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CHAIR’S MESSAGE

As we start a new Kiwanis year I would like to say thank you for your hard work and dedication to serving the children. You will notice that during this year there will be a great focus on Marketing, Brand recognition and working together - in an effort to get the Kiwanis name known in the UK.

Our Theme for 2016/17 is Together – Children @ Heart. We have a great opportunity on October 22nd (Kiwanis One Day) to do

just that; as one or two representatives from each club will spend some time with the children of St. Georges’ Hospital and give

them presents.

I joined Key Club in 1997 to meet new friends and make a difference in my community. I am honoured and humbled to continue

my service as I begin my term as the Kiwanis Nation UK (KNUK) Chair. As we start the new Kiwanis year I encourage you to recall

the reason why you decided to join Kiwanis and encourage you to Re-energise the dream and show our community what you are

doing to help children as just like me when I was a child Kids Need Kiwanis.

The name "Kiwanis" was adapted from the expression "Nunc Kee-wanis" in the Otchipew (Native American) language, meaning "We have a good time," "We trade or we share our talents" so as we live up to our name I invite each of us to share our projects, work together and support each club and their events/projects. Following the Kiwanis One Day service day on October 22nd, the next Kiwanis UK board initiative is Young Musicians – In Celebration of Mothers on March 25, 2017. This will be a special day for the youth as well as the mothers as the mothers’ wouldn’t be celebrating the day if not for the children and children wouldn’t be here without mothers! During the year there will be other activities including training for club members and officers and divisional socials. We also have the Kiwanis International 102nd Annual Convention a little closer to home this year – Paris July 13–16, 2017 so I encourage a great KNUK contingent. The year will approach an end at the Kiwanis UK 7th Annual Convention August 11-12, 2017 at the Holiday Inn Brighton Sea Front where in the true spirit of Kiwanis we will celebrate all our achievements of the months prior and look ahead to another new and exciting Kiwanis year. Being a Kiwanian is all about discovering fun, fellowship and new ways to help make our communities and the world a better place - together we can be that spark that will make a change as #KidsNeedKiwanis.

“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you

ever dreamed yourself to be.”

KNUK News is produced by KNUK Chair 2016/17, O’Cheng Bloomfield – to contribute please email news, events and suggestions to ocheng.kiwanis@gmail.com

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2015/16 HIGHLIGHTS

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From Santa Clause to Superheroes not to mention a wedding proposal in the middle of the Parade of Floats –KIWANIS Stamford has made a noise in Lincolnshire!

Kiwanis Rockingham Forest hosted another successful annual Golf Competition, held at Rushden Golf Course near Chelveston on Friday June 24th 2016 where £2000 was raised and donated to Niamh's Next Step Charity.

In addition to donations to The Garden House Hospice for adults and Keetch Children's hospice, Kiwanis Stevenage and Welwyn liaised with

KIWANIS Brixton, NHS Blood & Transplant and RAFFA continued collaboration on the ONE LOVE, ONE BLOOD, SAVES LIVES (OLOBSL) campaign to recruit 7,000 blood donors.

Kiwanis London SE conducted a Kiwanis awareness day and made their presence known in the community of South East London at the Annual Lewisham People’s Day Event.

KIWANIS Young Professionals London SE had an eventful day building an outdoor sensory garden, growing wall and outdoor classroom chairs at Netleprimary school.

Jubilee House Trust who offer residential and day care to local special needs children and young adults to arrange for an auction of promises.

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KNUK COMMITTEES 2016/17

Anyone wishing to become a member of the committees below please contact the committee chair.

Committee Name Chair (& Club)

Training & Education Winsome Lee (London South East)

Public Relations Kiesha Russell (YP)

Fundraising Joy Parboosingh (Wandsworth) & Louis Sadler (Brixton)

Service Leadership Programs & Youth

Eddie Cooper (Welwyn), Antoinette Brown (YP London SE)

Membership/Growth Winsome Okeke (Central London)

The Eliminate Project Sherill Barker (Addiscombe Surrey)

Policies & Procedures

Althea Smith (Central London), Ihator Brown (Addiscombe) & Joe Smith (Welwyn)

Events Charlene Johnson (YP London SE)

MONTHLY CLUB MEETINGS

Addiscombe Surrey

1st

Monday at 7pm at St Mildred’s Centre, 30 Bingham Rd, Croydon, CR0 7EB

Brixton

2nd

Wednesday at 8pm at the Karibu Centre 7 Gresham Road, Brixton, London SW9 7PH

Central London

1st

Wednesday at 7pm at the Caribbean Community Centre 166 Benhill Road, Camberwell SE5 7LY

London South East

1st

Thursday at 7.30pm at Venner hall, 1 Venner Road, Sydenham, London SE26 5EQ

Rockingham Forest

1st

Wednesday at 8pm at the Courtyard Stanwick, Northamptonshire

Stevenage & Welwyn

2nd

Thursday at 8pm at the Novotel Stevenage

Stamford

1st

& 3rd

Wednesday at the William Cecil Hotel, Stamford

Wandsworth

4th Tuesday venue TBC

Young Professionals London SE

1st

Tuesday 7.30pm - Skype

KNUK WHO IS WHO 2016/17

Left: Immediate Past Chair Althea Smith, Right: Chair O’Cheng Bloomfield

Left: Chair Elect Winsome Lee, Right: Secretary Ihator Brown

Left: Treasurer Shalane Joseph, Right: Lt. Governor Patsy Morris,

Left: Membership Committee Chair Winsome Okeke, Right: Events Committee Chair Charlene Johnson

Left: Policies & Procedures Committee Chair Joe Smith Right: The Eliminate Project Coordinator Sherrill Barker

What’s Coming Up KI & KIEF

Oct 14-15 – KIEF Board Meeting & Formula Summit – Prague, Czech Republic

July 13-16 – 102nd International convention – Paris, France KNUK

October 22 – Kiwanis One Day Project – St. George’s Hospital

March 25 – Young Musicians : In Celebration of Mothers Concert

Aug 11-12 – 7th Annual UK Convention, Holiday Inn, Brighton Brixton

Oct 29 –Presidential Charity Ball – The Forum Room, Kensington

London SE

Nov 12 – Fundraising Quiz Night - Venner Road Hall

Left: Youth Committee Chair Antoinette Brown Right: Public Relations Chair, Kiesha Russell