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•• September 23rd is
Peanut Day! Pre-sales letters are out and everyone is urged to make their
calls ASAP. Pre-sales are very important to the success of Peanut Day.
•• Picnic
sign-ups should be made ASAP. Please e-mail Yvonne Chalfant
with your reservation. yvonneschalfant@provenahealth.com.
The picnic is September 8, 5-7 p.m. at the Kankakee Country
Club.
•• Janet Drews, St. George School Principal, transferred her
membership from Michigan.
•• Vincent Clark, Executive Director of
KCCSI, pastor and lifetime community member
•• Tinker Parker, Director of Public Relations
and Development for KCTC
•• Chris Scivally, Executive Director of Kankakee County Teen
Court
•• Susan Wynn, Executive Director of
KC-CASA
In the
early days of Kankakee Kiwanis, the major fundraiser was pancake suppers.
Peanut sales began in the 70’s, with pre-sales starting in 1974.
Pre-sales
began as the result of a study of other club fundraisers and is modeled
after the Lions Club candy sales.
Door-to-door
sales were utilized in the early years to generate more peanut profits. In ’78,
Peanut sales became the sole fundraiser for Kankakee Kiwanis.
Wes
Walker was instrumental in expanding street sales into Bradley and Bourbonnais.
Sept. 5: LABOR DAY – NO MEETING
Sept. 12: Elisabeth Dunbar –Workforce
Investment Board
Sept. 19: Harry Bond – Boy Scouts
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Matt McBurnie introduced
Paula Sutter, President of the Kankakee Valley Theatre Association. Paula
is also producing the fall production of Guys and Dolls. Paula is the Assistant of Regional
Superintendent Kay Pangle and admitted her
passion is the theatre.
Paula’s
goals as President of KVTA are to increase awareness of KVT and boost
attendance at its five yearly productions. She has set a goal of speaking
to ten community organizations and has asked her Board to follow her example.
Their task, however, is to use the magic number 3…get 3 more
subscribers, 3 more ads, make 3 more people aware of KVT.
Paula shared
the KVTA story in the form of an audience quiz. The KVTA is comprised of
the Kankakee Valley Theatre and the Young People’s Theatre. KVT is in
its 42nd season and has staged productions at a variety of
sites, starting at the Civic Auditorium. KVT has 14 volunteer board members.
KVTA stages five productions yearly – three adult programs and two
children’s programs, staged by the Young People’s Theatre
(YPT).
The YPT
performs its productions four times, twice for the general public and twice
for school children. Their school performances are always sold out. The YPT
draws 200+ children to its auditions. Each of the YPT and KVT shows, takes 30-40 workers behind the scenes. KVTA is
always looking for new people to add to its roster of production workers.
Season
ticket subscribers are KVTA’s main revenue
source. The KVTA currently has 189 subscribers, and beginning this year,
corporate sponsorships will be available. An average show costs $20,000 to $30,000
and profit may be as little as $200. A few of their productions have not realized
a profit. Royalties play a role in large production costs. Efforts to
curtail production costs by utilizing low or no-royalty plays has proven
counter productive as those shows realize very little if any profit.
Paula
believes KVTA plays a “quality of life” role in the community
and draws cast and audience from a large geographic area, some driving an
hour or more to participate.
KVTA is very
appreciative to the Kankakee Kiwanis Club for including the spring production as part
of its Annual Guest Night.
“Success is where preparation
and opportunity meet.” --Bobby Unser
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