Attention All 2007-2008 Club OfficersThedatesandlocationsforClubLeadershipEducation(CLE)aresetforthe2007-2008ClubOfficers.AllincomingPresidentsandSecretariesarerequiredtoattendthesesessions.AllClubLeadersarewelcome.Theregistrationstartsat8:00amandthesessionsendat4:00pm.CLETrainersandLt.Governorswillbeincontactwithyourclubtoverifyspecificcostsforeachattendee.Thesesessionsaretoteachincomingofficersthespecificsofbeingagoodclubofficer.Withoutthesetools,thejobofbeingaclubofficerisverydifficult.Pleasemakesureyouareplanningtoattend.BelowarethedatesandlocationsfortheCLEsessions.

2007-2008 CLUB LEADERSHIP EDUCATIONJUNE 2007

DIVISION DATE TRAINING SITE

Division1 June9 TheZoo,5701GulfBreezeParkway,GulfBreeze

Division2 June16 GulfCoastCommunityCollege,5230WestHighway98,PanamaCity

Division3 June9 EmbarqTrainingCenter,BlairstoneRd,Tallahassee

Division4 June2 UnitedWayBuilding,EastSideOfOaksMall,Gainesville

Division5 June9 JacksonvilleUniversity,UniversityBoulevard,Jacksonville

Division6 June16 TheElksClub,NE25thAvenue,Ocala

Division7 June9 CouncilOnAgingOfVolusia,160N.BeachSt.,DaytonaBeach

Division8 June16 AmericanLegionHall,ChurchAve,DadeCity

Division9 June9 FirstUnitedMethodistChurch,439E5thAvenue,MountDora

Division10 June16 KiwanisDistrictOffice,5545BenchmarkLane,Sanford

Division11 June9 KiwanisIsland,951KiwanisIslandParkRoad,MerrittIsland

Division12 June16 NorthDunedinBaptistChurch,1595MichiganBlvd.,Dunedin

Division13 June9 AndersonMcQueenFuneralHome,782038thAve.,North,St.Petersburg

Division14 June16 MacDonaldTrainingCenter,5420WestCypressStreet,Tampa

Division15 June9 FloridaNationalGroveHouse,20160Hwy27,LakeWales

Division16 June16 IndianRiverCommunityColl.,3209VirginiaAve,Ft.Pierce

Division17 June9 SalvationArmyCampus,532824thSt.East(Hwy70&24st),Bradenton

Division18N June16 ThePinesOfSarasota,1501NorthOrangeAvenue,Sarasota

Division18S June16 PortCharlotteElksClub,20225KenilworthBlvd.,PortCharlotte

Division19 June9 KiwanisHall,1630WoodfordAvenue,FortMyers

Division20 June16 JupiterCommunityCenter,200MilitaryTrail,Jupiter

Division21 June9 SpanishRiverHighSchool,5100JogRoadRoom8311,BocaRaton

Division22 June2 St.JohnTheEvangelistChurch,111St–AcrossFrImmokaleeRd.,Naples

Division23 June9 KiwanisClubhouse,2749Ne14thAvenue,WiltonManors

Division24 June9 KiwanisClubhouse,2749Ne14thAvenue,WiltonManors

Division25 June9 MiamiBeachBotanicalGardens,2000ConventionCenterDr.,MiamiBeach

Division26 June16 BelenJesuitHighSchool,500Sw127thAvenue,Miami

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Divisions 23 & 24 Hold 2nd Annual Interfaith Prayer BreakfastThe thirty second Annual

Kiwanis Interfaith PrayerBreakfastwasjointlyhostedbydivision’s23&24onSaturday,February10thandsuccessfullyhosted over two hundredguests.

Readings from a Rabbi,Minister and Moslem Clergywere shared as well aspassages from the old andNew Testament from LT.Governor Errol Hanson fromdivision 23 and LT. GovernorRichard Falcon from division24.Richard’ssonChristianisaKeyClubmemberandayouthpastorwhodeliveredwordsofenlightenmentwellreceivedbytheaudience.

The highlight of the eventwas a passionate, inspiringmessage delivered by keynotespeakerEvaGrayzel.

Eva mesmerized thelisteners with her vivaciousinteractivestylespeakingabouther dreaded bout with stagefour cancer at age thirty fourandhermiraculous,butpainfulrecovery.

Evareiteratedthatwemustnever take life forgrantedandwemustshowourappreciationtoward others everyday. Aprofessional story teller andmotivational speaker, Evabrought all the youthon stageto share in her message of

triumph,courage,fortitudeandbeliefinahighersource.

Eva traveled fromPennsylvania to dazzlethe audience as one couldhear a pin drop during herpresentation. Please visit herwebsiteatwww.evagrayzel.comif you ever need a speakerto ensure the success of youreventorcorporatefunction.

Past LT Governors SteveCummings and Jim Haydenserved as this years Co-Presidents of the event, butreceivedgreathelpfrompastLtGovernorandtwentytwoyearInterfaith Prayer committeemember,RichardLathamfromDivision23andcurrentFlorida

Kiwanis Foundation trusteesSaiedTaieandDr.CeliaEarleas well as Richard Entin fromtheFortLauderdaleclub.

Committee members madea $1,000 donation to theFlorida Kiwanis Foundationwith the stipulation to assistclubs in central Florida wherethe recent tornado devastatedhomes and a similar donationto the Kiwanis Club of LadyLake most directly affected bythedamage.

Additionally, a check waspresentedtotheSalvationArmyas well as to the Red BalloonGroup which is a charity thatEvadirectsassistingfamiliesonhow to care for convalescinglovedones.

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Look at the children smile!

Announcing

Kiwanis Club Of West Palm Beach Gives Scholarships To 65 Students

Fifteen Freshmen, 18Sophomores,19Juniorsand13Seniors received scholarshipson December 20th. The totalgrants awarded for 2006 is$175,000.

Therewere124scholarsandguestspresentatthemeeting.

Each student must have ahighgradeaverage,dovolunteerwork in the community andhavea financialneed inorderto receive thescholarships.The WestPalm BeachKiwanisClub’semphasis ison workingto add to ourF o u n d a t i o nfunds in orderto give moreand more

2007 Key Leader Leadership WeekendDates: May 5 -7, 2007 Camp Timpoochee 4H 4750TimpoocheeLane,Niceville,FL32578 (NearPensacola&Destin)

Cost:$150/allinclusiveRegister online at:www.key-leader.orgEligibility:Allhighschoolstudentsingrades9-12;designedtoreachactiveserviceleadersinthemiddleofthepack;forleadersinallareas,sports, art and science. The first 1,000 KeyClubbers,fromaroundtheworld,canreceivea$25scholarship.Scholarshipavailablilitywill

bedeterminedattimeofregistration.Program:Aleadershipdevelopmentprogramto develop current and future serviceleaders.Lead by:Professionalfacilitators,withlocalassistantfacilitators.Session limits: Yes. 100 participants; lastsessionsoldoutin72hours.For more information: contact eitherEd Ethington, 863-289-3668, eethingt@tampabay.rr.comorPhillipYorston,561-707-2508,yorstonp@aol.com

students the means to attendthe college of their choice.Our Foundation at presenthas $2,500,000 in it and theearnings on investments areusedforthescholarships.

Over the years since webeganourscholarshipprogram,the club has given out morethanamilliondollarstoneedystudents.

Kiwanis Club ofOkeechobee

Holds Souper Bowl of Caring

The Kiwanis Club ofOkeechobeeparticipatedintheSouperBowlofCaringsponsoredbytheNFL.TheClubmembersworetheirfavoriteteamshirtorhat to add to the atmosphere.The Kiwanis Club donatedapproximately 250 pounds offooditemsand$200.00to theOkeechobeePresbyterianFoodPantry.Acceptingthedonationis JoyceSmith,Directorof theFoodPantry.

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Merritt Island Club Celebrates Its 50th

The Merritt Island Kiwanis family, including Key Club members, gathered on February 10, 2007to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Attendees feasted on baked chicken, black beans and rice andnumerouscovereddisheswhileenjoyingthebalmytemperatures,livelyconversationandlawngames.ThehighlightoftheafternoonwasthecuttingofthegiantbirthdaycakebearingalargeKiwanislogo.

Soonafterbeingcharteredin1957,theMerrittIslandclub,ledbyitsfirstpresident,DoyleCarlton,undertookaprojecttoturnalocalscrubareaintoarecreationsiteforthegrowingcommunity.Theareawasdeededtothecountyforfurtherdevelopmentandmaintenance,andhassincebecomeabeautiful8.5-acrecommunityriverparkthatisapicturesquegatewaytoMerrittIsland.Itisfittingthatthis50thbirthdaycelebrationwasheldintheDoyleCarltonPavilioninKiwanisIslandPark.

TheclubhasbeenmeetingformanyyearsforlunchatKiwanisIsland.Itsmeetingfacilitiesincludeameetingroomwithanadjoiningcommercialkitchenwheretheclub’scook/catererpreparesthe meals. Their current meeting day isFriday. Their favorite project is the KiwanisJuniorOlympics,which theyhaveheldeachspringforthepast40years.Theeventfeatures4th, 5th, and 6th graders competing in 100-meter dash, 400-meter runs and relays, longjump,Frisbeetoss,andtug-of-war.Membersarealsolookingforwardtotheirnextproject:a spaghetti dinner to raise money for MerrittIsland’sProjectGraduation.

Left to Right: Anthony Elias, Jerry Baker, Dave Strunk, Paul Goldman (front), Chip Faul (rear), Gary Hobbs, April Balmer, Bernie Torgler, Ruth Jaworowski, Paul Lewis, Dennis Thompson, Al Elebash, Don Miller, Gene Bjerning.

The Jacksonville Golf andCountry Club was the venueforanextremely successful golftournament to benefit the Boysand Girls Club of JacksonvilleBeach. One hundred twentyninegolfers,morethantwiceasmanyaslastyear,competedforawards and bragging rights inourmost successful tournamentyet.

Every foursome was joinedonthesixthholeforclosesttothepin shots by 1985 TournamentPlayersChampionandwinnerofelevenPGA tour events,CalvinPeete. Also on the course was

a celebrity foursome includingNFL punter Bryan Barker, whoplayed in 238 pro games withsixNFLteams.BarkerandPeetesocialized with all the playersattheawardsceremoniesinthebeautifulClubhouse.

It was a glorious day forgolf. Total revenues for the

tournamentincreased68%andthe benefits to the Boys andGirls Club increased by 73 %.Eighteen Kiwanis volunteershandled all the details onsite,assisted by Debbie Verges,President, Northeast FloridaBoysandGirlsClub.

Kiwanis Club of Jacksonville Beaches 4th Annual Golf Tournament

By: Walter Pfeil

Carts all lined up for the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club Kiwanis Tournament

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Increasing Membership Through DiversityC l u b s

that needto increasemember sh ips h o u l dc o n s i d e rd i v e r s i f y i n gtheir member-ship. Member-ship diversityis necessary

because there is an increasingdiverse population base.We can no longer continueto believe that we exist in avacuum. We need to acceptthe fact that our populationis growing and changing andwe need to change with it.

Diversity is important to retainourmembersandalso togrowour clubs but most of all, it isthe right thing to do. As ourcommunitychangestoahighlydiversified citizenship,Kiwanisknow that they must help alltheir members understand,accept and capitalizeon thesechanges. People of varyingcultural background andexperiences can enrich theorganization, making it moreinnovativeandinteresting.Newand fresh ideaswill come intotheclub;greaterunderstandingof other cultures and anacceptanceofthesedifferenceswillbringabouttheeradication

of discrimination and distrust.We need to grow our clubsandopennewclubs.Wemustcommit our organization tobecome more diverse becauseourorganizationwillonlygrowas awareness and personalaccountability flourisheswithin our organization. Wemust reach out and includeor neighbors, colleagues andacquaintances from all walksof life inourefforts tomakeadifferenceinourworld.

A great way to begin todiversify your club is to havea specialmembershipmeetingwhere each member is askedtoinvitesomeonefromoutsideof their comfort zone. Bringa person of a different race,ethnicorigin,disability,gender,socio-economic group etc. tothe meeting. Show genuineinterestintheseguestsandhavean interesting guest speaker,preferably from a minoritygroup.Afterthemeeting,followup with the guest and listento their feedback and learnfrom what is being said. Mostimportantly, when you get amemberfromaminoritygrouptojoinyourclub,itisNOTtimeforcelebration.Itistimetogetothers to join. You must havemultiple members from anygroupinordertobesuccessfulin your recruitment drive. Askthe new member to help inthis effort by bringing a friendor family member. Before youknowit,yourclubcouldhavea fantastic diverse interestinggroup of Kiwanians dedicatedto “Serving The Children OfTheWorld”.

Kiwanians Elected to Escambia County Immunization Coalition Board

By Eileen Brotherton, Kiwanis Club of Big Lagoon, Public Relations Chairwoman

KiwanisClubofBigLagoonmembers Curtis Brotherton,Dean Kirschner and EileenBrothertonwererecentlyelectedtovariousLeadershippositionsintheFloridaEscambiaCountyImmunizationCoalition.

Members of the FloridaEscambiaCountyImmunizationCoalition 2006-2007 Board:Curtis Brotherton, Chairman;Dean Kirschner, Assistant Co-

Chairman; Scott Richardson,Assistant Co-Chairman;Eileen Brotherton, KiwanianCoordinator;LeighWilloughby,Secretary;PatChason,AssistantSecretary; Jannie Hixon,Treasurer; Jamie White,AssistantTreasurer;LindaCheekHall, Public Relations Chair;Jackie Chrispen, MembershipCoordinator; Shannon Leon,Infants Subcommittee Chair;Lydia McCorvey, AdultSubcommittee Chair; PatChason,GrantCommitteeChair;KarenThoennes,Advisor.

KiwanisClubofBigLagoonmembers are striving to makeadifference in the livesof thechildren of Northwest FloridaastheyvoluntarilycarryouttheKiwanis dream to change theworld for thebetter,onechildandonecommunityatatime.

Karen Thoennes, Chairman of the Florida Escambia County Immunization Coalition Board for 2005-2006 turns the gavel over to Chairman, for 2006-2007, Curtis Brotherton

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RICHARD WONGSAM

Diversity Chair