Congratulations - and a Shout Out to:
The Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent has been recognized
as a Platinum Club. Quoting from the letter sent by KI President
Sue Petrisin: Congratulations
on once again earning a Platinum
Level membership in the Impact Circle—a special group of Kiwanis clubs
committed to adding more hands and hearts to the service they do. This
distinction is part of The Formula’s recognition program to celebrate clubs
that strengthen their membership and increase their impact on the community.
Maintaining this honor for a second year demonstrates your commitment to doing
what you can to make your community a better place through Kiwanis.
For more information on how your club can achieve Platinum
Level status, contact President Dick Roe (rdroe@kent.net).
Seaway Kiwanis was
recognized as a Model Club by
Randy DeLay, Campaign Chairman for The Eliminate Project. President Don Burnard received this
letter: I commend you and club members for taking a
leadership role to eliminate a cruel, deadly disease—and make history. Your
support is crucial as we build momentum for our final march to victory.
Sarnia Lambton
Golden K held a very successful Recruitment Breakfast resulting in 7 new members, chaired by the very
competent Archie Kerr and his committee.
Their recruitment plan was highlighted last April at the DCM Kiwanis
Kiosk and the annual event continues to be highly regarded by current and
potential members. For more information
on how this might work for your club, contact President Bob Lutz - kiwanisbob@bell.net.
Sarnia Lambton
Golden K is also to be commended for beginning the process to charter
an Aktion Club in partnership with Community Living. Preliminary meetings have been held to plan
activities and to attract members, including liaison with the Aktion Clubs in
Chatham and Ridgetown.
New Members
We are very pleased to welcome 12 new members into our clubs:
Chatham-Kent -
David Hubbert
Forest - Ron Brooks, Darlene Arnott
Sarnia Lambton
Golden K - Ron McRitchie, John McLean, Patricia McEachern, Murray Bouchette, Brian Rae, Philip Tock, Tony Wheeler
Seaway - Jim
Smith
Windsor
Roseland - Harry
Fooks
If I missed anyone, I apologize. Please let me know if you would like me to
participate in the induction of a new member to your club. I'd love to join you and to welcome them into
our Kiwanis Family.
District
Business
You are reminded of the dues deadline of December 15. District Secretary Treasurer Jim Steele will
be sending claim forms to all clubs who qualify for the discount because of
paying dues on time. If you are a
Secretary, please remember to update information online for the Membership
Contact and also the Public Relations Contact for your club. If you are a President, please "cause it
to be done" because this is important information for both KI and the
District in order to keep these people updated on current information.
Division Caucus Meetings
January 16 - Much of this
meeting will be team discussions: Job
Alike Teams: Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurers,
Directors, Committee Chairs - Interclubs, Membership; Club Teams; Formula Teams. We
will also be looking for nominations for Lieutenant Governor Elect for 2016-17.
April 9 - Kiwanis Kiosks: we are still looking for ideas and volunteers to
present these 20 minute sessions on Kiwanis fellowship and service. All members are encouraged to attend to learn
more about best practices, share successful plans and brainstorm future
activities.
Special Events
Note the dates of up-coming 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.
Cathy Telfer, 2014-2016
Lieutenant Governor
Kiwanis EC&C Division 3 - St Clair
Bluewater
519-351-4378
ctelfer@sympatico.ca
IMPORTANT DATES IN DIVISION 3
2016 Dates
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Event
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Contact
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Saturday,
January 16
OR
Saturday,
January 23
in case of
bad weather
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District Caucus Meeting - 10:00-12:00
for: Presidents,
Secretaries, Treasurers, Directors, Committee
Chairs - Interclubs, Membership
Active Lifestyle
Centre, 20 Merritt Ave Chatham
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LG Cathy Telfer
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Saturday, March
5
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Regional Caucus Meeting -
London
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Information available at a later date
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Saturday, April
9
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District Caucus Meeting - 10:00-12:00
Kiwanis Kiosks
Active Lifestyle
Centre, 20 Merritt Ave Chatham
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LG Cathy Telfer
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May 12 - 15
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District Convention - Hamilton
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EC&C Website
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June 23 -
25
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International Convention - Toronto
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KI Website
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