Centennial Tour Update
As Dr John &
Debbie Button are wrapping up their Centennial Tour, one event just passed and
one event is yet to come.
~ One Done
The first
President of Kiwanis International was recognized in a wreath-laying ceremony
at his commemorative plaque in Rutherford.
It was another great event with over 100 Kiwanians including Donald
Johnston's grandson, the President and other members of the Detroit #1 Club and
many from Division 3 & 4. Many
thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Ridgetown for hosting the event. It was a very special occasion as you can see
from the photos attached to this newsletter.
Division 3 and 4 past LG's along with Detroit #1 club PLG Thom Mann
Detroit #1 Club President Eric Sabree, Donald Johnston III and KI President Dr. John Button
Donald Johnston III, Eric Sabree and Dr. John
~ One Yet to Come
This is your last
chance to get your tickets to the Centennial Celebration with John
& Debbie. to be
held September
26 in Ridgetown. See the IMPORTANT
DATES chart at the end of the newsletter for details on the event of the
season.
The Power of
One
Eliminate has
surpassed one million dollars which
makes the additional ten million seem within reach - although we all know that
the initiative will need our attention until the goal is reached. We continue to benefit from the Federal
Government matching grant so each dollar raised through our continued efforts
results in two dollars to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus.
The Seaway Club
is welcoming back one
member who left Kiwanis for a time but who has seen the light and will
be re-joining next month.
Ward Burr from
the Forest Club came up with an idea to have a loonie/toonie line at a
children's day and with community contributions, raised over $150 for Eliminate
(equaling over $300 with the Federal grant).
What a great idea with an amazing result thanks to one individual.
100th
Anniversary of Kiwanis in Canada begins October 1 so we don't
need to mourn the conclusion of the KI Centennial because we have one hundred years of our own to
celebrate.
One Governor is set to
finish a very successful year and as Serge Viau wraps up a very successful
year, Allen Ure is already well into the planning for his year Serving the
Children and all of us in EC&C.
EC&C Shirts
Please consider
ordering a District shirt by going to the EC&C website and ordering online. Our Michigan friends at the Rutherford event
were very impressed with the District pride demonstrated by these bright shirts
[and from someone who doesn't like to iron, they come highly recommended].
New Members
The Formula is alive and well. Our Division has done a great job attracting
new members this year and although we have sadly lost a few members this year,
our count is at 33 new members inducted since October 1. I anticipate that ALL of these people will
remain faithful Kiwanians in 2015-16 and we will continue this upward swing over
the next year to attract new members to our ranks. People are attracted to our service projects
and bring new ideas and energy to our clubs.
Participating in the induction of a new member is one of my
favorite activities as LG and I am grateful when you arrange a time for me to
come to your club to do this. I feel,
though, that we are not being consistent with our NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION. Joining Kiwanis is an honour and a privilege
but if we don't take the time to help our new members see the big picture of
our global organization, they don't feel the connection to our Kiwanis
world. Because of that, I am proposing a
different way of doing New Member Orientation and will talk about it at our Division
Caucus Meeting (aka DCM) on September 19.
[It's no big secret - I'd like us to have two group orientations - one
in Sarnia and one further south for all new members who have joined in the past
year - but I haven't worked out details yet.
This would allow us to include the many people who have not heard the
very excellent introduction available and also begins the connection of new
members within the Division.]
Division Caucus Meeting -
September 19
And speaking of the DCM...it's coming up very quickly. We have MANY things to talk about, to do, to
decide and to enjoy. The agenda will be
sent out before the meeting and I hope you'll encourage members to attend. As you know, Division 2 Key Club Lieutenant
Governor Shubhika Mahkul from Northern
Secondary School in Sarnia will be joining us.
I will do a wrap up of the year and set the stage for another great year
ahead "Serving the Children". The most important part of the meeting will
be hearing goals and club plans from each of the 2015-16 Presidents.
Prior to that meeting, please have committee chairs in place for
Interclubs, Membership and Eliminate so we can add their names to our list of
club leaders.
Special Events
The following page lists dates of events within the Division and if you
have anything coming up that you would like shared, please let me know for
inclusion in the next newsletter. We all
know the importance of interclubs and joining in divisional events so we can meet
fellow Kiwanians and share pride in our clubs.
This is particularly important for new members as they learn more about
what it means to progress from individual club member to Kiwanian.
IMPORTANT DATES IN DIVISION 3
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Date
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Event
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Contact
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Saturday,
September 12
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Test drive a
new vehicle at Heuvelmans Chevrolet Cadillac Ltd
755 Grand Ave W, Chatham
ELIMINATE Fundraiser
10:00 - 2:00
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Mary Alice Marchand mamrelxd@mnsi.net
519-354-0962
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Saturday,
September 12
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Steak BBQ -
Leamington Kiwanis Boys and Girls Camp
1948 Seacliffe Drive, Kingsville
starting at 4pm - serving food 5-8
Tickets - $25
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James Ives dungeon63@hotmail.com
519-965-1557
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Here's an awesome plan for
the Sarnia and Forest group - come to Chatham for the Test Drive, take a
leisure trip to Leamington, enjoy some of the shoreline, then head to the
camp for the steak BBQ.
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Saturday,
September 19
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District
Caucus Meeting at the Active Lifestyle Centre
20 Merritt Ave, Chatham
10:00 - 12:30
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Cathy Telfer by September 11
ctelfer@sympatico.ca
519-351-4378
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Saturday,
September 26
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Centennial
Celebration with John & Debbie; limited tickets at $60
Cocktails at 5; Dinner at 6
University of Guelph
Ridgetown Campus
Rudy Brown Centre
120 Main St. East, Ridgetown
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Gary or June Guyitt
519-674-2805
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Wednesday,
November 4
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Crepe Dinner
Sprucedale United Church
493 Victoria Ave, Chatham
ELIMINATE Fundraiser
Details to follow
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Eileen Richards lrichards1@cogeco.ca
519-354-4048
or
Cathy Telfer
ctelfer@sympatico.ca
519-351-4378
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