The audience was fascinated by the extensive overview of the many issues facing the United States. Following a question and answer period, the audience enthusiastically applauded the thought-provoking talk.