Third local Kiwanis Club planned

Group organized for morning meetings

Mlive.com, Ann Arbor, Michigan, News
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Ann Arbor will soon have a third chartered Kiwanis Club designed for those who'd like morning meetings of the service organization.

Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor-Morning Edition reached the magic number of 25 people required to become a chartered club on Dec. 3, said Fred Model, membership growth chairman for the Michigan District.
It's the first new club in Ann Arbor in 10 or 15 years, he said.

Club President Bela Sipos said the new club grew out of interest in a morning meeting.

Model said the Plymouth Road area on the north side of Ann Arbor has been without a club for many years. The Morning Edition club meets Wednesdays for an hour at Flim Flam Restaurant and Deli, 2707 Plymouth Road, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

The club will be officially chartered by Kiwanis International on Jan. 17 at a ceremony in the downtown club's building at 200 S. First St. It received sponsorship from Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor-Downtown, and about 10 clubs in Washtenaw County have been invited to attend the celebration, Model said.

There are about 200 clubs in Michigan. A new club is about to be chartered in Livingston County in Howell as well.

At one time, there were six Kiwanis Clubs in Ann Arbor, Model said. Today, there is the downtown club that meets Mondays in its building at noon and Ann Arbor Kiwanis Club-West that meets Tuesdays at noon at Weber's Inn, 3050 Jackson Road.

Sipos said once the new club is officially chartered it will determine its individual mission. Nonprofit charitable groups are welcomed to contact members about support.

"We're excited about giving back to the community,'' Sipos said.