Tiffin Kiwanis Club

08/30/2026

The Kiwanis Club of Tiffin has another new member. Barb Grisard was sponsored by President. Pam Greene, her daughter. She has already received her blue badge for working the Kiwanis Garage Sale. She was inducted by past Lt. Governor Beth MacFarlan Hutson. Welcome to Barb!

The Kiwanis Club of Tiffin meets on Thursdays at noon at Kiwanis Manor. If you are interested in making a difference in our community, talk to a member and ask to come to one of the meetings. Or go to https://www.tiffinkiwanis.org/get_involved for more information.

08/29/2026

A long-time member of the Kiwanis Club of Tiffin and a supporter of the Club's programs and activities.

08/28/2026

08/27/2026

The featured speakers the August 27, 2026, meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tiffin. were Morgan Metzger and Jill Gosche from the Seneca Conservation District.

Metzger said that each of the 88 counties in Ohio have a soil conservation district and Seneca County's is one of the largest. The district is governed by a board of supervisors consisting of five members. Its mission is to conserve our resources, to educate and inspire our community, and to create our future of science-based, intentional choices on the farms, in the homes, and in the schools of Seneca County. Its vision is "Seneca County, where good choices make a great place to live, farm and grow a family."

The office for the Seneca Conservation District is located at 3140 South State Route 100, Tiffin. The district owns Proving Ground Farm, which contains 120 acres at 5670 E. Township Road 138 in Adams Township. It is a functioning farm with livestock, ponds, wetlands and 59 acres of cropland. The farm is open to the public during daylight hours for hiking, fishing, walking your dog, and more and hosts events to help local farmers, school children, and homeowners learn more about the natural resources surrounding us. The farm also hosts a farm preschool story time at 10:00am on the first Wednesday of each month. The farm is closed four times a year for hunting. Each year it hosts "Fun on the Farm" two times. The next one is scheduled for October 10 from 9:00am to 12:00 noon and is structured as an open house.

Event space is available for such things as parties and reunions. The Activities Building accommodates 20 to 25 in a heated meeting room and a larger unheated room accommodates as many as 60 people with 10 eight-foot tables and chairs. There is also a picnic shelter with six picnic tables that can hold about 40 people. There is a small rental fee for use of each of the facilities, however, community clubs, civic organizations and non-profits can use the facilities at no cost.

08/27/2026

On August 26, the Division TWELVE of Kiwanis Clubs in Ohio, met at Hedges Boyer Park for their quarterly meeting and Annual Picnic. Here is a picture of President Pam Greene giving a report on the many projects the Tiffin Club did over the previous quarter, and it was a long one, about two dozen.

If you are interested in being a part of your local community, serving the local children, and making the world a better place, think of your local Kiwanis Club. Check out the previous posts on all of the projects and go to our Web site, tiffinkiwanis.org to find out more.

The Kiwanis Club of Tiffin meets each Thursday at Noon, at Kiwanis Manor, 7 W Market St., in Tiffin. Call 419-448-4540 and ask to be a guest and check us out.

08/27/2026

Learning new leadership skills are important when you are a leader of the Kiwanis Club of Tiffin. Recently, current President Pam Greene and President-Elect Tammy Waugaman attend the Ohio District Annual Convention. There they learned of new programs, ideas for membership, and had the chance to meet with fellow Kiwanians from all over the state. They also had to chance to participate with the Tiffin Aktion Club, which is the largest in the state (see earlier post from August). Thank you Pam and Tammy.

The Kiwanis Club of Tiffin meets on Thursdays at noon at Kiwanis Manor. If you are interested in making a difference in our community, talk to a member and ask to come to one of the meetings. Or go to https://www.tiffinkiwanis.org/get_involved for more information.

08/27/2026

The Kiwanis Club of Tiffin inducted another new member. Recently, Jill Lindhorst was inducted into the Club by past Lt. Governor John Millar. Jill was sponsored by Sharon Rigby and has already earned her Blue Badge for working a Kiwanis event. Welcome to Jill!

The Kiwanis Club of Tiffin meets on Thursdays at noon at Kiwanis Manor. If you are interested in making a difference in our community, talk to a member and ask to come to one of the meetings. Or go to https://www.tiffinkiwanis.org/get_involved for more information.

08/21/2026

Susan Marshall from Senior Medicare Patrol was the featured speaker for the August 20, 2026, meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tiffin held at Kiwanis Manor. Susan Marshall has 40 years of experience in helping people who have been taken advantage of through scams.

Senior Medicare Patrol has representation in every state. Senior Medicare Patrols (SMPs) help people prevent, detect, and report Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education. SMPs want to protect you from fraud by protecting your personal information, detecting fraud, errors and abuse, and reporting mistakes and asking questions.

Susan referred to Pro Seniors, Inc. which is located in Cincinnati, OH. Pro Seniors helps Ohioans age 60 and older, resolve legal and long-term care problems and fight Medicare fraud. This is a non-profit organization with no charge for services. The organization helps solve problems about long-term care such as how to choose a nursing home. It also helps you avoid Medicare fraud and can help answer legal questions.

She said that Medicare identity theft is a huge problem because criminals know this is “where the money is.” Over $60 million in fraud takes place every year.

When receiving a billing, you should ask yourself a number of questions including:
- Does the provider listed make sense - is that a provider or facility that is legitimate?
- Are there duplicate services on the bill?
- Does the charge make sense? (Did I have an MRI? If not, it shouldn't be on the bill).

Susan said that all scams follow a similar format - there is an impostor involved, someone allegedly from Medicare called you (Medicare won't call you), and/or you are getting pressured by the caller. Scammers are often willing to play the long con game - playing on your emotions.

08/16/2026

Ohio District Convention with S.C.O.C. Aktion Club in Columbus.

08/14/2026

Charles “Buster” Ardner, President & CEO of The YMCA of Bucyrus-Tiffin, was the featured speaker for the August 13, 2026, meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tiffin.

Ardner began by going over the history of the YMCA, which was founded by George Williams in London, England in 1844. The organization started out as a Bible study. The first YMCA in the United States began in 1851 by Thomas Sullivan in Boston, Massachusetts. The YMCA remains today as a Christian-driven organization.

The first YMCA in Tiffin began downtown thanks to the donation of a building by Della Laird. In 1980, the original YMCA was replaced by the current one at Hedges-Boyer Park. The Tiffin YMCA and Bucyrus YMCA merged in 2018. Ardner and a few other employees are shared between the two facilities.

The Bucyrus-Tiffin YMCA started a "Weekend Backpack Program" during the 2012-2013 school year that provides meals to school children with food insecurities for Tiffin City Schools, Calvert Catholic Schools and most recently Hopewell-Loudon School. Currently 243 meals are provided. Volunteers deliver the bags on Thursdays. The bags include five ready-made meals. The Kiwanis Club of Tiffin has been a supporter of the program. The cost per year for the service is $32,000.

Ardner stressed that the YMCA is more than just a place to exercise with a goal of benefitting mind, body and spirit. Ardner provided some trivia for Kiwanians. Three sports first began at the YMCA - basketball, racketball, and volleyball. One Holiday also started thanks to the YMCA - Father's Day in 1910.