Kiwanis Club Welcomes Two New Members

Kiwanis Club of Marco Island has welcomed two new members!

Jill Dizio, originally from Hagerstown, Maryland, has lived on Marco Island with her husband for 17 years. She retired in 2017 after teaching Special and Regular Education for 38 years, the last 12 years at Tommie Barfield Elementary. Jill has been a member of the Marco Island Women's Club for five years and is currently involved in Community Outreach for that club. She also volunteers at Tommie Barfield in Kindergarten and is a mentor for Champions for Learning, Take Stock Scholarship program. The reason Jill wanted to become a member of Kiwanis Club is that, as a former teacher, she always enjoyed the Kiwanis-sponsored "Reading Is Fundamental" program, which gives children-selected books to grades K through five students once or twice a year, as well as the fact that Kiwanis Club serves the needs of children in the community in various other ways. 

Maureen Chodaba, originally from Poughkeepsie, New York, bought a condo on Marco Island in 1997, got married right on the beach here in 2001 and moved here full time in 2010. She was a registered Dental Hygienist in New York for 33 years before retiring. After that she was a staff writer for Coastal Breeze News for a couple of years. She now enjoys volunteering. Maureen is a member of the Marco Island Women's Club and an active volunteer for the Marco Island unit of the American Cancer Society, serving on committees for the Relay for Life, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, and the Imagination Ball. Maureen loves the opportunity to make the world a better place and make the future a little brighter by supporting children. Kiwanis Club of Marco Island is a wonderful way to embrace that hope!

Kiwanis Club meets weekly during season and has a busy schedule of activities planned, beginning with our annual Toys for Kids toy distribution to Manatee Elementary School; the annual Texas Hold'em Tournament and 5K Run in January; the annual Car Show in February. If you would like to join Kiwanis Club of Marco Island, contact club secretary Cindy Crane @ lucindaed@aol.com for an application.