June 2025

The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Cathy Ruiz (Admin/Sero Coordinator, Parent Mentor, Western Buckeye,ESC and Paulding County Family & Children First Council), Lindsey Manz( Director of Nursing, Paulding Co Health Department), Anne Dunn( Outreach Coordinator, Tri County ADAMHS Board), as the guest speakers at the May 22, 2025 club meeting. Cathy, Lindsey and Anne came at the invitation of Ron Goedde (CEO Paulding County Hospital). These amazing ladies spoke to the Kiwanians about Paulding County’s No Wrong Door Community Resource Event. The No Wrong Door event is an agency to agency approach within the county departments and community partners to increase awareness of and to direct people to services that best meet their needs.

The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Rachel Eicher,(Director of Teaching and Learning, Western Buckeye), as the guest speaker at the May 29, 2025 club meeting. Rachel came at the invitation of Tricia Taylor ,(Treasurer CFO, Western Buckeye.) Rachel spoke to the Kiwanians about the Cost of Poverty Experience, (COPE). COPE is a simulation experience that WBESC offers to the community. It gives participants an idea of what people go through who are experiencing poverty.