December 26-30 Kiwanis International Office Closed (Year-End Holiday)

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December 16, 2005 Volume 16  Number 32

2005 December26-30 Kiwanis International Office closed (Year-end holiday)

2006 January Kiwanis Public Awareness Month 4-5 Kiwanis International Foundation Board Meeting, Orlando, Florida 5-8 Kiwanis International Council Meeting, Orlando, Florida 8 Kiwanis International Strategic Plan Evaluation Meeting, Orlando, Florida 8 Kiwanis International-European Federation Board/Governors Meeting, Orlando, Florida 21 Region III (Europe) Train the Trainers Conference, Gent, Belgium 25-28 Governors-Elect Education Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana

February 16-19 Key Club International Board Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana 18 K University, Portland, Oregon

KEY LEADER SCHEDULE

2006 January 12-15 Conference for the Kiwanis Family – Dallas, Texas 26-29 Key Leader Annual Lead Facilitators Training Conference – Argyle, Texas 29 Key Leader Advisory Committee Annual Meeting – Argyle, Texas

SCHEDULE FOR 2005-06 PRESIDENT SIEMENS

2005 December 17 Kiwanis International and Kiwanis International-European Federation Meeting, Gent, Belgium 29-Jan. 3 Pasadena, California (Rose Float Activities)

2006 January 5-8 Kiwanis International Council Meeting, Orlando, Florida 8 Kiwanis International Strategic Plan Evaluation, Orlando, Florida 8 Kiwanis International-European Federation Board/Governor Meeting, Orlando, Florida 21 Detroit #1 Anniversary Celebration, Detroit Michigan 26-29 Governors-Elect Training, Indianapolis, Indiana

February 9-12 Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District Presidential Visit 18 K University, Portland, Oregon 18 Pacific Northwest Circle K Convention, Oregon 21 Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, Alabama 23-25 Belgium-Luxemburg District Presidential Visit

Note: The dates shown above for Presidential visits may not include travel time associated with the trip. 3636 Woodview Trace  Indianapolis, IN 46268-3196  Telephone (317) 875 8755  FAX (317) 879 0204 www.kiwanis.org IN MEMORIAM

J. Ellis Jackson, 1966 Governor of the Kansas District, passed away on November 26. Condolences can be sent to his daughter and son-in-law at the following address:

Mr. & Mrs. Mickey Schnedler 1200 Village Circle Manhattan, KS 66503-2561

Jack H. Demaree, 1979-80 Governor of the Indiana District, passed away on November 28. Condolences can be sent to his widow, Barbara, at the following address:

Mrs. Barbara Demaree 19454 Rolling Hills Ct. North Ft. Myers, FL 33903 Tel: 765/747-9658 (before December 28) Tel: 239/731-9658 (after December 28)

ILLNESS

Raymond W. “Ray” Lansford, Past International President (1984-85), reports that his partial loss of sight in both eyes restricts his travel, but he still attends and contributes to his weekly Kiwanis club meeting. He and Buena welcome notes and phone calls.

Raymond W. Lansford 2 Springer Drive Columbia, MO 65201-5425 Tel: 573/442-6943

DIRECTORY INFORMATION

Herman Pittomvils, of the Belgium-Luxemburg District, has been appointed Secretary of the Kiwanis International- European Federation. Please note the following address information:

Herman F. Pittomvils F. de Renesselaan 45 B.3800 Sint Truiden Belgium Tel & Fax : 0032-(0)11-688980 E-mail: [email protected]

2 The Regional Service Centre Asia-Pacific has the following address information:

Rex Keys, Director-General Kiwanis Regional Service Centre Asia-Pacific 10 Hoe Chiang Road #13-03 Keppel Tower Singapore 089315 Tel: 65/6226 3578 Fax: 65/6226 3579 Mobile: 65/8127 5629 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.kiwanis-aspac.org

CONTACT: NIKKI REYNOLDS, EXECUTIVE AND BOARD SERVICES, EXTENSION 223/[email protected]

JANUARY 8, 2006, BOARD MEETING MATERIALS

INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES will find enclosed, for your review, materials regarding the January 8, 2006, Board meeting.

CONTACT: DENISE PARKER, EXECUTIVE AND BOARD SERVICES, EXTENSION 141/[email protected]

2005-06 GENERAL LIABILITY RISK MANAGEMENT PACKET

INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, GOVERNORS, GOVERNORS-ELECT, SECRETARIES, and CLUB DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS in U.S. and Canada will find enclosed the General Liability Risk Management Packet for the period of November 1, 2005, to October 31, 2006.

CONTACT: LISA HEINDRICKS, RISK MANAGEMENT, EXTENSION 112/[email protected]

2004-05 YEAR-END NEW CLUB BUILDING SCORECARD

INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, GOVERNORS, GOVERNORS-ELECT, IMMEDIATE PAST GOVERNORS, DISTRICT SECRETARIES, and ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARIES will find enclosed the 2004-05 Year-End New Club Building Scorecard.

CONTACT: ANDY CAREY, NORTH AMERICAN SERVICES, EXTENSION 209/[email protected]

2006 KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION TRAVEL PLANS

INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PAST INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTS, GOVERNORS, GOVERNORS-ELECT, PRESIDENT OF THE KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL-EUROPEAN FEDERATION, PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL-EUROPEAN FEDERATION, KIWANIS ASIA-PACIFIC CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT SECRETARIES, AND KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES, will find enclosed information about the 2006 Kiwanis International Convention in Montréal, Québec, Canada, including travel dates, reimbursement information and schedule of events.

3 NOTE: Translated copies will be available at the Regional Service Centers for those who may need them.

CONTACT: DIANA O’BRIEN, MEETING & CONVENTIONS, EXTENSION 132/[email protected]

PHOTO SESSION DURING 2006 INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL

GOVERNORS, please find enclosed a list with your scheduled arrival time for your photo with President Steve and First Lady Barb on Thursday, January 5. In case of any changes, please refer to the most up-to-date list included in your registration packet. Please remember attire for the photo session is business/cocktail dress.

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING: JANUARY 5-7, 2006

Travel arrangements for members and guests of the 2005-06 International Council Hilton in the Disney World Resort should be complete.

Enclosed you will find a draft of the official program. Please check your registration packets for the most current information upon arrival.

CONTACT: CHRISTINA HALE, EXECUTIVE AND BOARD SERVICES, EXTENSION 119/[email protected]

UPDATE TO TENTATIVE DATES FOR THE 2006-07 BOARD MEETINGS AND OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

Please note the update below to the list of 2006-07 dates included in the December 2, 2005, Dateline.

May 25, 2007 Kiwanis International-European Federation Board Meeting, Sopot/Gdansk, Poland May 26, 2007 Kiwanis International-European Federation Convention, Sopot/Gdansk, Poland May 27, 2007 Kiwanis International-European Federation Board Meeting, Sopot/Gdansk, Poland

2006 KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION AND HOUSING

Please find enclosed an informational brochure for the 2006 Kiwanis International Convention in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The brochure includes a registration form to be submitted to Kiwanis International and a separate housing form to be submitted to The Meeting Connection.

The annual convention mailing to club secretaries, district officers, lieutenant governors, and past district governors will be mailed by December 23. Convention information, including both forms, also will appear in the February 2006 issue of KIWANIS magazine and on the Kiwanis convention Web site (as of Dec. 23) at www.kiwanis.org/convention/.

Note: All Dateline recipients in Regions III (Europe), IV (Asia-Pacific), and V (Latin America), please refer to the February 2006 issue of KIWANIS magazine for Montréal convention materials in appropriate languages. Materials also will be available from your respective regional service center.

CONTACT: DIANA O’BRIEN, MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS, EXTENSION 132/[email protected]

4 INTERNATIONAL OFFICE CLOSED DECEMBER 26-30, 2005

Please be advised that the International Office will be closed from Monday, December 26, through Friday, December 30. We shall return to a normal work schedule on Monday, January 2, 2006.

CONTACT: JEFF OATESS, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EXTENSION 181/[email protected]

AUTO TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT

Effective January 1, 2006, the mileage reimbursement when traveling on behalf of Kiwanis will be US$0.445 (44.5 cents) per mile. The rate is equal to that allowed by the Internal Revenue Service standard mileage rate for 2006. Procedure 179.1 C. states the auto travel reimbursement is not to exceed the equivalent cost of the lowest round-trip airfare, plus transportation to and from the airport.

CONTACT: BILL PARKER, FINANCE, EXTENSION 146/[email protected]

STAFF NEWS

At the December 7, 2005, Employee Meeting, ESTHER BARKER (Finance) and KEN LEWIS (Office Services) were recognized as Employees of the Quarter for the months of September, October, and November.

During the holiday party for employees on December 9, LAURIE WELCH (Leadership Development and Education) and FABIENNE APRIL (Regional Services) were honored as Employees of the Year for 2005 and were presented with the Tammy O’Callaghan Memorial Award. Congratulations to Laurie and Fabienne for their outstanding contributions to Kiwanis International and to our volunteers.