KIWI NEWS
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If you have any airline-related news that you would like to share then this is the place!
Send your news to the Jill Rohan, Kiwi Web Hostess.
We Have a New Kiwi Facebook Page!
We are excited to announce the launch of our new Facebook page, The Kiwi Club! The page is a public page and was created by Kathy Minner. Thank you Kathy!! It was launched to help prospective members learn more about our club and what we offer.
We need your support to make this page a success. Please take a moment to "Share" the page with your Facebook friends to help the page grow. We also encourage you to post interesting content related to Kiwi Club events and activities, so that our page is engaging and informative. Keep in mind that for some people this will be their first look the The Kiwi Club. So posts to let them know more about the Kiwi club and what we do are needed.
Let's work together to make our new Facebook page a hub of activity and a valuable resource for those interested in joining the Kiwi Club.
Here is the link for the new page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/536365985250703
Give it a look now. Let's get this going!
Welcome to Our New Members!
Dec. 2022- March 20, 2023
Milena (Mimi) Chomko Bagley
Florida Gulf Coast
Beth Waldron Billington
Club EWR
*Pamela Brundage
O'Hare
Victoria Neilson Callahan
Long Island
Debra Carroll
Long Island
*Rachelle Smith Carter
Member at Large
Jane Casanova
Orange County/Long Beach
Audrey Hicks Compton
Memphis
Karen Sherbak Conner
Orange County/Long Beach
Catherine Corbett
Florida Gulf Coast
Mary Davis
Florida Suncoast
Florence (Flo) Desrosiers
Orange County/Long Beach
Barbara Gerdau Drotar
Golden Gate
Tina L Egge
Washington, D.C.
Mary Williams Fair
Dallas
Constance Danchak Ferry
Long Island
Lynn Gadaletta
Long Island
Denise Gervais
Long Island
Donna Mclean Goldener
Long Island
Donna Klave Hodgson
DFW-Mid-Cities
Nancy Bagnall Howard
Pacific Northwest
Diarlyn Bagley Jackson
Long Island
Stephanie "Stevie" Jones
Orange County/Long Beach
Ronna Jones
DFW/Mid-Cities
Jane Hamilton Kay
Golden Gate
Lory Smith Konen
Long Island
*Diane Jenney Lester
Member at Large
Stephen Mackler
DFW Mid-cities
Diedre Duffin McGuigen
Long Island
Patricia Roux Mitchell
Golden Gate
*An asterisk before name indicates recently added.
*Gloria Gula Neilsen
O'Hare
Linda Contlos Nicholson
Member At Large
*Jessica Pirie Pressman
Golden Gate
Ann Kilthau Riggs
Member at Large
Daniel Sandiago
Long Island
Noreen Reid Skinner
Club EWR
Diana Schauberger Smith
Club EWR
Joan (Shelly) Sparks
DFW Mid-cities
Lisa Sidner Suydam
Southwest Florida
Paula Sullivan
Washington, D.C.
Paula Thomas
DFW Mid-cities
Valerie Tibbetts
DFW/Mid-Cities
Susan Kirkland Underwood
DFW Mid-cities
Joanne Demers Wing
Orange County/Long Beach
Vicki Wilson-Sorenson
DFW Mid-Cities
Las Vegas Chapter - February Celebration
The Las Vegas Chapter celebrated their founding in February of 1991.
Pictured l to r, Hilda Barron, Peggy Ganopole, Toppy Mitchell, Lilian Larson, Marilyn Kienke, Carolyn Jones.
Orange County/Ocean Beach February Luncheon
Orange County/Long Beach Kiwi Chapter enjoyed their monthly February luncheon at Delize, a small Italian gem of a restaurant in Mission Viejo. Calley O’Henley, 1st Vice-President, conducted the meeting and hosted the luncheon along with Krystyna Kisting and Sandra Burns. AA current and retired Flight Attendants are welcome to join us at any of our monthly luncheons! We meet on 3rd Wednesdays.
Florida Suncoast February Luncheon
FL Suncoast Chapter met on February 17th at The Club at Gateway. We had a red/pink contest…the Kiwi wearing the most red and/or pink won a bottle of wine and some other great goodies selected by our most generous hostess, Marilyn Lowe. Sandy Marlowe Gardner won the prize!!
Standing L to R - Kathy Schmidt Kuzminski, Sandy Marlowe Gardner, Tina Florer McNeice, Mary Stuckman Paulson, Stephanie McCauley Butler, Gail Behn, Michelle Yacques, Barb Stanley Dovell-Andreas, Ginny Marx Dougall, Marilyn Lowe, Daria Bancker Newman Seated L to R - Bonnie Bogan Lindenberg, Vicki Valenciano Kubal, Betsy Henderson Howlett, Sandy Barkel Pagden-Gribaudo
Welcome to Our New Members!
Dec. 2022- Feb, 2023
Milena (Mimi) Chomko Bagley
Florida Gulf Coast
Beth Waldron Billington
Club EWR
Victoria Neilson Callahan
Long Island
Debra Carroll
Long Island
Jane Casanova
Orange County/Long Beach
Audrey Hicks Compton
Memphis
Karen Sherbak Conner
Orange County/Long Beach
Catherine Corbett
Florida Gulf Coast
Mary Davis
Florida Suncoast
Florence (Flo) Desrosiers
Orange County/Long Beach
Barbara Gerdau Drotar
Golden Gate
Tina L Egge
Washington, D.C.
Mary Williams Fair
Dallas
Constance Danchak Ferry
Long Island
Lynn Gadaletta
Long Island
Denise Gervais
Long Island
Donna Mclean Goldener
Long Island
Donna Klave Hodgson
DFW-Mid-Cities
Nancy Bagnall Howard
Pacific Northwest
Diarlyn Bagley Jackson
Long Island
Stephanie "Stevie" Jones
Orange County/Long Beach
Ronna Jones
DFW/Mid-Cities
Jane Hamilton Kay
Golden Gate
Lory Smith Konen
Long Island
Stephen Mackler
DFW Mid-cities
Diedre Duffin McGuigen
Long Island
Patricia Roux Mitchell
Golden Gate
Linda Contlos Nicholson
Member At Large
Ann Kilthau Riggs
Member at Large
Daniel Sandiago
Long Island
Noreen Reid Skinner
Club EWR
Diana Schauberger Smith
Club EWR
Joan (Shelly) Sparks
DFW Mid-cities
Lisa Sidner Suydam
Southwest Florida
Paula Sullivan
Washington, D.C.
Paula Thomas
DFW Mid-cities
Valerie Tibbetts
DFW/Mid-Cities
Susan Kirkland Underwood
DFW Mid-cities
Joanne Demers Wing
Orange County/Long Beach
Vicki Wilson-Sorenson
DFW Mid-Cities
Lowcountry Luncheon
Lowcountry Kiwi's lunching on Hilton Head Island, SC.
L to R: Mary Kelly, Audrey Vasher, Beverly McCulloch, Connie Budge, Chris Urbain, Lynn Harrington
Orange County/Long Beach - White Elephant Sale
The January Luncheon at BJ's Brewhouse featured a White Elephant Sale. Judy Carroll, the auctioneer, was on a roll and made some serious money for the operating fund. Here are some photos from the luncheon.
See all the photos on the OC/LB January Newsletter.
The "magnificent" auction items.
Auctioneer, Judy Carroll
South Bay
January Luncheon
South Bay Chapter’s January Luncheon was a small, intimate affair…we braved the torrential rains and wind that SoCal is facing to meet at the Chado Tea Room. We all had a rather splendid time!
Announcing our 2024 Convention Site - Savannah, GA!
Go to the Convention page for more details.
Picture a place where beauty and history converge, where Southern charm is found along cobblestone streets and amongst oak-lined squares dripping with Spanish moss. Picture Kiwis gathering in April 2024 for their national convention in Savannah Georgia.
We are very excited to announce that following in-depth research on several potential sites, we have selected Savannah for our next convention. The city is consistently listed as one of the top cities to visit by the leading travel magazines. It is clean and safe, easy to get around in and unique in many ways. The principal dates are April 23-25, 2024, our hotel is The DeSoto.
Convention Chairperson, Caroline Ballachey Womack (Golden Gate and Music City chapter member) and her committee of Kiwis from across the country are beginning to formulate plans to make this a definite not want to miss event. More information will be posted regularly on this website and in the early spring edition of the Kaleidoscope. Mark your calendars now for our next great Kiwi gathering.
Polly Toll Goodman
National Meeting Site Coordinator