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p002-003_KIM_0320_TOC.indd 2 1/30/20 9:30 AM INSIDE KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.

2019–20 OFFICERS, KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT Daniel Vigneron, Howald, Luxembourg PRESIDENT-ELECT Arthur N. “Art” Riley, Westminster, Maryland, USA IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT James M. Rochford, Peoria, Illinois, USA VICE PRESIDENT Peter J. Mancuso, North Bellmore, New York, USA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Stan D. Soderstrom, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Contents TRUSTEES Katrina J. Baranko, Albany, Georgia, USA; Greg MARCH 2020 • VOLUME 105, NUMBER 2 Beard, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA; Gunnsteinn Björnsson, Sauðárkróki, Iceland; Chian Chu-Ching “George,” Taichung City, Taiwan; Gary “Coop” Cooper, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA; George R. Delisle, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA; Elio Garozzo, Catania, Italy; Charles R. “Chuck” Gugliuzza, Homestead, Florida, USA; Tony Gunn, Mordialloc, Victoria, FEATURES DEPARTMENTS Australia; David W. Hurrelbrink, Kansas City, Kansas, USA; Richard G. “Dick” Olmstead Jr., Lancaster, California, USA; 12 BUILDING COMMUNITY 4 VOICES Ernest Schmid, Einöde, Austria; Sam Sekhon, Sandy Hook, Manitoba, Canada; Ronald E. “Ron” Smith, Fountain Hills, A family builds a new life and a President’s Message; Executive Arizona; USA; Cathy Szymanski, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA new home with help from Habitat Perspective; Letters 2019–20 OFFICERS, KIWANIS CHILDREN’S FUND for Humanity and Kiwanis. PRESIDENT Ann Wilkins, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA 8 NEWS PRESIDENT-ELECT Norman A. “Norm” Velnes, Now you can ShopKiwanis; medi- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 20 ALL IN THE FAMILY IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT George E.H. Cadman, Q.C., To create and maintain a successful eval city to host European con- North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Kiwanis club, embrace diversity. vention; assist youth conventions; TREASURER Robert M. “Bob” Garretson Fort Collins, Colorado, USA March for Babies; convention news; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Stan D. Soderstrom, 26 LEADERS IN TRAINING Kiwanis storyteller retires Indianapolis, Indiana, USA The Kiwanis program Key Leader CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Ann Updegraff Spleth, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA helps teens develop the skills they 42 SHOWCASE TRUSTEES Patricia “Patti” Barsotti, Concord, California, USA; need to succeed as adults. Top boxes; the race is on; free ride; Matthew Cantrall, Lakeland, Florida, USA; Filip Delanote, Koksijde, Belgium; Peter J. Mancuso, North Bellmore, New York, birthdays USA; Robert S. Maxwell, Topeka, Kansas, USA; Benjamin R. 36 LEAVE A LEGACY “Ben” Osterhout, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, USA; Serena Quek, Johor Bahru Johor, Malaysia; Armand B. St. Raymond, Vestavia From building playgrounds to 50 BACK PAGE Hills, Alabama, USA; James M. Rochford, Peoria, Illinois, USA; planting trees, celebrate your Is your club inclusive? John Tyner II, Rockville, Maryland, USA; Chien-Kung “C.K.” Yang, Hsinchu City, Taiwan; Amy Zimmerman, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA club’s anniversary with a high- MAGAZINE STAFF impact project. Cover photo by Greg Dolan EDITOR Stan D. Soderstrom CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Ben Hendricks PUBLISHER/CIRCULATION MANAGER Jack Brockley MANAGING EDITOR Kasey Jackson Leaders in training - Page 26 ASSISTANT EDITORS Curtis Billue, Julie Saetre ART DIRECTOR Andy Austin CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Tony Knoderer

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE DANIEL VIGNERON • KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT STAN SODERSTROM • KIWANIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Club building vitally important Fellowship and the future Clubs and members are the club who needs a lift, offer When we talk about the someone who saw them in most important links in our one. If you need a lift, don’t be future of Kiwanis, we talk a action. chain and the more we have, afraid to ask for support. No lot about retaining mem- It’s a form of fellowship — the more we can accomplish. one should feel left out. Every bers. And we should. But it’s a way of telling them they That is why we must maintain now and then we might need not just a matter of Kiwanis matter to us. Think of the our club-building momen- a reminder that through our clubs. Consider the younger impact of a Kiwanis connec- tum, to sustain the viability of Kiwanis service, we create op- members of the Kiwanis tion for a college student Kiwanis for future generations. portunities, improve lives and family — particularly those in a town they aren’t from. We talk a lot about growing revitalize communities. We do in Key Club and CKI. Or the life lessons about clubs and inviting new mem- it together; no one should feel One day soon, they will service you give to a student bers. When things are new the need to go out the back graduate and begin an un- who chooses the military. and fresh, you want to make door or turn their backs to the known future. What then? As you assist young a good impression. There is impact that we have. Their future in the Kiwanis adults, remember our youth more attention to detail and If you need a kick-start, or family depends on how they protection rules. For exam- enthusiasm comes naturally. are interested in Kiwanis fun feel about us today. That’s ple, don’t offer counseling But what happens when the and education, join us in June where you come in. Mem- or support to a Key Club shine of being a new member at the 2020 Kiwanis Interna- bers of different programs member without making starts to wear off? tional Convention in Indianap- often bond around joint the club faculty advisor or Yes, we want and need olis. This year’s theme is Play activities — but mentorship parents aware. growth, but we cannot risk with Purpose. The education matters too. We have amazing young losing valuable, longtime tracks have been redesigned. It’s not just the service you leaders in this organization. members because they no Inspiring stories will be shared do with them. Kiwanians We should do all we can longer feel engaged. We must and there will be plenty of can play a role in helping to help them — and keep make our activities and ser- time to socialize. Key Club members select a them. That work starts now. vice projects fresh and innova- There are new pricing college or university. They tive to keep existing members structures to allow you to cus- can provide scholarship Speaking of leaders, this is involved. We open the front tomize your convention expe- support, including recom- the farewell issue of Kiwanis door to welcome new mem- rience. Get the most for your mendations and referrals. magazine for Jack Brockley, bers. At the same time, we money by taking advantage of What better testimony than our longtime editor and pub- must close the back door. discounted early registration, from someone who has seen lisher. Jack is retiring after 35 We don’t want veteran open through April 10. Your a young person’s leadership years with the organization. members leaving us. They are club can pay up to US$299 for skills up close? Much of what we know about valued and have invested their each member’s registration That kind of influence can Kiwanis — from the latest time and resources. We want fee from its service account. also be enormously helpful news to historical events — them motivated and fulfilled The Kiwanis Education Con- for CKI members looking is because of his work and by their service and sense of ference qualifies as an accept- at internships or post-col- talent. I hope you’ll join me belonging. able educational legiate work. in thanking him Teamwork expense of the Specific skills for the continu- and friendship club. and projects ing quality of are among the The more you look good this publication. privileges of get involved, on a young Kudos and best belonging to Ki- the more likely adult’s resume. wishes to the wanis. If you see you are to stay So does the Storyteller of someone in your involved. endorsement of Kiwanis.

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in some of the projects was humbling as Shaking things up the work being undertaken in Nepal is having a huge benefit for children, youths I just read the Jan/Feb 2020 Kiwanis mag- and families. I am looking forward to my azine and want to make an observation. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 JANUARY/FEBRUARY

® return to Nepal in March to participate in Fundraising ideas: All the articles and club the 2020 Kiwanis Asia-Pacific Convention. events listed revolved around alcohol. I realize that this is a way to recruit and Peter Zander include the new generation, but my Ki- Kiwanis Club of Brighton, New Zealand wanis values have always been centered SERVING THE CHILDREN OF WORLD WELCOME, around “serving the children of the world.” I wish to express my thanks to the mem- As a former Boy Scout leader, we were bers of Kiwanis within the Nepal District. always cognizant to make sure alcohol While our committee focus is from was not associated with the organi-

KIWANIS’ NEWEST DISTRICT IMPRESSES WITH birth to age 8, we know that children’s NEPALSTRONG GROWTH AND THOUGHTFUL SERVICE zation. I always felt this was a good development and learning does not stop practice for Kiwanis too. DETECTING DECEPTION: AVOIDING SCAMS SHAKEN AND STIRRED: SPIRITED EVENTS at that age. Still, the more emphasis that COMMUNITY TREASURE: THE ALABAMA NATIONAL FAIR This being said, my current Home- can be placed on the younger years, the JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 1 stead-South Dade Kiwanis Club has also + greater the likelihood of student (and begun hosting happy hour events. Yes, we adult) success later on. Welcome Nepal have brought in new, younger members, Congratulations, my fellow Kiwanians, but we’ve also lost some really great older Blessings and congratulations to the and best wishes as you continue to help members. How do you balance being Kiwanis Nepal District for reaching this your country’s children. children-focused and including alcohol? goal and doing so much for the benefit Wil Blechman, MD Sharon Gold of the children. Co-chair, Kiwanis International Committee Kiwanis Club of Homestead-South Dade, Juana Saltos Calderero on Young Children Florida Kiwanis Club of Manta, Ecuador

Excellent work, Nepal. Congratulations FUNDRAISINGFUNDRAISING IDEASIDEAS for making Kiwanis service great. Luz Marina Jiminez Shaking things up Kiwanis Club of Granada-Meta, Colombia SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THREE CLUBS SHOW HOW TO CREATE A STIR WITH THESE SPIRITED EVENTS.

hile alcohol and children should None of that happened. We crossed Congratulations to the Kiwanis Nepal never mix, a mixer featuring al- our T’s and dotted our I’s. And af- W cohol for children’s causes can be ter five years, nothing stupid a winning combination. When thought- has happened.” District. Your fruitful work has led to fully and conscientiously planned, Suzannah Hobley of the alcohol-tasting events can be both Broad Ripple Kiwanis Club profitable and classy, organizers say. in Indiana chaired the 2019 When the Kiwanis Club of Lakeland, version of a successful craft great achievements that are inspiring for Florida, launched a rum-tasting festival, beer fundraiser. some long-time members resisted, “It’s all in the details,” she envisioning hordes of disorderly, intoxi- says. “It’s a lot of organization to other clubs and society in general! cated guests. The club’s president at the make a huge event go smoothly. time, Matthew Cantrall, felt confident You’ve got to have a good team the event would meet his goals: make a behind you. It’s a huge undertaking, good return on investment and attract but it was worth all the planning younger members to the club. Still, the to go into a four-hour event and Ida Diana Alcivar Alcivar doubts crept into his mind. make that much money. It’s a “Was I scared to death? You bet- huge payoff.” cha,” he recalls. “That first year, I was Each of the following clubs wondering, ‘What’s going to happen? chose a different type of Kiwanis Club of La Concordia, Ecuador Are the naysayers going to prove me adult beverage for a festival wrong? Will people get drunk and stu- focus. All events are for those pid, and fights are going to break out?’ ages 21 and older.

Story by Julie Saetre It was a pleasure to be involved with the Photo by Tina Sargeant expansion of Kiwanis Nepal into a full district, and to present the district charter to my dear friend Sujan Shrestha was an ab- solute honor. Seeing and being involved 26 KIWANISMAGAZINE.ORG JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 27

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Let’s go build a ger I thought the rule was for the door of the ger to face east. That is the way all the gers I saw, and lived in, were situated. The one in the present story Song and dance Editor’s note: History Untold includes faces south. I’d sure like to know more historical insights from an unpublished about that. Lanny Langston (who co-founded document written by O. Sam Cummings, Paul Brenner Placerville, California’s Imagination Kiwanis International’s first secretary. Kiwanis Club of Spencer-Daybreakers, Theatre featured in the December Read the story at kiwanismagazine.org. Iowa 2019 magazine) passed away this week after a long battle with cancer. He will Editor’s note: According to our research, be missed by all. ger doors face south or southeast, possibly Dee Ann Kraus to allow more sunlight into the home. DECEMBER 2019 DECEMBER

Kiwanis Club of Placerville, California ®

Untold history Your article about Kiwanis’ unpublished WORLD THE OF CHILDREN THE SERVING history provides interesting details about distant days of almost 105 years ago. Our organization’s name, “Nunc CHARACTER Kee-wan-nis” can be interpreted to mean: “We enjoy sharing our talents.”

Myriam Yolande Deleu A PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL IN TURKEY USES DRAMA, STUDYART AND MUSIC TO HELP CHILDREN LEARN Kiwanis Club of Ottignies-Coeur de Ville, SONG AND DANCE: THEATER IN CALIFORNIA Belgium BUILDING A GER: HOUSING HELP IN MONGOLIA + HOLIDAY LIGHTS: CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR IN KENTUCKY O. Sam Cummings’ unpublished history offers interesting details of those days Proud of my “K” of almost 105 years ago. I’m proud Congratulations on the December to be a Kiwanian. The most beautiful issue of Kiwanis magazine. As a Kiwa- thing in life is to serve a child and a nian for 30-plus years, I can honestly needy old man. opine that it has done the best job of Alexis Rodriguez setting forth just what Kiwanis does for Kiwanis Club of Puerta de Oro de children — and others — worldwide, Colombia, Colombia day in and day out. It has reinforced

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t Visit ShopKiwanis p Medieval city to host Now you can ShopKiwanis for an European convention expanded inventory of Kiwanis Registration for the 53rd Annual Kiwanis products, from shirts to bow International-European Federation ties, banners to mugs — it’s all Convention is now open. branded and ready to order. This year’s convention will be held June These products are produced 5-7 in Bruges, the capital of West Flanders by authorized licensees who in northwest Belgium. Bruges is a UNES- take the guesswork out of CO World Heritage City. designing products with the Kiwanis logo. You can com- Aside from the official program comprised parison-shop for products and of workshops and the House of Delegates, view custom items used by clubs for there are optional visits to medieval Brug- service projects, fundraisers and events. es, the Zwin Nature Parc, the Belgian coast and the historic battlefields of Ypres. Learn Shop now at ShopKiwanis.com. more at kief.kiwanis.eu/2020-convention.

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p008-011_KIM_0420_News.indd 8 1/30/20 9:35 AM Assist youth conventions u Kiwanians are encouraged to sponsor members of Key Club and CKI to attend their conventions, where they can learn more about leadership and service. Make youth conventions a topic in your next meeting agenda. Promoting these types of events helps create stronger leaders for the Kiwanis family — and you’re a big part of that!

Important dates March 2-6: Aktion Club Week

March 16-20: Builders Club Week

April 10: Kiwanis International convention registration fee increases

p Convention news There will be lots to see, learn and do during the 2020 Kiwanis International Con- vention in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, June 17-20. Don’t miss out. Here are a few highlights: p March for Babies It’s that time again! Find your purple • Discount for early registration ends April 10. Commit early and save money! shirt and join March for Babies to help • Come for a day … or two … or three. Take advantage of the new registration give all moms and babies a healthy options. start in life. Money raised during this event is a lifeline for babies in the • Education rules the day at the Kiwanis International convention. Download the neonatal intensive care unit, connect- app and add sessions to your agenda now. They fill up fast! ing them with critical treatments and • You’ll need a room. Book your hotel room in the Kiwanis block and earn a US$10 needed care. The community you’re gift card for use in the Kiwanis Family Store during convention. joining helps moms at every stage, from preconception to the annual fam- • Spots are filling fast orf ticketed events. Don’t miss out on the extra fun. ily walk day. Sign your team up today Learn about all of this and more at kiwanis.org/convention. at marchforbabies.org/kiwanis.

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A fond farewell JACK BROCKLEY, KIWANIS MAGAZINE PUBLISHER, RETIRES AFTER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE. By Chuck Jonak Kiwanis magazine executive editor, November 1984–September 2002

hen Jack Brockley neared whom learned their trade at Indi- the end of his impres- ana’s Ball State University, from W sive job interview for an which Jack graduated. These during his 35 years working for assistant editor’s position with dedicated, multi-skilled writers/ the betterment of Kiwanis. A Kiwanis magazine a few de- editors/photographers devel- late-breaking story develops? cades ago, he was asked a crucial oped well-honed skills at their Give the assignment to Jack and question: Do you have a favorite positions on the magazine staff, it will be written post haste. baseball team? He responded, the which is not unique. What is Need a sharp set of eyes to edit a Cincinnati Reds. Despite giving distinctive, however, is how Jack Kiwanis history book? Sure, Jack the wrong answer, he was offered earned their respect and rose to can handle that mammoth task in the job and an admirable new positions of leadership through his spare time. Looking to create career launched. the years. a Kiwanis International website Kiwanians may not be aware of Masterful proficiency, endless from scratch? Nobody’s fingers it, but their organization’s inter- energy, level-headed judgment — fly over a keyboard faster or national magazine is produced those are but a few of the ways with more originality, so let Jack by skilled journalists, many of to describe how Jack performed develop the new communication medium. A member of the Kiwanis Club of Zionsville, Indiana, Jack, with his thousands of published stories and million-plus words, brought insights to Kiwanis magazine readers. Through nuanced sentences, concise descriptions and informative nar- ratives — which sometimes were complemented by his creative photography — Jack provided an invaluable service to Kiwanians worldwide. Yet, to this day, he still gives the wrong answer. He should have said the Chicago Cubs. But nobody’s perfect. K

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BUILDING COMMUNITY A FAMILY BUILDS A NEW LIFE AND A NEW HOME WITH HELP FROM HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND KIWANIS.

Story by Curtis Billue Photos by Ilene Perlman and Greg Dolan

ome is where the “How can people heart is, espe- get motivated, cially when you put your heart so motivated into building thatH home from scratch. Board by to come out for board, wall after wall, the house others and do that Julia and Juan Boria built was constructed with the help of something so Habitat for Humanity, a global nonprofit housing organization beautiful?” that builds affordable housing, and the kindness of strangers. But it wasn’t an easy road to find their own piece of paradise in Danvers, Massachusetts. Julia had journeyed a long way “I would have never thought from her origins in Puerto Rico, that (would happen),” Julia says. where as a victim of domestic “Despite going through some violence she escaped an abusive very difficult moments in my life, husband. With the help of a rela- I’m very grateful.” tive, Julia and her three children At one point they were living in left Puerto Rico and found their a host house while transitioning way to New England. to an apartment. Space was limit- She eventually met Juan Boria. ed with only a few rooms. They got married, moved into an “The kids didn’t have their own apartment and expanded their personal space and environment family to seven. After a host of they could personalize,” she says. transitional shelters and temporary “Now they can invite their friends housing, and thanks to Habitat for to come over and play cards, eat Humanity of the North Shore, they together and watch movies in the are now proud homeowners. living room.”

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anxiety. A sound-bar- “It might sound absurd, but rier fence blocks road that was the case,” Julia says. sounds, reduces sensory “Our dog was sleeping all day, overload and keeps him never moving. Now, as soon as from wandering away. I open the door, she runs free “Thanks to the fence and happy. Her whole life has And then there are the bath- he can run freely in the back- changed as well.” rooms. The family used to share yard,” Julia says, “and we’re not a small bathroom. But now there concerned that he might get into 400 HOURS are two large ones. the street.” Habitat for Humanity requires “The bathrooms are great, a The backyard also offers the that applicants must put in 400 beautiful gift from the Lord,” perfect place for the family to hours of “sweat equity,” mean- she says. play with their dog, who seemed ing the owners invest their own With the new location also depressed before they moved into time and work in the building came new opportunities. Her kids their new home. process. According to Habitat’s received fresh starts at school. They were engaged and earned better grades, and one played football. One of her daughters says she loves the neighborhood and backyard, but she loves what’s across the street even more: Cherry Farm Creamery, her favorite ice cream store. Perhaps the “cherry on top” is the backyard, complete with a sound-barrier fence — a high fence that also has no gaps between the boards. This is good news for the Borias, because their 4-year-old son with autism finally has a safe place to play. For a child with autism, sights and sounds sometimes can feel overwhelming, causing stress and

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website, sweat equity is “not a I couldn’t believe it.” form of payment, but an oppor- The tears of surprise tunity to work alongside vol- and gratitude ran unteers who give their time to down her cheek as bring to life a family’s dream of day after day volun- owning a home.” teers came to help. When Julia realized they had “How can people been chosen to receive the house, get motivated, so she was excited and nervous at the motivated to come same time. She’s a mother dedicat- out for others and do ed to her children with no experi- something so beauti- ence in building a house, and 400 ful?” asks Julia. hours seemed insurmountable. One of those groups “They were saying it takes all over the course of the those hours of people working on build was Kiwanis. the house, and I was concerned,” she says. And yet she says people READY TO SERVE told her, “Do not worry. Do not When Kiwanis New worry. You will see.” England and Bermuda When she thinks about it, her District Divisions 9 and 12 held a Boria home. They moved piles of voice begins to tremble. joint governor’s visit, instead of dirt, landscaped, painted, cleaned, “When all the volunteers came a traditional sit-down dinner, 45 attached house siding, worked on together and I saw all those Kiwanis members from 18 clubs the shed and built up the indis- people working, I started to cry. came together to help with the pensable backyard fence. “For several Kiwanis members, this was their first Habitat experience,” says former lieutenant governor Gayla Bartlett, organizer of the event. “And they walked away ready to build again.” The Kiwanis Club of Dan- vers also raised US$1,100 for the local Habitat for Humanity organization. “Working together and seeing our impact is so important,” says Immediate Past Governor Elyse Denorfia. “A project like this speaks to our Kiwanis mission, how we can impact children and make the world a better place. “It’s nice to give back to the family working so hard with us. They were so kind, and the hus-

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All in the family TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A SUCCESSFUL KIWANIS CLUB, EMBRACE DIVERSITY. Story by Julie Saetre

t the 2019 Kiwanis International Convention, delegates overwhelmingly approved an amendment to A add a revised nondiscrimination clause to the by- laws, reading in part: “Kiwanis clubs shall not discriminate based upon race, color, creed, national origin, age or sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity, when considering membership or during any of their activities or operations.” The “age” and “sex” categories were a new and welcome addition to Kiwanians like Donovan Gaylor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, a 23-year-old serving as the 2019-20 president of the Los Altos Kiwanis Club. Or like Miguel Sarasa, who founded the LGBT+ Kiwanis Club, an internet-based club in southern California. Gaylor leads a club membership with an average age of 70-plus, while Sarasa — lieutenant governor for Di- vision 47 in the California-Nevada-Hawaii District — started a club to focus on the needs of LGBT+ youth. The revised bylaw reinforces what they strongly believe: Serving the children of the world is a goal everyone, no matter their differences, can embrace together.

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“When I think of diversity, I think of different types of people coming together as one whole being. You put all the opposites and differences aside, and you emphasize the main goal. And for Kiwanis, the main goal is to serve children and the communities in which we live.”

“When I think of diversity, I and organizations with a diverse focus on being inclusive and think of different types of people staff or membership and an inclu- developing solid relationships coming together as one whole be- sive environment set themselves with all staff members, not ing,” says Gaylor. “You put all the up for success: just those with whom they opposites and differences aside, have the most in common, and you emphasize the main goal. • A 2015 study of nearly 400 retention rates rise. And for Kiwanis, the main goal is companies worldwide found to serve children and the commu- that those with the highest In short, Nalty says, diversity nities in which we live.” levels of diversity in both and inclusion aren’t just nice Adds Sarasa, “It’s important gender and race/ethnicity concepts to consider. They’re vital that we’re evolving and under- and a commitment to in- to an organization’s continued standing that times are changing, clusion were 170% better at relevance and strength. and we need to be more under- innovation and 180% better at “A statement (alone) is never standing. Ultimately, we’re here adapting to change. going to do anything. Relying just on this earth, and we need to help on the statement is not going to make a difference.” • Research from 2017 revealed make any kind of change happen,” As it turns out, building a a direct connection between Nalty says. “The future of an or- diverse membership base and diversity and inclusion and ganization hinges on its ability to fostering inclusion also make for a better business decisions. transition into the 21st century. Just more sustainable club, says Kath- relying on 20th century notions leen Nalty, a U.S.-based educator • Several studies report that around diversity isn’t enough. and consultant who specializes in when an “outsider” — some- Because this new paradigm of creating cultures of inclusion to one with a social identity not inclusion requires organizations help organizations retain talent. shared by other members of to do things differently than they “There’s a huge business case a group — is included in the have in the past, not just to talk the for diversity and inclusion,” she mix, higher group perfor- talk, but actually to walk it.” says. “All the research shows mance takes place. Why? The Gaylor attended his first Los there are tremendous business “groupthink dynamic” has Altos Kiwanis Club meeting benefits to be derived.” been altered. when he was around age 4 or 5, In her report, “The Business as a guest of his great-grandfather Imperative of Diversity & Inclu- • Research by a Cornell Uni- (then the club’s immediate past sion (D+I),” Nalty cites multiple versity professor showed that president and a current member). studies showing that companies when business unit managers So when Gaylor stepped into the

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p020-025_KIM_0420_Inclusiveness.indd 23 1/30/20 9:39 AM presidential role two years after Project, a U.S.-based organization even Kiwanians: ‘Why is there a becoming a member himself, he providing crisis intervention and need to create this club separate knew the club already fostered an suicide prevention services to from a traditional club?’ There inclusive culture. While members LGBTQ youth under 25, shows were a few individuals who do share a similar age range, they just why that support is need- I think had a hard time even also celebrate personal differenc- ed. Results revealed that 71% of accepting the whole concept,” es. LGBTQ youth reported discrim- Sarasa says. “The harsh reality is “Our club is really diverse,” he ination due to either their sexual it’s still kind of a touchy subject.” says. “I’m African American and orientation or gender identity, That’s not unusual, Nalty says, white. We have Hispanic, Mus- 71% had felt sad or hopeless for at because the “birds of a feath- lim and Jewish members in our least two weeks in the past year er flock together” tendency of club. And we all have very, very and 39% had seriously considered humans comes into play. Most of different backgrounds. But every suicide in the past 12 months. us don’t set out to intentionally Thursday when we meet, we have But support can help reverse discriminate. Rather, we have un- one goal and one main focus — those statistics. In June 2019, the intentional bias: learned, deeply which I find really awesome.” U.S. Centers for Disease Control ingrained stereotypes that affect Sarasa, a former Key Club mem- and Prevention released study re- our behavior without our con- ber, originally joined the Hemet sults showing that LGBTQ youth scious knowledge. Kiwanis Club in southern Califor- who have at least one accepting “One of the biggest ones is nia and served as its president for adult in their lives are 40% less affinity bias, where we gravitate two years. As he pondered ways likely to report a suicide attempt toward people who are more like to engage with potential new in the past year. us, who share similar interests, members, an idea surfaced. Enter Sarasa’s new LGBT+ backgrounds, social identities,” “Especially now, more than club. The Kiwanis Literacy in Nalty explains. ever, there’s a need to support Southern California Club became The problem is that when we as- LGBT youth,” he says. “And I an enthusiastic sponsor, cheered sociate primarily with those most was thinking, ‘Why not bridge the on by 2019-20 President Doug like us, we create an environment two?’ It would open up a whole Chadwick and his wife, Jean. Not that’s conducive to attracting new demographic of potential everyone in the community readi- more people who fit that mold, new members who want to direct- ly embraced the idea, however. continually leaving others outside ly impact their own community.” “The biggest challenge was the circle. A 2019 survey by The Trevor hesitation that we got from some, “One day,” Nalty cautions,

“The future of an organization hinges on its ability to transition into the 21st century. Just relying on 20th century notions around diversity isn’t enough. Because this new paradigm of inclusion requires organizations to do things differently than they have in the past, not just to talk the talk, but actually to walk it.”

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“each club will turn around and evenings and weekends, it’s more that they matter, that we’re here say, ‘Oh my gosh, this isn’t sus- accommodating to younger people and we see them.” tainable. We don’t have enough who want to serve. members.’” Make all members feel welcome. Overcoming unconscious bias Diversify club promotions. The Vinton, Iowa, Kiwanis Club takes mindfulness, commitment The D.C. Young Professionals has two members who are blind. and work. It won’t just happen, Committee publicizes its projects Ray Lough and his wife have because good intentions aren’t and events through Meetup, a hosted 73 foster children since enough. website that allows its members 1995, adopting 11. Carolyn Hibbs “It starts with awareness and to search and register for opportu- taught Braille before retirement. going out of your comfort zone nities of interest. Both are active in the Vinton club; to interact with people who are “There are people who have Hibbs has served a term as pres- different from yourself, who have never heard of Kiwanis and find ident. Hibbs’ late husband, who different social identities, who us there,” says Simmons. “Peo- was quadriplegic, also was a past have different cultures and cus- ple find us on Meetup, come to president and involved member. toms and preferences,” Nalty says. events and end up joining. That’s “We were grateful the club saw “The values of what Kiwanis does worked out really well for us.” our abilities to serve, rather than cross all kinds of boundaries and Go beyond your usual means of the limitations society often places cultures and backgrounds. But you communication and research ad- on us,” Hibbs says. have to be purposeful about it.” ditional forms that target different “I am not a joiner,” Lough says, How to take those first steps? audiences. “but the club was such a great fit. The members of our club are Re-evaluate when you meet. Shake up your service projects. truly unique. They go out of their When former Key Club member When you reach out to a variety way to make sure everyone feels Stacey Simmons and her husband of groups in need, you introduce included.” wanted to join a Washington, Kiwanis (and your club members) Becoming a more diverse, in- D.C.-area Kiwanis club, they to a more comprehensive mix of clusive club is worth the time and first looked close to home. But individuals. Sarasa’s club works effort. It creates a new pipeline for that club held meetings during a with two southern California members, introduces fresh energy workday lunch hour. youth centers that offer support to and inspiration and solidifies “People in the first few years of LGBTQ+ youth. Some of the young sustainability. And it makes all Ki- their career, we don’t have the op- people need transitional housing, wanians stronger servant leaders. portunity to leave work whenever so the club provides backpacks “At the end of the day, we we want,” Simmons explains. with necessities and comfort items. need to understand that we’re all “An hour, an hour-and-a-half “A hygiene pack, blankets — humans, and we need to be here to meeting becomes two hours away anything we can do to show support each other, regardless of from work. That’s something I LGBT youth that there are adults our differences,” says Sarasa. “Ul- wouldn’t be able to do.” who are there for them,” Sarasa timately, our mission as Kiwanians They instead joined the Washing- says. “Unfortunately, we’re deal- is kids and helping them through ton Kiwanis Club, which has a D.C. ing with a population of children this crazy thing called life.” K Young Professionals Committee who come out, and their families with members in their 20s and 30s. don’t accept them and have a Take the quiz: Just how inclusive Because the committee meets and hard time. We just wanted to be is your Kiwanis club? Find out how holds projects and social events on that positive light to let kids know you’re doing on page 50.

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THE KIWANIS PROGRAM KEY LEADER HELPS TEENS DEVELOP THE SKILLS THEY WILL NEED TO SUCCEED AS ADULTS.

Story and photos by Curtis Billue

t’s probably safe to say that as a Kiwa- But the warmth and humor of lead nian, you find yourself often thinking facilitator Tracey Devereaux gets the stu- I about how to help others, wondering dents laughing and mingling with other if the work you do is bringing positive students. Soon, a spontaneous “chicken change to your community. And with dance” erupts and the awkwardness of the stresses of growing up in today’s meeting new people melts away. fast-paced, competitive world, it’s also “I didn’t expect to make any friends,” likely safe to say that most teenagers says student Luke Schmidt. “But I aren’t focused on the same thing. made a lot of friendships here. People Key Leader hopes to change that. here are nice and friendly. It was a good experience.” GETTING PERSONAL Over the two-day camp run by the Ki- Most of the youth attending the 15th wanis Kansas District, Devereaux urges annual Key Leader camp in Rock Springs, the participants to share personal sto- Kansas, have never heard of servant ries, taking them through a spectrum of leadership or the Kiwanis family. Some ideas and feelings: empathy; introspec- are shy and tentative, scared even to tion of values; respect of others and raise a hand or sit with a large group. self; and the art of listening.

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tudents spend time sharing personal stories during a break- S out session. “You made a connection in two minutes by listening,” Devereaux says. “Why don’t we do this every day? Take the time to listen; that’s what leaders do.” Key Leader’s unique curricu- lum, community-building and soul-searching messages offer teachings that most other programs don’t. A focus on the well-being and growth of those you serve and their community sets this weekend camp experience apart. “There are concepts that I’ve never really heard of before, but seem very relevant to the things that I’m going through,” says student facilitator McKenzie Gerber. “I am very touched by all the people I’m meeting and the new things that I had no idea about myself that I’m learning — along with things I can bring back to my community and school.” Chaperone and Kansas District Governor Jo Schwartz notices an ea- gerness in the student participants. “I think they want to do good in the world,” she says. “They want to

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make changes, and this is showing “My heart is pounding, so stress- them that they can go back to their ful,” mutters a student. schools and start a Key Club if they Devereaux leads a discussion about don’t have it.” what values we are willing to give up when we’re put into certain situations, VALUES ADDED such as when we’re pressured by fam- It’s game time. Call it the Game of ily, friends — even strangers. He asks: Values. Students write down their top Is there an integrity gap between your eight values on slips of paper, and values and your behavior? each round they are asked to give up It’s exercises like these that cut to one. With each round, they anguish the heart of Key Leader. Life lessons over their choices. Which value will for today’s youth to think deeper they give up? about choices and hopefully build a After collecting the papers, De- kinder, more caring world. vereaux reads them aloud. Working “I hope to come back next year and hard. Teamwork. Time for myself. bring more people with me,” Gerber Open-mindedness. says. “I think everybody deserves to He lets them all drop to the floor. have some taste of this.” K

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ven though organizer Cynthia Bender and the Kansas District can E proudly brag about their successful Key Leader event, it doesn’t have to be a district-level affair. A Key Leader camp can be organized by any Kiwanis club. “In many ways, the Kiwanians and Key Club members who organize Key Leader programs are equipping future generations to be values-driven community leaders,” says Nik Koulogeorge, new business development specialist at Kiwanis International. “The program is unique to Kiwanis,” he says, “and offers great potential as a club’s signature project to recruit new volunteers and Key Clubbers, and to give back to the youth in their area in a meaningful way.” Learn more at key-leader.org.

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A PERSONAL JOURNEY A FORMER KEY CLUB MEMBER AND KEY LEADER FACILITATOR OPENS UP ABOUT HER EXPERIENCES AND HOW THEY HAVE IMPACTED HER LIFE. Story by Stephanie Feinberg

n August 2008, I remember me. I remember sitting in the base- thing in me. Jim believed I was standing in front of a bulletin ment one day with my mom, who more than just that “Stephanie” I board full of pieces of paper was genuinely concerned about with no sense of identity written with every club South Carroll my mental health. She asked me, on that sign-up sheet. Jim invited High School had to offer. I was a “What do you want to do?” me to attend Key Leader. With terrified freshman in high school I didn’t want to play sports. I the way I had been feeling, I took and wanted to find any way I certainly didn’t have a close group it as a way to escape reality for a could to fit in. I saw the name of friends – I just didn’t know few days. “Key Club” on one of those pages. who I was. Without even thinking Key Leader is a weekend retreat Most importantly, I saw my — and I’ll never forget this — I sponsored by Kiwanis that is sister’s name on it, so there filled with workshops, was some point of comfort. discussions, team-building Plus, they had to make keys activities and more. These or something, so that was activities allow youth to kind of cool, right? I wrote learn leadership skills to “Stephanie Feinberg” down change their community and passed the pen to the and their world. But Key person behind me. Little Leader changed me and my did I know, writing my world. After completing name on that piece of paper an outdoor ropes course, would turn my life around. I texted my mom telling You see, the Stephanie I her I got a random boost of was 11 years ago is nothing confidence. like the Stephanie I am to- Sure, in Key Club we day. At that time, I struggled with looked at my mom and said, “I had icebreakers and activities like my sense of identity. My grand- want to make a difference.” these all the time, so I wasn’t too mother had passed away a couple As I got more and more sure how long this confidence years before, and I had a hard involved with Key Club, and re- boost would last me. time understanding what grief flecting upon it 11 years later, Key But so far, that Key Leader con- meant and how to allow myself to Club allowed me to make that fidence boost has lasted 11 years move on like she would want me difference and gave me my sense ... and counting. to. I was diagnosed with depres- of identity and purpose. Key Leader is a phenomenal sion and an anxiety disorder. As I became involved in Key program that I could never speak I found myself in a hole. Club, my Kiwanis advisor from of highly enough. I always encour- Starting high school is hard for the Kiwanis Club of Mount Airy, age every Kiwanis advisor to find most kids, but it was harder for Maryland, Jim Jacobs, saw some- at least one Key Clubber in their

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p026-035_KIM_0320_Key Leader.indd 33 1/30/20 9:42 AM sponsored clubs who they believe impact he has had on my life. And they may never see the results, in, who they see something in. that’s the thing about Kiwanis. but they must know and believe Invite them to attend. Kiwanians Kiwanians all work with so many the power that each of them has. never know how much of an im- children every single day, whether As my time in Key Club pro- pact that simple invitation, sense through K-Kids, Builders Club, gressed, I realized community of belief, and Key Leader weekend Key Club, Aktion Club, CKI or service and Kiwanis could bring will have on that student. members of their own communi- negative things into a new light. Kiwanians all have that ex- ty. They have the chance to be that I was ready to overcome my de- traordinary power. I think of all superhero, to leave an impact on pression; I was ready to combine Kiwanians as superheroes. Jim anyone’s life, day in and day out. the power of the Kiwanis family may never know how much of an They may never hear a thank you, and honor my grandmother. After some brainstorming, I approached the Kiwanis Club of Mount Airy with an idea. What if I held a School Walk for Diabetes? The walk would be in honor of my grandmother. This walk could finally give me closure, give me a sense of purpose. Mount Airy Kiwanians told me to go for it. I held the walk for three years, raising US$10,000 total. Who was the biggest support at these walks? Capital District Kiwanians. As my final year in Key Club approached, it was time to take a leap of faith. I was so different than the “Stephanie” I had written on that board freshman year, and I was ready to take a risk. So I ran for lieutenant governor of Key Clubs in Central and Western Maryland. As lieutenant governor, I started five new Key Clubs, my division was visited by the Key Club Inter- national director and my division project was filmed for a Key TV segment. I won outstanding board member and I got to go to convention and Key Leader. When my time in Key Club was up, I’ll admit, I cried a lot. But I realized that just because my time

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“I always tell Key Clubbers what I do in the nonprofit sector is parallel to the skills and tasks I did as lieutenant governor. The volunteers I work with every day are inspiring, and just like Kiwanians, have hearts of pure gold.”

in Key Club was over, the lessons eye would not recover and I would lieutenant governor. The volun- and skills learned never had to be. not be able to drive again. teers I work with every day are I got a chance to intern with After multiple hospital visits, inspiring, and just like Kiwanians, Kiwanis, overseeing the general spinal taps, terrible medicine, have hearts of pure gold. That sessions at the Key Club Inter- side effects and emergency room heart-warming feeling I got every national Convention in D.C. I visits, we visited Johns Hopkins. day when I was in Key Club, I get studied abroad twice, once in While there, scared for my first to experience in my job. Cape Town, South Africa, where I visit, my mom pointed to some- Thank you for bringing me taught at a school still affected by thing next to me: a donor plaque home in 2008 when I joined Key the aftermath of apartheid, and at from the Kiwanis Club of Eastern Club, and for bringing me back an orphanage in Zimbabwe. Why Baltimore. Emotions overcame home again in December 2016 did I do all this? Because Kiwanis me. Here was the sign I needed. when I joined Kiwanis. taught me that I could. Kiwanis Just as Kiwanis saved me in high I now serve as a Key Club zone taught me that I could do any- school, it would save me now. I’m administrator and Key Leader site thing, that I could be that change happy to say I’ve been in remis- coordinator. It’s my turn to give in the world. No one, no diagno- sion for nearly a year. back. If I can make a difference in sis, could stop me. I graduated college in May the life of just one student, like Ki- In August 2015, I got that 2016. I knew I wanted my Key wanis did for me, my job is done. diagnosis I thought would stop Club experiences to steer my I don’t think there are enough me. About a week before my 21st future. So after college, I worked words to explain the impact Ki- birthday, I wasn’t getting ready for Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic. wanis has had on my life. Without to celebrate. I was admitted to And for the past two years, I’ve the Kiwanis family, I don’t know the emergency room for a month- worked at The Children’s Inn at where I would be. long migraine. My eye turned in, The National Institutes of Health, So keep doing what you’re I couldn’t feel my hands or feet a place that provides a place like doing, get more involved with and could barely walk. All I could home to children and young your SLPs, invite students to Key think was that I had cancer or had adults going through clinical Leader and get involved with had a stroke. trials for rare and undiagnosed local charities that help children. After my MRI, we waited ... and conditions. I get to help these As my Kiwanis sponsor Gary waited. The doctor determined that amazing, strong children feel like Boswell says, “The program I have a rare condition in which my kids again by providing support works.” So don’t ever stop believ- brain produces too much spinal services and planning fun parties ing in our youth. fluid, and my brain reacts to it as and activities. Kids need Kiwanis. K though I have a brain tumor. I start- I always tell Key Clubbers what ed to lose my short-term memory, I do in the nonprofit sector is par- What’s your story? Send it to and the doctor was concerned my allel to the skills and tasks I did as [email protected].

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LEAVE A LEGACY FROM BUILDING PLAYGROUNDS TO PLANTING TREES, CELEBRATE YOUR CLUB’S ANNIVERSARY WITH A HIGH-IMPACT PROJECT. By Vicki Hermansen o your Kiwanis club has a big birthday coming up. What are you going to do to celebrate all the ways your Sclub has helped your community over the past 25, 50, 75 and even 100 years? You could go low-key with a luncheon, dinner or gala, inviting club members and some of the organizations you’ve worked with throughout your club’s history. Or you could create something big that sparks imagination, learning, play and celebration all year long for your entire community. This is your moment to go big. To leave a legacy. To put your club out there for everyone to know and see day after day.

PROMOTE PLAY: Build a playground Playgrounds. Musical playgrounds. Playground and park revitalizations. Many Kiwanis clubs are leaving a legacy in their community by building a play area, following in the footsteps of the organization’s 2015 celebration of 100 years. Photos courtesy city of Raleigh

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“We had been looking for a signature project and we wanted to do something that would reach a larger group of youth in the community and allow for and provide some inclusivity.”

landed on renovations at Kiwan- To celebrate its 100 years of Orleans since the early 1950s, was is Park. service to the community, the getting a much-needed renova- “It was run down and was in Kiwanis Club of New Orleans tion, and our club wanted to give bad shape, but it had our name on donated $40,000 to City Park of something back to the city and its it,” Fountain says. New Orleans for the park’s first children. It was a win-win.” The club’s foundation commit- musical playground. The interac- When renovations were com- ted to raise $125,000 over five tive musical playgrounds feature plete in September 2019, the club years, the city passed a bond issue Boudreaux, the Zydeco gator (be- threw a Snoball party at Story- to cover additional costs. Both low) who plays an accordion; an land for all seven Kiwanis clubs leveraged their relationship with oversized xylophone with play- in Division 4A in New Orleans, Landscape Structures Inc., to inviting members, their chil- take advantage of discounts dren and grandchildren, and offered through the Kiwanis giving them the first go at partnership and a partnership playing on the new musical available to the city. Club playground, says President members made up the differ- Mark Firmin. ence when bids came in just above cash in hand. Fergus Falls, Minnesota Club members then worked There’s a lot of excitement with Kiwanis partner Land- about the new NP Park scape Structures for the build. playground, says Sarah Duffy, The club held a ribbon-cut- despite questioning her sanity ting event last fall, celebrating after she proposed the Noon the playground equipment Kiwanis Club would raise and the city’s contribution of a along sheet music; echo flowers; US$500,000 to pay for the all-abili- new building and a new ballfield. tubular gongs and a tubed harp. ty playground in Fergus Falls. When the club’s official anniver- Anniversary celebrations began Thankfully her club is not sary is observed this spring, mem- in New Orleans in March 2019, shouldering the cost alone. As bers will celebrate with a Miracle during the club’s Centennial club president last year, Duffy League baseball game at the new Celebration, when they presented formed a committee with another ballfield and assemble an exhibit a $40,000 check to Friends of City club member and four communi- for the city’s historical museum. Park for this musical addition. ty representatives to raise aware- “This was for the first musical ness, support and money. New Orleans, Louisiana playground in the park,” says “The city is acting as the fiscal In New Orleans, it was easy to de- Henrik Pontoppidan, project chair. host, and we are all working cide a playground theme. Of course “Storyland, a beloved iconic play- together,” Duffy says.

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p036-041_KIM_0420_Celebrate your club.indd 39 1/30/20 9:45 AM playground, a longtime feature of the city, about 20 years ago. When the city recently announced a new library would be built across the street, Duffy realized this would be a great opportunity to rebuild the playground. “We had been looking for a signature project, and we wanted to do something that would reach a larger group of youth in the community and allow for and provide some inclusivity,” she says. “We didn’t have any playground for those with disabilities.” This new playground will have “something for everyone,” Duffy the foundation of the playground. anniversary over the coming says. She hopes to have financial Duffy says her Kiwanis club year. The project will gear up this commitments secured soon so also took advantage of the spring, with the club providing construction can begin this spring. Kiwanis/Landscape Structures the trees. The club estimates The club has raised $300,000 of partnership. it has donated more than $500,000 needed for the project. “Their philosophy about play US$300,000 to the commu- The first phase will be elevating is one you can get behind,” nity over the past 20 years, Duffy says. “And we’ve with projects that include an had a lot of community annual Christmas party for support.” students with developmental The Noon Kiwanis Club disabilities and a bike-safe- will host a celebratory ty essay contest for local event sometime in 2020, elementary schools. The club but the club’s anniversary also sponsors the Greater legacy is the playground. Latrobe High School Key “We’re all working Club along with CKI clubs at together, but the project Saint Vincent College and the originated with the Noon University of Pittsburgh at Kiwanis Club — we got Greensburg. the community engaged,” Duffy says. LOVE LITERACY: Create a library NURTURE NATURE: The Kiwanis Club of San- Plant a tree (or 100) dusky, Ohio, celebrated with The Kiwanis Club of a dinner-dance and presen- Greensburg, Pennsylva- tations. The celebration was nia, will plant 100 trees a fundraiser for the club’s in celebration of its 100th signature project, the San-

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dusky Imagination Library, which for creating the best video; and the club supports. The library Model Key Club received $100 provides books to children from for bringing the most canned birth to kindergarten. goods for donation. Two Kiwanis members received the Legion of COME TOGETHER: Honor award. Celebrate family The Kiwanis Club of Rome, SUPPORT SCIENCE: Georgia, held a celebration with Fund research projects district leaders, club members The Kiwanis Club of Mount and representatives from Key Roskill, New Zealand, celebrated Clubs and Builders Clubs who its 40th anniversary by giving Dr. shared their service projects. Four Siouxsie Wiles, a microbiologist Key Clubs received US$100. The who specializes in infectious Armuchee Key Club received an diseases and bioluminescence, a additional $100 for bringing the NZ$2,000 grant to continue her most members to the event; the project of getting science materials Pepperell Key Club received $100 into schools. K

hat will your club do to leave • Antique car/motorcycle show. a legacy for your big birth- • Sponsor an outing for children to Wday? Here’s a list of ideas. a local zoo/opera/theater/movie/ • Playground build. sporting event/fair. • Park/sculpture dedication. Add celebration details • Tree planting. • Plaque or signage sponsored by club. • Offer a giant birthday cake. • Location-specific cleanup or build • Organize an open house. at a campground, beach or park; a • Participate with a float in an existing playground at a city or county park parade. or school; neighborhood resto- • Have a club birthday party, inviting ration, cleanup or beautification. clubs in the division and/or district • Literacy projects such as a reading to attend. Consider incorporating a room, reading to children, helping service project. with homework. • Invite members of other service • Sporting events for children with organizations and representatives disabilities paired with Aktion Club. of groups you help to an event hon- • Blood/book/food drive. oring the local partnership. Don’t forget to invite the media. • Safety fair/bicycle rodeo. • Create a Kiwanis display at a library, For more information about planning historical society or museum about your milestone celebration, visit Kiwanis’ local and global projects. kiwanis.org/clubanniversary.

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Top boxes TORONTO CLUBS CREATE EMERGENCY KITS FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES. Story by Cindy Dashnaw

ardboard boxes filled by anon and Jordan alone, nearly inated water (when they find Kiwanians in Toronto, 1.7 million Syrian refugees now water at all). C Canada, are saving Syrian live in and outside of camps, So when five Kiwanis clubs in refugees from disease, death with 76% below the poverty line, Greater Toronto sought an impact- and hopelessness. according to The UN Refugee ful project for Kiwanis One Day, At the end of 2018, more than Agency. For many, “below the they turned to a local nongov- half of Syria’s population had poverty line” means living in ernmental organization, Global been forcibly displaced from filth, fighting disease, searching Medic, known for its nonsectarian ongoing civil war. In nearby Leb- for food and drinking contam- aid. Several times a week, Global Media ships to camps refugee survival kits containing a water purification unit and five drinking cups, a hygiene kit, rehydration tablets and one solar light. The clubs decided this was the perfect project for Kiwanis One Day. Contaminated water can transmit diseases including diarrhea and polio; it is estimated to cause 485,000 deaths worldwide from diarrhea alone each year. “When you’re moving from place to place, you can’t carry all the water you’ll need. These kits allow them to catch and treat rainwater wherever they are,” says Kerry-Ann Watkis, executive administrator for the Toronto Kiwanis Club and chair of Kiwanis Cares. “The water will help people survive for about three months so they can focus on other things.”

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p042-049_KIM_0320_Showcase.indd 42 1/30/20 9:46 AM Volunteers from the Toronto club, four other Kiwanis clubs (East York, Kingsway Humber, Toronto Caribbean and Casa Loma, Toronto) and Global Medic created 1,200 emergency kits for transport to Syrian families. This success has spurred the group to focus on bigger projects as a col- lective, and they now plan to do a major project each quarter. “As we were packing boxes, everyone felt immense gratitude for what we have,” Watkis says. “Then, too, it was one of those projects that you could get everyone involved in. We even had kids helping out, who were asking questions about what it all means — and so we felt like we were living out the values of Kiwanis, instilling those values at a young age and creating future Kiwanis leaders.” K

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The race is on K-KIDS IN PENNSYLVANIA RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER RESEARCH. Story by Lori Roberts

or the past 15 years, students T-shirt sales, bake sales and basket prize: They can throw pies in the at Elk Lake Elementary raffles. On relay day, community face of the principal, who takes it F School in Springville, Penn- members come to cheer. Cancer like a pro. sylvania, have taken steps to patients and survivors play a spe- The 2019 event, held in Novem- fight cancer. Each year, the school cial role, introducing themselves ber, raised more than US$23,000, holds a Mini Relay For Life in and forming a ring around the bringing the 15-year total to more its gymnasium, where fifth and relay runners for a lap around the than $150,000, Hicks says. It’s a fun sixth graders raise money to fight gym, complete with high fives. event, with serious undertones. the disease that seems to touch When the relay is finished, each “So many kids have been someone in everyone’s life. participant gets a glow stick and touched by cancer,” she says. “We thought this would be a takes a few moments to reflect on “We’ve had a participant who had great way to get the kids in- those who are still fighting the dis- cancer when she was 3 years old, volved,” says Louise Hicks, a ease. Afterward, there are games. and now she participates in the now-retired kindergarten teacher The winners are announced, and relay. We had a survivor whose at the school who helps organize a few lucky ones throw pies in the cancer began when she was 2, and the relay. “Because it’s never too faces of brave teacher volunteers. she graduated from high school young to make a difference.” The top two winners get the real this year.” K The relay started in 2004 as a senior project for Heather Shadd- ack, who was then a senior at the school. Shaddack, now Heather Carpenter, started the school’s K-Kids club. Shaddack’s mother, Ginger Shaddack, was teaching kindergarten as well, and she and Hicks both were on a Relay For Life team. Together, the three de- Photo credit: Purdue University Purdue credit: Photo cided to create a mini relay to give the K-Kids and their classmates a chance to have fun while raising money for cancer patients. The relay started with about 20 participants, but today the event — still sponsored by the K-Kids — fills the gym. The music teacher serves as the DJ. Participants raise money through donations,

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athered outside under the with a laugh. “She sure is making overhang of a small build- an entrance.” G ing at the Benjamin Harri- You can barely make out the the second patrol car and march- son YMCA in Lawrence, Indiana, sound at first. But then, it ap- es straight toward the waiting members and friends of the pears. A caravan of nine cars — crowd. Not a sign of shyness or Kiwanis Club of Lawrence chat six of them police vehicles with fear in her. excitedly as they await the arriv- lights flashing and sirens blaring This is 7-year-old Mashala al of their very special guest. — creeping down the streets of Garnett. And she’s here to get her Then they hear it. The sirens. Lawrence. They curve through new pink bicycle. Lots and lots of sirens. the parking lot and stop at the Mashala wastes no time at “Oh, that must be her,” says curb. Doors open. The star of the all. She climbs up onto the seat Kiwanis member Tom Crouch day pops out of the backseat of as Kiwanians gather around to help her buckle into her new matching pink helmet. Kathy Michaud helps Mashala strap her feet onto the pedals. Mi- chaud, a pediatric physical therapist with Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health in Indianapolis, has been working several years with Mashala, who has cerebral palsy. She explains how the bike will work. “It’s going to be great for her,” Michaud says. “She works on a bike in therapy. It works on her strength, her balance and her coordination to be able to pedal and steer at the same time. And she has fun doing it, so it’s a great activity for her.” Mashala is ready to get going. “When Riley Hospital called us and said Mashala needed a bike, we stepped up and said, ‘We

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gotta make that happen,’” says the city of Lawrence. Tom Crouch. “We went to the “I’m so happy,” says Kendra Lawrence community and asked Garnett, Mashala’s mother. “I’ve businesspeople to step up and been wanting her to get one of help with the purchase. And they these bikes for a long time. She did. We raised US$1,500. finally has something to ride “I think we all remember what because she can’t really ride the our first bike was like. Every child normal bikes. I’m grateful. And deserves a bike. And now Masha- now she has a day dedicated to la has hers.” her. That’s really nice.” As the Kiwanis members, com- As the family says many thanks munity friends and donors watch and goodbyes, Kiwanis members Mashala navigate the parking lot share how they feel about projects and return to the sidewalk, there’s like this one. another fun surprise. “This day was really incred- “I have a proclamation from ible,” says Lawrence Kiwanis the mayor of the city of Law- member Marge Crouch. “The rence,” says Tom Crouch. The smile on her face made it all proclamation reads, in part, that worthwhile. We were so happy the mayor proclaims August 31, to support her. It made my day 2019, as Mashala Garnett Day in too!” K

BIRTHDAYS

These clubs will celebrate their 100th, 75th, 50th and 25th anniversaries in April 2020.

100TH — 1920 75TH — 1945 Solymar-Barranquilla, Colombia, Jamestown, New York, April 3 Benson, North Carolina, April 3 April 4 Montpellier Golfe Du Lion, France, Americus, Georgia, April 6 Elberfeld, Indiana, April 9 April 14 Bessemer, Alabama, April 7 Bennettsville, South Carolina, April 16 Lung Tan, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, Whitehaven, Tennessee, April 20 THAN EVER. Decatur, Alabama, April 8 April 15 Erice, Italy, April 18 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, April 12 50TH — 1970 Compiegne Les Picantins, France, Greenwood, South Carolina, April 13 Marshalltown-Matins, Iowa, April 7 April 20 Ardmore, Oklahoma, April 20 Plano, Texas, April 13 Fontenay Melusine, France, April 24 Northwest Austin, Texas, April 13 Marinette, Wisconsin, April 20 Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Malaysia, Albany, Georgia, April 22 April 26 25TH — 1995 Burlington, North Carolina, April 23 Chang Pin, Chang Hua Hsien, Taiwan, Hsin Ying, Hsin Chu, Taiwan, April 2 April 30 Pasadena, California, April 29 Nan Kang, Nantou Hsien, Taiwan, April 2

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