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“The La.-Miss.-W.Tenn. News”

2012 October - November - December 2012 A General Bulletin Serving the Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District of Kiwanis International

A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR By: Robert Benoit, 2012-2013 Governor

As Governor of this great district, I extend to each and every one of you greetings and say welcome to the beginning of a great year. I am very proud and humble to be given the opportunity to lead this organization and pledge to continue promoting the vision, mission, and goals that has been the foundation of service for all these years.

Before I go any further, I would like to first thank immediate Past Governor Greg Beard and his lovely wife Lisa, for their year of service and more importantly for setting the bar real high by being a living testi-mony, portraying what true service is all about. Greg has certainly im-proved the district’s image and has transferred to me a healthy organiza-tion whose members are ready, willing and able to take the message of service to new levels. He is to be commended for a job well done.

We pride ourselves on being the premier volunteer service organiza-tion committed to improving the lives of youth and adults. As a family we operate in unison for the common good of all mankind in reaching out to the less fortunate through kind words, generous deeds, and the offer of security. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life in our communities through service by creating a level playing field so that our, State, Coun-try and World can foster a healthy community. As with any organization, if we are going to grow and maintain progress, we must set goals and ob-jectives to accomplish our mission. Membership growth is a must to en-sure that our legacy continues, and service is provided to areas of the community as the population increases. Leadership

Governor’s Message continued on page 2

JOHN MCCAY ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR-ELECT The Orange Grove Club of the La.-Miss.-W. Tenn. Dis-trict of Kiwanis International is pleased to announce the candidacy of John McCay, III to the office of Governor Elect for 2013-14. McCay has been a Distinguished Club President and was the 2011-12 Lt. Governor of Division 14. He also served on the District Foundation Board and is the Division 14 Eliminate Coordinator. In 2012, he became a member of the Walter Zeller Fellowship for the Elimi-nate Project. McCay is a United Methodist minister and currently serves the Handsboro United Methodist Church in Gulfport, Mississippi. As a member of the Mississippi Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, he has served as Chair of the Conference Interreligious

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“The La.-Miss.-W. Tenn. News” is the official publication of the Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District

of Kiwanis International.

2012-2013 La.-Miss.-W. Tenn. District Board of Directors

Governor .... Robert Benoit Governor-Elect .... Dr. James A. White Imm. Past Gov. .... Greg Beard Exec. Director .... Charles H. Ford

TRUSTEES

Region I William A. Austin

Region II Thomas Jones, Sr.

Region III Barbara C. Johnson

Region IV Ira Snyder Region V

Gary Graham Region VI

Claudia Hall Region VII

Hughes ‘Bill’ Gaddis, Jr.

District Office Information Charles Ford, Executive Director

[email protected] Beverly Cain, Adm. Asst. [email protected]

Pam Morgan, AED Coordinator [email protected]

Mailing Address:

District Office 5319-B Didesse Dr.

Baton Rouge, LA 70808-6401 O: 225-769-9233

Toll Free: 866-526-7986 (LAMSWTN) F: 225-769-9215

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Governor’s Message continued from page1 development through education, training and hands on ex-perience gives us the confidence and tools needed to get the job done. As members of our local clubs we must re-main conscious of the fact that the district gets its strength from the services we provide on the local level and must always be kept in the loop through constant communica-tion. Finally, we must use every means available to us to make sure that the message “Serving the Children of the World” never grows dim. Last month I had a wonderful time at Kamp Kiwanis interacting with the kids who are stricken with Juvenile Arthritis. Fishing, canoeing, swim-ming and playing games were shared by everyone. But the highlight of the weekend was the party boat ride that just happened to run out of gas in the middle of the lake which left us stranded. We were rescued by some of the camp participates who came out in a canoe and towed us to shore. Some kids walked back to camp while others were transported by car, and the rest of us decided to wait on more fuel. Being that the pilot abandoned ship, all in fun of course, this gave me my first experience of driving a boat with Lt. John McKay as my first mate to which everyone onboard enjoyed.

My point is this; Kiwanis is a family with many family

and friends far and near all with a common purpose of helping others in need. Like the boat ride, we are all in this together and I feel honored and privilege to be given the opportunity to lead this district to new heights.

Thank you for what we have been able to accomplish in the past, what we are doing in the present, and what we will do in the future. Sincerely, Robert P. Benoit, Governor Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District

McCay continued from page 1Concerns Committee, the Seashore District Board of Ministry and President of the Seashore District Clergy. McCay is also a Chaplain, with the rank of Major, in the Mississippi Air National Guard, having received numerous military awards, including the 2006 United States Air National Guard Chaplain of the Year. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Memphis Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree and completing coursework for his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Trinity Theological Seminary. McCay is an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor of the Order of the Arrow of the Boy Scouts of America and serves as the Vice Chairman of the Spanish Trail District Committee, and received the District Award of Merit for his work. McCay had the honor of being the 2008 Republican nominee from Mississippi’s Fourth Congressional District for the United States House of Represent-atives.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Thomas E. “Tom” DeJulio, International President

Greetings Kiwanians, A new chapter in our Kiwanis history

begins this month. As an organization proud of its past and poised for its future, we will "go back to the future" and relive the six Objects of Kiwanis adopted by its convocation of members in Denver, Colo-rado, in 1924. Kiwanians will change the

future by returning to the indelible organizational values found in those time-honored Objects. Following the guid-ing principles that can inspire and impact more lives, we will demonstrate to prospective new members what Kiwa-nians do every day to fulfill each Object.

One does not have to look much beyond the Global Campaign for Children-with its centerpiece the prevention of horrific deaths by tetanus-to realize how we can rewrite history. Our goal is to raise in cash and pledges $25 million

in 2012-13. The Eliminate Project will take more nations off the original list of 38 afflicted by maternal and neonatal tetanus. Collectively, Kiwanis fulfills its first Object-to give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life-with this noble effort.

I am so grateful that your district will perform thou-sands of acts of service, locally and globally, that give true meaning to all six Objects. You will help us write the new chapter in our history that will connect our members to the mission, inspire more members to join and advocate for the welfare of “Our Children, Their Future.”

I look forward to working with all of you to breathe new life into an old but powerful vision for our organization. Empowered by the six Objects, you will be rewarded for performing God's work on earth while wearing a Kiwanis pin and serving under the Kiwanis banner.

Thank you for all you will do this year.




2012-2013 DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS Governor ROBERT BENOIT Robert off: 337/291-8703 P.O. Box 3711 Southwest-Lafayette, La. cell: 337/278-8873 Lafayette, LA 70502-3711 [email protected] Governor-Elect JAMES A. WHITE, III, MD Jeems res: 318/445-3333 2920 Jackson Street Alexandria , La. mob: 318/308-8899 Alexandria, LA 71301 [email protected] off: 318/443-1886 Immediate Past GREG BEARD Greg & Lisa off: 318/445-5648 Governor P.O. Box 12982 Alexandria, La. cell: 318/730-0646 Alexandria, LA 71315-2982 [email protected] fax: 318/445-5645 Executive CHARLES H. FORD Charlie & Sharon off: 225/769-9233 Director 5319-B Didesse Drive The Oaks, B.R., La. res: 225/766-8109 Baton Rouge, LA 70808-6401 [email protected] mob: 225/266-8292 fax: 225/769-9215 TRUSTEES REGION I ~ The WestTenn Region 9.30.14 WILLIAM A. AUSTIN Bill & Linda res: 901/755-0417 3045 Circle Gate Drive. Germantown, Tenn. cell: 901/484-6437 Germantown, TN 38138 [email protected] REGION II ~ The Natchez Trace North Region 9.30.14 THOMAS E. JONES, SR. Tom & Patricia cell: 662/902-9827 229 Pearson Street Clarksdale, Miss. Clarksdale, MS 38614 [email protected] REGION III ~ The Magnolia South Region 9.30.14 BARBARA C. JOHNSON Barbara & Darrell off: 601/428-8459 P.O. Box 2026 Laurel, Miss. res: 601/649-1071 Laurel, MS 39442-2026 [email protected] cell: 601/498-9026 [email protected] REGION IV ~ The Bayou Region 9.30.15 IRA SNYDER Ira & Lois res: 504/467-2713 17 Chateau Latour Drive Kenner North, La. cell: 504/250-9391 Kenner, LA 70065-2020 [email protected] REGION V ~ The Florida Parishes Region 9.30.13 GARY GRAHAM Gary & Jamie off: 225/578-5008 2035 Silverest Baton Rouge, La. res: 225/928-4221 Baton Rouge, LA 70816 [email protected] cell: 225/936-1457 REGION VI ~ The Southwest Region 9.30.13 CLAUDIA JOHNSON-HALL Claudia off: 337/291-5410 129 Bradford Dr. Southwest Lafayette, La. res: 337/797-2465 Carencro, LA 70520 [email protected] cell: 337/349-5979 REGION VII ~ The Red River Region 9.30.15 HUGHES GADDIS, JR. Bill & Jackie off: 318/628-2781 150 Gaddis Road Winnfield, La. res: 318/628-7430 Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] fax: 318/648-7040

2012-2013 LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS Division 1A WILLIAM F. HANCOCK Fred & Reta off: 731/885-7309 1504 Julie Street Union City, Tenn. cell: 731/446-2918 Union City, TN 38261-6000 [email protected] Division 1C CLAUDE VINSON Claude res: 901/217-3697 4300 Bear Creek Lane Germantown, Tenn. cell: 901/212-9854 Memphis, TN 38141-7389 [email protected] Division 2 ALAN J. BARBER Alan & Nancy res: 662/234-9490 830 Maplewood Dr Oxford, Miss. & Clarksdale, Miss. Oxford, MS 38655-5445 [email protected]


















Division 3 TONY WEAVER Tony & Angela cell: 601/410-6824 1416 Matherville Diamond Rd. Waynesboro, Miss. Waynesboro, MS 39367-7485 [email protected] Division 4A PATRICE D. CUSIMANO Patrice & Sal off: 504/412-6081 433 Angela Street St. Bernard-Arabi, La.. res: 504/304-9211 Arabi, LA 70032-1007 [email protected] cell: 504/473-1172 Division 4B TRENT W. STRASBURG Trent res: 504/905-4844 233 Phosphor Avenue Dawn Busters, Metairie, La. Metairie, LA 70005 [email protected] Division 5 JAN ROBERTSON Jan off: 601/420-7777 Methodist Specialty Care Center Flowood, Miss. fax: 601/420-7770 One Layfair Dr., Suite 500 [email protected] cell: 601/951-2004 Flowood, MS 39232 res: 601/346-5915 Division 6 LISA M. GRIGGS Lisa off: 318/998-5148 135 Little Happy Trail West Monroe, La. cell: 318/381-2909 Jonesboro, LA 71251 [email protected] Division 7 BRENDA ECCLES Brenda cell: 504/388-7647 101 Begnaud Dr Southwest-Lafayette Lafayette, LA 70501 [email protected] Division 8A BLAINE GRIMES Blaine off: 225/408-4850 P.O. Box 98036 Louisiana State Univ., B.R., La. res: 225/924-6733 Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9036 [email protected] cell: 225/573-0289 Division 8B R. BRUCE HAMMATT Bruce & Joy cell: 225/603-4370 141 Hammatt Drive Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, LA 70808 [email protected] Division 9 RICHARD CORBETT Richard res: 318/518-9528 163 Preston Ave. Southern Hills off: 318/681-0833 Shreveport, LA 71105 [email protected] fax: 318/698-7272 Division 10 CHRISTIAN G. HEINKEL Christian off: 662/241-4280 1220 Park Circle Drive Columbus, Miss. cell: 662/352-6365 Columbus, MS 39701-3523 [email protected] Division 11 MALISSA SWEENEY Malissa off: 337/238-7250 11 Live Oak Dr. Vernon, La. cell: 337/424-9613 Leesville, LA 71446 [email protected] Division 12 PAUL DAVID SELF David & Anne res.: 337/377-2786 5960 Blue Sage Road South Lake Charles, La. Lake Charles, LA 70605-0194 [email protected] Division 13 THOMAS A. SHELDON Tom off: 985/898-3873 1110 No. Hwy. 190 Northshore Mandeville, La. cell: 985/502-0831 Covington, LA 70433-5150 [email protected] Division 14 TRAVIS BURKE Travis & Heather off: 228/374-0067 4504 Magnolia Cove E. Biloxi, Miss. res: 228/392-3616 D’Iberville, MS 39540-4640 [email protected] Division 15 FRANCES COTHREN Frances off: 601/445-6678 55A Sgt. Prentiss Drive Natchez Trace, Miss. res: 601/446-9773 Natchez, MS 39120 [email protected] cell: 601/392-1352 Division 16 HOLLIS CROWDER Hollis & Pamela res: 662/578-2626 2064 Debowen Wilson Rd Oxford, Miss. cell: 662/609-3328 Batesville, MS 38606 [email protected] Division 17 RANDY GONSOULIN Randy res: 337/365-5692 408 Estate Drive New Iberia, La. New Iberia, LA 70563-2308 [email protected]




















2012-2013 Lt. Governors-Elect Governor-Elect James A. White, III M.D. Jeems & Linda H: 318/445-3333 2920 Jackson St. Alexandria, La. O: 318/308-8899 Alexandria, LA 71301 [email protected] C: 318/443-1886 F: 318/487-9463 Division 1A VACANT Division 1C DIANNE POLLY Dianne H: 901/529-4569 910 Vance Ave. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, TN 38126-2911 [email protected] Division 2 VACANT Division 3 VACANT Division 4A LISA MOWEN Lisa H: 504/615-3333 1824 Newbury Ct. West Jefferson, Harvey, La. Harvey, LA 70058-5595 [email protected] Division 4B CATHERINE H. JOHNSON Heather H: 504/733-6339 726 Newman Ave. Moisant, Kenner, La. Jefferson, LA 70121-1235 [email protected] Division 5 VACANT Division 6 VACANT Division 7 VACANT Division 8A VACANT Division 8B VACANT Division 9 STEPHANIE CROW Stephanie C: 318/934-3466 147 Oscar Ln. Southeast Shreveport, La. Shreveport, LA 71105-3566 [email protected] Division 10 RALPH D. CARTER, III Ralph H: 662/574-2080 1810 Waverly Ferry Rd. Columbus, Miss. O: 662/243-7018 Columbus, MS 39705-8323 [email protected] F: 662/328-1059 Division 11 PAUL FUNDERBURK Paul & Miriam H: 318/767-1678 1625 Jewel St. Pineville, La. O: 318/484-4737 Pineville, LA 71360-5153 [email protected] F: 318/427-4929 Division 12 JACKEY SOUTH Jackey O: 337/439-0707 232 Rodney White Ln. Lake Charles, LA. Longville, LA 70652-4538 [email protected] Division 13 VACANT Division 14 TRAVIS MOORE Travis H: 228/867-5427 11542 Magnolia Estates Ln. Gulfport, Miss. Gulfport, MS 39503-8194 [email protected] Division 15 VACANT Division 16 VACANT Division 17 GLORIA GIROUARD Gloria & Ron H: 337/364-2771 401 McIlhenny St. New Iberia, La. C: 337/256-7869 New Iberia, LA 70563-2724 [email protected] F: 337/364-2771

2012-2013 DISTRICT COMMITTEE CHAIRS Achievement GREG BEARD Greg & Lisa cell: 318/730-0646 P.O. Box 12982 Alexandria, La. off: 318/445-5648 Alexandria, LA 71315-2982 [email protected] fax: 318/445-5645 Aktion Clubs LORI M. PAUSINA Lori off: 985/624-4707 c/o 3201 Hwy. 190 Northshore Mandeville, La.. res: 985/727-3804 Mandeville, LA 70471-3125 [email protected] cell: 985/966-3161 Builder’s Club JOHN COLLINS John off: 504/799-2176 20 W. Chalmette Circle St. Bernard-Arabi, La. cell: 504/312-1786 Chalmette, LA 70043-4445 [email protected] res: 504/276-6032 Children and ELDRIDGE M. SIMON Eldridge res: 337/948-8225 Youth Services 209 Persimmon Place Southwest-Lafayette, La. Lafayette, LA 70507-3709 [email protected]

















Circle K Clubs MARK G. SIMMONS Mark & Marie off.: 225/383-4565 Administrator 13801 Chalmette Ave. Baton Rouge Early Risers cell: 225/772-7790 Baton Rouge, LA 70810-2127 [email protected] Club Technology KEVIN DOMINGUE Kevin & Yvonne off: 337/232-5182 400 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd., Ste 1100 Lafayette, La. cell: 337/654-3822 Lafayette, LA 70508 [email protected] District Convention JAMES H. MORGAN, III Chuck & Pam off: 225/924-1600 Host Chair 18147 Green Lakes Court Cortana, Baton Rouge, La. res: 225/753-5479 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 [email protected] Editor, BEVERLY K. CAIN Beverly & Ronnie off: 225/769-9233 District Bulletin 5319-B Didesse Drive The Oaks, Baton Rouge, La. res: 225/757-8673 Baton Rouge, LA 70808-6401 [email protected] cell: 225/803-8383 Finance RICHARD LATIOLAIS Richard & Margaret Coady off: 337/354-8957 400 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd., Ste 7100 Acadiana-Lafayette, La. cell: 337/303-5962 Lafayette, LA 70508 [email protected] res.: 337/988-5079 Fund Raising STEPHANIE CROW Stephanie cell: 318/934-3466 147 Oscar Lane Southeast Shreveport, La. Shreveport, LA 71105 [email protected] Human & Spiritual PORTER C. CROW Court cell: 318/458-3399 Values P.O. Box 52269 Shreveport, La. fax.: 318/795-0842 Shreveport, LA 71135-2269 [email protected] Interclub Relations CALVIN L. ROBBINS, JR. Cal & Brenda off: 225/926-0884 P.O. Box 84278 Cortana, Baton Rouge, La. cell: 225/802-8550 Baton Rouge, LA 70884-4278 [email protected] res: 225/766-7721 International CHARLES H. FORD Charlie & Sharon off: 225/769-9233 Convention 5319-B Didesse Drive The Oaks, B.R., La. res: 225/766-8109 Baton Rouge, LA 70808-6401 [email protected] fax: 225/769-9215 International KATHY SONNIER Kathy & Blake off: 337/480-5323 Foundation 3780 Paul White Rd. Southwest Contraband, LC, La. cell: 337/304-6460 Lake Charles, LA 70611 [email protected] res: 337/855-2402 Key Clubs GLENN BORNE Glenn & Sandy cell: 985/773-8092 Administrator 20186 Harris Street Greater Covington, La. res: 985/892-4779 Covington, LA 70435 [email protected] Key Leader - North LINDA RAMSEY Linda cell: 731/225-7729 986 Adams Road Martin, Tenn. res: 731/587-5549 Martin, TN 38237 [email protected] Key Leader - South KIM CHAMPAGNE Kim & Lonnie cell: 337/781-1336 108 Rue De Canne Acadiana-Lafayette, La. res: 337/839-1158 Broussard, LA 70518-5214 [email protected] fax: 337/837-1767 Kiwanis L. NETTLES BROWN Nettles & Glenelle off.: 318/357-1520 Education 816 University Pkwy Natchitoches, La. res.: 318/352-5605 Natchitoches, LA 71457 [email protected] fax.: 318/357-1535 Kiwanis Kids DONALD K. EYE Don res: 901/755-2074 7831 Cross Village Dr. Germantown, Tenn. cell: 901/494-7596 Germantown, TN 38138-7141 [email protected] fax: 901/759-3046 Major Emphasis PAMELA S. MORGAN Pam & Chuck off: 225/769-9233 Project – AEDs 18147 Green Lakes Court Cortana, Baton Rouge, La. res: 225/753-5479 Baton Rouge, LA 70810-6017 [email protected] fax: 225/769-9215 Master Instructor DEE D. DRELL Dee & Susie off: 318/473-7420 2015 Albert Street Central Louisiana, Alex , La res: 318/445-0127 Alexandria, LA 71301-6310 [email protected] Membership Growth GREG BEARD Greg & Lisa cell: 318/730-0646 P.O. Box 12982 Alexandria, La. off: 318/445-5648 Alexandria, LA 71315-2982 [email protected] fax: 318/445-5645






















New Club GREG BEARD Greg & Lisa cell: 318/730-0646 Building P.O. Box 12982 Alexandria, La. off: 318/445-5648 Alexandria, LA 71315-2982 [email protected] fax: 318/445-5645 Past Governors LINDA RAMSEY Linda cell: 731/225-7729 986 Adams Road Martin, Tenn. res: 731/587-5549 Martin, TN 38237 [email protected] Policies, Procedures GARY GRAHAM Gary & Jamie off: 225/578-5008 and Governance 2035 Silverest Baton Rouge, La. res: 225/928-4221 Baton Rouge, LA 70816 [email protected] cell: 225/936-1457 [email protected] fax: 225/578-5588 Project Eliminate DENNIS M. OLIVER Dennis & Ame res: 228/832-6786 Co-Chair P.O. Box 2185. Gulfport, Miss. cell: 228/343-5444 Gulfport, MS 39505-2185 [email protected] Project Eliminate AME OLIVER Ame & Dennis cell: 228/ 918-3191 Co-Chair P.O. Box 2185. Gulfport, Miss. res: 228/832-6786 Gulfport, MS 39505-2185 [email protected] Public Relations A. VICTOR COUVILLION Vic & Judy res: 985/345-8127 802 Rue Cannes Hammond, La. cell: 985/351-3332 Hammond, LA 70403-3614 [email protected] Risk Manager JAMES H. MORGAN, III Chuck & Pam off: 225/924-1600 18147 Green Lakes Court Cortana, Baton Rouge, La. res: 225/753-5479 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 [email protected] Service RICHARD W. WOOD Woody & Eva mob.: 228/327-1940 3507 Woodcrest Dr. Pascagoula, Miss Pascagoula, MS 39581-4455 [email protected] Web Master CHARLES H. FORD Charlie & Sharon off: 225/769-9233 5319-B Didesse Drive The Oaks, B.R., La. res: 225/766-8109 Baton Rouge, LA 70808-6401 [email protected] fax: 225/769-9215 Young Children: NEIL F. SIMMONS Neil off.: 800/460-4599 Priority One 511 Mayflower Dr. Crescent City Eye Openers res.: 504/830-3413 Metairie, LA 70001 [email protected] fax.: 504/467-5688

2012-2013 DISTRICT FOUNDATION OFFICERS President Vice President Secretary Imm. Past President Treas./Exec. Dir. JOSEPH R. KEOHANE DONNA OSBURN CATHY SIMMONS EVA ABATE CHARLES FORD BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTED MEMBERS Terms expire September 30, 2013 JOSEPH R. KEOHANE DAVID D. LINDSEY B. E. “TONY” WEAVER 8735 Cumbernauld Circle N. 628 N. Beau Chene Dr. 1416 Matherville Diamond Rd. Germantown, TN 38139 Mandeville, LA 70471 Waynesboro, MS 39367 o: 901/202-5015 o: 985/801-0107 c: 601/410-6824 h: 901/754-2799 h: 985/845-8454 e: [email protected] c: 901/262-9891 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Terms expire September 30, 2014 REBECCA CROW SUZANNE DRELL DONNA D. OSBURN 147 Oscar Ln. 2015 Albert St. P.O. Box 820067 Shreveport, LA 71105-3566 Alexandria, LA 71301-6310 Vicksburg, MS 39182-0067 h: 318/861-3084 o: 318/640-0351, ext. 260 o: 601/634-8496 c: 318/458-2314 h: 318/445-0127 h: 601/634-8412 e: [email protected] c: 318/229-3973 e: [email protected] e: [email protected]





















Terms expire September 30, 2015 Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus EVA ABATE OTHA BRITTON CATHERINE SIMMONS HENRY W. NASH 922 Village Ln. 1928 Mt. Pelia Rd. 3104 Audubon Trace 2800 W. Main St. Lake Charles, LA 70605 Martin, TN 38237 Jefferson, LA 70121 Cottage #302B o: 337/480-3693 h: 731/587-2702 h: 504/828-2872 Tupelo, MS 38801 h: 337/478-5819 c: 731/431-3357 c: 504/874-2816 h: 662/690-9729 c: 337/794-8739 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected]

APPOINTED MEMBERS NON-VOTING MEMBER Immediate Past Governor Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor Executive Director & Treasurer (1-year term to 9/30/13) (1-year terms to 9/30/13) (1-year terms to 9/30/13) CHARLES H. FORD GREG BEARD JAN ROBERTSON CLAUDE VINSON 5319-B Didesse Dr. P.O. Box 12982 One Layfair Dr., Ste. 500 4300 Bear Creek Lane Baton Rouge, LA 70808-6401 Alexandria, LA 71315-2982 Flowood, MS 39232 Memphis, TN 38141-7389 o: 225/769-9233 o: 318/445-5648 o: 601/420-7777 h: 901/217-3697 h: 225/766-8109 c: 731/730-0646 c: 601/951-2004 c: 901/212-9854 c: 225/266-8292 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected]

2012-2013 CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS MASTER INSTRUCTOR: DEE D. DRELL - Central Louisiana, Alexandria, La 2015 Albert St.,Alexandria, LA 71301-6310 o: 318/473-7420 h: 318/445-0127 e: [email protected] 2012-2013 GOVERNOR: ROBERT BENOIT - Southwest-Lafayette, La. P.O. Box 3711, Lafayette, LA 70502-3711 o: 337/291-8703 c: 337/278-8873 e: [email protected] INSTRUCTORS: BASCOM A. ALLEN, SR. - Starkville, Miss. 402 Colonial Circle, Starkville, MS 39759-4214 h: 662/323-5154 c: 662/312-2312 e: [email protected] FRED L. BANKS - D.S. West Livingston, La. 910 Hatchell Lane, Denham Springs, LA 70726 h: 225/665-5045 e: [email protected] L. NETTLES BROWN - Natchitoches, La. 816 University Parkway, Natchitoches, LA 71457 o: 318/357-1520 h: 318/352-5605 e: [email protected] LAUREN CALL Lakeside, Metairie, La. 1009 Frankel Ave., Metairie, LA 70003-4721 o: 504/364-2743 h: 504/733-7527 c: 504/236-9973 e: [email protected] PORTER C. CROW Shreveport, La. P.O. Box 52269, Shreveport, LA 71135-2269 o: 318/861-5960 h: 318/458-3399 e: [email protected] KEVIN DOMINGUE - Lafayette, La. 400 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd., Ste. 1100, Lafayette, LA 70508 o: 337/232-5182 h: 337/237-5558 c: 337/654-3822 [email protected] CLAUDIA HALL - Southwest-Lafayette, La. 102 Tyler Dr., Lafayette, LA 70507-5528 o: 337/291-5410 h: 337/266-5197 c: 337/349-5979 [email protected] JAMES H. LEGGETT, III - Alexandria, La. 1794 Polk St., Alexandria, LA 71301 h: 318/473-2704 c: 318/613-3651 [email protected] DENNIS M. OLIVER - Gulfport, Miss. P.O. Box 2185, Gulfport, MS 39505-2185 h: 228/832-6786 c: 228/343-5444 [email protected] MARK G. SIMMONS - Baton Rouge Early Risers, La. 13801 Chalmette Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70810-2127 o: 225/383-4565 h: 225/753-6432 c: 225/772-7790 [email protected] NEIL F. SIMMONS - Crescent City Eye Openers 511 Mayflower Dr., Metairie, LA 70001 o: 800/460-4599 h: 504/830-3413 [email protected] TOM W. SMITH - Starkville, Miss. 111 Seville Place, Starkville, MS 39759-2131 h: 662/323-5324 [email protected] CHARLES STRONG - Memphis, Tenn. 4532 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116-7688 o: 901/345-7670 h: 901/398-8475 f: 901/345-7688 [email protected]



























2012-2013 PAST DISTRICT OFFICERS ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIRMAN SECRETARY TREASURER IMM. PAST CHAIRMAN JULIA CARTER BARBARA JOHNSON RICK LATIOLAIS CAL ROBBINS TONY BOUDREAUX Terms expire September 30, 2015 Terms expire September 30, 2013 Terms expire September 30, 2014 DIVISION 1A DIVISION 5: TBA DIVISION 11 LINDA RAMSEY HUGHES D. (Bill) GADDIS, JR. 986 Adams Rd. DIVISION 6 1605 W. Court St. Martin, TN 38237 MICHAEL R. KING Winnfield, LA 71483-2653 h: 731/587-5549 P. O. Box 877 o: 318/628-2781 c: 731/225-7729 Rayville, LA 71269 h: 318/628-7430 e: [email protected] o: 318/728-4424 e: [email protected] DIVISION 1C h: 318/366-6346 DIVISION 12 WILLIAM A. AUSTIN e: [email protected] CHARLES BARFIELD 3045 Circle Gate Dr. DIVISION 7 148 Benoit Lane Germantown, TN 38138-8103 ANTHONY BOUDREAUX DeRidder, LA 70634-6907 h: 901/755-0417 1408 Carmel Ave. o: 337/462-2828 c: 901/484-6437 Lafayette, LA 70501 h: 337/462-8434 e: [email protected] o: 337/261-5605 e: [email protected] DIVISION 2 h: 337/988-3417 DIVISION 13 MILFORD HOUGH e: [email protected] DAVID D. LINDSEY P.O. Box 1107 DIVISION 8A 628 N. Beau Chene Dr. Greenville, MS 38702-1107 BEVERLY K. CAIN Mandeville, LA 70471 h: 662/335-1993 520 Plantation Crest Ct. o: 985/801-0107 c: 662/378-6034 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 h: 985/845-8454 e: [email protected] o: 225/769-9233 c: 985/966-4669 DIVISION 3 h: 225/757-8673 e: [email protected] BARBARA JOHNSON c: 225/803-8383 DIVISION 14 P.O. Box 2026 e: [email protected] JULIA CARTER Laurel, MS 39442-2026 e: [email protected] 1721 James Madison Dr. o: 601/428-8459 DIVISION 8B Biloxi, MS 39531-3301 h: 601/649-1071 J. H. “CHUCK” MORGAN, III h: 228/374-1710 c: 601/498-9026 18147 Green Lakes Ct. c: 228/806-4448 e: [email protected] Baton Rouge, LA 70810 e: [email protected] DIVISION 4A o: 225/924-1600 DIVISION 15 ARTHUR L. HARRIS, SR. h: 225/753-5479 JAMES (JIM) O. FRANKLIN 3501 N. Causeway Blvd., #300 e: [email protected] 31 Country Squire Rd. Metairie, LA 70004 DIVISION 9 Natchez, MS 39120 o: 504/836-7445 REBECCA HUFF h: 601/445-0511 c: 504/583-3109 505 Yale Pl. c: 601/870-6344 e: [email protected] Bossier City, LA 71111 e: [email protected] DIVISION 4B h: 318/741-1273 DIVISION 16 ALFRED DUMAS c: 318/465-5447 SERGIO WARREN 4048 Teche Dr. e: [email protected] P.O. Box 391 Kenner, LA 70065 DIVISION 10 Booneville, MS 38829-0391 h: 504/467-8107 JAMES B. HENSON c: 662/416-1863 o: 662/720-5432 e: [email protected] 57 Chateau Lane e: [email protected] Starkville, MS 39759 DIVISION 17 h: 662/323-5457 CHRISTINE G. BERARD e: [email protected] 118 W. Bridge St., St. Martinville, LA 70582-4002 h: 337/394-5264 c: 337/278-7534 Appointed Officers: e: [email protected] SECRETARY RICHARD LATIOLAIS 400 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd., Ste 8100, Lafayette, LA 70508 o: 337/234-8431 h: 337/988-5079 c: 337/303-5962 e: [email protected] TREASURER CALVIN L. ROBBINS, JR., P.O. Box 84278, Baton Rouge, LA 70884-4278 o: 225/926-0884 h:225/ 766-7721 c: 225/802-8550 e: [email protected]


























PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS 1969-70 JOE F. TATUM - Hattiesburg, Miss. 11 Parkway, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 o: 601/544-6043 h: 601/264-7772 e: [email protected] 1976-77 PAUL DAVID SELF - South Lake Charles, La. 414 Crestwood Dr., Lake Charles, LA 70605 h: 337/478-0909 e: [email protected] 1979-80 WARNIE C. KENNINGTON, JR. - Columbia, Miss. 1915 Ridgewood Dr., Columbia, MS 39249 h: 601/731-9064 1981-82 CHARNIA L. CHEATWOOD, JR. - Alexandria, La. 136 Georgetown Dr., Alexandria, LA 71303 h: 318/445-0823 f: 318/442-6147 e: [email protected] 1982-83 HENRY W. NASH - Starkville, Miss. 2800 W. Main St., Cottage #302B, Tupelo, MS 38801 h: 662/690-9729 e: [email protected] 1984-85 CECIL L. WINN - Shreveport, La. 121 Hanging Moss Lane, Benton, LA 71006 h: 318/965-1605 c: 318/518-3235 1986-87 W. T. SALLING - Opelousas, La. 124 E. Davis St., Opelousas, LA 70570-4855 h: 337/942-7036 1989-90 L. NETTLES BROWN - Natchitoches, La. (Past International President 1999-2000) 220 Rue Amulet, Natchitoches, LA 71457 o: 318/357-1520 h: 318/352-5605 e: [email protected] 1990-91 NEIL F. SIMMONS - Crescent City Eye Openers 511 Mayflower Dr., Metairie, LA 70001 o: 800/460-4599 h: 504/830-3413 e: [email protected] 1991-92 TRAVIS W. VANCE, SR. - Port City, Vicksburg, Miss. 3038 Indiana Ave., Vicksburg, MS 39180 o: 601/634-2862 h: 601/636-8556 e: [email protected] 1993-94 J. CHARLES RILES - Vicksburg, Miss. 109 Beaver Run, Vicksburg, MS 39180 o: 601/629-0000 h: 601/636-1318 e: [email protected] 1996-97 LEONARD D. SIMMONS, JR. - New Orleans, La. (Past International Trustee) 3104 Audubon Trace, Jefferson, LA 70121 h: 504/828-2872 c: 504/874-1279 e: [email protected] 1997-98 WILLIAM C. BOYD - Memphis, Tenn. 1185 Allentown St., Cordova, TN 38016 o: 901/576-6786 h: 901/757-2659 c: 901/409-3431 e: [email protected] 1998-99 BASCOM A. ALLEN, SR. - Starkville, Miss. (Past International Trustee) 402 Colonial Circle, Starkville, MS 39759-4214 h: 662/323-5154 c: 662/312-2312 e: [email protected] 2000-01 PORTER C. CROW - Shreveport, La. P.O. Box 52269, Shreveport, LA 71135-2269 o: 318/861-5960 h: 318/458-3399 e: [email protected] 2001-02 JACOB F. VALLELUNGO, JR. - Kenner North, La. 5308 Caryota Dr., Metairie, LA 70003 h: 504/885-8006 c: 504/400-9803 e: [email protected] 2002-03 LARRY L. MOBLEY - Amite, La. 60061 Tiger Lane, Amite, LA 70422 h: 985/748-7057 e: [email protected] 2003-04 FRED L. BANKS - D.S. West Livingston, La. 910 Hatchell Lane, Denham Springs, LA 70726 h: 225/665-5045 c: 225/907-3441 e: [email protected] 2004-05 RICHARD W. WOOD - Pascagoula, Miss. 3507 Woodcrest St., Pascagoula, MS 39581-4455 h: 228/762-5762 c: 228/327-1940 e: [email protected] 2005-06 MARK G. SIMMONS - Baton Rouge Early Risers 13801 Chalmette Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70810-2127 o: 225/383-4565 h: 225/753-6432 c: 225/772-7790 e: [email protected] 2006-07 DENNIS M. OLIVER - Gulfport, Miss. (International Trustee) P.O. Box 2185, Gulfport, MS 39505-2185 h: 228/832-6786 c: 228/343-5444 e: [email protected] 2007-08 DAVID A. PICKLER - Germantown, Tenn. 2268 Birchton Dr., Germantown, TN 38139-5251 o: 901/316-0160 h: 901/754-0957 c: 901/494-5821 e: [email protected] 2008-09 RUSSELL G. KERCHER - Algiers Morning Edition, La. 242 Richland Dr. E, Mandeville, LA 70448 h: 985/674-4401 c: 504/259-7877 e: [email protected] 2009-10 GREGORY S. STEVENS - Biloxi, Miss. 4 Schooner Lane, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 h: 228/875-8535 c: 228/238-1023 e: [email protected] 2010-11 LINDA RAMSEY - Martin, Tenn. 986 Adams Road, Martin, TN 38237 h: 731/587-5549 c: 731/225-7729 e: [email protected] 2011-12 GREG BEARD - Alexandria, La. P.O. Box 12982, Alexandria, LA 71315-2982 o: 318/445-5648 c: 318/730-0646 e: [email protected]



























2012-2013 KEY CLUB DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Governor RACHEL BENOIT - Cathedral, Natchez, Miss 103 Woodhaven Dr., Natchez, MS 39120 Ph: 601/597-5797 E: [email protected] Secretary- TIFFANY ALGU - E.D. White Catholic Treasurer 214 Rienzi Drive, Thibodaux, LA 70301 Ph: 985/447-0004 E: [email protected]

Lieutenant Governors: Divisions 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2 to be appointed Division 3 DAKOTA PENDERGRASS; Oak Grove; 25 Wildwood Dr., Sumrall, MS 39482 P: 601/270-2203 E: [email protected] Division 4A REAGAN SANDOZ; Mt. Carmel Academy - 416 Betz Place, Metairie, LA 70005 P: 985/778-3746 E: [email protected] Division 4B SAMMIE JACKSON, II; Bonnabel; 6 Cocodrie Ct., Kenner, LA 70065 C: 504/606-0060 E: [email protected] Division 4C DAMION WILSON; Thomas Jefferson; 244 Cottonwood Dr., Grenta, LA 70056 P: 517/936-3260 E: [email protected] Division 4D PAIGE PHILYAW; St. Mary’s Dominican; 1022 Beauregard Dr., New Orleans, LA 70117 P: 601/347-2162 E: [email protected] Division 5 BASILIO CABALLERO; Ridgeland; 713 Greenbrook Dr., Ridgeland, MS 39157 C: 601/668-9300 E: [email protected] Division 6 WILL RUDNICKI; Cedar Creek; 171 Trace Dr., Ruston, LA 71270 P: 318/255-4450 E: [email protected] Division 7A to be appointed Division 7B LAUREN BOURGEOIS; E.D. White Catholic; 457 Church St., Raceland, LA 70394 C: 951/202-6935 E: [email protected] Division 8A TIFFANI MERRIDY; McKinley; 1291 N. 38th St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802 P: 225/334-0269 E: [email protected] Division 8B SARAH MAJOR; St. Michael the Archangel; 3936 White Oak Trace Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70817 P: 225/755-1486 E: [email protected] Division 9 ADAM BURGESS; C. E. Byrd; 10762 Ty Dr.,Shreveport, LA 71106 P: 318/798-1879 E: [email protected] Division 10 to be appointed Division 11 GRAHAM MAXWELL; Bolton; 4725 Sample Place, Alexandria, LA 71303 P: 318/452-2374 E: [email protected] Division 12 HUNTER GWIN; Sulphur; 823 Tillman St., Sulphur, LA 70663 P: 337/215-1309 E: [email protected] Division 13 CAMERON CLATTERBUCK; Northshore; 423 Parlange Dr., Slidell, LA 70452 P: 985/863-9240 E: [email protected] Division 14 AYANNA CREAR; Moss Point; 4918 Wilson St., Biloxi, MS 39563 C: 228/235-2803 E: [email protected] Division 15 DEANNA HAYDEN; Cathedral; 33 Dixon Rd., Lorman, MS 39096 P: 601/786-3167 E: [email protected] Webmaster THIEN CHI NGUYEN; Biloxi; 187 Rosetti St., Biloxi, MS 39530 P: 228/326-4251 E: [email protected] Adult Advisors Administrator GLENN BORNE; Greater Covington; 20186 Harris St., Covington, LA 70435 C: 985/773-8092 H:985/892-4779 E: [email protected] International SHARON M. FORD - 12531 W. Lake Estates Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70810-4778 Tour Director C: 225/572-1477 H: 225/766-8109 E: [email protected]

2012-2013 CIRCLE K DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Governor: Brittany Jackson; Univ. of Southern Miss.; C: 601/832-1314 E: [email protected] Secretary/Treasurer: Elise Moore; LSU; C: 225/802-8121 E: [email protected] Lieutenant Governors: Bayou South: Christina Phanna; Un. Of La. at Lafayette; C: 337/380-7040 E: [email protected] Delta Central: Michael Abramovich; Milsaps College; C: 601/941-0826 E: [email protected] Gulf Coast: Open Natchez Trace: Samuel Hardin; Mississippi St. Univ.; C: 870/613-6605 E: [email protected] Piney Hills: Erin Smith; Louisiana Tech; C: 318/617-2172 E: [email protected] District Administrator: Mark Simmons; 13801 Chalmette Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70810 C: 225/772-7790 O: 225/383-4565 E: [email protected]
































THE KIWANIS/SLP KONNECTION Bill Austin-Region I Trustee

We search for ways to strengthen the Kiwanis/SLP (Student Leader-ship Programs) connection, to make the sponsored youth more aware of what Kiwanis is and make it attrac-tive as a service organization to be involved with when they reach

adulthood. How do we spread the “good news”? Do we wonder if the Builders, Key and/or Circle K club members even know that they are sponsored by a Kiwanis club? How can we “get the word out”?

I have recently heard of Kiwanis clubs sending representatives to SLP officer installation ceremonies and participating by giving a brief presentation on the

“Kiwanis Family”. I would suggest business attire (be as impressive as possible). I even attended a Ki-wanis club meeting where the Builders club officers were invited and installed by the Kiwanis President. This was a first for me and quite an exciting expe-rience and you could tell the kids were excited and impressed. It was also a learning experience for Ki-wanians and the SLP members, giving both groups a more in depth understanding of what the Kiwanis Family is all about. To me, it sounds like a good way for all Kiwanis clubs to expand and explain the “ties that bind” the Kiwanis family.

I would like to hear what your club is doing to strengthen the Kiwanis/SLP Connection.

START PLANNING NOW By Court Crow, 2012-2013 Human and Spiritual Values District Chairman Look at Human and Spiritual Values with Fresh Eyes in our Clubs

Kiwanians - take a fresh look at the first of our six Objects: to give primacy to the human and spiri-tual, rather than to the material values of life. Let’s find new ways to bring this object to our clubs’ and communities’ attention. a. Be sure that each club meeting starts with an Invocation. May I suggest that we ask different Ki-

wanians to offer the Invocation each meeting, not the same person. I know change can shake things up, but having the same person may make the whole opening “fall-in-a-rut” while a different person shares that responsibility or privilege.

b. Be sure to end each meeting with the Kiwanis prayer. May I suggest the following Kiwanis prayer; it won’t take more than a couple of weeks to learn: “Dear Lord: In Thy infinite goodness and mercy, look down upon Thy children in this hour of need. Grant unto us the light and the wisdom to know Thee and to serve Thee. And give us the strength and the courage, with Thy help, to face whatever the morrow may bring. And grant us peace. Amen”

c. Start planning now to sponsor a Community Prayer Breakfast … or a Prayer Breakfast for your K-Family … or a Prayer Breakfast for the young athletes of your community (co-sponsored with FCA) for the spring. Plan one for the spring to get 2012-2013 started on the right spiritual foot. Your civic leaders will always show up and invite two or three different religious leaders to lead.

d. Start your planning now to recognize a Lay Person of the Year (yes, Layman of the Year) and, maybe, a Young Leader of the Year (high school or college) recognized for the spiritual role models they are in the community. The District will recognize these at the District Convention next summer in Baton Rouge and I hope we have several recommendations from clubs throughout the District.

e. Include short devotional or spiritual messages in your weekly or monthly newsletters. “Borrow” these from any source you may have: other Kiwanis newsletters, radio spots you hear on your local station. If you receive THE COMPASS, the e-newsletter of the Kiwanis Club of Southeast Shreveport, there are almost always Spiritual Aims articles you may borrow at any time for your newsletters. I probably “borrowed” them from someone else, too. (If you don’t receive it, send me your email address and I’ll add you to our mailing list.)

Please don’t let this committee become one of little consequence. There are so many ways that our clubs can em-phasize our first Object and many Kiwanians feel that their clubs broaden their personal ministries in our communi-ties. Let’s make 2012-2013 a year we can remember for our reigniting our love for Human and Spiritual Values.




FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE SETS GOALS FOR THE YEAR

By Stephanie Crow, District Fundraising Chairman

Greetings La-Miss-W.Tenn!! Happy Kiwanis New Year!! At our club, district, and international levels, we have some wonderful goals for the year. Be-

tween eliMiNaTe, AEDs, and our individual efforts, Kiwanians can accomplish so much. But I know that no matter how small or how big our clubs are, it is difficult to reach these goals, do a lot of work, and help a lot of people without having the financial backing.

And I know that, as Kiwanians, we are great at service but we are not all great salesmen. Therefore, it is my hope for this year that we can share our fundraiser successes and ideas with the other clubs in our district. This is where you come in. Throughout the year, I ask for you all

to send me brief summaries about your club’s best fundraisers. How did club made it happen? Why was it a success? Is there anything you have learned from your experience that may help other clubs implement the fundraiser. Also, if you have a picture of your club in action at the fundraiser, be sure to send it as well.

You can send all of this to my email at [email protected]. In addition, if you, the readers, have any questions about the ideas you read about, do not hesitate to email me and I will get you in contact with the people with the answers.

Together we can accomplish so much more than if we act alone as individuals. Remember, we change the world one child and one community at a time.

QUEEN OF HEARTS GAME Submitted by Becky Huff and the Southern Hills Kiwanis Club, Shreveport, La.

Our first submission is a perfect example of what I hope to accomplish through this column…Kiwanians sharing ideas with each other. The Queen of Hearts Game did not come initially from Southern Hills. The idea was given to them from Bill Penny and the Kiwanis Club of Alexandria.

The Kiwanis Club of Southern Hills plays the Queen of Hearts Game at the end of every meeting. Mem-bers and guests have the opportunity to purchase a ticket for $1. There is no limit on the number of tickets one may purchase. The tickets are put into a box and one number is drawn. The holder of the winning ticket has the opportunity to draw a card from a deck of cards. As a small club, Southern Hills speeds the game along by playing with only one half of the deck. If the person is lucky enough to draw the Queen of Hearts, he gets one-half the money in the pot. If any card other than the Queen of Hearts is drawn, the card is torn up and dis-carded. The money in the pot carries over each week until there is a winner. The next week there is one less card in the deck, so the chance of drawing the winning card increases. Southern Hills' half of the winnings is being donated to the eliMiNaTe Project.

Below is a photo of the latest winner of the Queen of Hearts Game: Marvin Greer, current Club President. He won half of the $156 pot. He is Southern Hills’ game’s third winner.





INTERCLUB RELATIONS By: Cal Robbins, Interclub Relations Chair 2011-12

A new year is here for Kiwanis, and that is always a hectic and exciting time. Governor Robert is urging all clubs to participate in the District's Inter-club Contest. The rules for this year's competition have been sent to your club and are available on the District's Website. The rules are essentially the same as last year, but be sure to review the 2012-2013 contest rules, so you can refresh your understanding of the rules.

Inter-clubs are a means of supporting the fifth objective of Kiwanis, "To provide through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service and to build better communities." By visiting another club you may learn something you can bring back to your club to make it better. That could be anything from an idea for a new fund raiser or a new service project. The club you visit may have a speaker that you would like to invite to speak at your club. The big thing you learn is that the Kiwanis community in the area you serve is much larger than your club.

For those new to Kiwanis and those not familiar with what is an Inter-club, I will go over the basics of Inter-clubbing. An Inter-club is when the required number of your members of your, club visit the meeting of another Kiwanis Club or of a Service Leadership Club. The required number of members is based on the size of your club. Visiting groups can all be members or your club or a combination of a minimum of two members of your club plus members of a Service Leadership Club sponsored by your club.

For clubs with a membership of 20 or less, a minimum of 2 members are required for an Inter-club. For clubs with twenty-one to thirty members, the required number is three members. Clubs with more than thirty-one members need four members to constitute an Inter-club.

By now all Presidents should have appointed and Inter-club Chairman and an Inter-club Committee. The Club President and the Inter-club committee should have a goal. The Inter-club committee should develop a plan to achieve that goal.

Inter-clubs also provide your members desiring to have perfect attendance, a way to make up missed club meetings. Those members who missed a meeting provide a good source of Inter-club participants.

Inter-clubbing is fun and can be an educational experience. You get to meet new people that have the same interest in serving their community that the members of you club do.

By: Don Eye, K-KIDS District Chairman, C: 901-494-7496 F: 901-759-3046 [email protected]

Hello, fellow Kiwanians! It’s another year all over again. To start the New Year off please note that there are 2 new web pages on the KKIDS.ORG web site..."Social Emotional Learning" and "Member Activities". The web site has a basket full of stuff you may find useful in helping your K-Kids. Team up with Nicholodeon! Nick's Worldwide Day of Play is on Oct 6. You can check out "pro-social.nick.com" for tips.

Pictured is the Farmington Elementary Terrific Kids for October. Please notice the parents in the back. Before the picture was snapped they were on the floor doing a team exercise with the kids. Getting parents involved is an excellent way to enrich your program and maybe increase your Kiwanis Club membership. Parents love people who are good roll-models for their kids. Before I go... Please update your club data via your renewal form as soon as possible. If you don't I'm sending a stinky Cajun after you. Have a Great Day!!





CONGRESSMAN ALEXANDER WELCOMES RUSTON KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL MEMBER JEFFERY WOODS TO WASHINGTON

Woods by White House as “Champion of Change” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman, was pleased to welcome Kiwanis Inter-

national member Jeffery M. Woods, a Ruston native, to our nation’s capital today. Woods is in Washington, D.C. to receive the White House’s prestigious award “Champion of Change.”

According to the White House, Woods is one of only 14 individuals who will be given this honor. Each Ki-wanis International member deemed a “Champion of Change” has devoted tremendous time and effort to serve and support their respective communities.

Staff Sergeant Woods is the Unit Supply Sergeant for Headquarters Support Company, 527th Engineer Company, Ruston, La., of the 225th Brigade, Camp Beauregard. In addition, he serves as the lieutenant gover-nor of the Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District Division 18 of Kiwanis International and is the reci-pient of the Circle K International Humanitarian Award for 2012. Currently, Woods is the Kiwanis advisor to the Grambling State University CKI Club and the Kiwanis Terrific Kids coordinator for I.A. Lewis School in Ruston.

Alexander was proud to welcome Woods to his office to personally thank him for serving our country in Op-eration Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan as well as for his dedication to the relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

“It is with great pride that I offer my congratula-tions to Jeffery for being named a ‘Champion of Change.’ For his exemplary contributions to improv-ing and aiding the Ruston area, our state and our na-tion, he is truly deserving of this esteemed recogni-tion. He is a hometown hero to many, and his stead-fast service to helping our citizens should be an ex-ample for us all,” said Alexander. Jeffery and Aldrenia Woods with Congressman Rod-ney Alexander U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman, represents Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District and serves on the House Appropriations Committee. ZELLER FELLOWSHIP MEDAL AWARDED TO OXFORD KIWANIS CLUB MEMBER

H. C. Franklin receives the Zeller Fellowship Medal from the Kiwanis Club of Oxford in honor of his lifelong membership and for his service to the club, the city, and the country. H. C. is a navy veteran of World War II, a former police chief, and a former Alderman.

On hand were (l.-r.) Hollis Crowder, Citizen of the Year (2010), H. C. Franklin, Citizen of the Year in 2007 , Mike Martin, Chief of Police, and Jackson Taylor, Oxford Kiwanis Club President, himself a lifelong Kiwa-nian and former Lt. Governor in Kiwanis.




By: Jeems White, [email protected] 318/308-8899

THE ELIMINATE TEAM ... Who are they?

If you are reading this you are a motivated Kiwa-nian and likely already know something about our Kiwanis International Elim-inate Project . . . to EliMiNaTe Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus worldwide. District Coordinator Dennis Oliver asked me to write this article for the Dis-trict Newsletter to perhaps give a different perspective.

So, who are the "Eliminate Team" members? You are! All 600,000 members of the Kiwanis Family worldwide including Key Clubs, Circle K, Builders, Aktion Clubs, K-Kids, etc. are on the team because we are going to accomplish this goal together. That said it might be of interest for you to know the leadership and organizational structures. Right now we are building a core team of 9,000 leaders, most of whom have the title of "coordinator."

All of Kiwanis (KI) is divided into regions and there is a Regional Coordi-nator for each. Within each region are the Districts and each has a District Coordinator. Each District (in our case Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennes-see) has a Division Coordinator for each division and in La.-Miss.-W. Tenn. there are four Multi-Division Coordinators to assist and work with these. Each of our individual clubs has (or will have) a Club Coordinator, a Co-Coordinator and a Treasurer. This may be one person in smaller clubs. When all the district and club coordinators have been recruited and appointed, we will be 9,000 strong worldwide and this group will be the mechanism for communication and action. As with Presidents and boards of our clubs all the action is local and individually specific to the club. ... so the Club Coordina-tors will lead their membership as we raise money to eliminate Mater-nal/Neonatal Tetanus worldwide in partnership with UNICEF.

We still need Club Coordinators for nearly half the clubs in La.-Miss.-W. Tenn. So if you have read this far, why don't you volunteer for your club? Remember our defining statement: "Kiwanis is a GLOBAL organization of VOLUNTEERS dedicated to changing the world ONE CHILD and one com-munity at a time." It is time to “put our money where our mouth is” and for every $1.80 we raise for Eliminate (three immunization shots per mother at sixty cents cost each) we save the life of a baby from a devastating and painful death. (One dies every nine minutes.) Kiwanis is raising the money, UNICEF is giving the shots. We will celebrate at Kiwanis' 100th Birthday in 2015 when we have successfully accomplished our goal of eliminating the excrucia-tingly painful and tortured death of neonatal tetanus. How many lives do you want to save?

NOTE: If your club has not had a program for the presentation of the Eliminate Project (or wants another) and you would like to have one of our team come to you, please contact Dennis Oliver at [email protected] or Jeems White at [email protected]. The team is at your service.





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PLAN YOUR BUDGET By Kathy Sonnier, International Foundation Committee

Happy new Kiwanis Year everyone! With the start of a new year comes great excitement, lots of projects and budget planning of course! It is in the spirit of service and making a difference in the world and here at home that I ask you to please remember the Kiwanis International Foundation when planning your budget and projects for the New Year ahead.

Of course there is a lot of energy and buzz about our new worldwide Eliminate Project that is helping to change lives, saving mothers and all their children from the horrors of Maternal Neonatal Tetanus...all for just a $1.80! Of course, Dennis Oliver along with his highly motivated team of Division & Club coordinators are getting the word out on that. But YOUR Kiwanis International Foundation is doing MORE work every day beyond this very important World Wide Service Project!

To clear up any confusion that may exist let me remind you that there is still other work that YOUR Kiwanis International Foundation is doing not only worldwide but in our own backyards! There are ongoing projects and funding (besides The Eliminate Project) in three areas:

• Kiwanis Club Grants - supporting projects and programs otherwise beyond the resources of your club.

• Disaster Relief Funds - Because every second counts the KIF provides support to feed, clothe & shelter children and families affected by tragic events (Katrina/Rita anyone?!). The new improved process lets this money be allocated within 48 hours of a major occurrence with a simple streamlined application process.

• Kiwanis Family

Scholarships & Leadership Training - Key Leader weekends, CKI Leadership Academy, Action Club's new Training & Leadership Conference and Scholarship Awards - bringing up the leaders of tomorrow!

This work continues even as we embark on changing the world once again through the very important Eliminate Project - and we need your help and participation!

As always, the generous heart and budget of YOUR Kiwanis Club is needed this year more than ever! YOUR Club's help is needed this year as follows (i.e. ways to give): • Contribute to the Annual

Club Gift Campaign - $5 per member - Round up if you can - your Treasurer may well like a nice round number...instead of $135 consider giving nice even $150 - your money will be welcomed and well spent on serving the needs of our youth!

• Skip-A-Meal Campaign - Okay our club doesn't much like actually missing our wonderful “chicken” but...it's the thought that counts! So, can you budget what you spend on one average lunch or breakfast meeting and send that over to the Kiwanis International Foundation to help change the world? Just asking - and remember unlike the meals this can actually come out of your PROJECT FUNDS! • Other Gifts - to recognize

long standing leadership in your club...more about this at a later date but I am so proud to have been awarded the Kiwanis Leadership Society Award by my club. Really a great way to honor someone for their service!

Finally, it is with great pleasure that I congratulate each club for their generous donations to the KIF - you have made a difference by supporting the KIF grants that totaled just under $500,000 and served almost 130,000 children in 2010-11!!! Great Job! The numbers are still being tabulated for this past year for giving - but please know that your contributions are very appreciated and spent where it matters - making a difference in the lives of children!

Thanks for your efforts in this continued service and if you need any information about how to apply for grants, how the KIF can help your club or if you want me to come speak to your club about the KIF please contact me at [email protected].

Yours in Service, Kathy Sonnier, KIF Chair 2012 -2013





NEW KIWANIS YEAR RESOLUTIONS By Vic Couvillion, District Public Relations Director

October is one of the most exciting months in the Kiwanis year. Clubs will be installing new officers, making plans for the coming year, establishing pro-grams and generally getting re-energized for the new Kiwanis year.

As clubs be-gin the 2012-2013 Kiwanis year, it’s also a great time to make some “Ki-wanis Year Reso-lutions.” Clubs are very much encouraged, when making that list, to include internal and external communications as a high priority. Re-solve now to do a better job of telling the Kiwanis story in the months to come!

Several Kiwanis stories are very easy to tell and

should attract favorable publicity to your club. The first, of course, is the installation of new officers. Most newspapers, especially those in the smaller markets, are eager to run stories and pictures about the leaders of local civic clubs. The friends and rela-tives of your officers always enjoy seeing their names and pictures in the newspaper and editors know this. Editors enjoy knowing that their product is read and appreciated and to this end are more than happy to run such events as installations.

Many clubs combine their installation ceremonies with awards presentations and award recipients make especially promising stories. Pictures accompanying such news events are usually welcomed so include a picture with your story.

Certainly some clubs will complain, “but no one in our club knows how to write a story!” Stories such as installation of new officers and announcement of award winners are especially easy to write. Again I

remind you, just follow the “five W’s.” E-mail, or personally deliver a story listing the following: WHO are the new officers; WHEN were they installed; WHERE did the event take place; WHAT the new slate of officers intend to do during the coming Ki-wanis year; and WHY, “to change the world one child and one community at a time.”

If members were singled out for special honors such as “Kiwanian of the Year,” or “New Kiwanian of the Year,” include their names and write a brief statement of why they won the award. For example, did they chair any committees? Did they participate in a number of fund raisers? Were they part of the Terrific Kids-BUGs teams? What other outstanding contributions did they make?

It really is easy. Start with a blank sheet of paper or a new document on the computer screen and then just start listing the things suggested above. After you have filled in the blanks, make complete sentences of each “W,” embellishing each sentence with a bit of explanation. Before long, you will have a story!

It is suggested that you obtain the e-mail address of the local newspaper and thus you can send them the story direct. If you are at all good with a digital camera and computer, you can also send pictures with the story via your computer. Always identify, from left to right, the persons in a picture. Newspa-pers will rarely run a group picture without names attached.

Still don’t think you can do it? If not, then e-mail me all the facts, in incomplete sentence form, and I will write the news story for you, send it back to your, and you can then submit it to your local news-paper.

Remember what I always write: Kiwanis is too great a story to keep to ourselves.

Good luck in telling great things about your club to other members of your community.

GERMANTOWN KIWANIS RECEIVES LT. GOVERNOR BANNER! By Bill Austin, Germantown Kiwanis Club, District Trustee At a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Germantown retiring Lt. Governor Randy Lawson(right) of the East Memphis Kiwanis Club transfers the Lt. Governor's banner to incoming Lt. Governor Claude Vinson of the Germantown Kiwanis Club. Claude is the Immediate Past President of the Germantown Kiwanis Club as well.




LT. GOVERNOR OF DIVISION 4A SETS GOALS By Patrice D. Cusimano, Lt. Governor, Div. 4A

It was ironic to have received a request from our soon to be Past Governor Greg Beard to write an article about why I was glad to have served as Lieutenant Governor, because that very night I installed new board members and officers of Third District. As I spoke to the club members, I told them that one of the best parts of being Lieutenant Governor was getting to know members of other clubs in my division.

I always marvel at the amount of service our smallest clubs do each month. Division 4A covers all of the City of New Orleans, all of the west bank, and St. Ber-nard Parish - a densely populated area. Despite the immense need found in metropolitan areas such as ours, the clubs of Division 4A manage to reach out to numer-ous senior centers, homeless shelters, battered women facilities, and, of course, our schools. However, I do have a concern that our clubs have become too parochi-

al and don’t have the time (or the manpower) to work with other clubs in our division on joint projects. I be-lieve it is important to leave “home” once in a while. Four of our clubs recently worked together to feed the homeless and I know we are all better people for having done so.

I’m glad I served as Lieutenant Governor because it gave me the opportunity to recognize the marvelous work that our division does, and to set a goal for our division to work together for the greater good. Our in-dividual on-going projects will always be paramount, but it does the heart good to work with others and learn from them.

You may be wondering why I speak of my goals for this coming year. I have the distinct honor of repeating as Lieutenant Governor of 4A. I look forward to the challenge.

PAST GOVERNOR NEIL SIMMONS APPOINTED TO KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE By Neil Simmons, YC:PO International Committee Chair International President Tom DeJulio announced that

Neil Simmons would be appointed to the 2012-2013 International Committee on Early Child Development-Young Child-ren/Priority One. Also new International President Tom DeJulio has appointed the Pennsylvania Executive Director Kevin Thomas as the

Chair of the 2012-2013 International Committee on Early Childhood Development-Young Children/Priority One. Kevin will lead the committee to: Develop ways to brand Kiwanis as one of the leading advocates for the health, education, and safety of child-ren, including the engagement of government and pri-

vate business in Kiwanis efforts. The committee will also perform the traditional role of promoting signature projects impacting children ages 6 and under and educating Kiwanis family members about the urgent needs of young children. The committee will recommend specific ways Kiwanis International can actively participate in new and exist-ing efforts to address early childhood health, education, and safety. The 2012-2013 International committee members will be: Jennifer Chaves, Yvonne Holley, Beth Kindschi, Sue McClemon, Dave Orner, Neil Simmons and Kevin Thomas, John Shertzer will be the Kiwanis Internation-al Staff liason.

KIWANIS CLUB OF GERMANTOWN MAKES DONATION TO THE FAMILY SAFETY CENTER By Bill Austin, Germantown Kiwanis Club The Kiwanis Club of Germantown has made a donation to the Family Safety Center. The Center assists young children and families recover and rebuild after a domestic violence event. While domestic violence is directed at a particular victim, everyone suffers; children, families, friends and co-workers. Domestic violence affects or entire community. The Family Safety Center also focuses on awareness, advocacy and training programs that educate the public to ultimately reduce and prevent incidents of domestic violence and strengthen families in Memphis and Shelby County. The donation was recommended to the Kiwanis board of Directors by the Young Children:Priority One Committee: Serving the Children of the World. Pictured at the presentation (left to right) are: Kiwanis President Claude Vinson, Olliette Murry-Drobot, Director of the Family Safety Center, and Elizabeth Woj-cik, Immediate Past President of the Germantown Kiwanis club.




10TH ANNUAL K.A.M.P. KIWANIS (KIDS ARE MY PRIORITY) By Travis Moore, Gulfport Kiwanis Club

On Friday, September 14, among the beautiful trees, lake, and rustic cabins Division 14 welcomed 13 fami-lies (55 campers) to Camp Ita Kana in Wiggins, MS. This was our 10th year to host the camp. Over 30 Key Clubbers and volunteers joined the campers for swimming, canoeing, fishing, pottery, crafts, games, and some great meals provided by Stone County Kiwanian Elaine Beckham.

K.A.M.P. Kiwanis is a camp for children with arthritis and the only camp in Mississippi for this illness. The camp is so popular for these children because they can share time with other children who are going through the same situation. Also, the parents form a network to keep in touch through the year.

It is estimated that 350,000 children are affected with JRA (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis) which for years was misdiagnosed as "growing pains." Kiwanians from Division 14 work all year to raise the money to fund the camp. Camp families are asked to pay just $10.00 for the whole family to attend this three day camp. GREATER COVINGTON KIWANIS CLUB COMMEMORATES 9/11 On September 11, our Kiwanis of Greater Covington club wanted to commemorate that date by preparing lunch for Covington’s first responder firemen. A group of us gathered at the assigned fire station to set up lunch for many very appreciative firemen and staff and were pleasantly invited into the office of the Fire Chief to hear the recorded message that was transmitted to fire stations across the country about the privilege of serving this great country. We were also asked to join in the establishment of a small park area commemo-rating the tragedy of 9/11. Long story made short, the Fire Chief of this station had driven up to New York City after that tragic day to secure a piece of steel from the twin tower area, a steel girder and of course, a magnificent piece of history. A local designer from our community will work with this piece of steel and design a monument for a mini park area so our nation and our community will never forget the loss of life on 9/11 and that we must always fight to keep our country great and safe from harm. Our Club was thrilled with the idea of having any part of this community project.




AMITE KIWANIS HONORS LARRY MOBLEY, JOINS GLOBAL KIDS TETANUS HEALTH CAMPAIGN By Mark Mathes, Amite Tangi Digest, www.Tangilena.comTangilena.Com

From left: Amite Kiwanis president Kevin Raiford, honoree Larry Mobley of Amite Kiwanis, Amy Oliver and Kiwanis District Governor Dennis Oliver of the Gulfport area. Photo by Mark Mathes. AMITE--Amite Kiwanis Club honored one of their own longtime leaders, Larry Mobley, and joined an international campaign to save mothers and infants with a $110 million fundraising project from 2011 to 2015. Kiwanis District Governor Dennis Oliver honored Mobley for his dec-ades of efforts locally and on the international level. Mobley was awarded a coveted Kiwanis medal Sept. 27. Amite Kiwanis members responded to Oliver's call to action by imme-

diately donating cash. They began discussing ways to raise funds for the Eliminate Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus campaign. Oliver suggested that Amite Kiwanis members continue helping their local community--and look for ways to raise additional funds for the tetanus campaign. Overall, Kiwanis has already raised $17 million of the $110 million goal, and in this Kiwanis regional district, members are focused on raising $350,000 as their share. The tetanus numbers: --One baby dies somewhere in the world every nine minutes from tetanus. --160 babies die each day from tetanus. --The global campaign to fight tetanus has already eliminated the deadly disease from 20 countries since 2000. Now, 34 countries remain to focus on, already down from 40. --$1.80 protects one mother and her future children. --The Eliminate Project saves and protects 61 million moms and babies. --Tetanus exists in countries that lack sanitation, health care and dietary minimums. Death is a painful expe-rience for babies over several days. On the Web: theeliminateproject.org Kiwanis Clubs all over the world have a successful history of considering issues facing children, then voting which one to focus on that they can make a difference. "In 2010, 220 issues came to Kiwanis International for consideration. We decided we're going to raise $110 mil-lion to eliminate tetanus," Oliver told two dozen Amite Kiwanis members. Earlier, Kiwanis had pledged $75 million in the 1990s to eliminate iodine deficiency among children and fami-lies around the world. That goal was achieved. "Over 80 million children are healthy because of that," said Oliver. District Governor Oliver said opening Kiwanis to women members "was the greatest thing to happen to Ki-wanis 25 years ago." Today, 26 percent of Kiwanis members happen to be women and the clubs should seek and welcome more members who are women, according to Oliver. One of the challenges that Kiwanis faces is telling their own story. "We belong to the greatest service club in the world but we have to get the word out," he said. Read more: Tangilena.com - Amite Kiwanis honors Larry Mobley joins global kids tetanus health campaign

DIVISION 4A CLUBS PARTICIPATE IN DIVISION SERVICE PROJECT By Patrice D. Cusimano,Div. 4A Lt. Governor Division 4A clubs – Big Easy, Pontchartrain, St. Bernard-Arabi and West Jeff - participated in a group project on September 21 by feeding the homeless at Lantern’s Light in New Orleans. Donations were made, either personally or by the clubs, to purchase the food, which was prepared by the staff. The club members packed the lunches and then served them. It was truly an experience that lifted the soul, especially when each and every person thanked us or blessed us or simply smiled back. It gave true meaning to “whatsoever you do to the least of my people, that you do unto me.” Matthew 25:31-46.


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CORTANA KIWANIS MAKES YOUNG CHILDREN PRIORITY ONE Club Collects Toys and Supplies for Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital Article submitted by Margaret Hodges, Secretary Cortana Kiwanis Club

The Cortana Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge conducted a special toy and essential supply drive for Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital. Participants included members and visitors of the club during the month of August and September. Cortana Kiwanis active-ly volunteers and raises money for Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital all year long with fun-draisers like the Cortana Kiwanis Christmas Pa-rade, which will take place in Downtown Baton Rouge on December 8.

Pictured are members of the Cortana Kiwanis Young Children Priority One Committee with 8 year old OLOL Children’s Hospital patient Trent Flotte. L-R: Wanda Magee, Margaret Hodges, Pam Morgan, Jeff Wittenbrink, and Danny Fields of Our Lady of the Lake Foundation.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Last year, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital treated nearly 80,000 pediatric patients from 61 of 64 Louisiana parishes and is the fastest growing children’s hospital in the state.

If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Cortana Kiwanis, please con-tact Danny Fields, Cortana Kiwanis Club President at 225-765-5951 (Our Lady of the Lake Foundation) or email [email protected]

Bastrop Achievers Kiwanis Club Helps Underprivileged Children Fulfill Their Mission! By Elowise Rabon, Bastrop Achievers Kiwanis Club, Treasurer

Bastrop Kiwanis Achievers Club endeavors to help underprivileged children fulfill their mission. Our motto is to "Serve." This club targets the elderly and child-ren/toddlers. Today, the club voted to help sponsor a student to travel to Marshal, Texas to participate in a barrel racing and breakaway roping for the APRA Pro Rodeo Association. In August, Pinehurst, North Carolina was the scene of the USA Kids Golf Tournament where the club sponsored an 8 year old who has been playing golf for two years. There was competition from many foreign countries. She placed in the top 40 of 1,200 competitors, ages 8 through 12. Kiwa-

nis and other sponsors for the event paid for the registration, food, uniform and hotel. The Sabin Football Camp held in Alabama was attended by a local student who was cho-

sen to represent his school from among 400 applicants. He indicated this was the best expe-rience he had ever had, speaking from a student's standpoint.

In February, Kiwanis hold their annual red beans and rice dinners with all the trimmings. This is an event that the club has been doing since 1992. The proceeds are used to help un-derprivileged children in a local school attend cultural activities, go on field trips, buy back packs and materials and supplies. The money is earmarked and is designated for the stu-dents. This is an annual event for the club.




TEXAS-OKLAHOMA DISTRICT DONATE BACK PACKS AFTER ISAAC The newly chartered Kiwanis Club of The River Parishes, located in LaPlace, Louisiana, presented 120

backpacks filled with personal items, books, school supplies and fun items to the students of Emily C. Watkins Elementary School. The engraved backpacks were donated by The Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District under the direction of Governor Susan Hennum. LaMissTenn District Governor Greg Beard sent out an email requesting assistance for the River Parishes students and within days after Hurricane Isaac devastated the River Parishes, the Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District answered the call.

The principal, Toni Robinet stated Kiwanis put a big smile of the students’ faces. The smiles help replace the memories that students experienced due to Hurricane Isaac. Principal Robinet stated she is looking for a long and lasting relationship with Kiwanis. President Renetta McDuffie, Lt. Governor, Division 4B, Ira Snyder and Treasurer Mary Truehill are working with Principal Robinet to start a Service Leadership Club at Emily C. Watkins Elementary School.

The Kiwanis Club of the River Parishes also provide school uniforms, shirts, pants and 30 pairs of Black Nike tennis shoes to the student that were heavily affected. The black tennis shoes were donated by someone who would like to stay anonymous. President Renetta expressed her sincere thanks to this person and expressed the student’s sincere appreciation to the anonymous donor.

The Kiwanis Club of The River Parishes which was chartered on June 20, 2012 is already making a differ-ence in the lives of the citizens in the River Parishes!

Pic 1: Treasurer, Mary Truehill, Principal & Member, Toni Robinet, Travis Perrilloux, Spiritual Chair, Karen Harris, Kendra Harris, President Renetta McDuffie and the students of Emily C. Watkins Elementary School. Pic 2: Mary Truehill, Damon Davis, Iona Holloway, Renetta McDuffie, Karen Harris, Kendra Harris, Travis Perrilloux Pic 3: Mary Truehill, Lt. Gov. Ira Synder, Renetta McDuffie Pic 4: Damon Davis, Iona Holloway, Renetta McDuffie and Mary Truehill.

Pic 1: Emily C. Watkins Elementary School students. Pic 2: Texas-Oklahoma Governor, Susan Hennum; Texas-Oklahoma Division 37 Lt. Governor Rex Howard; Bo Meyer member of the Denton Noon Kiwanis Club, Texas-Oklahoma; Texas-Oklahoma Division 39 Lt. Gover-nor Robin Meyer; LaMissTenn Governor Greg Beard, Lisa Beard, and Marshall Kregel, Texas-Oklahoma Technology Chairman and District Webmaster. Pictured in the van unloading backpacks is Lisa Beard.




MOISANT KIWANIS CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY Submitted by Heather Johnson, President Moisant Kiwanis Club Edited by Vic Couvillion, District Public Relations Director

The Moisant Kiwanis Club recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary.

This special occasion in the club's history was marked at the group's annual Installation Dinner. A recounting of some of the club's accomplishments during its half-century of service to the community was a highlight of the occasion.

The club, which now counts more than 30 mem-bers, paid special tribute to Gene Rogers who has been a member since 1978 and has served as treasur-er for the past 12 years. Also honored was Charles Shaw who retired as secretary; a position he has held with the club for seven years.

The Moisant Kiwanis club is now attracting young members and focusing on projects that should be of interest to the new Kiwanians. One such program is the Bike for Books initiative. The club presents a bi-cycle, helmet and bicycle lock twice a year to the third grader who has qualified for a chance at the prizes by reading a book and then taking a test on the material. Once this has been accomplished, the stu-dent can drop a ticket in a bucket. The bicycle win-

ner's name is then drawn from the bucket. Eight schools are now partici-pating in the program and other Kiwanis clubs have inquired about the program, offered some changes or 'flares" to it, and the concept is spreading.

The club is also working with the NOAH Children and children from the Methodist Home at southeas-tern Hospital. Once a month Moisant Kiwanians pro-vide dinner for the Metropolitan Center for Women and Children.

Heather Johnson, president of the club, notes that members of the group are justifiably proud of their club's accomplishments over the past 50 years even as they look forward to more community service in the years to come.

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY SPOTLIGHTS THE NAT-CHEZ TRACE KIWANIS The Mississippi Department of Transportation recognized the Natchez Trace Kiwanis Club recently for their support of the community. This active group purchased a logo sign for their section of adopted highway and had the Kiwanis emblem printed on their vests. During their last pickup participants picked up 17 bags of litter on their adopted section of Hwy. 84 in Natchez. A Huge Shout Out to this Outstanding Group!

GULFPORT KIWANIS PROVIDES BREAKFAST FOR WORLD WAR II VERTERANS The Gulfport Kiwanis Club provided a pancake breakfast for the World War II veterans and guardians who are scheduled to attend Washington DC on Honor Flight IV. The breakfast was held at the Joppa Shrine Center in Biloxi and was the orientation for 90 World War II veterans and 69 Honor Flight guardians. The Gulfport Ki-

wanis Club Pancake Cooking Team was joined by students from the West Harrison High School Key Club and the Long Beach High School Key Club to cook and serve pancakes, sausages and drinks to over 300 people who attended the orientation, to include veterans, guardians, volunteers, family and friends. The first pancake breakfast held by the Gulfport Kiwa-nis Club was in 1956 and the club has provided pancake breakfasts for 56 consecutive years. Pictured L to R are: Dennis Oliver, John McCay, Ron Russell, Eddie Dea-

no, Travis B. Moore, Ed Jones Sr, Usa Jones, Ron Irby and Ame Oliver.




CAMELLIA CITY KIWANIS CLUB HOLDS FIRST INSTALLATION CEREMONY By Wanda Farbe, President Camellia City Kiwanis Club

The Camellia City Kiwanis Club, which formed just a year ago, recently held its installation of officers for the year 2012-13 at Young’s Restaurant in Slidell. Presiding over the installation was Greg Beard, La-Miss-W. Tenn. District Governor and a member of the Alexandria Club. Other dignitaries in attendance was Tom Sheldon, Lt. Governor of Division 13 and a member of the Northshore Mandeville Club; Cynthia Bentley, New Club Builder Committee Chair and a member of the Pontchartrain Club; Rick Danielson, New Club Builder Committee Co-Chair and a member of the Northshore Mandeville Club; Dennis Oliver, newly elected Kiwanis International Trustee and his wife Ame, who are members of the Gulfport Kiwanis Club. Also lending their support and attending were members of the Northshore Mandeville and Pontchartrain Clubs and friends and family.

Consistent with its defining statement, "Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time” the club completed a multitude of projects in its first year. Projects to help the youth in the Slidell area included working with the Key Club at Northshore High to sponsor a Pancake Breakfast, working with the Builders Club at Lake Castle School and Lacombe Middle School and the Terrific Kids at Abney Elementary.

For service projects, its members joined with the Hos-pice Foundation of the South to sponsor Camp Bearable (a grief camp for kids who have lost a loved one), the Slidell Memorial Hospital 5K Run, the K-Bar-B Christmas cele-bration and Kiwanis One Day. They also participated in Community Christian Concern's Wild Game Cook-off, Toys for Tots, and the East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce Saints Pep Rally. The above does not include many other projects members have volunteered on indivi-dually throughout the Greater Slidell and New Orleans area.

For their efforts over the past year, members received various awards. Wanda Farbe received Kiwanian of the Year Award and was elected President; Peter Cavignac, outgoing President and Shelley D' Antoni, Secretary re-ceived Outstanding Service Awards. Certificates of Ap-preciation were awarded to Sheila Wagner, program chairperson; Michael Collins, Terrific Kids and Pancake Breakfast chairperson; Jeanette Sanford, Builder's Club and Camellia City Kiwanis Race chairperson; Daniel Boudreaux, Key Club and public relations chairperson; Kathy Busco and Stacy Ruiz, Camp Bearable co-chairpersons; Michelle Blanchard and Christina Blan-chard, fundraising co-chairpersons; and Mary O'Neal and Wanda Farbe, community service co-chairpersons. Also

receiving a special Kiwanis award was Austin Wells, past Key Club Lieutenant Governor for his help in creating the Club's web site and as liaison for the Northshore High School Key Club.

For their hard work and tireless effort in getting the club established Greg Beard, Dennis and Ame Oliver, Tom Sheldon, Cynthia Bentley, and Rick Danielson were presented with a framed and numbered Camellia City Ki-wanis Race posters. The posters are for the Inaugural Ca-mellia City Kiwanis Race, which will be held in Slidell on November 10. For more information on the race, visit our web site

http://slidelllouisiana.wix.com/camelliacitykiwanis Other officers for the coming year are Michael Collins,

Vice President; Shelley D' Antoni, Secretary; and Loretta Arthur, treasurer. New Board of Directors members are Daniel Boudreaux, Kathy Busco, Ann-Marie Koehl, Mary O'Neal, Sharon Riddell and Jeannette Sanford.

In concluding, incoming president, Farbe said she is sending out an open invitation to club members to volun-teer and make their contribution in the good cause of mak-ing their club the best that it can be in serving the needs of the community. She said, "We cannot rest on our laurels, because there is so much more to for us to do."

Left Picture is L-R: Greg Beard, La-Miss-W.Tenn. Gov-ernor; Shelley D'Antoni, Secretary; Peter Cavignac, out-going President; Tom Sheldon, La-Miss-W.Tenn. Lt. Governor Div. 13. Right Picture is L-R: Shelley D'Antoni, Secretary; Peter Cavignac, outgoing President; Wanda Farbe, incoming President; Loretta Arthur, Treasurer; Michael Collins, in-coming Vice President

Pictured left is Wanda Farbe, incoming President . Pic-tured right are Peter Cavignac and Wanda Farbe.


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GERMANTOWN KIWANIS INSTALLS GERMANTOWN MIDDLE BUILDERS CLUB OFFICERS By Bill Austin, Germantown Kiwanis Club At a recent meeting, the Kiwanis Club of Germantown was honored to have the incoming officers of the Ger-

mantown Middle School Builders Club in attendance where they were in-stalled by club President Claude Vinson. The officers for the 2012-2013 school year are: (left to right) Rogers Pre-witt, President, Tia Glover, VP, Elizabeth Lee, Secretary and Tyler Wat-son, Treasurer. Also pictured are Kiwanis advisors Tom Oviatt and Jason Wellikoff. The Builders started the year with 35+ members.

MARTIN KIWANIS CLUB HONORS 8 LEGION OF HONOR MEMBERS By Mary Lee Hall, Martin Kiwanis Secretary

The Martin, Tennessee Kiwanis Club recently honored eight of its members with a Legion of Honor Award for having 25 years of service or more. The Legion of Honor Ceremony recognized the members as pictured: Bottom Row(seated): Left to Right David Sudberry, 30 years; Past Lt. Governor, S.K. Airee, 40 years; Past Secretary Bettye Giles, 25 years; Past President Harry Henderson, 40 years. Second Row(Standing): Left to Right Past Lt. Governor Otha Britton, 30 years; Past President Earl Wright, 40 years; Past President Keith Pettit, 25 years; Past President Steve Lemond , 25 years.

Those not present who were also presented a Legion of Honor Award are Past President Bill Austin, 35 years; and Past President.David Brodrick, 40 years. LT. GOVERNOR OF DIV. 8A, BLAINE GRIMES KEEPS BUSY INSTALLING NEW CLUB OFFICERS

Pic 1: Audubon Kiwanis Club members Pic 2-3: Cortana Kiwanis Club Pic 4: The Oaks Kiwanis Club Members GOVERNOR BENOIT MAKES THE ROUNDS AT INSTALLATION BANQUETS

Acadiana Kiwanis Club Installation Banquet with Kim Champagne. Governor Robert addressing the Oaks Kiwanis Club in Baton Rouge.




AASSKK SSOOMMEEOONNEE TTOO JJOOIINN KKIIWWAANNIISS TTOODDAAYY!! By Greg Beard, Grow Committee Chair 2012-2013

And We’re Off, that is on a new administrative year in Kiwanis. This past year was a wonderful time as your Governor. This year, I will be your Growth Committee Chair.

Why do you need to recruit members? This question is always central to Kiwanis and has many, many an-swers. But one answer is “More Members do More Service” - ever heard that. Even if your club is growing in members, the need for members is still important. If your club is losing members, the need for members is imperative. Although many of our clubs have a core group of people that are very active with service projects, declining membership can lead members to “burn out”. While recruiting can be a difficult task, it is vital for your club’s success. Without new members, clubs often become nonexistent. New members bring skills, ideas, and experiences that can benefit Kiwanis and, with their assistance, we can accomplish much more.

Before you begin recruiting new members, put some

thought into your strategy. Consider the following:

1. What is our image in the community and how can it be improved? 2. Who do you want to recruit? Who is your target group? 3. How many people do you want to recruit? 4. When is the best time to recruit? 5. What role will your current members play in the recruitment process? 6. Do your current members understand your goals and interests so that they can articulate them to po-

tential members? 7. How will you get the word out about Kiwanis? 8. What is your budget for recruitment, if applicable? 9. What can you tell prospects about the benefits of joining Kiwanis?

It is important to have a membership committee that includes experienced members as well as new mem-

bers. It is important to focus on three basis ideas: (1) new member issues such as sponsorship, mentoring, induction and orientation; (2) member retention, and, (3) membership growth.

Kiwanis members take pride in giving their time, talent and service. Often it is the inspiring of others to

join with us that make the difference to you and someone else. Let’s show others how to “make a differ-ence” in the life of a child, and in your community. ASK someone to join Kiwanis today!




2012-2013 DISTRICT AND INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION CLUB CONTRIBUTIONS - as of October 11, 2012 Club District International 1A Dyersburg ............................

Martin .................................. McKenzie ............................. South Fulton ........................ Union City ...........................

1B Jackson, Tenn. ..................... Paris ..................................... Paris-Lakeway ..................... River City Savannah ............

1C Bartlett .................................. Collierville ........................... Cordova ............................... East Memphis ...................... Germantown ........................ Kirby Pines Golden K .......... Memphis .............................. Millington ............................ Whitehaven ..........................

2 Clarksdale ............................ Greenville ............................ $200.00 Greenwood ........................... Grenada ................................

3 Columbia .............................. Hattiesburg ........................... Hub City, Hattiesburg .......... Laurel ................................... Meridian ............................... Petal ..................................... Waynesboro .........................

4A Algiers Morning Edition ..... Big Easy ............................... New Orleans ........................ Pontchartrain ........................ Saint Bernard-Arabi ............. Third District ....................... West Jefferson ..................... Westbank Konnection ..........

4B Crescent City Eye Openers .. Dawn Busters ....................... Kenner North ....................... Lakeside, Metairie ............... Moisant ................................ River Parishes, The ..............

5 Clinton ................................. Flowood ............................... Hinds-Madison .................... North Jackson ...................... Pearl ..................................... Rankin County ..................... University Center .................

6 Bastrop-Achievers................ Columbia ............................. Monroe................................. Rayville ................................ West Monroe .......................

Club District International 7 Abbeville ..............................

Acadiana-Lafayette............... Crowley ................................ Eunice ................................... Lafayette ............................... Opelousas ............................. Southwest-Lafayette .............

8A Audubon .............................. Denham Springs ................... Iberville ................................ Livingston ............................. LSU ...................................... Oaks, B. R., The ................... Pointe Coupee .......................

8B Baton Rouge......................... Baton Rouge Early Risers .... City of Central ...................... Cortana ................................. D.S., West Livingston .......... Red Stick .............................. South Baton Rouge ............... St. Gabriel ............................. Walker .................................. Zachary .................................

9 DeSoto Parish ....................... North Shreveport .................. Shreveport ............................ Southeast Shreveport ............ Southern Hills .......................

10 Columbus .............................. Columbus, Magnolia ............ Starkville ..............................

11 Alexandria ............................ Central Louisiana ................. Jena ....................................... Natchitoches ......................... Olla ....................................... Pineville ................................ Vernon .................................. Winnfield ..............................

12 Calcasieu, Lake Charles ........ De Ridder ............................. Jennings ................................ Lake Charles ......................... Lake Charles North............... Rosepine ............................... South Lake Charles............... Southwest Contraband .......... Sulphur ................................. West-Cal ...............................

13 Amite .................................... Camellia City, Slidell ........... Franklinton ........................... Greater Covington ................ Hammond .............................

Foundation Contributions continued on page 28




Foundation Contributions continued from page 27 Club District International

Northshore Mandeville ........ Ponchatoula .........................

14 Biloxi ................................... Gulfport ............................... Hancock-West Harrison ....... Lucedale ............................... Orange Grove....................... Pascagoula ........................... Picayune ............................... Stone County .......................

15 Brookhaven .......................... Natchez Trace (The) ............ Port City ............................... Vicksburg .............................

16 Amory .................................. Booneville ............................

Club District International Corinth .................................. New Albany .......................... Oxford .................................. Tupelo ...................................

17 de Pont Breaux...................... New Iberia ............................ New Iberia-Cajun ................. St. Martinville .......................

18 Jonesboro-Hodge .................. Ruston ...................................

Ruston Sunrise ...................... 19 East St. Mary Parish ............. Houma .................................. South LaFourche .................. Thibodaux .............................

2012-13 PRESIDENTIAL THEME/PRIORITIES Theme: “Our Children, Their Future”

Priorities: Connect to clubs and members to provide more value

Inspire others to achieve success

Advocate for children DATES TO REMEMBER

September through October: Review the webinar schedule and join the discussions on topics that include: leading by example, club liability and creating public awareness about Kiwanis.

September: Club rosters are online to be updated for dues billing. September 30, 2012: Last day of the 2011-2012 Kiwanis Year. October 1, 2012: A new Kiwanis year begins. Dues become payable by all clubs. January 21, 2013: 98th anniversary of the founding of Kiwanis International April 6, 2013: Kiwanis One Day April 13, 2013: Deadline for early registration for the 2013 Kiwanis International convention in Vancouver,

British Columbia, Canada June 26-30, 2013: 98th Annual Kiwanis International Convention, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada August 1-4, 2013: 95th Annual La.-Miss.-W.Tenn. District Convention, Baton Rouge, La.




In Memoriam He left us quietly, His thoughts unknown, But left us a memory, We are proud to own;

So treasure him Lord, In Your garden of rest, For when on earth, He was one of the best.

James Beal - Jonesboro-Hodge L. Gant - Dyersburg

Nelson Goings - Baton Rouge John Herty - Zachary

Lewis Langlinais - Biloxi Dennis LeBlanc - St. Martinville

George Mitchell - Biloxi James Stubbs - Algiers Morning Edition, N. O.

W. Trotter - Greenville

WELCOME TO THE DISTRICT’S NEWEST MEMBERS Baranovic, Michael J. - Kenner North Bell, Roger - Dyersburg Blanchard, Gerard - Hammond Bledsoe, Tommie G. - New Albany Boyle, Jerry - Cortana, B.R., La. Bracey, Gayle - Columbia Brantley, Lundy - Pearl Brimm, Tiffany L. - Dyersburg Broom, Christopher - Gulfport Campbell, Joshua - Orange Grove, Gulfport, Miss. Carie, Diane - Algiers Morning Edition, N.O. Caton, Martin - Dyersburg Cinquemano, Cory - Amite Clark, Anna - Martin Cole, David C. - Jena Coleman, Lizanne - Pontchartrain, N.O., La. Cooley, Tobis (West Jones H. S.) - Laurel Couryville, Russell - Eunice Crawford, Scott - Pearl Crews, Lauren T. - Memphis Dalton, Gladier - D.S.-West Livingston Duhon, Donna G. - Southwest-Lafayette Foster, Scott - Dyersburg Franklin, Kip - Ruston Fritchey, Lynn - Dyersburg Gaskin, Leonard Keith - Columbus Gates, Keith - Winnfield Goralczyk, Kenneth - Tupelo Grantham, Robin (Northwest Jones H.S.) - Laurel Grimes, Cedric Jerod - South Baton Rouge Hall, Laura (Laurel Christian H. S.) - Laurel Hamblen, Mark - Alexandria Harper, Tim (Laurel H. S.) - Laurel Headd, Alishia M. - Dyersburg Hoffman, Aleta - Winnfield Holloway, Iona - The River Parishes Hudson, Kim (South Jones H.S.) - Laurel Hutchinson, Tanja C. - Big Easy, N.O., La. Johnson, Maxine - Germantown

Johnson, Michelle - South Baton Rouge Johnson, Robert - Greenville Jones, Irene T. - North Jackson/Madison Jones, William J. ‘Justin’ (WCHS Corp.) - Waynesboro Kurts, Deb - Orange Grove, Gulfport, Miss. Lander, William ‘Bill’ - Greenville Lopez, R. Ann - Cortana, B.R., La. Lordeon, Gwendolyn - Grenada Lorenzo, Jr., Frank E. - Algiers Morning Edition, N.O. McAlister, Steve - Pineville McCutcheon, William D. ‘Danny’ - Paris-Lakeway McFadden, Wesley P. ‘Wes’ - Lake Charles McNamara, Rev. Michael C. - Amite Michel, Gerald J. - Starkville Miller, William Luke - Alexandria Monroe, Nancy - Alexandria Narigon, David O. ‘Dave’ - Lake Charles Orgeron, Glenn P. - Algiers Morning Edition, N.O. Paulin, Renee’ - D.S.-West Livingston Perrilloux, Travis - The River Parishes Pittman, Scott - Gulfport Plasencia, Mary Ann - Tupelo Portman, James C. ‘Skip’ - Monroe Reed, Rita - Paris-Lakeway Ruff, Christie - Stone County Russell, Dr. David B. - Dyersburg Russell, Sharon Y. - Columbia Saul, Georgette M. - Big Easy, N.O., La. Strobbe, Chris - Greenville Swanson, Clyde - Winnfield Tarkington, Sandra - Dyersburg Traylor, Ronald D. ‘Ron’ - Hammond Vidrine, Suzanne - Hammond Wallace, Guy L. - North Jackson/Madison Weber, Linda - Hancock-West Harrison West, April A. - Rosepine William, Cormier A. ‘Bill’ - Pineville Wright, Della - Germantown




"ASPIRE TO INSPIRE" First offering: "NEED WASHING?" By Jeems White, Governor-Elect 2012-2013

A cute red-haired, freckle-faced, six year old little girl had been shopping with her mom and as they exited the store it was pouring rain outside. It was the kind of rain downpour that gushes over the tops of the gut-ters and just soaks everything. A crowd stood under the awning waiting for the rain to slacken. Some were irritated at the de-lay, but some waited patiently, lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memo-ries of childhood occasions of running, splashing and laughing through the rain were a wel-come reverie for many. Sud-denly the little girl's sweet and innocent voice broke the hyp-notic spell, 'Mom, let's run through the rain.' 'What?' Mom asked. 'Let's run through the rain!' she repeated. 'No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit,' Mom replied. The young child waited thoughtfully a minute then repeated again, 'Mom, let's run through the rain.' 'We'll get soaked if we do,' Mom said. 'No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this

morning, ' urged the little girl as she tugged her Mom's arm. 'This morning?' When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?' 'Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get

us through this, He can get us through anything!'

The entire crowd stopped dead silent...you couldn't hear anything but the rain. Everyone stood expectantly silent, frozen in time. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what to say. This was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life, a time when innocent trust

can be crushed...or nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.

"Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If God lets us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing,' Mom said. So off they ran. Eve-ryone stood watching, smiling and laughing as the mom and daughter splashed through the puddles past the cars and be-came thoroughly soaked. A few others followed into the rain screaming and laughing like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did, too. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your possessions, your money, your health...but no one can take away your memo-ries. So take time to make mem-ories...for yourself and the child-ren in your life...and find other children with whom you can share. Perhaps everyone needs washing now and then. Take time to run through the rain.

Among the many characteristics of suc-cessful leaders, it is important for you as a volunteer Kiwanian "Servant Leader" to inspire and motivate your co-worker team, to build their enthusiasm and to maintain your own. Hopefully this col-umn will help you "Aspire to Inspire."


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