Throughout the year the Palmer Kiwanis has a lot of activities at its meetings and other events such as fund raising. This page will display those activities. |
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Howard is the Director of Planning and Economic Development for Bethlehem Township. He has worked for the township for 11 years and previous to the township he was a planner for the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
Robin is a former Pennsylvania State Trooper who retired in 1999 and is now president of her own company doing traffic safety and identification cards for young children and businesses.
Don is a very active and involved volunteer member of the museum who made an excellent presentation about the museum. As Don indicated "if it has wheels on it it will be in the museum". For more information on the museum please visit their web site at www.americaonwheels.org.
This summer John attended the seminar where he along with the other students developed the script, directed and in John's case acted in a production and an advertisement. 
Judge Smith is a Navy JAG Captain, a recipient of the Bronze Star, father of 3 boys and a Northampton County Judge. He also is a past president of our club. The Judge has presided over 122 jury trials since he was elected to the bench.
Two of Jack's sons have mental retardation disabilities. He shared the fear of knowing one day in the future he and his wife, along with other loved ones won't be able to care for them later on in life. Jack expressed his concern that: "The last place anyone wants to be is not a place, but alone". Based on this concern he introduced the LifePath organization which provides a group home environment for people with disabilities.
B.J. is a member of the Easton Rotary Club and is a member of a Rotaplast team that went to Venezuela to help children with cleft palates. Over the years he has visited several other countries to perform the same a similar service.
The topic of Dr. D'Agostino's speech was the importance of Vitamin D3 to our bodies. Various studies have shown the importance of Vitamin D3 on the health of the cells and immune system.
Sue is the Pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Easton and is a former member of the Palmer Kiwanis Club so all of our members enjoyed seeing and hearing from her. Besides being a full time Pastor Sue also volunteers in the juvenile section of Northampton County Prison on a weekly basis.
Ms. Klass is from the Penn State Lehigh Valley Corporate Learning Center. Pamela gave a history of the Lehigh Valley campuses going back to the early days of the 1900s. In the beginning the university was providing continuing education courses in the cement and steel industry.
The club presented scholarships to Samantha Kielar of Easton Area High School and Christine Baskwell and Cory Davis of Wilson Area High School.
Dr. Symia, is Principal of the Easton Area Middle School. Because of the size of the school Dr. Symia has introduced the concept of teaming by breaking the large school into smaller groups. Dr. Symia and her teachers are focusing on the whole child and leading them on a journey of self discovery which attempts to create an environment where the students feel comfortable. Pictured from left to right are Bob Moran, Dr. Symia and Club President Elaine Arnts.
| ©2010-2011 Kiwanis Club of Palmer Township. All rights reserved. |
Throughout the year the Palmer Kiwanis has a lot of activities at its meetings and other events such as fund raising. This page will display those activities. |
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| ©2010-2011 Kiwanis Club of Palmer Township. All rights reserved. |