(L-R) Jake Martinez & Greg Barberee

Hearts dedicated to serving the children of Mansfield were not detered by the rain and cold weather on Saturday, December 3, 2016. Runners and volunteers braved the elements with smiles on their faces as the rain stopped and the FaLaLaLa 5K course cleared right before the start of the race at 9:00 AM.

Clear skies were certainly not promised when the Kiwanis Club

of Mansfield members and volunteers arrived at Rose Park earlier that morning to set up the race. The rain arrived with the Club members at 7:00 AM and continued until 8:45 AM. Even with the downpour the Club was able to successful decorate the starting area and registration area with handmade Christmas yard art provided by Lonnie Barberee and set up an efficient race headquarters to hand-out race bibs and shirts to all participants. This year’s 5K was chip-timed by Chip-2-Chip Race

Mansfield Kiwanis Fa La La La 5K Shines in the Rain

Senator Konni Burton: District 10

When: Friday, December 16, 2016; 7:00 AM Where: Conference Rooms A & B, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, 2700 E. Broad ST, Mansfield, TX 76063

The Kiwanis Club of Mansfield is excited to announce that Texas State Senator Konni Burton from District 10 will be meeting with the Club on Friday, December 16, 2016, at the Club’s weekly breakfast meeting to discuss the legislative matters that she and her

colleagues in the Texas Senate will be addressing in the 85th Texas Legislative

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

1 Mansfield Fa La La La 5K

Shines in the Rain

1 Texas State Senator Konni

Burton to Speak at Mansfield Kiwanis on Dec. 16, 2016

2 Mansfield Kiwanis Learns

About Redemption Bridge

3 Calendar of Events

4 Why Join Mansfield

Kiwanis?

The Kiwanis Club of

Mansfield – Serving the

Children of Mansfield

and the World since 1973

December 8, 2016

By: Greg Barberee

Texas State Senator Konni Burton to Speak at Mansfield Kiwanis on December 16, 2016

By: Greg Barberee

See “FaLaLaLa5K Page 2

See “Senator Burton” on Page 3

Kiwanis Club of Mansfield ◊ Kiwanis C lub of Mansfield Foundat ion

PO Box 25, Mansfield, TX 76063 ◊ www.kiwanis76063.org ◊ kiwanisclubofmansfield@gmail.com

Mansfield Kiwanis Newsletter

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(L-R) John Benson, Chaplin Rich Stoglin & Darryl

Haynes

On Friday, December 2, 2016, the Kiwanis Club of Mansfield heard from Chaplain Rich Stoglin and John Benson with Redemption Bridge a non-profit dedicated to coordinating housing, employment, mental & medical health, transportation, and community & faith based support for veterans and individuals released from the prison and juvenile justice systems with other non-profit organizations in the Tarrant County area.

Mr. Benson and Chaplain Stoglin discussed how the idea of Redemption Bridge started and the groundwork it has established to help in the community. Redemption Bridge is developing a sustainable, scalable, replicable model for re-entry

and re-integration for ex-offenders, veterans, and juvenile offenders into family, community, and society with life skills to be successful. Redemption Bridge is currently looking for more non-profit partners to assist with this mission. Please visit www.redemptionbridge.com for more information.

Timing. Chip-2-Chip has timed our 5K for a few years and once again did an outstanding job not only during the 5K but in the months leading up to the event with marketing and advertising on multiple race calendars. This year’s division winners were:

Division: Winner: Time: Men’s Overall Jake Martinez 22:23.2 Men Master’s Overall

Greg Barberee

22:46.9

Womern’s Overall Kimberly Lazo 31:34.8 Women Master’s Overall

Charlotte Powers

39:16.1

Results for all runners may be viewed at www.falalala5k.com.

The Kiwanis Club of Mansfield would like to extend a special thank you to all runners and volunteers from Saturday and the sponsors for the 5K: Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, Frost Bank, Steve Grammer Farmers Insurance Agency, The Seibert Law Firm, PC, The FIRE Real Estate Group, Minuteman Press-Mansfield, and Mansfield Parks & Rec Dept.

All funds raised by the Mansfield Kiwanis this year will go towards programs such as the Feed the Kids for Summer Program, Key Clubs and scholarships for MISD seniors.

Please check out the pictures from the Fa La La La 5K in the Kiwanis Club of Mansfield Online Album. You can find the link to the album at www.falalala5k.com.

(L-R) Kimberly Lazo and Greg Barberee

Mansfield Mayor David Cook

“FaLaLaLa5K” Continued from Page 1

Mansfield Kiwanis Learns about Redemption Bridge By: Greg Barberee

Mansfield Kiwanis Newsletter Page 3

Thu Dec 8, 2016

10am Meals on Wheels: Mansfield KAN

7pm Nursing Home Bingo

Where: Mansfield Nursing Center, 1402 E. Broad ST, Mansfield, TX 76063

Fri Dec 9, 2016

6:45am Weekly Club Meeting

Where: Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, 2700 East Broad Street, Mansfield,

Tue Dec 13, 2016

12pm Fa La La La 5K Committee Meeting

Where: Buffalo Wild Wings, HWY 287 Mansfield, TX

Thu Dec 15, 2016

10am Meals on Wheels

5pm Methodist Mansfield Medical Center 10th Anniversary Celebration

Where: Methodist Mansfield Medical Center

Fri Dec 16, 2016

6:45am Weekly Club Meeting

Where: Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, 2700 East Broad Street, Mansfield

Mon Dec 19, 2016 – Mon Jan 2, 2017

All day MISD Winter Break

Thu Dec 22, 2016

10am Meals on Wheels

Fri Dec 23, 2016

6:45am No Weekly Club Meeting – Round Table

Where: TBD

Sat Dec 24, 2016

All day Christmas Eve

Sun Dec 25, 2016

All day Christmas Day

Fri Dec 30, 2016

6:45am Weekly Club Meeting

Where: Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, 2700 East Broad Street, Mansfield,

TX 76063, United States

Session. Senator Burton was first elected to the Texas Senate in 2014 and is a resident of Colleyville.

In addition to hearing from Senator Burton, the Mansfield Kiwanis Club will also be hosting members of the Mary Orr Intermediate School Choir who will be performing some Christmas Carols. Please mark your calendars to be sure and attend the meeting on December 16th and invite friends, family and co-workers to hear the music and Senator Burton Speak.

Please remember to Thank and Support our Community Partners:

Calendar of Events

“Senator Burton” Continued from Page 1

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Member News: Please contact Greg Barberee at greg@imsi-usa.com if you have any Member news or concerns to share with the Club.

Our Passion: Serving Children Our service to the children of the world starts in our hometown!

SERVICE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS The Kiwanis Club of Mansfield sponsors the following service leadership programs: • Mansfield High School Key Club • Summit High School Key Club • Frontier High School Key Club • Lake Ridge High School Key Club • Mary Orr Intermediate School Builders Club Through its Service Leadership Programs, Kiwanis teaches young leaders new ways to change the world by serving one child and one community at a time. Service Leadership is the next step beyond service learning. Once a young person fully understands the concept of learning by helping others, he or she begins to grow personally as a leader.

Club Meeting Information: The Kiwanis Club of Mansfield

meets every Friday morning at 6:45

AM at the Methodist Mansfield

Medical Center, 2700 E. Broad ST,

Mansfield, TX 76063. Guests are

always invited to join us for

breakfast!

Member Program Schedule:

Years ago the Club adopted a rotating system that afforded each member the opportunity to schedule Meeting programs for a month. In order to assign this monthly opportunity, the Club, when necessary, will draw each member’s name from a hat containing names of all Club members and assignments are determined accordingly. As a reminder, below is the current program schedule assignment.

December – Gary Mills January – Steve Standefer February – Claude Cunningham March – Steve Grammer

FEED THE KIDS FOR SUMMER PROGRAM In 2006 Common Ground created a way to help feed children during the summer that relied on the Federal free or reduced lunch program during the school year by creating the Feed the Kids Program. Money for this program was in very short supply until The Kiwanis Club of Mansfield heard about the efforts of Common Ground and joined forces to meet the needs of these children. The following year The Mansfield Kiwanis provided substantial financial resources, volunteers and bags to support the Feed the Kids Program. The number of children served has increased more than four fold since its inception. The Mansfield Kiwanis continue to support the Feed the Kids for Summer Program. Club Member Phil Stover is a Co-Chair of this program.

ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY BY THE KIWANIS CLUB OF MANSFIELD

• Annually award multiple scholarships to MISD Seniors. • Monthly recognition of a MISD Teacher of the Month. • Monthly recognition of MISD Students of the Month. • Nursing Home Bingo: Each month we, along with members of our Key Clubs, provide a night of “Bingo” at the Mansfield Care Center on East Broad. • Meals on Wheels: Kiwanis members deliver Meals on Wheels to home bound community members every Thursday. • Beautification Days: Our members historically assist with Citywide Cleanup Days. • Habit for Humanity: We help with volunteers and fund raising for Habitat projects in Mansfield. • Financial Support to North Central Texas Alzheimer’s Association.

Why Join Mansfield Kiwanis?