How do you spell volunteer?   Volunteer can be spelled K...I...W...A...N...I...S.    Since 1915 Kiwanis International has been helping children around the world. Today, we have over 600,000  volunteers giving their time to help build self-esteem, leadership skills, morals and standards and respect for others and kids.   Step forward and you too will spell volunteer,    K...I...W...A...N...I...S.    We are you!

The Members Of The Monticello Kiwanis Club Make Up Some Of The Best Professionals In Town... Below Is Just A Sampling Of The Membership Roster.

  Corey Davenport is our president elect and Lt. Governor for our Kiwanis Division.  Corey's Lt. Govenor responsibilities has him representing clubs in Monticello, Champaign, Danville, Mattoon, Tuscola, Charleston and More.  When he is not volunteering around town you can see him spending time with his wife, Amy, and three sons Carson, Carter and Colton.  Professionally - Corey is a full time, top producing,  REALTOR with Coldwell Banker Devonshire Realty.   

 Steve Woods

  R.J Cook has been a Monticello resident since 1982, and has been involved in many local community events, including the formation of the White Heath recreation league.  R.J has been in the campus property rental business since 1982 and in 1996 he became a real estate developer. Whether you are looking for a new home, an old home, land, commercial property or investments, whether you are a first time home buyer or seller or a seasoned real estate investor.  R.J is here to help you and looks forward to working with you.  You can find R.J on the web at http://www.rjcookrealtor.com/.

  Doug Winder has been married to Dawn since June, 1981 and they have 2 children.    He is a charter member and past president of the Monticello Kiwanis club. He is a veteran, was a senior training engineer, a missionary in South America and is currently the preacher for the Monticello church of Christ. In his spare time Doug loves working in his yard and remodeling his home. He also works with a church camp during the summer, with youth throughout central Illinois and substitute teaches at Monticello Schools.

  Charles "Charlie" Barre is married to Christy, a Nurse practitioner at Carle in

                 Monticello.  Charles and Christy have 4 children and two grandchildren.  Along with

                 serving piatt county as the Circuit Clerk, Charles enjoys golfing, is a District

                 commander of the American Legion, and a Big Brother in the Big Brother / Big Sister

                 program.    

  Theresa Blaylock and her husband Scott have lived in Monticello since 2004.   Together they have one daughter, Alexandria, three step children Matt, Khristi and Jared, and three grandchildren they cannot get enough of. Theresa spends her free time volunteering around town andorganizing The Kiwanis Annual Free Fishing Derby.                                  

     Diane Stoltey and her husband Terry have lived in Monticello since 1984.  They have four children, 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild.  Diane is the office manager for the Coldwell Banker office in Monticello.  Both Diane and Terry love to spend their weekends DJ'ing parties and share a love for Jimmy Buffet music. They are... true blue parrotheads!        

    Bob Aherin was elected president of the Monticello Kiwanis club for the 2006 to 2007 year. Bob is married to Sue and they have two sons Ryan and Eric.  They also have two grandsons that they adore. Bob has been active in our community.  He was a member of Monticello Community Unit School District #25 board of education for 8 years. He is a founding member of the Monticello Area Education Foundation and served as the school board ex-officio member for the first 7 years of the Foundation. He is the treasure for the Monticello Church of Christ.  Professionally he is professor at the University of Illinois in the                 department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. His area of teaching and research is agricultural safety and health.  He is also a past president of the National Institute for Farm Safety. He enjoys traveling and spending time with his family.