LG Cathy's Goals for 2014-2015 and Distinguished Status Criteria

By the end of September 2015, each club will:

• increase membership by 5%
• Promote our excellent programs and services within the community by involving the media in events
• match skills of members with tasks within the clubs and division so everyone feels valued, needed and involved - as measured by the monthly health report
• enhance its commitment to local (CLUB PROJECTS) as well as global initiatives (ELIMINATE) and to do it together (INTERCLUBS - attend and host a minimum of one during the year
• and to work towards each club receiving "DISTINGUISHED" status

2014–15 Distinguished Programs

Members/Clubs/Divisions/Districts

CLUB CRITERIABASED ON THE SIX OBJECTS OF KIWANIS,

THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE AND THE ELIMINATE PROJECT

CLUB	CRITERIA	*
Membership Growth Existing Clubs	Did the club have a net increase in membership? A club must be at charter strength, 15 or more members to qualify.
New Club Growth Initiative	Did the club sponsor or co-sponsor a new Kiwanis club?
Leadership Education	Did the club’s officers participate in Club Leadership Education?
Conference Attendance	Was the club represented by a member at one Division meeting and one of the following: Mid-year-or Zone - Conference, District- or Regional- Convention or Kiwanis International Convention?
Local Community Service	Did the club provide service projects or programs for children of the community?
Global Community Service	Did the club support The Eliminate Project and or the Kiwanis International Foundation?
Service Leadership Programs	Did the club sponsor a Service Leadership Program or contribute to the District/Nation foundation?

Mark the reached stars! The club must have 6 stars out of 7 to be a Distinguished Club

Distinguished Clubs receive: President lapel pin, Distinguished Club banner patch and certificate

Division must have 1 new club at minimum, or net increase in membership in each club to be a Distinguished Division.

Divisions achieving distinguished status will receive: Distinguished Lt. governor lapel pin.

District must have a net increase in membership and achieve a ranking in the top 25% of all districts in each region to be a Distinguished District. The ranking of districts will be based on percentage of growth.

Districts achieving distinguished status will receive: Distinguished Governor and Secretary lapel pin, Distinguished District Certificate, and special recognition during the 2016 Kiwanis International Convention.

Presidential Citation Certificate will be awarded to the top 25% of all district and Kiwanis nations not achieving Distinguished District status.

Distinguished Member must sponsor 2 new members and participate in 2 Kiwanis service projects. Distinguished

Members will receive a letter from the 2014-15 Kiwanis International President and a Distinguished Member lapel pin.

The Torch of Power has been Passed in Division 3

Saturday, Sept. 16, 2014
Division 3 clubs gathered in Chatham, Ontario at LG Bud Orr's final Divisional Caucus meeting held at the Active Lifestyle Centre.  All 7 division clubs were well represented.
Updates on individual club activities over the past quarter where heard and all clubs have been very busy. 

 Leamington Club Members

 Chatham, Sarnia-Lambton Golden K, Windsor Roseland, Windsor, Forest and Seaway

 LG Bud giving his final speech (swam song!)

 PLG Bud congratulating LG Cathy with the presentation of her LG Pin

 The Official passing of the LG Club banner

 LG Cathy giving her first of many speeches!

PLG Bud was always willing to "roll up his sleeves" to assist with any project that Kiwanians were willing to tackle.  As LG Cathy said, "he was always willing to show off his muscles".  It therefore was quite appropriate that the gift Bud received had a little boy looking at his shadow's muscles!

Thank you PLG Bud for 2 years of hard work, great communication and a sharing of infectious Kiwanis spirit.  As LG Cathy stated "You are going to be a hard act to follow!!!"

Posted by PLG Sheila Donald

Chatham-Kent Club's Matching Scholarship Awards 2014

The Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent presented 2014 Kiwanis Foundation of Canada Matching Scholarships to Colin Bell and Monty Langford. Shown in the photo (left to right) are Club President Eileen Richards, Colin Bell, Monty Langford and Club Scholarship Committee Chair Dennis Myers. Colin Bell who has won numerous awards in the Chatham Kiwanis Music Festival will be studying vocal music at Western University in London, Ontario in the fall. Monty Langford will also be attending Western University where he will be continuing his studies in Business Management and Organizational Studies. He has been pre-accepted into The  Richard Ivey School of Business.  Both Colin and Monty have been exceptional students in high school and very active in school and community activities.

Building Bridges to the Future Art Competition

Building Bridges to the Future

The Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent heeded the call from KI President Gunter Gasser to help build bridges for children to the future.  In partnership with the Chatham Cultural Centre and Thames Art Gallery, they held a Children's Art Competition where children in the community were invited to submit art based on the theme:  "What do you see when you think of bridges to the future?"

Guidelines, timelines and promotion were arranged.  The competition was open to any student in Chatham-Kent (maximum 2 entries per child) with cash prizes awarded.  Posters and brochures were displayed in many public areas (municipal buildings, libraries, seniors' centres, churches, etc) and social media was used to get the word out.  A team of 3 judges determined one winner in each of the 3 categories (Primary, Junior and Senior).  All artwork was displayed gallery-style at the Chatham Cultural Centre for a few weeks after the competition.

A formal presentation of certificates and prizes was made to each of the winners during a special Kiwanis Club meeting.  The children were praised for their talents and also rewarded for participating in the ELIMINATE fundraiser.  Their  parents and grandparents were recognized and thanked for their support.  A reception followed with cake and refreshments for all in attendance.

Thanks to the generosity of the owner of the Maple Art Gallery in Chatham, the art will be professionally matted.  The three winning pieces will be taken from Ontario to the Eastern Canada and the Caribbean District Convention in Charlottetown PEI to be sold or auctioned as part of the fundraiser to support ELIMINATE. 

This was an extremely worthwhile project for many reasons: recognition of the talents of children, visibility in the community, increased awareness of the goals of Kiwanis and ELIMINATE as well as fundraising to support the project.

Submitted by

Cathy Telfer, Past President and Chair of Publicity

Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent

ctelfer@sympatico.ca

519-351-4378

2 More Walter Zellers Awarded on Kiwanis' 99th Anniversary

        Region A Trustee Sheila Donald and LG Division 3 Budd Orr with Sarnia/Lambton Kiwanis Golden K Walter Zeller Fellows Anna Bej and David Murray

  Anna and David were presented with their Walter Zeller Fellowships at the Golden K Meeting on January 21,2014 - the 99th Anniversary of the Founding of Kiwanis.  Congratulations to both who now join the others Zeller Fellows worldwide.

As of December 16, 2013, The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis’s global campaign for children, in partnership with UNICEF, has raised:
Total Funds: US$43,992,179.80 (cash and pledges; US$189.65 per member average)
Total Model Clubs: 607
Total 100K Clubs: 39
Total Lead Gifts: 14
Total Major Gifts: 84
Total Walter Zeller Fellows: 5,106