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Frank Kelley: Ffrank Kelley: Wwith Civitanfor Wwith Civitanfor R R Oover 40Years October 2016Serving Active Seniors in the Lawrence-Topeka Area since 2001 Vol. 16, No. 4 INSIDE FFrankFFrankrraannkk Kelley:KKelley:Keelllleeyy:: BELLE GROENHAGEN PHOTO BELLE GROENHAGEN VVolunteeringVVolunteeringoolluunntteeeerriinngg wwithwwithiitthh CCivitanCCivitaniivviittaann forfforfoorr ooveroovervveerr 40440400 years.yyears.yeeaarrss.. Audio-Reader’s Audio Description program allows SSeeSSeeeeee sstorysstoryttoorryy onoononn ppageppageaaggee tthreetthreehhrreeee the blind and visually impaired to enjoy theater performances. - page 8 Business Card Directory ...30, 31 Calendar ..................................22 Estate Planning ......................20 Goren on Bridge .....................40 Health & Wellness.............18, 19 Humor ......................................36 Jill on Money ...........................21 Mayo Clinic .............................17 Memories Are Forever ...........39 My Pet World ...........................38 My Word ...................................34 Puzzles and Games ................41 ENIO Rick Steves’ Europe ...............35 profile Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen ........37 S R Permit No. 19 No. Permit Lawrence, KS Lawrence, PAID U.S. Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY October 2016 • 3 Kelley works to start Lawrence ACTION Civitan Club By Kevin Groenhagen club’s president, and was honored at the district level as a result of the work eing “tapped” as a sophomore at I did as a senior and president of my Bhis high school in St. Petersburg, club.” Florida, has greatly affected Frank Junior Civitan is the youth arm of Kelley’s life—and the lives of many Civitan International, a volunteer ser- PHOTO BELLE GROENHAGEN others—for more than 40 years. vice organization founded on March “Our particular high school was 17, 1917 by a group of business and very service-oriented,” Kelley said. professional leaders in Birmingham, “There were a number of clubs that Alabama. The group chose the name were available. Every spring semester Civitan, coined from the Latin word they would have rush. Each individ- “civitas,” which means “citizenship.” ual student would have the opportu- “Builders of Good Citizenship” is the nity to have rush sessions with the group’s motto. Today, there are approx- various clubs they were interested in. imately 40,000 Civitans in 48 countries Then they would have a school-wide across North America, Europe, Africa, assembly, and they would do what is and Asia. According to Civitan Interna- called ‘tapping.’ The active members tional’s website, “Civitans help wher- of a club would go around and tap the ever the need arises—from collecting newest members of the club. That’s food for a homeless shelter, to volun- how you came to found out what club teering at their local retirement home, Hank Booth you were going to be in for the rest of to building a playground for children your school career. It was a situation with disabilities.” where I knew some of the Junior Civi- Famous Civitans include Thomas Frank Kelley and other members of the Lawrence ACTION Civitan tan members already, and they knew I Edison, President John F. Kennedy, Club helped Douglas County Special Olympians during their bowling wanted to be a member. I didn’t know practice on September 17. I had a chance, but they gave me the CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR opportunity. I ended up serving as my Bath Innovations Walk-In Bathtubs Kaw Valley SeniorMonthly Therapeutic relief from fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions Kevin L. Groenhagen Editor and Publisher Replace your old bathtub Kaw Valley Senior Monthly is published with an in-home spa! monthly by Groenhagen Advertising, L.L.C., Lawrence, Kansas, and is distributed at over Ɣ Hydro-massage with water and 160 locations throughout the Lawrence- Topeka area. 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Frank Kelley motion and a work assignment at the rence ACTION Civitan Club reached “We then helped with the Douglas CONTINUED FROM PAGE THREE U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs the goal of having the 20 members County Special Olympics Crappie there. He was also elected to serve as required for an international charter. Tournament. We helped them by pre- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo the governor of Civitan International’s “It took a lot of effort on a lot of paring and serving the lunch during the Black, astronaut James Irwin, profes- Heartland Civitan District, a position people’s part to get the members we event.” sional athlete Bo Jackson, race car he assumed on October 1. needed to charter the club in Law- The Lawrence ACTION Civitan driver Richard Petty, and President Bill “The Heartland Civitan District rence,” Kelley said. “It was defi nitely Club also helped Downtown Lawrence Clinton (a Junior Civitan). encompasses the states of Kansas, a team effort. We have an excellent Inc. during its “Dinner and a Movie” “Our purpose is to serve the commu- Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and group of offi cers that are going to lead events. nity, and we do that by fulfi lling needs Texas,” Kelley said. “My job is to lead the club this year from October 1 to “We staffed the refreshments tent that may not be met, or to be available approximately 40 other clubs in that September 30. They are going to have and the popcorn tent,” Kelley said. to help other organizations in the com- fi ve-state area as their chief executive a great year and a lot of success. Our “We actually made the popcorn and munity,” Kelley explained. “We hear offi cer.” club name indicates the main purpose served it to the people who came out of those needs through various means Earlier this year, Kelley worked to of our club, which is to act upon the for the movies. We had the opportunity of communication. Each club decides start an ACTION Civitan Club in Law- needs of the community. We work to to receive tips, and that money was which programs they’re going to take rence. “ACTION” is an acronym for make the community a better place to permitted to go to our club.” on.” “Active Citizens Taking Initiative On live, work, and play. We want to be “We’ve also helped Just Food at a Shortly after graduating from high Needs.” of service to other organizations as few of their events,” Kelley contin- school in 1973, Kelley joined an adult “We have friends who live in Law- well.” ued. “We managed one of their bev- Civitan club. rence, so we started to communicate Although the Lawrence ACTION erage tents at the Kansas Food Truck “After graduation I went into the with them once we moved here,” Civitan Club recently received its char- Festival in May, and collected food for U.S. Air Force, but got back involved Kelley said. “Our conversations even- ter, its members began volunteer work them at Reggae by the River in August. with Civitan in Florida after I retired tually led to talking about starting a in the Lawrence area months ago. In addition, as part of Dinner and a from the military,” Kelley said. “I have Civitan club in Lawrence.” “Some of the projects we’ve done so Movie, we had a peanut butter drive to held a lot of different positions at the ACTION Civitan clubs cater to far in the Lawrence area have included collect jars of peanut butter for them to club level, district level, and the inter- people on the go with opportunities to helping the Civitan Club of Topeka give to needy families.” national level.” become involved in quicker “hands on” during the Special Olympics North- The Lawrence ACTION Civitan Last October, Kelley moved to service projects rather than long-last- east Area Spring Games at Shawnee CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE Are you certain you Gentle & are taking advantage Comfortable Care of every tax break s Cosmetic Dentistry you deserve? s Call TODAY for your Teeth Whitening s COMPLIMENTARY Insurance Processed Tax Review! s QUALITY Service You DESERVE TOPEKA New Patients & $GPLVVLRQV 6KRUW7HUP5HKDE Emergencies Welcomed $O]KHLPHU V'HPHQWLD8QLW :RXQG&DUH 785-232-6923 ,Q+RXVH3K\VLFDO2FFXSD ,97KHUDS\ LAWRENCE WLRQDODQG6SHHFK7KHUDS\ +RXU1XUVLQJ&DUH 785-838-4380 2XWSDWLHQW7KHUDS\ Accepts Medicare, Medicaid and most insurances. 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