March 5, 2010 Volume 20 Number 11

2010

March 12-14 ASPAC Convention, Taipei, Taiwan 19 Kiwanis International Office closed 19-20 Resolutions and Bylaws International Committee Meeting, , Indiana April 21-24 Kiwanis International Board Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana 23-24 Kiwanis International Foundation District Chair Training, Indianapolis, Indiana 29-May 2 ASPAC Regional Training, Sydney, Australia May 31 Kiwanis International Office closed

SCHEDULE FOR 2009-10 PRESIDENT PAUL PALAZZOLO

2010

March 4 Kiwanis Club of Marietta, Georgia (80th anniversary) 5-7 Presidential Visit/Club Excellence Summit, New York District 11-14 Kiwanis Asia-Pacific Convention, Taipei, Taiwan 18 Florida District Division #15 Council Meeting, Lakeland, Florida 19-21 Presidential Visit/Club Excellence Summit, Wisconsin-Upper District 26-28 Presidential Visit/Club Excellence Summit, Alabama District 30 Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, Alabama April 9-11 Presidential Visit/Club Excellence Summit, Minnesota-Dakotas District 16-18 Presidential Visit/Club Excellence Summit, New Jersey District 21-24 Kiwanis International Board Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana 29-May 2 ASPAC Regional Training, Sydney, Australia May 7 Kiwanis Club of Moline, Illinois (90th Anniversary) 10 Quad Cities Salvation Army’s Annual Luncheon, Davenport, Iowa 12 Kiwanis Club of Decatur Golden K, Illinois 12 Kiwanis Club of Pekin, Illinois (90th Anniversary) 13 Kiwanis International Office, Indianapolis, Indiana 14-16 Presidential Visit/Club Excellence Summit, Ohio District 22 Nebraska-Iowa Presidential Visit, Council Bluffs, Nebraska 27-29 Presidential Visit/Club Excellence Summit, Norden District

Note: The dates shown above for presidential visits may not include travel time associated with the trip.

SCHEDULE FOR KEY LEADER

March 12-14 Casco, Maine 13-15 Malaysia 26-28 Covington, Georgia April 9-11 Marion, Indiana 23-25 Columbiana, Alabama Occidental, California Millersville, Maryland Wernersville, Pennsylvania Townsend, Tennessee 30-May 2 Hollywood, California Ashley, Ohio Sandia, Texas May 14-16 Brantford, Ontario, Canada Livonia, New York Sandwich, Massachusetts Cascade, Idaho Olympia, Washington 21-23 Howell, Michigan Junction City, Kansas 28-30 Seba Beach, Alberta, Canada

IN MEMORIAM

George C. Peterson, Jr., 1988-89 Governor of the Utah-Idaho District and Past International Trustee (1993-96), passed away on February 28, 2010. Condolences can be sent to the following:

Tera Oldroyd 1910 Tiffany Idaho Falls, ID 83402

INTERNATIONAL OFFICE CLOSED MARCH 19

Please be advised that the International Office will be closed on Friday, March 19, for its spring holiday.

CONTACT: STAN SODERSTROM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EXTENSION 101/[email protected]

UPDATED LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR INTERNATIONAL OFFICE

Please find attached the updated list of announced candidates for Kiwanis International Board at the 2010 Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Göran Hurtig, Norden District, has been added for Region III (Europe). This list is based upon information received from the candidates and their districts. Please inform the office immediately if your district has a candidate not yet included on this listing. If candidates declare (or remove) themselves, a new listing will be issued.

View this listing, along with the candidates’ photos, on the Kiwanis International Web site at the following link:

http://community.kiwanisone.org/media/p/15248/download.aspx

CONTACT: DENISE PARKER, GLOBAL IMPACT, EXTENSION 245/[email protected]

REGISTRATION REPORT FOR 2010 KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

The registration report for the 2010 Kiwanis International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 24-27, may be viewed by copying and pasting the following URL into your internet browser:

http://community.kiwanisone.org/media/p/16860.aspx

CONTACT: ELEIDA EHMAN, MEMBER SERVICES, EXTENSION 132/[email protected]

ANNOUNCED CANDIDATES FOR INTERNATIONAL OFFICE To be elected during 2009-10, for terms beginning 2010-11 (as of February 22, 2010)

PRESIDENT—one to be elected: Sylvester “Syl” Neal, Pacific Northwest District

PRESIDENT-ELECT—one to be elected: A. Alan Penn, Ohio District

VICE PRESIDENT—one to be elected: Thomas E. “Tom” DeJulio, New York District Randy DeLay, Texas-Oklahoma District

TRUSTEES: Five (5) Trustee offices will be filled as follows:

 REGION I (United States)—Three (3) three-year terms to be elected at the 2010 International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, (June 24-27) by delegates from Region I only. Announced candidates from Region I are:

Stephen T. Hill, New England District Johnny Johnson, Georgia District Oscar E. Knight, III, California-Nevada-Hawaii District Susan A. “Sue” Petrisin, Michigan District

 REGION III (Europe)—One (1) three-year term to be elected at the 2010 European Federation Convention in Taormina, (June 4-5, 2010) by delegates from Europe. Announced candidates are:

Göran Hurtig, Norden District Sjoerd R.J. Timmermans, District

 REGION IV (Asia-Pacific)—One (1) three-year term to be elected at the 2010 ASPAC Convention in Taipei, Taiwan (March 12-14, 2010) by delegates from Asia-Pacific. Announced candidate is:

Wen-Pin Su, Taiwan District

REGION II (Canada/Caribbean) and REGION V (At-large) do not have guaranteed Trustee seats open for the 2010-11 administrative year. ______

CONTACT: DENISE PARKER: E-MAIL [email protected] * FAX 317-879-0204 * PHONE 800-549-2647 OR 317-875-8755, EXTENSION 245.