West Virginia March 2014 Kiwanis Mountaineer Bulletin

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1 West Virginia March 2014 Kiwanis Mountaineer Bulletin Call to 2014 Mid-Year Conference Table of Contents: Page 1: Governor Sherry Page 2: Distinguished Members Service Page 3 6: Club News Page 7: CKI News New Legion of Honor Members Growth Page 8: Current Legion of Honor Page 9: Detroit #1 100 years of service Members Page 10: Upcoming events Ron Thomas Service Award for Coral Div members Kiwanis Club of Barbour County Ruby Div members Kiwanis Club of Welch March 7-9, 2014 is our Mid-Year conference. It is at Holiday Inn and Suites in South Charleston. We will have informative educational sessions (all different than past conferences). The Charleston Young Professional Club is hosting our convention. A banquet luncheon features our Key Club and Circle K Governor as well Past Kiwanis International President Bo Shafer. I heard Bo speak at Black Mt, NC and was thrilled at his talk. We will give out club service awards and distinguished club awards. The Governor s Banquet will feature Kiwanis International Trustee and Board Counselor Clinton Green from New Zealand. We will have a Board of Trustees meeting on Fri March 7 th 3-5pm. Please come prepared to give an update on your division. Please come for the Friday Night basketball game and/or for the whole day Sat. I am looking forward to seeing everyone as I have not gotten to travel due to the weather. March 5-7 a group of us, including 2 international trustees Kevin and Clinton, will be in Madison recruiting members for a new club. If you would like to help Bill May, several other members of the growth team, and me, come in early on Thursday and we will build our second new club. Bill May has completed Monroe County which makes me proud. Circle K will be hosting their convention on Feb 28 and 29 in Huntington. Bill and I will be attending this event and giving them encouragement. Larissa Dean is the CKI Administrator. Emerald Div members Kiwanis Club of Weirton Diamond Div. 46+ members Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg Last but not least, if your club has not paid dues for , please see that dues are paid ASAP. Thanks! Governor Sherry the 1

2 Distinguished Member recognition has gone out to the following Kiwanians for bringing in two or more new members. Club Name North Parkersburg North Parkersburg Suncrest Area, Morgantown Williamstown Area Williamstown Area Williamstown Area Williamstown Area Distinguished Member Lois Meadows Sue Flowers Traci Weber David A Meadows Dr Jason Gessel Jessica Gessel Kevin Dean Dennis Albright Melissa Shortridge Sue Flowers Heather Bretthaur Russ Flowers Traci Weber Tameri Stevens Kelli Kiselica Pat Peters Mary Virginia Weber Kelly Hendrickson Jean Ford Ron Lathey Barbara Lewis Any member who brings in two or more new members during the year will be recognized as a Distinguished Member, provided they are given the credit on the new member registration form. So for the Administrative year we had the above seven Distinguished Members and two of their recruits. Well done and congratulations! 2

3 News from Kiwanis Clubs around the District Kiwanis Club of East Huntington The Huntington City Mission held it s first Art for Hope Art Auction at the Renaissance Center on Thursday, October 24 th! Over 150 pieces of beautifully framed artwork was on display. Thomas Kinkade and Rockwell were among the many well known artists that were represented at the event. The Mission needed 100 attendees to ensure a higher percentage of proceeds. They met their goal with 101 attendees! The Mission made over $2,000 from the event. This money will help the Mission continue to sleep, clothe and feed over 130 homeless men, women and children every night! They serve over 100,000 free meals to hungry and homeless every year. They have been helping those less fortunate in our community since The Kiwanis Club of East Huntington pitched in and volunteered at the event. Eight members of the club, including the President Robert Douthat, Past President John Kyle and current Secretary Sherry Kyle helped out as ushers, runners, and covered registration table They worked very hard and helped make the night a huge success! In the picture at right President John Kyle assists the auctioneer in displaying the picture. Kiwanis Club of Martinsburg Jeff Krystofiak, the director of Residential Child Care at the Board of Child Care in Spring Mills will give our club a guided tour of the campus. The Board of Child Care is a human services organization that helps children. Since 1874, they have given children and their families hope for the future. Dinner will be provided by the Board of Child Care before the tour. Manny Arvon, Superintendent of Berkeley County Schools, will be our guest speaker 20 March. Manny will be speaking on the growth of the County and what new schools are planned to keep up with the growth.. This is a program that was postponed last month. The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at Katara s Deli, 1615 Winchester Ave. Kiwanis Club of Keyser The club assisted in a local blood drive. The club provided after school snacks, tutoring and recreation plus dinner to grades 3 and 4 at the local elementary school. The club helped pack over 1,000 shoeboxes for Samaritan's Purse. Kiwanis Club of Welch Several members assisted the staff at the elementary school to dismantle props for storage. 3

4 News from Kiwanis Clubs around the District Kiwanis Club of Elkins The club ran the corn dog wagon at the Mountain State Forest Festival. The club raised $16,800 from the sale of corn dogs, French fries and drinks during the Forest Festival. Kiwanis Club of Weirton The club participates in the Mario Pipinos Head Start program. The members collected clothing (gloves, hats, scarfs, socks etc.) and collected a $50.00 cash donation for the facility. In December, the members volunteered by ringing bells for the Salvation Army on three different days. The club also helped the Weirton Aktion Club with their candle fundraising project. They helped sell and deliver candles. Kiwanis Club of Huntington We had Kevin Brady as a speaker. As Executive Director of the Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District, he defines his job as preserving and modernizing the more than 1,400 acres of park land. Ritter Park is the flagship of the park system and in 2013 it was named one of the ten best public spaces in America. The park restrooms need to be replaced and the tennis facilities with its bubble needs to be handled. The Field House property was recently sold to Marshall after the leaking roof made it too expensive to maintain. A new Veterans Memorial Park has been built behind the soccer field to honor the original dedication of the property to the memory of all veterans. A new section of the Paul Ambrose Trail for Health has recently been completed through the Harris Riverfront Park. Major changes are in store for the amphitheater at Riverfront Park. Additional renovations have been made at Rotary Park where several playgrounds have been built as well as three disc golf courses and bike trails. The Park District also manages three cemeteries including Springhill Cemetery where the Field of Flags is displayed each September. Recently the Park District hired a new Activities Director, Brian Danford, who will be adding lots of new fun activities to the park board calendar. For additional information, visit ghprd.org. Our speaker last week was Wanda Wilson of Adams Avenue Floral. She is a local businesswoman. Since 1991, she is proud of her ability to work with her customers. She will create any type of arrangement that one would like. She gets her supplies locally from Nitro, Spurlock s Wholesale, and from Columbus. She advised us that we will get more value and fresher flowers by ordering from a local florist rather than from an 800 number or the Internet. Ask for something similar to a display in an ad. Arrangements can be made with real flowers or silk ones. She also reminded us that funerals always need a certain number of flowers for use to cover the grave. You can always send flowers even when a no flowers request shows up in the obituary. Valentine s Day and Mother s Day are the busiest times and it is best to order early. Our speaker this week was Officer Kyle Patten from the HPD K-nine unit. The unit currently has 8 dogs and 7 handlers. The dogs are trained for narcotics, tracking, and apprehension. Officer Patten's dog, Nero, is a beautiful Shepherd who is 6 1/2 years old and will retire in 6 months. They use foreign languages to train the dogs and Nero's favorite treat is a tennis ball. Nero is a narcotics dog so he will be used to check the cars, lockers, & backpacks at the schools. Sometimes Officer Patten brings him down to the bus terminal first thing in the morning to check out the arriving bus. The dogs will work faster than humans at clearing a building. Obedience is stressed at all stages of the training. 4

5 News from Kiwanis Clubs around the District Kiwanis Club of Huntington 2/25/14: Last week s meeting was spent in committee discussion primarily related to our Annual Spaghetti Dinner. The Dinner will be held April 4 at FUMC. Prep work will be done on Wednesday, April 2. Responsibilities are being assigned now so talk to Tom Hanshaw to see what you can do to help. Be sure to schedule some time off work for at least one of the days. Tickets are available from Denise Pittenger. Remember: our success is based on tickets sold not the number of lunches served. Selling tickets is the most important role we have. You are not asking for donations, you are offering them the best spaghetti dinner available for their money! What a great way for a business to say Thank You to their employees! This week we will be celebrating with Patti Nelson as she retires as Director of the KDCC. Be sure to be there to thank her for her many years of excellent service to the children of Huntington. Hopefully we will then see her joining us for lunch during her retirement. Brenda Sutphin, incoming Director of the KDCC, will also be joining us for lunch. Kiwanis Club of Charles Town 2/20/14: The WV Kiwanis Governor Sherry Charles will be visiting Division 6 on Thursday 13 March. The banquet will start promptly at 6 PM and will be held at Shepherd University's Ballroom above the Student Center (Ram's Den). The cost of the banquet meal will be $20 and will consist of a tossed salad, herbroasted chicken, roast pork loin, green bean Almandine, Yukon gold and sweet potato au gratin, glazed baby carrots, and assorted fruit pies and cake. Also included are rolls or corn muffins, tea, water, and coffee. PLEASE let Jill Nau know if you wish to attend no later than 7 March.. We had the President, Vice President, and Secretary from the Washington High School Key Club at our meeting to give status of the club. They discussed that the Jefferson County School Superintendent has cancelled all field trips till after Westest, so the club will not be able to attend the district convention. The Fashion Show has been rescheduled till 2 March. Half the proceeds will go to the junior class for prom and half will go to Key Club. They have chosen to donate theirs to the Jefferson County Animal Shelter. The club will hold officer elections their first meeting in March for next year s club. Saturday, February 22, 2014 Eliminate Project Update Thanks a million. Literally. Thanks to one generous Kiwanis member, The Eliminate Project is US$1 million closer to reaching its US$110 million goal and protecting the connection between millions of mothers and babies. The US$1 million gift combined with the efforts of Kiwanis-family members around the world brings total funds raised for The Eliminate Project to US$48.2 million in cash and pledges as of February 16, These funds help UNICEF implement immunization campaigns. In fact, UNICEF plans to reach million women with immunization activities in 2014 and Other countries are also developing plans, which can be implemented once more funds are received. Immunization activities eventually lead to data review, prevalidation and validation surveys and confirmation of MNT elimination. Several countries have progressed in the process. Madagascar hopes to conduct a validation survey in 2014 while the Philippines, Cambodia and India are reviewing data to determine their readiness. 5

6 News from Kiwanis Clubs around the District Kiwanis Club of Shepherdstown We are pleased to welcome a new member to our club -- Hunter Cutlip of Clarksburg, WV. He is a former Key Clubber and is now a student at Shepherd University. Welcome, Hunter! Officer Jim Cummings of the Shepherdstown Police Department was at our meeting recently to accept our donation of stuffed animals and he was very pleased. Our K-Kids brought in an additional 45 stuffed animals. Advisor Kim Walls is pictured with the K-Kids and some of the stuffed animals. If you have any more, please bring them on Wednesday. We'll be working on our May 9 auction preparation. Please think about what part YOU can play to make this our best ever. It takes the ENTIRE club to be successful. We'll also discuss Kiwanis One Day and other upcoming activities. Club president and WV District Secretary, Bernie Knott, traveled to Indianapolis to attend the District Secretaries' meeting and the SLP conference in January. It was a very productive trip. Many members of our club are active in their church communities and provide service to their fellow members, teach classes, and attend to the physical needs of the church properties. President Bernard Knott provided information about our club becoming a Model Club for the Eliminate Project. That means that we would pledge to give $750 per member over the next five years. We can include the $6, we have already given (by the club and by individuals). Doug Fargo and the Knotts' have made commitments. We already have money in our budget for Eliminate. Margaret Walker agreed to pump up the effort with our chili and cornbread raffle table. The Kiwanis One Day car wash funds can be added. Other members are encouraged to make donations through the club so that the club gets credit. Calvin Whittington made a motion that we commit to being a Model Club; Karl wolf seconded the motion; and it carried. The total goal of the project is to raise $110 million in cash and pledges by June 2015, the 100 th anniversary of Kiwanis. Kiwanis Club of Weirton Liberty Elementary School selected 22 students for awards of in the Terrific Kids program. One of our members, Angie Goettel, spent 26 hours volunteering for the elderly. ie; nursing home visits, errands, grocery; store, doctors etc. Kiwanis Club of West Charleston Our club cooks and serves both lunch and dinner one time during the month at a homeless shelter in Charleston. We served 52 for lunch and 45 for dinner. There were also 5 children served. Club members donate money at each week s meeting to be given to Eliminate Project. 6

7 District Convention Coming Soon! West Virginia Circle K's District Convention is right around the corner! DCON will be held at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, from February 28 through March 2, DCON is a time to strengthen your leadership skills, perform service in the Huntington community, celebrate the Circle K superstars from the past year, and socialize with your fellow CKI members! Please be sure to follow this link to complete a quick registration form: forms/d/19uzvochqhw3vm-og_mrm1fmoxq9n64048uczifqoj2k/viewform We need everyone to register so that we have an accurate head count for hotel rooms, meals, and other materials! The cost is $80 per person, which includes hotel (breakfast included), meals, materials, and a T-shirt! If you will not be staying in the hotel because you live near by or are making your own arrangements, the cost is $40. The official call to convention and other information has been sent to district and club leaders. Please forward this information to all of your club members. We look forward to seeing you there! West Virginia District 25 Year Legion of Honor Joseph P Altobello Keyser-Breakfast 25 John R Blevins Wheeling 25 Danny A Bragg West Charleston 25 Kevin H Coomler Charles Town 25 Gerald V Eagan Suncrest Area 25 Lansing Hill War 25 Robert T Joseph Morgantown 25 Trina L Melody Keyser-Breakfast 25 Gregory R Morgan Elkins 25 H Maxwell Morgan Elkins 25 Thelma L O'Connor Keyser 25 Cynthia Perring Wheeling 25 James Arthur Reed Chester 25 Judith L Rice Keyser 25 Mary Margaret Rinehart Keyser-Breakfast 25 Michael D Shaffer Parsons 25 Lewis N Ware Elkins 25 A special thanks to 65-year members James Harless (Gilbert) and Jasper Kalo (Grafton). 7

8 WV District Legion of Honor Kiwanians James H Harless Gilbert 65 Jasper A Kalo Grafton 65 Donald P Heare Keyser 63 Edward Eiland Logan 61 John K Phillips Barbour County 60 Alvin I Fineman Chester 59 Henry C Tolley Clarksburg 59 Robert L Gilliam Williamson 58 Redmond Price Williamson 57 David H Daugherty Huntington 56 Charles W Kline Charles Town 56 Philip J Consalvo Wellsburg 55 Rex E Browning Logan 54 Kyle Cook Huntington 54 Arthur F Hahn Morgantown 54 Ameen Joseph West Charleston 54 William Peak Gilbert 53 Robert Harman Keyser 52 Philip W Ware Elkins 52 Dale W Loy Huntington 51 Earl N Straight Fairmont 50 Doyle VanMeter Williamson 50 Robert V Digman Barbour County 48 Dale E John Morgantown 48 Wayne Sanders North Parkersburg 48 Raymond Abraham East Huntington 47 William A James Beckley 47 Clarence W Powers War 47 Howard McDonald Logan 46 Donald R Skinner Elkins 46 Clarence Everett Sperry Barbour County 46 David C Harman Keyser 45 William G Hartman Elkins 45 John C Harvey Keyser 45 Jimmy W Jones War 45 Donald D Vanscoy Elkins 45 William L Williams Logan 45 Leon E Cox Wellsburg 44 Jerry Lynn Flanagan Princeton-Athens 43 Albert Totten Delbarton 43 Richard W Cardot Elkins 42 Joseph E Hatfield Gilbert 42 Thomas E O'Connor Keyser 42 Robert A Schadler Keyser 42 Robert L Wall Wellsburg 42 Dan W McClure Beckley 41 J Peale Davidson Fairmont 40 John R Webb North Parkersburg40 Robert W Claar West Charleston 39 Don C Elkins Logan 39 Roger C Emerick North Parkersburg39 Thomas B Pafford Huntington 39 John M Weber Suncrest Arean" 39 Peter H Dougherty Charles Town 38 Donald Endicott Delbarton 38 Phil Fry Princeton-Athens 38 Robert P Haas Wellsburg 38 Denver D Atkinson Clarksburg 37 Richard Bowyer Fairmont 37 Sam Depue Princeton-Athens 37 Walter E Hofmann Parkersburg 37 Spencer A Moore East Huntington 37 L Douglas Nuzum Fairmont 37 Rayman P Richardson Fairmont 37 R T Rogers Hinton 37 Tom Himes Princeton-Athens 36 James C Hunt Clarksburg 36 Michael M Johnson Charles Town 36 Gary L Stickley Keyser 36 James C Turner Clarksburg 36 Lawrence P Woods Clarksburg 36 Billy Joe Edwards Hinton 35 Daniel J Held Parkersburg 35 Nat S Marino Wellsburg 35 John F Schmidt Shepherdstown 35 Karl L Wolf Shepherdstown 35 Bill R Browning Logan 34 Kevin T Duffin Wheeling 34 Duke Horstemeyer Weirton 34 John M Hubbard Williamson 34 Gerald K Nagley Martinsburg 34 Richard Allen Pettit Moundsville 34 William E Phillips Fairmont 34 William F Sinclair Wheeling 34 Michael A Spevock Morgant wn 34 Gerald R Wilcox Keyser 34 Mark B Armentrout Elkins 33 Geo R Farmer Morgantown 33 Donald W Frazier Princeton-Athens 33 James G Heflebower Charles Town 33 William A Ott North Parkersburg 33 Paul D Spradling West Charleston 33 Warren W White Martinsburg 33 Harvey A Barger North Parkersburg 32 Harold V Catrow Martinsburg 32 Wayne F Mitchell Princeton-Athens 32 Roger Dale Taylor Logan 32 Leon R Bartlett North Parkersburg 31 Rocco C Cipriano Charles Town 31 Ned B Eller Beckley 31 Richard S Hayhurst North Parkersburg 31 Kendrick King War 31 Kendrick King Bluefield 31 Roman W Prezioso F airmont 31 Frederick H Sammons Huntington 31 Daniel W Webster Bridgeport 31 William H Andrews Keyser 30 Walter A Angelini Weirton 30 James Bialek Elkins 30 Dean Burns Clarksburg 30 Jack G Childers East Huntington 30 Larry Godfrey North Parkersburg 30 Thomas L Gompers Wheeling 30 Robert O Hammer Fairmont 30 Michael P Kucher Weirton 30 Carlos J Lopes Logan 30 Ralph A Lorenzetti Charles Town 30 James W Mullins Logan 30 Kenneth E Smith Parsons 30 James B Kepner Wheeling 29 James H Martin Fairmont 29 Robert W Powelson Northern Harrison County 29 Raymond O Pyles North Parkersburg 29 Richard S Bailey Bridgeport 28 D Stephen Chapman Logan 28 Robert T Clark Fairmont 28 Charles H Elkins Logan 28 William H Ford Fairmont 28 Matthew H Gilliam Williamson 28 Thomas M Hughes Keyser 28 Walter J Larch Weirton 28 William P McDonald West Charleston 28 David A Nurmi Chester 28 Nick Scrivo Fairmont 28 Richard M Yurko Bridgeport 28 Richard Brunton East Huntington 27 Paul L Campbell North Parkersburg 27 Bill Endicott Delbarton 27 John R Haines Keyser 27 Bernard Wayne Knott Shepherdstown 27 William J Shannon Wellsburg 27 James F Alexander Morgantown 26 Audrey I Bryant Wellsburg 26 Gordon H Copland Bridgeport 26 Robert N Cross Martinsburg 26 Sandra K Gibbs North Parkersburg 26 Terry M Jones Northern Harrison County 26 M V. Kalaycioglu Northern Harrison County 26 Gary W Nickerson Bridgeport 26 Mary Kay Olashuk Weirton 26 Lee Reger Northern Harrison County 26 Richard G Rekowski Weirton 26 Glenn Snyder Suncrest Area 26 Jacques R Williams Morgantown 26 8

9 100 Years of Service The excitement is building for Detroit No. 1 Club members. In 2015, Kiwanis' founding club plans to celebrate 100 years of service to the Detroit community and the world. Kiwanis has made a difference in the lives of millions since 1914, when Allen S. Browne and Joseph G. Prance met in Detroit to plan the formation of an organization that would eventually become Kiwanis. Today the original club serves the children of the world. Its signature project, "Books for Kids," has distributed more than 1.5 million books over the past 12 years. More than 100 classes of third-grade students received dictionaries through the Kiwanis Dictionary Program. In addition, Detroit No. 1 is a Model Club for The Eliminate project, supports Children's Hospitals with proceeds from Kiwanis Peanut Day fundraisers, and provides financial aid for needy young people to attend summer camp. Together, the Salvation Army and the Detroit No. 1 Club have prepared and served food to the homeless, and many Kiwanians have helped their Salvation Army partner with its annual holiday bell ringing. The Kiwanis-sponsored Aktion Club and the Circle K Club are active in fundraising and charity work, too. Detroit No. 1 is proud to host Kiwanis' 100th anniversary party on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at the Detroit Renaissance Marriott Hotel. Along with Kiwanis International, the Michigan District is helping to prepare for this historic gathering. Many activities are planned, including a "Books for Kids" service project. Join us in Detroit to celebrate a century of Kiwanis service and help launch Kiwanis into the next century. Creative Ways to Celebrate The number 100 and multiples of 100: 100 children served, 100 canned goods collected, 100 winter coats collected, 100 games donated to a school, etc. Platinum projects and the metal s properties (resistance to wear, tarnish, corrosion). Achievements by your club and how you could tie in your club s history. Achievements by your district and how you could tie in your district s history at the club level, in cooperation with other clubs. Service Leadership Programs and how youth programs represent the future, supported by your Kiwanis club. Tying in The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis anniversary gift to the world. How? By becoming a 100 Baby Member for the West Virginia Eliminate Project What is the 100 Baby Project? Any club, any SLP, any individual can be recognized by the West Virginia District as a 100 Baby Member by donating $180 to the Eliminate Project. We will run the program until at least June 27, More information will follow from Eliminate Coordinator Dr. Ray Richardson of the Fairmont Club. Wouldn t it be wonderful for every club, every SLP, and every member of the West Virginia District to be at least a 100 Baby Member? 9

10 Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time 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, 2016 Paris, France, June