Cal-Nev-Ha Magazine - Summer 2016 - 2017
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SERVICE YEAR ‘ROUND
Bike Safety Tree Planting Prosthetic Hands Healthy Kids Day DCON (District Convention) Bring Up Grades “BUG” Soap Box Derby Kids Fishing Day
First Lady’s Message From the bottom of my heart, thank you to each and every one of you for the cards, e-cards, emails, prayers, well wishes and flowers sent to me. To the most wonderful Kiwanis family, thank you for wrapping your arms around me with your support and words of encouragement. I have tackled one mountain. I ask you to please continue with your support and words of encouragement; and keep me in your prayers as I have one more mountain to climb in the next few months.
We completed our visits on May 20th. Your generosity, in supporting my First Lady’s Project, has been amazing. The Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto will be providing breakfast for the seven week summer First Lady, CNH Kiwanis 2016-17 school program to a Title 1 school. Divisions 7, 29 and 44 had each club member bring breakfast items (oatmeal, granola bars, breakfast bars) to our visit with them. It took a truck to deliver everything to the Twin Cities School District!
Jeannette Edwards
I know school is out for the summer. Think about working with a school to do a project when school starts up again in August. Yes, many school districts participate in breakfast programs. Let’s think about those children who arrive late to school or help the school implement breakfast in the classroom or a fruits and vegetable program by providing them the carts and insulated bags. Grant funds will be available until September 30th.
I hope all of you have a great summer. It was great seeing so many of you at the International Convention in Paris. And I look forward to seeing you in Reno/Sparks, NV for DCON. Yeehaww!
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Governor’s Message KIDS NEED KIWANIS
Wow! What a great quarter we had in CNH Kiwanis. Service hours were up starting with Kiwanis One Day on April 1st and we have had another increase in membership this quarter and are running ahead of last year.
Jeannette and I have finished our official visits, traveled to Cornwall to find Pixies, and then the International Convention. Our members wearing their Hawaiian shirts at the Delegate session in Paris let everyone know that CNH Kiwanis was in the house supporting Richard Olmstead for International Trustee. Dick will be a great representative for our District and will give us representation on the International Board. Our 138 delegates in Paris far outnumbered the other Districts who were voting in Paris. And then onto our own District Convention being held August 3rd August 6th in Sparks, Nevada. We start with the golf tournament on Thursday morning and finish on Sunday morning at the Rose Float breakfast. I hope to see you all there. Please register for the convention and you will notice that everything is a little bit less costly this year. We are planning a Western theme so wear your western wear and join in on the fun.
I am really happy with all of your contributions this year to the children of our District and your local communities. I love reading your bulletin’s from your clubs and your divisions. I need you all to keep pressing on with your membership. The more members and clubs we have, the more children we can serve.
Remember, Kids need Kiwanis!
The Power of We!
Governor Pete
Pete Edwards
“The Power of We” Governor, CNH Kiwanis 2016-17
Executive Director’s Corner Mark McDonald
Mark W. McDonald District Secretary/Executive Director
Well most of you have returned from the International Convention in Paris, France. Hope you had a great time. Now it is time for our District Convention in Sparks, Nevada. We will be returning to the Nugget Casino Resort. We will be staying in the old West tower, now called the Resort Tower. All rooms and suites have been completely renovated and I can tell you from firsthand experience, they are great. It should be a joy to be there. This will be a NO-CHICKEN event. Not one of the Kiwanis meals will be chicken, only the eggs for breakfast come close. The food prices are down, room rates are down ($89 plus tax), and no parking fee. Come have some good old fun! The seminars will be different. If you are one or want to become one of the Formula for the Future members, there will be training for you to learn how to recruit and build clubs. Come and learn some native Hawaiian dances to get ready for our next District Convention in Kona, Hawaii in August 2018. This year, the dress will be western or Kiwanis casual, Aloha shirts. Join us for what will surely be one of the best events of the year.
Mark McDonald
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Margo Dutton, President
Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation
CNH Foundation President's Message
When you think of summer, images of lazy summer days come to mind. Unless, of course, you’re in Kiwanis where summertime is anything but lazy! From hosting bike rodeos, to sponsoring swim classes for children, to providing protective gear to a youth football league, our Kiwanis clubs are busy serving their communities and keeping children safe. In my visits throughout the District, I’ve been inspired by all that our members have accomplished on behalf of the Foundation.
Photo by Denise Gasti Kiwanis Club of Alameda
Lazy Summer Days?
I’ve also been inspired by the number of clubs who take a moment to stop and thank the efforts of their members by recognizing them with a Dunlap Fellowship or a Distinguished Service Award (DSA). We joined Kiwanis to serve and don’t seek recognition for our acts of kindness; however, it’s important we take the time to acknowledge and thank our members and not treat them as “just a volunteer.” And what better way to recognize our members than with a Dunlap or DSA? It’s a winwin: You’ll be acknowledging a member’s efforts while also supporting the Foundation with an unrestricted gift, which then can be returned to our clubs in the form of a grant. And speaking of grants, did you hear the news? The Foundation recently awarded nearly $90,000 to our partner hospitals to expand their pediatric trauma prevention programs; to provide pediatric trauma training to their staff; and to purchase pediatric medical equipment. Read the details here. The work of our partner hospitals for the children of their communities is awe-inspiring and the Foundation is pleased to collaborate with our partner hospitals to proactively prevent childhood injuries and improve the care of pediatric patients. Thank you for making this possible with your generous gifts. In case you missed it, the Foundation is in the midst of a fundraising initiative: The Accelerate Initiative. Simply put, the goal of our Accelerate Initiative is to raise funds which will allow us to provide a substantial increase to our programs. For instance, we'd like to add additional Partner Hospitals in underserved communities such as Las Vegas, Orange County, and Los Angeles or Ventura Counties. We recognize that as our Service Leadership Programs (SLP) grow, we must be prepared to meet this demand with additional funding in order to provide leadership opportunities to our student leaders. We want to increase the number and amount of scholarships we provide each year to our SLP members. And, we want to increase the number of grants we award to our Kiwanis and SLP clubs. I encourage clubs, club foundations and individuals to support our Accelerate Initiative with a fiveyear pledge, or an outright gift of any amount. Your gift will help us reach our goals. I ask that when your ambassador or local Foundation director contacts your club, you make time for them to share our impact with you. Finally, each year the Foundation must say goodbye to one or more Board members. This year we say goodbye to four: Sandy Fisher, Rita Germain, Bob Isaacs, and David Pinuelas. To each of you I thank you for your dedicated service to our Board and the children we serve. Your insight, your voice and your inspiration will be missed. Joining us on our Board effective October 1st are Bill Hooper, Bob Larsen, Tom Leahy, Peter MacHott. We can't wait to work with you! Follow us on Facebook to learn how working together, we build a better future for our children.
Congratulations!!!!
Fun Times at Mid-Year Convention
photos by Guy Blair
Congratulations goes out to Richard “Dick” Olmstead Jr. the California-Nevada-Hawaii Endorsed Candidate for International Trustee. At the most recent Kiwanis International Convention in Paris, France, Dick was one of four dedicated members voted in to a three year term as an International Trustee. Dick will be a strong proponent for our district and those that he serves. His heart is truly about making Kiwanis a bigger and better organization to withstand the next 100 years. And you know that when Dick was CNH Governor in 2011-2012, and beyond, he has been there to support all of us -- with support and guidance, speaking at our club meetings, making sure our Service Leadership Programs are flourishing, and that the education of our members is available. There is no doubt that Dick will continue to do these things, but in a much broader arena -- Kiwanis International. Again, Congratulations Dick. We are here to support you.
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Did you know? submitted by Dave Schmitt
In 1943, Laura Charewicz entered the annual popularity contest in Lawrence, MA to be crowned “Miss Kiwanis”. Not only did she enter, but she won at the Kiwanis Club charity circus held in Memorial Stadium. Laura was engaged to Corporal Dow who was in foreign service in the US Army Air Force. A year later, stationed in the Pacific Area, Corporal Dow, with superiors approval, was allowed to honor his fiance by painting her picture on his B-24.
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All throughout the district, clubs are making a difference everyday with hours and hours of service. -- improving the world one child, one community at a time!
DIVISION 10
The Kiwanis Club of Alhambra recently donated six bicycles to the Alhambra Unified School District. The bicycle program was started in spring of 2016. The bikes, which are donated by public and private entities, are refurbished and tested for proper operation and safety. The program is spearheaded by Alhambra and is an ongoing program by the Kiwanis clubs of Division 10. The program is expected to refurbish 10 to 12 bikes per month, with donations going to different charitable organizations.
DIVISION 13
On April 22nd, the Kiwanis Club of Downey-Los Amigos held its second Kids & Cops event. The purpose of the event is to bring Downey police officers and local kids together through a day of sports and discussions. There was widespread community support as well as several Division 13 clubs participated - Bellflower, Bixby Knolls/North Long Beach, Downey, Huntington Park and Long Beach. Key Club members from Warren, Long Beach Millikan and Long Beach Sato Academy also helped out. KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
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Congratulations to the Kiwanis Club of Long Beach for their first place award from Neighborhoods, USA at their 2017 conference in Omaha, NE. The club took top prize in the Social Revitalization category for 2017 Best Neighborhood Programs for their Kiwanis Kids & Cops Day. The Kiwanis Club of Long Beach wants to change the hearts and minds of our youth by creating a chance to meet police officers on a personal, social basis. Working together in team sports activities, they played to win prizes (police and kids together). It was a “win-win” for all. Earlier this spring, the Kiwanis Club of Long Beach and the Kiwanis Club of Bixby Knolls/North Long Beach joined forces to assist with the City of Long Beach’s tree planting. Kiwanis members provided free popcorn to all volunteers which included members from Cal State Long Beach Circle K and about 50 members from Key Clubs at Cabrillo, Gahr, Jordan, La Quinta, Long Beach Poly, Mayfair, McBride, Rancho Dominguez, St. Anthony and St. Joseph. Members from the Kiwanis Club of Long Beach provided the “rest stop” for the annual “Tour of Long Beach” bicycle ride held on Mother’s Day this year. Kiwanians and Key Club members operated the rehydration station which is a big tank water truck. The Key Club members from various high schools prepared healthy, not quite healthy and protein related food to the bicyclists. Happy Birthday to the Kiwanis Club of Los Angeles! The club will be celebrating its 100th birthday on August 19th. The evening will be full of fun as the club celebrates a distinguished history and a look to an exciting future. All are welcome. Contact the club for more details. KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
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DIVISION 19
youth and recently awarded scholarships in the amount of $18,000 to students residing in South Bay communities that attended Narbonne High or Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy.
Scholarships abound this time of year which is evident by the Kiwanis Clubs in Division 19. The Kiwanis Club of Carson held its 7th annual scholarship luncheon where they awarded five scholarships and also gave the “Hope of America” award to Division 19 South Key Club Lieutenant Governor Dominique Soriano.
Congratulations students!
Kiwanis Moment . . .
Not to be outdone, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica has been granting scholarships for more than 60 years. This year, the club started a new scholarship program at this year’s Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Visual Art Show, where nine students received a $250 Visual Arts scholarship to support the student’s next step in using their talent.
My Kiwanis moment happened in July 2016 when I attended the Greater Sacramento Kiwanis meeting. Prior to the start of the meeting I was greeted by several of the members but something happened. I couldn’t say anything -- nothing at all. Nothing came out of my mouth. Those who know me, know it’s unusual that I can’t talk. I was having a stroke. I had no idea what was happening but Dave Canady, a Past Lieutenant Governor of Division 7, along with members Marty Maxwell and John Perryman right away figured out what was going on. They called 911 immediately and I was transported to a nearby hospital. Upon arrival at the hospital I was taken care of by the emergency staff right away. While in the hospital I was visited by several members of Kiwanis, Circle K and Key Club. To this day I continue to have so much support and love from the Kiwanis family. I want to thank everybody so much for being there during my recovery period. This was a moment I’ll never forget. Our members are always there for fellow members and their communities.
Keeping up with the theme of giving money, the Kiwanis Club of Hawthorne gave scholarships to three schools - Hawthorne High School, Leuzinger High School and Hawthorne Math & Science Academy. The Kiwanis Club of Lomita Harbor City appreciates the academic excellence and community service of its KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
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DIVISION 19 (cont’d)
Clubs in Division 19 were busy doing other wonderful things as well. For instance, the Kiwanis Club of El Segundo held its
annual Beauty and the Beach Cleanup where volunteers and club members gathered at the beach to pick up trash. Congratulations to Katrina Bergado for her winning artwork that was featured on the front of every volunteer T-shirt.
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On May 6th, the Kiwanis Club of Gardena Valley helped sponsor the City of Gardena’s 19th Annual Youth Fishing Day. Also that weekend, club members were accompanied by members from Gardena High School Key Club as they marched in the Gardena Cinco de Mayo Parade. Prior to that, members hosted the annual Senior Citizen Easter lunch which included Easter eggs and a visit from the Easter bunny. Members from the Key Club of Gardena High School and the California State University, Dominguez Hill Circle K pitched in at the lunch as well. KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
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DIVISION 19 (cont’d)
“The Objects of Kiwanis” To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life. To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships. To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business and professional standards. To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship. To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service and to build better communities. To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and goodwill.
The 13th Annual Golden Apple Awards, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Lomita Harbor City, was held at the end of April. Teachers of the Year were honored from both the public and private schools in the community. The Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica sponsored music at Santa Monica’s Douglas Park as part of the worldwide Make Music Day celebration ushering in the summer solstice. Members of the Kiwanis Club of Torrance supported its Past President Charlotte Melsh as she was presented the J. Walker Owens Volunteerism Award at the Inaugural and Business Awards event. Congratulations Charlotte on your true servant heart!
The six permanent Objects of Kiwanis International were approved by Kiwanis club delegates at the 1924 Kiwanis International Convention in Denver, Colorado. Through the decades, they have remained unchanged.
Kiwanis Moment . . .
Club members also held their 11th Annual Texas Hold ‘Em Charity Poker Tournament in May and raised more than $10,000 for scholarships.
As a new Kiwanian, I visited the Kiwanis Family House to attend my first DCM with my sponsor, Mark Standley. As he took me on a tour of the House, we stepped into one of the three guest kitchens, where an older woman was preparing her dinner. She looked up and asked, “Are you part of Kiwanis?” We said yes, and she stepped forward, clasped my hands, looked into my eyes with tears in hers and said, “To do what you do for total strangers, you are angels here on earth. Bless you for helping us.” I was completely speechless and it was at that moment that I realized why I was meant to join Kiwanis. Since that fateful day, I’ve experienced many other “Kiwanis moments” with guests of the Kiwanis Family House. Rita Germain Kiwanis Clubs of Greater Sacramento and Laguna-Elk Grove
DIVISION 22
The Kiwanis Club of Kahului’s 5th Annual Golf Tournament raised $27,210 for the Pediatrics Department at Maui Memorial Medical Center. The tournament was generously hosted by the Makena Golf & Beach Club so 100% of the proceeds benefit the hospital. Proceeds from past Kiwanis tournaments funded the purchase of infant warmers for newborn babies, phototherapy machines for babies with jaundice, sleeper chairs so that parents could stay overnight in their child’s hospital room and supplies for the pediatric dental program. Richard Minatoya, Kiwanis Club of Kahului President said, “The mission of Kiwanis is to serve children, so our partnership with Maui Memorial Medical Center Foundation and the Pediatrics Department is a natural fit.” KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
For its Kiwanis One Day Project, the Kiwanis Club of Pearl Harbor assisted with the YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day at the Bishop Museum. Club members and members from their Service Leadership Program assisted the children with crafts and games.
Division 22 welcomed Governor Pete Edwards and First Lady Jeannette for their official visit. The Governor met with all Kiwanis clubs in Division 22 as well as many of the sponsored youth. On Oahu, the official visit included a service project onboard the USS Missouri where the Governor and other Kiwanians made book marks from the original teak decking on the Mighty Mo. 12
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Participating in the Special Olympics Spring Regional Games as “professional cookie baggers” were members of the Kiwanis Club of Arroyo Grande Valley. Other members helped fill lunch boxes and prepared them for distribution to all Special Olympic entrants. The Kiwanis Club of Greater Pismo Beach also assisted by barbecuing all the hamburgers that were added to the lunches. What great teamwork by everyone!
At the 24 schools in the Anaheim area, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim presents BUG awards at each school. This year’s total number of certificates passed out was 1,414. That is a lot of volunteer hours and a lot of assemblies to attend.
The Five Cities Christian Women’s Food Pantry was thankful for the Kiwanis Club of Arroyo Grande Valley’s monthly donation of baby food and socks from its “Sock it to Me” drive.
DIVISION 30
For those members in Division 30, giving out Bring Up Grades “BUG” awards is something quite important and two clubs in the division have been doing it for quite some time. The Kiwanis Club of La Habra holds two spaghetti dinners each school year to pass out BUG and other awards. They recently held their spring dinner with the help of other division Kiwanis members as well as Key Club and Circle K members.
Students weren’t the only ones receiving awards. Recently, Ken Crandall received special recognition for one of three Kiwanis members that read to students at Betsy Ross School. Fellow member Frank Garcia received the Orange County Hispanic Chamber Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations and well deserved.
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Kiwanis Moment . . . I became a Kiwanian back in the late 70s soon after I joined the Circle K Club at Cypress College. It was a very active club but because we were so involved with our sponsoring Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim, I found out right away what it was like to be a Kiwanian.
Every event I participate in, whether it be taking children on a back to school shopping trip, participate in a Circle or Key Club event, feed the Rose Float decorators, flipping pancakes at the 4th of July Pancake Breakfast reminds me of what it’s like to be a Kiwanian.
Don Hull Kiwanis Club of Brea
Club members from the Kiwanis Club of Placentia as well as members of the Key Club of El Dorado, Aktion Club of North Orange County and California State University, Fullerton Circle K braved the cold and wind to cook and serve pancakes for volunteers for the annual Love Placentia Day.
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A month later the club celebrated its fifth anniversary of its charter with a special breakfast that was attended by current and charter members, members from other Kiwanis clubs and friends in the community. The club’s newest member, Jim Kissinger, was inducted at the meeting. He is a father of an Aktion Club charter member and has been present at many of the Kiwanis Club’s service projects. Welcome to Kiwanis, Jim! Members from the Kiwanis Club of La Mirada, Key Club members from Division 30 North and California State University, Fullerton Circle K members came together to begin prepping a Reading Oasis room at Foster Road Elementary. Members sorted books, labeled books and attempted to put them on bookshelves by age and fiction vs. non-fiction. There will be another day of service to add wall decor and window coverings before the grand opening in August. When the days get longer, it usually means it is time for summer concerts in the park. Both the Kiwanis Club of Greater Whittier and the Kiwanis Club of Cypress sell food at their respective parks each week during the summer. Both clubs appreciate the help from Key Club and Circle K members in cooking and serving.
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DIVISION 31
This past spring, the Kiwanis Club of Alpine and the Alpine Kiwanis Foundation held its 2nd annual Soap Box Derby local race. Kids competed in two different categories - Stock and Super Stock with the winner of the Stock category garnering a free pass to participate in the All American Soap Box Derby National Championship Races in Akron, OH. The Soap Box Derby is a service project aimed at introducing kids to gravity racing using S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). This race takes months of planning by Alpine members as well as members from the Kiwanis Club of La Mesa and the Kiwanis Club of El Cajon Valley.
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Fletcher Hills and other Division 31 clubs took to the streets of East San Diego County to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House at Rady Children’s Hospital. During the early morning commute time (6:30-9:30am), club members dressed in bright yellow t-shirts, many with red and white ringed long socks, and stood at busy intersections with a red shoe in hand collecting donations from cars stopped for red lights. All the money collected goes to provide a home away from home for a family with a child in medical crisis.
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DIVISION 31 (con’t.)
The Kiwanis Club of East San Diego County and the Builders Club at Montgomery Middle School held its second annual Spring Fling Bingo luncheon for area seniors. More than 55 seniors attended and enjoyed food brought by club member and five rousing games of bingo with prizes.
DIVISION 32
in the Healdsburg Tribune. Just the advertising sales raised $4,000 for the club.
On Palm Sunday, the Kiwanis Club of Healdsburg held its 61st Annual Pancake Breakfast and served more than 400 hungry people. Committee and club members mixed, cooked and served in three shifts. Pitching in to help were Key Club members and Boy Scout Troop 21. In addition to ticket sales, advertising is a major source of income for the event. Members solicited advertising from local businesses to be included in a two page spread
As part of the ongoing clean-up and restoration of the historic, non-endowed section of Oak Mound Cemetery, the Kiwanis Club of Healdsburg has volunteered to take on the ongoing maintenance of a portion of the historic section. In April, a hardy crew of Kiwanians spent the morning grass and weed wacking, raking, and performing other necessary maintenance.
Kiwanis Moment . . .
My Kiwanis moment happened at Shop With a Cop for children selected by the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center on Maui. As they left for home, one child declared to his parent, “This is the best Christmas ever!”
Richard Minatoya Kiwanis Club of Kahului
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DIVISION 32 (con’t.)
A few weeks later, club members ran the food booth at the Future Farmers of America (FFA) County Fair. Members shopped, setup, cooked, ran food between cooks and cashier, sold food and cleaned up over the three day event. Estimated net proceeds from the FFA Fair Food trailer is more than $10,000.
DIVISION 35
The Kiwanis Club of Arcadia Young Professionals is only two years old. For their signature project, they designed a Book & Bike Safety Fair immediately as schools let out for summer break. The Young Professionals along with Division 35 West Key Club members passed out 1,000 brand new books and 100 safety helmets to children from infancy to junior high. Any child was welcome to receive a free book, which promoted child literacy and encourage kids to read during the summer. Vouchers for the helmets were distributed by the Foothill Unity Center to families that are homeless or with low income. The purpose of the helmets is to prevent pediatric trauma and keep kids safe. KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
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Kiwanis Moment . . .
I had been a member of my club for about a year when I became Club President. I had heard stories of members having a Kiwanis moment. I was quite frankly envious and looking forward to when one might happen for me. It’s a lot like love, you can’t force it, will it, or make it happen. It will happen all by itself and on its own.
I was presiding over our club’s signature program at the time, Operation Hero. Once a quarter we would invite a soldier who was wounded in battle and in the throes of recovery to be the guest speaker at our club. They could talk to us about whatever they wanted, share as much or as little as they wanted about their service, the event that caused them injury and the extent of those injuries. At the end of the program we would present them with a $500 check just for being our guest and a very small token thanking them for their service.
This is when I have my first Kiwanis moment. I presented our soldier with his check, we shook hands, and then we embraced and we continued to embrace one another as he would not let go of me. His embrace melted me.
This man put his life on the line for us and didn’t ask for anything in return. We gave him a small amount of money and he gave me purpose!
Timothy Cunning Kiwanis Club of Hidden Valley, Escondido
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DIVISION 36
Russ Huston has been a member of the Kiwanis Club of Redlands-Noon for more than 30 years. He is the recipient of the Roy Coble Service to Youth Award, presented by the Board of the YMCA of the East Valley. He has tirelessly given back to his community at the Redlands Bicycle Classic Pancake Breakfast and coordinating the barricades and run marshalls for the Run Through Redlands each spring.
DIVISION 38
Runners and walkers of all ages lined up for the 3rd Annual 5Klicks to Home 5K run/walk. Three years ago, Stacy Bryant, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Palmdale West, presented a service project to the Board of Directors. Stacy wanted to support a group of local high school students, incorporated under the name OATH (Operation All The Way Home), in their quest to raise $500,000 to build an accessible home for a soldier injured in Afghanistan when the tank he was driving hit an IED, trapping him inside for more than an hour as it burned. The club approved the service project and Kiwanis members, along with members from their sponsored Key Clubs conducted the race as a service to OATH, the recipient of all the proceeds.
The first two years of the project resulted in a donation to OATH of more than $7,000. The students succeeded in raising the half million dollars needed to build the home. With OATH dissolving, the 2017 5Klicks committee found a new recipient for the proceeds - endowing a scholarship at Antelope Valley College. Expected to take 3-4 years to raise the minimum $10,000 to establish the scholarship, but with the proceeds from this year’s race and receiving some of the funds from OATH’s dissolution, it appears the scholarship process may be finalized this year.
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DIVISION 44 On May 17th, the Kiwanis Club of Citrus Heights hosted the Annual Division 44 Prayer Breakfast. During the breakfast, prayers were offered for our government, our role in the world, the State of California and the Sacramento region. All of the proceeds were donated to Compassion Planet, an organization that serves young people who have aged out of the Foster Kids Program. The Kiwanis Club of Rancho Murieta is pleased to sponsor Boy Scout Troop 633 and all its projects. The club supported Life Scout Aaron Correia and Aiden Prouty with their Eagle Scout Service Projects. Several Boy Scouts from Troop 633 retired worn and tattered U.S. flags on Memorial Day. This was the 13th annual flag retirement ceremony conducted by the troop. As each flag was shown and retired, a Scout narrator explained the symbolism of the flag and the importance of the armed forces. In the spring, club members from Rancho Murieta hosted an Easter Egg hunt and family picnic at nine different locations. Thanks go out to the Girl Scouts and the Cosumnes River Elementary School K-Kids for stuffing thousands of plastic eggs. KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
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Kiwanis Moment . . .
Twenty three years ago, just after joining the Kiwanis Club of Poway, I participated in my first service project, preparing and serving breakfast for young cancer patients and their families attending a camp in Balboa Park.
Being the new guy, my job was to load cooked pancakes on paper plates. Toward the end of the morning a little girl, maybe 9 or 10, her head wrapped in a scarf, timidly approached me with her empty plate.
“Could I have a second?” she asked. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been hungry.” Thinking about it all these years later still gives me goose bumps.
Steve Dreyer Kiwanis Club of Poway
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A week earlier, the club held a fun day of fishing for kids in the Rancho Murieta area. A total of 148 kids participated and received a free picnic and the opportunity to catch fish. With the addition of the Key Club of Rancho Murieta, the Kid’s Fishing Day turned out to be a Kiwanis One Day Project. KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
The Kiwanis Club of Beaumont has been working with Junior All American Youth Football to purchase safety equipment for the football program. The club voted to give the program $2,000 out of their funds, then applied for a Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation grant to match funds out of the Pediatric Trauma Prevention Program. At a recent club meeting, a check for $4,000 was presented to the Junior All American Youth Football Program (thanks to the club and the Foundation). The money received will go towards the purchase of football shoulder pads and helmets for the upcoming season and many seasons thereafter. Last season, approximately 176 kids ranging in ages from 7-14 participated in the program, not counting the recently added flag football (ages 4-7) participants as well as the cheer program participants. 20
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Learning More than Bike Skills Kiwanis Club of Alameda hosts a Bike Rodeo for nearly 400 guests.
The Kiwanis Club of Alameda's first Bike Festival and Rodeo was a success - to say the least. With nearly 400 guests in attendance from 20 schools within the community, the Alameda club provided families with the skills and tools for prevention of pediatric trauma. In cooperation with community groups such as Safe Routes to School and Safe Kids, and with a Pediatric Trauma Prevention grant from the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation, the Alameda club trained 71 children and their families on bike safety and equipment handling, and provided 75 helmets, 103 safety vests, 75 bicycle bells, and 150 lights to the children and their families who attended the event. Alameda's goal was to encourage and promote safe biking through education and providing protective gear, and because of this the children and families in the community of Alameda are better prepared to practice their safety skills while using their safety equipment.
It was a cool June evening at Dee Fee Field at Glover Stadium in Anaheim, California just a few miles from Disneyland. The field was in excellent condition and it was a perfect evening for an historic baseball game. It was the 50th Anniversary of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim’s Orange County High School Seniors All-Star Game sponsored by Mrs. Gene Autry, original owner of the Angels. Kiwanis and Key Club members were gloved up in the snack bar ready to serve tacos and nachos from Kiwanian Frank Garcia’s La Casa Garcia Restaurant in Anaheim. Kiwanians spread throughout the park selling programs, opportunity tickets and welcoming the spectators. Club President Ed Rairie, professional football referee and baseball umpire, was in uniform and ready to help call the game.
Kiwanis + 50 Years of America’s Pastime = Scholarships for High School Seniors
Baseball Committee Chair Will Cornell related how a lot of people put in hundreds of volunteer hours to make the program work for Kiwanis, the schools, the players and their families. The most rewarding part was the way the players from different schools came together under the guidance of six coaches to form two cohesive units to play an exciting and entertaining match. Each of the past North-South games has seen the cream of Orange County’s baseball players display their collective talents. Joe Dale, Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim’s Historian, produced a book that lists all 137 players who played in the game and eventually played in the Major Leagues. The list includes World Series Game 7 starting pitchers - Jared Wright in 1997 and Kyle Hendricks in 2016. Major League Hall of Fame inductees Gary Carter in 2003 and Bert Blylevin in 2011 are also included. The South defeated the North 8-4. At the end of the game, the Kiwanis award and trophy for Most Valuable Player went to Mater Dei’s outfielder Mike Peabody who got three hits, drove in two runs and stole a base. The South team’s center fielder Michael Fonseca from Century High won the Mr. Hustle trophy for making a running catch and throwing out a runner trying to tag up and score for an inning ending double play in the fifth. Over the years, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim has awarded over half a million dollars in scholarships to graduating seniors who live or go to school in Anaheim. The field is dark now but the 51st game will be here before you know it and with it more scholarships for deserving high school seniors. KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
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Cal-Nev-Ha’s CALL TO ACTION
D C O N 2 0 1 7
GOVERNOR-ELECT JONI ACKERMAN District Convention (DCON) Education is greatly expanded for 2017 DCON, with practical application workshops on critical topics. Clubs need this Kiwanis education in order to survive and thrive. You have more choices for seminars and workshops this year. Classes are designed with new content and to be interactive. We have full convention WiFi, for the first time, and social media courses will go live with actual demonstrations. Members and clubs who want to create their own Facebook page should bring their computers to be assisted at convention.
Seminar topics include: club management (incl. Joan Wilson from Kiwanis International), how to create and maintain members and develop club leaders, how to use social media, create newsletters and handle publicity and marketing, ask questions of SLP administrators, training for SLP advisors, Hawaiian dance and culture (for 2018 DCON in Hawaii), the First Dude’s Program on Aktion Club, and many others are designed to be instructional but member interactive. The 2017-18 Action Team of Lieutenant Governors are preparing for their upcoming year and the district’s CALL TO ACTION. We are dedicated to serving our members and clubs and to supporting our Student Leadership Programs (known as Service Leadership Programs or SLPs).
Club Presidents CALL TO ACTION: YOU and I will meet on Friday at convention for a two hour session on how to improve your club’s membership, how to publicize your club and promote club visibility in your community and how you can create fun meetings that will attract more attendance and more members.
Thanks for your continued service to the children of the world, and see you at DCON! Joni Ackerman CNH Governor-elect 2016-17
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Why Attend the District Convention . .
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The Cal-Nev-Ha Kiwanis District Convention gives you the opportunity to network with other members from across California, Nevada and Hawaii. In addition, you can learn growth strategies, leadership skills and enjoy social events. This three day event is packed full of great educational opportunities with some live demonstrations and interactive events. How well does your club promote itself? Well there is a seminar trak that can help you market your club internally and externally -- maybe even how to set up a Facebook page. Bring your computers to get up and running. Other seminars include club management, leadership, working with our youth (SLP) and much more. And don’t forget to visit the exhibitor booths; and sort crayons at the Foundation Booth.
2017 Kiwanis District Convention
Nugget Casino Resort, Reno/Sparks, NV August 3 - 6, 2017
Tentative Agenda
Thursday, August 3, 2017 7:00 a.m. - 12:00p.m. 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Kiwanis Golf Tournament (Wildcreek Golf Course) Club Leadership Training (CLE) Make-up Session Virginia City Tour Registration, Credentials, District Sales & Exhibit Booths Open 2016-2017 Kiwanis District Board of Trustees Meeting 2017-2018 Kiwanis District Board of Trustees Meeting Opening General Session Governor’s Team Dinner (by invitation only) Evening Free for Team or Division Dinners
Friday, August 4, 2017 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Interfaith Breakfast Registration, Credentials, District Sales & Exhibit Booths Open Educational Workshops and Seminars (see grid on next page) Awards Luncheon Educational Workshops and Seminars (see grid on next page) Second General Session Evening Free for Team or Division Dinners
Saturday, August 5, 2017
6:45 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Foundation Honors Breakfast Registration and Credentials Open District Sales & Exhibit Booths Open Educational Workshops and Seminars (see grid on page 27) Inter-Club Luncheon House of Delegates & Third General Session No Host Social Installation Dinner Fourth General Session & Installation of Officers and Lt. Governors
Sunday, August 6, 2017
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Rose Float Inter-Club Breakfast SLP District Administrators Meeting
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Kiwanis Golf Tournament at Wildcreek Golf Course -- Thursday, August 3rd
Registration/Credentials: 8:00 AM Morning Seminars: 8:30 AM ± 11:45 AM Awards Luncheon: Noon ± 1:30 PM Afternoon Seminars: 1:45 PM ± 3:45 PM 2nd General Session: 4:00 PM ± 5:15 PM
2017 KIWANIS CAL-NEV-HA DISTRICT CONVENTION Nugget Casino Resort ± Reno/Sparks, NV
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2017 Room Info. 8:30 AM ² 9:25 AM Ponderosa A Capacity 120
9:40 AM ² 10:35 AM
CLUB SERVICE PROJECTS & FUNDRAISING ROUNDTABLE Dan Germain, Guy Blair, Carole Farris, Bob Isaacs & Ann Isaacs, Roundtable Managers
Bonanza A
CLUB LEADERSHIP TRAK
Capacity 120
Pavilion C Capacity 150
Pavilion E Capacity 200
Capacity 50
Genoa Capacity 50
MARKETING THAT STICKS
.,:$1,6 &+,/'5(1·6 )81'
Rae Whitby-Brummer
CIRCLE K MENTOR PROJECT
Margo Dutton/Jennifer Chaves, Co TRAK Managers
CLUB GROWTH & MEMBERSHIP TRAK Roy Talley, TRAK Manager Speakers: Rocci Barsotti, Tim Cunning, Rich Fuller Topics: Building Your Club Membership Team, Keeping Members Content and Growth Through Service Projects
CLUB SECRETARY TRAINING Navigating through KiwanisOne Trina Krider & Joan Wilson
CONVENTION FIRST TIMER Bob & Ann Isaacs
2016-17 CLUB PRESIDENTS Governor Pete Edwards
FIRST DUDE·S PROJECT ² AKTION CLUB First Dude Greg Ronkainen
2016 -17 LT. GOVERNORS Governor Pete Edwards
KIWANIS YOUTH PROTECTION GUIDELINES
Herman Platzke
Governor-elect Joni Ackerman
ASK JOAN Secretary Q & A Joan Wilson & Mark McDonald
WHY LEADERS AND MEMBERS ARE LEAVING YOUR CLUB Dave Schmitt
Alpine
2:50 PM ² 3:45 PM
CNH FOUNDATION TRAK
Capacity 100
Capacity 150
1:45 PM ² 2:40 PM
2017-18 CLUB PRESIDENTS
Gary Jander, TRAK Manager
Pavilion A
Pavilion B
10:50 AM ² 11:45 AM
SLP ADVISOR TRAINING Carole Farris
Robert Larsen
2017-18 LT. GOVERNORS
Governor-elect Joni Ackerman
Camille Goulet
CIRCLE K PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE OPENING SESSION
CLUB NEWSLETTERS Anna Wu
Camille Goulet
CLUB TREASURER TRAINING District Treasurer Robert Davis
EYE OF THE TIGER Alan Guire
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR EVERYONE Productive Communication for the New Era of Technology KIWIN¶S Governor Mikayla Bisson, Key Club Governor Angelica Garcia and Shirley Nakawatase
FORMING A CLUB FOUNDATION
SO YOU WANT TO BE A LT. GOV./DISTRICT TRUSTEE
KIWANIS RISK MANAGEMENT
KIWANIS PARTNERS
Attorney Pat Liddell
Robert Kolstad
Mark McDonald & Pat Liddell
Mike Fields
Virginia City Tour
Virginia City Tour $25 per person
tour the historic town of Virginia City -- Thursday, August 3rd
Go back in time for a leisurely stroll through Nevada’s most historic mining town. Virginia City offers an interactive learning experience for all. Guests can walk along authentic board sidewalks, view historic churches, scores of 19th century homes, or visit Old West saloons, shops, museums and restaurants. Bus will depart at 9:30 am and return at 2:00 pm. Lunch is on your own. Other attractions available for an additional admission fee are: • Train Rides to Historic Gold Hill • Trolley Tours
2017 KIWANIS CAL-NEV-HA DISTRICT CONVENTION Nugget Casino Resort ± Reno/Sparks, NV
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2017 Room Info. 8:30 AM ² 9:25 AM Ponderosa A Capacity 120 Bonanza A Capacity 120
Pavilion A Capacity 100
Pavilion B Capacity 150
Pavilion C Capacity 150
Pavilion E Capacity 200
Alpine Capacity 50
Genoa Capacity 50
9:40 AM ² 10:35 AM
10:50 AM ² 11:45 AM
Registration/Credentials: 8:00 AM Morning Seminars: 8:30 AM ± 11:45 AM Interclub Luncheon: Noon ± 1:30 PM 3rd General Session: 2:30 PM ± 5:00 PM Installation Dinner: 6:00 PM ± 9:00 PM
CLUB SERVICE PROJECTS & FUNDRAISING ROUNDTABLE Dan Germain, Guy Blair, Carole Farris, Bob & Ann Isaacs, Roundtable Managers
CLUB LEADERSHIP TRAK Gary Jander, TRAK Manager
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
CNH FOUNDATION TRAK
Rose Ballroom
Margo Dutton/Jennifer Chaves, Co TRAK Managers
CLUB GROWTH & MEMBERSHIP TRAK
Roy Talley, TRAK Manager Ann Isaacs, Tony Molino, Patti Barsotti Topics: Making New Members Feel Welcome, Special Guest Program and other membership promotions and Sharing Ideas on Growing your Club
3rd General Session
2:30 PM ± 5:00 PM
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CLUB MANAGEMENT & OPERATION TRAK Gary Gray, TRAK Manager
CLUB MARKETING, COMMUNICATION & SOCIAL MEDIA TRAK Rita Germain TRAK Manager Shirley Nakawatase, Brian Hargrave, Anna Wu, Victor Sanchez Topics: Social Media Marketing, Branding Your Club on Social Media, Making Your Club Stand Out on Social Media, How to Make an Event Flyer, Writing a Press Release, Hands-On Twitter and Instagram
SLP TRAK Tim Cunning, TRAK Manager Geoff Tobias, Howard Jackson, Jeff Ott, Doug Gin, Carole Farris, Camille Goulet, Donna Jander Topics: SLP Expectations, Meet the SLP Administrators, Key Leader
FUN TRAK
Kris Ross and Mark Ross, TRAK Manager Hawaiian Lei Making, Hula Dancing
INSTALLATION DINNER 4th General Session Rose Ballroom Social -6:00 PM Dinner :7:00 PM ± 9:00 PM
KNOW Before You Go!
Check-out these Foundation sponsored activities and events planned for District Convention
HONORS
BREAKFAST
Join us at this year's Honors Breakfast* as we welcome Keynote Speaker Alyssa Yocom. Alyssa, a former Key Club District Governor and the 2013 recipient of the Foundation's Loretta BarksdaleMcElwain scholarship, is a recent Cum Laude grad with a B.S. in Finance and Economics with Honors from the University of Nevada. Learn more about Alyssa's story as she shares how the CNH Foundation has helped transform her life.
SERVICE
PROJECT
We have an exciting service project happening at District Convention this year – a crayon collection drive benefiting pediatric patients! Bring your used, broken, and ignored crayons to the Foundation booth, located outside the Pavilion A room in the West Tower Foyer, and help us sort crayons by color. Following convention, the sorted crayons will be donated to the non-profit organization The Crayon Initiative, which takes unwanted crayons and remanufactures them into new ones and then donates them to children’s hospitals.
SERVICE FAIR AND GRANT HOW-TO Ever wonder what it takes to receive a grant from the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation? Then join us during the CNH Foundation Trak in Pavilion A to learn what type of projects qualify for a grant and how to apply for funds. We'll have grant recipients on-hand to showcase their grant funded projects and Foundation representatives available to answer your questions and walk you through the grant application process. * The Foundation Honors Breakfast is open to all Kiwanains and their guests. For more info and to register, visit http://www.cnhkiwanis.org/Page/28195.
Dream Catchers
Meet Flora and Carly, 2016 scholarship recipients whose dreams of continuing their education became a reality - thanks to Kiwanis!
Flora Ky "This scholarship will open up many opportunities for me in the business industry... pursuing a career that I love." Flora Ky is a student at Seattle University pursuing her degree in marketing at the Albers School of Business and Economics. Originally from Hawaii, Flora's financial concerns grew due to the rise in tuition costs, but with the help of her scholarship from the Kiwanis Cal-NevHa Foundation, the financial burden has lessened, allowing her to successfully follow her dreams in pursuing a career in marketing.
Carly Miller "This scholarship allowed me to create this path for myself, focus on finding what I am truly passionate about, and adjust to college life..." Never someone to go through life without a plan, Carly put herself on a strict path to medical school. A student at UC Berkeley, Carly takes great comfort in knowing she will be able to accomplish her dreams of helping others by pursuing her degree in Public Health with a minor in Global Poverty & Practice, with the help of her scholarship from the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation.
Keeping Up With Tradition
Together, the mayor of Pasadena, Terry E. Torneck, the Pasadena club, and more than 110 students, parents, educators, and other city officials joined together to share the honoring of each student.
Last spring, the Kiwanis Club of Pasadena held their annual Student Honor Awards Luncheon recognizing students within their community who have shown scholastic integrity, positive citizenship and sportsmanship, athletic ability, and community service.
From scholarships and cash awards to honoring students with Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation's Hope of America award, these students were honored because of their abilities to achieve greatness regardless of their family background. Pictured below are two of this year's Hope of America
This long-standing tradition has grown since
recipients.
it began in the 1920s and has served as a platform to both inspire and recognize the achievements of students within their communities of all ages - from elementary school to college.
HONORING STUDENTS WHO DEFINE EXCELLENCE WITH THE HOPE OF AMERICA AWARD.
Our Service Leadership
Programs At Work
K-KIDS
Our Kiwanis family continues to do great service, while at the same time having some fun!
The K-Kids at Cosumnes River Elementary School, in Sacramento County, have an ongoing service project each year - collecting recycled cans and bottles from containers located throughout the school. Last year, the club raised $700 which was used for new books in the school library. This year’s total was close to $1,200! Club members decided a portion of the money was to be used for seeds and plantings around the school grounds. Home Depot heard about their project and donated the seeds and plants. So, the funds will be going to purchase an Ozobot classroom kit for the computer lab. In addition to their ongoing service project, the K-Kids spearheaded the 2017 Pennies for Patients campaign at the school. After all the pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters were collected, the total raised for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was $1,073.27. The K-Kids students at Dulles Elementary, in La Mirada, were very busy at the end of the school year by collecting socks for the homeless, creating posters to encourage students during testing week and implementing a “Buddy Bench” for the upper grades. The “Buddy Bench” is a place where student leaders can keep an eye on the bench for a fellow student that doesn’t have anybody to play with at lunch or recess. K-Kids members will then go over to the student and invite them to play or just sit and talk. If your club sponsors a K-Kids club, send in an article on what they have been doing so we can feature them in an upcoming magazine. KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
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KIWIN’S The Palos Verdes Peninsula High School KIWIN’S Club raised funds to help replenish supplies at the Torrance Center Food Bank. Thanks to Joan Davidson for supporting this KIWIN’S effort every spring and fall. Key Club Although school is out, Key Club members from across the district are still serving and assisting Kiwanis Clubs with service projects. The summer is a time for Key Club members to plan for the new school year and socialize with fellow members in their area. Key Club Lieutenant Governors throughout Cal-Nev-Ha have been holding Division Council Meetings where students and clubs are recognized for their achievements and often times service projects are conducted as well. If you haven’t chaperoned a Key Club event, make a point to attend one and see our high school students in action. The Region 18 Key Clubs held their annual Hawaii Convention (HCON) in April on the island of Oahu. Key Club members form Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii Island converged for a weekend of team building, leadership training, community service and member recognition.
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BUILDERS CLUB Members of the Montgomery Middle School Builders Club enjoyed interacting with senior citizens and members of the Kiwanis Club of East San Diego County as they helped with the Spring Fling Bingo luncheon.
Circle K To show their appreciation for all the help Circle K has given them, the Kiwanis Clubs of Placentia and La Mirada cooked and provided a pancake breakfast to the Circle K members attending their annual Spring Training Conference held at Cal State University, Fullerton. More than 300 club officers and new members got up early to arrive at Cal State Fullerton for a day of leadership, fellowship and service. Kiwanians from Brea, Cypress, Greater Anaheim and Fullerton also participated in the event by cooking, serving and assisting the guests. KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
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Aktion Club The Aktion Club, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Hermosa Beach, made decorated coffee cups that were given out on Father’s Day. In May, Aktion club members cleaned up weeds and planted crops at a local school. In July, club members will be helping with a picnic for kids from their sister city Loreto, Mexico. About 40 special needs adults enjoyed the experience of camping thanks to the Aktion Club of Abraxas, which is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Poway. Highlights of the Lake Poway event included camp food (including s’mores), fishing lessons, campfire games and singing. Joining the Aktion Club of Abraxas were members of the Aktion Club of North County. The idea was brought to Barbara Van Heyningen, Kiwanian and Aktion Club Advisor by a bus driver for the Poway Unified School District. Bus driver Frank Kenny said, “I had been talking to the kids and so many of them had never been camping or fishing. Wouldn’t it be cool if they could?” Due to many of the special needs participants being on medications or on the autism spectrum it was decided to hold a “mock campout” as overnight camping would prevent many people from being able to participate. A total of 44 special needs participants, as well as 83 family members came to the event and the participants were treated to hats donated by the San Diego Padres. KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
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A Letter from Ukraine
Keith Rickey, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim, has been corresponding with Lora Pavlenko from a Kiwanis Club in the Ukraine. Here is Lora’s recent letter to Keith:
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Why Your Best Leaders & Volunteers Leave Your Kiwanis Club Adapted from an article by Stephen Brewster - Church Leaders website - May 19, 2017
It hurts when people leave our clubs. We lose hands of service for our local communities. However, it has been said that people don’t quit clubs, they quit people.
There are a million reasons why, over time, we can lose talented volunteers or club leaders. Sometimes it’s circumstantial. Some move away, some change jobs. Other times, it’s just a natural pattern of growth and development. But not always, and probably not often.
In reviewing a recent article in Forbes magazine on why top talent leaves business, here are some trends that tend to surface as common reasons people become disenfranchised and move on. As these apply to other organizations and business, they can also apply to our Kiwanis clubs. We Stop Leading With Vision - Vision matters. It creates momentum and excitement. When we lead with vision and with “why,” we’re doing something that makes people move from renters to owners. Vision births passion.
We Don’t Allow People to Unleash Their Passions and Talents. It’s vital to keep people engaged; give them a job and align to their passions and talents with opportunities. When people are passionate about something, they not only want to do it . . . they have to do it. When we miss the chance to align passion and purpose, we fail our best people. We Control Rather Than Trust. Great people want to be trusted. They won’t be capable of
sticking around if they feel they need to be micro-managed. Will they mess up? Yes. Will they do things different than we think they should? Probably. But growth -for them and for our clubs -requires sharing not just the responsibility but also the authority. This creates leaders that will learn from you and your systems and help lead and coach other leaders.
We Lack Creative Engagement. Creative people want to make things better. Our best people want to add value to our organizations. They love to challenge and question. They seek opportunities to engage and innovate. We have to free our best people to soar and do their best work. Too many times, new members of our clubs are hearing “We don’t do it that way” and their ideas are left unheard. Going out the back door is not far away if this attitude continues.
We Don’t Coach - Learners are leaders. We’re all on a journey and all want to get better, smarter and more valuable. Make sure we’re collecting a culture that puts a premium on coaching and learning. Encourage members to attend conferences and conventions as this is where much learning can be accomplished. Make Kiwanis resources available to your members. Assign a mentor or coach for every new member that joins your club.
We Stop Challenging. We’re responsible to challenge our best people. Challenge them to be their best, do their best and to engage using their skills, intelligence and resource. If people become bored and aren’t given challenges (i.e., a job or a goal), they will go find some place where they can be pushed to be better and can be used. New service projects are a great source of new challenges for your club members.
We Don’t Create Venues for Their Voice. Make sure we’re giving our best people room to have a voice. Have regular brainstorming or dreaming sessions in your club. Leaders can’t make their best decisions if they only have one opinion or one set of data. Our best people have valuable information and opinions to share. This includes new members in our club. If we don’t listen, we’ll miss this important information. A reminder once again . . . you should never use the words “... we have done it that way...” with a new member. This is the quickest way for them to determine to leave the club. Listen to their ideas! And listen often! Take something you LOVE
SHARE it with others
LIVE it today and everyday
We Care More About the Result Than the Person -People Matter. When people feel we care more about their product than we do about their person, we’ll lose them. It’s messy and takes valuable time, but it’s the best investment we can make. Put a premium on people and we won’t have to worry about the product . . . it will take care of itself. Plan regular club socials to get better acquainted with your members. Recognize members for a job well done.
We Never Shared the Love. Never take the credit, always take the responsibility. Sharing the credit and promoting the “team” builds value and trust. When we use people for our agenda, we destroy morale. When things are good, it’s all about the team. When things are off, it’s all about the leader. We Over Promised/Under Delivered. Always over deliver. It helps people feel like they are winning and when we’re on winning streaks we’re much more content and engaged. Listening to new members’ expectations for club membership can help us get wins for them and new wins for our clubs.
We Provided Responsibility, but Not Authority - It never works. If quality people are held to a certain level of responsibility but do not have the necessary authority, they will vanish. People will gladly accept challenges when they feel they are empowered to lead. And this helps our clubs develop new leaders to lead our clubs and district in the future. Summary . . . We don’t have to pay attention to these opportunities. But if we don’t, someone else will and one day we’ll look around and wonder what happenend to our most talented people and why they’re all working together, enjoying life, creating momentum and changing the world in another organization. Let’s invest in our members and their experience in our clubs. This investment and effort will pay by closing our back door and allowing our clubs to grow and do more service “improving the world, one child and one community at a time.” What would you add to this list from your Kiwanis experience?
Dave Schmitt CNH Formula for the Future Team
Year in Review by Herman Platzke, District’s Kiwanis Children’s Fund Chairman
In October 2016, we became the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, new name, same mission. The change was made after an extensive study and review. The new name is more in line with our motto, serving the children of the world and fund implies we are the financial arm for Kiwanis-led projects promoting healthy children, educated children, leadership development and priority children’s issues. Great changes are being made to streamline the grant process and make it better. Additionally, more follow-up on grants, tracking and the impact will be monitored to make the grant process even better in the future. We didn’t have a grant cycle in April for 2016-2017 while working on the changes but we will begin again with the first cycle for 2017-18 coming on October 1, 2017. Grants for our SLP program were still provided for the 2016-17 year along with grants for disasters. The district grant for 2016-17 was 5%. It will increase to 15% for 2017-18, that is 15% of giving to the Kiwanis Children’s Fund from individuals, clubs and other entities for 2016-17. Increasing our giving as little as 6% this year would make our district eligible for a grant of $10,000 next year. How we can use the grant will change with more emphasis on SLP programs and Kiwanis’ four areas of focus: healthy children, educated children, leadership development and priority children’s issues. KIWANIS California-Nevada-Hawaii District -- Summer 2016 - 2017
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Let’s finish the year strong as we transition to a new and improved Kiwanis Children’s Fund. The Kiwanis year does not end until September 30th, so clubs and individuals can still make contributions for the 2016-17 year to the Kiwanis Children’s Fund. As the year ends and we prepare for 2017-18 be an advocate for the Children’s Fund and encourage the new club leadership to budget for the Kiwanis Children’s Fund in 2017-18. #KIDSNEEDKIWANIS Thank you to the clubs and individuals who have made contributions. I would love to see all our clubs in the district contribute to improve the world one child and one community at a time. It is your Children’s Fund, the Kiwanis Children’s Fund. We recognized 17 Lieutenant Governors in 2015-16 for meeting the President’s Challenge and it would be outstanding to recognize more this year. Looking forward to your continued efforts through September 30th. The Eliminate Project is in the fulfillment phase. We have pledged $110 million and paid $67 million. Please continue your efforts to fulfill our pledge to The Eliminate Project and save more than 61 million mothers and their babies. I look forward to sharing the Kiwanis Children’s Fund changes and more with you at the District Convention in Sparks, Nevada.
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ATLAS FLAGS
Kiwanis International Partner
by Michael Fields CNH District Partnership Coordinator
Kiwanians take pride in their communities and their country. So does Atlas Flags. As a partner of Kiwanis International, Atlas Flags gives your club access to pricing and options that make it efficient and affordable for your club to become identified with patriotic celebrations throughout your community.
WHAT IS ATLAS FLAGS?
Atlas Flags gives Kiwanis clubs all over the United States a chance to raise funds while spreading American pride. Thanks to our partnership, Kiwanians get substantial discounts on flags and accessories. Get one-stop access to everything your club needs to launch a program and start generating funds for your community service projects. Plus get important advantages and assurances from Atlas Flags such as:
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WHY IS KIWANIS PARTNERING WITH ATLAS FLAGS? It’s a natural fit: Kiwanians take a lot of pride in serving their communities and their country. With Atlas Flags, your club has access to products that put service and patriotism in one place. Many clubs have found the partnership a way to: • Lease flags to homeowners and businesses on a subscription basis for patriotic holidays • Sell or give away stick flags at festivals, parades and patriotic events • Sell flags and flag kits in the community • Place flags at local cemeteries on Memorial Day and Veterans Day • Commemorate patriotic events with community flag ceremonies
SIGNATURE PROJECTS, SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAMS Kiwanis clubs can show their pride, make a difference and generate funds by selling flag subscriptions through Atlas Flags. In fact, it’s a great way to create a signature project for your club. How does it work? For $30 a year per customer, your Kiwanis club provides and installs the flag or flagpole on the customer’s residential or business property, properly stores it afterward and then arranges for delivery and pick-up for the next holiday. Need assistance installing and storing the flags? Your club could work with local Key Clubs, Boy Scouts or other youth groups, giving them $1 each time a flag is installed for the customer. These groups earn funds for their own group and provide your club with energy and manpower. Your club gets a chance for service and visibility on prominent days from spring to fall: • Memorial Day (last Monday in May) • Flag Day (June 14) • Independence Day (July 4) • Patriot Day (September 11) • Veterans Day (November 11)
POTENTIAL INCOME FROM SELLING SUBSCRIPTION $6 AVERAGE SUBSCRIPTION RATE PER HOLIDAY ($30 FOR 5 HOLIDAYS) SUBSCRIPTION 20 40 60 100 200
1 HOLIDAY 2 HOLIDAYS 3 HOLIDAYS 4 HOLIDAYS 120.00 240.00 360.00 480.00 240.00 480.00 720.00 960.00 360.00 720.00 1080.00 1440.00 600.00 1200.00 1800.00 2400.00 1200.00 2400.00 3600.00 4800.00
5 HOLIDAYS 600.00 1200.00 1800.00 3000.00 6000.00
HOW CAN YOUR CLUB GET STARTED WITH ATLAS FLAGS? kiwanis.atlasflags.com
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