Sept. 2017 | Volume 1 | Issue 3
The Historical Horse
CONTENTS
Issue 3 Sept. 2017
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Letter from the Editor
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History in the Making
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Subregion B Reminiscence Kiwanis Stories
7 Then and Now
Remember When...
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International Annals
This Month in History
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Where are they Now?
Women in Kiwanis
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Partner Parables Flashback Friday 19 Blast from the Past
A message from the Historian
Elizabeth Quinlan Hello Southwest ponies! Universities across the nation have resumed their classes and students across such campuses are once again beginning to engage in club meetings and service projects with their Circle K clubs. Now is a perfect opportunity to look ahead to future service projects while also looking back on the great feats that Circle K has accomplished in the past to get members pumped for this upcoming semester! I am particularly excited for this September issue because it not only warrants an opportunity to look back on clubs and projects from past years but the feats that we have accomplished, including the introduction of women into Kiwanis. I hope that you enjoy reading this special September issue, which includes a timeline of women in Kiwanis and interviews individuals who shaped how Circle K and Kiwanis functions today. Happy reading, Elizabeth Quinlan
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History in the Making:
CNH Professional Development Conference This year, Circle K International announced its new signature project, the WASH Project, or Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Project as its service project for the year. The WASH Project is part of CKI’s goal to provide people access to safe drinking water in other countries. “WASH aims to provide education, awareness and funding to supply clean drinking water and sanitation education to schools and children in underdeveloped regions,” CKI wrote on its website. The project is partnered with UNICEF and will be implemented for five years, according to CKI’s website. “Nearly 1,000 children die every day due to a lack of safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene,” said a video on its website. WASH’s focus will be in Haiti to combat the 4 million people exposed to unsafe drinking water and preventing the death of children caused by unsafe water and sanitation. The anchor programs for this project include Trick or Treat for UNICEF and March Water Madness. This past July, the international board met across virtual platforms to learn more about WASH and plan the execution of WASH. CKI already has resources on its website, including fundraising ideas, a brochure and PowerPoint template for presentations about WASH. Past CKI initiatives include, “Focusing on the Future: Children” and “Saving Lives – The Six Cents Initiative,” both of which focused on sanitizing drinking water for youths across the world and partnered with UNICEF.
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JCI Summit on Peace
The first Junior Chamber International (JCI) summit on peace is happening Sept. 6 to 8, 2017 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
According to One Young World’s website, “The International Summit on Peace will provide a platform for active citizens and global experts to join in building a common vision to create an everlasting world peace.” This year will be the first time that JCI holds an international summit on peace as part of its Peace is Possible campaign. The summit on peace has interactive workshops, panel discussions and keynotes led by like-minded individuals and organizations from around the world. Young World one wrote that the summit’s goals are to facilitate conversations between peace makers, commit to a shared vision of peace and collaborating with individuals from across the world to support the dialogue of peace. The event is being held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, dubbed “the city of unity” by JCI.
Subregion B Reminiscence Rocky Mountain District Fall Retreat Last year, from Nov. 7 to 12, 2016, the Cal Nev Ha district attended its Circle K Service Unity Week. The week included daily posts on social media that encouraged participation from members using the hashtag #serviceunityweek16, postings about the district’s service initiative about environmental conversation, raffles for participating members and a service unity day on the last day of the service project. Throughout the week, CKI members participated in answering and posting pictures as answers to questions posted by Steffanie Tran, executive assistant for the CNH district service committee. Posts on the CNH Circle K Service Unity Week Facebook page included a webinar, fun facts about CKI and the CNH district and asking the question, “What’s your favorite way to serve?” On the final day of Service Unity Week, CNH had its first Service Unity Day. Clubs across CNH participated in a service project related to the International Service Initiative, “Focusing on the Future: Children.” The weeklong project ended with plentiful posts about the service clubs did across the district, including University of California, San Diego’s club making dolls to donate to local hospitals.
Kiwanis Stories Southwest Kiwanians held their 98th Annual Southwest District Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico from August 5 to 7, 2016. Executive Director Rose Ann Dodson received distinguished awards from Southwest District Foundation, Michael Iafrato was elected as Governor of the Southwest District and Ed Verburg was elected as Governor-Elect. Kiwanis DCON
The San Pedro Division celebrated its officer training conference past September with members of the Black Canyon, Petroglyph and Sandia Mountain divisions. Southwest District made a video of the event including members making necklaces for Beads of Courage and enjoyed a peaceful lunch outside. San Pedro officer training
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Then
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Non-slip socks Non-slip socks have been a popular service project for branches of Kiwanis for many years. Volunteers participate by buying socks and using puffy paint to create patterns on the socks that will prevent children and the elderly alike from slipping on hospital floors. According to the Key Club website, “Hospital floors can be very slippery, which can lead to injuries when children who are stuck in the hospital want to play.� Although the origin of this service project is unknown, it is popular among CKI members for its lasting impact within hospitals.
Remember When... Where the wild things are Each year, members of the southwest district CKI travel to Vanderwagen, New Mexico to participate in Fall Rally. Fall Rally provides CKI members an opportunity to travel from across our district, including New Mexico and Arizona to come together for one weekend full of service. The event, which was from Oct. 14 to 16, 2016 at Kamp Kiwanis, attracted club members from NAU, ASU, UofA, GCU and UNM were in attendance. The theme, where the Wild things Are, exemplified our passion for service and love to participate in the beautification of Kamp Kiwanis.
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Where are they Now? Susan McClernon
The first female international president of Circle K International, Susan McClernon, will soon be celebrating her 100th anniversary within the Kiwanis club of Friendly Duluth. It began when McClernon and her friend’s sister invited them to a Circle K meeting at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. What followed was McClernon’s election to become governor at her first District Convention then district governor until she finally became international president her last year of college. After McClernon became international president, “I was interviewed right away” and even went to the Whitehouse and participated in multiple telethons, one with comedian Jerry Lewis. However, McClernon said that during her term she focused more on female leadership on boards and the mentoring aspect of Kiwanis. “Never forget how powerful mentors in Kiwanis are for professional growth,” McClernon said. McClernon became international president in the first place because of support from Cecilia Burke, Ken Burke and Larry Rittgarn, supporters of
opportunities for females within Kiwanis. Because of “The support I got financially, mentally and scholastically” and her leadership opportunities, “My life has changed forever,” McClernon said. McClernon said that it was important to “Stir the pot” and get women more involved, since it was only a matter of time until women were allowed to enter.
It is really important that we have commitment to youth groups Since the growth and expansion that Circle K has experienced since McClernon was in office, she said that Circle K really hasn’t changed.
“It is really important that we have a commitment to youth groups,” McClernon said, and that Kiwanis has contributed to that promise. When Kiwanis and its K-family interact, more gets accomplished and members are able to accomplish more professionally and grow as a leader in the process. McClernon now dedicates her time to the Friendly Duluth Kiwanis club and helps in raising recruitment and retention rates for her club and Kiwanis as a whole.
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Kiwanis international is founded
WOMEN IN
The Standard form for club bylaws contains restrictions on women
Circle K changes from a fraternity to a service organization
Delegates at ICON vote to allow women but faces resistance
Kiwanis board of trustees approves changes and CKI becomes first co-ed organization in the Kiwanis family
1915 1921 1947 1971 1973
1976 1984 1987 1988 2005 Beginning in the ‘70’s, Kiwanis ICONs include amendments for admitting women
Susan E. McClernon is elected the first female International President of Circle K International
Delegates at Kiwanis ICON pass an amendment for women by two-thirds vote
Kiwanis doubles in membership
KIWANIS
50th year anniversary for CKI, women have been in CKI for 32 years
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International Annals
Women were officially allowed to enter Circle K in the year 1971, with Circle K International President Lloyd Neale Hardesty approving the legislation. The years from 1966 to 1973 were a great time of change for Circle K and the height of Hardesty’s career within the collegiate organization. According to Lloyd Hardesty, “I’m most remembered for my work in allowing females to join Circle K. During the CK Convention in Chicago during my term as President the House of Delegates.” Hardesty was Utah-Idaho district secretary (1966-67), governor (1967-68), Circle K International trustee (1968-69), vice president (1969-70) and international president (1970-71). A year before women were welcome in Circle K, delegates voted four to one against a proposal to allow women into Circle K, saying it would convert Circle K into a ‘social organization,’ according to the 1970 issue of Circle K Magazine. A year later, “Mr. Circle K,” or Hardesty, who ran unopposed for international president, passed the legislation to allow women in Circle K. Hardesty developed a public relations program that aided Circle K using President Nixon and Prime Minister Trudeau. By putting Circle K on more sound financial footing and providing officers with manuals, Hardesty enabled Circle K to develop Hardesty also awarded Gene Bolinger, CKI president of Idaho State University, the single service award for its building of a library on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. Hardesty wrote that his favorite memory will always be meeting with President Ronald Regan in the Oval Office at the White House.
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THIS MONTH
This is the second year that the Peace is Possib Chamber International, has mobilized young pe ness, advocate, take action and commit to an eve
According to the Peace is Possible website, the camp of like-minded stakeholders from all sectors of society purpose of peace.
The initiative enables this dialogue by providing voluntee resources such as a scavenger hunt, media resources and to to celebrate peace daily but also during the week leading up day of peace, held this year on September 21, 2017.
Peace is Possible began as a global peace initiative launched by J forum included in its 2016 January board meeting. It mobilizes y worldwide to advocate and commit to everlasting world peace by a participating in discussions.
JCI wrote that the coalition includes stakeholders from across different that support the campaign’s purpose and support its goal of everlasting w peace by uniting ideas, facilitating increased dialogue and amassing coope from other groups internationally to foster awareness.
Coalition members for the campaign include Kiwanis, CKI, The Red Elephan Foundation, the International Chamber of Commerce and more. JCI and Peace is Possible will be holding its first international summit on peace in Malaysia to strengthen its purpose and garner worldwide involvement.
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Partner Parables March of Dimes As a preferred charity and partner of CKI, March of Dimes works to end premature birth and other problems that threaten babies. According to its website, March of Dimes assist mothers in having full-term pregnancies and healthy babies by offering information and comfort to families and researching reasons babies are born prematurely or ill. March of Dimes’ website wrote that “about half a million babies are born premature or with birth defects in the U.S. each year” and that its cause has reduced health care costs by providing expecting mothers with resources to prevent premature birth of a child. Franklin D. Roosevelt founded The March of Dimes in 1938 as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to combat polio. Eddie Cantor coined the name “March of Dimes” in 1937 but it did not change its corporate name to the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation officially until 1979. Initially, March of Dimes was associated with birthday balls held each January 30 in honor of President Roosevelt’s birthday. In a meeting with W. S. Van Dyke II and Harry Mazlish of Warner Brothers November 22, 1937, Cantor suggested raising money using 30-second radio appeals. The money raised could be directed to the White House and afterward Cantor suggested his idea of the name “March of Dimes.” Cantor’s idea worked, with Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin, both MD’s, developing polio vaccines that “swiftly abated” the polio epidemics because of the
contributions made by March of Dimes, according to March of Dimes’ website. After funding Salk’s polio vaccine, the organization expanded its focus to the prevention of birth defects and infant mortality. In 2005, as preterm birth emerged as the leading cause of death for children worldwide, research and prevention of premature birth became the organization’s primary focus. CKI members collect money to support the March of Dimes and participate in the annual March for Babies, which usually happens in late April and supports the annual tradition of fundraising for babies.
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Flashback Friday
The “Mad about Service,” the 64th annual District Convention, was held Feb. 26 to 28, 2016, in Tucson, Arizona. According to the March 2016 edition of Southwest Sun, there were over 60 members networking, updating bylaws, and committing to service. Anika Faglie, who was service chair, commenced a new service initiative, Leading with Laughter. Volunteers made non-clip socks, read books on leadership and spread kindness with Ben’s Bells. Michael Zimmerman, who was DCON taskforce chair, wrote, “Planning [DCON] was an amazing experience” and that the event embodied CKI tenets and was a special journey for attendees.
BLAST
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PAST
Kiwanis’ first-ever motto for the organization was “we build” in 1920 but in 2005 it became “serving the children of the world.” This change developed because of a shift of focus from business networking to a focus to service in 1919, specifically serving children, according to the Kiwanis history webpage. Before the official slogan was established in 2005, Kiwanis created the “Children of the World” garden, which was unveiled in April, 2000 at the International office in Indianapolis. On the Kiwanis website, it describes the sculpture as a 16-foot-tall, slightly tilted orb displaying graceful lines of shimmering stainless steel and glass with silhouettes of children holding hands in a circle that connects all the way around. A final touch was implemented with the handprints of children in cement.”
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