John E. Mayfield is a name associated with many organizations in Cheatham County. A big- hearted philanthropist full of great ideas and a desire to help others, it is no surprise his name is the first mentioned in the history of the Kiwanis Club of Cheatham County. When a group of Kiwanis members from Clarksville came to Cheatham County to start a new club in 2007, it was Mayfield who they made the initial connection with. From there, the vision grew to a 72-member club embracing the global mission of Kiwanis to improve the world, one child and one community at a time. Aiming to improve the lives of underprivileged in Cheatham County, the club provides Christmas gifts, school supplies, and clothing to those enrolled in the Head Start pre-K program. They also annually sponsor the local youth soccer program, and regularly donate to the Cheatham County Imagination Library. Mayfield was, of course, the club’s first president and before his death, he went on to hold both national and international positions within Kiwanis International. Several individuals who were by his side since the club’s inception are still members today. People like Betty Broz, Larry Roberts, Tony
Young, and Martha Kirby work hard, year upon year, to keep things running in true Kiwanis fashion. Current board members Young (president), Roberts, Shayne Bell (treasurer), Broz (secretary), Mary Littleton, Pam Jenkins, John Patrick, Jeff Bennett, and Shelly Carney are all key figures within the organization. “We are a small but mighty group of volunteers,” Roberts says with pride. The Kiwanis Club of Cheatham County hopes to continue their momentum and keep growing over the next few years. With this growth, they hope to raise enough money to provide scholarships to graduating seniors around the county. The club is always looking for volunteers to join in furthering their mission of helping local children. They meet the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at Pinnacle Bank in Ashland City. At each meeting, a guest speaker from the community talks to attendees about their business or a non-profit they are involved with.
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