The Kiwanian
NE-IA KIWANIS DISTRICT NEWSLETTER
February, 2018
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IN THIS ISSUE
Greetings from the Governor
Formula Team Report
Foundation Report
Key Leader Report
SAVE THE DATE
QUICK LINKS
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Greetings!
Welcome to The Kiwanian, the newsletter for the Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis District. We look forward to sharing and providing information about activities in our District. The Kiwanian is published the 1st of every month. The next Kiwanian will be published April 1st. Article submissions are due to our District Secretary by the 15th of every month. Please feel free to share this issue with potential new members. Thank you to this month's content contributors Cooper Domgard, Mary Langdon, Bob Mitchell, and Jack Schinstock.
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GOVERNOR'S GREETING
Welcome to your newly revised Kiwanian! I’m so pleased to bring you our first issue. Our goal is to provide you with information that you want to know about the Nebraska-Iowa District, select happenings in our divisions and clubs, and perhaps some information that you don’t expect to see in a Kiwanis publication. We’ll cover subjects like travel, wine, and staying healthy from some of our in-house “experts.” Do you have ideas for the newsletter? Just let us know. In the meantime, read on and enjoy!
Jan Burch
2017-18 District Governor
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Secretaries, pleas
e print copies of this newsletter to bring to your club for members who do not have email. Thank you!
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FORMULA REPORT
Our defining statement declares that “Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, “one child and one community at a time.” In order to do that more effectively, we need to strengthen Kiwanis by adding members to our existing clubs and opening new clubs.
For over four years, the Formula Team has been working hard to do just that. The reality is that the needs in our communities continue to increase.
Kids REALLY DO NEED Kiwanis
, now more than ever!
We urgently need every member to join in our effort to increase our clubs’ membership. Invite your friends, your neighbors, your relatives, your work colleagues, and anyone you meet to a meeting, or better still, one of your service projects. Show them WHY we do what we do! Then ASK them to join in our efforts to improve kids’ lives.
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DUCKS FOR SALE
Looking for a new fund raiser? For many years, the Spencer Day Breakers have had an unusual but fun money maker. If you have a small self-contained pond in your area, you have the perfect location for a Duck Derby.
Sell the numbered ducks to friends, family, colleagues in your community. On the stated date, all ducks are released into the pond. The lucky duck(s) are fished out to reveal The Winner!
Want to try this in your community? The club’s entire supply of ducks is for sale. Contact Spencer Daybreaks if you are interested:
Dwayne Holder
712.262.7428
712.260.4664 (cell)
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FOUNDATION REPORT
The Legacy Society gratefully recognizes those who have included the Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis District Foundation in their will or estate. These gifts will impact the Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis District for generations by ensuring the continued improvement of the lives of the children in the District and the communities in which they live. Our deep appreciation to those who have joined the Legacy Society.
Betty Borcher
Bob Dunaway
Marvel Dunaway
Milford & Lenora Hanna
Floyd & Carol Hutzell
Jack Schinstock
Byron & Julie Tabor
Larry Ziska
If you have included the Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis District Foundation in your estate plans, please let us know so we may recognize you as a member of The Legacy
Society.
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ON SAFARI WITH MARY
In 2010, Mary and Dick Langdon went on safari in Botswana, Africa.Here are some interesting facts about some of the amazing animals they saw there.
- Hippos are the 3rd largest land mammal in the world
- Elephants begin to grow tusks at 1 year old
- Male giraffes typically reach a height of 17 ft.
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POUR DECISIONS BY STEVE
Watch for an article in next month’s Kiwanian
from our “in-house” wine aficionado, Steve Siemens. Steve will be providing his “wine choice of the month” in each upcoming issue of the Kiwanian
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WELCOME DISTRICT SECRETARY
Please join our Board of Trustees in welcoming Amber Patterson as our new Nebraska-Iowa District Secretary. Amber, after five and a half years as an office associate in Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, decided to fulfill one of her dreams—that of working in the non-profit world. She earned a BFA degree from the Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Denver, CO, and has taken several graduate courses toward a masters in nonprofit management. Amber resides in Lincoln, Nebraska, and is a member of Lincoln-Northeast Kiwanis Club.
Please note the District office new contact information:
Amber Patterson, Dist. Secretary
2144 S 13
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Street
Lincoln, NE 68502
402.430.9647 (NEW NUMBER)
NIKiwanisDistrict@gmail.com
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CRESTON CLUB HITS BULL'S EYE
Kiwanis Club of Creston Iowa, with other community organizations, donated money to the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP). As a result of their contribution archery has become the newest team sport available to Creston youth. The program started with sixteen members and has increased to 68. This exciting new program is available to any student in fourth through twelfth grade and is continuing to grow in popularity with Creston youth.
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KEY LEADER RETREAT
Key Leader, held annually, is a weekend-long event bringing together high school students from our district that have demonstrated leadership qualities at school and in their communities. Here, we provide an in-depth leadership training curriculum geared towards further developing those qualities. Last November, 73 students attended Key Leader and enjoyed a weekend of activities and training at Calvin Crest Camp in Fremont, NE.
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Two Spring Training events were held in February in Omaha and West Des Moines for LG's, Officers & BOT, and Formula Team Members! WATCH FOR INFORMATION SOON ABOUT OUR WORLD SERIES Convention!
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Kiwanis International Convention
Las Vegas
June 28-July 1,
Paris & Bally's Hotels
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