Tiffin Kiwanis Club

10/07/2026

Giving back to our community.

10/07/2026

What’s better than receiving a free book?
The Tiffin Kiwanis Club recently collected, purchased and delivered books for children, that were donated to the Mercy Tiffin Pediatric area and for the visitors area at the Seneca County Sheriff’s office.
Thank you to all who donated towards this project. Tiffin Kiwanis Club

10/07/2026

At the October 1, 2026 meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tiffin, Tammy Waugaman was installed as Club President by Past Lt. Governor Beth McFarlan-Hutson. Also installed were co-secretaries Beth McFarlan-Hutson and Melissa Mullins and treasurer Leslie Reinhart. Board members for 2026-2027 were also installed. Legion of Honor recipients were Richard Ellinger (50 years), John Millar (40 years), Louis "Rick" Dorsch (30 years), Gene Chintala (25 years), and Mark Levans (25 years).

Twenty-six attended the meeting at Kiwanis Manor in addition to two members who joined via Zoom. Immediate Past President Pam Greene opened the meeting by leading all in the Pledge of Allegiance and Kiwanis Mission Statement. John Millar provided the prayer. Nate Greene was the guest of his wife Pam, Diana Snelling was the guest of her daughter, Tammy Waugaman, and Jeff Kuhn was the guest of Sharon Rigby. A moment of silence took place in memory of past Kiwanis member Randy Bendure.

New club president Tammy Waugaman provided her plans for the 2026-2027 Kiwanis year. Melissa Mullins provided an update on children's books being donated to Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital. The club had a membership table set up at Bailiwicks Coffee Company on Friday, September 25. Beth McFarlan-Hutson, Pam Greene, Mikki King, Kayleigh Feasel, and Gene Chintala staffed the table. Tammy Waugaman, Pam Greene, and Barb Grisard attended the previous day's Passing of the Banner in Port Clinton. "Hoot in the Park' is scheduled for October 8 from 5:00 - 6:30pm at the Seneca County Opportunity Center. Club members will pass out goodie bags at the event.

Mikki King celebrated her birthday. Club anniversaries were celebrated by Eric Willman, Alyssa Kramer, Tori Lee, Taylor Reinbolt, Melissa Mellott, Molly Armstrong, and Chelsea Bass. Pat DeMonte won the 50/50 drawing. The speaker for the October 8 meeting will be Eric Kulinna, General Manager and Director of Golf at Mohawk Golf & Country Club.

The Kiwanis Club of Tiffin meets each Thursday at Kiwanis Manor at noon. Please go to https://www.tiffinkiwanis.org/get_involved if you would like to find a way to make a difference in our community.

10/07/2026

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Free dinner, People's Choice award

09/29/2026

Club president Pam Greene provided a summation of her year as president at the September 24, 2024, meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tiffin.

Tammy Waugaman will take over the duties of president beginning October 1, 2026, and will speak about her plans for the new Kiwanis year at the next meeting. Twenty-seven members and guests attended the meeting in addition to three members who joined via Zoom.

Pam expressed what an honor it was to serve the past Kiwanis year as president. She said that everyone brings different gifts and are like family. She said that everyone jumped in and helped through the year. "I love this club," she said. Pam expressed her appreciation for the late George Dupey, who brought her into the club. She said, "Above all, God gets the glory" for helping her through the year and overcoming fear of public speaking.

Pam said that it was a privilege leading a club that exists to help other people and relationships formed within the club are priceless. She then listed some of the accomplishments during her term as president. Among those were: providing nutritional snacks for classrooms that was achieved through a partnership with the Bucyrus-Tiffin YMCA; bringing back the B.U.G. (Bringing Up Grades) program and providing ice cream to students; ordering Kiwanis shirts for members; holding membership events (booth at the fair and upcoming events such as the Kiwanis chili cook-off & Membership Open House in November, and setting up at Winter Wonderland); and learning how to plan the Christmas Parade.

Pam finished by wishing incoming president Tammy Waugaman the best for the upcoming Kiwanis year.

09/17/2026

Scott Brooks from the Tiffin Fire Department was the featured speaker for the September 17, 2026, meeting of the Kiwanis Club of at Kiwanis Manor. Tiffin Fire Chief Rob Chappell accompanied Scott.

The topic was the Tiffin Youth Fire Academy, a four-day camp held each summer that lets students aged 12 - 16 experience what it is like to be a firefighter and EMT. The academy was started in 2019. Each camp has 21 students who divide into three crews each led by a Tiffin firefighter. Scott said that the students are treated like young adults.

He said that when he was doing research prior to starting the camp, he found that, at the time, there was only one such academy in the country. It was for women and located in Seattle. He now has other fire departments inquire as to how they can start such an experience.

Rob Chappell said that the Tiffin Youth Fire Academy is very unique to Tiffin and Seneca County. One camper comes from as far away as Michigan (his grandparents live in the Tiffin area). Currently one prior participant has become a firefighter, and two others are training. Scott said that he does the camp because "it's the future of the fire department" and sometimes it "takes just a spark to get them interested."