Moe was a leader in so many ways for our community. At the age of 89 he was still serving as our president and as Well-Help’s president.
Nancy Ratliff 1953 – 2019
Nancy joined Kiwanis in 2015 when she retired from teaching at Westwood. Ever since the inception of K-Kids 10 years ago, she was the group’s advisor. She continued in that role until she retired. She was a literacy advocate. She and her husband, Ayers, had a “Little Library” replica of our Town Hall in their front yard, filled with books for youngsters. She helped start the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in southern Lorain County so that infants to six years old receive books monthly free of charge.
Alice Harrison 1921 ~ 2020
We lost another long-time respected leader in our community this week in Alice Harrison, who died this week at 99. She was a Wellington icon. Alice was a member of our Wellington Kiwanis Club since 2001. Many will remember Alice as the welcoming and smiling face when we entered Harrison Ford. In 1996, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce honored her with a community service award. She was a charter member of Main St. Wellington and a devoted leader and musician of Brighton Methodist Church. For Wellington Kiwanis, she was the person who worked the phones encouraging members to sign up to work Pancake Day or the fair, or sell nuts for the Morris Furcron annual nut sale. No one could say no to Alice Harrison. Although it had been awhile since she was able to make a meeting, she loved attending our noon meetings at Bread-n-Brew. She had a chair reserved just for her. Dottie Lent Wantling, Evelyn Dreyer and Ayers Ratliff often took turns bringing her to our meetings. Alice Harrison, the Wellington Kiwanis Club salutes you. Wellington will miss you.
Former Kiwanis International President Alan Penn was our keynote speaker at our membership open house Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Lorain County Community College, Wellington Center. An inspirational presentation, Alan spoke about the important role Kiwanis serves as sponsors of Wellington Schools' three Service Leadership Programs (Key Club, Builders Club and K-Kids). Take a look at this short 2-minute video and find out what the acronym "ASK" stands for in the wonderful world of Kiwanis? Incidentally, he said our K-Kids enrollment is one of the largest in the country. Way to go Cathy Kurtz and Ayers Ratliff, our long-time K-Kids advisors. ... See MoreSee Less
The annual MORRIS FURCRON PETERSON NUT SALE is the primary fundraiser that supports scholarships and awards for Wellington High School seniors as well as other youth-oriented community activities that the Wellington Kiwanis supports. We can accept orders for delivery within a 10-mile radius of Wellington; unfortunately, we cannot ship orders elsewhere.
To order, print and fill out the order form at the bottom of this page, making sure you include your address, email, and phone number. Enclose your payment and mail to Wellington Kiwanis, PO Box 72, Wellington OH 44090. Alternatively, you can email your scanned order form to [email protected] and we will contact you with payment options.
All orders must be PREPAID AND RECEIVED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 30, 2025. Orders will be delivered in mid-November. ... See MoreSee Less
In Memoriam
1927 – 2018
Moe was a leader in so many ways for our community. At the age of 89 he was still serving as our president and as Well-Help’s president.
1953 – 2019
Nancy joined Kiwanis in 2015 when she retired from teaching at Westwood. Ever since the inception of K-Kids 10 years ago, she was the group’s advisor. She continued in that role until she retired. She was a literacy advocate. She and her husband, Ayers, had a “Little Library” replica of our Town Hall in their front yard, filled with books for youngsters. She helped start the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in southern Lorain County so that infants to six years old receive books monthly free of charge.
1921 ~ 2020
We lost another long-time respected leader in our community this week in Alice Harrison, who died this week at 99. She was a Wellington icon. Alice was a member of our Wellington Kiwanis Club since 2001. Many will remember Alice as the welcoming and smiling face when we entered Harrison Ford. In 1996, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce honored her with a community service award. She was a charter member of Main St. Wellington and a devoted leader and musician of Brighton Methodist Church. For Wellington Kiwanis, she was the person who worked the phones encouraging members to sign up to work Pancake Day or the fair, or sell nuts for the Morris Furcron annual nut sale. No one could say no to Alice Harrison. Although it had been awhile since she was able to make a meeting, she loved attending our noon meetings at Bread-n-Brew. She had a chair reserved just for her. Dottie Lent Wantling, Evelyn Dreyer and Ayers Ratliff often took turns bringing her to our meetings. Alice Harrison, the Wellington Kiwanis Club salutes you. Wellington will miss you.
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Former Kiwanis International President Alan Penn was our keynote speaker at our membership open house Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Lorain County Community College, Wellington Center. An inspirational presentation, Alan spoke about the important role Kiwanis serves as sponsors of Wellington Schools' three Service Leadership Programs (Key Club, Builders Club and K-Kids). Take a look at this short 2-minute video and find out what the acronym "ASK" stands for in the wonderful world of Kiwanis? Incidentally, he said our K-Kids enrollment is one of the largest in the country. Way to go Cathy Kurtz and Ayers Ratliff, our long-time K-Kids advisors. ... See MoreSee Less
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The annual MORRIS FURCRON PETERSON NUT SALE is the primary fundraiser that supports scholarships and awards for Wellington High School seniors as well as other youth-oriented community activities that the Wellington Kiwanis supports. We can accept orders for delivery within a 10-mile radius of Wellington; unfortunately, we cannot ship orders elsewhere.
To order, print and fill out the order form at the bottom of this page, making sure you include your address, email, and phone number. Enclose your payment and mail to Wellington Kiwanis, PO Box 72, Wellington OH 44090. Alternatively, you can email your scanned order form to [email protected] and we will contact you with payment options.
All orders must be PREPAID AND RECEIVED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 30, 2025. Orders will be delivered in mid-November. ... See MoreSee Less
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