Official Newsletter of the Exchange Club of Killeen DEC 2014 Club Meets Every Monday at Noon at the Yank Sing Restaurant, CTE, Killeen Editor Maureen Jean Jouett

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The special program was “Santa Visits to Exchange”. This is an annual event that the Exchange Club of Killeen celebrates while donating money to local community agencies or projects. Those receiving this Christmas gift were the Greater Killeen Free Clinic

($400), Meals on Wheels ($500),

Killeen Santa Pal Program ($600),

Military Support Program ($1000),

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Santa Visits Exchange

Program

Youth Director Angenet Wilkerson

introduces our Youth of the

Semester. From left to right they

are: Jade Allen (EHS) Nicholas

Rillera (EHS), Emily Muller

(HHHS), Darius Stephens (KHS),

Monika Cavanagh (KHS), Riley

Mallett (SHS) and Rachel Devoux

(SHS). Being honored but not

shown was Teancum TJ Piekarski

(HHHS). See photo below.

Each year in June, under Exchange’s

Youth of the

Semester

Dates To Remember............

JANUARY 15—DEADLINE FOR GOLDEN DEEDS NOMINATIONS

JANUARY 5—FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR

DECEMBER 22—NO MEETING—CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

DECEMBER 29—NO MEETING—NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY

JAN 19—NO MEETING-DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMEMORATION

Youth Programs projects, Exchange’s National Headquarters hosts a scholarship competition for students who have been awarded at the club-level and then district-level. The students, who have worked their way to the national competition under the Youth of the Year and Accepting the Challenge of Excellence (A.C.E.) programs, are considered for the opportunity to be awarded $10,000 each toward their higher-education careers. - Our Youth of the Semester will compete for $1000 scholarships on the local level and the winners are forwarded to the Texas District. District winners go on to National.

OFFICERS

DIRECTORS

and Committee Chairs

2014-2015 President....................Charlie Guidry

President-Elect...........Peggy Murphy

Secretary...................Christa Hudson

Treasurer……….......Maureen Jouett

VP/Bingo.........................Don Sutton

Scrapbook……….…...Barbara West

Photographer……………Lan Carter

Web Master……..….. Larry Holly

Imm. Past President….. Larry Holly

Committees: Americanism..................Mark Hyde

Child Abuse Prevention ...…Nancy

LeChuga

Community Svc ...........Kathy Jones

Fellowship/Inter-Club/Public

Relations/Bulletin..........Kathy Jones

Membership…….…..Kenny Murray

Youth………......Angenet Wilkerson

Directors:

Diane Guidry, Nancy LeChuga,

Kathy Clark Jones, Kenny Murray,

Ursula Rushing, and Barbara West

JanuaryCalendar of Events

JANUARY 2015

5th—American Cancer Society

Relay for Life

12th—Rhonda Roddy on CTC

OnLine High School

19th— No meeting—Dr.

Martin Luther King

Commemoration

26th—Golden Deeds Selection

Who’s In Charge?

DEC 2014 PAGE 2 EX-FILES

January

Club Anniversarys:

Charlie Guidry 1-30-12

Diane Guidry 1-13-14

Sandra Mendoza 1-23-12

Kenny Murray 1-23-12

January Birthdays: Pete Peters 3rd

Ronald Stepp 7th

Estella Macias 11th

Christine Simon 18th

Perk Bearden 22nd

Maureen Jouett 25th

Biblical Exchange For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 29:11

USO Fort Hood ($2500), Child Abuse Prevention Affiliated

KPLE ($2000), Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Texas (this year since July $8840.62),

Ride for a Child and Aware Central Texas (Amount to be determined in March) and

West Ward Elementary School ($1000.00)

Santa Visits Exchange

Continued

Golden Deeds Nominations due to Peggy

Murphey by January 15th