Starfish Award

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The Starfish Story.

Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf's edge and and the beach. Back and forth this person went. As the man approached he could see that there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as the result of the natural action of the tide.
The man was stuck by the the apparent futility of the task. There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to perish. As he approached the person continued the task of picking up starfish one by one and throwing them into the surf.
As he came up to the person he said, "You must be crazy. There are thousands of miles of beach covered with starfish. You can't possibly make a difference." The person looked at the man. He then stooped down and picked up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said, "It sure made a difference to that one!"

The "Starfish Award", awarded by past Ohio District of Kiwanis International Governor Mauri Cron, is awarded to a person that truly makes a difference.

The 2009 award was presented to Cindy May, Secretary of the Mercer County Aktion Club, fro raising $524.00 over a four year period for the "Walk a Magic Mile" project.
Well done Cindy. Our thanks go out to you.

Mayor

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The Aktion Club will host a Bon Voyage party for past Ohio District Aktion Club Coordinator Bob King who is moving to Springfield, Ohio. The party will be on September 19th at 6 PM at the Coldwater bowling alley.
The guest speaker at the September 8, 2009 meeting was Coldwater's mayor Laverne Stammen.

Coldwater mayor Laverne Stammen.

Ohio Aktion Club Convention - 2009.

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2009 Ohio Aktion Club Convention

From left to right: Past Ohio District Governor Sharon O'Neal, Ohio District President-Elect Donald Parker, Amy Zimmermann of the Cincinnati Kiwanis club, Becky Crain (Wife of Kip Crain), and current President of Ohio District Kip Crain.

The Mercer County Aktion Club Delegates.

The awards that were presented later in the evening.

Large attendance.

Opening Ceremonies.

Bob King, being himself.

Each club present presented their banner.

Learning session.

The Cornhole tournament was a popular event.

The Mercer County delegation after receiving the
"Distinguished Club" patch.

A group picture of all delegates.

2009 Aktion Club Picnic

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The Mercer County Aktion Club held its annual picnic on August 23 2009 at the Memorial Park in Coldwater. Although it was exceptionally cool for August, 63 degrees F, a great time was had by all including the traditional water-balloon fight.