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Play never said be careful! You’re not strong enough. You’re not big enough. You’re not brave enough.
Play has always been an invitation. A celebration. A joyous manifestation. Of the cans and wills and what ifs and why nots.
Play isn’t one thing. It’s everything. Anything.
Play doesn’t care what a body can or cannot do. Because play lives inside us. All of us.
Play begs of us: Learn together. Grow together. Be together. Know together.
And as we grow older. As the world comes at us with you can’t or don’t or you shouldn’t or you won’t. We come back to what we know. That imagination will never fail us. That words will never hurt us. That play will always shape us.
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p002-003_KIM_0819_TOC.indd 2 7/2/19 7:44 AM KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL INSIDE Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.
2018–19 OFFICERS, KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT Florencio C. “Poly” Lat, Pasay City, Metro Manila, the Philippines PRESIDENT-ELECT Daniel Vigneron, Howald, Luxembourg IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT James M. Rochford, Peoria, Illinois, USA VICE PRESIDENT Arthur N. “Art” Riley, Westminster, Maryland, USA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Stan D. Soderstrom, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
TRUSTEES Katrina J. Baranko, Albany, Georgia, USA; Greg Beard, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA; Chian Chu-Ching, Taichung City, Taiwan; George R. Delisle, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA; M.A. “Fred” Dietz, Hudson, Wisconsin, USA; Elio Garozzo, Catania, Italy; Charles R. “Chuck” Gugliuzza, Homestead, Florida, USA; Tony Gunn, Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia; Peter J. Mancuso, North Bellmore, New York, USA; Richard G. “Dick” Olmstead Jr., Lancaster, California, USA; Paul Inge Paulsen, Florvåg, Norway; Ernest Schmid, Einöde, Austria; Sam Sekhon, Sandy Hook, Manitoba, Canada; Ronald E. “Ron” Smith, Fountain Hills, Arizona; USA; Bert West, Divide, Colorado, USA
2018–19 OFFICERS, KIWANIS CHILDREN’S FUND PRESIDENT George E.H. Cadman, Q.C., North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PRESIDENT-ELECT Ann Wilkins, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Chia Sing “Sing” Hwang, Selangor, Malaysia TREASURER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Stan D. Soderstrom, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Ann Updegraff Spleth, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
TRUSTEES Patricia “Patti” Barsotti, Concord, California, USA; Albert Filip Delanote, Koksijde, Belgium; Robert M. “Bob” Garretson, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; Robert S. Maxwell, Topeka, Kansas, USA; Benjamin R. “Ben” Osterhout, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA; Arthur N. “Art” Riley, Westminster, Maryland, USA; James M. “Jim” Rochford, Peoria, Illinois, USA; Shih Yu-Mei, Changhua County, Taiwan; John Tyner II, Rockville, Maryland, USA; Norman A. “Norm” Velnes, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Amy Zimmerman, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Clean hands, open hearts Page 12 MAGAZINE STAFF EDITOR Stan D. Soderstrom CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Ben Hendricks PUBLISHER/CIRCULATION MANAGER Jack Brockley MANAGING EDITOR Kasey Jackson ASSISTANT EDITORS Curtis Billue, Julie Saetre ART DIRECTOR Andy Austin CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Tony Knoderer Contents KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL OFFICE AUGUST 2019 • VOLUME 104, NUMBER 5 3636 Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, IN 46268-3196 800-KIWANIS (in US/Canada), 317-875-8755 Fax: 317-879-0204 Email: [email protected] Website: kiwanis.org FEATURES DEPARTMENTS Magazine website: kiwanismagazine.org 4 VOICES ADVERTISING SALES 12 CLEAN HANDS, OPEN HEARTS 3636 Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, IN 46268 Texas Key Club members spend President’s Message; Executive 317-217-6196, Fax: 317-217-6196 Email: [email protected] spring break in Guatemala building Perspective; Letters New England and Mid-Atlantic: more than hand-washing facilities. RB Advertising Representatives Inc., 8 NEWS 8 Binger Way, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 914-769-0051, Fax: 914-769-0691 22 FAMILY AFFAIR House of delegates’ decisions; Email: [email protected] Genealogy websites and high-tech convention countries; policy FUTURE CONVENTIONS DNA tests help amateur historians changes; a new playground for Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, June 18–21, 2020 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, June 24–27, 2021 trace their family roots back Barron; signature winners Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, June 22-25, 2023 multiple generations. 40 SHOWCASE KIWANIS (ISSN 0162-5276) is published monthly except February, May, July and November by Kiwanis 28 MAKER SPACE Clothed in self-esteem; diving into International. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Kiwanis, 3636 Woodview Tr., Indianapolis, IN 46268-3196. Periodicals Kiwanians in Sonoma the gene pool; more than words; postage paid at Indianapolis, IN and additional mailing offices. creative spark; birthdays (CPC Pub Agreement #40030511) Return undeliverable County, California, support Canadian addresses to Kiwanis, 2835 Kew Drive, Windsor, ON student creativity with a N8T 3B7. 50 BACK PAGE one-of-a-kind classroom. Member’s annual subscription is US$8. Nonmembers may Branching out subscribe for US$12 per year.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE POLY LAT • KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT STAN SODERSTROM • KIWANIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Youth are our future Our membership issue What will the Kiwanis of the in 1959-60 and credits his In the past couple of months, ery year, less than 10 percent future look like? In my vision, involvement in Key Club as a I have received some won- of Kiwanis members actually we’ll be in good hands if driving force behind his life- derful feedback from Kiwanis invite someone to join. those now involved with long commitment to service. members about the June/ For me, that prompts a our Kiwanis Youth Programs In 2018, our youth programs July issue of the magazine related question: How can continue on the Kiwanis path had a membership of more (“Pass This On”). Of course, Kiwanis International make it and become members as they than 350,000! While that is you never know for sure easier for members to attract reach adulthood. impressive, we cannot be how people will react when people to Kiwanis? The June/ I’m proud of the work our satisfied with that number. you do something a little July issue was one answer. Kiwanis Youth Programs Knowing the profound impact different. But I’m pleased to And the response suggests accomplish every day. Our our programs have on stu- tell you that the response has that it was a good answer. In young people are involved dents’ lives and their commu- lived up to our hopes here at fact, we have received many around the globe, making an nities, we cannot rest. We must Kiwanis International. requests for extra copies. impact in their communities push our limits and open more To refresh your memory, We were hoping to get and learning valuable leader- clubs around the world. the issue had two cov- those requests. That’s why ship skills. Every generation has its ers: a removable one for we printed extra copies at Our programs that support challenges and obstacles. To- Kiwanians and the cover the time of publication. So if youth through college-age day’s kids face pressure from for whomever that member you and your club need more students are the very foun- social media and people who might want to give it to. copies of “Pass This On,” just dation from which many use the internet for unscrupu- And what did that ask for them! young people build a life lous purposes. Imagine a Key non-Kiwanis reader get? An And don’t stop there. I want dedicated to volunteer service Club and CKI on every high easy-to-read and beautifully to hear from you. If that issue and leadership. As we look school and university campus. designed overview of an helped make inviting new through pictures of past Key This should be our goal, important question: “What members easier, tell us how Club International and Circle spreading our programs to if you could change the and why. Let us know wheth- K International presidents, every country and communi- world?” er you’d like more such issues we see doctors, business and ty to help kids become aware, Big-picture questions can of the magazine. Or should community leaders, attorneys, self-confident and compas- inspire people to think of we use the publication in oth- elected officials, award-win- sionate. When our students ways they can make a larger er ways that create member- ning journalists and more. are engaged, they feel more difference. And that can lead ship resources for clubs? As Kiwanians, we should connected to their communi- them to think of Kiwanis After all, Kiwanis is a vol- be proud of the legacy of ties. From there, great things membership as an opportu- unteer organization. When leadership that we help foster can happen! nity for long-term impact. it works, it’s because you and grow. Kiwanis programs for Traditionally, one of the make it work. I want to hear Former U.S. Senator Bill young people are truly trans- challenges our members face what your experience tells Nelson from Florida was formative experiences. Join is the question of how to invite you. Tell us how we can help asked to address me in looking new members. members help a luncheon at our into the future Most of us know this organiza- recent Kiwanis and envisioning that the future of tion grow and International the positive Kiwanis depends make a lasting convention. impact on our on creating impact — in Nelson was Key world with more new clubs and your community Club Interna- Key Club and bringing in new and around the tional president Circle K alumni! members. But ev- world.
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Letters READERS OF KIWANIS MAGAZINE AND ITS BLOGS RESPOND TO RECENT FEATURES. JOIN THE CONVERSATIONS AT KIWANISMAGAZINE.ORG OR EMAIL [email protected].
TELLING THE KIWANIS STORY APRIL/MAY 2019 APRIL/MAY
® THE POWER OF They will willingly let you place them on My kimono their magazine counter in the waiting room for people to look at while they’re Kudos! You make a big difference to waiting. You now have a captive audience Kiwanis kids. You make a big smile on
SERVING THE CHILDREN OF WORLD PLAY looking for something to think about. their faces. Kiwanis magazine will fill the bill! Mercy San Diego Ray Kepler Kiwanis Club of Metro Bacoor, the Kiwanis Club of Fort Collins, Colorado Philippines
Fluff, fold and focus I congratulate the friends in Wakayama, CheckMate: Teaching kids life skills with chess Japan, for their action that combines Nostalgia trip: members reminisce about play Our club loves the idea, and we are try- Greens plan: It's time to get in the game culture and work for disadvantaged + ing to get things started with this! children. Timi Cory Horst Baumann The power of play Kiwanis Club of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Kiwanis Club of Bruchsal, Germany The “Play” issue was quite exceptional. The graphics had me reading all the End game In a land of tradition, it is fitting that Kiwanians keep the traditions alive for magazine. Tell your staff that they are the What a fantastic idea! I have forwarded all children. Bravo. greatest! Thanks. this to our local Boys & Girls Clubs. Diane Johnson Paul Vonni Peter Zander Kiwanis Club of Paso Robles, California Kiwanis Club of Ontario, Idaho Kiwanis Club of Brighton, Australia
Superb issue. Thank you. Alan Hackel BACK PAGE Kiwanis Club of Montgomery, Alabama
Creative approach Good job, children. An excellent initiative for this beautiful service project.
TEXAS KIWANIANS TEACH CHESSgame TO François Barré KIDS WHO LEARN STRATEGY ALONG EndWITH SOME IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS. Kiwanis Club of Chateaudun, France Story and photos by Curtis Billue
the chess (it’s a “queen’s sacrifice”), the kids board is being learn a lesson on patience. “Look how set, the stu- long it took us to find a two-move dents bristle checkmate,” Solley says. Magazine re-purposed with excitement. “Can anyone solve Student Isaac Brown can’t wait thisAs puzzle?” asks Kiwanian Duane until next week’s puzzle. During the Solley. “Two moves for checkmate.” breakout he asks Solley for another Hands and voices raise with possible problem. answers. After revealing the answer “It helps with problem-solving,” I take my past magazines and place my says Lee Ann Cloud, teacher at Wilder Intermediate school. “The kids have to learn strategies to play the game of business card or a Kiwanis club card with chess, just like the game of life.” The benefits of learning chess vary from better social skills, thinking be- all important information on the front fore acting and learning from mistakes. “Parents like chess club because it encourages memory and calculation,” covers. I then take them to professional Solley says. “Children learn because it is fun.” office settings, such as doctors, dentists, Realtors and banks. 16 KIWANISMAGAZINE.ORG APRIL/MAY 2019 17
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p006-007_KIM_0819_Letters.indd 6 7/2/19 7:45 AM SHARE IT WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR • MAKE SURE YOUR FIRE CHIEF HAS A COPY • LEAVE IT WITH reading through this book and looking Pass this on! YOUR DOCTOR • GIVE IT TO YOUR ACCOUNTANT • SHARE IT WITH YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER • REMEMBER WHEN YOUR CLUB DONATED TO A LOCAL CHARITY? GIVE THIS MAGAZINE TO THE PERSON WHO ACCEPTED THE CHECK • GIVE IT TO THE MAYOR • HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT at the impact our organization has. It’s THE BUTCHER, BAKER OR CANDLESTICK MAKER? • SHARE IT WITH YOUR VET • TAKE IT TO YOUR I collect Kiwanis magazines from mem- CLUB MEETING • SHARE IT WITH HIM • SHARE IT WITH HER • SEND IT TO YOUR COUSIN IN just very inspiring. Congratulations! JUNE/JULY 2019 JUNE/JULY
PITTSBURGH • GIVE IT TO YOUR BABYSITTER • TAKE IT TO TEMPLE WITH YOU • DON’T FORGET ® bers. My husband and I receive two mag- YOUR BOSS • PASS IT TO YOUR BANKER • HAND IT OVER TO THE CHEF AT YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT • MAKE SURE YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR HAS A COPY • SHOW IT TO A SCOUT LEADER • SHARE IT WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND • SHARE IT WITH A RETIRING JCI MEMBER • DROP Sylvester Neal azines, which we use for sponsorship BY THAT NEW BUSINESS DOWN THE STREET AND GIVE THIS TO THE OWNER • DELIVER IT TO A LIBRARIAN • PRESENT IT TO THE MOST SELFLESS PERSON YOU KNOW • SHARE IT WITH THE NEXT Past Kiwanis International president and for the monthly orientation class, PERSON WHO INTRODUCES HIMSELF • GIVE IT TO YOUR SON • GIVE IT TO YOUR DAUGHTER • GIVE IT TO MOM AND DAD • AS AN ACT OF INTERVENTION, SHARE IT WITH A COUCH POTATO • PASS IT ON TO THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB MANAGER • PRESENT IT TO YOUR FAVORITE CUSTOMER Kiwanis Club of the Valley, Auburn, which I teach for new members. • ALLOW YOUR PRINTER SALESPERSON TO KEEP IT • YOUR INSURANCE AGENT SHOULD HAVE A COPY • DOES YOUR ATTORNEY HAVE A COPY? • GIVE IT TO A TREE HUGGER • LET A SINGER KEEP Washington IT • TAKE IT WITH YOUPASS TO THE HAIR SALON AND LEAVE IT BEHIND • SHARE IT WITH THE 14TH SERVING THE CHILDREN OF WORLD Over the printed address label, I put a NAME ON YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS LIST • DON’T FORGET YOUR MECHANIC, CHIROPRACTOR OR ELECTRICIAN • PLANT A SEED BY GIVING IT TO A FARMER • EVERY CLUB NEEDS PR; SHARE new label, which reads: IT WITH A MARKETING EXPERT • HAND IT TO A FORMER KIWANIAN • GIVE IT TO THE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR • PUT A COPY IN YOUR MINISTER’S PALMS • GIVE IT TO A PERSON OF A Leader books DIFFERENT GENERATION, GENDER, RACE, CULTURE, BELIEF OR POLITICAL PARTY • HAND IT TO A JOURNALIST • SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE WHO SHARES SOMETHING WITH YOU • RENEW AN “I am Kiwanis. I serve the kids of Spring- OLD ACQUAINTANCE AND GIVE WHAT’S-HER-NAME THIS MAGAZINE • DON’T FORGET YOUR FAVORITE FUNERAL HOME DIRECTOR • PRESENT ONE TO THE STAR OF YOUR COMMUNITY Although the purpose is not exactly dale and the world. Please join us for THEATER’S NEXT PRODUCTION • YOUR HOMETOWN SOCCER COACH SHOULD GET ONE • SHARE ONE WITH A LANDSCAPER • SHARE WITH YOUR PHARMACIST • A FORMER KEY CLUB OR CKI the same, it is worth mentioning that MEMBER SHOULD DEFINITELY SEE THIS MAGAZINE • GIVE ITREAD TO A POLITICIAN THIS • GIVE IT TO A lunch next Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at VETERAN • SHARE IT WITHTHIS SOMEONE WHO HAS AN INTERESTING HOBBY LIKE FALCONING OR the Kiwanis France-Monaco District has MOUNTAIN CLIMBING • HAND IT BACK TO YOUR POSTAL CARRIERMAGAZINE • SHARE IT WITH AND A SPECIAL Western Sizzlin (restaurant). Call me. I am ED TEACHER • GIVE IT TO THE PERSON YOU JUST BEAT IN EUCHRE • SHARE IT WITH A PILOT OR SAILOR • HAND IT TO A HANDYMAN • OFFER IT TO AN IT GEEK THEN• JUST TAKE SHARE IT TO A JUDGE IT • OR A presented its Literary Award every year happy to pick you up.” JEWELER • CHOOSE ONE OF THE MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AT YOUR LOCAL HOSPITAL • LEAVE IT WITH A PEDIATRICIAN, BECAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT KIDS TOOWITH • SHARE IT SOMEONEWITH A CIVIL SERVANT since 2016. The jury is composed of • GIVE IT TO THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON IN TOWN • DROP IT OFF WITH THE TOWN HISTORIAN • SHARE IT WITH A SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERT BECAUSE YOUR YOUCLUB NEEDS CARE TO UPGRADE ITS When I have extras, I deliver them to my COMMUNICATIONS • SHARE IT WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR • SHARE IT WITH YOUR OTHER NEIGHBOR Kiwanians and non-Kiwanians. • GIVE ONE TO THE COACH • HAND ONE TO YOUR AUNT MARGARETABOUT • DON'T FORGET THE CHURCH auto service center, the beauty shop, a SECRETARY • THE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT NEEDS TO READ THIS FOR SURE • DROP ONE OFF AT THE FIREHOUSE • LEAVE ONE ONAT A BUS STOP SHELTER • GIVE ONE TO A POLICEMAN • AND POLICEWOMAN Patrick Maurel classroom, a daycare, our Aktion Club or Kiwanis Club of Montpellier, France a new business. The bright cover attracts with the distribution of these. attention. People are curious. They Just don’t do it might become a member or support our As I read through the magazine, I was Good article and I agree with 18 of the projects. inspired with short quotes from others 19 just-don’t-do-its. However, I think about what led them to join Kiwanis — Thanks for your great work! you’re way off with your take of voice- ideas which I might use when asking mails vs. texting. Dolores Stamps others to join us. Kiwanis Club of Springdale, Arkansas Bill Hilton Jane Sewell Campbell Kiwanis Club of Daffodil Valley, Puyallup, Editor’s Note: The Kiwanis Club of Spring- Kiwanis Club of Spencer After Five, Iowa Washington dale has 109 members. I’m meeting a lady today for lunch that A practical and well received article from I have been a proud member of Kiwanis I’m trying to get into a club. … I’m going Tony Knoderer. A home run, dude. for 30 years, which means I have received to give this book to her and I know it’s 250 Kiwanis magazines. I just wanted to going to inspire her to join our club and Rohan Harrison let you know the June/July issue, “Pass join Kiwanis. It almost made me cry, Kiwanis Club of Toronto Caribbean, Ontario This On,” was, in my opinion, the best of the lot. It was straightforward, had tons of useful information and was presented in a easily understood manner. I would be more than happy to take the magazine’s advice to “pass it on” and will
do just that to a prospective member. e’re a couple of months into the new year. If W you’re a resolution-maker, you’ve made yours. And probably Lewis Pollack broken it. (We’re just being realistic, statistically speaking.) Now it might be best to drop the focus on those BLAMING “KIDS” FOR BEING ADDICTED TO SCREENS. Kiwanis Club of San Leandro, California big, yearlong tasks you said you’d Kids these days live with their faces in their phones. Here’s a do. Maybe take a different approach. lesser-known fact: You do too. We love to blame youngsters for At Kiwanis magazine, we’re in- stuff we’re also guilty of. (Honestly, how many people your stead offering 19 things to stop doing age could find Bolivia on a map?) But the next time you’re in in 2019. Maybe you don’t need to public, look around. You’ll see people of all ages — younger worry about all of them. But we all and older — scrolling and texting. And then, let’s face it, you’ll You did a very nice job of making the have our shortcomings, right? Look go back to your phone. at the list. When you see one that hits According to market-research group Nielsen, American adults home, maybe tell yourself to STOP. spend more than 11 hours per day watching, reading, listening June/July Kiwanis magazine readable to or simply interacting with media.
with loads of pictures. The message on LEAVING VOICE MAILS. Speaking of phones: As long as you’re using yours, why call and leave a message for someone whom the inside cover offers the idea of using you could just text? A text is quick. Go with the more efficient option when it makes sense. Need to tell someone what time the the magazine to help with our recruit- Kiwanis project starts? Text. If someone wants to hear your voice, they’ll probably text you to tell you to call. This is how it’s ment of new members. I’ve suggested done now. Seriously. But always, always call your kids and grand- FORGET NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS. HERE ARE 19 THINGS YOU SHOULD STOP DOING IN 2019. kids, no matter how many times they tell you to that our members hang on to their mag- Story by Tony Knoderer • Illustrations by Curtis Billue text. There are exceptions to everything. azines and decide at a future meeting if 32 KIWANISMAGAZINE.ORG MARCH 2019 33 we should act individually or as a club
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What’s happening TRENDS, TIPS, FACTS AND FIGURES FROM KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL
Policy changes At its April 2019 meeting, the Kiwanis In- ternational Board adjusted the procedure about clubs in good standing and ad- opted a new policy on effective practices for clubs. You can see the full content at kiwanis.org/0419policy.
Trustee-elect dies Teh Cheng Lian died this past June, about four months after the Kiwanis Asia-Pacific convention in Taipei, Taiwan, where she had been elected to serve as a Kiwanis International trustee. Teh was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Changkat Jon Per- ak, Malaysia, and had served as 2012-13 Malaysia District governor. Election results are in Daniel Vigneron of Howald, Luxem- Trustees (United States and Pacific Can- bourg, will serve as Kiwanis Interna- ada): Gary “Coop” Cooper, Fayetteville, tional’s 2019-20 president. His election North Carolina; David W. Hurrelbrink, was confirmed by delegates at the Kansas City, Kansas; and Cathy Szyman- 104th annual convention at Walt Disney ski, Erie, Pennsylvania, were elected to World® Resort this past June. Other fill these three-year terms. election results: Trustee (Europe Region): Gunnsteinn President-elect: Arthur N. Riley, West- Björnsson, Sauðárkróki, Iceland, was minster, Maryland. elected at the 2019 Kiwanis Interna- tional-European Federation Convention Vice president: Peter J. Mancuso, North in Reykjavík, Iceland, in May to fill this Bellmore, New York. three-year term.
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31Delegates’ decisions A nondiscrimination clause in the Kiwanis International Bylaws and a family-membership option were two of the issues proposed, discussed and decided at the Kiwanis International convention in June. Results are sum- marized below. For more details go to kiwanis.org/2019amendments. Adopted • An amendment adding a nondis- crimination clause to the Kiwanis International Bylaws. • A resolution on keeping children safe from violence, abuse and neglect.
Defeated • An amendment allowing delegates to abstain on votes for Kiwanis International trustees.
• An amendment adding a new re- quirement for Kiwanis International A new playground for Barron vice president, president-elect and With 20% of its children with special city’s Anderson Park. president. needs and more than half qualifying “Even if we had not won (the con- • An amendment to adopt family for free or reduced school lunches, Bar- test), it really sparked a lot of inter- membership status, which can be ron, Wisconsin, is a lot closer to having est in our community and gave us a used by clubs if their district first a playground for everyone. In June, the good diving board to really launch adopts the same status. Kiwanis Club of Barron was declared this fundraising campaign,” said the winner of the 2019 Legacy of Play club President-elect Andrew Sloan Withdrawn Contest. Kiwanis International partner when notified of the decision. “This • An amendment adding a new trust- and contest sponsor Landscape Struc- is awesome.” ee seat to the Kiwanis International tures will award the club US$25,000 in Board to be held by a member age equipment toward plans to build an Thirty-six Kiwanis-family clubs en- 50 or under. inclusive, accessible playground in the tered the contest this year.
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Signature winners
Signature project winners announced Signature projects show a community the community and help retain existing annual international convention. There, — and the world — what Kiwanis is all members while attracting new ones. three clubs receive special accolades for about: making a meaningful impact in Every year, Kiwanis International recog- projects that create positive change and the lives of children. These high-profile nizes the best of these endeavors through inspire others to do the same. projects share four characteristics: They its Signature Project Contest. Each district At the 2019 Kiwanis International are recurring, enhance the Kiwanis selects its top signature project for judg- Convention at the Walt Disney World® brand, make a meaningful impact on ing, and finalists are showcased at the Resort, these clubs came out on top.
GOLD SILVER BRONZE Alabama District Australia District Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennes- Kiwanis Club of Montgomery, Kiwanis Club of Bendigo • Chil- see District Kiwanis Club of Baton Alabama • Alabama National Fair dren’s Book Box Libraries Rouge, Louisiana • Pancake Festival Montgomery has a proud tradition of When Bendigo Kiwanis Club members All-you-care-to-eat flapjacks are just fairs and agricultural exhibits dating learned that a community assessment the start of the Baton Rouge Kiwanis back to at least 1854, but troubled revealed poor literacy rates among chil- Club’s annual pancake festival. While it times of war and poverty led to their dren, they wanted to reverse the trend. begins with what members have called disappearance by 1930. Montgomery So they teamed with Communities for “the largest conveyor line of grilling Kiwanis Club members brought the Children and Bendigo Health to create pancakes” in Louisiana, the festival has beloved custom back to life in 1954. For Children’s Book Box Libraries. Members evolved into one of the state’s largest that first fair, club members borrowed built book stands and placed them in a and oldest juried talent shows, where $US500 from their treasury, and many variety of places where children visit. As children perform and show their pledged personal funds to ensure its the kids read, borrow, swap or keep the artwork. The experiences give them success. Their commitment paid off, with books, they develop literacy skills. Today, the confidence that comes from letting the debut event bringing in more than book boxes can be found in more than their talents shine in public. While young $20,000. They’ve organized the fair every 70 locations. They’re in such demand that guests enjoy face painting, balloons year since then, contributing more than the Kiwanians can’t keep pace with build- and other free forms of fun, adults take $7.4 million to children in need along ing them, so the club reached out to the advantage of no-cost health screenings. the way. With its collection of exhibits, vocational services staff at an area prison The club covers administrative costs, so musical performances, rides and compe- for help. Now prisoners learn marketable all of the day’s proceeds go back into titions, the fair returns for its 10-day run skills building the boxes, extending the the community to support children, the in October 2019. program’s reach to a new population. elderly and those with special needs.
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TEXAS KEY CLUB MEMBERS SPEND SPRING BREAK IN GUATEMALA BUILDING MORE THAN HAND-WASHING FACILITIES. Story and photos by Kasey Jackson
ayden Bernard scrunches the country before. Everyone down in a blue seat at has — except Hayden. Class- H United Airlines gate E16 mate Elizabeth Bagwell remem- inside the Houston Interna- bers when Hayden told her he tional Airport, surrounded by got his passport for the trip. four other members of his Key “He was going to spend his Club from Ross S. Sterling High spring break camping,” she says School in Baytown, Texas. The with a laugh. girls — Hayden is the only boy But Hayden is not going on the trip, and at the moment camping. He and his fellow is a bit quiet — are chatting Key Clubbers — along with excitedly when asked who from a chaperone — are on their the group has traveled out of way to Guatemala as the first
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p012-021_KIM_0819_Guatemala.indd 13 7/2/19 7:47 AM Key Club to take part in a ser- make it happen. ON THE GROUND vice learning trip with Squads “Key Club to me is a club Once in Guatemala City, everyone Abroad, Key Club Internation- about service,” Priscila says, packs into a van, luggage precar- al’s newest partner. While in “and it’s something to be part iously stacked on top, to travel to Guatemala, they have several of if you want to help others the city of Tecpan and the home goals: to build a handwashing and give back. I wanted to do base, operated by Squads Abroad station at a school called Escuela this trip because I wanted to partner Cross-Cultural Solutions. Oficial Rural Mixta Aldea Pan- do something memorable that Here, the Key Clubbers settle in to imacoc, interact with children really made an impact on others. their comfortable rooms, are de- and families and learn about the Working with Squads Abroad briefed by CCS Country Director Mayan culture. was really easy. I just emailed Juan Carlos Buonafina and enjoy Club President Priscila Garcia, the program director and he got a late dinner before getting some a senior, is the leader on this trip. me all the information.” much-needed rest to prepare for She’s the one who learned about She also reached out to her the work to come. the new partnership, asked some Key Club’s sponsoring club, the Each day’s itinerary is somewhat of her Key Club friends if they’d Kiwanis Club of Baytown, to tell similar: breakfast at the home base be interested and made a plan to members about her club’s plans. followed by a quick drive to the
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“I wanted to do this trip because I wanted to do something memorable that really made an impact on others. Working with Squads Abroad was really easy.”
school in Panimacoc. “Jaci! Priscila! Buenos dias!” as they pose with friends in color- At the school, the Key It’s not long before several boys ful Guatemalan dress, a stunning Clubbers tackle every- gather alongside the older Amer- blue sky the perfect backdrop. thing needed to build a ican students to offer help rinsing handwashing station. bricks and smoothing concrete THE WORK IS DONE They mix cement by with their tiny fingers. Others As the week comes to an end, the hand, gather water, gather and yell, “Photo! Photo!” Key Clubbers are tired but don’t move dirt and stones and lay bricks. After- ward, they move inside to classrooms to teach the students — most of whom don’t have access to clean water at home — handwashing tech- niques. At recess, they play with the children. As the school day winds down, it’s back to home base for lunch and a cultural activ- ity. Then it’s dinner and bedtime to rest up for the next day. “I love doing all the projects with the kids,” says Elizabeth. “They had so much fun and so did we. We sang songs and made up handshakes. They’ll remember this for so long. So will we.” All of the hard work, the teaching, the play and songs and handshakes has an imme- diate effect: The Key Clubbers are treated like rock stars at the school. The kids greet them with waves and hugs and screams across the courtyard each day.
p012-021_KIM_0819_Guatemala.indd 15 7/2/19 7:48 AM want to leave. They gather to talk been such a great experience. I’d That seems to be the consensus about how they feel about what recommend a Squads Abroad trip within the group. The Key Club- they’ve accomplished. to any Key Club.” bers have been introduced to a Jaci Skye West spent much of the Noting that she doesn’t want the new culture and new way of life, week with a hoe in hand, proving Guatemalan children to stop being and they want to do more. They quite a talent for mixing cement. curious and wanting to learn, Jaci want to help. “I think we all learned about says, “I hope we made an impact “It’s so easy for us to live in our building something that we didn’t on these kids to want to further bubble and not realize stuff like know before,” says Jaci. “It’s their studies and education.” this is actually happening — that people live without clean water or roofs above their heads,” says Priscila. “You see stories like this on televi- sion or hear it on the radio, but you don’t realize the gravity of the situation until you see it for yourself. At times, I feel guilty for how much we have and how little they have. We can do something about it. We just have to take the initiative.” Hayden breaks in, noting that before coming to the school, he wasn’t aware stu-
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dents had so few options for clean water sources. “We built a water station,” he says. “We mixed cement and laid bricks and it was hard. But I en- joyed the work. I enjoyed helping a community that needed help.” The differences in cultures were obvious, but one thing stuck out with all of the Key Clubbers: just how happy every- one seems to be. “We don’t realize how much we have until we see how other people live,” says Elizabeth.
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p012-021_KIM_0819_Guatemala.indd 18 7/2/19 7:49 AM “It surprised me that they’re spoke to the gathered crowd to all just so happy and have such give a Key Club message to the open hearts. They do everything community. without complaining and with a “The last day was very emo- smile on their faces.” tional for all of us,” Andrea says. “The teachers organized a good- A CELEBRATION bye ceremony for us, and the On their final day at the school, kids did little dances. I told the the Key Clubbers were surprised teachers thank you for welcom- when the principal, adminis- ing us and for letting us have the trators, teachers and students opportunity to come into their gathered to say goodbye. classes and to spend time with The school’s director, Elba their students. Then I told them Apen, had a message for the Key that we learned more from them Clubbers. than we could’ve taught them, “We dreamt about having a because we did learn a lot this new sink, but now it’s a reality,” week. We experienced a lot this she says. “Thank you on behalf week. So I just told them thank of the community of Panimacoc, you for that.” of the children and the teachers. In the end, Priscila’s wish for didn’t want to leave,” she says. Thank you.” a successful trip with Squads “The kids were so happy, and it After the thank-you message, Abroad came true. made me so happy. I fell in love Key Clubber Andrea Pietro “I cried like a baby because I with them. They were precious. I
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“The last day was very emotional for all of us. The teachers organized a goodbye ceremony for us and the kids did little dances.”
wish I could come back every day happy for us and for the oppor- and help them and teach them. tunity for their kids to be taught “The entire week, you know by us and thankful for the work you are doing something good, we did. It was heartwarming to and you know you are making see that.” K an impact, but to see the entire school come together to thank us, it made me realize, wow. We Kiwanis members can create really did something great here. life-changing moments like this We made an impact not only for Key Club members in their on the kids and the school, but communities. Visit kiwanis.org/ the entire community. I turned squadsabroad to learn more around and saw some parents in about this exciting new Key Club the back, and they were really International partnership.
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p012-021_KIM_0819_Guatemala.indd 21 7/2/19 7:51 AM Family affair GENEALOGY WEBSITES AND HIGH-TECH DNA TESTS HELP AMATEUR HISTORIANS TRACE THEIR FAMILY ROOTS BACK MULTIPLE GENERATIONS. Story by Andy Austin
ike many kids growing up, I loved to photos of nameless ancestors, the photos spend time with my grandparents. In depicted people and scenes that had real L addition to major family holidays like stories, stories my grandmother would Christmas and Easter, I would sometimes recount as I studied the photos on their spend a week with them during school living room walls. She would tell me stories break, giving me a change of scenery during of her childhood, of her four older siblings the long summers. and their adventures My paternal growing up on a farm in grandparents lived Ohio. There were photos in Muncie, Indiana, of great-grandparents, just off the Ball State second and third cousins, University campus in family homes and picnic a tidy little house on reunions with a huge cast a corner lot with beau- of smartly dressed rela- tiful roses and flower- tives now long dead. ing trees. My grand- I became fascinated father, Frank Austin, a with the tales of my retired accountant, and grandmother’s upbring- my grandmother, Hat- ing, living through wars tie Mae Osbun Austin, and the Depression. She a retired secretary and would talk about her homemaker, renovated Hattie Mae Osbun Austin memories of food the small bungalow to create a tastefully prepared for large family gatherings — decorated home full of old books, antique of traditions that she felt were import- furniture, and most intriguing to me, beau- ant to keep alive — and I would take in all tifully framed photos of family members these family stories with the earnestness of a going back several generations. student of history, feeling the weight of their Far from being musty old black and white meaning for my family. Somehow, even as
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p022-027_KIM_0819_Genealogy.indd 23 7/2/19 7:52 AM a child, I knew that someday it as an effort to copy and share old columnist Gregory Rodriguez. In would be my responsibility to help photos soon became a passion for 2018, a survey compiled by AARP preserve these photos and their discovery, leading him to travel to found that more than 85 percent accompanying stories. archives and libraries around the of its members — U.S. adults After my grandparents passed area in search of clues, of names 50 and older — were currently away, most of their photos, letters, and dates to fill in the missing researching their family history. birth and death announcements branches of our family tree. More than 100 million family trees and other documents chronicling have been created on genealogy our family history were passed ONLINE AND IN-PERSON research website Ancestry.com, on to my father, Robert Austin, a My father is not alone in his quest and more than 15 million people retired commercial photographer to research and document his worldwide have taken DNA tests and now a spry 91-year-old ama- ancestors. Genealogy is a growing through services like 23andMe teur genealogist. After his retire- obsession for amateur sleuths and and the National Geographic ment, he began to preserve old armchair detectives everywhere. DNA project to discover more photos and letters and to research Family history research is the about their ancestors. There are more about our family history, second-most popular hobby in the even television shows like “Who creating a detailed family tree United States, according to articles Do You Think You Are?” and tracing our roots back more than in Time and USA Today by author “Genealogy Roadshow” that have eight generations. What started and former Los Angeles Times millions of viewers in the United
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States and air in several countries. research your family history, there locate documents and images Interest in genealogy is grow- are advantages to subscribing to a that help you fill out your family ing at least in part thanks to the paid service. Being able to record tree and discover meaningful internet and the availability of and share the information is also stories from the lives of the people online historical records. It used to important. who came before you. Instead of be only historians and professional “The search engine on Ances- handwriting charts and making researchers who had access to the try can help you discover even copies for everyone in the family, data. But you no longer have to more in the extensive collection you can simply share your online take a trip to a county courthouse of census records, birth, marriage, Ancestry family tree with any per- or a musty library to find birth and and death records, immigration son in your family. They can then death certificates, marriage licens- records and more,” Ancestry’s access that family tree from any es or property deeds. Cohen explains. “You can quickly computer or mobile device.” “Prior to Ancestry, most people researched their family history by writing letters to records offices to obtain documents,” says Crista Cohen of Ancestry.com. “Finding an answer to one research ques- tion could have taken months, or even years. When Ancestry launched its website in the mid- 1990s, many people felt it was a game-changer because suddenly they had immediate access to millions of records online. “Now, two decades later, with more than 20 billion records available online and more than 100 million family trees created by members, Ancestry has complete- ly enhanced and refined the way that family history research is accomplished.” Finding the documentation to support genealogical research is only half the battle when trying to trace a family tree. While there are many free sites on the web to Robert Austin
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p022-027_KIM_0819_Genealogy.indd 25 7/2/19 7:53 AM My father has used Ancestry their own names, dates and pho- to analyze historical patterns in to compile and share our family tographs, my father is able to add DNA from participants around history. For each member of our to his work with more informa- the world to better understand extended family, he has created tion being added daily. shared genetic roots. Expanding personalized binders that con- on National Geographic’s kit, tain the parts of the family tree DNA TESTING there are several newer services most relevant to each individual, Another popular method of trac- available to test DNA and provide complete with photos, dates and ing your lineage is DNA testing, relevant genealogical data. relationships. He has been able first brought to the mass market Companies like 23andMe and to incorporate other genealogists’ by National Geographic and its AncestryDNA provide at-home research into his own. Branches Geno DNA Ancestry kit. Accord- testing kits that utilize saliva from other family histories that ing to the National Geographic submitted through a collection cross ours provide more infor- website, the project is a multi- tube and returned via mail. Those mation to fill in missing data. As year research initiative that uses seeking data related to their family more and more members add cutting-edge genetic technologies history can obtain a variety of information depending on the services they select. 23andMe offers several testing options that provide information ranging from geo- graphic lineage to tracing relatives. “You can trace your lineage to more than 1,000 regions world- wide through your DNA,” says 23andMe’s Scott Hadley. “Our Ancestry Composition report analyzes genetic variants across all chromosomes to provide a break- down of global ancestry by per- centages. The average customer can trace their DNA to at least five different regions from around the world. The service also includes DNA Relatives, an optional tool matching you with close or distant relatives based on shared DNA. Ninety-five percent of 23andMe customers participating in DNA Relatives connect with a third-de- gree cousin or closer relative.” While DNA testing can provide data to augment genealogical research, it is important to note that there are actually three kinds of DNA tests that can be useful in
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p022-027_KIM_0819_Genealogy.indd 26 7/2/19 7:53 AM protocols,” says 23andMe’s on their way to the Midwestern Hadley. “We also employ soft- United States. ware, hardware and physical So many of us have a fascina- security measures to protect tion with our own personal his- the computers where custom- tory — where we come from and er data is handled and stored. those who preceded us. While In addition, we do not share we cannot truly define ourselves any customer’s individual based solely on our family tree, information unless they have understanding our connections to provided a separate written the past is a first step in under- consent in order to do so.” standing how we fit into the My father and sister have larger picture. both submitted samples for My grandmother would be DNA testing, and the re- amazed at all the new ways to sulting information helped collect, store and share family my father fill in gaps in his histories, and I think she would tracing family history. The first, research. While there was be pleased that the photographs autosomal DNA testing, can help nothing shocking in the informa- and stories of her life are being reveal our biogeographical origins tion that was uncovered by the preserved and passed on to future (ethnicities) and connect us to tests — our family is not related generations. Those beautifully living cousins. to any famous actors or world framed images of smartly dressed The second type of test is called leaders that we know of — it is men and women will always be Y-DNA and traces the Y chromo- interesting to read the reports and available to future genealogists some that is passed from father to delve further into the migratory looking to make a connection to son. It is useful in tracing paternal route our ancestors followed their past. K lineage. On the other side, a Mi- tochondrial DNA (mtDNA) test is used to trace a direct maternal line. Depending on your research GETTING STARTED goals, you may want to explore all three kinds of tests. For the majority of beginners, the internet and With all the information pro- the library provide the most accessible sources vided by the DNA found in your of information about family history. Popular saliva, privacy can be an issue. internet websites for records include: When employing a testing service • AmericanAncestors.org to process your sample and gen- • FamilySearch.org erate data, the handling of your • Ancestry.com personal information is import- • Fold3.com (specializing in military records) ant. Investigating how a testing • rootsweb.ancestry.com service uses your information is • archives.com the first step. “We employ robust authentica- tion methods and restrict access to our systems through policies and
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p028-035_KIM_0819_Makers.indd 28 7/2/19 7:54 AM KIWANIANS IN SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORT STUDENT CREATIVITY WITH A ONE-OF-A-KIND CLASSROOM. Story by Julie Saetre • Photos by Curtis Billue
ne of the students at Sassarini Elementary School in Sonoma, California, isn’t happy. O In fact, she’s begging her teacher to let her out of her elective. Did she receive a bad grade? Experience teasing from classmates? Get repri- manded for bad behavior? None of the above. “She’s crying and saying, ‘I want to go back to the room. I want to be in the Maker Lab again,’” says Sassarini teacher Lori Edwards. Maker Lab is a recently created space devot- ed to hands-on projects teaching principles of science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM), and Edwards is the creative force behind it. A former toy designer for global play and entertainment company Hasbro, Edwards developed the Maker Lab curriculum, ordered supplies and transformed a no-longer-used computer lab into a vibrant creative space — one made possible by a Kiwanis club willing to take a chance on a new endeavor.
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p028-035_KIM_0819_Makers.indd 29 7/2/19 7:55 AM ndrew Ryan, Sassarini’s dollars,” Ryan says. “We haven’t principal, once attended the had that opportunity.” “This school doesn’t A school himself as a student. Ryan previously served as as- get a lot of love from Having grown up in California’s sistant principal at Sonoma Valley wine country, he knows the High School, which launched an the community. It area’s reputation for incredible engineering, design and technol- has the backward wealth. And plenty of that can be ogy academy during his tenure. found among the rolling vine- One of the school district’s two distinction of being yards and sprawling estates of middle schools features a high- behind Safeway Sonoma County. tech Maker Space that serves But while well-heeled tour- as a feeder for the high school (grocery). Anybody ists compare vintages among program. Ryan longed to start wineries, sample cuisine from the first Maker Lab for a district in town says, ‘Oh, Michelin-rated restaurants or elementary school at Sassarini. Sassarini. That’s the don “Wimbledon whites” for an “A lot of times, students don’t afternoon of chardonnay and get a rich elective experience until one behind Safeway.’” croquet, 86% of Sassarini students secondary school, and there’s just qualify for the free and reduced so much lost there,” he says. “It’s ma Valley Education Foundation lunch program. The money their such an opportunity. I felt like hosts the Red and White Ball as parents earn — often made by Sassarini was the perfect fit to tie a fundraiser for district schools. providing hospitality services to that K-12 continuum together. And Ryan attended, and while there, he the area’s tourists — goes toward I just didn’t have the money.” chatted with acquaintance Kathy putting food on the table and Meanwhile, members of the Witkowicki, who is a member of meeting the family’s basic needs, Sonoma Plaza Kiwanis Club were the Sonoma Plaza Kiwanis Club. not toward school donations. in a transition of sorts. For more Ryan recalls, “As we’re head- “Other schools in the area, in than 15 years, the club had donat- ing to the food line, she says, the region, can subsidize (student) ed a dictionary to every third- ‘Hey, we love Sassarini. We’re enrichment op- grade student in the Sonoma happy that you’re here, and we portunities Unified School District. But a re- want to adopt you guys. Let’s do through cent teacher survey conducted by something cool.’” parent members determined that most of That led to a meeting with club the respondents were no longer president Peter Nova, during interested in participating. How which Ryan pitched his idea for could funds formerly devoted the Sassarini Maker Lab. Nova to dictionary distribution launched an evaluation process be better directed, mem- that involved member visits to bers wondered? the school, multiple follow-up Ryan’s meetings with Ryan and discus- dream and sion among club members and the club’s the board. Ultimately, the club question agreed to provide US$26,000 for were about the Sassarini Maker Lab. to collide. Every “This school doesn’t get a lot August, the Sono- of love from the community,”
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Nova says. “It has the backward sion to building structures, while creations to be proudly displayed. distinction of being behind Safe- a clothing-design corner complete “One of the things that I really way (grocery). Anybody in town with mannequins allows budding believe in is the kids being able to says, ‘Oh, Sassarini. That’s the one fashionistas to create couture from work in all mediums,” Edwards behind Safeway.’ We thought this common household items. says. “So I bring in every single was a good opportunity for us to Edwards coated one wall and material that the kids can possibly give this school something it has all desktops with blackboard work in, because you never know not had. It gives the school some- what’s going to inspire a child. thing that it can be proud of and Because in all these children, there the students can be proud of.” is some gift that they bring to the With the grant secured, Ryan table. And my job is to discover turned to Edwards, who already what that gift is and then add the was working at Sassarini, where little pieces that allow them to she runs the Mentor Center, a pro- expand on that gift.” gram established by the Sonoma During each of the Maker Lab’s Valley Mentoring Alliance. first two semesters, Edwards led “As a former toy designer, she 20 to 30 third- and fourth-grade has an unparalleled passion for students through creating circuit and knowledge of creation and creatures, circuit cards, rockets, design,” Ryan says, “and she’s robots, motors, games and more, a big kid in the most compli- all based on the IDEA process. mentary of ways.” Students first identify what they Ryan gave Edwards free rein to will create, design it, evaluate design every inch of the Maker the results and then adjust as Lab, and she enthusiastically necessary to make the final prod- embraced the opportunity. She uct function correctly. As they sketched a design, ordered progress, participants sketch out supplies and, in a whirlwind designs and record observations three-week period, transformed paint, allowing ideas and imag- in “inventor journals,” which are an empty room into a STEAM es to be freely captured during stored in cubbies at the end of wonderland. brainstorming sessions. Magnetic every class. A slat-wall panel has become and kinetic sand stations and wa- At first, students don’t quite a larger-than-life Lite-Brite art ter beads offer hands-on science know what to make of their new display thanks to backlighting and lessons. Bins and closets overflow lab and its wealth of contents. golf tees. With a magnetic wall and with materials ranging from “They’re almost overwhelmed,” PVC pipes, young designers create LED lights and copper wiring to Edwards says. “They say, ‘But their own arcade-like marble maz- fabric scraps and coffee filters. A what can we use?’ And I say, ‘You es. A Lego wall adds a new dimen- showcase area allows Maker Lab can use anything in the room.
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p028-035_KIM_0819_Makers.indd 33 7/2/19 7:56 AM minded. But all kids, no matter That means Sassarini will be able “It’s not just, ‘Here’s where they are. I think it’s a to make the Maker Lab accessible our check, and we’re beautiful piece of the story.” to more students. Reading her students’ survey Ryan, for his part, is thrilled done.’ This was comments often brought tears to with Kiwanis’ ongoing support. stepping out for us. her eyes, Edwards adds. Com- “This is truly the Sonoma that ments like “It’s the best part of the I remember from my childhood This is the biggest day.” “It helped me calm down when I was a student here, when (single) financial when I had bad days.” “It was you have an organization step up the best class ever.” “It helped me and see a need at a school. They commitment that in real-life stress from home and came to me and really had an open school.” “I feel happier all the mind, which is something that’s we have ever made time.” “Thank you for making the tough to do in education, because as a club.” Maker Lab and inspiring me never there are usually so many strings to give up.” And, from many stu- attached. They just cut through all This is your room.’ And their dents, “You can really be yourself.” the red tape. They couldn’t have eyeballs bug out of their heads, “When we are eccentric or been more supportive of our kids.” because they’re so taught to ‘don’t unique in some way,” Edwards The Sonoma Plaza Kiwanis Club touch this, don’t do that.’ And the says, “that’s actually a beautiful isn’t stopping with funding, how- kids were like, ‘Wow. Thank you.’ thing. And we don’t see that as ever. Nova says members plan to At the end, the kids were hug- kids, because we want to be like volunteer in the Maker Lab. ging me so hard, and one little everyone else. But in this class- “It’s not just, ‘Here’s our girl said, ‘This is better than my room, it teaches the kids, don’t be check, and we’re done.’ This was house. I want to live here.’” like everyone else. Do your own stepping out for us. I’ve been in Not surprisingly, under Ed- thing. And that really is what we Kiwanis for 15 years, and I think wards’ tutelage, students eagerly all want, even as adults. We want this is the biggest (single) finan- progressed through their lessons, to be who we are.” cial commitment that we have filling up journals and turning ever made as a club. This was a out far-flying rockets and lovable hose results were enough big commitment for us. So we’re robots. But the benefits of Mak- to convince Nova and his proud of it and intend to keep it er Lab extend beyond learning T fellow Kiwanis club mem- going.” K STEAM skills. Edwards surveyed bers to commit to an additional the first group of participants donation of $22,500, which will after they completed the semester. provide for the addi- Sure, they loved the lessons and tion of a second the cool take-home projects that Maker Lab resulted. But it turns out Maker instructor. Lab connected with them on an emotional level as well. “It’s really incredible what a program like this can do for all kids,” Edwards says. “Not just the kids who are artistic. Not just the kids who are engineering
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A LOOK BACK AT THE 2019 KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION magicIN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. Photos by Curtis Billue and Kasey Jackson
ith the flick of a fairy’s wand, snow Though battling cancer, President Poly floats onto the audience of the Lat announcing his intention to fulfill his W 104th Annual Kiwanis International commitment to serve as 2019-20 Kiwanis Convention. It doesn’t matter that Flori- International immediate past presdient. da’s temperatures reached 90 degrees (F). Turn the page for more Kiwanis magic! At Walt Disney World® Resort, magical moments happen. Such as: “Good to Great” au- thor Jim Collins advising clubs to create “stop-doing” lists as well as to-do lists. Alex Sheen, founder of because i said i would, setting off a social media firestorm with remarks about the power of a promise. The red carpet welcoming a packed house at Planet Holly- wood, and leis greeting guests
As to Disney properties/artwork: to As ©Disney at the Aloha Dinner Show.
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Clothed in self-esteem FLORIDA KIWANIS CLUB FUNDS IN-SCHOOL BOUTIQUE FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS. Story by Cindy Dashnaw • Photos by Eve Edelheit
he sun shines 361 days a year school, inadequate clothing can on the Pinellas peninsula, be a real source of stress. T situated between Tampa Bay, “They just want to be part of Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico. the group,” says Carwise Princi- clothing without being embar- The area draws enough tourists pal Robert Zicari. rassed. She approached Dave to fill 5 million hotel beds. But That’s one reason he readily Lindeman, longtime liaison the sun that tans those tourists agreed to a shopping mall of between Carwise and the Top also beats down on the 4,019 area sorts inside his school. A student of the Bay Kiwanis Club. Linde- students who are homeless. sparked the idea by asking teach- man arranged for her to make Many of these students now er’s assistant Penny Kelly if she the case to his fellow Kiwanians, attend Carwise Middle School could give a pair of sneakers to a who readily agreed to help. With in Palm Harbor, especially after boy whose shoes didn’t fit. Just Kiwanis’ backing, the shop was Hurricane Maria drove Puerto two years earlier, this student’s on its way. Top of the Bay joined Rican families north, many with own family had no food. with members of its sponsored only the clothes on their backs. Kelly began dreaming of a Carwise Middle School Builders For kids having to enter a new place where kids could get Club to set up the new shopping destination. Today students can look through racks of clothes and ex- plore neat shelves of shoes, jew- elry and belts at Carwise Mall. Club-supplied toiletries, under- wear and socks fill baskets and drawers. A mannequin shows off middle-school fashions. The shop even has a dressing room. What the mall does not have is a crowd. Kelly, Lindeman and Zicari vigorously protect stu- dents’ privacy, allowing just one shopper at a time. Their selec- tions are disguised in donated bags from Macy’s, Hollister and other trendy stores. “It’s a good system,” Zicari
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p040-049_KIM_0819_Showcase.indd 40 7/2/19 7:58 AM says. “Parents love the idea, and no student has ever said they didn’t want to use it. They know the process is private.” Lindeman, Kelly and Zicari now are meeting with principals and Builders Clubs at other mid- dle schools to offer guidance on establishing similar shops. Kelly wishes they could better describe “those moments of pureness, that sincere thankfulness.” For his part, Lindeman puts the club’s commitment into succinct perspective. “We are part of Carwise Mid- dle School, and Carwise Middle School is part of us.” K
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Diving into the gene pool A DNA MACHINE AND A KIWANIS CLUB CULTIVATE A GROWING INTEREST IN STEM. Story by Cindy Dashnaw
achines that could copy reached out to Preston.” two machines in one. The first and analyze DNA existed Preston Abadie is lieutenant provides the necessary chemical, M when Amanda Pratt was governor of Michigan District’s temperature and agitation environ- taking college biology classes, Division 5. As soon as he received ment to make millions of copies of though getting one into the Pratt’s request, he invited her to DNA cells that students swab from classrooms was unheard of. make a presentation at a Downriv- their cheeks. The second breaks up Determined not to keep such an er West club meeting. the DNA chains so students can exciting learning tool from her “We had a really good turnout analyze them for specific traits. own students, Pratt — now a because people were interested,” “For instance, some of us have high school science teacher — he says. “It’s a topic that’s at the a taste bud (that allows us to recruited the Downriver West, forefront of people’s minds.” identify a bitter taste), and some Michigan, Kiwanis Club to of us do not. So we find make a dream come true. out which of us does and Beginning with a new doesn’t using the DNA, semester this past January, then verify our findings,” Pratt and her Advanced Pratt explains. Placement science students Students are intrigued at Woodhaven High School by the ability to reproduce in Brownstown gained ac- their own DNA outside of cess to the kind of gene-se- their bodies. Even those quencing equipment used who don’t have an incli- in medical and forensics nation toward science are labs and even aboard the interested, Pratt says. International Space Station. Moreover, these ac- The journey began when Pratt Adds Pratt, “With all the stuff tivities stretch beyond biology, started searching for ways to fund about DNA we see on TV and touching the full range of STEM a machine that definitely was out- from companies like Ancestry.com, (science, technology, engineering, side her classroom budget. the general population has gotten math) curriculum through phys- “I spent last summer researching interested in DNA. I really think ics, chemistry and math. grants, foundations, wherever I people should understand the pro- “Internationally, Kiwanis is thought we might get funding, cess behind what these companies embracing STEM because we rec- and wherever I went, I kept seeing do. I’m passionate about it.” ognize that our future depends on the hashtag #KidsNeedKiwanis,” Her passion helped persuade more kids getting into those areas Pratt says. “I’ve known about club members to use leftover dic- of study and excelling,” Abadie Kiwanis since I was little — we tionary project funds to buy Pratt says. “Plus, it’s tough for Kiwanis had a Kiwanis park near my house a DNA machine. members to say no to someone ask- and a Key Club in my school. So, I The MiniOne® PCR System is ing for help. It’s in our DNA.” K
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More than words SOUTH CAROLINA KIWANIANS DISTRIBUTE DICTIONARIES PACKED WITH FACTS. Story by John Simmons
saw eyes widen, jaws drop, and heard one student gasp “I and say ‘wow,’” says Amber C. Blakes about gifts delivered to third-grade students at River Ridge Academy by the Kiwanis Club of Bluffton, South Carolina. What were the objects that gar- nered such reactions? Electronic gadgets, trendy sneakers or sport- ing equipment? Try dictionaries. “One parent who is also a teach- er said her son spent the whole weekend reading his dictionary,” says Blakes, the state reading coach for South Carolina. entertaining items, including bi- “The third-grade school year The Kiwanis club recently began ographies, maps, a periodic table is very pivotal because students’ distributing more than 1,000 and measures. reading makes a dramatic shift dictionaries to third-graders at “Research shows that pictorial from how to read to reading more 10 elementary schools. But these representations of concepts that for content,” he says. “Students dictionaries contain more than just students are being taught strongly are expected to become more word spellings and definitions. influence how those concepts are independent navigating text and They’re more like mini-alma- understood,” says Blakes. reading on their own. Getting nacs, filled with interesting and Because nearly 40% of their own dictionary just goes third-graders in Bluffton and Hil- hand-in-hand with where they are ton Head public schools are His- in their schooling.” panic, the Kiwanians purchased Adds Jensen, “One teacher told additional Spanish-English dictio- me that, even though everything naries. Those books were directed is digital these days, she feels the primarily to third-graders at Red dictionaries help kids learn new Cedar Elementary, where club things. When you research some- Secretary Jim Jensen tutors as part thing digitally, you have to have of the United Way of Low Coun- a topic in mind. With the dictio- try’s “Read Indeed” program. naries, kids can simply open them Blakes explains that third grade up to a random page and discover is a prime time to introduce The something they didn’t even know Dictionary Project. they didn’t know.” K
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Creative spark A FAMILY ARTS STUDIO GIVES CHILDREN HANDS-ON INSPIRATION. Story by Lori Roberts
isitors to the Customs House they visit the Customs House improvements and set up engag- Museum & Cultural Center in Museum, says Jim Zimmer, the ing displays. The US$10,000 title V Clarksville, Tennessee, don’t museum’s executive director. sponsorship was supported by one have to keep their hands off the art. “We weren’t expecting families of the club’s primary fundraisers, Quite the opposite, in fact. A new to come in and spend hours and an annual Kiwanis rodeo. Family Arts Studio, sponsored by hours,” he says. “We want them “We knew that the arts are the Kiwanis Club of Clarksville, to see the rest of the museum as usually the first thing to take a gives children — and the adults well.” hit when the budget cuts come,” in their lives — a chance to get Black says. “Giving children the creative while exploring the fun opportunity to engage in those side of art. types of activities is an excellent The Kiwanis Store o ers a The Family Art Studio method of increasing their opened in June on the lower learning potential.” wide variety of branded level of the Customs House The Family Arts Studio items — some for less Museum, the second-largest thrives on the belief that general interest museum in families grow by doing things than US$5. After all, we the state. A former classroom together, Zimmer says. The want has been transformed into an Kiwanis club sponsorship is a inviting space, with stations perfect fit, given Kiwanis’ focus their Kiwanis spirit. So we designed to inspire creativity on children, he adds. Children’s o er all kinds of products, and a passion for visual arts. artwork can be displayed in for all kinds of budgets. Museum visitors can play at the gallery, sharing wall space a 12-foot-long Lego wall or with pieces from the museum. Come and see! fashion a self-portrait in front A lighted glass tower in the Fam- of one of the mirrors at the aptly ily Arts Studio spotlights other named Watch Me Create Count- Customs House collections and er. On one gallery wall, they can inspires more curiosity from the KIWANIS.ORG/STORE visit Magical Magnetic Movable The relationship between the young minds who visit. Modules to see how various museum and the Kiwanis club was “I’ve been in the museum shapes can be placed together. a natural one, says President Dan- field for 30 years,” Zimmer says. And they can create new shapes iel Black. Several Kiwanis mem- “Whenever we can do anything and colors using the translucent bers sit on the museum board and that not only encourages children multi-hued pieces available at a knew about plans for the Family to pursue art but helps parents nearby light table. Arts Studio. The museum had the understand that art is such a vital The studio gives families an space in the unused classroom, but part of life, that is dynamite think- additional activity option when its leaders needed to make lighting ing in my mind.” K
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These clubs celebrated or will celebrate their 100th, 75th, 50th and 25th anniversaries in July, August and September.
100TH — 1919 50TH — 1969 Rochester Day Makers, Minnesota, Norfolk, Virginia, July 1 Alma, Quebec, July 9 July 26 Pensacola, Florida, July 10 Goshen, Indiana, July 24 Hsi Hu, Changhua Hsien, Taiwan, Gadsden, Alabama, July 14 Troy, Michigan, August 5 August 5 Huntsville, Alabama, July 14 Foothills (The), Boulder, Colorado, Lufkin Seniors, Texas, August 24 Franklin, Indiana, July 15 August 7 Hypoluxo-Lantana Sunrise, Florida, Freeport, Illinois, July 25 Greater Napa, California, August 15 August 30 Asheville, North Carolina, August 11 Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Pei Kang, Yuan Lin Hsien, Taiwan, Corpus Christi, Texas, August 16 September 13 September 10 Lima, Ohio, August 20 Clermont-Ferrand, France, Geneva, Illinois, August 11 Huntington, Indiana, August 25 September 16 Lake Forest, California, September 14 Charlotte, North Carolina, August 27 Martin County, Florida, September 29 Lititz Area, Pennsylvania, September 14 Shih Chi, Kee Lung, Taiwan, Edmonton, Alberta, August 27 Kishwaukee De Kalb, Illinois, September 16 Long Beach, California, September 16 September 30 Glendale-Kirkwood, Missouri, Greenville, South Carolina, Jackson Northwest, Michigan, September 19 September 20 September 30 Port Maria, Jamaica, September 19 Thunder Bay, Ontario, September 27 25TH — 1994 Lindenhurst-The Lakes Area, Illinois, September 20 75TH — 1944 Greater Martin County, Kentucky, Le Roeulx Ville Princière, Belgium, Kirkwood, Missouri, July 11 July 12 September 21 Lafayette, Louisiana, August 8 Tongeren Bilzen Amicitia, Belgium, Böblingen-Sindelfingen, Germany, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, July 12 September 27 September 12 Neusiedl am See, Austria, July 14 Cremona, Italy, SeptemberBrIng 28 Up Grades Goal Spencer Hy-Noon, Iowa, September 27 Highland, California, July 14 Hallandale Beach, Florida, Perugia-Etrusca, Italy, July 20 September 29 My name:
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Branching out WE ASKED AND YOU ANSWERED: READERS SHARE STORIES OF MYSTERY, JOY AND FOUND FATHERS WHILE TRACING THEIR FAMILY TREE.
“We have created the family tree, com- “Through Ancestry DNA testing, I con- “As a young boy, one of my fourth plementing this work with a family re- tacted a young lady, who matched me as great-grandfathers was playing with a union that includes a program of music, a possible third cousin. Her dad died in couple boys along the River Shannon in dance, song, poetry and memories by a car accident when she was young. …. Ireland when they were kidnapped and delegates from each wing of the family.” I checked some family notes and found brought to Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), his name (confirming our relationship). where they were sold at auction. They THAN EVER. Martha Andrade Posso … What she really wanted most of all were treated harshly, and the govern- Kiwanis Club of Atuntaqui, Ecuador was to see a photo of her dad. She never ment took them away from the owner. knew what he looked like. In the end, My ancestor was bought by a North “I didn't even know my father’s name. she got a picture of her dad, his brother, Carolina planter. … He was taken care … A DNA test turned up my estranged his grandparents and of me.” of, schooled and fought in the Revolu- half-sister. … We rebuilt our tionary War. He married his benefactor’s relationship. … One day, my test Janice Williams Kiwanis Club of Waycross, Georgia niece … moved to Tennessee, and his turned up a second-cousin. My sister descendants have spread throughout followed up and called to tell me that “Every person in my tree is a different the country and the world.” my father was still alive!" story.” John Loggins Lisa Wick Alicia Ballagh Kiwanis Club of Third District, New Kiwanis Club of Courtenay, British Columbia Kiwanis Club of Irmo, South Carolina Orleans, Louisiana
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