The Kiwanis Builders Club of Robert Moore School welcomed its new executive into office last Wednesday night in front of a group of parents, siblings, and friends.
Club members elected Lindsey Roehrig as president, Kristina Wreggitt as vice-president, Paige Ward as secretary, and Tressa Galusha as treasurer.
Ken Koprowski of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club, the group’s parent club, explained to each officer what her role would entail, and assured them help was always available.
“We surround you with our help and our friendship,” he pledged.
Koprowski noted the Builders Club does much of the same work as the Kiwanis Club. “If we do Meals on Wheels, we take them along with us,” he said.
But the members also organize their own activities.
“They determine what sorts of things they want to do, and then they do it,” Koprowski said.
Most recently, the Builders Club organized a food drive for the local Salvation Army. More than 1,400 items were donated by students and staff at Robert Moore.
Koprowski noted teachers like Sarah Freeman-Kivimaki and Lorina Fryer play an important role in the club. “We could not possibly have a Builders Club without our teacher liaisons,” he stressed.
Each member of the executive has a different role to play, he explained.
“You have to know how to add and subtract, even if your calculator dies. And you have to have integrity,” Koprowski said to Galusha.
“The secretary has to keep records at every meeting and record what decisions were made,” he explained to Ward.
The vice-president, he continued, is “basically the understudy for the president. If the president isn’t at a meeting, you take over.”
And to Roehrig, Koprowski said, “You’re the top dog, the head honcho. You try to guide your club, but you don’t force your views on them.
“You must give serious thought to the selection of your committees, and you should be aware of what all those committees are doing,” he added.
Part of being president also is coming up with ideas that would benefit the club, but also being prepared to have those ideas rejected by the members.
“You must work together with other members,” he noted.
The swearing-in ceremony was followed by coffee and dainties.
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