Kiwanis Club Welcomes New Members

Kiwanis Club of Marco Island recently welcomed five new members into the club at our October dinner meeting held at the Tennis Center at Cape Marco. 

Mila Langley and her husband Ilya Langley were welcomed at our dinner meeting. Mila, who was born in Moscow, Russia, lived in Buffalo, New York before moving to Marco Island 14 years ago. She is a business owner, selling medical equipment such as oxygen concentrators from US manufacturers to overseas countries, including Russia. She is also a member of Just Friends on Marco Island. Mila looks forward to joining the many humanitarian tasks and programs of Kiwanis, in addition to the fun parties, and to be with like-minded people. 

Ilya Langley was born in Russia and lived in the Dominican Republic. He has been on Marco Island for three and a half years. Ilya works in the financial industry on investment programs. Ilya and Mila will be great additions to our Kiwanis family. 

Cathy Mendygraw recently joined the Kiwanis Club of Marco Island. Cathy is originally from Northport, New York and moved to Marco Island 22 years ago. She is retired from the Social Security Administration. Cathy is a member of Just Friends, SEAgals, and is an active volunteer at the Chamber of Commerce and the Marco Island History Museum. She loves to travel the world. Cathy is excited to be a member of Kiwanis to support the children. 

Ed Crane joined our Kiwanis organization at our recent dinner meeting. Born in Pensacola, Florida, he loves telling people that he is a third generation native Floridian. Since his dad was a Captain in the Navy, Ed lived all over the country and even in Cuba for a few years. Ed and his wife Cindy lived in Hampstead, New Hampshire for 28 years before retiring to Marco Island 20 years ago. Ed retired from Lucent Technologies where he was an electrical engineering manager. He is currently the webmaster for both the Marco Men’s Club and the Marco Sportfishing Club. He joined the Kiwanis Club because of our programs to help the needy children of the area. 

Randle Grossman is also a new member to Kiwanis Club of Marco Island. Prior to living on Marco Island, Randle and his wife Susanne lived in Basking Ridge and Murray Hill, both in New Jersey. They originally moved to Marco Island in 2000 and bought their first place here. They were snowbirds, coming back and forth during the winter months. They moved here permanently in 2010. Randle is retired from the advertising business. He is involved with the Marco Men’s Club where he was a past President and served on the Board in various capacities. Randle joined Kiwanis Club of Marco Island because he wants to get more involved in the community and give back to children in need. 

Kiwanis Club meets twice a month; once for a breakfast meeting at Stonewall’s and once for a dinner meeting at various locations. If you would like to join us in our mission of helping the world once community and one child at a time, contact Cindy Crane @ lucindaed@aol.com.