West Virginia January 2014 Kiwanis Mountaineer Bulletin

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1 West Virginia January 2014 Kiwanis Mountaineer Bulletin Kiwanis Family Table of Contents: HAPPY NEW YEAR Page 1: Governor Sherry Page 2: KI Pres. Gunter Gasser Page 3: North Parkersburg Weirton Page 4 &5: Annual Giving Page 6: Huntington Page 7: Martinsburg, Gilbert Welch Page 8: Shepherdstown, Charles Town Page 9: Bridgeport Service Members Service Page 10: West Charleston Dear Kiwanians: I am writing this in a Starbucks at Harding University in Searcy, AR. Happy Happy, Happy. Ken and I have had a wonderful time visiting both families in VA and AR what will it bring? My bucket list for WV Kiwanis for 2014 is to build all our clubs up to charter strength. Gunter charged the governors with rebuilding and building. I would like to see 6 new clubs in WV by August, Bill May is on the bandwagon with starting Madison and turning in the paperwork. I really appreciate Bill and Debbie for all the work they have done. Kevin and Larissa are working on a Young Professional club in Morgantown. My site to work toward is a new club in Buckhannon. I hope each one of you have these resolutions for the new-year. Ken and I have visited 5 clubs and hope to get the other 5 visited during the spring and summer. I have been receiving notifications from KI that our membership is in the dangerous position of getting close to Please make a resolution for yourself this year to invite one new person to Kiwanis and greatly encourage them to become a member. I need everyone s participation in this. Finally be sure to mark your calendars for the Mid-Year Conference March 7-9 at Charleston. The Young Professionals Club of Charleston is hosting. We have two guest speakers. Our International Trustee from New Zealand Clinton Green and former Kiwanis International President Bo Shafer, from Tennessee. Two slogans I want for you to remember for the New Year. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you and Keep on Keeping on! Happy New 1

2 Dear Governors of the Americas I appreciate the opportunity to connect with you earlier this week, and based on some of the comments I heard during our conference calls, I wanted to emphasize a very important concept for our class this year: Full steam ahead. A few weeks ago while visiting the Netherlands; I visited a ship called the Rotterdam. The ship was going half ahead, and as you may see in the picture I included, I am indicating that we must move full steam ahead. Some of you have asked, Why do we have to wait until the spring to get going with new club opening and membership growth activities. My answer to you is that we do not have to wait. As a matter of fact, we must go full steam ahead now, and work with the teams we have in place today to take Kiwanis to new communities and encourage our clubs to get stronger and healthier. Let s not confuse the campaign for growth timeline regarding the recruitment and training of the campaign division teams in the spring 2014 with our immediate goals. We, as a class, have the great responsibility of working full steam ahead to achieve our goals, while at the same time support building the structure for the long term. Let s not get distracted or confused. We cannot wait. For this reason, I ask that you: Work with your teams now. Remember, you and your teams of lieutenant governors were tasked in the spring of 2013 with finding new club builders and club counselors in each division to support the achievement of the goals. We have already added Kiwanis clubs in 16 communities this year, and every one of us makes a difference in our progress to our new club opening goal of 250. Build the first new club in your district this quarter. If you haven t already, it is important to get off to a fast start to show that it can be done. Evaluate the site surveys, communicate with your team and lead them to fruition. Contact your regional development strategist and schedule the training. If you haven t already done so, contact him/her to schedule the training for new club builders and club counselors, so that your division teams are ready to act. They can be trained today with the materials that are currently available. They will be revised for the spring of 2014, but they are good and they work. They will also come to a new club site for on the job training if minimum requirements are met. Engage them. Update the new club opening tracker. The only way we can all be informed and measure our progress towards our goal is reporting where we are. Please provide the information on new club sites and their progress to update the trackers. If you have questions on how to do this, contact your regional development strategist. There is no time to waste. This is our time to make a difference. We have much to celebrate now. We must go full steam ahead with the team and resources we have today. Let s get growing to build bridges for the children to the future! Gunter Gasser President Global Campaign for Growth Chairman

3 Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg News by Ray Pyles The benefits of the Learn and Earn Program, a partnership between DuPont Washington Works and West Virginia University at Parkersburg were discussed at the weekly meeting of the North Parkersburg Kiwanis Club. DuPont Washington Works and West Virginia University at Parkersburg's agreement to provide students the opportunity to receive operator training while gaining work experience builds a partnership with the community and the University, said Kimberlee Suzanne Legg, a Six Sigma Lean Expert - Human Resources Consultant for DuPont. "Learn and Earn Program graduates enter the workforce with the real-world knowledge and hands-on experience needed to be successful chemical process operators," said Legg. Pictured: Left to Right, Kimberlee Suzanne Legg, Human Resources Consultant, DuPont Washington Works, and Bill Ott, Secretary, North Parkersburg Kiwanis Club WVU Parkersburg President Dr. Marie Foster Gnage has called the program, "a win-win-win for WVU Parkersburg, DuPont and the students," and "an unprecedented educational experience for students in our community." Student eligibility for the Learn and Earn Program is determined by minimum requirements in Math, English, Reading, and a job skills assessment. Applications for the Learn and Earn Program are received and processed by WVU-P at learnandearn. In this one-year program, students gain work experience while earning a 30-hour degree certificate of applied science in chemical and polymer operator technology. The program alternates classroom learning at WVU Parkersburg with hands-on work rotations at DuPont in three-month cycles. Students receive hourly compensation while working at DuPont. The State of West Virginia reimburses DuPont for half of the students' wages. "The Washington Works site has seven separate manufacturing areas. Students enrolled in the Learn and Earn Program are assigned to one of the areas and typically return to the same area for their second work rotation", Legg said. The Learn and Earn Program is managed by a project team with representatives from each manufacturing area. The team works in conjunction with the WVU-P Program Director and staff to ensure learning objectives are achieved. For more information, contact the Director of Non-Traditional Programs at WVU Parkersburg at Kiwanis Club of Weirton Eight club members participated in ringing the Bell for the Salvation Army on 11/27/13 for 16 hours at the downtown Krogers location. We donated a wagon filled with children toys, books, etc valued at for benefit of the Make A Wish foundation. We helped serve and cook for citizens of the community at the Weirton Senior Center on Thanksgiving Day. 3

4 Annual Giving Frequently Asked Questions August 19, 2013 What will the financial implications be for districts due to the changes in the program? The immediate impact will be noticed with district matching scholarships since they will no longer be part of the annual giving program. After analyzing the giving of individuals and clubs over the last two years, districts will initially be receiving less through the 5% district grant program until individual and club giving increases. However, those funds are not going away. They will now be available for club and district grants and grants to support Service Leadership Programs. Why remove the district matching scholarship portion? The shift makes more funds available to strengthen our grants program to be of greater service to our members. This also strengthens support for the foundation s core mission: to serve the children of the world. What is considered an undesignated or unrestricted gift? The annual giving program will only recognize undesignated or unrestricted gifts made by clubs and individuals annually. An undesignated or unrestricted gift is an individual gift (or gift from a couple) or a gift from a club that is made annually to the Kiwanis International Foundation. Undesignated or unrestricted gifts allow the board and administration the flexibility to use your gift where there is the greatest need and where it can make the greatest impact. Individuals and clubs are asked to make their donations to the Kiwanis International Foundation s annual fund. Designated gifts, such as gifts to The Eliminate Project or to disaster relief, are not counted toward this total. So what are designated or restricted gifts? Not all gifts are credited toward the annual giving program. The following is a list of campaigns and funds to which donors designate and are considered restricted gifts. The Eliminate Project Club or individual gifts to The Eliminate Project will not count toward the annual giving program. Gifts to The Eliminate Project count toward all global campaign recognition. Legacy Gifts Planned or legacy gifts (e.g., a gift through a will or trust) are not counted as part of the annual giving program. There is a separate recognition program available. Find out more at Restricted Funds Funds that have been set up for scholarships, donor advised funds, funds which have been restricted on their use. Disaster Relief Fund Gifts made specifically to the disaster relief fund will not be eligible for the recognition program. Every year the foundation board allocates a portion of the annual budget toward disaster relief fund grants. For years, the suggested annual gift from clubs was US$5 per member. Why is the Kiwanis International Foundation now asking us for US$25 per member? The Annual Club Gift program has evolved from clubs making a generous annual gift, to a gift that now has more of a sense of requirement. With this new program, every gift from individuals in your club also counts toward this total. As your club invests in the foundation, your members, their friends and families are continuing to support our foundation through annual gifts. But annual gifts by your club will continue to be emphasized, even as our foundation works to encourage more investment by individuals. 4

5 Annual Giving (continued) Under the recognition program of Each Kiwanian, Each Year Club, it states that 100% participation with every active member contributing some amount. What does this mean? To be recognized, every active member of the club must make some form of gift (cash, check, or credit card) to the annual fund. If a club also makes an annual club gift, they have met the 100% requirement. Does an annual gift from the club count towards the 100% Kiwanis International Foundation Sustaining Club? No. For this recognition, each individual of the club must personally contribute US$100 or more. Does a club or district have to hit the US$25 per capita to qualify for foundation grants or the Top 5 recognition? No. Neither clubs nor districts do not have to hit the US$25 per capita mark to qualify. When will club and district recognition be sent? Unlike previous years, all club and district recognition will be sent out in the following administrative year; with the exception of banner patches for clubs making an annual gift. These patches will continue to be sent with the club acknowledgement letter once the gift has been received. This change ensures staff accurately tracks individual and club giving and provides proper recognition. How does the district 5% grant work? 5% of the district s combined annual individual and club giving is provided to the district, to be used for scholarships and/or an event that promotes the Kiwanis International Foundation (for example, an honors breakfast at the district convention). Is the district 5% grant a matching grant? No. The district does not need to match the 5% grant to receive the funds. How about the Top 5 district scholarships? For what purpose can those funds be used? Are they matching? Those funds are to be used to send an individual to a university, college or other higher education institution. Districts do not have to match the scholarships to receive the funds. The districts must report the use of those funds to foundation staff. When will the 5% grant be sent? The 5% grant will be sent out in the following administrative year. This allows enough time for staff to process gifts received at the end of the administrative year from both individuals and clubs. Who will receive the 5% grant from the foundation? The grant will be sent to the district leadership. It will then be up to the district leadership to determine how those funds will be used based on the foundation guidelines. How will scholarships be handled for gifts made in the year? The program that was established for will remain in place. Once gifts from are processed, foundation staff will notify district leadership about available matching scholarships. Districts can then apply for these matching scholarships up to September 30, The payment of these scholarships will go directly to the scholarship recipient s university (districts will send their portion of the matching scholarship to the university on their own). What will the district do without foundation scholarships in the future? If the scholarship program is an essential part of the district s service, we recommend creating a district scholarship fund to continue this effort on your own. The foundation can help you with the planning of this program. How often will reports be available to find out the status of districts, divisions and clubs? Your Kiwanis International Foundation volunteers will have access to a monthly report of the overall combined individual and club annual giving, along with the average gift per member based on your club s paid membership on September 30,

6 Kiwanis Club of Huntington by Sandy Mauk 11/12/13: Last week, Bob and I shared the story of our daughter who died from a subarachnoid hemorrhage of a ruptured brain aneurysm. She died in August of 2012 and a group of her friends sponsored a 5K Run/Walk on 11/3/2013 in her memory. Jeannie s Wish was held at Woodmere Cemetery where she used to run and exercise on a daily basis. There were over 220 participants with Tim Irr as the MC. A major objective of the Run/Walk was to educate about brain aneurysms. A cerebral aneurysm is a weak bulging spot on the wall of a brain artery. Over time the blood flow within the artery pounds against the thinned portion of the wall. As the artery wall becomes gradually thinner, the blood flow causes the weakened wall to swell outward. An estimated 6 million people in the US have an unruptured aneurysm, or 1 in 50. About 30,000 people in the US suffer a rupture each year. Ruptures are fatal in 40% of cases and the majority of survivors suffer some permanent neurological deficit. Brain aneurysms are more often found in women than men and they usually develop in persons but can occur in children as well. Accurate early diagnosis, usually through imaging, is critical. Risk factors include: smoking; high blood pressure; family history; over 40; drug use, particularly cocaine; infection; tumors; and traumatic head injury. Seek medical attention immediately if you experience some or all of these symptoms: sudden severe headache, the worst of your life; loss of consciousness; nausea/vomiting; stiff neck; sudden blurred or double vision; sudden pain above/behind the eye or difficulty seeing; sudden change in mental status/awareness; sudden trouble walking or dizziness; sudden weakness and numbness; sensitivity to light; seizure; and drooping eyelid. For more information on brain aneurysms, check out 12/3/13: When we go caroling this year at Riverview, we will be gifting the residents with items for their community room. They would like books, games, and DVDs that the residents can check out. Do you have books that you are willing to donate? Games in good shape or DVDs? Gather them up and bring them to the meeting where we will add a label from Kiwanis. What a great opportunity to donate & gift things that we no longer need and make a real difference in the lives of local seniors at the same time! 12/10/13: Friday we will be ringing bells for the Salvation Army at the Walmart on Rt. 60. Make sure that you are on the list of bell ringers. We need everyone s help to cover all of the times. Next week, our speaker will be from the Huntington City Mission. We will be celebrating Christmas and some of our friends from the East Huntington Club will join us. 12/17/13: Our speakers last week were Officer Rod Pell and Scott Limley from the Huntington Police Department. They introduced us to Heads Up Huntington, a unified emergency and disaster notification system for both ios and android devices. The system, developed by The City of Huntington, WV, the Huntington Police Department (HPD), in conjunction with Mountain State Computer & Networking Solutions (MSCNS) and the Cabell Wayne Homeland Security Committee (CWHSC), was launched Nov. 5, 2013 and is now active although parts are still under development. The app provides users with critical information in the event of an emergency or disaster incident, as well as multiple other areas of information such as school closings, boil water advisories, major traffic accidents, etc. The end user has the ability to select which notifications are important to them. The app is free and is available in the Google Play Store and Apple s App Store. 6

7 Kiwanis Club of Martinsburg Host Their 31 st Annual Pancake Breakfast In October, the Kiwanis club of Martinsburg hosted their 31 st annual pancake breakfast in conjunction with the Mountain State Harvest Festival. This two-day event is the club s premier fund raiser for the year. This year nearly 700 people were served a hardy breakfast of scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, sausage gravy, apple juice and coffee. Of course, all attendees receive apples. It is not unusual for a dignitary to stop by the breakfast. This year the honorable Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia Attorney General, came to help serve breakfast on Saturday. Mr. Morrisey spent over two hours on the serving line. On Sunday, the Mountain State Harvest Festival Queen, Ms. Lauren Linton, and her court stopped by for breakfast. Accompanying the Queen and her court were cadets from Valley Forge Military Academy. Also attending on Sunday was the 2013 Miss West Virginia, Ms. Miranda Harrison. Front L to R: Stacey Catrow, President, Martinsburg Kiwanis, Patrick Morrisey, WV Attorney General, and, Sarah Stare. Back: Emily Nagley JANUARY 16 AMBULANCE AUTHORITY Gary Collis, Program Manager of the Berkeley County Ambulance Authority will give our club a report on what has happened in 2013 with our ambulance service in the county and what we can look forward to in The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at Katara s Deli, 1615 Winchester Ave. 2 of our members helped with a church bazaar. They spent 52 hours helping with their fund raiser to help C-Cap and the Rescue Mission Miss West Virginia, Ms. Miranda Harrison Kiwanis Club of Gilbert While a small club, Richard McGuire, club secretary/treasurer, reported that they remain active within the community. The club just finished a project for children in the area. They had the children visit Santa and provided toys for those who participated. Kiwanis Club of Welch Our members constructed a Veteran s Day float for the parade and we won the Best Civic Trophy. Each first grade student in Welch elementary school was presented an American Flag. Students were given an explanation of what Veteran s Day means. 7

8 Kiwanis Club of Shepherdstown What a fun and successful FUNdraiser was our chili and cornbread event on Friday evening (11/29/13). Everyone pitched in and made it great! We had 25 "batches" of chili and five trays of cornbread + beverages + condiments + raffle table items. We got a lot of positive comments from our patrons. Well done! Thanks to Mike Walker for manning the roasted chestnut stand all Friday evening. He sold out! That's a "cool" assignment! Well done, Mike! We appreciate you! John Griffith, our treasurer, will have a full financial report for us on Wednesday. We'll be meeting at the church at 7 P.M. Please mark your calendar for the following upcoming events: T A. Lowery K-Kids on Tuesday, December 10, 4-5 P.M. We've been asked to help with the Eastern Panhandle Kiwanis/Key Club Toys for Tots Day on Saturday, December 14 in Martinsburg from 9 A.M. - noon. More details will be provided on Wednesday. Holiday potluck/christmas party at Kim and Bill Walls' home -- Wednesday, December :30.M. Please bring diapers and wipes for the Care Pregnancy Center. Wayne talked with Shepherdstown Police Chief David Ransom on Friday night. They are in need of more stuffed animals/cuddly items to give to children in crisis situations. They may be gently used. If you have access to some to donate, please bring them to the party on the 18th. Friday night's (12/6/13) gathering for the Shepherd University holiday dinner was small in number (Karl, 3 members of the Adams family, and Adele) because of the terrible rain, but we had an excellent meal and lots of good fellowship. In addition to our regular support of K-Kids and Key Club, two members transported Key Clubbers to and the WV Key Club District Fall Rally. One served as a mentor during the entire event. Our club, along with our Key Club and K-Kids, filled 52 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child which will be sent around the world this holiday season to share our love and concern for the less fortunate. 12/18/13: Special thanks to Kim and Bill Walls for their excellent hospitality for our December potluck supper! It was a fun evening for everyone. Lisa Fausey, a board member from the Care Pregnancy Center of the Eastern Panhandle, was our guest. She talked briefly about the mission of the organization and was thrilled to accept our gifts of diapers and wipes as well as several booster/safety seats for children. (We also have money in our budget to give them a cash donation.) They filled up her car! Kiwanis Club of Charles Town 12/5/13: Santa's Toy Shop Reception is Thursday 12 Dec 2013 at the Mt Zion Church Charles Town at 6:00pm.. Then setup for the toy shop begins on Wednesday 12:00-5:00 and again on Thursday 12:00-5:00, and the Toy Shop is open Friday and Saturday 9:00-3:00.. We Received $3,600 from the Haunted Fairgrounds for Santa's Toy Shop, thank you to all who gave their time. We also received $1,000 from the Rotary Club.. Liz presented a check for $852 from American Public University for Santa's Toy Shop, the money was from Jean Week fund raiser that Liz coordinated through the Finance Bldg for the University.. Thank you Liz... Next Meeting 19th Dec we will have guest from the Boy Scouts, meeting will be at the Epic Buffet 6:30, see you there 8

9 Bridgeport Kiwanis Christmas Meeting December 9, 2013 (Panera Bread Cafe Meeting Room) The Bridgeport Kiwanis Christmas meeting was held on Monday, December 9, 2013, at the Panera Bread Cafe meeting room. Carolyn Wade, president, called the meeting to order. District Kiwanis Governor Sherry Charles led the Lord's Prayer. Richard Yurko led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Co-Treasurer Lu Bush gave a summary of the treasurer s report. Dues are now due. Governor Charles -reported that a new Kiwanis Club has been formed in Madison, West Virginia. She also added that the newly formed Wetzel County Kiwanis Club has their charter dinner planned for Tuesday, December 7th in New Martinsville. Charles and Rich Bailey helped with Samaritan Purse/Operation Shoebox project on November 21st at the Fellowship Bible Church in Bridgeport. A huge number of shoeboxes were to be shipped out due to the generosity of the community. Susan Deniker reported that she has done the shopping for the Angel Tree child that the Club is sponsoring. Mallory Rinker, District Key Club Lt. Governor, reported on the Bridgeport High School Key Club s activities. Eight BHS Key Clubbers attended Fall Rally in Charleston in November. The Key Club sponsored "hat day" at BHS to raise funds for WVU Children's Hospital. Over $80 was collected. This coming Saturday is crafts day at the Meadowview Manor. President Wade recognized Mrs. Kathy Cox, teacher/co-sponsor of the BHS Key Club. "We are so proud of our BHS Key Club and all they do for the community." She also said "we appreciate the management and staff of Panera Bread for making us feel right at home." The Christmas program included two Bingo and three quiz games for which prizes were awarded to the winners. The meeting concluded with President Wade reading a Christmas story, "Marty's Secret". The Bridgeport Kiwanis will meet next on Monday, January 13, 2014, at the Panera Bread Meeting Room at 4:30. Carolyn Wade, president Bridgeport Kiwanis, reads a Christmas story, "Marty's Secret" to Kiwanians and BHS Key Club Members at the Christmas Meeting

10 Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time Kiwanis Club of West Charleston Harvest Time Food Ministry: We cook and serve food for lunch and dinner at a local soup kitchen. We had contact with new advisors of Capital HS and the advisor of George Washington HS Key Club. Several members attended the Key Club Fall Rally. West Virginia Kiwanians, visit the website for up-to-date items from around the District! Coming up in the next issue?!? We need your articles!!!!!! Submit to: wvkisecy@frontier.com Convention Dates: District Dates: March 7-9, 2014 Charleston August 8-10, 2014 Huntington - Pullman Plaza March 6-8, 2015 Parkersburg (pending) August 7-9, 2015 Pipestem (pending) International Dates Chiba, Japan, July 17-20, 2014 Indianapolis, IN, June 25-28, 2015 Toronto, Canada, June 24-27,