The Taylorville Kiwanis held their weekly meeting as a cookout Tuesday evening at Kiwanis Park.   The cookout is an annual affair held at the Park that the club, in cooperation with the City of Taylorville, began developing in 1995.

The Kiwanis Club announced the winners of five-hundred dollars each, to 2 deserving Taylorville High School seniors.  Ella Goodman (second from left) will be continuing her education at SIUE majoring in Pharmacy. Ella will also compete on SIUE’s NCAA Division 1 track and cross country teams.  She was a 4-year Kiwanis Key Club member in her years at T-H-S.  Ella was present for the award along with her parents Jared (first from left) and Paula (third from left) Goodman.  Kiwanis Club Scholarship committee chair Dick Wamsley (right) presented the scholarship award.

The other Taylorville Kiwanis Club scholarship winner, Drew Mickey, was unable to attend and will be presented his award at an upcoming Kiwanis regular meeting.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.