
July 7, 2010 Newsletter

Just a reminder to treat those that serve us at the Sizzler well and remember to leave a tip for them before you leave.

Meetings: Sizzler, 371 East 400 South, SLC 11:45 – 1:00 pm, Meeting Room (Northwest corner of Restaurant.) Round Table Meetings, Same Time & Location except in the Atrium. ** Board meeting is the 1st Wednesday of every month and is held at 1:00 pm at the Sizzler.

WED 07/07	Jack Wixom, A Vice President with Jacobsen Construction coming to speak about construction across the Wasatch front. 1:00 Board Meeting
WED 07/14	Speaker and Topic TBA
WED 07/21	Round Table
WED 07/28	Speaker and Topic TBA


WED 08/04	Speaker and Topic TBA 1:00 Board Meeting
WED 08/11	Mark Lund, Stone Creek Wealth Investors
WED 08/18	Round Table
WED 08/25	Speaker and Topic TBA
WED 09/01	Speaker and Topic TBA 1:00 Board Meeting
WED 09/08	Speaker and Topic TBA
WED 09/15	Round Table

Election results:

Sylvester Neal is

all fired up

It’s no secret that retired Alaska Fire Marshal Sylvester “Syl” Neal blazes with passion for Kiwanis. The Valley, Auburn, Washington, Kiwanian was

elected 2010-11 Kiwanis International president at this past June’s convention.

“For the 2010–11 year, we’ll fire up our Kiwanis clubs to serve with excellence and enthusiasm,” Neal says. “We’ll work harder to serve our local communities. We’ll kick off our new global campaign to protect children. And the world will take notice.” (Continued on Back)

House approves six amendments

Kiwanis members considered 14 proposed amendments and one resolution during the 2010 Kiwanis International Convention’s House of Delegates. Here’s how they voted.

Approved:

· Amendment No. 2: Eliminate unintended contradictions

regarding discipline of International Officers and allow the

International Board the ability, if deemed appropriate, to bar

someone removed from office from filling other offices or

appointments.

· Amendment No. 4: Return the title of the top staff position in

Kiwanis International to “Executive Director.”

· Amendment No. 5: Accommodate districts that wish to have

an additional year of training and orientation for the person

who eventually will serve as governor.

· Amendment No. 7: Make more effective use of electronic

methods of communications and information distribution.

Approved as amended

· Amendment No. 1: Change the designation for regions from numbers to names.

(Continued on Back)

Kiwanis, UNICEF join forces

The Eliminate Project will protect mothers and babies from Tetanus

Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to save the lives of babies and their mothers by eliminating maternal/neonatal tetanus (MNT), a disease that kills an estimated 60,000 newborns and 30,000 mothers each year. UNICEF Ambassador and actor Tea Leoni delivered the announcement at the 95th Annual Kiwanis International Convention.

“Kiwanis believes that no baby or mother should have to suffer the devastating effects of MNT,” said Kiwanis International President Paul Palazzolo. “Kiwanis will mobilize its nearly 600,000 family members to become tireless advocates for these children and raise needed funds to defeat this deadly disease.”

MNT is easily prevented by a series of three vaccinations to women of childbearing age, costing roughly US$1.80. The Eliminate Project: Kiwanis eliminating maternal/neonatal tetanus will raise US$110 million over the next five years to fill the funding gap required to provide an estimated 387 million doses of the vaccine.(Continued on Back)

Contact Information

President

Immediate Past President/ Newsletter

Gordon Lewis, (C) 915-6228, (C) 706-4519, gclbowl@comcast.net

1^st Vice President

Ed Tanner, (B) 524-2534, (C) 201-9908

Secretary

Mark Anderson (B) 568-9322 (C) 232-5560

Board Members

Dave Nelson, Ed Rogers, and Ron Howell, Chuck Baker

Kiwanis, UNICEF join forces (Continued)

The Eliminate Project will deliver life saving vaccines to the most vulnerable women and children in the world: those in remote and difficult to reach areas; conflict zones; and with little access to healthcare

“With Kiwanis by our side, we will be able to conquer maternal/neonatal tetanus,” said U.S. Fund for UNICEF President and Chief Executive Officer Caryl Stern. “I’ve seen how this disease devastates families. Infants suffer, while mothers are unable to comfort their babies. Kiwanis is providing the final push that will protect vulnerable women and their newborns.”

The majority of mothers and newborns dying of MNT live in 40 countries located in Africa, and Southern and East Asia. The disease kills one baby every nine minutes. Its effects are excruciating—tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch.

”As a mother of two children, I have known the great joy of welcoming a new life into this world. I couldn’t imagine watching my child suffer and die from a disease that is as easily preventable as MNT is,” said Tea Leoni. “With this new partnership between Kiwanis and UNICEF, so many lives will be saved.”

Not only will The Eliminate Project protect women and babies from tetanus, the project also will create a path for other services, such as clean water, nutrition and other vaccines, to reach the world’s most vulnerable people.

Partnering with UNICEF, Kiwanis successfully completed its first global campaign for children to virtually eliminate iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), the leading cause of preventable mental impairment. Kiwanis raised and leveraged more than US$100 million, which helped change lives in 103 nations. The number of households estimated to be consuming iodized salt has jumped from less than 20 percent in 1990 to more than 70 percent, and the effort has been heralded as one of the most successful health initiatives in the world.

For additional information about The Eliminate Project, go to: www.TheEliminateProject.org. View the Project Announcement and get other details by going either to the above website or on the District Website.

Election results: Sylvester Neal is all fired up (Continued)

He’ll be joined by these new officers and board members, also elected by the House of Delegates this past June:

PRESIDENT-ELECT: Alan Penn, Kiwanis Club of Medina, Ohio

VICE PRESIDENT: Thomas E. “Tom” DeJulio, Kiwanis Club of Bronxville, New York

REGION I (US) TRUSTEE: John M. “Johnny” Johnson, Kiwanis Club of Marietta, Georgia

Oscar E. Knight III, Kiwanis Club of San Diego, California

Susan A. “Sue” Petrisin, Kiwanis Club of Lansing, Michigan

Two new trustees were elected to the International Board earlier this year:

REGION III (EUROPE) TRUSTEE: Sjoerd R.J. Timmermans, of the Netherlands District, was elected at the Kiwanis International-European Federation Convention in Taormina, Italy, this past May.

REGION IV (ASIA-PACIFIC) TRUSTEE: Wen-Pin Su, of the Taiwan District, was elected at the 2010 Kiwanis Asia Pacific Convention in Taipei, Taiwan, this past March.

House approves six amendments (Continued)

Approved as amended (Continued)

· Amendment No. 3: Require criminal history background checks for all incumbents and candidates for International Office and for all offices in direct line of succession to district governor in order to ensure the highest standards of leadership in Kiwanis.

Defeated

· Amendment No. 6: Allocate the costs to hold Kiwanis International conventions equitably among the member clubs of the organization.

· Amendment No. 9: Add a preface clause that summarizes each of the Kiwanis Objects and restate the Objects in summary form.

· Amendment No. 12: Allow club members who are not delegates to sit with their club delegates in the House of Delegates at international conventions.

Withdrawn

· Amendment No. 8: Allow federation conventions to be held within the stated 20-day prohibition period for good reason if deemed appropriate by the Kiwanis International Board of Trustees.

· Amendment No. 10: Allow districts the option to restrict voting at district conventions and division conferences to clubs that are at least one year old, based on the date of charter presentation.

· Amendment No. 11: Allow districts the option to determine the number of club delegates (from one to five) based on club size and provide that all delegates must have been club members for at least one year before being elected by the club to represent it.

· Amendment No. 14: Create a new class of “family members” providing that up to three relations of an active member may have the same benefits and obligations as active members but pay reduced dues and fees.

Failed for lack of a motion

· Amendment No. 13: Reduce dues for members age 65 and over by 50 percent.

Resolution

· Kiwanis delegates approved a memorial resolution to honor Past Kiwanis International President Aubrey Irby, who died July 11, 2009.