KI-Notes
November 2013 Volume 94, Issue 2
Kiwanis Club of Danville Club Officers
2013-2014 •
President: Tom Meadows
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President-Elect: Jim Livingston
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Vice-President: Jerry Conner
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Secretary: Jay Hayes
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Treasurer: Dillon Barnett
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Past President: Melinda Dalton
2013-2014 •
Anthony Cardwell
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Andy Fitch
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Shannon Hair
2014-2015 •
Tommy Pruett
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Chris West
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John Mason
Upcoming Meetings November 7, 2013 Where: Stratford Courtyard Conference Center Dinner: 6:30 P.M. Invocation: Bert Osborne Program: Cara Burton, Executive Director, Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History November 21, 2013 Where: Stratford Courtyard Conference Center Dinner: 6:30 P.M. Invocation: Bob Sutter Program: Tulane Patterson – Project Eliminate
Kiwanis History: Pregnant President Our club has had seven women to serve as President. • Vivian Giles (1996-97) • Janet Laughlin (2000-01) • Janet Holley (2001-02) • Vicki Jenkins (2002-03 and 2006-07) • Loretta Aron (2005-06) • Lorri Sampson (2008-09 and 2011-12) • Melinda Dalton (2012-13). All served the Club well and no, none of them were pregnant during their term of office. Up until 1969 Kiwanis International was on a calendar year so in December 1968 William (Bill) Hess was elected President. However, in 1969 Kiwanis International went to a fiscal year ending in September so Bill only served nine months so he has always been referred to as the “pregnant” President. ~DB
Mark Your Calendar: December Events •
Jamie Arca: Ki-Notes Editor
When: Time: Where: What:
December 5 6:30 P.M. Danville Golf Club Citizen of the Year Award
When: Time: Where: What:
December 12 6:30 P.M. Stratford Courtyard Conference Center Danville Kiwanis Meeting (note this is the second Thursday)
President’s Message I would like to thank each of you who participated last month by bringing food for God’s Storehouse. This month we are looking for items for House of Hope.
Their needs are: • laundry detergent, • plastic forks, knives and spoons • paper plates • coffee • sugar • paper towels.
Also, the deadline for submitting a letter of nomination for the Citizen of the Year Award is November 8th. You can bring it to me at the meeting on the 7th or mail it to PO Box 1701, Danville. VA 24543.
Club Corner “Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.” ~William Shakespeare
November 5-Election Day! Remember to vote! November 11-Veterans Day Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Did You Know? “This year,” Kiwanis International President Gunter Gasser says of 2013–14, “we are building bridges for children to the future. ‘We’ means it will take teamwork. ‘Build’ stands for result-oriented projects. ‘Bridges’ normally provide a safe path over a difficult crossing. ‘Children,’ of course, are our target group. And the ‘future’ means we’re creating projects with concrete solutions and great sustainability.”
Kiwanis International president at a time when the organization initiates a five-year strategic plan along with a global campaign for growth. “I don’t like the idea of children not having a future,” he says. “They need our help, and that help comes from the grassroots level: our clubs. To build bridges for these children, we need clubs with strong, healthy memberships. With more hearts and more hands, we can do more for the children of the world.”
A lieutenant governor in 1993–94 and Austria District governor in 1999–2000, Gunter Gasser is
Read more about Kiwanis International President Gunter Gasser in the October 2013 Kiwanis International Magazine
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