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DECEMBER 2017 DECEMBER ® 187 tips to grow your club. SERVING THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD OF THE CHILDREN SERVING PICK USEME UP ME A DIY guide to improving your club, helping your community ANDand serving kids everywhere. Is your club: * healthy? * a vital part of your community? * accepting of new people? p001_KIM_1217_Cover.indd 1 10/31/17 2:08 PM Finish the fight. Fulfill your pledge. We’ve reached the most important part of The Eliminate Project: fulfillment. If you made a pledge, it’s time to give your gift. Help save more than 53 million lives from maternal and neonatal tetanus. TheEliminateProject.org/give p002-003_KIM_1217_TOC.indd 2 10/31/17 12:52 PM INSIDE This issue is all about. Look improving for great Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world your club experience one child and one community at a time. 2017–18 OFFICERS, KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL ideas throughout this magazine! PRESIDENT James M. Rochford, Peoria, Illinois, USA PRESIDENT-ELECT Florencio C. “Poly” Lat, Pasay City, Metro Manila, the Philippines IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Jane M. Erickson, Bellevue, Nebraska, USA TABLE OF CONTENTS VICE PRESIDENT Daniel Vigneron, Howald, Luxembourg EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Stan D. Soderstrom, Indianapolis, DECEMBER 2017 • VOLUME 102, NUMBER 8 Indiana, USA TRUSTEES Greg Beard, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA; Chian Chu-Ching, Taichung City, Taiwan; M.A. “Fred” Dietz, Hudson, Wisconsin, USA; John E. DeVilbiss, West Alexandria, Ohio, USA; Charles R. “Chuck” Gugliuzza, Homestead, Florida, USA; Lance DEPARTMENTS M. Incitti, Denville, New Jersey, USA; Koshiro “Kit” Kitazato, Tokyo, Japan; Marcel Kreienbühl, Gossau, Switzerland; Gary 4 VOICES Levine, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada; Peter J. Mancuso, North Bellmore, New York, USA; Richard D. “Dick” Olmstead Jr., President’s Message; Executive Perspective; New Club Lancaster, California, USA; Paul Inge Paulsen, Florvåg, Norway; Ernest Schmid, Einöde, Austria; Bert West, Divide, Colorado, Openers; Letters USA; Terry A. White, Evansville, Indiana, USA MAGAZINE STAFF 10 NEWS EDITOR Stan D. Soderstrom CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Amy Wiser Meet Dina; winning streak; in memoriam; Vegas freebies; PUBLISHER/CIRCULATION MANAGER Jack Brockley roll the promo; take a trip; sage advice; keeping score; save MANAGING EDITOR Kasey Jackson ASSISTANT EDITORS Curtis Billue, Julie Saetre the date; stay safe ART DIRECTOR Andy Austin CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Tony Knoderer 40 SHOWCASE KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL OFFICE 3636 Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, IN 46268-3196 Uncharted waters; magical inspiration; pedal power; another 800-KIWANIS (in US/Canada), 317-875-8755 dose of reality; break-out shot; partnering for success; Fax: 317-879-0204 Email: [email protected] birthdays Website: kiwanis.org Magazine website: kiwanismagazine.org 50 BACK PAGE ADVERTISING SALES 3636 Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, IN 46268 Take notes 317-217-6170, Fax: 317-217-6570 Email: [email protected] New England and Mid-Atlantic: RB Advertising Representatives Inc., FEATURES 195 Cleveland Dr., Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 914-769-0051, Fax: 914-769-0691 Email: [email protected] 14 USE THIS FUTURE CONVENTIONS 187 ideas to improve your club. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 28–July 1, 2018 Walt Disney World, Florida, USA, June 27–30, 2019 34 HOLIDAY HARVEST Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, June 18–21, 2020 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, June 24–27, 2021 Kiwanians in Washington state cut and sell Christmas trees to fund local scholarships. KIWANIS (ISSN 0162-5276) is published monthly except February, May, July and November by Kiwanis International. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Kiwanis, 3636 Woodview Tr., Indianapolis, IN 46268-3196. Periodicals postage paid at Indianapolis, IN and additional mailing offices. (CPC Pub Agreement #40030511) Return undeliverable Canadian < ON THE COVER addresses to Kiwanis, 2835 Kew Drive, Windsor, ON N8T 3B7. DECEMBER 2017 DECEMBER Member’s annual subscription is US$8. Nonmembers may ® PICK ME UP AND USE ME subscribe for US$12 per year. 187 tips to grow your club. A DIY guide to improving your The information in this magazine is for illustrative and club, helping your community discussion purposes only. It is intended to provide general information about the subject matter covered and is provided THE WORLD OF THE CHILDREN SERVING and serving kids everywhere. with the understanding that Kiwanis is not rendering legal, accounting or tax advice. You should consult with appropriate Page 14 counsel or other advisors on all matters pertaining to legal, tax or accounting obligations and requirements. PICK ME UP Copyright © 2017 by Kiwanis International A DIY guide to improving your club, helping your community ANDand serving kidsUSE everywhere. ME Take the quiz: * Is your club healthy? * A vital part of your community? * Open to new members? DECEMBER 2017 3 p002-003_KIM_1217_TOC.indd 3 10/31/17 12:52 PM VOICES PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE LEAD BY EXAMPLE JIM ROCHFORD • KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT To paraphrase Albert Schweitzer, Maxwell helped open two clubs October, as we worked at eight when it comes to leadership, in 2016–17 and continues to new-club sites in the Chicago, leading by example is not just work on two more. Her district Illinois, suburbs. Kudos to Illinois- the main thing, it’s the only thing! has a number of past governors Eastern Iowa District Governor Your 2017–18 class of governors and others who are motivated to Terry Cunefare, the Eye of the is committed to lead by example open clubs. Tiger leadership team and The as we strive to achieve our goal of Governor Jan Burch helped or- Formula team, which was led by opening 409 clubs this year. ganize all four of the clubs opened Jim Dooley. Carolinas District Governor in the Nebraska-Iowa District this In closing, I invite you to check Mary Jo Brubaker, for example, past year. She has identified many out kiwanis.org/roar for more Eye opened her first club before our sites for new clubs, has trained of the Tiger success stories. You’ll convention in Paris this past July. many people and is well posi- learn about “Finders, Minders, She didn’t stop there, recruit- tioned to achieve her goals. Grinders and Binders” and the ef- ing 30 members and forming Governor Justin Hahn opened fect they can have on successful another club in just three days. the second club that his Wis- Kiwanis clubs. After helping the New York consin-Upper Michigan District Watch the Rose Parade on District open three clubs, Texas- formed during The Formula January 1, 2018, to see many of Oklahoma District Governor campaign. He hopes to open two our top recruiters, openers and Patrick Schibi returned home to other clubs soon. governors who will be riding the open a club there, and he’s been I was pleased to join a global Kiwanis float. working on two others. team of nearly 60 of Kiwanis’ Happy holidays, and keep lead- Kansas District Governor Jan best club openers this past ing by example! EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE AN INVITATION TO MEMBERS STAN SODERSTROM • KIWANIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Why dedicate another issue of Ki- that our organization’s efforts you some ideas of how you can wanis magazine to membership? to build, open and strengthen be a membership ambassador One reason might be that our clubs is making a difference. for Kiwanis. March 2017 issue asked the ques- We’ve learned quite a bit from We ask you to invite. If you tion “What if Kiwanis didn’t exist?” The Formula, our multi-year care about your community, its And we heard overwhelmingly membership initiative. children and your Kiwanis club, from our members that the stark But perhaps the best reason is invite someone to join us. We reality presented in that issue was that membership in Kiwanis has hope the tips we’ve included in important for everyone to see always been the result of one the following pages will help and comprehend. member inviting another. And you do just that. Another reason might be these pages are intended to give Thank you for inviting. 4 KIWANISMAGAZINE.ORG p004-005_KIM_1217_Voices.indd 4 10/31/17 2:17 PM ADVANCEDHEARING AID TECHNOLOGY For Less Than $200 Try it RISK-FREE for 45 days! Complete Refund Guarantee! How can a hearing aid that costs less than $200 be every bit as good as one that sells for $2,250 or more? 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