West Virginia June 2015 Kiwanis Bulletin. Keep on! Keeping on!

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1 West Virginia June 2015 Kiwanis Bulletin Keep on! Keeping on! Table of Contents: Page 1: Gov. Sherry Pages 2-3: Kiwanis News Service Page 4: Kiwanis News Page 5: Kiwanis News Page 6: Kiwanis News Members 922 Page 7: Kiwanis News Page 8: Kiwanis News Page 9-10: Kiwanis News Service Page 11: The Formula Page 12: Future Events Please bring basket of goodies to auction at DCON. These can be from a division, a club, or and individual, but should represent the area from which it comes. Gov. Sherry Charles You are hereby invited to attend the 2015 West Virginia District Kiwanis Convention, hosted by Divisions 5/6, August 7-9, 2015, at the Cacapon Resort in Berkeley Springs, WV. Please promote the District convention in your club. Since we didn't get together for Mid-year it is really important for us to pull together at DCON! Last week, Blake Williams hosted a Formula meeting. He is doing a wonderful job and we need to support him. If you are a club builder or club counselor please go online to the Kiwanis Formula and do the online training. Suzy Fry stated that the Princeton-Athens Club had 3 new members with a 4th new member in the wings. Adele stated that Shepherdstown that had new members. Thanks! Sherry District Convention August 7-9, 2015 Cacapon State Park and Golf Resort Berkeley Springs, WV Make Room Reservations by July 7, 2015 ( ) 1

2 Kiwanis Club of Elkins May 2105: The club made cotton candy at the Coalton Elementary School carnival. The money that was raised was returned to the School's PTO. The club is preparing for the Ramps and Rails Festival where they will sell ramp burgers and drinks. Kiwanis Club of Keyser March 2015: The club provided snacks, meal, computer lab, homework help, crafts, playroom, story time for 3rd and 4th graders at the elementary school. The club provided a liaison/ coordinator and judges for the Regional HS Science Fair; County Social Studies Fair & Science Fair. April 2015: The club served as the Community Interclub Banquet host. We planned, coordinated, arranged, and hosted a community dinner of service clubs involving Lions, Rotary, Ruritan, & Breakfast Kiwanis Club. Host club chose charity to which to donate. We designated the local food pantry and each club gave $100. Our charity and partnerships include Keyser High School athletic facilities, unsanctioned Little League,Energy Express, Mineral County Drug Task Force, Faith In Action Food Pantry, Shots for Tots, Invitational Wrestling Tournament bearing Kiwanis title, Warm the Children, Helping Hands, Food for Thought, SADD, Lemonade Stand entrepreneur project, and historic cemetery support. Kiwanis Club of Martinsburg April 2015: Our Club again this year furnished coffee, orange juice, water, and donuts for the March of Dimes walkers. The Key Clubs from Martinsburg, Spring Mills and Hedgesville also helped. Our club along with the Key Club from Martinsburg High School helped with a 5K walk fund raiser for Berkeley Heights Elementary School for play ground equipment. Our Club gave $100. For a Kiwanis One Day Project, our club helped serve a breakfast at the Senior Center as a fund raiser for them. The Key Club from Martinsburg High School also helped. Kiwanis Club of Princeton-Athens April 2015: The Princeton-Athens Kiwanis Club with its SLP's and the Princeton City Park Department,helped with an Easter egg hunt and party at the Princeton City Park for the area's children. Books were given to the children of the First United Methodist Church. Kiwanis Club of East Huntington April 2015: Our club supports the Boys & Girls Club of America, Boy Scouts of America, UNICEF - The Eliminate Project, Huntington City Mission, and Marshall Medical Outreach. Our 1st trash pick up & weed eating on 31st Street this year was on 5/2/15. We gathered on 5/3/15 to cook Sunday dinner of ham, buttered potatoes, green beans, corn, tropical fruit cup and cookies, at the Huntington City Mission where we served 112 meals - 25 children and 97 adults. Sherri Pennington, Sherry Kyle and Theresa Cashion fixed a meal for HER Place, a newly-founded non-profit organization dedicated to the mission of fostering Hope, providing Education, and supporting Recovery for women who suffer from alcohol and drug addiction. We fixed chicken pot pie and provided canned fruit for 40 people. On 5/14/15 we had our Pancake Appreciation Cookout for all who help us with our annual Pancake Festival. We were entertained by local magician Keith Metheny and handed out certificates of appreciation. All who attended enjoyed great fellowship and good food! 2

3 Kiwanis Club of Welch April 2015: The Welch Kiwanis Club sponsored a kids fishing ay for their Kiwanis One Day Event. Kids from four elementary schools were invited for a fun day of fishing, food, and prizes, We had many volunteers from several organizations in the county to make this event a success. Kids won bicycles, soccer and basketballs, fishing rods, Frisbees, and other items. We are looking forward to next year s event. Kiwanis Club of Shepherdstown April 2015: Three times a year, our club members pick up litter along one of the main entrance routes to Shepherdstown. This time 6 members and one Key Clubber picked up 13 large trash bags of refuse. This was our Kiwanis One Day project for 2015! Two members are new WV Key Club co-administrators. April 17-19, they traveled to Bridgeport, WV (transporting one board member) and helped train the new board in their responsibilities. One of our club members, the WV Key Club Co- Administrator, traveled to Atlanta, GA, with our new WV Key Club Governor to participate in the GATC conference. It was a very worthwhile activity! Kiwanis Club od West Charleston April 2015: On April 21, our club cooked and served meals to the needy. We served 47 adults and 2 children for lunch and 58 adults and 11 children for dinner. Two members help with the school's book sales 3 days per week at Mary Snow School. The students can buy used paperback books for a quarter. The school uses the money collected for school projects. A member volunteers at the Montessori School teaching communication classes to children 4 hours per week. Our club prepared a community garden for use by a west side group. We dug post holes for the fence, tilled the soil, etc. 3 members and other helpers worked 14 hours on Saturday, April 11th. Our club bought a replacement stove for the Bob Burdette Center. The Center feeds approximately 874 snacks and 832 meals per month. The stove cost $ We sold beverages at Power Park for the WV Power Baseball Team on 2 Thursdays. 9 members worked at total of 42 hours, raising about $850 for our club. Here is a photo of the stove the West Charleston Club bought for the Bob Burdette Center. The Center feed approximately 847 snacks and 832 meals per month. The "yacht" committee has spent 20 hours preparing for our June fundraiser. On June 22, we will race the mini-yachts in the fountain at the Kanawha County Library. Thus far, we have sold 18 yachts from corporations around Charleston. We plan to donate $3,500 to the Library and use the remaining profits for our club's other charities. Many Charleston businesses have become aware of the Kiwanis Club of West Charleston during the process of selling the "mini-yachts." Kiwanis Club of Wheeling April 2015: Wheeling Kiwanis is partnering with House of the Carpenter in filling weekend food/snack backpacks to all the students at an elementary school in a disadvantaged area; once a month, we assist the House of the Carpenter with filling 287 backpacks. The Wheeling Kiwanis is partnering with House of the Carpenter in a Back to School backpack program in a disadvantaged school district and is fundraising among members to raise funds which the club will match for this project. Wheeling Kiwanis offers the Fresh Air Farm, which it owns and operates, free of charge to non-profit, primarily children's groups,during the summer months. The Farm is gearing up to host its summer camps. Our club supports the Ohio Co Schools, Salvation Army, Special Olympics, Boy Scouts, Laughlin Chapel, Kiwanis SLP, West Virginia Saves, House of the Carpenter, and Youth Services System 3

4 News and notes from around the District Kiwanis Club of Suncrest : Young children in Morgantown s Jerome Park neighborhood now have playground equipment to enjoy, thanks to fundraising efforts by the Suncrest Area Kiwanis Club. We selected the Jerome Park neighborhood because the local park had nothing for young children, said Christopher Harnett, Suncrest Club president. He commended member Kevin Dean for spearheading the playground project. The new facility is located on ground that included a former elementary school playground. That playground was lost when the school building was turned into apartments. The Kiwanians raised $25,000 through fundraisers, donations and grants, including a $15,000 contribution from the Morgantown Kiwanis Club Foundation. Kiwanians joined forces with the Jerome Park Neighborhood Association and the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners (BOPARC) to plan the playground. About 70 people attended the Nov. 8, 2014, dedication ceremony, which featured remarks by city council members, other local government officials and representatives of all groups involved. Messages were read from Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Jay Rockefeller and Representative David McKinley. Neighborhood children cut the ribbon to open the playground. The event was covered by a local television station and newspaper. BOPARC owns the playground, and its employees assembled the Landscape Structures equipment. Leaders expect the playground equipment to get quite a workout during the summer and fall. Photo captions: Neighborhood children cut the ribbon during the dedication of the Jerome Park playground equipment donated by the Suncrest Area Kiwanis Club in Morgantown. Neighborhood children began enjoying the playground as soon as it was dedicated. 4

5 Kiwanis Club of Weirton April 2015: April 21, 2015 Weirton Kiwanis held their annual workshop dance. This was also our Kiwanis One Day as we had members of Weir High Key Club and Brooke High Key Club, members of the Elks, Women's Club and the Lions Club attend. The workshop clients had a great time. The attendance was over 100. Lt. Gov. Blake Williams also attended and danced the night away. A great time was had by all. The Weirton Elementary School held a Terrific Kid presentation on 4/ students were presented with an award (from Sept thru March 2015). We had a great program. The students were so excited! It was our 64th auction. We raised $3,550. Our Key Club also attended and volunteered. Great support from our members and the community! Human & Spiritual volunteer hours for April: 10 projects; 7 members; 71 hours. ie: usher, counting money, church meetings; bible study; choir; misc. volunteer at churches. Also visit nursing home doing misc. errands for clients. Kiwanis Club of Williamstown Area April 2015: Members of the Williamstown Club are gearing up for their first annual flower sale. Club President, Jessica Gessel, is working with nearby nursery owner, Jack Angel, who will be providing flowers and herbs in flats and in planters for the sale which will be held in Tomlinson Park in Williamstown on Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9. The profits will be used to help fund the Key Club, Builders Club and K-Kids in Williamstown as well as The Jim Hostottle Memorial Scholarship. The club, which is just completing its first year, voted to give two $1,000 scholarships this spring to 2 senior Key Club members from Williamstown High School. Lois Meadows, club builder said that this is quite a large donation for this new club and she is very proud of the dedicated members who have worked on fundraising events this year to make these scholarships possible. Williamstown members are also working on plans to continue their Kiwanis Family Flower project this year. Last year, the city of Williamstown gave them an area in Armstrong Park to allow each of the service clubs as well as the Kiwanis Club to plant flowers. A sign has already been made to place in the flower garden designating it the Kiwanis Family Flower Garden. The Williamstown Club is very appreciative of their two business partners who have been supportive of their efforts this year. Bill Bailey Insurance Company sponsors agent, Robbie Law, as a member and Hino Motors sponsors Marissa Shockey, who several years ago, was the President of Williamstown Key Club before it disbanded. Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg- April 18, 2015: The club marked the 35th Annual Parkersburg Fishing Derby. Roger Emerick, of the former Kiwanis Club of Fort Neal, a current member of the Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg, along with two other former Kiwanians worked the Derby as part of Kiwanis One Day. Roger transported door prizes and prize awards to Southwood Park and gave out door prize tickets to 200 children ages Others measured fish and awarded prizes. The 16 inch Golden Trout was caught by a 6 year old girl. She was awarded a $100 bill in memory of Al Smith, former Parkersburg Mayor, and member of the Kiwanis Club of Fort Neal. The Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg donated $100 to the project for purchase of fish and door prizes. West Virginia Wooden Ornament sales going well! Lois Meadows, Lt. Gov. for Division II, reports that over $2,000 has been raised so far for ELIMINATE by selling the WV wooden ornaments. The Tech Ed. students of Steve Reiner at Parkersburg High School continue to craft the ornaments while Kiwanian David Meadows, cuts the hole for the WV quarter and stains them. Lois Meadows then attaches the ornament string and quarter and prints off the label to be placed on the back. One member of the Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg has been selling them "LIKE CRAZY!!! Jonelle Merritt has sold 42 so far and the last customer 5

6 Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg continued: paid her with 200 NEW uncirculated West Virginia quarters!!! Our best customer so far has been our own Kevin Dean who purchased 40 to give as gifts as he travels often for KI! To order ornaments, contact Lois Meadows at (304) or her at We plan to sell them as long as the Tech crew can make them. The Meadows' have purchased the wood and other materials for the ornaments so far. The goal is to raise $5000 for ELIMI- NATE...and more... Emerson K-Kids, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg are gearing up for their COPPER TOP- PER COMPETITION! Lois Meadows, club mentor, began this project in 2001 to help raise funds for a school walking trail. It is a penny war held for one week where each class is in competition with the others. Pennies count FOR the class but SILVER coins count against...the K-Kids have raised funds for the walking trail, playground equipment, basketball courts, a new sound system, and are now helping raise funds for paving the parking lot. To find out how to hold this fun event, contact Lois meadows@suddenlink.net. They have raised as much as $3000 in a week. Last year they gave $1500 to ELIMINATE, but gave credit to the Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg instead of their own club. Neale Elementary K-Kids have been busy with several projects this year. At Christmas they visited a nearby personal care facility where they visited residents and took them home-made cards. Each year, they visit the Humane Society where they donate items needed for the animals. Susie Starcher, club mentor from the Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg, attends meetings and helps with their projects. The K-Kids' Club of Martin Elementary School got some needed help as a Kiwanis One Day project from sponsoring North Parkersburg club members. On April 18, while some members worked at ball games and other members worked at the fishing derby, some members worked with students at Martin to clean out flower beds and get things ready for spring. The school principal, Karen Brady, and the K-Kids' advisor, Kelli Holmes, are members of the North Parkersburg Club. Their club has been helped since it was chartered by sending "B" bucks to them to help them purchase books for the library. This year, they are using the "B" bucks to donate to the cancer society. They lost their music teacher this year due to cancer. Ray Pyles, the publicity chair for the North Parkersburg sponsoring club spoke, to several of the K-Kids as they worked that day. He said he was very impressed by their comments and their desire to give service to others and to their school. Since they were in need of books for their library and for their book walks, 100's of new books have been donated to the school by 2 members of the North Parkersburg Kiwanis club. North Parkersburg is proud to be able to sponsor three K-Kid Clubs, four Builders Clubs, and two Key Clubs in Parkersburg. Kiwanis Club of Wheeling photos: group photo for Wheeling Kiwanis serving lunch at Area 1 Special Olympics Games Kitty Kochman, WTOV 9 Snowbird, and William Crago 6

7 Kiwanis Club of Beckley May 2015: Members of our club are busy this week and next handing out English Awards at our county's four high schools, but that's not all we have going on. Be sure mark your calendars with the following dates: Monday, June 1, Fundraiser Day at Calicino's. Portion of proceeds (10 percent) will benefit our club. Tell everyone you know to eat at Calicino's that day!! (Member Teresa Dickens arranged this evening for us and is in the process of working on another fundraiser with Dickie's Barbeque that would involve us selling coupons that can be used any time for large family meals.) Saturday, June 6, BNI Flea Market at Marquee Cinema's Parking Lot. (Bring your items! Be there at 6:30 a.m. to set up and work, if you can.) Saturday, June 13, Shady Spring Key Club members to volunteer at DNR Kids' Fishing Derby, Little Beaver Lake. July 17, Annual Picnic at Grandview followed by TWV "Annie Get Your Gun" performance. Friday, Sept. 18, Pancake Day. Margaret O'Neal of the United Way of Southern West Virginia joined us as a guest speaker last week and shared suggestions for future fundraisers. We're looking for members who will volunteer to pursue some of the following ideas: cookbook, yard signs, goal-setting, and social media. A mailing and/or list of past and potential donors participation in business/trade show events/parades/read Aloud/Items for sale and/or silent auction during Pancake Day. We voted to join the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce to help us get the word out about our projects and continuing mission to serve the children of our community and the world. Members of the Kiwanis Club of Beckley and Key Club members from Liberty, Shady Spring and Woodrow Wilson High Schools recently celebrated 100 years of Kiwanis International with contributions to local food pantries and shelters. On April 11 at Lewis Automotive, during Kiwanis One Day of Service, club members exceeded their goal of 100 birthday gift bags and filled 155 bags with cake mix, icing, balloons, candles and other birthday items to make it easier for those in need to celebrate birthdays. Gift bags were distributed to Pine Haven, Carpenter's Corner, New Life Baptist Church, Coal Marsh Missionary Church, Breckinridge Missionary Baptist Church, the Burlington Center and the Women's Resource Center. Kiwanis Club of Bridgeport May 2015: Three officers of the Bridgeport High School Key Club were guests of the Bridgeport Kiwanis Club on Monday, May 11, 2015 at Meagher's Irish Pub and Restaurant. Eva McFarland, , West Virginia Key Club District Governor; Satira Scalise, Co-President, Bridgeport Key Club; and Douglas Soule, BHS Key Club Bulletin editor gave brief presentations on activities. Accompaning the Key Club members was Mrs. Kathy Cox, Bridgeport High School Teacher and Co-Teacher Advisor. Mrs. Cox was recognized by West Virginia District Governor Sherry Charles of Bridgeport for being awarded the highest Key Club honor the 2015 McCallister Award. It was such an honor. I cherish this special award and have the plaque hanging prominently on the wall. This year's group of kids have continued the fine tradition of leadership. She continued, I want to also recognized our co-advisor Charlene Keener for receiving the 2015 Jeff Britton Outstanding Adviser Award. Cox added, We work well as a team with our kids. 7

8 News and notes from around the District Kiwanis Club of Bridgeport continued: BHS Co-President Satira Scalise reported on activities concluding the school year. We are wrapping up the school year activities with our annual bake sale, car wash, and yard sale set for Saturday, May 16, at the high school. She continued, Kudos to Mackenzie Steele, Julia Johnson, Eva MacFarland, and other members who sold Yuda Bands for $7.00 each. This was a fundraiser for Veleyda Huz of Guatemala, fourteen years old, an eighth grader, so she can get an education. Our members sacrificed their lunches to sell the bands. It was quite a hit. The BHS Key Club and Bridgeport Kiwanis Club continue to hope that a Builders Club will become reality at the Bridgeport Middle School. On May 7, (2015) the induction ceremony and honors to the board was conducted at Twin Oaks Restaurant. BHS Key Club Seniors were honored: Courtney Boot, Soofia Lateef (outgoing presidential liason and president), Isabella McMillion, Kali Pitsenbarger (board), Mallory Rinker (past district Key Club Governor), Lynsey Soule, Aika Takahashi, and Aisha Hashmi. Richard Dink Yurko, past District Key Club Advisor, wished them well. Kiwanis Club of Wellsburg May 2015: Pictures from Wellsburg Kiwanis and Wellsburg Mayor's Prayer Breakfast on May 7, 2015 for the National Day of Prayer. Kiwanis Club of Weirton May 2015: GREAT time at the HCSW "Disney" Dance!!!! The Weir High Key Club wants to thank you for including us in your event. The students had a great time as usual! It was great to see everyone and chat about upcoming opportunities. I look forward to meeting with you (Blake Williams) about the Key Club and working together. Our officer elections are this Friday and we would love to perhaps do a pinning ceremony this year! 8

9 Kiwanis Club of Huntington April 2015: Thank you to the Kiwanians who worked the KDCC Cleanup: John Grigsby, Bob Mauk, & Sandy Mauk. Together with Butch Carico and Center Director, Brenda Sutphin, they were able to spread the truckload of mulch to keep the playground safe for the kids. White House, Kiwanis members to discuss ways to improve communities WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 29, 2015) Kiwanis Club of Huntington, WV, will be ONE OF 34 clubs at the White House this week as Kiwanis International participates in a Community Leader Briefing to discuss the issues impacting communities. The Community Leader Briefing is a unique opportunity for grassroots leaders to come to Washington and further the conversation between White House officials and those in the community. The Kiwanis Club of Huntington, WV was selected to participate because the club has been effective at improving communities through a signature service project. This signature service project is the Kiwanis Day Care Center and has been recognized as the oldest continuously operating daycare in the State of West Virginia. Club members attending the Community Leader Briefing was: John Grigsby, Club President This is a great opportunity for the Kiwanis Club of Huntington to share the story of our work with the Kiwanis Day Care Center and demonstrates how we have made a difference in our community. We hope to inspire other Kiwanis Clubs and their members to do the same, said Denise Pittenger, Public Relations Chairperson for the Kiwanis Club of Huntington. Each of the more than 16,000 Kiwanis family clubs assesses the needs of its community and finds the best way to make a difference. Some of the projects include reading to children, organizing the local sports league and making pediatric patients hospital stays better. For 100 years, the members of Kiwanis International have devoted themselves to creating a better world for children, said Kiwanis International Dr. John R. Button. Kiwanis clubs remain vibrant and viable today, providing service that helps children develop into strong, healthy adults. Our communities needs demonstrate that Kiwanis is as important today as it was when the first Kiwanis club started its service. Founded in Detroit, Michigan. in January 1915, Kiwanis began as a businessman s networking club. The organization quickly adopted community service as a goal, with children as the beneficiary. That first Kiwanis club, still active today, evolved into a global service organization with nearly 630,000 adult and youth members in16,000-plus clubs in more than 80 nations. Kiwanis club members donate more than 18 million hours of service every year to strengthen their communities. 9

10 Love it. By Blake Williams Formula Chair for WV I went to Chicago for the Formula. Wow! I found a renewed spirit about opening Kiwanis clubs and strengthening our current ones. Why did you become a Kiwanian? Was your father or grandfather a Kiwanian? Did you see the impact that your club had in your local schools? Did you visit a Kiwanis park or pancake breakfast and want to learn more? What do you enjoy about your experience? Why do you remain committed to serving the children of the world? What would make your experience better? What are your club's aspirations and what would it take to reach them? Do you need to think about trying some new fundraisers? Is there an unmet service need in your community that even more hearts and hands working together could solve? How could you help make your community an even better place? "Love it" addresses the fact that Kiwanians have unique reasons why they became and remain members. It asks members to draw from what they love about Kiwanis to talk about Kiwanis with others. The Love it concept also applies to clubs that need resources to address challenges and opportunities to ensure the club experience is the best possible to ensure they can, indeed, love their club. This is a win for members and for the communities the club serves. The Formula picks up its Love it component from the early I Love My Club campaign, which will be continued throughout the initiative. This is The Formula: Love being a Kiwanian. Love your club. Share it with others. Live it. #1000 Members Strong WV Kiwanis is doing well to add members. I encourage you to reach out to clubs to ensure that membership applications are on hand and the process is clear to add a new member. This is part of our strengthening formula. A key responsibility of a Formula team member is to clarify Kiwanis processes. Congrats to our 22 clubs who have added members...those superstar clubs who have added over 5 members are --Kiwanis Club of Charles Town --Charleston Young Professionals Kiwanis Club --Kiwanis Club of West Charleston --Kiwanis Club of Weirton Vision Tip: Write down #1000 on a place you see everyday. This #1000 reminder will focus your "K" forward to 1000 members for WV Kiwanis. #keeponkeepingon Current membership stands at 937. This is 63 short of 1,000. Which is short 163 to maintain 1,000 members at the October deadline. We have a lot of work to do. We must do this to not only show KI as a whole what we are made of, but to maintain our pride in being an independent state District! 10

11 Kiwanis Club of Mannington May 2015: North Marion High School Key Club- Sponsored by The Kiwanis Club of Mannington: Four of our Key Club members graduated this year and because of their service to their Club and the community, they were awarded by the Kiwanis Club of Mannington with a Key Club service award. Though our club is small, we have had a very active year in terms of service! We started the year raising money for the Eliminate Project by awarding the classroom who raised the most money with a pancake breakfast. During the holiday season, we collected can goods and nonperishables for our local food bank and sponsored Christmas Angels through club donations. Club members Shared the Love with a Valentine s Day fundraiser. Finally, we made lap blankets to donate to our local Child Advocacy group. Also, throughout the year they have worked with the Kiwanis Club hosting a PB& J and in sponsoring a local holiday tree by creating ornaments for the tree. Our members truly have hearts of service and it shows! Pictured are this year s graduating Key Club members, from left to right, Britany Dye, Madison Haught (Treasurer), Skylah Haught (President), and Cheyanne White. It is still not to late to register! 2015 Kiwanis International Convention and Centennial Celebration For fast and easy registration, sign up online at 11

12 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! Convention Dates: District Dates: August 7-9, 2015 Cacapon Resort, Berkeley Springs, WV Coming up in the next issue?!? We need your articles!!!!!! Submit to: wvkisecy@frontier.com By June 25, 2015 November 14, 2015 Key Club Fall Rally and Kiwanis Family Conference International Dates Indianapolis, IN, June 25-28, 2015 Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2016 Paris, France, July 13-16, 2017 Las Vegas June 2018 Orlando, June Disney