August/September 2012 Michigan Builder · Leadership and again in February, at Club Achieve-ment,...

Elizabeth WilsonGovernor

It is hard to believe that the International Convention has come and gone. It was wonderful to spend time with our Michigan District Kiwan-ians and Kiwanians I have met over the years through-out the United States and the World. This year we were blessed to have the Circle K ICON in the same hotel where the Michigan District resided. We were able to

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Governor’s Messagepop in and out of their events and they attended our opening session.

On the plane ride to New Orleans, a contingent of Ki-wanians and Circle K members were on board. Walking down the aisle to my seat, it was exciting to greet our members with hugs and handshakes. As I approached my seat, a non-Kiwanian leaned over to her partner and said, “They must all be going to a family reunion.” In a way, yes we were!!

I consider Kiwanis as my extended family. I feel a bond with the youth that we serve and who work along-side us to make our community and world a better place.

Michigan DistrictCelebrates

25-years of Women

Governor, Continued on page 14

The Michigan District celebrates 25 years of Women in Kiwanis. The following members who joined Kiwanis in 1987 and are still active Kiwan-ians today, number only 8, and Governor Liz and all the District members wish them a Happy 25th Anniversary:

Ruth Cowan .................................... Mt. Clemens

Kathy Barden-Perlberg ........................ Ann Arbor

Lynne Lande........................................ Ann Arbor

Viola Johnson ...................................Battle Creek

Juanita Smart ................................New Center, Detroit

Sherry Shannon .........................Sterling Heights

Melody Nedrud .................................. Kalamazoo

Martha Shoemaker ......................... Grand Ledge

Alabama 20.5%Cal-Nev-Ha 33.2%Capital 28.1%Carolinas 20.3%Florida 29.2%Georgia 26.2%Illinois-Eastern Iowa 28.3%Indiana 30.7%Kansas 28.9%Kentucky-Tennessee 25.9%La-Miss-Tenn 26.0%Michigan 28.6%Minnesota-Dakotas 26.3%Missouri-Arkansas 29.9%Montana 29.9%Nebraska-Iowa 25.0%New England 30.4%New Jersey 34.5%New York 33.1%Ohio 26.9%EC&C 34.8%Pacific Northwest 34.1%Pennsylvania 33.1%Rocky Mountain 27.0%Southwest 35.4%Texas-Oklahoma 29.4%Utah-Idaho 24.1%Western Canada 19.8%West Virginia 37.7%

Wisconsin-Upper Michigan 24.6%Non-Districted Europe 56.5%Andean and Central America 54.3%Australia (DIF) 34.1%NZ-South Pacific (DIF) 43.9%Philippine Luzon 40.3%Austria 15.8%Belgium-Luxembourg 13.7%Iceland-Faroes 9.4%Norden 19.4%Switzerland-Liechtenstein 5.8%Philippine South 33.9%Japan 10.8%Taiwan 28.1%Italy-San Marino 23.5%Netherlands 9.5%Germany 19.8%France-Monaco 17.3%Asia Pacific 29.5%Non-Districted Latin America 41.4%Africa 40.5%Malaysia 34.9%Ecuador (DIF) 56.9%

Women in KiwanisMembership by District

DISTRICT % OF FEMALE MEMBERS

DISTRICT % OF FEMALE MEMBERS

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August/September 2012No. 6

GovernorElizabeth Luttrell-Wilson

Governor-electDavid Babbage

ImmedIate Past Governor William M. Gohier

executIve dIrectorAl Dailey

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District OfficeGovernor ...................................................................................................1

Executive Director ....................................................3Governor-Elect ...................................................................................3

Club NewsBlue Water ..........................................................................7Dexter .................................................................................................7Safety Town ....................................................................................9East Lansing .......................................................................9

District NewsMichigan District Convention ...................................4Past Lt. Governors Council ...........................................5ELIMINATE...........................................................................6Objects of Kiwanis ........................................................ 10Fall Leadership Education ......................................... 11Key Club ........................................................................... 12

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Change Your Roster ...........................................................15

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contents

District officeFrom the Governor-Elect

Al DaileyExecutive Director

David BabbageGovernor-Elect

From the Executive DirectorWhen evaluating the various needs of the District I purposely tend to think in terms of ex-pected change, because it is not often that we can fix issues as we identify them in a vol-unteer organization by making minor tweaks to processes. I don’t expect that every issue requires changes, only that the process of seeking change helps provide perspective and an “outside the box” thinking process. What I have observed is that as society and genera-

tional changes occur, the box expands and it is harder to get outside the box.

It then is also true, that at the local Club level, lead-ership should be constantly looking just as hard at change in the areas of club operations and service proj-ects to avoid both becoming irrelevant to the outside community needs and interesting and fun for members.

Your club secretary has access to a simple survey that can be done each year to identify what club members think and feel about issues. Try it this year. If the responses you get are the ones you expected, then likely you are on the right track. If the responses are surprising…..then you may have identified significant problems before you lose good members.

Beginning in October the District offers forums at Fall Leadership and again in February, at Club Achieve-ment, that provide officers and Committee Chairs with new ideas for service, fundraising, club management, leadership and more. Make it your mission to see that members attend each of these opportunities and then return to share information with the whole club. Lead-ership is the key to any good club. Sometimes same old, same old, is okay, but Club Presidents need to constantly be aware of the needs of the club members and the community.

Best of luck in 2012-13 and call on your Lt. Governor or the District Office for help at any time.

New Orleans was very educational and service ori-entated, the classes were very informative.

“Kiwanis-Serving the Children of Michigan and the World” is an amazing state-ment and a commitment ev-ery Kiwanian has made. We should always want to do a better job in fulfilling this pledge. This was demon-strated by so many members attending the convention and workshops.

This was the first international convention that the Circle K, Action Club and the Kiwanis club were together. Circle K and Action Clubs worked on many large scale service projects in the City of New Orleans along with many Kiwanis members.

The members of Michigan Circle K International brought home 11 awards. Congratulations to Adrian, Northwood, and University of Michigan!

Also the Kiwanis International elected the follow-ing officers

Tom DeJulio, a 46-year member of the Kiwanis family was elected 2013 INTERNATIONAL KIWANIS PRESIDENT

Gunter Gasser, Kiwanis Club of Spittal an der Drau, Austria was elected President-elect and John R. Button, Ridgetown, Ontario was elected Vice presi-dent.

The Trustees for U.S.and Pacific Canada: Dennis M. Oliver, Gulfport, Mississippi; James M. Rochford, Peoria, Illinois; and Elizabeth M. Tezza, East Cooper, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolinas were elected to three-year terms.

Kevin Dean, Suncrest Area, Morgantown, West Virginia was elected for a one-year term to fill the posi-tion of Kiwanis International Trustee Oscar Knight III, who passed away recently.

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1:20 PM GOLF) w/Governor To (Optional) special rates2:40 PM

3:00 PM REGISTRATION & CREDENTIALS to Fireplace Lobby6:00 PM EXHIBITS & DISPLAYS Tailgate Room 6:30 PM DISTRICT BOARD DINNER (By Invitation Only) Champion East FOUNDATION BOARD DINNER (By Invitation Only) Walter Hagen

7:45 PM 2011-12 DISTRICT BOARD MEETING Champion West FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING Gene Sarazen

7:30 AM FOUNDATION BREAKFAST BUFFET

8:00 AM REGISTRATION & CREDENTIALS to Fireplace Lobby6:00 PM EXHIBITS Tailgate Room

7:30 AM HOSPITALITY - MEETING HOUSE to Fireplace Lobby3:00 PM

8:30 AM HEARINGS ON RESOLUTIONS & BYLAWS Meeting Room C

10:00 AM WORKSHOP PROGRAMS to (see Program Book)

11:15 AM

11:30 AM CONVENTION KICK-OFF LUNCHEON Dining Room

2:00 PM DELEGATE SESSION (Business, KMF Meeting & Caucuses) Blue Room 6:30 PM Cookout on the Patio

7:00 PM Lawn games, golf, chair lift, Zip-line and more

CONVENTION… AT A GLANCE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24th

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25th

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26th

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22ND

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD

8:00 AM REGISTRATION & CREDENTIALS to Fireplace Lobby3:00 PM EXHIBITS Tailgate Room

7:30 AM HOSPITALITY - MEETING HOUSE to Fireplace Lobby3:00 PM

7:30 AM COUNCIL OF PAST LG BREAKFAST Dining Room

9:00 AM WORKSHOP PROGRAMS to (see Program Book)11:45 AM

12:00 PM HONORS & AWARDS LUNCHEON Dining Room

2:30 PM DELEGATE SESSION (Voting Bylaws and Candidates) Blue Room

4:45 PM Non Denominational Church Svc. Champion Room

6:00 PM PRE-BANQUET RECEPTION (CASH BAR) Lakeside Patio

7:00 PM GOVERNOR’S BANQUET Dining Room (assigned tables)

9:30 PM “Governors’ Social” Green Room

7:30 AM BREAKFAST & MEMORIAL SERVICE Champion Room

9:15 AM CLOSING SESSION Blue Room

Last call for District Convention…….The District Convention at Boyne Highlands will soon be upon us. Registration for hotel accommodations opened up June 1 and will be available at our discounted rates until August 3. Registration for attending and delegate status is available online at the District Website, www.mi.kiwanisone.org and a mail-in form was in the last Builder issue. A schedule of the event is pub-lished below.

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PAST LT. GOVERNORS COUNCIL The Past Lt. Governors Council has been a silent asset for many years as some Kiwan-ians do not know who we are and what we are all about. Sometimes we are known as the “Roadrunners” and still that has no meaning to many. Just what are we all about, are we Kiwanians that have com-pleted L.G.103 training then completing one term, and sometimes more, as Lt. Governor in your division.

After that are we a retiree organization that get together every three months for a meet-ing on how we can help with club member-ship growth, convention details etc. NO ! We are not a retiree organization, but a vital organization with active Kiwanian mem-bership, with the knowledge and energy to assist clubs in their membership growth campaign, with retention in their club plus assisting with building new clubs.

We also work with Executive Director Al Dai-ley on convention details and assist Al and the District Governor in others ways in order to benefit the Kiwanis of Michigan District. More likely there is a Past Lt. Governor in your club or division that you can call for help with any clubs struggling with mem-bership growth. The Past Lt. Governors Council can help with projects, and to help you make your club a vital part of Kiwanis. There is also a Trustee in each of our 18 divisions in the Michigan District that you can call on and their names, address, phone number and e-mail information is listed in the Michigan District’s directory.

Please feel free to call on these Trustees and they are willing to help with all clubs situations.

Thank you Dee Hudson, ChairJoe Bridgman, Chair ElectAl Nadeau, SecretaryBev Belau, Treasurer

The House of Delegates elected these new officers and board members:

President: Thomas E. DeJulio, Kiwanis Club of Ford-ham, Bronx, New York.

President-elect: Gunter Gasser, Kiwanis Club of Spittal an der Drau, Austria.

Vice president: John R. Button, Kiwanis Club of Ridgetown, Ontario

Trustees for U.S.and Pacific Canada: Dennis M. Oliver, Kiwanis Club of Gulfport, Mississippi; James M. Rochford, Kiwanis Club of Peoria, Illinois; Elizabeth M. Tezza, Kiwanis Club of East Cooper, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

Kevin Dean, Kiwanis Club of Suncrest Area, Morgantown, West Virginia, was elected for a one-year term to fill the position of Kiwanis International Trustee Oscar Knight III.

Trustee for the Canada and Caribbean Region: Colin Reichle, Kiwanis Club of South Edmonton, Alberta, was elected for a three-year term during the 2011 Western Canada District convention.

Trustee for the Europe Region: Óskar Guðjónsson, Kiwanis Club of Kopavogur-Eldey, Iceland, was elected to a three-year term during the 2012 Kiwanis International-European Federation Convention.

The House of Delegates considered 17 amendments during the 97th An-nual Kiwanis International Convention in New Orleans. Voting results can be downloaded here:

http://community.kiwanisone.org/media/p/26927.aspx

2012 Kiwanis International convention business and election results


KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL PROJECT - MICHIGAN UPDATE

Jeanette Harris, Detroit # 1 Club for divisions 1,3,4,5,7 & 9 Phone 248.752.1747e-mail: [email protected]

Joseph Scheuring (Dexter Club) for divisions 10,11,12,13,14 & 16Phone 734.426.3586e-mail: [email protected]

David Garland (Charlevoix Club) for divisions 17,18,19,20,21 & 22Phone 231.547.6707e-mail: [email protected]

Talk with one of your Multi-Division Coordinators or myself on becom-ing a Model Club. The MDCs in your area are as follows:

Children are being saved from maternal/neonatal tetanus (MNT) from around the world because of Kiwanis’s effort in raising funds to eliminate this deadly disease. Our International total of $14 million plus has been raised through pledges and donations from our last re-port. This has been a great achievement since our kick off last July and an increase of $1,3 million plus since our last monthly report. Pledges and donations are made by individuals and clubs, with an in-crease of Model Clubs, Lead and Major Gifts and the Walter Zeller fellowships. Presented at the Asia-Pacific Education Conference, Taiwan President Ma received the first Major Gifts from Taiwan and awarded more than 500 Walter Zeller Fellowships. Internationally 14 new Model Clubs were committed within the last month for a to-tal of 137 . This provided $322,480 in funds from Model Club pledg-es. The total committed by Model Clubs is more than $3.6 million.

Maternal/neonatal tetanus (MNT) has now been elimi-nated in five countries. There were four stated in the last is-sue of the Builder and they were Burkina Faso, Ghana, Libe-ria and Senegal and now the fifth one is Guinea-Bissau. The dollars donated is now working to eliminate this disease in these countries as we continue raising funds for the Eliminate Project.

The Michigan District continues to play a major role with this Campaign with pledges and donations received in the amount of $313,743.03 since the last report. The team of Multi-Division Coor-dinators, Division Coordinators and Club Coordinators throughout the Michigan District are continuing to work for Model Clubs, Lead and Major Gifts and donations for the Walter Zeller Fellowship award. These dedicated volunteers would like your help to achieve our goal for the Michigan District toward the International goal of $110 million by the year 2015. Please contact me or one of the follow-ing Multi-Division Coordinators serving your division and they are:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: WILL THERE BE SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND CLUBS?Kiwanis International will honor and recognize both individual donors and clubs at various gift levels. Complete details

about campaign gift recognition opportunities will be available on The Eliminate Project website, www.TheEliminateProject.org Individuals and clubs that make a gift of $1,000 to The Eliminate Project are eligible to receive a Hixson Fellowship. Those who give $2,000 are eligible to receive a Tablet of Honor.

WHAT IS THE SHARE FOR EACH KIWANIAN ? Participation from the entire Kiwanis family is needed to reach the goal of $110 million. Campaign leaders are determining

the participation and goal-setting strategies at the region and district levels. Campaign leaders at the district, division, and club levels will collaborate to determine the most appropriate goals at each of these levels. As we continue to move forward, local leadership will continue to communicate based on what is right for the local community.

Serving the Children of the WorldRichard (Dick) Buttery, E-mail: [email protected], Phone 269.349.1859THE ELIMINATE PROJECTMICHIGAN – DISTRICT COORDINATOR

Our District Statement

is: The Michigan District of Kiwanians is committed to

the Eliminate Project. It focuses on securing donations and challenging clubs to become Model Clubs. In addition, it

encourages individuals to become a Walter Zeller recipient and Lead and Major gift donors. The district is also committed

to securing a strong leadership of volunteers for the Eliminate

Project.

Club News from the Great Lake StateCheck out what’s happening around the state in other clubs.

Blue WaterOn May 5, 2012, members of the Kiwanis Club of Blue Water Area, along with some of their friends and fam-ily, volunteered for the first Cemetery Clean Sweep in Port Huron. The group of 10 enjoyed a day of cleaning the Lakeside Cemetery. It was a great pleasure helping out in our community.

(From left) Dexter Kiwanis mem-ber Brian Koval presents the club's 2012 scholarship to Dexter High School students Hunter Hook, Mor-gan Kelley, and Michael McGonigle. Hunter Hook Morgan Kelley Michael McGonigle Credit Dexter High School

Dexter


Discover new ways to raise funds and change the life of a child.Club News from the Great Lake State

Joe Scheuring, a longtime member of the Dexter Kiwanis Club, has been volun-teering for community projects for as far back as he can remember, and he’s not the only one. The 23-member club, which was founded in 1937, celebrated its 75th anniversary in July with invited guest .... an Elvis impersonator! Kiwanis Chef Fred Model cooked up his famous chicken and club members came from around the state to help celebrate.

Scheuring joined the club 13 years ago. Since then he’s been involved with helping to install barbecue grills at Warrior Creek Park, raising funds for community service scholarships for Dexter Community Schools, and selling tickets for the club’s annual Dexter Daze $10,000 raffle, among other activities.

Recently, the Dexter Kiwanis Club pro-vided assistance with replacing trees after the tornado that struck the Dexter area in March.

“Many residents have benefited unknowingly from the efforts of Dexter Kiwanis since labels were not placed on things such as the first football field for the high school,” Medrano said. “More recently, residents may be aware of the dictionaries we provide to third-graders each year.”

The club also puts on a Halloween party for area youth every year and sponsors the Dexter High School Key Club, a service organization for high school youth.

Founded in 1915 by a group of businessmen in Dex-ter under the leadership of Joseph Schnebelt, former owner of the Dexter Bakery.

Just recently the club began ramping up the fund-raising to help combat neonatal tetanus. “We’re working with a five-year program to raise $110 million to produce tetanus vaccines for 61 million child-bearing women in 39 countries across the world. It’s a huge undertaking, but it’s something we’re proud to be a part of.”, Scheur-ing said.

Dexter Club Celebrates 75 Years


Club News from the Great Lake State from the Great Lake State Club NewsCheck out what’s happening around the state in other clubs.

Safety Town“2012 Dearborn Safety Town” presented by the Kiwanis Club of Dearborn Outer Drive. En-rolled were 155 children ages four and-a-half to six years old. This annual award-win-ning Safety Town program teaches children important rules about staying safe when crossing the street, as well as fire, electrical, poison, animal safety and “stranger danger. Each child received a T-shirt and properly fitted bike helmet.

South LansingThe Kiwanis Club of South Lansing has joined other Kiwanis clubs in the state with its new-est project and fund raiser, The American Flag Project. Beginning with this year’s Memorial Day holiday, flags were displayed in many yards and public parks around the city. In addition to Memorial Day, flags will also be displayed on Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day (through September 11), and Veterans Day.

For $40 per year, South Lansing Kiwanians raise a flag in the participant’s yard before the holiday and remove it once the holiday has passed. “It’s a big statement people can make,” said Alfreda Schmidt, Kiwanis member and flag advocate, “It’s a way for people to say ‘I’m an American and I’m proud to be an American.’” Some par-ticipants also display a flag near their house.


Session line-up for October Fall Leadership Education (FLE)Fall Leadership is directed to those club members who chair standing committees and those interested in new ideas for service and fundraising.

This years training offers focused information about Why committees are needed, How “other” committees fit an operational structure and more.

Each FLE location offers four topics with 2 running simultaneously. The tentative schedule for this fall will be:

9:00 AMSession 1 Standing Committee Orientation Room 1

Session 1 Time Management for Leaders Room 2

10:30 AMSession 2 Committee Orientation Continued Room 1

Session 2 Aktion Club, All you need to Know Room 2

The Committee segments will bring together process and ideas for Youth Services, Community Services, Young Children Priority One, Human & Spiritual Values and Service Leadership.

Time management will help Chairs and Officers to merge private lives and Kiwanis lives to make your year successful and rewarding.

The Aktion Club session will host a panel of Aktion Club Administrators and Advisors and help you with starting new Aktion Clubs, maintaining relationships needed to continue Aktion Clubs, and skill of club advisors to as-sure a positive program.

Objects of KiwanisThe six permanent Objects of Kiwanis International

were approved by Kiwanis club delegates at the 1924

Convention in Denver, Colorado. Through the suc-

ceeding decades, they have remained unchanged.

· To give primacy to the human and spiritual

rather than to the material values of life.

· To encourage the daily living of the Golden

Rule in all human relationships.

· To promote the adoption and the application

of higher social, business, and professional

standards.

· To develop, by precept and example, a more

intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizen-

ship.

· To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical

means to form enduring friendships, to render

altruistic service, and to build better communi-

ties.

· To cooperate in creating and maintaining that

sound public opinion and high idealism which

make possible the increase of righteousness,

justice, patriotism, and goodwill.


October 6 and October 27 Novi and Mt. Pleasant

Fall Leadership Training will be available Saturday, October 6 at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, and Saturday, October 27 at Ziibiwing Center in Mt. Pleasant. These sessions include information directed to new officers and current service Chairs to assist with new project ideas, fundraising, and more. Be prepared to share your successes with other Kiwanians. These sessions are the best opportunity you may have to expand options for your club to excel.

Opportunity Awaits -

FALL LEADERSHIP EDUCATION (FLE) - 2012 REGISTER ON-LINE AT WWW.MI.KIWANISONE.ORG

Registration Deadlines: Novi…..Sept. 25 Mt. Pleasant….Oct. 16

__________________________________________________ Daytime Phone:(_____)_____________ (Print - Last name First Initial)

Club Name: _______________________________________________

Email Address: ______________________@__________________________ List name of person ordering tickets, ONE FORM PER CLUB PLEASE (limit 4 registrations per club) Cost of $25.00 each pre-registration, includes: materials and refreshments.

No Walk-In Registrations

Please register ____________ @ $25.00 each for Mt. Pleasant on October 27th for a total of _____________. Ziibiwing Cultural Center, 6500 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, MI Please register ____________ @ $25.00 each for Novi on October 6th for a total of _____________. Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave., Novi, MI

❏Charge total amount due to my: (check one) ❏Check Enclosed Payable to: Michigan District of Kiwanis

❏ VISA ❏MASTER CARD (These cards only accepted)

❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏ Expiration Date_______________ Account Number Signature____________________________ Return form and check/charge card info to: Michigan District of Kiwanis P.O. Box 231, Mason, MI 48854-0231 Phone: (517) 676-3837 Fax (517) 676-6600


The Importance of Service in the Community (A message from Key Club)

There are a lot of elements needed for a com-munity to be a community. Whether it is having a strong form of government, a great school, or great neighbors; service plays a key role in any com-munity. A community without service is like Bert without Ernie or Michigan without Lake Superior.

It is so important to have service in a com-munity to get the little but necessary things done within a community, like planting some flowers or cleaning up a local playground. Ser-vice does not need to happen from a Key Club or Kiwanis member. It can happen from some random person wanting to pick up some trash or getting down a dirty to plant some flowers. For example the Brimley High School Key Club went down to their local state park to weed around trees that their Environmental Science class planted a couple years ago. Without this small act of kindness the Brimley State Park staff would have been busier trying to get ready for the upcoming busy Memorial Day weekend.

Joining a service organization like Key Club or Kiwanis makes you grow as a person and as a leader. My Key Club experience started when I was a freshman. I was my Key Club’s bulletin editor as a freshman, treasurer presiding officer as a sophomore, president as a junior, and I am currently Lt. Governor for Division One. You can see that my Key Club experience made me de-velop as a leader to be the best club and district board member that I could have been. Helping out a needy family during Christmas time or going out treat or treating for UNICEF raising funds for the Eliminate Project, makes me feel like good a person, knowing that I am helping a person in need. ~Darryl H. Cameron III, KCI LTG Division 1.

Kiwanis 10 Years Ago

District members return from KI Convention in New Orleans and on to

District in Lansing; 789 new mem-bers year to date; Kiwanis Day at Co-merica Park supports the Foundation;

Battle Creek and Roseville Clowns lead membership at +13; Sue Petrisin

finishes her term as Governor, George Brown set to lead in

October.

I attended many classes and interacted with many Inter-national Kiwanis members.

One valuable class at International was conducted by Sue Petrisin (Past Governor of Michigan and an Internation-al trustee) It was on how different generations view various things. She also told us how to interact with each genera-tion to effectively encourage club membership and service projects.

When you go to the Michigan District Convention, Sue will present this class, so if you have not heard it please, do not miss it.

On a personal note I would like to thank all of you for the honor of being Governor elect and I promise to do my best in serving the Michigan District.

Truly Kiwanis is the best vehicle to accomplish the goal of serving the Children of Michigan and the World.

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Kiwanis Kids Administrators

Gary & Bev Surratt 14919 Burton Rd

Clayton, MI 49235 (home) 517.547.3524 (cell) 517.260.0334

[email protected] Builders Club Administrator

Harry Spenny II 425 Birds Nest Lane

Mason, MI 48854 (bus) 517.906.0000

(home) 517.676.0652 (cell) 517.285.7615

[email protected]

Key Club Administrator

Greg Smith 4260 Sandy Creek

Shelby Twp, MI 48316 (home) 586.803.1759 (cell) 586.530.5174

[email protected]

Circle K Administrator

Lori Stillwell 47731 Meadowbrook Macomb, MI 48044

586-295-7957 [email protected]

Aktion Club Administrator

Gordon Schleicher 1586 Hagadorn Dr Mason, MI 48854


Key Leader Tom Wilson

9455 E Vermontville Hwy Dimondale, MI 48821



Kiwanis

20 Years Ago

District members return from the 77th KI Conven-tion in Indianapolis and on to Grand Rapids for the District Convention; Davison leads member-ship at +26; Bob Snider ends year as Gover-

nor as Joe Medrano prepares for his term in October; Shiawassee Golden K completes

10 months of 100% attendance; District has 230 clubs and 9,235 members.

TwitterIt’s the mobile social network. You are lim-

ited to 140 characters per tweet, but with a ba-sic cell phone, you can achieve deep levels of

interactivity with some of the most influential people in your community. For the Kiwanis member:

• Tweet as an individual• Be conversational—have personality• Follow Kiwanis International and other Kiwanis

accounts on Twitter (http://twitter.com/kiwanis)• Share links• Share photos of Kiwanis activities• Retweet news and content from other Kiwanis

Twitter accounts

For the Kiwanis club:• Assign someone in your club as the Twitter

manager• Tweet as an information hub• Give as much information about your club and

its mission as you can• Follow Kiwanis International and other Kiwanis

accounts (http://twitter.com/kiwanis)• Share content from your club’s website• Share good news related to your mission (club members, local leaders, journalists, influ

ential people in your community)• Tweet photos and links, tell your club’s story• Follow those who follow you• Tweet often. The “lifetime” of a tweet is about 15 min.

Socia Media in KiwanisPart 1 of 3 (next month - YouTube tips)

I have been, of course, a big advocate of Key Leader, chaperoning for several years. This year my travels took me to learn about two other pro-grams the Michigan District supports: the Fel-lowship of Christian Athletes Camp and the State Police Student Law Enforcement Academy.

In Albion, I enjoyed the tour of the Camp pro-vided by Rock Campbell, longtime director of the Program. He shared with me stories about the backgrounds of some of the students. Some were third generation participants; some, ath-letes at their home school and some had expe-rienced tragedy in their families during the year. However, on the playing field, the camaraderie allowed them the opportunity to forget about any differences in their lives. Perhaps for a week some were able to concentrate on other things and know there are adults who care about them. Some of the counselors were former profes-sional athletes from states other than Michigan. Their financial pay for coaching the students . . . ZERO. . .but you know the old adage . . .Helping Kids. . . PRICELESS.

In Lansing, I was honored to speak at the State Police Student Law Enforcement Academy. It gave me goose bumps to observe the skills the students had obtained and they took their tasks and this exercise very seriously. Not one student cracked a smile until they received their certifi-cate from the Captain. I spoke about the partner-ships Kiwanis is involved with and offered that should they go into the field of Law Enforcement, they should consider joining a community service organization. Policing too has evolved into part-nerships with the communities that they serve, working with service organizations, like Kiwanis, to help them in roles of mentoring and commu-nity communications. Thank you to the Kiwanis members who sponsored students and thanks to members that attended the ceremony, side by side with parents in a packed auditorium. Please invite your students and parents to an upcoming meeting for a program.

As we approach the time when we are prepar-ing our budgets for the next Kiwanis year, please set money aside to send students to these pro-grams and visit the Camp and Academy to show support for the students we sponsor.

Thanks for the great work you do and the First Dude and I look forward to seeing you at District Convention! Gov. Liz

Governor, Continued on page 14


In Memoriam

Summer time marks the passing of two former Governors of the Michigan District.

Skip ClackOn Monday, July 25 Clifford

“Skip” Clack, our Governor in 1990-91 passed away while pre-paring to leave for the Inter-national Convention. Skip was one of the special people in our lives that inspire and teach those he encountered. He was hon-ored as Distinguished in each of his responsibilities as Governor, Lt. Governor, and twice as Club President. His involvement in the Worldwide Project to Eliminate Iodine Deficiency was one of his proudest accomplishments.

At his death, Skip had complet-ed 60 years of perfect attendance as a Kiwanian and will be missed by all who knew him.

Allan G. MillerOn June 29 the District lost

Judge Allan Miller, Governor of the District in 1976-77. Allan served our District and merged his pas-sion for the law with projects emphasizing safeguards against crime, with the challenge to Ki-wanians to “Lead the Way”. Al-lan was a member of the Tawas club and served as President of the Forney W. Clement Memo-rial Foundation Board. Allan also served as a Lt. Governor, several District Chair positions and Parlia-mentarian at Convention.

ALBERT A. STRAGIER Clinton Valley

JAMES H. DUNBAR Colonial Plymouth

JOYCE SCHNEIDER Davison

CHARLES R. BILBY Jackson DOUGLAS E. LAKE Kiwassee, Midland

LOUIS M. YACK Midland

DONALD E. COLE South Lyon

CLIFFORD E. “SKIP” CLACK Wyandotte 1000

LT. GOVERNOR & LT. GOVERNOR-ELECT, DIV. 9Larry Memmer, email: [email protected]

ALPENA, DIV. 20Sec. Dee Thomen, email: [email protected]

BRIGHTON, DIV. 9Sec. Mary Beth Potrykus, Phone: (810) 534-1204

DEARBORN OUTER DRIVE, DIV. 4Sec. Robert Bryer, 321 S. York, Dearborn, 48124-1441Phone: (313) 240-7047email: [email protected]

DELTA TOWNSHIP, DIV. 16Sec. Steve Schafer, email: [email protected]

HARBOR SPRINGS, DIV. 22Pres. Sandra Duley, phone: (231) 526-8856

HOWELL, DIV. 9Sec. Larry Memmer, email [email protected]

LAKEWOOD, DIV. 14Sec. Angela Reuter, phone: (269) 908-7090

METRO NORTH-TROY, DIV. 7Pres. John White, phone: (248) 874-4221

ROCHESTER, DIV. 7Sec. Roger Bajorek, 1465 Harmon Rd., Oakland, 48363 Phone: (248) 660-4125, email: [email protected]

SAGINAW, DIV. 19Pres. Robert Thaler, email: [email protected]

SAGINAW NORTHWEST, DIV. 19Sec. Richard Reagan, Phone: (989) 781-5632

ST. JOSEPH-BENTON HARBOR, DIV. 13Sec. Ronald Lyness, Phone: (269) 325-8411

TRAVERSE CITY, DIV. 21Sec. Gary Carlson, 3992 Penninsular Shores Dr., Grawn, 49637-9611 Phone: (231) 590-2033, email: [email protected]

SECRETARY-TREASURER EMERITUSJ. Douglas Alexander, email: [email protected]

PLACE/DATE CHANGESCHEBOYGAN, DIV. 22Cheboygan Senior Center, 1531 Sand Rd., Tues., 7:30 AM

GRAND RAPIDS NORTH, DIV. 14Cheshire Grill, 2162 Plainfield Ave NE,Tues., 12:05 PM

HOLLAND, DIV. 14Holland City, 385 N. Lakeshore Dr., 2nd & 4th Mon., 6:00 PM

MATTAWAN, DIV. 13East Egg, 33901 City Center Circle (McGillen’s Crossing), 2nd & 4th Wed., 5:30 PM

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Periodical Postage PaidMailed July 31, 2012GOVERNOR’S

MEMBERSHIP TROPHY

GOVERNOR’SMEMBERSHIP

TROPHY

AUGUST 201214 Last day to Register online for District Convention23-26 District Convention at Boyne Highlands24 4th District Board meeting at Convention24 Michigan Foundation Board meets at Convention31 District Directory to Printer

SEPTEMBER 20123 District Office Closed, Labor Day15 1st District Board Meeting, Mason

C A L E N D A R 2 0 1 2C A L E N D A R 2 0 1 2C A L E N D A R 2 0 1 2

Active Clubs171

Charter Suspended Clubs1

District Beginning Membership5325 members

Reporting Members May 1 20125260

Net Gain+135

AS WE GO TO PRESS

Livonia Early Risers +12Lac Ste. Claire +10Jackson +9Tri Cities, Gd. Haven- Spring Lake +8Wyandotte 1000 +8Lapeer Sunrise +7Cosmopolitan Detroit +6Gaylord +6Metropolitan North-Troy +6Adrian +5Alpena +5Ann Arbor +5Canton +5Greater Whitmore Lake Area +5Hillsdale +5Kalamazoo +5Lansing +5Woodhaven +5

Net gain is from 10-1-11 thru 6-30-12

and includes only clubs with at least a net gain of +5 based on official membership numbers

supplied by Kiwanis International.

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