Several members of the Taylorville Kiwanis Club recently manned gates at the recent Illinois State Fair, as another part of their fund-raising for local Kiwanis children and youth programs in the community.   

Kiwanis president Bill and Carolyn Assalley, Chuck and Mary Jo Martin, Eric Kahle, Cathy Coker, Griffin Smock, Tim Sutton, and Adam Jeffrey manned various ticket gates during the Fair’s eleven-day run.

The American Business Club of Springfield, another non-profit organization, recruits volunteers from their club and other non-profit clubs in the area.   Other clubs that provide help, get a monetary donation from the American Business Club for their efforts.   

That donation given to the Taylorville Kiwanis Club, will help fund continuing programs for local children and youth including Coats for Kids; Kiwanis Park; YMCA and high school scholarships; investing in the county’s C-E-O program, and many others.

Kiwanis member Blain Cornwell again organized the local Kiwanis members to help man the gates this year.

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.

Kiwanis member Adam Jeffrey mans one of the gates at the Illinois State Fair.

Kiwanis members Mary Jo Martin (left) and Griffin Smock (right) man a ticket booth at the Illinois State Fair. 

Kiwanis members helped some of the Illinois State Fair gates recently as a fund raiser.   Left front is Chuck Martin, left rear Tim Sutton, on the right are Kiwanis president Bill Assalley and his wife Carolyn.