Dear Kiwanians:

I hope this finds everyone staying positive. A few updates:

• Thank you to Angela Buchman who spoke to us last week. I think we all learned more about the weather from her talk, she did a great job with today's weather!

• Tomorrow's meeting will be a "Kiwanis Connections" meeting, the Zoom link is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83743255883?status=success

• Upcoming speakers include Buffalo University professor Jim Lemoine (May 14) who will speak to us on servant leadership and Kiwanis International Vice President Peter Mancuso (May 21)

• In-person meetings are canceled through July 4th, we gave this a lot of thought relying on information from Governor Holcomb and Mayor Hogsett. We miss everyone, but your health and safety is our top priority

• Both the International Convention and our golf outing have been canceled

• Welcome to new member Max Harper! Max is a colleague of mine at Butler University and we are thrilled to have him as a member.

• We are pleased to announce our new Kiwanis Club of Board of Directors: Nancy Alrichs, Bill Dubois, Duke Haddad, and Carol Orbison. Congratulations and thank you for your service!

In closing, I've reflected on my week which consisted of the following:

• Took my family out to Ft. Harrison State Park for a picnic, it's beautiful there right now and I highly recommend a visit.

• Watched a great documentary on Saturday Night Live comedian Darrell Hammond and his battles with childhood trauma and mental illness https://www.crackedupmovie.com/

• I attempted a new recipe of baked fish and scallops, it failed and I compensated by ordering everyone HotBox Pizza

• Finished up a great sportsbook: https://www.amazon.com/Back-Roads-March-Unheralded- Basketball/dp/0385544480, great read

• One of our students put together this video on Butler basketball and Hinkle Fieldhouse which was outstanding to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maELe5lwF2M

In closing, a quote to perhaps reflect on: “Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going.”

Stay positive, I hope to see you all at noon tomorrow!

Graham