Janesville Blackhawk Golden Kiwanis

Jenny Turco introduced the day’s speaker, Cullen Slapak.  Cullen was previously the Janesville Ice Arena director.  He holds a Bachelor’s of the Sciences, and later attained a Master’s degree.  He is the director of the Janesville Parks Division. Cullen presented upon various elements of the city’s parks department

April Wright introduced the day’s speaker, Holly Shrum.  Holly is part of the leadership team at the GIFTS Men’s Shelter’s Thrift Store.  The store’s motto is ‘turning second hand into second chances.’  Among Holly’s many initiatives for the store, a big one is the ‘Private Parties,’ private thrift events for…

Blackhawk Golden ‘K’ General MeetingMinutesOctober 15th, 2025 Richard Johnson presided, and called the meeting to order with a ring of the bell at 9:30AM.Richard Johnson led with the singing of […]

Jenny Turco introduced the day’s speaker, Sherry Derr-Wille.  Sherry is an accomplished author, with 90 or more published titles to her credit.  She was previously a travel agent.  Sherry proceeded to communicate to Kiwanians the intricacies of being a published author, from her first novel on to her soon-to-be-published 89th…

Jenny Turco introduced the day’s speaker, Ben Reese.  Ben is the Sales and Marketing Manager at Cedar Crest.

Kiwanis District Governor Kathy Durner is here!

Ryan Lewis introduced the day’s speaker, Sarah Hagenow.  As Wisconsin’s 78th agriculture ambassador, Sarah Hagenow’s goal is to educate audiences about the importance of Wisconsin’s diverse agriculture industry, how it impacts our daily lives, and the $116.3 billion economic impact it has on the state’s economy. Hagenow is a recent…

Jenny Turco introduced the day’s speaker, Carlee Fosco.  Carlee is the Camp Wawbeek Executive Director.  Camp Wawbeek is a pair of year-round retreat camps for children and adults with disabilities.  Carlee has been associated with the camp in some form for a decade.  She lives on camp most of the…

Gregg Dickinson introduced the day’s speaker, Dan Pico.  Dan is a movie director, and owns a production company.  He always loved movies as a kid, and filmed since he received his first PXL2000 camcorder camera as a Christmas gift.

Gregg Dickinson introduced the day’s speakers, Colleen Johnson and Paul King.  Colleen and Paul are with the Rock County Land Conservation Department.  Colleen’s background includes a century-owned farm with beef cattle, and some swine and hens.  The group oversees several initiatives, including the Land and Water Resource Management Plan (LWRM…