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U & I KIWANIAN The Official Newspaper of the Kiwanis Clubs of Utah,

Southern Idaho & Eastern Oregon ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Utah-Idaho District***Kiwanis International

Volume 15~~~Issue 4

April 2011 / May 2011

When this letter is printed and distributed it will already be April, more than half way

through this Kiwanis year. We will be all be quite happy to see the spring arrive and to

actually get out in the yard, either to mow or weed and then wonder why it is so HOT.

Two weeks ago we would have had our mid-year conference. I hope that many of you

attended this and more importantly, I hope that those who attended had a great learning

experience and a great fellowship experience. I know that a lot of work went into putting

this conference together.

As I mentioned in my last letter we should all be excited about the membership growth we

have experienced this year. At the end of February the membership in the Utah-Idaho

District had INCREASED by 54 Kiwanians. This included the new Kimberly club but we

also had 27 new members in the existing clubs. Seven of the divisions have shown positive

growth. Let's continue to grow this number, not to reach or exceed our goal but to let more

members of our communities have the Kiwanis experience.

As we look ahead to the summer and then to our August convention I want us to enjoy the

moments as we devote ourselves to helping our communities and our children. Cherish to

times that you are involved in Kiwanis. We are blessed to be a part of this organization that

truly cares for the children.

Thanks for allowing me to serve you.

Bob Dempsay, 2010 – 2011 Utah – Idaho District Governor, Kiwanis International

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2 May is for members

3 Help Those Affected By The Recent

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3 Heritage Society Honors Your Planned

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3 Winners of the 2011 Robert P. Connelly

Medal of Heroism Announced

3 Leave a Legacy with KIF Planned Giving

4-5 Human & Spiritual Values + The Golden

Rule – What Were They Thinking?

5

Risk Management: Certificate of

Insurance Requirements for contractors,

promoters and service providers

6 Service is Our Fuel for Growth and

Lighting Fires

6 At the Gun, Be Ready to Run

7 Watch Videos Spread the Kiwanis

Message Further

7 Easy, Free to Find Alumni

7 Fast Feedback, Get Fast Answers

7 Matching Funds Still Available for

Starting a Babycare Cupboard

7 Club Locator Crisis: Bad Data Needs To

Be Cleaned Up By Clubs

8 Role Model For Club Websites; Rated E

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What Are The Benefits of Using The

Club Management System for Your

Website?

8 IRS Increases Form 990-N Filing

Threshold

9 Get Out Your Good News

9 It Only Takes One - Each

9 Get The Correct Communications

9 Spot the Leadership Signs

10 Online Reporting Free and Open To All

Club Secretaries

10 The Basics About MNT

11 KIF Annual Club Gift Update

12 District Foundation Donation/

Contribution Form

12 Upcoming Kiwanis International

Webinars

13 Ideas To Make Your Club Meetings

Fun (also on other pages)

14 July Logan Kiwanis Club Golf

Tournament Invite

15 Too Much Stuff …

15 Upcoming U & I Kiwanian Deadlines

15 Mark Your Calendars

16-20 The Original Twenty – Nine Districts of

Kiwanis International

20 Share Your One Day Photos

20 Key Club Magazine Does It Digitally

21 Key Club Convention‘s Coming! Are

You Ready

21 CKI Convention Registration is Now

Open

21 The Young Keep You Young

21 Ignite Your Service Project, Apply For

a Club Grant

22-24 Club News

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U&I KIWANIAN

Volume 15 Issue 3

February 2011 / March 2011

Published By:

Utah-Idaho District


Gordon C. Lewis, Editor

801 Park Shadows Circle

Bountiful, UT 84010-6843

Phone: 801-296-0180

[email protected]

District Website:

www.uikiwanis.org

Website Manager:

[email protected]

Advertising for

U&I Kiwanian

P. O. Box 45172

Boise, ID 83711

Phone: 800-233-3893

ADDRESS CHANGES OR

CORRECTIONS TO:

Janet Flinders

515 Bringhurst Drive

Providence, Utah 84332

AND


3636 Woodview Trace

Indianapolis, IN 46268-1168

HOW ABOUT WELCOMING THESE NEW MEMBERS?

Division 1

Jarrett, Bryan Pleasant Grove

Sevy, Mel R. Pleasant Grove

Sevy, Vanessa Pleasant Grove

Division 2

Handy, Larry Bonneville

Martinez, Robyn Bonneville

Division 3

Knight, Randy J. Brigham City

Hammer, Joan G. Tremonton

Division 4

King, Clayton F. Burley

Division 5

Macleod, April Hailey & Wood River Valley

Betaseed Kimberly

Hopkins, Jean Kimberly

Johnson, Karen Kimberly

McCormick, Erin Kimberly

McCormick, Scott Kimberly

McCormick, Miles Kimberly

Price, Paul Kimberly

Reese, Linda Kimberly

Ross, Ernestine Kimberly

Ruffing, Blake Kimberly

Waddell & Reed Kimberly

Wells Fargo Bank Kimberly

Division 6

Lombard, Ernie Eagle

McCarrel, Katherine Eagle

Hurst, Richard D. Meridian

Oden, Mark Meridian

Sohn, Brandon Meridian

Zanders, Tony Meridian

Division 8

Cummings, Sarah Heber Valley

Peters, Tiffany Heber Valley

Detemple, Dan Park City

Bloyer, Heather Sugar House, SLC

Buniva, Peter J. West Valley, SL County

Division 9

Esplin, Anne A. New Plymouth

Graham, Angela New Plymouth

Jordan, Damion L. New Plymouth

Robb, Tyler New Plymouth

Scheihine, Lyla New Plymouth

Sternes, Roy New Plymouth

Edmunds, Lindsey R. Ontario

Snow, Kerri Treasure Valley of Nampa

MAY IS FOR MEMBERS

Though new members are always welcome, May is when the Kiwanis-family focus

shifts to membership. To make the most of your May membership activities, the time

to plan is now to make sure May guests morph into new members who are around next

year to start the cycle again.

Preparation starts with the club membership chairman. Have yours gear up with

position-specific education at www.KiwanisOne.org/cle.

The Membership Committee can get a plan to develop existing club members into

effective recruiters and make your club the best it can be with the Kiwanis

Membership Development Manual at www.KiwanisOne.org/membership.

Also encourage the rest of your club to check out the membership development ideas

at, then add to and personalize the suggestions for your area and type of club.

HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY RECENT EARTHQUAKES

IN NEW ZEALAND AND JAPAN

Help those affected by the recent earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan. The

Kiwanis International Foundation is now accepting donations designated for disaster

relief. Funds collected will be granted to earthquake and tsunami relief efforts.

Kiwanis International Foundation

3636 Woodview Trace

Indianapolis, IN 46268

For questions, contact Kiwanis International Foundation toll free at

1-800-KIWANIS, dial 254 (U.S. and Canada only)

International: (317) 217-6254

E-mail: [email protected]

HERITAGE SOCIETY HONORS YOUR PLANNED GIFT

The Kiwanis International Foundation relies on the commitment of individuals who

include the foundation in their estate plan. To show its appreciation for such gifts, the

foundation established the Heritage Society.

With a planned gift of any size, you become a member of the Heritage Society.

Members receive an engraved marble plaque at their Kiwanis club meeting, an

engraved brick placed in the Pathway to the Future at Kiwanis International Office, a

distinctive lapel pin, recognition in donor publications and invitations to special

events. For information about the Heritage Society and to get help planning your gift,

go to www.kiwanis.org/foundation and click on ―Planned giving‖ and ―Heritage

Society.‖

WINNERS OF THE 2011 ROBERT P. CONNELLY

MEDAL OF HEROISM ANNOUNCED

New winners of the Robert P. Connelly Medal of Heroism were awarded at the

Kiwanis International Foundation board meeting in January:

Simone Neri of Giampilieri, Italy, was honored with the medal for losing his life

saving eight people in a mud slide in Italy.

Steve Zernhelt of Northampton, Pennsylvania, was honored for losing his life

trying to save neighbors from an intruder.

The Connelly Medal is awarded to a person, either a Kiwanian or non-Kiwanian, who

risks physical harm or death by accepting personal responsibility when he/she might

just pass along his/her way. The medal is named for Robert P. Connelly, 34, a

member of the Kiwanis Club of Lisle, Illinois, who lost his life on September 23,

1966, in an attempt to rescue a disabled woman who had fallen in the path of an

onrushing passenger train. Both were killed. When the Robert P. Connelly Medal of

Heroism was announced during the 52nd Annual Kiwanis International Convention in

Houston, Texas (1967), the statement was made, ―…by his unselfish action he put

tremendous and dramatic meaning into the phrase ‗personal involvement.‘ This man

was the epitome of all that Kiwanis strives to be.‖

For more information about the Connelly medal, visit www.kiwanis.org/foundation/

connelly. A full list of honorees and details about each

LEAVE A LEGACY WITH KIF PLANNED GIVING

A gift from your estate affords the opportunity for you to help save lives and

transform communities while maximizing your financial benefits today. Volunteering,

leading, contributing and planning the gift that you will leave the Kiwanis

International Foundation after your death are all part of your philanthropic legacy.

Learn how (and why) to consider making a bequest to KIF at

www.kiwanis.org/foundation/plannedgiving.

For more information on planned giving opportunities, please contact:

Matt Morris, Chief Fundraising Officer

Kiwanis International Foundation

3636 Woodview Trace

Indianapolis, IN 46268

(317) 217-6234 (direct line)

[email protected]

Human and Spiritual Values + The Golden Rule –

What were they thinking? By Jim Terry, Human and Spiritual Values Chairman

The following excerpts I found on the Kiwanis One website posted by Jeffrey Oatess

on May 13, 2009 . It gives us a great perspective about the first Object of Kiwanis

which is ―To emphasize the spiritual rather than the material values in human

relations‖. I now quote from his post.

It‘s interesting to note that the first Object of Kiwanis caused the most debate among

the Committee tasked with rewriting them in 1923.

One committee member who had first used the word ―spiritual‖ defended his position

but others were skeptical thinking such a word would breed misinterpretation. Still

others defended ―spiritual‖ but were willing to consider other, better words. ―Ethical‖

was bounced around as was ―human‖ and ―idealistic‖. Finally, one committee

member stated, ―I am sold on spiritual, my thought of spiritual has nothing to do with

theology. My ideas of spiritual is that it refers to the qualities of character,

imagination, integrity, vision, faith and hope. This is the only rational definition we

can deal with.‖

After another round of arguments and a suggestion by the committee chair that , ―we

gear up our machinery to place upon this word spiritual the interpretation which will

absolutely fit every man at his chair at every Kiwanis table in the land,‖ objections

were withdrawn and the phrase, ―To emphasize the spiritual rather than the material

values in human relations.‖ Became the first agreed upon draft in what would become

the first Object of Kiwanis.

At the International Convention in 1924, Kiwanis President, Edmund Arras, departed

from the usual custom of reporting on the events of the past year. Instead, his keynote

was adapted to the purposes of the convention itself and based on the Objects of the

new International constitution as drafted by the Constitutional Convention.

Inasmuch as this is the first time a Kiwanis leader directly expounded on these

principles, I thought that some of you may find excerpts from his speech

interesting.

The Objects as they exist today were adopted at this same convention.

―Human and Spiritual Values & The Golden Rule –

The inventive genius of the age has emphasized the comforts and luxury of the

material side of life until man has been lured from the primary human and spiritual

values of life to the material values, and each day he searches for new amusements

and thrills only to find true happiness unattained.

Life‘s greatest victory belongs to those who have stood for great truths in the ordinary

walks of life, those who have faced the strife of daily affairs with hopes born form

high ideals, and who by example have visualized great principles in their relationships

with their fellow men.

The vast and wonderful world without is more than equaled by man‘s rich and

marvelous mind. Emerson has well said, ―Man, thou palace of sight and sound,

carrying in thy senses the nights and mornings, the summers and winters; carrying in

thy brain the geometry of the City of God, in thy heart all the bowers of love and all

the realms of right and wrong.‖

In these days men are seeing that human life is of infinitely greater value than material

wealth, and that the fullness of life is dependent upon the human and spiritual. Man

builds by his inner aspirations, and the visions of the heart and conscience reveal a

greater life.

Humanity is in its glory, as it stands out above the material. He who would live for

bodily comforts alone is like him who, dwelling in a mansion, closes the music room,

library and art gallery and uses only the dining room. Fortunate indeed is a man who

is a good merchant or mechanic, but how sad if only that, for if one gains a fortune

and is without spiritual development, one lacks in the basic influence of contentment.

John Milton has well said, ―There is nothing that makes men rich and strong but that

which they carry inside of them. Wealth is of the heart, not of the hand.‖

Spirituality in its broadest sense is man‘s compass, assuring a safe journey in life even

though all else be swept overboard.

Old fashioned fidelity will again be popular, for civilization cannot ―survive materially

unless it be redeemed spiritually.‖

Human and Spiritual Values + The Golden Rule – (Continued)

Man may win the trophies of the Olympics or the success of industrial leadership, yet

his real manhood consists of reason and human and spiritual values, which prompt him

to say, ―Our Father.‖

Kiwanis realizes that the man or organization which does not hate wrong and love the

right is hastening towards destruction.

The wonders of the aero plane and radio are secondary in their importance to the men

who have invented them. Important as inventions are we must not forget that the

inventor has been far greater value to the world then his invention, for the invention is

but a portion of his service to humanity. In like ratio are human values greater than

commercial, and spiritual greater than material values.

The application of the Golden Rule takes envy‘s poison out of the tongue and sheathes

the sward of hatred. It is the control of passions and the refinement of intelligence.

Through this spirit Kiwanis has brought its benediction to the underprivileged child of

our continent.

There are thousands in our land who have rendered physical, mental, and moral

paupers through no fault of theirs, and to these the Golden Rule is the Kiwanis reserve

account from which they receive the blessings of gracious hearts.

―Spirituality is seeing God in common things and showing God in common tasks.‖

It is the brotherhood spirit, expressed in deeds of service, which has given the Golden

Rule it‘s most brilliant hue. Try as we will we cannot get the true application of this

beacon of conduct without the heart being attuned to spiritual ideals. A Golden

purpose will not come from a leaden heart. Man listens eagerly to the narratives

of success and adventure, but he longs most for the stories of the heart.

Harmony is not more truly the essence of music than love is the soul of great and

strong manhood.‖

-Edmund F. Arras

Kiwanis®

International

Kiwanis International Certificate of insurance requirements

for contractors, promoters, and service providers

In order for our present insurance to apply to club events which involve the use of

contractors, promoters, or other service providers who conduct activities or events on

our behalf, the local sponsoring Kiwanis club must first obtain a certificate of

insurance from the contractor promoter, or service provider evidencing

commercial general liability insurance with limits of not less than $1 million combined

single limit, bodily injury, and property damage, and naming Kiwanis International

and the local Kiwanis club(s) as additional insureds. The certificate should also

evidence statutory worker‘s compensation coverage on the contractor‘s/

promoter‘s/service provider‘s employees.

Note that the certificate of insurance must be secured prior to the event! This

procedure applies any time a service is provided to Kiwanis by someone or some

organization that normally would derive income from such a service as part of their

normal business.

The local club must provide copies of all such certificates to the Kiwanis

International Office (Attn: Human Resources and Risk Management Department) to be maintained on permanent file in case a claim arises and the

insurance company requests proof that the proper procedures were followed.

Examples of events subject to this procedure include, but are not limited to:

• Carnivals • Circuses • Concerts • Air Shows • Rodeos • Talent Shows

May all of your Kiwanis fund raising events be safe and successful!

For more information, call 1-800-KIWANIS risk management or download

information online at www.kiwanis.org.

Sincerely,

Lori L. Bergsma

Utah-Idaho District Risk Manager

SERVICE IS OUR FUEL FOR GROWTH AND LIGHTING FIRES

Membership and recruiting should continuously be a major focus of every club. At

every meeting we need to ask our members to bring guests and thank the current

members who do. Kiwanis International has chosen May as Membership month to

give each of us an opportunity to grow and strengthen our clubs to provide greater

services and support to our great programs.

I challenge you to identify others who, like you, have a burning passion for service.

Those who give unselfishly of themselves and live the principles of Kiwanis. I

challenge you to identify them and invite them to join the world‘s greatest service

organization. Invite them to join us change the world.

Now is the time to look at the diversity in your club. You may want to proactively

target the professions, gender, and ages of potential members in your community. In

addition, ask each member to add two or three names to this list. Take a look at all the

community service organizations your club supports and invite a person to be an

'advocate' or 'liaison' to your club. This would be a win-win situation.

Take a look at your April or early May projects. If you have a "Bring Up Grades" or

"Terrific Kids" assembly scheduled, have an invitation to join Kiwanis ready for the

parents. They see the difference you are making in their children and they may want to

join. Use your "Kiwanis One Day" activity as a service event to invite guests to your

―Special Guest Day‖ program. I even prefer to use the term ―Special Guest‖ rather

than membership drive. If you invite community members and treat them like they are

a special guest and showcase what you do, increase in membership will surely follow.

May also marks the end of the school year. Make your ―Special Guest Day‖ an

invitation to appreciate teachers and invite Key Club students and parents.

If you find a small group of people who want to join but their time or commitments

make it difficult, consider making them a club satellite.

When you combine meaningful service and have a welcoming environment, you are

guaranteed to have a successful membership drive.

For help and ideas on running a successful ―Special Guest Day‖ drive, check-out some

of the webinars on related topics and/or download the membership drive planning

guide from the www.kiwanisone.org.

Let's set this organization on Fire!

Yours in Service,

Sylvester Neal

Kiwanis International President

AT THE GUN, BE READY TO RUN

You wouldn‘t run a race without training. The same is true for your Kiwanis club

leadership position. When you step into your new role this October, be ready to keep

the pace with Club Leadership Education. Whatever your office—secretary or

president, treasurer or editor—Club Leadership Education offers position-specific

training and a breakdown of job responsibilities and schedules to help you lead.

Sessions cover the nuts and bolts of each task, detailing procedures for conducting

meetings, creating budgets and filing reports. Plan to invest about four hours, and

you‘ll learn the critical components of leading your club. You‘ll also take home

helpful Kiwanis-family materials—including the leadership guide, the go-to manual

full of resources for success.

Been to Club Leadership Education before? This curriculum is all new, and it‘s

conducted by representatives from your district who have been in your shoes. You‘ll

also meet peers and other club members who can provide support when you need

ideas. Visit your district website for more information.

WATCH VIDEOS SPREAD THE KIWANIS MESSAGE FURTHER

Including video clips on your club website or in electronic newsletters is a powerful

way to make Kiwanis activities come alive for your members. But don‘t let unfamiliar

technology scare you off: Downloading, viewing and even embedding video into your

own website is not as hard as you think. You can easily learn how at

www.KiwanisOne.org/videos.

And don‘t forget to subscribe to the Kiwanis International official YouTube video

channel at www.youtube.com/kiwanisinternational. You can be notified when new

videos are posted. Some of the videos available to download or view on YouTube

include:

From Past to Present

It Starts With ONE

Kiwanis International President

Messages

Kiwanis One Day

One Can Make a Difference

The Eliminate Project

Some older Kiwanis videos are available as a CD data file or as a DVD, which may

include a cost for production, materials and shipping. Please send all requests to

[email protected].

EASY, FREE TO FIND ALUMNI

Some people use their e-mail signature to share a telephone number, their title, a

famous quote or a poignant song lyric. Why not use yours to help Kiwanis find old

friends? Kiwanis staffers in the international office already are using e-mail signatures

to encourage former Key Club and Circle K International members to join their

respective alumni associations, and you can help, too.

E-mail is an easy way to help your contacts find their past service-minded friends,

share Key Club and CKI stories and learn about upcoming alumni events. Add the

following text and website to your e-mail signature; you never know who you could

reconnect.

Were you in Key Club and/or CKI? Reconnect through our alumni associations. Join

today— membership is free! www.kiwanis.org/alumni.

FAST FEEDBACK, GET FAST ANSWERS

When you‘ve got a question, idea or feedback about the Kiwanis member website,

Kiwanis wants to know, now! So the Kiwanis International web team has made it

easier for you to contact them at www.KiwanisOne.org/gethelp.

Input the letters and numbers exactly as shown. The user support form that appears

next is short, with only seven fields for you to provide for basic contact information.

Then there‘s a large text box for your comments. That‘s where you can share your

thoughts and suggestions regarding the member website, online reporting and the club

management system. And thanks in advance for your input.

MATCHING FUNDS STILL AVAILABLE

FOR STARTING A BABYCARE CUPBOARD!

This is a reminder that the Capitol Hill Kiwanis Club will match funds to start your

own Babycare Cupboard. For more information on Babycare Cupboard go to:

http://www.capitolhillkiwanis.org/BabyCareCupboardDetails.html

If your club is interested or has any questions, please contact Pat Peterson at 801-661-

4453 (c) or [email protected]

CLUB LOCATOR CRISIS:

BAD DATA NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP BY CLUBS

A random audit of Kiwanis club website links in the Find a Club locator on

www.Kiwanis.org turned up a high percentage of broken links or dormant websites

with no recent content updates. It could be that many clubs are not keeping their

current website address updated in the Kiwanis International database. When is the

last time you checked your club website address in the club locator?

Since a website is a critical element in your club‘s growth and marketing strategy, it is

important to keep the site content fresh and to make it easy to find. The online Find a

Club locator pulls data directly from the Kiwanis International database. To add or

edit the club website address in the database, club secretaries should log in at

www.KiwanisOne.org/login and make that change in the top right corner of their

online dashboard. The changes are made live within 24 hours or so.

Check your club website in the Find a Club locator now. See what your club‘s first

impression looks like!

http://sites.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis/en/MembershipInterest/FindAClub.aspx

ROLE MODEL FOR CLUB WEBSITES:

RATED E FOR EVERYONE

Kiwanis clubs (and districts) now have an example to follow for their own

websites. A model club website illustrating good navigation and appropriate

content and images is available online at www.KiwanisOne.org/modelclub.

This model should make creating a site faster and easier, and also serve as

an ongoing site management tool for the busy webmaster, by illustrating

proper website format and content. The content will be updated often just

like a real website should be. Feel free to copy the content and personalize

for your own site. Pick and choose sections to ‗borrow‘ that your club needs

to promote online. That‘s what it‘s for!

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF USING THE

CLUB MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR YOUR WEBSITE?

A professional club website is just one of the valuable tools in the Club Management

System, but it‘s an important one. Here are the all-inclusive features provided in a

subscription related to a club website: 100% transferable to a new club leader Nothing to install, fully hosted, Web-based You can use an existing domain Club data feeds into your website directly from the KI database Upgrades automatically rolled out free to subscribers Easy to learn content editor = fast updates Comprehensive video tutorial Live support; fast response time Generate revenue! Promote sponsorships with small banner ad space. Referral program Kiwanis-branded; meets all graphic standards Choose from 6+ design templates Design changed with 2 clicks; content automatically flows into new

design with no additional admin work necessary Free, helpful guidance and advice. Review Best Practices for Club

Websites at www.KiwanisOne.org/WebTools Easy tie-in with Picasa for a photo gallery Use the Google Analytics widget to install traffic tracking DIY tutorial: How to Embed YouTube Video DIY tutorial: How to Create and Embed a Google Docs Survey or Fillable

Form For tech savvy editors, embed Facebook and Twitter widgets or more

advanced options – not too restrictive for experienced users No limit on page count

Review pricing and the hands-on demo at www.clubresource.com.

IRS INCREASES FORM 990-N FILING THRESHOLD

The IRS recently announced small tax-exempt organizations may be able to shift to the

filing of the simpler Form 990-N (e-Postcard) rather than the Form 990-EZ or the

standard Form 990 for their 2010 annual information reporting.

According to Revenue Procedure 2011-15, for tax years beginning on or after

January 1, 2010, most tax-exempt organizations with annual gross receipts not

normally more than $50,000 can file the e-Postcard. In previous years, this

threshold was set at $25,000.

An organization‘s annual gross receipts are normally not more than $50,000 if the

organization meets the following conditions:

Gross receipts, including amounts pledged by donors, are $75,000

or less during its first tax year. Average annual gross receipts for its first two tax years are

$60,000 or less. Average annual gross receipts for the immediately preceding three

tax years, including the tax year for which the return is filed, are

$50,000 or less.

For tax years ending on or after December 31, 2010, tax-exempt organizations with

gross receipts of $200,000 or more or with total assets of $500,000 or more must file

Form 990. Tax-exempt organizations with gross receipts less than $200,000 or total

assets less than $500,000 are eligible to file the shorter Form 990-EZ. Organizations

excluded from the IRS annual filing requirements for tax-exempt organizations include

certain church-affiliated groups and governmental organizations.

GET OUT YOUR GOOD NEWS

Good public relations about your club activities can have a powerful impact on

everything you do. When your Kiwanis-family club becomes more visible and

credible, more people want to join, existing members stand taller and work harder and

more people in your community are served.

But it doesn‘t take a public relations expert to increase your club‘s coverage in the

media. Start with these steps to create your own public relations campaign:

1. Identify media outlets like local newspapers, radio stations, television stations,

newsletters and websites; then compile correct contact information.

2. Build relationships with the people who work at these outlets, calling to ask

reporters the best way to contact them and what they‘d like to know about your club.

3. Prepare your PR tools, starting with a fact sheet about your club, and send it to the

outlets you‘ve identified.

4. Identify two club spokespeople and work with them until they can speak

confidently and knowledgeably about your club activities and Kiwanis as a whole.

IT ONLY TAKES ONE—EACH

Remember how you came to the Kiwanis family? Chances are it was because someone

you knew and trusted invited you to a meeting or encouraged you to join. Every

Kiwanis member can make their own impact on the club by inviting just one new

person to join, too. Learn how to reveal your club‘s growth potential by reaching out

to your community at the free webinar Reveal: Reach Out.

Get ideas how to make service projects, socials and meetings more fun; how to capture

a member‘s passion to make their Kiwanis experience meaningful, and how to engage

all members in membership recruitment at this April 12 webinar starting at 8 p.m.

Eastern time. All you need to do is register at www.KiwanisOne.org/webinars.

Webinars also are archived online to watch later.

GET THE CORRECT COMMUNICATIONS

With today‘s information overload, sometimes it‘s hard to cut through the in-box

clutter to find what you really need. Do you ever get tired of all of the e-mail messages

you receive from Kiwanis International? Or sometimes feel left out of the information

loop, that you‘re not receiving everything you need to know? The free webinar,

Filtering through the Chaos: Available Communications from Kiwanis International,

should help.

No matter what your communication needs are, find out what Kiwanis International

can send and how can you get on—or even off—the lists at this April 26 webinar

starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time. All you need to do is register at

www.KiwanisOne.org/webinars. Webinars also are archived online to watch later.

SPOT THE LEADERSHIP SIGNS

Good leaders are born and made and they‘re all around us—people whose talents are

just waiting to be tapped. But how do you know who really has that potential? The free

webinar, Signs of a Good Leader, can help you draw out the next great leaders in your

Kiwanis-family club.

Like CSI investigators, explore the top 10 clues to look for in assigning responsibilities

to your club volunteers and learn how to find that ―diamond in the rough‖ in your club,

division or district at this May 3rd webinar starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time. All you

need to do is register at www.KiwanisOne.org/webinars. Webinars also are archived

online to watch later.

IDEA TO MAKE YOUR CLUB MEETINGS FUN

ONLINE REPORTING FREE AND OPEN

TO ALL CLUB SECRETARIES

If you‘re a club secretary tasked with completing club reports, begin reporting online

and gain back hours of your time previously spent with traditional administrative

paperwork. The same is true for district officers needing to access compiled data on

the clubs in their district. Online reporting is free and open to all club secretaries in all

the supported languages – no subscription or separate/special login needed.

Online reporting in the KiwanisOne member resource website provides club

secretaries and district officers with a one-stop, single login destination for various

reports. Log in at www.KiwanisOne.org/login and start saving time today. Or go to

www.KiwanisOne.org/reporting for an overview of each required report and their

deadline, including:

Monthly club report Annual club report Member management (adds, edits, deletes) Election reports Club meeting data changes Club website address updates

For those wanting even more online club management tools, consider an annual

subscription to the KiwanisOne Club Management System. This package offers a

public website for your club, online voting tools, newsletter publishing, volunteer

management and much more. Details at www.KiwanisOne.org/manageyourclub.

THE BASICS ABOUT MNT

You may not have heard much about maternal/neonatal tetanus. It‘s uncommon in

Western society and shockingly underreported, despite annually killing nearly 60,000

newborns and many of their mothers in the world‘s most remote regions. MNT is the

focus of The Eliminate Project, a new Kiwanis campaign in association with

UNICEF, so it‘s time to get up-to-date and start telling our communities and the world

about this cruel disease. Here are the basics:

MNT is caused by the Clostridium tetani bacteria, which is found in the

soil, animal ***, decaying material and human intestinal tracts. It enters the body through open wounds. The result is violent muscle spasms that can break bones and

complications that nearly always kill.

MNT can be eliminated, though, through immunizations of women of child-bearing

age and use of hygienic birthing practices. Changes in healthcare practices to reduce

MNT could also help bring much-needed access to social, health and nutrition services

for women and children in these under-served communities, improving lives across

the board.

Learn more about maternal/neonatal tetanus, the warriors on the front lines of the fight

and how you can make a difference in the lives of women and children in Southern

and East Asia and Africa. Turn to page 14 of the February 2011 issue of Kiwanis

magazine.


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KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION ANNUAL CLUB GIFT 10-1-10 to 3-15-11

UPCOMING KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL WEBINARS (NOTE: WEBINAR TIME IS EASTERN TIME)

http://www.kiwanisone.org/Pages/Resources/default.aspx?PageID=380)

Webinar Archive: http://www.kiwanisone.org/Pages/Resources/default.aspx?PageID=381

Apr. 12. at 8 p.m. Reveal: Reach Out

Apr. 19. at 8 p.m. May is Membership Month

Apr. 21. at 8 p.m. Kiwanis‘ Alumni Associations 101: Growing the Kiwanis Family Through Reconnecting

Apr. 26. at 8 p.m. Filtering through the Chaos – Available Communications from Kiwanis International

May 3. at 7 p.m. Signs of a Good Leader

May 10. at 7 p.m. Small Clubs – Great Things

May 17. at 7 p.m. Being an Informed Delegate

May 24. at 7 p.m. Club Meetings with Impact

June 7 at 7 p.m. Quick, Easy Service Projects

June 14 at 7 p.m. Best Practices for Club Websites: Part II

June 21 at 7 p.m. Member Engagement Register

June 28 at 7 p.m. Signature Projects Register


IDEAS TO MAKE YOUR CLUB MEETINGS FUN

Join the Logan Kiwanis Club for the 2011

KIWANIS for KIDS GOLF TOURNAMENT

THURSDAY July 14th

At the LOGAN GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

Play at one of Utah’s premier Golf Courses with cart, lunch & prizes for only

$70 per golfer or $280 per team

- 4 person scramble format - Golf Cart and Lunch included

- Raffles and Prizes - Fun activities and contests at holes

- Sponsorships start at just $125 - Continental Breakfast served

- Catered Lunch included - Have fun & help us serve the children of Northern UT

Golf at one of the nicest courses in Utah and one of the funnest tournaments of

the year for a fraction of the price of most tournaments! Limited to 25 teams, so

reserve your spot early!!!

Golfers, teams, sponsors and raffle donors are all appreciated

Contact Janet Flinders at 435-753-3266 or Mike Guthrie at 435-890-8542 or by email at

[email protected] for more information or to donate, promote your business as sponsor, or to

register.

IDEAS TO MAKE YOUR CLUB MEETINGS FUN


UPCOMING U & I KIWANIAN DEADLINES

Jun/Jul 2011 Issue Sunday, May 1, 2011 Material Content Deadline

Thursday, May 12, 2011 Submit Issue to Printer

Aug/Sep 2011 Issue Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Material Content Deadline

Thursday, July 14, 2011 Submit Issue to Printer

MARK YOUR CALENDARS …

August 4 – 6, 2011 (Dates/Location Subject to Change)

Utah – Idaho Kiwanis District 92nd

Annual District Convention, Pocatello

Idaho ●●● All Members are Invited to Attend the Convention ●●●

THE ORIGINAL TWENTY-NINE DISTRICTS OF

KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL http://community.kiwanisone.org/media/p/46.aspx

ALABAMA CALIFORNIA-NEVADA

CAROLINAS CAPITAL

FLORIDA GEORGIA

ILLINOIS-EASTERN IOWA INDIANA

KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE LOUISIANA-MISSISSIPPI-WEST TENNESSEE

MICHIGAN MINNESOTA-DAKOTAS

MISSOURI-ARKANSAS MONTANA

NEBRASKA-IOWA NEW ENGLAND

NEW JERSEY NEW YORK

OHIO ONTARIO-QUEBEC-MARITIME

PACIFIC-NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SOUTHWEST

TEXAS-OKLAHOMA UTAH-IDAHO

WESTERN CANADA WEST VIRGINIA

WISCONSIN-UPPER MICHIGAN

UTAH-IDAHO

The Utah District was organized March 24, 1919, at Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City

appointed Alexander Eberhardt to act as governor. The Executive Committee of the

International Board added Idaho to the territory of the district on November 27, 1920.

The Utah-Idaho District came into existence as of December 16 of the same year. By

mutual agreement, ratified by the International Board, the panhandle of Idaho

consisting of 10 counties north of the Salmon River was added to the Pacific

Northwest District in July of 1925. The Utah-Idaho District‘s first convention was in

Salt Lake City on December 16, 1920. At that session, Herbert Van Damn, Jr. was

elected governor at a convention in his home city. The first club in the district was Salt

Lake City, completed October 10, 1918. The second club was Pocatello, Idaho, on

August 5, 1920, and the third club was Boise, Idaho on August 10, 1920.

ALABAMA

The District of Alabama-Florida was organized informally in the fall of 1918.

Birmingham, Alabama, was the only club, having organized February 28, 1917. J.

Mercer Barnett was the first governor and served until June 1919. Andrew J. Arrant

was elected at the Mobile convention in 1919, and served as governor until April

11, 1921. The Alabama-Florida District continued under that name until the

Kiwanis International Board met in July of 1924. At that meeting, the Board

designated the two states independent districts. The second club in the district

was Mobile. Gadsden and Huntsville tied for third place.

CALIFORNIA-NEVADA

The California-Nevada District was organized in the fall of 1918 as the California

District. The first club was Los Angeles, completed August 24, 1917. W. W.

Widenham of Los Angeles was the first governor. He was reappointed at a district

meeting in Los Angeles in 1919 and served until June 25, 1920. Leslie B.

Henry then served until November 4, 1922. On March 24, 1923, Nevada became

affiliated with the district, and the International Board approved the name of

California-Nevada District at a meeting in December 1924. Long Beach was the

second club in the district, with Pasadena third and Oakland fourth. With the

formation in 1947 of the clubs in Hawaii into a division, the feasibility of adding this

division to the California-Nevada District was discussed. In 1950, the district

forwarded a resolution to the International Board spelling out the arrangements

suggested to make the California-Nevada-Hawaii District operative as of January 1,

1951. This request was approved by the Board.

CAROLINAS

Originally, the first clubs in the Carolinas were added to the Tennessee District,

which had been formed with three clubs in the fall of 1918. On October 25, 1919, the

Tennessee-Carolinas District was created by action of the International Board. The

man chosen to be governor never served, however, and the district never did

function in that combined form. Finally, at a meeting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on

January 12, 1920, it was deemed advisable to separate the Carolinas and

the Tennessee clubs and form a new district to be known as the Carolinas. Paul

F. Haddock of Charlotte was elected governor. He was followed by J. Thomas

Arnold of Spartansburg, chosen in November of that year at a meeting in

Charlotte. He served until October 21, 1921, when W.B. Marrimon of Greensboro

was chosen.

The first club in the district was Asheville, completed August 11, 1919. The second

Charlotte was completed, August 27, 1919; the third, Greenville, South Carolina

September 20, 1919. When the district was officially operational, there were

seven clubs.

CAPITAL

The Capital District, comprising Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and the District of

Columbia, was organized on August 29, 1918, in Baltimore, Maryland. Alfred G.

Goodrich was elected the first governor. He was re-elected at the October 4, 1919

Convention and served until October 9, 1920. At the 1920 Convention in

Washington, DC, J.D. Hank Jr. of Richmond, Virginia, was elected and

served until December 31, 1921. The first club in the district was Washington. It was

completed August 11, 1917. Roe Fulkerson, always remembered for his many

contributions to the International organization and The Kiwanis Magazine, was the

first president. Baltimore was the second club (March 5, 1918) with Wilmington,

Delaware, third. Wilmington was followed by five clubs in Virginia:

Richmond, Norfolk, Roanoke, Portsmouth, and Lynchburg.

FLORIDA

In July of 1924, the International Board separated the Alabama-Florida District into

two units. The new Florida District was officially created at a meeting in Orlando on

November 6 and 7 of that same year. Scott M. Loftin of Jacksonville was

elected governor; he was to serve until December 31, 1925. He was followed by

Walter R. Weiser, chosen at Daytona Beach. Weiser was succeeded

by Fabian A. Bollinger of West Palm Beach. The first club in Florida was Tampa, the

third club formed in the old Alabama-Florida District. It was completed June 18, 1919.

Pensacola was completed July 10, 1919; Jacksonville, was October 23, 1919.

GEORGIA

Atlanta was the first club in Georgia, and with that one club as a base, the district was

established in the fall of 1918. R.S. Wessels was appointed governor, and he was re-

appointed in 1920 at a convention in Atlanta. He served until October 6,

1921, when General Walter A. Harris was elected. The Atlanta club was completed

May 27, 1918. Rome, the second club completed, was followed by Augusta,

Savannah, Athens, Macon, Americus, Albany Eastman, Milledgeville, Washington,

Cedartown, Waycross, and Dawson, all formed in 1920.

ILLINOIS-EASTERN IOWA

The Illinois-Eastern Iowa District was first organized as the Illinois District on

September 27, 1918, at a meeting in Rockford. At that time, four clubs had been

formed: Aurora, Peoria, Chicago, and Rockford. Victor M. Johnson, later to become

President of Kiwanis International, was the first governor. A section of Eastern Iowa

was added to the district by the Executive Committee of the International Board on

October 25, 1919, thus forming the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District. At a second meeting

of district leaders in Chicago on April 5, 1919, Victor Johnson was re-elected

governor. At the 1920 district convention in Peoria, he again was elected and served

until November 4 of the following year when George A. Shurtleff of Peoria was

appointed. He was followed by Daniel S. Wentworth, Chicago, another name long to

be remembered for his personal impact on the early days. The first club completed

in the district was Aurora formed September 20, 1916. The second club was Peoria,

November 6, 1916; with Chicago the third, January 6, 1917.

INDIANA

The Indiana District was organized December 27, 1918, at South Bend, with seven

clubs in the state. J.L. McCulloch was the first governor. On October

23, 1919, at the next convention in Lafayette, he was re-elected and the same thing

happened at the Indianapolis meeting on September 30, 1920. John N. Bromert of

Indianapolis was the second governor, being elected at Kokomo on September

30, 1921. The first club was Indianapolis, completed August 17, 1916. Lafayette

followed on September 8, 1916, and the third club was South Bend, which was

completed October 28, 1916.

KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE

The Kentucky-Tennessee District was organized at Nashville, Tennessee in the fall of

1918 as the Tennessee District. At that time, there were three clubs in Tennessee:

Nashville, Chattanooga, and Memphis. Esmond Ewing was appointed governor, but

he resigned. The Carolinas clubs were added to the Tennessee District, but because

no governor was appointed to succeed Ewing, the so-called Tennessee-Carolinas

District never functioned. When a decision was made to establish a separate Carolinas

District on January 12, 1920, Dr. O.P. Darwin was selected as governor of the

Tennessee District. During the interim period, the Tennessee District had no active

leadership.

W.H. Lambert had been chosen at a Knoxville meeting on October 18, 1919, but he

chose not to serve, as did Judge Will D. Wright. At the same time the Carolinas clubs

set up their own district, Kentucky was asked to join the Tennessee clubs. Dr. O.P.

Darwin became the first governor of the new Kentucky-Tennessee District. He served

until September 8, 1920, when Charles R. Roberts was elected governor in Louisville,

Kentucky. The first club in the district as it finally came to be established as a

functioning unit was the Louisville, Kentucky club, which was completed

November 1, 1916. The second was Nashville, formed February 28, 1917; the third

was Chattanooga, March 9, 1918. Memphis had been completed June 20, 1918, but

this club was among those in Tennessee that became a part of the Louisiana-

Mississippi-West Tennessee District.

LOUISIANA-MISSISSIPPI-WEST TENNESSEE

The Louisiana-Mississippi District was organized on January 9, 1920, in New Orleans.

There were five clubs in the two states: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Alexandria, and

Lake Charles, Louisiana; and Jackson, Mississippi. Major T.J. Bartlett was chosen

governor, and he continued in office until October 20, 1920, when W.H. Frazer of

Jackson, Mississippi, was elected. Unfortunately, Frazer was unable to complete his

term, and the Rev. Charles W. Crisler of Brookhaven, Mississippi, was elected to

succeed. He served until November 2, 1921, when A.T. Prescott was elected. The first

club was New Orleans (March 29, 1919); the second, Jackson (April 21, 1919). The

third was Baton Rouge (April 24, 1919). It was not until November 4, 1938, that the

West Tennessee territory was added and the name of the district was changed to

Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee.

MICHIGAN

The Michigan District started out as the Michigan Federation of Kiwanis Clubs, which

was formed in Lansing on April 25, 1918. Russell Ward of Jackson was the first

president of the federation. In June, the idea of a district plan for the whole

organization was presented at the International convention in Providence, Rhode

Island. Russell Ward explained to the delegates the plan of the Michigan Federation.

Only a few weeks after the Providence meeting, Ward was appointed by the

International President as a temporary chairman of a conference to be conducted

September 24, 1918, to elect a governor for the district of Michigan. At that meeting in

Jackson, Russell Ward was elected at what may well be called the first convention of

the Michigan District as both president of the federation and governor. War pressure

became so great that Ward resigned his office on April 19, 1919. Because the first vice

president of the federation was in France, Alva Cummins became governor for the

balance of the term. He had been second vice-president of the federation. The Rev.

J.B. Pengally of Flint and Michael A. Gorman of Saginaw were other governors in the

early years. The first club in the district was the first club in all of Kiwanis, Detroit

Number One. It was completed on January 21, 1915. The second was Grand Rapids

(November 3, 1916); the third was Muskegon (December 13, 1916).

MINNESOTA-DAKOTAS

The Minnesota-Dakotas District originally was formed as the Minnesota District in the

fall of 1918 in Minneapolis. There were three clubs; Minneapolis, St. Paul, and

Duluth. North and South Dakota were combined with Minnesota to form the

Minnesota-Dakotas District by the International Board on November 27, 1920. At

that first meeting in Minneapolis, Albert P. Kimm of that city was selected as

governor. He served until October 22, 1919. Louis A. Muessel of St. Paul was selected

as his successor at a convention in Duluth on October 22, 1919. He served until

August 20, 1921, when John C. Pollock of Fargo, North Dakota, was chosen.

The first club in the district was Duluth completed January 30, 1917. The second was

Minneapolis, April 18, 1917; and the the third was St. Paul November 15, 1917.

MISSOURI-ARKANSAS

The Missouri District was established in the fall of 1918 in St. Louis. At that time,

there were only two clubs: St. Louis and Kansas City. Lee W. Grant was appointed

governor and, through reappointment, served until November 22, 1920. At another

meeting in St. Louis, A.C. Maher of Joplin was elected governor, serving until January

1, 1922. On November 27, 1920, the Executive Committee of the International Board

combined Kansas with Missouri to form the Missouri-Kansas District. On June 30,

1923, Arkansas was affiliated with the district to form the Missouri-Kansas- Arkansas

District, which was to continue until Kansas became a separate district in the

early 1950s. The first club in the district was St. Louis, which was completed April 16,

1918. The second was Kansas City (October 12, 1918); third was Lawrence, Kansas

(November 28, 1919).

MONTANA

The Montana District was created by the International Board of Trustees on June 24,

1921. On August 29, a meeting of the four clubs then organized at Billings elected

George E. Snell governor. He was re-elected at Great Falls the next year, and served

until the end of 1923. The next district convention, at Lewistown on August 13 and

14, elected Harold W. Hoover of Great Falls governor. The first club in the district

was Great Falls, completed September 1, 1920. The second was Billings, completed

October 18, 1920.

NEBRASKA-IOWA

The Nebraska-Iowa District originally was organized as the Nebraska-Western Iowa

District on January 6, 1920, in Des Moines. The original plan had been approved by

the Executive Committee of the International Board on October 25, 1919. A.R.

Admiston of Lincoln, Nebraska, was elected the first governor. At that time the

district had but three clubs - Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa.

A.R. Admiston was re-elected at the next convention in Des Moines, and he served as

governor until September 16, 1921. He was succeeded at the Omaha convention by

Joseph L. Long of Des Moines, who served until September 8, 1922. On May 29,

1922, the name of the district was changed to Nebraska-Iowa. The first club was

Omaha, completed February 13, 1919. The second was Lincoln on March 21, 1919,

and the third was Des Moines on June 30, 1919.

NEW ENGLAND

The organization of the New England District occurred on November 15, 1918, in

Worcester, Massachusetts. There were thirteen clubs in the district at that time.

Charles S. Webster of Portland, Maine, was the first governor. He was re-elected the

next year at a Springfield meeting, and he served until October 8, 1920. At the 1920

convention, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Thomas E. Babb, Jr. was elected and he, too,

was reelected and served until the end of 1922. The first club in the district was

Hartford, Connecticut, which was completed July 15, 1916. The second club was

Worcester on November 11, 1916, and the third was Springfield, Massachusetts, on

January 10, 1917.

NEW JERSEY

The New Jersey District was organized in September 1918 in Newark. Newark,

Paterson, and Trenton were the three clubs already organized. Weston E. Good was

elected governor. On October 1, 1919, William E. Duffy was elected governor in

Paterson, and he served until September 22, 1920. The next convention was in Trenton

on that date, and Joseph B. Hottel was chosen to lead the district. He was re-elected

at Atlantic City the next year. The first club in the district was Newark, completed

January 10, 1918. The second club was Paterson on February 15, 1918, and the third

club was Trenton on May 15, 1918.

NEW YORK

The New York District was organized September 27, 1918, in Syracuse. Clarence A.

Nelson of Utica was elected governor to serve until September 25, 1919, when the

next district meeting conducted at Elmira, selected Albert Dodge of Hamburg. R.A.

Mansfield was selected next to lead the district at the Utica convention on

September 22, 1920. He served until October 7, 1921. The first club in the district was

Rochester, completed May 1, 1916. Its president was George F. Hixson, the first

president of Kiwanis International. The second club was Lockport, completed on July

3, 1916, and the third was Buffalo on July 3, 1916. Albert Dodge was the first

president of the Buffalo club and was elected as the first Secretary of Kiwanis

International.

OHIO

The Ohio District came into being on September 26, 1918, in Cleveland. There were

10 clubs in the district. Richard J. Birch was elected governor, and he served until

October 15, 1919, when delegates at a convention in Columbus selected

Edmund F. Arras as the next governor. On September 28, 1920, Albert H. Miller was

elected to the district‘s top post, and he served until September 28, 1921. Cleveland,

the first club in the district, was the second club in all of Kiwanis and was completed

on October 19, 1915. The second club in the district was Columbus, completed on

May 10, 1916. The third club was Dayton, completed on May 31, 1916.

ONTARIO-QUEBEC-MARITIME

The Ontario-Quebec-Maritime District was organized on September 25, 1918, in

Toronto, Ontario. At that time the district boasted four clubs: Hamilton, Toronto,

Ottawa, and Montreal. At the first meeting, A.H. Fitzimmons of Ottawa was chosen

governor, and he served until October 23, 1919. At that year‘s convention in Hamilton,

Dean C.E. Jeakins of Brantford was elected governor. On October 29, 1920, at a

convention in Ottawa, E.J. L‘Esperance of Montreal was elected and he served until

October 7, 1921. The first club in the district and the first club in Canada was

Hamilton, which was completed November 1, 1916. Toronto was the second club

completed on June 8, 1917. The first change of name for the district came on

December 7, 1927, when Maritime was added making the name the Ontario-Quebec-

Maritime District. Later, a request was made of the Board for a change of name to

Eastern Canada and the Caribbean District to reflect addition of the Caribbean nations.

PACIFIC-NORTHWEST

The Pacific-Northwest District was organized in the fall of 1918 in Tacoma,

Washington. Guy E. Kelly was named governor, and he was re-elected at a second

meeting in Tacoma to which four clubs sent delegates. The date was January 17, 1919.

At a convention in Vancouver, British Columbia, on November 15, Dr. H. W. Riggs

was selected to be governor. He served until a third meeting was conducted in Tacoma

on November 26 and 27 in 1920, when Charles F. Riddell of Seattle was elected

governor. Riddell served until January 1, 1922. Tacoma was the first club in the

district and was completed October 8, 1918. Portland was the second club, completed

on December 28, 1918, and the third club was Seattle, completed on January 16, 1919.

In 1950, steps were taken to add Alaska to the territory of the Pacific-Northwest

District.

Look for information on the remaining of the original twenty-nine districts in future

U & I Kiwanian issue(s).

SHARE YOUR ONE DAY PHOTOS!

The excitement has been building all year, and finally Kiwanis One Day is here. Don‘t

forget to share your photos and brag about the great work your club is doing! Post

photos online on the Kiwanis International Facebook page at

www.facebook.com/kiwanis or on Flickr and tagging them ―Kiwanis One Day.‖ Your

photos may even be included in the June issue of Kiwanis magazine!

Don't yet have plans? It's never too late do something on Kiwanis One Day. Bring

your Kiwanis family together and tackle some of your community‘s most pressing

needs. See one club's 2010 Kiwanis One Day project come together and get inspired!

Watch the video at www.kiwanis.org/videos.

KEY CLUB MAGAZINE DOES IT DIGITALLY

Key Club‘s first-ever, all-digital magazine is live online! The 2010 House of Delegates

voted to amend Key Club‘s bylaws so that Key Club magazine could be ―published‖

instead of ―printed‖ twice a year and the March 2011 edition is posted now at

www.keyclub.org/magazine. Subscribe to receive yours via e-mail at

www.keyclub.org/email, tell your friends and then check out this issue‘s highlights,

including:

Spread the news: It‘s easier to find volunteers, sponsors and help for your service

projects if everyone already knows about the great things Key Club does. Find out

how to make Key Club a household name and improve communications with teachers,

parents, school administrators and local businesses through your own public relations

campaign. Page 11

Pins are still in: The pin traders at district conventions and Key Club international

events almost treat it like a sport. Pin down the pros and cons of participating and meet

the Key Clubbers who design and covet the little gems. Page 14

Get away the green way: Key Clubbers find it‘s possible to have fun and still be

environmentally conscious while on vacation by tweaking their spring break travels to

leave a smaller carbon footprint. Check out some alternative spring break options.

Page 16

Other key items: You can also catch up on key trends, learn what it takes to win Youth

Opportunity Funds and test how much you really know about maternal-neonatal

tetanus and The Eliminate Project in the March 2011 digital issue. [LINK:

www.keyclub.org/magazine]

KEY CLUB CONVENTION’S COMING! ARE YOU READY?

Phoenix, Arizona, will be the hot spot to stay cool for the 2011 Key Club International

Convention June 29-July 3. Start planning now so you can help decide Key Club‘s

future.

Convention attendees can meet new friends, walk to benefit The Eliminate Project,

learn about service partners and projects during workshops and see who takes home

the big awards.

Speakers include Eric Saperston, an author and founder/chief creative officer of Live

in Wonder Entertainment, an eco-friendly and forward-thinking lifestyle brand

entertainment company, and Craig Karges, an ―extraordinist‖ and award-winning

entertainer, speaker and author who combines the art of magic with the science of

psychology and the power of intuition to create the impression that nothing is

impossible.

Every club can send two delegates, so Key Clubbers, register before May 23 to receive

the early bird discount. Kiwanians, make plans now to chaperone or volunteer and join

in the fun! Registration is now open at www.keyclub.org/convention.

CKI CONVENTION REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Circle K is bringing it to the beach—Virginia Beach, that is—for the 56th annual

Circle K International Convention June 22-26, and that‘s two months earlier than

usual so plan ahead.

Attendees can come for the fun then stay in the sun to enjoy entertainment and

fellowship, informative workshops on club leadership and personal development and

hear words of wisdom from keynote speaker Jason Barger, who‘s an author, speaker,

consultant and creator of the Step Back from the Baggage Claim movement. There‘ll

be House of Delegates and international officer elections plus the 11th Annual Large

Scale Service Project will be held June 20-22 as an opportunity for Circle K members

to give back to the convention host city.

CKI alumni can greet old friends and stay up-to-date on CKI activities by attending

the Alumni Luncheon, and Kiwanians, consider joining the fun at the CKI convention

by volunteering to help. Early bird registration ends May 2, so register now to save at

www.circlek.org/convention.

THE YOUNG KEEP YOU YOUNG

Younger members of the Kiwanis family are getting ready for their international

conventions and they need your help! Kiwanians, make sure members of your local

Key Club get the chance to help decide Key Club‘s future. Consider sponsoring them

or serving as a chaperone so they can attend the 2011 Key Club International

Convention June 29-July 3 in Phoenix, Arizona. If you live nearby or are willing to

travel, your service as a volunteer during the event would also be appreciated. Sharing

your own convention experiences at a local Key Club meeting might encourage the

club to consider sending the two allowed delegates. Registration is now open at

www.keyclub.org/convention; those who sign up before May 23 receive a discount.

Circle K will be bringing it to the beach—Virginia Beach, that is—for the 56th annual

Circle K International Convention June 22-26. That‘s two months earlier than usual so

sponsor funds will come in especially handy now. They could also use volunteer

assistance. If you‘re a CKI alumni, you can greet old friends and stay up-to-date on

CKI activities by attending the convention‘s Alumni Luncheon. Early bird registration

ends May 2, so get details and register now at www.circlek.org/convention.

IGNITE YOUR SERVICE PROJECT,

APPLY FOR A CLUB GRANT!

Kiwanis International Foundation grants have fueled extraordinary service projects

across the globe thanks to generous donor support. Reviewed twice a year, the next

club grant deadline is April 15. Apply for a club grant today and your club may

receive funds to help serve your community better.

KIF gives priority to programs serving children nationally or internationally and those

that are consistent with Kiwanis International objectives. Download a club grant

application and find more info at www.kiwanis.org/foundation/grants.

NORTH OGDEN KIWANIS DONATE 1200 BOOKS

TO EDEN ELEMENTARY

On Friday, March 4th, seven club members

delivered 1200 books to Valley Elementary

school in Eden. This is a continuation of book

donations that started eight years ago and has

resulted in over 24,000 books being given to

schools in our area. Principal Tommy Lee and

staff were very welcoming and grateful for the

books. The school had missed out on some

earlier donations due to construction of a new

building.

Mr. Lee assembled all of the students and teachers in the gymnasium where the books

were on display and made students aware that the books were for their use. He

thanked the Kiwanis club for the generous gift.

The books were taken to the library where club President Keith Jacques was presented

with a giant thank you card from the students. Many teachers offered their thanks as

well.

Mr. Lee also reported that 102 essays were written by 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students.

Their top five will move on to final judging and compete with essays from 16 other

schools for scholarships. Winners will be selected in three grade groups by April

22nd.

SUGAR HOUSE CLUB & SALT LAKE CLUB

TO DO JOINT PIONEER DAY BREAKFAST

The Sugar House Club and the Salt Lake Club are working on an exciting project they

hope to make an annual event. The plan is to

get the two clubs together and serve breakfast

to parade-goers at the Utah / Salt Lake Days

of 47 Parade. Because the 24th falls on a

Sunday this year, the parade will be Monday

the 25th.

The Episcopal Diocese of Utah has agreed to participate and allow the clubs to serve

breakfast on their property, which is ideally situated for this purpose on the corner of

100 South and 200 East in downtown Salt Lake City. The parade route goes straight

down 200 East from South Temple, past the Episcopal Center, south to 900 South

where it turns east and finishes at Liberty Park.

The event will serve as a fund raiser to further the Kiwanis cause of improving the

world, one child and one community at a time, and also to raise the awareness of the

good work that Kiwanians do. Local business support will be encouraged with the

hope of increasing the fundraising effort. Kiwanis materials will be distributed at the

breakfast in hopes of recruiting new members to both clubs. . Visiting Kiwanians

who come to watch the parade are encouraged to s top by and say hi. Maybe even flip

a pancake or two!

FROM THE MERIDIAN CLUB

Some Club Activities in February and/or

March

1. Three Kiwanians cooked and served a

meal at the Ronald MacDonald House as

we do each and every month Picture is of

Connie Ellis and her mom at the Ronald

MacDonald House

2. Book drive at the Boys and Girls Club ―teen‖ library.

3. Donated a large sum of money (about $1000.) to buy books for the school libraries

as promised we would do in the name of the presenter at our weekly meetings. This

has been done for many years.

4. Had a ―blood letting‖ with about 14 volunteers including some former members.

$25 gift certificates were donated to 2 of the donors at a special drawing.

5. Helped Big Sisters Big Brothers with their bowling tourney.

FROM THE HAILEY

AND WOOD RIVER VALLEY CLUB

SNOW BOX DERBY AT ROTARUN SKI AREA

Over 40 participants

and 200 spectators

watched the cardboard,

paint and taped boxes

whiz down the bunny

slope of Rotarun Ski

hill. This annual event

benefits the Blaine

County Recreation

District and the Rotarun

organization which

benefits the local kid‘s snow recreation and ski education. This

is the 5th

year that the Club of Hailey and the Wood River

Valley assisted in the fun race. The overall winner of the race

was the youngest entry.

KIWANIS CLUB OF HAILEY

AND THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY

HOSTS THE 5TH ANNUAL CHILI COOK OFF

This is the 5th year that

the Hailey Club has

hosted the Chili Cook

Off to benefit the 36

children in Blaine

County Headstart

Program for ages 3-5.

The proceeds for this

money go towards

paying for summer

swimming lessons for

all 36 children. The event was held again at the Blaine County

Senior Connection on Saturday March 12. There were 11 chili

entries and approximately 100 ―taster judges‖. Ann Jacobi won

for Individual Class, Classic Cars LLC (Kiwanis Lowell

Thomas) for Business, and the Hailey Fire Department for Fire

Departments. Over $1000 was raised towards the tuitions.

FROM THE RUPERT CLUB

Minico Key Club

The Minico Key Club is currently gathering needed items

for the Mini-Cassia Shelter for Women and Children. This

project is a follow up to their December “Sub for Santa”

activity which helped a family who lost their home just

before Christmas.

Heyburn K-Kids Family Night

On April 5, 2011 was The Heyburn K-Kid’s Family Night.

All K-Kid families were welcome. They had different

service activities going on - sanding blocks and painting

them with mineral oil in one group; tying quilts in another group; helping

Helen Almanza with anything she needs for the reading foundation.

Acequia K-Kids – Reader’s are Leader’s

On Friday, March 4th Acequia

School had a Reader’s are

Leader’s event in conjunction with

Dr. Seuss’ birthday. In the

morning half of the students were

read to, while the other half

participated in a bowling party. In

the afternoon the students

reversed the activities, so

everyone had a chance to do

both. Volunteers from our club as well as our West Minico Middle School

Builder’s Club and their advisor Susan Price helped with the reading.

Rupert Elementary School K-Kids

In February we wrote Valentines and delivered them to the

residents of Countryside Care and Rehab. Center and to all

the staff and patients at Minidoka Memorial Hospital. We

also delivered to residents and staff at Autumn Haven

Assisted Living Facility.

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