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Kiwanis International

February2015

Happy New Year!To All Members of Our District

FromGovernor Colleen

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Greetings from the frozen tundra of the North Pole!

Okay, so greetings from Allen, Texas...had you going there for a moment, didn’t I? I hope everyone had safe and happy holidays, shared with your family and friends.

We are beginning the first of three Mid‐Year Conferences, the first in the Heart‐land in Midwest City, Oklahoma, then to Arlington for Metroplex, and finally to San Antonio for South Texas in March. Exciting times with fellowship, education and fun! Watch for registration information from the District Office for any of the events and we look forward to seeing everyone at one of them.

Good news from the membership front – as of December 31st, we were up by 106 members! Great work and thanks to everyone for their hard work. Let’s continue and see if we can double that by the South Texas Mid‐Year in San Antonio. We can do it!

Hope you’re making plans for the ‘party’ called the International Convention this summer in Indianapolis. I will be providing information at each of the Mid‐Year events and registration will be opening online the end of January, on the Interna‐tional website. Make your reservations early to get the best rates!

And T‐O is STILL the world leader for model clubs for Eliminate...way to go, T‐O! Everything is bigger and better here! So keep up the wonderful things you are do‐ing and don’t forget to share pictures, articles and experiences for the newsletters. See you at a Mid‐Year, coming to you soon!

Governor Colleen

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HolidayService

Clubs all over our District stepped up over the holidays to serve their communities. Below is just one of the great stories we received. Please go to our website at www.txokkiwanis.org to see them all, and many thanks to everyone who shared their stories with us. We must let our communities know that Kiwanis is a best kept secret. Tell us about your club’s activities…and be proud and loud about your dedication to your community!

Susan HennumChair, T/O Growth Team

On Thursday, December 11, 2014, at the San Mar-cos BBQ, over forty Kiwanians gathered includ‐ing members from Luling and Seguin clubs. We had a wonderful old‐fashioned Christmas sing along and everybody was in such a festive spirit. We had a surprise for member McBride Wilson ‐‐

we presented him with a plaque for his many years of supervision and for maintaining our children’s camp, Camp Kiwah.

In 1944, our club purchased a seven‐acre lot on the Blanco river to provide a camping spot for Boy and Girl Scouts. Under the faithful supervision of McBride Wilson, our club main‐tains the camp, keeping it mowed and clean. Many youth organizations have used Camp Kiwah and it has been very appreciated. So, member Lon Shell had a beautiful plaque made recognizing McBride’s many years of selfless service, and as an additional tribute to him the camp has been renamed The McBride Wilson Kiwanis Youth Camp. A new sign will be made and posted, recognizing the new name.

Kiwanis Club of San MarcosRenames Camp to Honor Member

Article submitted by Del Brown, editor of the E Bulletin

(Many thanks to Mr. Wilson for his years of dedication and service to Kiwanis! - Governor Colleen)

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Please send REGISTRATION FORM with check or submit credit card informationT/O Kiwanis District, 3010 W. Park Row Dr. #100, Pantego, TX 76013. (817)640-7711(Make checks payable to ‘T-O District Kiwanis’)

Name ______________________________________ Club Name ___________________________Email _______________________________________________ Division # __________________Address _______________________________ City ________________State_____ Zip _________Spouse’s Name ________________Current Office Held ___________________________________Phone ________________________ Club Key #K _ _ _ _ _ STAFF_____ LT. GOVERNOR_____COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON_____ CLUB PRESIDENT_____ CLUB SECRETARY_____NUMBER TOTALLunch on Friday before Board Meeting _________________ X $13.00 per person = ________Lunch on Saturday during Mid‐Year Conference _________ X $13.00 per person = ________Total $ ________

TEXAS-OKLAHOMA DISTRICT BOARD MEETING& MID-YEAR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM

Everyone is invited! Host Divisions: 1, 2 & 39February 6-7, 2015

SUGGESTED HOTELS IN VACINITY OF THE MID-YEAR CONFERENCEDFW METROPLEX AREA (Please make your own reservations)

QUALITY INN @ ARLINGTON HIGHLANDS121 East I-20, Arlington, TX 76018, (817)467-3535http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel‐arlington‐texas‐TX553?source=gglocaloz

COURTYARD MARRIOTT DALLAS ARLINGTON SOUTH711 Highlander Blvd, Arlington, TX 76015, (817)465-5599http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dalac‐courtyard‐dallas‐arlington‐south/

BEST WESTERN – COOPER INN AND SUITES4024 Melear Drive, Arlington, TX 76015-4117 (817)784-9490http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/US/TX/Arlington‐hotels/BEST‐WESTERN‐Cooper‐Inn‐‐‐Suites/Hotel‐overview.do?propertyCode=44407&cm_mmc=PTI‐_‐local‐_‐feed‐_‐44407

LUNCH & BOARD MEETING – ANGELO’S SPAGHETTI & PIZZA HOUSE2590 W. Pioneer Pkwy, Arlington, TX 76013 http://www.angelosspaghetti.com/

LUNCH 12pm - 1pm(Includes entrée, toast, salad/drink -- please pre-pay)

TAKE A TOUR OF THE TX-OK KIWANIS DISTRICT OFFICE (Optional)3010 W. Park Row Drive, Pantego, TX 76013 – OPEN HOUSE 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Friday, February 6, 2015

BOARD MEETING 1pm - 5pm – Back Meeting Room at ANGELO’S(See attached agenda) (Dinner on your own)

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Arrival & Fellowship 9:00am 2nd Floor – Little TheaterOpening Session by Host Clubs 10:00am 2nd Floor – Little Theater Host Clubs: FTW SW, Allen, Mansfield Prayer ‐ Div 1, Pledge ‐ Div 39, Song – Div 2 IntroductionsThe Formula Update 10:10am – Rex HowardELIMINATE Update 10:20am – Francine Eikner

Forums 10:30–11:20am

Rm. #1 Sam Curry ------------- Kiwanis Education (Educational news from KI and T‐O)Rm. #2 Don Ables ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ District Risk Management Chair (Answering insurance questions!)Rm. #3 Rex Howard ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ The Formula (meet with Club Counselors and Club Builders)Rm. #4 Sponsored Leadership Programs – Key Club, CKI, Key Leader Rm. #5 Meet the Candidates for Governor-elect

Lunch 11:30-12:30am (Includes sandwich, chips, drinks) 2nd Floor Foyer near Little Theater Ed Ward – Announces Sophomore of the Year Winners

Forums 12:40-1:30pm

Rm. #1 Sam Curry – LRPC ‐‐‐‐‐‐ The upcoming trustee proposal at DCONRm. #2 Margaret Davis/Dennis Hogan – K‐Kids & Builders ClubRm. #3 Susan Hennum --------- Growing your Kiwanis Club through Graduated SLP MembersRm. #4 John Curlee –‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ How your KI Foundation works for you and how you can helpRm. #5 Service Project –‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Key Clubbers to help separate our donated items!

Closing Session 1:40-2:00pm 2nd Floor – Little Theater

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Governor’s VisitSharing Your Heart for Kiwanis

MID-YEAR CONFERENCE @ MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL4501 W. PLEASANT RIDGE, ARLINGTON, TX 76016

TAKE A TOUR OF THE TX-OK KIWANIS DISTRICT OFFICE (Optional)3010 W. Park Row Drive, Pantego, TX 76013 – OPEN HOUSE 3-4:30pm

Payment: Visa MasterCard Discover Amount to Charge $___________Credit Card Number: __________________________ Expiration Date ___ ___ MM/YYCardholder’s Billing Street Address: ___________________________City, St________Cardholder’s Name: __________________________ Billing Zip Code: _____________Cardholder’s Signature: __________________________Security Code on Back: _ _ _

Mail to: 3010 W. Park Row Dr. #100, Pantego, TX 76013, or email to txokdist@swbell.netor Fax to: (866)574‐0698. Office telephone (817)640‐7711.

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Heartland KiwaniansCelebrate 100 Years of Service

Record crowd gathered at the Mid-Winter Conference in Midwest City

On January 17, Kiwanians from across Texas and Oklahoma met at the Mid‐Del Technology Center in Midwest City, Oklahoma for the Mid‐Winter Conference, the first of three such events to be held in 2015.

Throughout most of the twentieth century and into the twenty‐first to come, Kiwanis has been there, helping fulfill the needs of children the world over. The devoted efforts of its thou‐sands of members, who gather tirelessly in almost every nation of the globe, have brought hope and better lives to youth everywhere and, through them, the tools for a better world.

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Key Club Governor Katie Wilson and District Secretary Samuel Kinion,along with Regional Advisors Rudy Barron and Kelly Poland;with enthusiastic Heartland Key Club members in attendance

The Midwest City club can be contacted at:Kiwanis Club of Midwest City

Rose State College, Tinker Terrace Room6420 SE 15th, Midwest City, OK 73110

(405)496‐2000

Heartland Lt. Governors Eric Ferguson, Ron Sipes, Michael Staraga and Past Governor Jerry Wardpresent Governor Colleen with a donation to Women in Kiwanis Fund (not pictured: Lt. Governor Phillip Suarez)

For more information on how your club can be involved go to http://txokkiwanis.org/women‐in‐kiwanis

T/O Foundation Treasurer Dennis Mitchellgives personal testimony to the power of service

Past Lt. Governor Dan O’Neil presentsGovernor Colleen with a special

commemorative medallion

Kiwanis International USA 3 Regional Development

Strategist Brad Boyd speaks to the conference regarding The Formula and news from

Kiwanis International

Past Governor Jerry Ward Speaks on LRPC issues regarding the Proposed

Trustee structure.

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Kim Maxey, President of the Kiwanis Club of Kingwood is proud to announce the club’s nomination of John Sheridan as a candidate for Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Governor‐elect for 2015‐2016.

John is focused on growing Kiwanis, both in membership and service. He looks to the future as well as recognizes the past. He realizes we have to know where we have been to plot a path to the future. John often expresses “Kiwanis is about three things: service, fellowship and education. We are a ser‐vice organization and that is our core; the friends and relationships that are developed as we meet and work on projects is priceless; learning about the world around us through programs at meet‐ings to KI training allows us to grow and expand.”

Concerning the Governor‐elect position, John noted, “If elected, it is my intention to focus on the core of what we do best, improve the world one child and one community at a time.”

John was born and raised in Monmouth, Ill. He attended Austin College in Sherman, Texas and graduated in 1971. The year 1974 proved a busy one for him as he married his wife of forty years, Susan, and earned his MBA from Texas A&M at Commerce. John and Susan have three children and four grandchildren. They have resided in Kingwood, Texas for over thirty years and they are active members of the Atascocita Presbyterian Church.

John’ career with Exxon started in Kingsville, Texas. Early in his tenure he joined the Kingsville Kiwanis Club where he served as a Director on the board. His career led him many places including Corpus Christi, New Orleans and Houston. John retired from Exxon in 2001 and started a second career with Insperity, retiring in 2013.

John became a member of the Kingwood Kiwanis Club while employed at Insperity. He has served as Distinguished President, Secretary, Treasurer, Board Member and numerous Committee Chair posi‐tions. John was elected and served as Division 3’s Lieutenant Governor in 2009‐2010. It was during this period he became more aware of the relationships between the Membership, Clubs and District. Since then, he has served in many District capacities including: PLGA Board Member, CLE Instruc‐tor, ELIMINATE Speakers Bureau, TO District International Liaison Chair, Long Range Planning Committee member and The Formula ‐ Certified Club Counselor. During John’s term as LTG two new clubs were opened in Division 3 and he was recognized as Distinguished LTG. John has also conducted numerous workshops for Kiwanis at District and International Conventions.

John is a Servant Leader whose experience goes beyond Kiwanis. Other leadership positions include Chairman of the Lake Houston YMCA board, Chairman of the Lake Houston American Heart Asso‐ciation board, and Insperity Invitational Pro Am Chairman. Awards include Lake Houston YMCA Volunteer of the Year, American Heart Association ‐ Barbara Newman Award and Insperity Invita‐tional Volunteer of the Tournament.

Kiwanis Club of Kingwood

John Sheridan

T-O Governor-elect for 2015-2016as Candidate for

Nominates

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Division 30 and Chickasha Kiwanis Club President Heather Witt proudly announces the club’s nomination of Richard O. Witte as candidate for the TX-OK District’s Governor‐elect for 2015‐2016.

Richard has been a member of Kiwanis for 24 years and has served in many capacities from the club to the District level:

‐ District Chairman – Human & Spiritual Values from 2005‐2011 & 2013‐2014‐ TX-OK Kiwanis Foundation Trustee from 2007‐2013‐ Past Lt. Governor of Division 30 (99‐00)‐ Past Lt. Governor Association Board Member from 2001‐2005‐ Past Lt. Governor Association President from 2004‐2005‐ Kiwanis Int’l Life Member‐ Past Distinguished Club President‐ Past Officer on Club Board of Directors‐ Club Counselor Division 30

Richard has a long history of leadership in his community such as:

‐ CROP Walk ‐ to raise funds for hunger ‐ for two years‐ Coached soccer for 7 years‐ President of Chickasha Youth Soccer Association‐ United Way board for 3 years‐ served on executive committee‐ Relay for Life team captain 1995‐2015 ‐ Served on executive committee‐ Board member Chisolm Trail Counseling Services 1998‐2001‐ Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors 2000‐present‐ Named outstanding ambassador 2010‐ Board Member Salvation Army 2010‐present‐ Active involvement in music program at local Methodist church

Kiwanis Club of Chickashaand Division 30

Richard Witte

T-O Governor-elect for 2015-2016as Candidate for

Nominates

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At times, the task has seemed daunting. Can we reach our goal? Since Kiwanis International joined UNICEF in the fight to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus, infant mortality rates have dropped significantly. To‐day, fewer babies are dying from this terrible disease. While our progress is worthy of celebration, there’s still much work to be done.

Together, we can make history. We can eliminate this disease from ev‐ery city, town and village on earth. For just US$1.80, you can vaccinate a woman and protect her future children. With your gift to The Eliminate Project, you can save babies every single day for a year—or even two.

Progress to date:

Between 2010 and 2013, Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus deaths decreased by more than 15 percent. Approximately 9,000 fewer babies die each year from MNT—that’s 25 fewer each day! MNT has been eliminated from 35 countries since 2000.

www.TheEliminateProject.org/Baby

Give now at:

Francine Eikner is the Texas Oklahoma District Coordinator for the Eliminate Project

Go to www.TheEliminateProject.net for:1. Updates

2. Great Fundraising Ideas3. Awards and Recognition

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Your T/O Growth Team has been busy working on two exciting new programs for our District this year!

The first is aimed at capturing our graduating SLP members. Kiwanis Interna-tional put into place last April a new membership level of ‘Associate Member,’ which is an automatic membership into a pool of graduated CKI and Key Club students. There is no fee to be involved in this alumni group. The KI board also voted last year to reduce to $20 the new member fee for associate mem‐bers transferring into Kiwanis clubs, which covers the fee for magazine and insurance. Your Texas Oklahoma District Board voted in October to waive the District new member fee for associate members. When asked about this deci‐sion, growth Chair Susan Hennum stated, ”These students are our future. It is imperative that we welcome them into our clubs.” This is nothing new to Past Governor Hennum, who is so serious about recruiting graduating SLP members that in February of 2013 she asked the Past Lt. Governor’s Association to manage a fund made up of donations from our members to help scholar‐ship membership fees and dues for these graduating students. Scholarships are usually one half of the cost to join, so your graduates can join your club for only $10!

The second program is for individuals who are transferring in their job, or whose Kiwanis club has folded. Members wishing to stay involved in Kiwanis are encouraged to transfer to an at‐large membership with the T/O District, which is being handled as a club satellite to our Young Professional E-Club.

Members of this group will be informed of all District events and conventions until such time as they get settled into their new area and are ready to join a local club. Dues for the At‐Large satellite are payable at $100 per year and due no later than September 15. Members can stay in the satellite for up to two years. If there is no club in your area, information will be sent over to the For-mula Team who can assist in forming a new club. One may also simply join the E-Club on a permanent basis.

For any information on these two new programs, please contact T/O Growth Chair Susan Hennum at susan.hennum@hotmail.com

Growth TeamNews

Keep our graduating Circle K and Key Club studentsin our Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis clubs!

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The Women in Kiwanis Fund, established in the 2011‐2012 administrative year, celebrates the 25th anniversary of women’s contributions to Kiwanis

and raises funds to help our SLP youth (young men and women) attend leadership conferences. To increase the number of donations to this endowment, T‐O Governor Colleen Biggerstaff has chosen it as her project for this year and requests that all donations in her honor be given to help grow the Fund.

Each club is challenged to make a gift of $250 to the T-O Foundation, designating it for the Women in Kiwanis Fund, to grow this fund during this Kiwanis year.

An attractive banner patch will be given to each club who makes a donation.

For those clubs who send in their gifts prior to the Governor’s visit to their area, she can pres‐ent their banner patches at each Zone Confer‐ence. Even more important is the fact that it will help our future SLP leaders who need financial help to attend leadership conferences.

Club officers, I challenge you to make this a record year for contributing to this fund. The faster it grows, the more we can help our youth to receive the leadership training they need to become future leaders in Kiwanis!

Nancy Miller, Chair of the Governor’s Project1850 Echo Ct., Abilene, TX 79602C (325)518‐6415 H (325)673‐7718

email: nancym16@suddenlink.net

All Governor Gifts received this year will be donated to the Women in Kiwan-is Fund hosted by the Texas Oklahoma District Foundation. This fund, started by Past Governor Susan Hennum, was set up to provide scholarships to lead‐ership events for our SLP students, such as Key Leader and District Conven‐tions.

Governor Colleen Vows To Help Endow The Women In Kiwanis Fund

Women in Kiwanis

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Kiwanis members from all over the globe came to Detroit, Michigan to celebrate Kiwanis’ 100th birthday, in style!

Governor Colleen, joined by Ohio Governor Diana Kepler and Hilde Meyer from Nordin

Eliminate International Chair Randy Delay (member of the T/O District) visits with Past International

President Alan Penn (left)

Governor-elect Erby Eikner and T/O Eliminate District Chair (and

incoming First Lady) Francine

Dateline, Detroit...

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Have an idea for a special workshop you would like

to see at theDistrict Convention?

Governor-elect Erby Eikner wants to hear from you!

Please send all requests to: Eikner@maddoxac.com

News FromAround The District

On Friday, January 16, our club provided volunteers for our adopted school, Reagan Elementary, to hold Winterfest - Winter Fun and Games in the school gym. Winterfest was held for students who had earned the PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Sup‐port) reward. Those students met behav‐ior expectations and exhibited excellent citizenship to earn the reward. Differ‐ent booths and stations were set up for the children to participate in, including snowball relay challenge, penguin races, hot cocoa booth, etc. The children and volunteers all had a great time as we got to celebrate the success of these students and share a time of fun and games with them.

Kiwanis Club of Abilene

Club President Jamie Breed

Kiwanian David Jones

Kiwanian John Ruiz

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Vivian Marschik, Secretary for the Kiwanis Club of Harker Heights report‐ed that they have been very busy this year. Their projects have included SLP students in the Eastern Hills Middle School Builders Club and the Harker Heights High School Key Club. We began the year with Adopt‐a‐Spot in the Harker Heights Community Park, and have made a 1‐year com‐mitment to clean the playground and pavilion area. Members of the EHMS & HHHS Key Clubs, Faculty Advisers Lisa Burden & Alice Page, Kiwanis Advisor Vivian Marschik and Kiwanis members Norm Dunbar and Paul Loughran met there after school, and grilled hot dogs for the hungry kids when the project was done. Paul Loughran welcomed the students to the Kiwanis family.

A joint event at the Stewart C. Meyer Public Library was held on Hallow‐een. Our students oversaw an obstacle course for the little ones, danced with kids at a party held after the outdoor activities had finished, and passed out refreshments.

The EHMS Builders Club worked the annual Food for Families event at the Killeen distribution point. They, along with Ft Hood soldiers, community members, faculty adviser Lisa Burden and Kiwanis adviser Vivian Mars‐chik, assisted in sorting over 54,000 lbs of food.

Both the EHMS Builders Club and HHHS Key Club participated in the Killeen Christmas Parade. Participating rhere is fun for the students and gives all the clubs visibility in the community.

The Kiwanis Club Christmas project was providing fruit baskets for local nursing home residents. The HHHS Key Club handmade Christmas cards for all and delivered them and the baskets to over a hundred residents.

Kiwanis Club of Harker Heights

Texas-oklahoma Growth Team salutes the Harker Heights Kiwanis Club!

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On Tuesday, January 20, 2015, the Kiwanis Club of Sun City-Georgetown wel‐comed our Texas State Representative, Dr. Marsha Farney, who provided her views on the upcoming Legislative session.

Dr. Farney spoke about her background in edu‐cation, not in medicine, she joked, having taught at various levels in education including the col‐lege level at Texas A&M. Prior to being elected State Representative for District 20, she was elected and served on the Texas State Board of Education. Education is a priority for her.

In addition to serving in the Legislature, she is passionate about giving back to the community and gives her time to the Williamson County

Children’s Advo-cacy Center and The Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Georgetown. She is well aware of the Sun City Georgetown Kiwanis Club’s activity in the areas of help‐ing children and praised the club for our involvement.

Many of the ideas she turns into bills and presents to the legislature come from her District voters, including ideas from Sun City residents. Our own member and Past Governor Gene Jantzen has proposed that the ‘Cowboy Hat’ become the official state chapeau. Dr. Farney will create a bill to accomplish this, as not all bills need be of a serious nature. Her talk was shorter than she would have wished, she said, but she

needed to attend the festivities at the State Capitol for the inauguration of our new governor, Greg Abbott.

Sun City Kiwanis Club

Growth Team Advice: Inviting local politicians to speak at your club not only gives you the opportunity to learn of local events, it gives them the opportunity to hear about all the great things your Kiwanis Club is doing!

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Dr. John Otto, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Norman, Oklahoma and a veterinarian, is involved with a dog training program that allows prisoners to train dogs. This fantastic program has now been made into a chil‐dren’s book, and a movie is in making! For more infor‐mation, go to:

http://www.friendsforfolks.org/dogs‐of‐lexington/

Parker County, Texas, commissioners proclaimed January 21 to be Kiwanis Day and January 18‐24 as Kiwanis Week for Parker County. They will fly the Kiwanis flag on the courthouse flagpole. Did you get information out to your local newspaper about Kiwanis’ 100th birthday? It is not too late! Cel‐ebrate and let the world know what you are doing!

Kiwanis Club of Norman

Weatherford Kiwanis Club

Shown in picture is Lt. Governor, Div. 1 Donna Newsham (right, holding flag)

Kiwanians Pete Hinman and Nancy Baker invite you to attend this year’s Greater Abilene Kiwanis Club Chili Day & Auction on February 28th at the Abilene Civic Center. Gail Jay and Lyndel Cook are chairpersons for the event. Pete also has the honor of being the top ticket seller for 2014 and is fighting to keep his title. If you are in the area and want some great chili, please come on out!

Greater Abilene Kiwanis Club

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A long time and worthwhile project of the Kiwanis Club of Odessa, TX, their annual Kiwanis Back to School Shopping Spree pairs Kiwanians with children from families in need to shop for school clothes and tour an Odessa Fire Truck. Everyone enjoys refreshments, and then the children leave with a backpack filled with school supplies.

Kiwanis Club of Odessa

The Kiwanis Club of McAllen presented a check to the Friends for Hope on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 during their regular monthly meeting. The Kiwanis Club of McAllen partners with the charity to help fund the Vannie E. Cook, Jr. Children’s Cancer and Hematology Clinic in their efforts to help local children suffering from cancer.

The McAllen club is made up of local busi‐ness leaders dedicating their time to support‐ing and giving back to their community. Their mission is to give every child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive.

Kiwanis Club of McAllen

Hector Leal, Andy Mata, Pablo Tagle, Joey Holand, Adan Salazar, Mike Alverado, Victoria Guerra, Tammie Hartz,

Estela Farris, Eddie Garza and James Tafolla.(Not pictured): Carol Schmitt and Luis Garcia.

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The Alamo Kiwanis Club in San Antonio held The Western & Heritage Art Show, an annual fundraiser, on Friday, January 16, 2015. This was the 52nd time the event took place and, along with their annual Fiesta Noche del Rio fundraiser (next coming up in May), they have raised and donated over $1.5 million to children’s charities. For a link to a recent article pub‐lished about the event (including photos). please visit:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.727844483979661.1073741853.141121959318586&type=1

Alamo Kiwanis Club of San Antonio

GovernorColleen BiggerstaffC (214) 549-7899

Immediate Past GovernorWilliam RauhauserC (214) 213-2993

Governor-electErby EiknerC (903) 570-5976

District Secretary Lee ShueyC (214) 549-2091

District Treasurer Tom DennyC (817) 797-1066

Ki-Notes EditorLora Johnson

Texas-Oklahoma District Kiwanis Int’l 2014-2015Officers and Staff

Texas‐Oklahoma Kiwanis District Office3010 W Park Row Dr.

Suite 100Pantego, TX 76013

Phone: 817‐640‐7711Fax: 1‐866‐574‐0698

Please send Ki-Notes articles and photos to:txokkinotes@gmail.com

Check website for submission dates and deadlines

Ki-Notes, the official publication of theTexas-Oklahoma District of Kiwanis International Inc., is published six times per year. Subscription price is

$3.50 annually, paid as a portion of dues.

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JanuaryGovernor’s Visit January 31 – Piney Woods (Div 13, 14, 26 & 34)

Johnny Caces Restaurant, Longview, TX 9:30am‐2pm

FebruaryKiwanis Board Meeting February 6

Angelo’s Spaghetti & Pizza House Meeting Room, Pantego, TX Noon‐5pmKiwanis Mid-Winter Conference & Governor’s Visit ‐ February 7

Martin HS, Arlington, TX 10am‐2pm (Hosted by Metroplex Divisions 1, 2 & 39)Governor’s Visit February 14 – Hill Country (Div 23, 24 & 38)

Natural Grocers Community Room, Temple, TX – 11:30am‐2pmGovernor’s Visit February 21 – Big Country (Div 12, 22 & 35) (Location TBD)

MarchCircle K Convention March 6‐8 ‐ DFW Marriott, Irving, TX

Kiwanis Mid-Winter Conference & Governor’s Visit March 14(Hosted by South Texas ‐ Div 4, 5, & 11) Luby’s, 911 N. Main, San Antonio, TX

Governor’s Visit March 21 – Panhandle Plains (Div 7, 17, 18 & 33) (Location TBD)Governor’s Visit March 28 – Bayou Bunch (Div 3, 9, 10 & 28) (Location TBD)

AprilKey Club Convention April 9‐12 ‐ Sheraton Dallas

MayKiwanis Lt. Governor Training May 29‐31 ‐ DFW Marriott

JuneKI 100th Anniversary Convention June 25‐28, 2015 – Indianapolis, IN

AugustKiwanis District Convention August 6‐9 ‐ Texarkana, TX

(14‐15 Board Meeting on Friday, August 7)

2016

Circle K Convention March (Location TBD) Key Club Convention April 14‐17 ‐ Sheraton Dallas

KI Convention June 25‐28 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Upcoming Events2015

KI‐NOTESSCHEDULE2015

The next edition of Ki‐Notes will be released the first of April.  Please have all submissions turned into the editor by March 1, 2015.  Submissions may be emailed  to  txokkinotes@gmail.com. 

We are looking for good in depth articles and pictures about projects your club supports.  Please share your club’s passion for the projects you love most.  Help inspire other clubs in the district to follow their passions and help the children all over Texas‐Oklahoma. 

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