The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from the Taylorville Fire Chief, and reviewed current club activities benefitting local children and youth, at their Tuesday noon meeting at the Moose Lodge.
Fire Chief Matt Adermann gave an overview of his department and continued safety and service training he and his fightfighters are a part of. Adermann began his career at the local department in 2005, and was promoted to Fire Chief in December 2019.
Adermann told Kiwanis members there are 3 shifts with 15 personnel working per shift, plus another 12 volunteers assist the department when needed. He added team members are also trained as E-M-T paramedics, grain bin rescue, dive and haz-mat team members.
The Taylorville Fire Chief emphasized that both state and federal regulations are requiring more continuing training to keep up with both codes and health care.
During the business portion of the meeting, Kiwanis Priority One chair Bruce Blanshan reported the Taylorville community donated over twenty-one hundred dollars during last weekend’s Kiwanis Kids’ Days at the corner of Webster and West Main Cross. Kiwanis Interclub chair Blain Cornwell reported the club received almost 15-hundred dollars for helping man State Fair gates in August.
And, the club announced grant funding to other local non-profit organizations with similar goals to the Kiwanis Club, totaling some 2-thousand dollars culminating a 2-month application process. 500-dollars each will be going to the Christian County Health Department, Loving Arms Pregnancy Center, Family Beekeepers of Illinois, and Operation Loaded Book Bag, all to benefit children and youth in the community.
Outgoing Kiwanis president Bill Assalley gave the “Kiwanian of the Year” award to long-time member Randy Miller for his efforts on behalf of the club in the last Kiwanis year which ended September 30th. Miller has been a member of the club since 1993.
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.
