KIWANIS GOLDEN K OF ROCHELLE, IL
While the Rochelle Kiwanis
Golden K serves the
greater
Rochelle area, our focus is
on the children of our
communities.
We support the following
programs in our local
and area public schools.
Meetings
Club Meetings
Interested finding out what Kiwanis is all about? Join us for one of our breakfast meetings. You're always welcome and may stop by any Thursday. Breakfast is on us...
Our club meets every Thursday at 8:15 a.m.
| We meet at: | Rochelle Country Club |
| Hwy 251 South | |
| Rochelle, IL 61068 |
To view a map of the location, visit our Calendar page, and click on any of the Breakfast Meeting links. Meetings take place in the main dining room just off the lobby. Sufficient parking is available in the main lot, and the facility is handicap accessible.
Meetings follow a set agenda which includes breakfast, prayers, pledge of allegiance and scheduled presentations by community or area leaders. The first Thursday of every month, a board meeting follows our regular meeting (no presentations are scheduled). Kiwanis Golden K of Rochelle has a history of preparing our own breakfasts. Now that we meet at the Rochelle Country Club, the meal is prepared for us, but a monthly breakfast committee does the serving, as well as setting up for the meeting and cleanup afterward.
Recent Speakers
 Thursday,
January 26th, we were visited by our Rochelle Middleschool Builders
Club officers and advisers. We appreciate the fine work these students
do for the community, and are proud of this growing organization. |
 Thursday, January 26, we were fortunate to have Malcomb Patterson of Rochelle Global III Intermodal speak at our breakfast meeting. |
 Thursday, January 12th, we
enjoyed an interesting presentation by Jeremy Sells, president,
Rochelle Avionics, and office manager DeWaine Svela. They gave a
presentation on the development of avionics in aircraft from the small
aircraft up to 747's. After the meeting they invited members to join
them at their hangar for an on-site walk-thru. |
On January 12th we
were visited by former RTHS Key Club member, and now reporter for the
Rochelle News-Leader, Eric Chalus. Eric grew up in Rochelle and
recently graduated from college with a degree in journalism. Eric
visited us at breakfast, and will be doing an article on our upcoming
Pancake Day event scheduled for Saturday, February 11th. |
 Detective
John
Kaltenbach,
Rochelle
Police
Department,
gave
a presentation on his
annual trip to Quetico National Park, with troubled youth of the
greater Rochelle area. His efforts over the past several years has
given these teens hope for the future. |
 John Bearrows, realtor and auctioneer, spoke ar a recent meeting on his experience in auctioneering. |
 Dave Plyman, Rochelle city manager, spoke at our December 15th meeting about upcoming city business, and city growth. |
 Jeff Gregory, president, Rochelle Energy spoke at our December 22nd breakfast meeting. |
Upcoming Speakers
- Dec 01: Board Meeting
- Dec 08: Jim Moorehead - Skydiving video
- Dec 15: Dave Plyman - City Manager
- Dec 22: Jo Ebens - coated sands operation (project on Steward Rd)
- Dec 29: To be announced
