Carolinas Kiwanis Division 6 Website2010-03-12T12:37:51ZKassy TrowerCopyright 2010, Kassy TrowerSPHPBLOGKiwanis Uptown celebrates 1 year with Southern Summer Charter Night!The evening started as you were handed a mason jar souvenir upon entering... First stop... the photo booth provided by ShutterBooth, next, a guest performance by Elvis! A silent auction featuring a trip to Daytona, Richard Petty Driving Experience and a complete golf package were a huge hit!! (Not to mention the Firefly Sweet Tea package, um, yum!) All of this fun, fellowship and celebration added up to over $3,000 that Kiwanis Uptown will donate to Grin Kids, LIVE on Kiss 95.1 on Wednesday, July 15th! So make sure to tune in and browse on over to Kiwanis Uptown for some more great pictures! www.kiwanisuptown.org.
Kiwanis Uptown meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday at Cans Bar (corner of 5th and Graham). Check out their website www.kiwanisuptown.org for more details! ]]>http://www.carolinakiwanis.org/division6/index.php?entry=entry090707-1840472009-07-07T00:00:00Z2009-07-07T00:00:00ZGastonia KiwanisIncoming President Benny Benson and incoming Secretary Karen Lees will be attending CLO this coming weekend, and I'm sure it'll prove to be very informative to them! They are such a welcoming, friendly bunch... We had a great trip!
The Gastonia Kiwanis Club meets at the City Club on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays... And trust me, you don't want to miss the dessert! For more information visit www.gastonia.kiwanisone.org. ]]>http://www.carolinakiwanis.org/division6/index.php?entry=entry090707-1808102009-07-07T00:00:00Z2009-07-07T00:00:00ZMecklenburg Kiwanis MeetingI spoke some about International Convention and was followed by Dr. Mark Mogul who spoke about the Kiwanis Pediatric Cancer fund, and how it relates to the Kiwanis' plea to find the next worldwide service project. The key is figuring out local impact (partnership with the Children's Oncology Group www.curesearch.org) and international impact (100% of the world is affected by cancer). They are putting together a proposal to submit to Kiwanis International... How cool would it be to have a project from right here in the Carolinas become our next Worldwide Service Project? How cool would it be to cure cancer? Hey, if you're going to dream... DREAM BIG! President Doug Dickison closed the meeting by challenging every member to bring a guest to the July 20th meeting... They are motivated to grow Kiwanis to the one million member mark by 2015... And I'm confident we can do it! Thanks for having me Mecklenburgers... See you in 2 weeks!
The Mecklenburg club meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday at Crown Plaza Hotel Uptown from 12-1pm. More information at www.mecklenburgkiwanis.org]]>http://www.carolinakiwanis.org/division6/index.php?entry=entry090706-1400002009-07-06T00:00:00Z2009-07-06T00:00:00ZKiwanis Uptown and Mecklenburg Kiwanis in Nashville! ]]>http://www.carolinakiwanis.org/division6/index.php?entry=entry090630-2235112009-07-01T00:00:00Z2009-07-01T00:00:00ZTime to register for CLO!! *Club Leadership Orientation By now you've elected your new officers... now it is time to help them start planning for their term in office!
While geared toward incoming Club Presidents and Secretaries, 0ther incoming officers (such as Vice President) are welcome to attend. Registrations must be completed so that we confirm commitments for food.
Oh, one more thing, this event is FREE!
Topics to be discussed include: district restructuring, club committees, meetings, membership, public relations, sponsored youth, and the monthly report among others.
Leadership Guides will be distributed during the CLO. This action is different than previous years, where Kiwanis International MAILED the guide to each club secretary in May.
Points will be awarded on the 2009-2010 Club Achievement Award for those incoming Presidents and Secretaries in attendance.
Click here to download the registration form ]]>http://www.carolinakiwanis.org/division6/index.php?entry=entry090630-1915492009-06-30T00:00:00Z2009-06-30T00:00:00ZHey Y'all... I'm back from Nashville, and ready to serve RIGHT NOW! Howdy Y'all...
First, let me thank you for allowing me to serve as your Lieutenant Governor! The trip to Nashville this past week is one that I will always remember!
From the Grand Ole Opry to Forums and Leadership Sessions to making my way down Broadway listening to up and coming stars... the trip was memorable to say the least!
On Thursday evening we arrived just in time for District Dinner at BB Kings BBQ with the Carolinas and EC&C (Eastern Canada and The Caribbean). Food was great, company even better. Evelyn and Valerie from Kiwanis Uptown were my travelling companions... We sat with folks from Aruba and Jamaica... and had an awesome time.
After leaving dinner we headed to the hospitality suite sponsored by the Carolina's District's Stan Perry for some fellowship and fun. We met up with Sam, Matthew, Jennifer and Dr. Mark from the Mecklenburg club… and traveled as a pack for the remainder of the trip. We quickly learned that cultural experiences abound in Music City!
Friday morning came quite early as I led a Young Professional's Forum (many of you reading this may have met me there... hi again!) with Rhonda Vrell and Kevin Dean. The response was absolutely phenomenal... and I'm thrilled to meet so many awesome Kiwanians from across the globe who are excited to GROW!
The rest of Friday was filled with Leadership sessions on going from good to GREAT, Women in Kiwanis, Working with Volunteers, etc... Next, off to the House of Delegates to elect YOUR Kiwanis International Board and vote on important amendments.
Delegates to the 94th annual Kiwanis International Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, voted the following on the proposed amendments: •Amendment No. 1—Club funds used to pay insurance premiums—passed •Amendment No. 2—Freezing tiered dues levels in qualifying countries—passed •Amendment No. 3—Common billing date of October 1 for all clubs—passed •Amendment No. 4—Eliminate the magazine exemption for spouses—failed
Friday night took us to the Grand Ole Opry where the likes of Tracy Byrd, Ricky Skaggs and Little Jimmy Dickens took the stage. .. Saturday morning I toured the tradeshow, attended more forums, spoke with our very own CEO Rob Parker, and attended the Closing Session.
I’m pleased to announce that the Delegates to the 94th annual Kiwanis International Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, elected Paul Palazzolo, Springfield, Illinois, to be the 2009-2010 Kiwanis International president.
In addition, we elected Sylvester Neal, Auburn, Washington, to be president-elect, and Alan Penn, Medina, Ohio, to be vice president. Palazzolo, Neal and Penn take office October 1, 2009.
Finally, we got the opportunity to elect your International Trustees! Delegates to the 94th annual Kiwanis International Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, elected Jerry Peuler, Stewart Ross and Pam Fleming, to be trustees on the 2009-1010 Kiwanis International Board. The three join John Button and Pietro Grasso, who were previously elected by delegates from Eastern Canada and the Caribbean and the Kiwanis International European Federation.
Paul Palazzolo gave an inspiring speech on getting down to business RIGHT NOW … So let’s serve our community… lets GROW Kiwanis together… let’s get One Million Members by 2015… just think of the lives that we can change…
Dont wanna wait til tomorrow, Why put it off another day?
…Make future plans, dont dream about yesterday, hey Cmon turn, turn this thing around
Right now, hey Its your tomorrow Right now, Cmon,its everything Right now
Catch a magic moment, do it Right here and now It means everything….” -Van Halen
]]>http://www.carolinakiwanis.org/division6/index.php?entry=entry090630-1843522009-06-30T00:00:00Z2009-06-30T00:00:00ZKiwanis seeking second Worldwide Service Project Kiwanis’ second Worldwide Service Project will engage its youth and adult members to make a positive difference in the world by helping children in need.
Nominations are due by Oct. 1, 2009, and must:
*Involve a child-focused issue or problem *Be compelling and relevant *Involve a global and a local level of participation and impact *Include hands-on service and fundraising *Address a virtually solvable problem or issue *Lead to life-changing experiences
Please direct general questions to Elizabeth Warren, Worldwide Service Project coordinator, at 317-217-6211, or ewarren@kiwanis.org. Media queries and/or appointments with contacts should be coordinated through our public relations staff at 317-217-6171, or e-mail jisert@kiwanis.org. Please return the completed proposal online at www.kiwanis.org/wsp.
Kiwanis will announce its second Worldwide Service Project in June 2010 at the organization’s 95th annual convention in Las Vegas. ]]>http://www.carolinakiwanis.org/division6/index.php?entry=entry090628-2033462009-06-29T00:00:00Z2009-06-29T00:00:00ZHowdy Y'all!
I'm off to Kiwanis International Convention in Nashville, TN... be on the lookout for an update when I return!]]>http://www.carolinakiwanis.org/division6/index.php?entry=entry090625-2059342009-06-26T00:00:00Z2009-06-26T00:00:00ZKey Leader!
As you know, since 1925, Kiwanis International has positively impacted the lives of young leaders through its youth leadership organizations: Key Club and Circle K. Many credit these programs for their first taste of leadership, including senators, governors, university presidents, corporate executives, and a United States president.
In 2005, a task force of professionals with more than 175 years of experience in teaching, coaching, developing, and encouraging young leaders was asked to invent something extraordinary. The result is an exciting program designed to move beyond where most other youth leadership programs stopped. The result is Key Leader.
In three action-packed days, high school students from diverse backgrounds come together to learn about themselves and each other. They build self-confidence through experiences from workshops to ropes courses. During the weekend a Key Leader will learn the most important lesson of true leadership—leadership comes from helping others succeed.
Key Leader is designed to teach what it means to be a youth leader in three different communities: the local community; the state or national community; and the global community.
I challenge each club in Division 6 to sponsor (or partially sponsor) 2 students to Key Leader. (I've heard from a little bird that the Mecklenburg Club is trying to send 4... can you meet the challenge??) If you have any questions or would like us to come present a program, please contact me for more information.
I look forward to hearing from you soon! Rachel Clifton
]]>http://www.carolinakiwanis.org/division6/index.php?entry=entry090316-1456092009-03-16T00:00:00Z2009-03-16T00:00:00ZTime to register for CLO and Mid Year Conference!! It is time to register for Mid Year Conference... and this year its right in our own backyard! The Hilton Charlotte University Place will host the 2009 Carolina Kiwanis MidYear Conference.
Not only will you learn more about Kiwanis, you’ll have time to meet with your Kiwanis friends across North & South Carolina as well as other visiting Kiwanians.
Time Event FRIDAY, January 30, 2009 12:30 - 7:00 pm Registration 11:00 - 12:30 pm District Board Meeting 1:00 - 5:00 pm Earlybird Club Leadership Orientation (CLO)** 2:00 - 4:00 pm District Foundation Board Meeting DINNER ON YOUR OWN 7:30 pm Opening Session w/ Dessert Social
SATURDAY, January 31, 2009 Breakfast On Your Own 8:00 - 10:00 am Registration 8:30 am General Session with Q&A 10:15 - 11:15 am Concurrent Forums I 10:15 - 10:45 am Past Lt. Governor's Council Exec Committee Meeting 11:00 - 11:30 am Past Lt. Governor's Council General Membership Meeting 11:25 - 12:25 pm Concurrent Forums II 12:30 pm Doors Open for Governor's Luncheon 3:30 - 4:30 pm Regional/Divisional Council Time 7:30 pm Governor's Banquet*
*There will be a drawing for a free registration to both the International and District Conventions--must be present to win. **CLO is also open to those 08-09 Club Presidents and Secretaries who missed it last year! Attend to receive points towards your distinguished club status.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE get your officers registered for CLO- its FREE and a VALUABLE training tool for club growth.
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