Although the origination of the current
club is unique, the club's goals are the same as the original
club - the community as the main focus.
In June 1973, the club was made of a group of about 15
businessmen and public servants. The meetings were held
in a quaint house on a nine-hole golf course, Fern Hill
Country Club. The chartered name was Kiwanis Club of
Fraser - Moravian.
On April 30, 1975, the name charged to Kiwanis Club of
Clinton - Moravian, but still remained housed at Fern Hill
Country Club. From this bungalow, fund-raisers
abounded. A 200 Club raffle was the original fundraiser
and then came the annual Lotto and Spaghetti Dinners.
In November, 1993, the unusual happened, the Kiwanis Club
of Chippewa Valley merged with the Kiwanis Club of Clinton -
Moravian and a new club named Kiwanis Club of Clinton Township
emerged. The Chippewa Valley Club brought both the
annual Grand Raffle and the Wild Game Dinner. These two
fundraisers have become two of the club's most significant
fundraisers.
We are a strong group of businessmen and businesswomen,
both working and retired. We still meet at Fern Hill
Country Club, but the facility has had many remodeling
projects and additions. Around 55 members, and growing,
we are now able to sponsor, not only the original recipients,
the Mt. Clemens Baseball Club, St. Leo's Soup Kitchen, Holiday
parties for underprivileged children, C.L.E.A.V.E. (Homes for
developmentally disabled), but also have been able to sponsor
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, St. Joseph's Children's Center,
Macomb Literacy Partners, Compassion Pregnancy Center, Clinton
- Macomb Library, 2 Key Clubs, Housing Opportunities for
Macomb County, March of Dimes, Holiday Parties for underprivileged
children, Wings of Hope Cancer Foundation, D.A.R.E.,
G.R.E.A.T., Close Up Foundation, Special Olympics, Clinton
Township and Fraser Police Honor Guard, Mt. Clemens General Hospital, Forgotten Harvest Food Pantry and
other immediate or emergency community situations, plus we
offer scholarships to area high schools.
At the winter holidays, food drives are encouraged with
various schools in the community. The Key Club members
of community high schools, various Boy Scouts and the Kiwanis
members collect, package and distribute nearly 500 food baskets, with hams or turkeys and
bags of potatoes also included.
PAST PRESIDENTS:
Fraser-Moravian, Chartered June, 1973
1973-1974 - Henry Eckfeld
1974-1975 - Henry Eckfeld
Clinton-Moravian, Chartered April, 1975
1975-76 - Henry Eckfeld
1976-77 - William McCullen
1977-78 - Maurice Sauriol
1978-79 - Larry VanDevrede
Chippewa Valley, Chartered 1979
1979-80 -Fred
Severini
1980-81 -Hal Siebert.....................
Anthony Tersigni
1981-82 - David Farrah................
Arnie Straka
1982-83 - Dave Humes..............
Maurice Morrissette
1983-84 - Randy Payne...................
Robert Plough
1984-85 - Thomas Schwanitz............
Victor Battani
1985-86 - Robert Marth................
Dennis Tomlinson
1986-87 - Walter Kraszewski...........
Charles Green
1987-88 - D. William Lakin.........
Dennis Schumaker
1988-89 - David Farrah.................
Jerry Seay
1989-90 - Fred Severini, Sr...........
Daniel Sauter
1990-91 - Randy Payne.................Burt DiBartolomeo
1991-92 - Thomas Schwanitz............
Eugene Rama
1992-93 - John Agosta .................Jerome Koss
Clinton Township, Chartered November,
1993
1993-94 - John Vitale
1994-95 - Glen McLauhlin
1995-96 - Marc Steele
1996-97 - Daniel Zarzycki
1997-98 - Deane Maue
1998-99 - Philip Rode
1999-00 - Thomas Schwanitz
2000-01 - Randy Payne
2001-02 - Richard Moeller
2002-03 - Donald Parchem
2003-04 - D. William Lakin
2004-05 - Mark Payne
2005-06 - RJ Koss
2006-07 - Linda Bologna
2007-08 - Mark Smith
2008-09 - Deane Maue
KIWANIAN OF THE YEAR:
1991-1992 Fred Severini
1997-1998 Walter Bogus
1998-1999 Donald Parchem & Randy Payne
1999-2000 Michael Hayden
2000-2001 Jan Kimball
2001-2002 D. William Lakin
2002-2003 Walter Frisby
2003-2004 Jan Kimball
2004-2005 Walter Frisby
2005-2006 Linda Bologna
2006-2007 Ralph Koss
2007-2008 Walter Frisby
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