The Kiwanis Club of Kirkland’s (KCK) Annual Installation Banquet was held on Sept. 11.  It is the club’s biggest social event of the year and a big money maker for the kids in the Kirkland community.

The in-coming president for the year, Kat Cannon, was installed, along with three new board members. Outgoing president, Bill Ward, was commended for a job well done during this past year and given kudos by everyone at the banquet with a standing ovation.

For the second year, the banquet was held at the Kirkland Woman’s Club and about 100 members and spouses gathered for the festivities. There was a photo booth capturing fun times to remember and keeping them for posterity. The K-band, the KCK’s own oldies rock and roll band, provided music at the banquet. A spoof to the song “Stray Cat Strut” was sung to the incoming and outgoing presidents.

There was a live auction and a raffle that collected money that will fund the club’s basic operating expenses, which enable it to then allocate all of money through fundraising to go directly to helping kids in the Kirkland community. The “Kiwanian of the Year” award was given to Ross Dessert.

There were also three distinguished guest joining in the fun of the evening. Ferrin Lauve and his wife Nancy from the Providence Point Kiwanis Club in Issaquah, Carol Mahoney from the Sunrisers Club in Kirkland, and Harry Dingwall, member of the Mercer Island and Issaquah Kiwanis Clubs. Lauve is the current 2014-15 lieutenant governor for the PNWD Division 28 and Mahoney is the in-coming lieutenant governor for 2015-16 whose term will begin in October.

Mahoney did the honors of installing Cannon as the new Kirkland president.

For more information about the Kiwanis Club of Kirkland, visit the club’s website or contact Secretary Matt Gregory at (425) 828-0231.