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Join us October 9, 4-6 p.m. on Bluemont Hill (site of our overlook platform and the Manhattan sign) for a great Fall picnic to celebrate the Kiwanis Family!

Delayney Lunsway is a busy student who has excelled in academics and in her favorite sport, soccer. But she has also devoted over 50 hours during the pandemic to viewing and annotating interviews of WWII veterans from Riley County.

The Riley County Veterans History project videos were at the Manhattan Library and the Riley County Historical Society, but they would have been difficult for anyone outside of Manhattan to access. But MHS teacher and Key Club advisor (and Army vet) Lisa Julian has digitized and uploaded to YouTube many of these interviews, and Delayney Lunsway has spent hours listening to them, and creating the program notes, including subject-matter time-stamps for these Youtube videos.

The project isn’t complete, but when it is, her notes will be below many of the videos. Researchers and family members of these WWII veterans will be able to easily find them online and locate specific subject matters of interest.

Delayney came to our club’s meeting last night and told us about the process she undergoes for each video. She was accompanied by her mom and dad Summer and LInc Lunsway, and her sister Shaylee. Manhattan Kiwanis, MHS and the Riley County Historical Society are grateful to Delayney and Lisa Julian for their work on this project. These videos will eventually be indexed with the Library of Congress.

Manhattan evening Kiwanis Club inducted five new members last night. Among them are Lisa Julian and Laura Sapp, Manhattan High School teachers who co-advise MHS Key Club. Coy Middleton and Nina Gamotis-Middleton, Pamela Nealey, and Pat King also were inducted. The ceremony and welcome were led by Lt. Gov. Cindy Cone, and Lt. Gov. Elect Vera Williams was also present. Congratulations to all, and welcome to Kiwanis!

Skylar Mecca-Lipman and Kaylee Hansen came to visit our club at the Four Points yesterday to talk about the successes and needs of the Boys and Girls club of Kansas. They are always looking for good mentors. In particular, they need men to become mentors to male youths as there is a waiting list for boys who want a “big.”

If you are interested in finding out more, you can check out their website here and schedule a visit to find out if this is one way you can help : https://www.kansasbigs.org/

Skylar was born and raised in Marietta, Georgia. She moved to Manhattan one year ago and quickly felt right at home here. She is a proud dog mom to her goldendoodles, Phoenix and Onyx. She is a Match Support Specialist at Big Brothers Big Sisters. She has a passion for working with children and making a difference in our community.

Kaylee Hansen was born and raised in Lindsborg, Kansas. She is currently a junior at Kansas State University majoring in Organizational Management with minors in Nonprofit Leadership Studies and Conflict Analysis and Trauma Studies. She loves to visit home and stays busy with extracurriculars and spending time with her roommates. She has recently transitioned from a Big Brothers Big Sisters Intern to the Development Assistant and is excited to continue working for this amazing organization.