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December 2022 District Newsletter
Greetings!

Welcome to The Kiwanian, the newsletter for the Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis District. Please feel free to share this issue with potential new members or make a copy for those who don't have email. An online link to this newsletter will be made available on the District Website.

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Hello Kiwanians!
We do it year after year. Why? Because we recognize there is an ongoing need and we want to make the lives of children in our communities a little better, a little brighter. It is part of what we do as Kiwanians.
GRANT DOLLARS AVAILABLE
Does your club sponsor a K-Kids, Builders Club or Aktion Club?
Did you know there are grant dollars available for your SLP?
Grant dollars are available again this year for K-Kids, Builders Clubs and Aktion Clubs from the special LaRue Fund for Service Leadership Programs (SLP). These grants provide opportunities for existing SLP clubs as well as the formation of new clubs.
For K-Kids and Builders Clubs, 10 grants of up to $100 each are available for each of the SLPs. Grants are to be used to support opening new clubs or for
special collaborative service projects or other innovative projects in existing clubs.

Aktion Clubs may also receive one of 10 grants of up to $100 that are available.
Aktion Club grants are to be used for regional meetings, special transportation
needs, service projects, club building or other needs.

Sponsoring Kiwanis clubs need to apply for the grants on behalf of their SLPs.
These grant dollars are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis.
So apply today!
CHATTING WITH PRESIDENTS
The Nebraska-Iowa District's virtual chat series continues in January with a Club Leadership Chat focused on issues, questions, challenges and successes for club presidents. The CLC on Zoom is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 25 and will start at 7 p.m. (Central Time).

All club presidents are encouraged to attend. Other club officers and members are also welcome.
Pre-register to receive Zoom Link

Club Leadership Chat for Presidents
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, 7 p.m. (CT)
CHILDREN'S FUND NEWS
All club and individual donations enable the Children’s Fund to award grants to clubs that have a project benefitting their children. All of you do great things for the children in your communities.
SAVE THE DATES FOR INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION!
Join fellow Kiwanians from across the world at the 2023 Kiwanis International Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota! Cultivate the skills that will help you nurture tomorrow’s leaders. Learn ways to coach members of Service Leadership Programs. Discover service projects to increase your impact. Expand your club’s fundraising methods. Explore all the ways you can prepare young leaders for the future — and the impact they’ll make in the world.  

The schedule and registration information for International Convention will be available soon. Click on the convention image below to reach the convention page on the Kiwanis website.
LEADERSHIP DIRECTORY
READY FOR DOWNLOAD
The District's annual Leadership Directory was published in November and mailed to club presidents and secretaries. It is also available digitally for all members on the District's website. Click on the image to download.
TEAM Relay!

Each member of a relay team has a position and to that position they bring their unique skills and strengths. It is no different with the 2022-2023 Nebraska-Iowa District Leadership TEAM.
AWARDS NIGHT
The accomplishments of the clubs in the Nebraska-Iowa District are certainly worthy of recognition and are evidenced by the submissions for the 2021-2022 Governor's Distinguished Awards and the Annual Midyear Awards.

The Awards Committee is busily reviewing the 90 nominations received by the deadlines for these two awards. Award recipients will be announced during a YouTube livestream on Feb. 16, 2023.

Midyear Awards Celebration
Feb. 16, 2023
7 p.m. (Central Time)
FORMER GOVERNOR DIES IN ARKANSAS
The District recently received word of the passing of a former governor, Dr. Richard Hogan. He has been living in Arkansas and died there on Sept. 27. Dick Hogan served as district governor in 1978-1979, when he lived in Council Bluffs. His obituary can be found HERE.
DATES TO KNOW
  • Dec. 1: District Midyear Award applications due
  • Dec. 1: District Foundation grant applications due
  • Dec. 13: Lt. Gov. Monthly Meeting
  • Jan. 6: Nebraska-Iowa District's 103rd anniversary
  • Jan. 10: Lt. Gov. Monthly Meeting
  • Jan. 11: District Foundation Quarterly Meeting
  • Jan. 21: Kiwanis' 108th Anniversary
  • Jan. 25: Club Leadership Chat for Presidents
  • Jan. 28: District Board Meeting
BE SURE TO READ THIS MONTH'S NEWS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT,
SENT IN A SEPARATE EMAIL, TO LEARN ABOUT GREAT CLUB PROJECTS AND CELEBRATIONS!
WHAT'S YOUR CLUB DOING?
LET US KNOW!!!
SEND YOUR CLUB'S NEWS TO LISA BRICHACEK BY THE 1ST OF EACH MONTH TO BE FEATURED IN THE NEXT KIWANIAN
NEBRASKA-IOWA KIWANIS DISTRICT
402-430-9647
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