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Past Governor Herb HaydePage7

Southwest District Kiwanians,

This Kiwanis year has started off quickly. There are two new clubs: The Kiwanis Club of Great-

er Bernalillo and The Kiwanis Club of Los Lunas. We are also growing our existing clubs with

all your efforts. New Service Leadership Partners have been added. It is an exciting time to be

in the Southwest District!

January, we are starting off the next quarter by building another two clubs. Tony Gutowski is

leading this effort and has a great team in place. There are plans to help our existing clubs

grow. If you feel you need some help, please contact me and we will put a plan together for

you.

Please start looking forward to our MidYear Conference in Las Cruces in March. We have a

new format that has added in more social and fun time than ever before. When we work

hard, we need to play hard! Look for the details soon as Lt. Governor Alma Carson and her

team make this the best Conference ever.

Maple and I wish you the happiest of New Years and hopefully a prosperous one as well.

Service Begins with Commitment

Don Levine

SWD Governor

2018-2019

A Few Words from Don

Mid Year Conference March 8-10, 2019

Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces Registration Open Early January

Watch your email box for details.

Kiwanis International and Immediate Past President Jim Rochford are pleased to provide the list of clubs and divisions in the Southwest district who achieved distinguished status during the 2017-18 year! We congratulate and celebrate those who achieved so much success making a difference in their communities—and in the Kiwanis family worldwide. Each distinguished club will receive a distinguished club banner patch and certificate, along with pins for both the 2017-18 club president and secretary. Distinguished divisions will receive a pin for the immediate past lieutenant governor, along with a certificate. Awards will be shipped to the district office in the next month and will be distributed at Mid Year.

K0003A Albuquerque K00376 Clovis K00479 Santa Fe K01179 Bisbee K01531 Las Cruces K02781 Silver City K03366 Casa Grande K03782 Tempe K03818 Mount Franklin, El Paso K04615 Desert (The), Tucson K04762 Sierra Vista K05720 El Paso-Coronado K06308 Tempe-Sunrise K06875 Los Altos Albuquerque K06897 San Xavier, Tucson K06899 Glendale K07582 North Phoenix K07674 Horizon City, El Paso K08316 Colorado River (The) K08337 Superstitions (The), Mesa K08513 Sunset Fountain Hills K09791 Sun City West K10017 Beaver Creek K10163 De Amigos, Tucson

K10166 Friendship Village, Tempe K10768 Sedona-Bell Rock K11896 Tonto Basin K12163 Sierra Vista-San Pedro K12183 New River K13190 Capitol-Gateway, Phoenix K14434 Bullhead City, Moring K14485 Williams K15131 Kingman-Powerhouse K15415 Dowtown Mesa K15762 Arrowhead K17384 Corrales K17542 Downtown Scottsdale Young Professionals K17656 Desert Ridge K17999 Payson Dream Catchers K18406 Farmington Rio del Sol K18590 Southwest Ekiwanis Young Professionals, The K19583 Socorro County K19605 Greater Douglas K19711 Hub City K19716 Flagstaff

DOES YOUR CLUB HAVE A SIGNATURE PROJECT?

Signature projects show the impact a Kiwanis club can have on a community. From playgrounds and parks to festivals and fundraisers, signature projects are the hallmarks of what Kiwanis clubs are known for in their communities. Kiwanis International will again sponsor the Signature Project Recognition Program for districts in 2019. Ten finalists will be selected and the top three selections will be recognized as the gold, silver and bronze winners at the 2019 Kiwanis International Convention. Every district may submit one club-level project. It's up to the district leadership to decide which project should be submitted. Entries are due by noon EST Monday, March 4, 2019 to International and will be submitted by the District secretary. Only one submission per district will be allowed, and all districts are encouraged to participate. What is a signature project? Think about what your Kiwanis club is known for in your community. It can be a service project, event or fundraiser. Signature projects:

• Are recurring. (Note: A new project can qualify as a signature project if the intent is to continue the project.)

• Enhance the Kiwanis brand

• Demonstrate significant impact on the community in terms of monies raised or children served

• Strengthen membership and partnership opportunities

More Information See the questions asked on the online form

DOES YOUR CLUB HAVE A SIGNATURE PROJECT?

DO YOU WANT TO REPRESENT THE SOUTHWEST DISTRICT?

If your club would like to be considered as the Signature Project to represent the Southwest District. Email a brief description of your project and why it should represent the SWD to Governor Don at donrlevine@gmail.com and cc the Executive Director at SWD@SWDKiwanis.org before January 23, 2019 at 5:00 PM. The club chosen to represent the SWD will be notified by January 29th and have until March 2, 2019 to complete the full presentation required by International. See the questions asked on the online form

GOOD LUCK TO ALL

In 2018, the top three winners were the Down Syndrome Foundation-National Centre in Kuala Lumpur in the Malaysia District; the Kiwanis Special Games hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Los Altos in the California-Nevada-Hawaii District and a book project sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Varese in the Italy-San Marino District. All the winners and finalists from the contests in 2017 and 2018 are archived online.

This logo, which is affectionally known as “the Birdcage”, is no longer authorized by Kiwanis International and it’s use should be discontinued.

Please don’t misunderstand the new guidelines. Almost all of us have this logo on our club banner, and that is ok. There is no need to run out and buy a new banner. The ‘birdcage’ may remain on items already purchased or created. This guideline applies to all new items (such as letterhead, email signatures, coffee cups, aprons, tee-shirts etc.) the ‘birdcage’ must not be used and one of the approved authorized logos used.

Click this link to access all approved logos.

Kiwanis International has been helping children for 104 years. We do this by providing services to children

who need them most, and by working with youth programs to instill the benefits of volunteer service while

providing youth leadership opportunities.

It’s important to make sure our brand and trademarks are used properly. That’s why Kiwanis requires ven-

dors to obtain a license when they prepare products for your club with any Kiwanis family logo. Licensing

vendors helps protect our brand, ensuring that we will be here to help children and provide continued op-

portunities to our youth programs for years to come.

This is a brief overview pleas click for full information and the licensing program all club must follow.

SOUTHWEST DISTRICT FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

The Southwest District Foundation gives four different scholarships each year- Dean Bartoo, Joan Skinner, Bob Kay Memorial, and two vocational scholarships.

APPLICATIONS Click and scroll to the bottom of the page

Contact Carrasco, Stephanie carrasco.stephanie@cusd80.com or Marge Carrithers mjcarrithers@cox.net for additional information.

Joanne Smith pinning Kiwanis International Trustee Ron Smith.

Congratulations Ron!

New Kiwanis Club of

Flagstaff.

Holding the gavel is Charter President Matt Possehl.

Photo by Tony Gutowski At their November 28th meeting, the Carefree Kiwanis Club celebrated the contributions Herb Hayde made to their club and as Past Governor of the Southwest District. During his

tenure as Governor (2007-2008), three new Kiwanis and 11 Sponsored Leadership Partner clubs were opened. Herb and his wife are moving out of the District to be near his daughter. The celebration was well attended, including many club members, Executive Director Emeritus and Past Governor Rose Ann Haw, and Past Lt. Governor Alan Tonelson (Division 9). A picture taken at the conclusion of the celebration. (from left to right, Immediate Past Governor Ed Verburg, President Rick Heiken, and Past Governor Herb Hayde).