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Contact your local H&R Block office or John Brookens ([email protected]) to schedule a presentation to your club or to learn more about this program.

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Raise money forKiwanis Children’s Cancer Program

by having H&R Block prepare your taxes.*

*Only approved 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible to receive $25 for each new client referred to a participating U.S. H&R Block office when that person paysfor preparation of an original personal income tax return or current year Second Look® Review between 01/01/11 to 04/15/11. An eligible tax form includes:1040,1040 A and 1040 EZ. A new client is a person who did not have his/her 2009 taxes prepared by H&R Block. Referral form must be presented prior tocompletion of initial tax office interview. Amended returns do not qualify and H&R Block employees are not eligible. Allow approximately 8 weeks afterMay 1, 2011 for delivery of check. Offer may not be combined with any other referral program, coupon or discount offer. ©2010 H&R Block Services, Inc. 50

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Go to a participating H&R Block office with your organization’s referral form. 1. To find the nearest H&R Block office, go to hrblock.com.

2. Give the referral form to your tax professional.

3. If you’re a new client, your organization will receive $25.

Feel good knowing you helped your organization raise money 4. and you received exceptional tax preparation service.

Kiwanis Children’s Cancer Program Referral FormAs a new Block client, your organization will receive $25.*To redeem this offer, visit a participating H&R Block officeto have your taxes prepared between 1/1/11 and 4/15/11. To make an appointment or locate an office, call 1-800-HRBLOCK or visit hrblock.com

$25 to:Kiwanis Children’s Cancer Program1121 S.W. Salmon StreetPortland, OR 97205-2000

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this issueSPRING 2011 • VOLUME 83, NO. 2

division news

19 Zone ADivision AYN

20 Zone BDivision 9

21 Zone DDivision 15

Zone GDivision 28

Zone HDivision 42Division 62

22 Zone HDivision 62Division 64

23 Zone HDivision 66

24 Zone IDivision 52Division 54

Seen around the District:Oakridge, OR

departments

4 in the know... contact information for District Chairs and Advisors

9 update: the governor’s project

10 welcome new members

14 submit your news!

28 decal program update

29 blast from the past . . .

30 The Objects of Kiwanis

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feature stories

5 from the governorFrank Morehouse

6 in honor of serviceThe Milton Lewis MedallionAbout SIGN

8 young children: priority oneServing children, saving children

15 serving children with disabilitiesMt. Hood Kiwanis Camp

16 club growthRecruit • Retain • Revitalize

18 Kiwanis one dayIs your club ready?

25 Key Clubdistrict convention

26 my travelsW.K. Gavel shares his photos

27 international conventionnews and updates

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in the know

Have questions or looking for ideas? We have a host of volunteer leaders committed to serve you, so please directyour question to the appropriate person. Unsure which is the right chair? Ask the team advisor (listed in italics).

GROWTH TEAMTeam ChairmanPatrick [email protected]

GovernorFrank [email protected]

Governor-ElectClaudell [email protected]

Membership DiversityMichele [email protected]

Membership RecruitmentGreg [email protected]

New Club BuildingSwede [email protected]

Resource AdministratorKen [email protected]

ADMINISTRATION TEAMAlignmentPeter [email protected]

Canada-US GoodwillElizabeth [email protected]

Club AchievementDale de [email protected]

Club AdministrationVan [email protected]

Dispute ResolutionJoseph [email protected]

Finance & FundraisingChris [email protected]

Fundraising Special ProjectsJohn [email protected]

InterclubsRobert [email protected]

Laws, Regulations & PoliciesDavid [email protected]

ParliamentarianRod [email protected]

Risk ManagementRoger [email protected]

Strategic PlanningRoger [email protected]

Team AdvisorLouise [email protected]

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EVENTS TEAMDistrict Convention 2011Margie [email protected]

District Convention 2012Cindy [email protected]

District Convention 2012Jim [email protected]

Convention 2011 Service FairGreg [email protected]

Education & TrainingClaudell [email protected]

International ConventionGreg [email protected]

KI Leadership CommitteeSteve [email protected]

Zone Conference PlanningRoald [email protected]

Team AdvisorSteve [email protected]

COMMUNICATIONS TEAMBuilder Magazine Co-EditorBarbara [email protected] Magazine Co-EditorVictoria [email protected] & Public RelationsShirley [email protected]

Newsletter/Brochure JudgingRoy [email protected]

WebsitesJim [email protected]

Team AdvisorGary [email protected]

COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM2010/11 Service EmphasisPamela [email protected]

Global ServiceCharlie [email protected]

Human & Spiritual ValuesByron [email protected]

Law Enforcement CampsMark [email protected]

Save Old Spectacles (SOS)Steve [email protected]

SIGN Project Co-ChairRalph [email protected]

SIGN Project Co-ChairJack [email protected]

YCPOClaudia [email protected]

Youth ServicesRod [email protected]

Team AdvisorDick [email protected]

SERVICE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS TEAMOutreach Program Cindy [email protected]

Aktion Club Admin.Lee [email protected]

K-Kids Admin.Roy [email protected]

Builders Club Admin.Robert [email protected]

Key Club Admin.John [email protected]

Key Club Asst. Admin.Suzanne [email protected]

Key Club Finance Admin.Laurie [email protected]

CKI Admin.Loren [email protected]

CKI Assistant Admin.Dick [email protected]

Key Leader Admin.Laura [email protected]

Key Leader Assistant Admin.Barbara [email protected]

REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER AGENCIESIntl. FoundationPhyllis [email protected]

Canadian FoundationGeorge [email protected]

PNW FoundationBill [email protected]

Past Governors’ CommitteeRich [email protected]

Bigfoot AssociationPaul [email protected]

District Chairs and Team Advisors

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2010-2011 District Officers

Governor Frank Morehouse 14650 S.W. Bonanza Ct. Beaverton, OR 97007 Home (503) [email protected]

Governor-Elect Claudell King 1455 S.E. Rogue Drive Grants Pass, OR 97526 Home (541) [email protected]

Past Governor Patrick Ewing 955 Goldstream Ave. Victoria BC V9B 2Y2 Home (250) 995-1362 [email protected] Web: www.patrickewing.ca

Secretary/Treasurer Cleve Parker District Office 10184 SW Laurel St.Beaverton, OR 97005-3211 USABusiness: (503) 641-8869Fax: (503) 644-3600Email: [email protected]

www.pnwkiwanis.org

This Kiwanis Year 2010-2011 is going fastand we are nearing the mid year. Somuch has already taken place and it hasbeen a great year. Beth and I haveenjoyed our visits and the hands offriendship you have extended as wetraveled about the district. You haveproved over and over again, Kiwanis isone big caring family. Some of you haveopened up your homes and invited us tostay with you, and that is very specialtreat. We get the opportunity to knowyou better and the visit to the regionbecomes more personal. Thank You!

The District leadership team is nowpreparing for the Mid Winter ConferenceMarch 3-6, 2011 Bellingham,Washington. Kiwanis InternationalTrustee Johnny Johnson will be visitingthe district at the Mid Winter conferenceand will be assisting me with the workwe need to get done. Past President DonCanaday and Area Director StephanieUrsini from Kiwanis International fromthe Growth and Education Team, will beattending to assist with the training ofClub Counselors and New Clubbuilding. The District Growth team isworking on details and with assistancefrom Don Canaday and Stephanie Ursiniis to build a new club in the region. Thelocation for building a new club has notbeen selected yet but likely to be in B. C.,Canada. The Fund Raising Committeeunder the leadership of John Brookenswill again be assisting with sellingDecals for a local club.

Regional Zone conferences start March12, 2011. This is your opportunity to findout what happening in your district,meet many of the leadership team. I plan to attend as many as possible butwill be assisted at the other conferencesby Governor-Elect Claudell and PastGovernor Patrick. I am planning onattending the Key Club DistrictConvention @ Sea-Tac, March 25-27, 2011and the Aktion Club’s annual meetingwill be held May 19-21, 2011 inAnacortes, Washington.

I had a conflict during the CKI Districtconvention February 17-20 in Yakima,Washington and was represented by PastGovernor Patrick Ewing and Governor-Elect Claudell King. The 2011-2012 Lt.Governor Training is scheduled June 2-5,2011 at Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp inRhododendron, Oregon.

Kiwanis International Convention inGeneva, Switzerland is July 7-10, 2011and Beth and I will be attending. I hopeyou will make the effort to attend.Kiwanis is a global organization you willhave the opportunity to meets more ofthe Kiwanis family in Europe.

The District Project: “Kiwanis Children’sCancer Program” has drawn the districttogether and 100% of the funds are forthe Fellowship programs at the threehospitals in the PNW District. I am sopleased to be a part of this program andyour support has been outstanding.

Kiwanis International Global Project“Eliminate” has been organized byKiwanis International Foundation andPast Kiwanis International TrusteeRandy DeLay (PNW District Trustee

2009-2010) has been appointed as KI Eliminate Chairman. The Districtsare asked to appoint a Chairman forEliminate in time to attend the trainingscheduled May 6, 2011. Governor ElectClaudell King and I will need to selectsomeone for this important job, “DistrictEliminate Chairman”. If anyone isinterested in this appointment pleasecontact us.

I wish to thank all the Club Secretariesand treasurers for their dedicatedservice. No club would be successfulwithout these hard working individuals.We have clubs in each division that needencouragement to add new members.Clubs will be asked to target May 2011 tohave a membership drive. There areseveral ideas that can be used and one isto throw a party. Send out personalinvitations for a “Special Guest Day”,then follow up with phone calls andemails, Why not invite special guests toyour club several times each year?

Congratulations to the clubs celebratingtheir 90th birthdays this year. KiwanisClub of Yakima, Washington and theKiwanis Club of North Vancouver, B.C.,Canada! Not only have these clubsserved its local community, and altruisticservice to countless individuals has trulymade a difference.

THANK YOU TEAM FOR WHATYOU ARE DOING!

Respectfully,Frank MorehouseGovernor 2010-2011

[email protected]

14650 SW Bonanza Ct.Beaverton, OR 97007


the governor’s messageFrank Morehouse

Congratulations to the Kiwanis Clubof Yakima, Washington and theKiwanis Club of North Vancouver,B.C., Canada celebrating their 90thbirthdays this year!

“Our Future Starts Today”


in honor of serviceby John Yegge

The Milton Lewis Medallion is awardedto donors of $1,000 or more in supportof PNW’s KiwanisSIGN project – aDistrict-wide initiative to Heal BrokenBones to Save Broken Families.�

The Medallion commemorates MiltLewis who provided the impetus forKiwanisSIGNwhen, on his deathbedfollowing a horrific automobile accident,he requested that Kiwanians doeverything they could to inspireKiwanis to adopt KiwanisSIGN as itsnext Worldwide Service Project.

Donations to KiwanisSIGNmay bemade by others in honor of recipients ofthe medallion. As with the KIFoundation’s Hixson Medallion whichhas “diamond levels” to recognize$1,000 increments above the initial$1,000 contribution, the KiwanisSIGNSteering Committee envisionsadditional levels of acknowledgement inthe Milt Lewis Medallion, too.

Additional recognitions take the form ofmetal bars affixed to the green ribbon onwhich the Medallion hangs: a Bronzebar signifies incremental contributionstotaling $5,000+; a Silver bar signifies$10,000+ and a Gold bar signifies$15,000+. A $15,000 contribution alsobrings with it the privilege of therecipient’s name being assigned to aKiwanisSIGN Surgery Center in adeveloping country somewhere.

There are currently 26 KiwanisSIGNSurgery Centers in 16 developingcountries honoring donors (from among140 contributing clubs!) at the $1,000+level and six each at the Bronze, Silverand Gold levels. A physician insouthwestern Oregon qualifies for twoGold bars. Two additional Gold levelcontributions were promised at therecent District Convention in Spokane.More than 140 clubs that have donatedto KiwanisSIGN to date, and 107additional Kiwanians have contributedto KiwanisSIGN at less than the $1,000level. Every $100 contributed to SIGN orKiwanisSIGN represents a child, familywage earner or caregiver somewhere inthe developing world, restored to aproductive life.

The Milton Lewis Medallion

about SIGN

SIGN (the Surgical Implant

Generation Network) is a

charitable initiative in Richland

Washington founded by 1997

Kiwanis World Service Medal

Laureate, Lewis G. Zirkle, Jr., MD,

a Kiwanian. SIGN’s goal is to

Create Equality of Fracture Care

Worldwide.

Although the developing

countries of the world

experience the vast majority of

the world’s severe trauma – a

major world health problem –

most hospitals do not have

access to the technology

needed for proper treatment.

In response to the need Dr.

Zirkle invented a revolutionary

low-tech treatment (surgical

implants and instruments, and

the training to use them) that

can be used by local physicians

without modern in-surgery

imaging equipment. Severely

injured patients can stand on

severely injured limbs the next

day and be sufficiently healed to

return to work in six weeks.

Without SIGN, trauma victims

face a lifetime as an invalid or

death – often leading to the

collapse of the family. SIGN

provides the technology (valued

at about $100 per patient) free

of charge, and local surgeons

provide the surgical procedures,

all at no cost to the recipients.

To date, PNW Kiwanians and

their clubs have donated

$500,000 to KiwanisSIGN to

establish 26 of SIGN’s 200+

Surgery Centers in 50+

developing countries. More than

12,000 patients enabled by

KiwanisSIGN have been healed

to date and SIGN is committed

to replace surgical implants free

of charge in perpetuity.

Read more about SIGN at

www.sign-post.org.

Without our help, traumavictims face lives as aninvalids, or premature death.

PNW Key Club Governor’s Project: SIGN

PNW District Key Club has partnered with Surgical Implant Generation Network

(SIGN), a non-profit organization that opens surgery centers in developing nations

to treat trauma victims at no cost to the patient.

Key Club Governor Caitlin Snaring has created a goal of raising $25,000 to open

one such surgery center in the developing nation of Tanzania. Her objective is to

have each Key Club raise at least $200 for SIGN.

One of the main parts of raising funds for the project is selling t-shirts for $25

each. If you would like to buy a shirt, please contact a Key Club in your area, or

[email protected]. Together, we can make a difference.


in honor of service

– excerpted from the Tri-City Herald, January 17 written by John Trumbo, and used by permission

Dr. Zirkle receives Columbia Basin College2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. Spirit Award

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Pasco, Washington – On Monday, January 17, Richland orthopedic surgeon Dr. LewisZirkle was honored by Columbia Basin College with their annual Martin LutherKing, Jr. Spirit Award.

Zirkle’s volunteer work through his non-profit Surgical Implant GenerationNetwork (SIGN) has helped bring healing to more than 75,000 patients in 47 ThirdWorld countries. He started SIGN with the $10,000 grant he was awarded with theWorld Service Medal from Kiwanis International in 1997. By establishing clinics inmany Third World countries, Zirkle has helped train 5,000 surgeons how to use theSIGN orthopedic implant system. The SIGN implants allow surgeons to repairbroken arms and legs under even the most primitive medical conditions.

When addressing the audience, Dr. Zirkle said people can continue King’s work byemulating his actions through what he called “Dr. Martin Luther King moments.”Zirkle said King worked for equality and unity, and said his nonprofit does similarwork by advocating for equality of patient care throughout the world.

He said he had his first “Dr. Martin Luther King moment” as a commanding officerworking in Vietnam during the war. In that position, he was directed to provideemergency care to Vietnamese civilians, then send them to local hospitals.But because he felt those hospitals provided inferior care, he treated those patients atthe hospital he worked for instead.

His second King moment came when he was working as a civilian surgeon at anAfghani hospital. He recalled Pashtun tribesmen who hung out near thehospital doors who seemed less than enthusiastic about his presence. Then one dayhe performed surgery on an Afghan man who had fallen 60 feet down a welland been told he would need to have both legs amputated. Instead Zirkle operatedon him. Afterward, the tribesmen’s stares became less frequent, and one day he sawseveral smiling at him. “He regarded me as a human being,” Zirkle concluded.“That’s the start to human peace.”

Dr. Zirkle encouraged audience members at the awards ceremony to combine two ofKing’s tenets — that action defines a person’s greatness and “injustice anywhere is athreat to justice everywhere” — to help bring about world peace. “It will rise like anirresistible tide and allow peace to rise in the world,” Zirkle said.

Zirkle is a member of the Tri-Cities Industry Kiwanis in Richland, Washington.

young children: priority oneClaudia Eagle, District YCPO Chair

Young Children: Priority One ( YCPO) is a hugeprogram for 2010 through 2012. YCPO programsinclude Maternal and Infant health, Child Careand Development, Parental Education, Safetyand Pediatric Trauma. The Governor’s Projectfor Children’s Cancer Research and our KiwanisInternational worldwide service project,Eliminate, also fall under the YCPO umbrella.

The Eliminate Project: Kiwanis eliminatingmaternal/neonatal tetanus (MNT) aims tosave the lives of mothers and newborns inunderserved countries. MNT is often called theseven-day death, and is a very painful diseasecaused by a bacillus and characterized by rigidspasmodic contraction of voluntary musclesespecially of the neck and jaw. This disease killsover 60,000 infants as well as many of themothers, every year. The good news is that$1.80 – just 3 doses of vaccine, at about 60¢each – can save two lives.

For more information about MNT and theEliminate Project, go online to: www.theeliminateproject.org.

The Kiwanis Children’s Cancer Programwas selected byGovernor Frank Morehouse as his Governor’s project: 2010 – The Cure. We will be working with our threeNorthwest research hospitals: Doernbecher Children’sHospital at OHSU, Seattle Children’s Hospital and BritishColumbia Children’s. Research is being intensified to find a cure for children’s cancer. At Doernbecher Hospital a newresearch doctor, Charles Keller, has moved his team and familyto Portland, Oregon, so he can work on this project.

The following anecdote will give you a little insight into thetype of people we have working on this program. I asked Dr.Keller if he would come to the St. Helens Daybreakers’Children’s Fair where six to eight thousand people attend. TheFair is held the last Saturday of October. Service agencies thatcome to participate must have an activity for children. TheKiwanis Club of St. Helens and the Key and Builders Clubparticipated. Dr. Keller brought his entire family. He brought3D slides and glasses as well as a microscope for the kids andparents. He expects to participate again next year.

YCPO projects

All clubs are encouraged to carry out at least twoYCPO projects per calendar year, helping children,families, and communities.

Before beginning a project:

• Determine the most relevant and importantissues affecting children in your community.Discuss options with your club and community leaders.

• Identify your club’s skill set and how you canmake a measurable impact. Projects shouldstrike a nice balance between resources, time,and energy. Consider identifying projects thatappeal to all your members.

For a list of project ideas and other helpfulinformation, visit kiwanisone.org and click on theclub leadership tab, then on Young Children:Priority One committee.


Serving children, saving children

A three year old girl who was really interested and into what was happening atthe St. Helens Daybreakers’ Children’s Fair, October 2010.

In partnership with UNICEF, Kiwanis is eliminating a disease that killsinnocent newborns and destroys families. Kiwanis and UNICEF aretargeting the poorest women and children on Earth, paving the wayfor interventions that will boost maternal health and child survival.


update

KCCP, Kiwanis Children’s CancerProgram, is the PNW Governor’sProgram. KCCP is raising funds to curechildren’s cancer in conjunction withtwo Foundations and one CanadianSociety: Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’sCancer Program in Portland Oregon,Kiwanis Children’s Cancer Program ofthe Northwest in Seattle and KiwanisChildren’s Cancer Program of BritishColumbia and the Yukon. This multi-year program begins with the Lt. Gov.Class of 2010-11 with a goal of $500,000.

This is a big project and a long termcommitment from all of us. For the firsttime ever Kiwanis Clubs in the PacificNorthwest have a long term vision forthe future that binds the district togetherand I know we agree that we need andwant that.

The project is big but it is not divisive orexclusive. For 94 years the clubs in thePNW have devoted time and money toworthy projects that enhance other

organizations. This project not onlyaddresses a very local issue in children’scancer research but answers the publicquestion “What is Kiwanis?” with theanswer “Oh! You are the ones who aretrying to find the cure for children’scancer!” plus all the other things we doin our communities.

Imagine what the public association ofKiwanis and Research for the cure ofChildren’s cancer can do for member-ship appeal and support in all of ourclubs. The Pacific Northwest is thebeginning, the world is our goal.

How can you participate? Learnabout the children’s cancer researchhospital in your area; schedule apresentation for your club’s meetingfrom the Kiwanis Children’s CancerProgram speaker’s bureau; sponsor afundraiser to benefit KCCP (walks, bikerides, relays, golf tournaments, etc.);make hats, trauma dolls or quilts forchildren going through cancer treatment.

For more information, or to schedule aspeaker, contact District Project ChairPamela Smith: [email protected] or 253-334-1146.

46the number of childrendiagnosed with cancer

every weekday.

the governor’s project

did you know?

Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’s

Cancer program (KDCCP) started

in the late 1980’s and continues

today to provide funding for

Fellows to study and treat

Children’s Cancer. Fundraising

efforts include Golf Tournaments,

Mustang Raffle and Bike rides.

Our two newest efforts, Kiwanis

Children’s Cancer Program of the

Northwest and Kiwanis Children’s

Cancer Program of British

Columbia and the Yukon will be

modeled after KDCCP.

Both boards have been formed

and are in the process of filing all

paperwork. They already have

ideas for fundraising!

Fellowships are 3- or 4-year

programs in the specialty of

Pediatric Oncology & Hematology.

Would you like to donate?

Donations are accepted from

individuals or clubs. Please

contact Governor Frank or Project

Chair Pamela at the emails below.

All donations are tax deductible.

Want to learn more?

The District team for KCCP will

come to your Club, DCM or any

other Community meeting to

introduce you to our project.

If you would like us to come to

your town please contact,

Governor Frank Morehouse

at [email protected] or

Project Chair Pamela Smith

at [email protected].

by Pamela Smith, Governor’s Project District Chairand John Brookens, KCCP Marketing and Fundraising

What’s your club doing to raise money or support forthe Governor’s Project? Send us your letters or storiesso we can share them with the whole District!

Story and photo submission guidelines for the Builder can be found onpage 14 of this issue. Story submissions and letters can be mailed:

PNW Kiwanis District Office10184 SW Laurel StreetBeaverton, OR 97005-3211 USA

or email us at: [email protected]

Thank you for caring,

thank you for sharing!

welcome new membersNew Kiwanis members mean new ideas and extra hands to make a difference for children, families and communities inthe Pacific Northwest and around the world. Please take time to make all new members feel welcome and valued.The following new members joined between July 3, 2010 and January 18, 2011:

Division AYS

AnchorageEmily CadleHolly Kay CoxRyan MillerRebecca A. Thompson

PalmerAnne Williams

Division AYN

Chena-FairbanksScott DrewAngela JonesFredrick SteinBetsy Woolley

WhitehorseBeat J. LedergerberJyl Wingert

Division 05

Chewelah Rick A. LinehanSalty PerryMatt Russell

Colville Robert E. Chipps

Republic Heather L. Maggi

Division 07

Kelowna, High NoonAlvin A. Kuyek

Division 08

Downtown Kamloops Peter AselstyneSherry CleaveMichael DillonAl PatelBrad RussellBryan SmythRon Wilgosh

KamloopsDr. Myles Clough

Prince George Allan AbellanozaWendy MooreCory Naphtali

Williams Lake Ana A. Rawlek

Division 09

Okanogan Kay HarrisMarilyn Leder

Oliver Sara AmosAlice F. DevineGilbert Kendall

Peter MartensDiana MathersCarol L. PatmoreRobert J. PatmoreWilliam T. RidgewellAllisen I. SargentKatie Unger

Summerland Thomas A. Jacques

Tonasket Sara W. BartlesonMelody L. WilliamsKevin J .Williams

Winthrop Sandy W. Mackie

Division 11

Golden Ears, Maple RidgeMitchell Lorraine

Langley District 100Janine Roberts

Lynden Dennis E. DinklaSarah H. FosterJim FreyDon R. Schrock

New Westminster Kenneth J. McIntosh

South Surrey Bronwen CombrinkMaureen RichardsonDouglas Woodroff

White Rock Randall PapeBrenda Joyce Peck

Division 13

Capilano, W. VancouverDavid A. BainRobert H. BoothIrvin J. Strong

North Vancouver Scott Morrison

Tsawwassen, LadnerDavid HuntMike Sawka

Vancouver Pierre Fournier

West VancouverGeri FraserDennis C. HorlockJohn HulmeRobert D. MaxwellBea Trute

Division 15

Chemainus CroftonMeghan R. Bailey

Comox Michael H. HargreavesLeonard Hoskins

Duncan Gary GallingerAllan Waddy

Parksville-QualicumStephen AikenJoan ArmstrongGerry BarnumSylvia ChaddockRolf D. GuentherMichael LeeRenate SutherlandMary UngerBonnie Wallis

Port Alberni Melanie Campbell

Powell RiverJohn Carter

Division 17

Greater Victoria SeniorsRobert BairdAlexander Green

Oak Bay, VictoriaBruce D. WebberShannon Williams

Victoria Doreen Mae BlenmanAmanda Green-AdamsNakita Sekhon

Division 18

Abbotsford Joseph D. BakerSarah ChildsRobert ParkerLori PetersenDaryll G. Pollock

Chilliwack Kenneth Wilson

ClearbrookCarolyn CarsonJim McKay

Ferndale Barbara Wood

Lake Whatcom David W. DossettTammie A. Smith

Matsqui, Sumas,Abbotsford Golden KEileen Frost

Sardis Barry J. BirtchLukas MathesonWesley A. MillerBruce Oakley

Division 19

Juan De Fuca, Port AngelesDaniel D. CrallGeorge Stratton

Port Angeles Charles DrysdaleJanet DrysdaleDana J. JohnsonMichael L. McCartyHelen MillerSally J. Rycroft

Port Townsend Scott RicardoAl RyanNancy Tocatlian

Sequim-DungenessErma AldousLeslie K. AsinLinda Mae Reichl

Division 20

Anacortes Elliott H. JohnsonCarol W. Van ItersonDoug E. Woods

Anacortes, SunrisersRoy ChristiansenFred GarlandWilliam D. MurrayJim PerkinsMichael A. Webb

Friday Harbor Samantha BrynerDan FlemingLinn MotkoMary J. OettingerWilliam R. SchneeRichard Thompson

Oak Harbor David HildrethSherman E. Wortman

South Whidbey,Whidbey IslandKenneth F. BishopThomas D. BrowningBill S. CarruthersGena KrahaMaynard C. RichmondRobert L. Welch

Division 20 M

Burlington-Edison Ryan CostaniPaul Tingley

Laconner Linda M. Ryan

Skagit-Mount Vernon Gary JohnsonTimothy Newall

Division 21

Everett-EvergreenNicole KubatTerry L. Kubat

Everett, Golden KJune M. DuncanIrene E. LeckyPatricia L. Smith

Lake Stevens Heather Coleman

Marysville Howard Quigley

Mukilteo Pamela Campbell

Silver Lake-EverettDonna Sprague

Stanwood-CamanoMargaret BalesClarene Ricarte

Division 22

Lynnwood Nicholas AldrichDebra A. PurserMary Valley

Snohomish Norman BinghamTeri Jo CountrymanSteve DanaAdam HomerCarole LinhartVincent PreachRichard PriceJoanne RogalinskiChelsea SaundersScott TitternesJoan Vroman

Snohomish-TillicumPaul H. SchausMrs. Nola Schaus

Division 24

North Central, SeattleWilliam AndersonSteven L. BerglandMichael P. Mulligan

University, SeattleKim N. Nguyen

Division 26

Highline, BurienAnn Morris

West SeattleDuwangkamol

ChungsiviwatKarl Dejong

White Center Emily G. Slagle



Division 28

Bellevue Brock BarnickAl HeeterCarol A. MahoneyHeaton L. Wrenn, III

Issaquah Marcelle AllenScott BehrbaumCraig JorgensenChristine E. TeelBenjamin WalderMyra Walder

Kirkland Harold D. BomgardnerRoss DessertKim HenwoodRobert T. JayJohn A. KettelDavid J. OstrerPhillip SkoogTok SvensonMiss Haley Woods

Northshore, BothellRichard LyonsLinda SafarliDave SageFred Stouder

Providence Point,IssaquahArthur R. DustoRoy T. OsterlandPreston T. Smith

Sammamish, WABob AdamsJanet BequetteHeidi A. HodgesGregory Y. OgataJay V. Russell, IIIDavid T. SanfordJanice SchindlerAnn Unger

Division 30

Bonney Lake Terrice K. Waltenburg

Daffodil Valley, PuyallupChris B. Taylor

Edgewood-MiltonTerrill D. FahertyBob Pollard

Puyallup Michael W. DealScott EngleCharles E. Smith

Division 32

Auburn ValleyGary M. AmersonJoni FloryPaulette T. FondaTed E. GodwinJoe HochwaltMargarette MollKristin Ongais

Covington Charlotte A. Gollnick

Greater Federal Way Robin GilbertBenjamin Washington

Kent Connie L. AppleyardMychal M. BoiserJo Anne BrownJohn W. BrunsVivian J. BrunsCaren CrowleyKent FarmerRena FengDonald E. HansonMary-Beth C. HusebyEdrick A. JulatonJoanne JulatonPatra L. ModelSharon PenwellJeffrey S. StebbinsRyan A. StebbinsBailey StoberDouglas W. Wright

Kent-AM Carmen DerederossianBrenda FarwellDaniel LangelMelanie MosshartDana NeutsPenny L. RussellHolly SeimCharlene ShawMatthew York

Meridian-Kent John A. PagelDaniel M. Weeks

Division 34

Clover Park, Lakewood CenterLaurie A. Fudge

Fife-Milton Mike Rogers

Fircrest Brenda AstonSuzanne K. ChanLeonard D. LovgrenSue Schoettler

Greater Tacoma Stephanie J. BachmeierArthur C. BanksCurtis ClinardTamara F. DolanHarborstone Credit UnionBonney El LozadaDaniel J. MaddenMaria F. Velasquez

Peninsula, Gig HarborRobin Celkupa

Steilacoom John CohenHomer E. DodgeWilliam T. FritzDavid M. JacobsenTracey Jones

Zane JonesRebecca A. MorrisMatthew L. RobertsonRonald D. Schaub

Tacoma Robert F. KinchJohn Tupper

University Place, TacomaJessica Ballenger

Vashon Island Sandra G. Ellingson

West End Puget Sound Cheryl AndersonJessica J. BarnettDanny BesettGina M. IrvinSonja J. MinchLori F. ParrishJoe RanieroLonnie W. SlaterChristina N. TranCori R. Van Allman

Division 36

Bainbridge Island Jim Snook

Bremerton Tyson FarmerMeredith A. GordonBrian Y. RojoMichael J. ThulinElizabeth WheelerGreg Wheeler

Greater Poulsbo Colleen BettsCraig D. KellerSharron Sherfick

North Mason, BelfairDenice A. CloseAnn Price

Port Orchard Katherine L. DemainDonald M. Grimes

Silverdale Kenneth Robert AllenE. Paul AustinJo A. AustinEric EmansDavid GrellierBarbara J. Hanson-MailRoland E. HolcombGeorge PostLinda J. PostEverett Van Loo

South Kitsap BreakfastShannon Thompson

Division 38

Hood Canal, HoodsportDebbie ClymerDuane E. PhinneyGary SarverAlona Whitright

Kristmas Town, SheltonHarold S. HeiserDiane M. Morgan

North Thurston, LaceyVirgil S. ClarksonMary R. CoppinKelli D. Hegsted

Olympia Debra ChamberlinJulie GilbertsonJudy HallAbbey LabarreJeffrey OC LaneBob PeckDebra A. SeemanMichael VaupelChristy WhitePeter Witt

Pioneer Community ofMason County, SheltonGerald C. GilliesKenneth A. Latimer

Shelton Cindy BlackshearJohn BorgertBlaine D. GunkleChristopher MagallonLaurence D. StarrEric Thompson

Tumwater Kim HowardRae Anne Toth

Division 40

Centralia Kenneth A. Stedham

Chehalis Ed Rothlin

Montesano Ron FranciscoDon D. Vahl

Ocean Shores Marion BoenheimNikki HogganStan PhillipsBruce S. RichardsonKelly Catlin Walker

Raymond Ava D. Robinson

South Bend Dotsi C. GravesLaurie A. JohnsonMike Morris

Division 42

Cathlamet Vicki Sue Kuller

Kelso Timothy J. Davidson

Longview James Harvey

Saint Helens Robert J. BrownBarlow Phillip

Vernonia Kathleen D. Kelly

Division 44

Battle Ground Stephen MeierValerie SchaffrothTerry Smyth

Boulevard, VancouverSandra Hensley

Fort VancouverWilliam CismarTammie CoelhoGordon TiffanyVancouver Education Assn.Dean A. Weibel

Division 46

Airway Heights Matt BealMark BrazeltonRonald DanielsPatricia DavisJanet DiblerSean DotsonTim FosterAndy GardnerA.J. HarperJulie HillJ.C. KennedyGrant KingScott LalondaTom LedgerwoodLaurie LembckeRhonda LoveTammy MarshallMatthew PedersonPatrick RushingAlbert Tripp

Country Homes, SpokaneDoug M. SabataTucker F. Santucci

Deer Park Addie M. FrostScott Lewis

Downtown SpokaneMr. Steve SalvatoriMs. Cynthia F. Zapotocky

East Spokane Nicole F. WhitcombMelvin M. Zimmerman

Hillyard Nancy PembertonMarvin R. PetersonVicki L. Peterson

Liberty Lake Alison Walton

Northeast SpokaneLuke CanadyAsha JayasinghePhilip KleffnerDavid S. LoebachAdrianne PearsonKristen Wasson


Spokane Valley Golden KToni Nersesian

Spokane ValleyKristina ButcherJamie A. FrucciAlana Gruss

West Valley, SpokaneTravis B. Peterson

Division 48

Coeur D’Alene Twyla-Lea Jensen

Post Falls David A. DeanSteven SlaneyDave E. Swanson

Saint Maries Everett Anderson

Silver Valley, KelloggKenneth A. BartleDavid BurgmannKellie LavigneChuck Wardwell

Division 50

Apple Valley, YakimaF. Clarke BrownKim L. MehinRon TatroJanell White

Cle Elum Melissa BeckerPiero D. CantieniChristine HeimbignerNeal LyonsLouis Musso, IIISasha A. Sampson

Ellensburg Jay Donald ReidRichard W. Searle

Grandview Tamara K. BraderJuan MoralezJohn E. Norling

Kamiakin, YakimaGerald BaldozKaren Boucher

Prosser Shannon HambletTammy Hamblet

Selah Brooke M. GeigerAmy Martin

West Valley, YakimaWilma KoskiGary G. McGlothlen

Yakima Denice GorskiHeather HinzeBrenda Smith

Division 52

Riverview, WenatcheeBobbie L. AustinTom Paul

Wacoka of CashmerePatricia K. Newton

Wenatchee Greg HeuchertTrina Heuchert

Wenatchee-Apple Valley Gemey Patterson

Division 54

Dayton Jessica L. AtwoodRea L. CulwellSteve W. Martin

Kennewick Gary ChalfantTim DaltonKevin S. Gunn

Pasco Jamie BraultMarlene CastilloTracy LybbertIan G. MitzPasco ChamberM. Ray Seitz

Richland Jim BuseyHollie Kaiser

Tri-Cities Industry Jason M. ArchibaldKathye A. Kilgore

Walla Walla Bill Vollendorff

Division 56

Kamiah Charles JonesFred L. MercerIrma RiveraStanley SamuelsenAntoninette West

Lewiston Orchards J. Richard CookAngela Salzman

Lewiston-ClarkstonMelvin D. Williams

Moscow Scott R. BillingAudrey J. HarrisKatie Johnson-Watts

Orofino Sharon A. Brown

Pullman Larry ClarkGary L. JenkinsShanne MillerPhillip MorganJoan OviaweJohn M. SchuettJonathan C. Via

Division 58

Ephrata Cecilia Cervantes

Moses Lake Chris J. ArnbergDavid EnquistLouis F. Logan

Division 62

PortlandScott M. BossomBetty BrostromEvelyn L. ChapmanChubb InsuranceVictoria JonesAndria M. JosephLeo A. Reinikka

South RiversideMs. Janet R. Chapman

Division 64

Cedar Hills, BeavertonRay D. AndersonDivision 64Adalberto AnguloJean P. Jackson

Forest Grove Patricia R. BowmanAdam HuntRonald I. Rau

Southwest Hills Lyn L. DellSteven Lubitz

Tetrapolitan Golden K,King CityLaura Colsen

Tigard Skye F. BurnsMargaret EllensonAlan F. Orr

Tualatin Russell F. Randall

Division 66

Clackamas SunrisersLinda R. BergKeith Cooksey

Columbia River GorgeMarilyn A. CloudTim HindenKaren NelsonTrena A. Polen

Damascus-BoringRichard LattmanMelissa NiecePaula OsborneSue StencelMrs. Cathy WagnerGary L. Walker

Gladstone-Oak Grove Wayne Cooper

Historic DowntownGreshamJohn KochMarilyn C. Lyons

Oregon City Brian NogueiraMegan Skinner

SandyNancy C. BeckerIan EwingMike NiskaAmber Richardson

Sandy H.O.P.E. Teresa BlanshineAdriel CarranzaNicolas EscatelVic FarrandBaltazar F. OrtizDonna F. PunzelFred W. Punzel

The Dalles Tammy RayGlenn S. Wood

Troutdale Steven L. AbelsRichard J. AllenCathleen AndersonScott AndersonMary Jo BrobeckRod BrobeckDavid BrownNoel M. DealBryan William FearnFrontier Missions Inc.Jeff GilbertChristina GradKelley Lynn GrahamJames S. JacksonStephen JohnsonEve Elizabeth KaiserPatrick Gary KaiserJim KightLael J. LargerJohn LeamyMatthew LeamyJerry LyonsCarmen M. OwenJohn RowtonJorgan K. ShawCathy SherickTerry Eugene SmokeHeather SoderbergPhyllis ThiemannShirley WeltonJohn L. Wilson

Division 67

Astoria-WarrentonChristopher A. DefordRichard A. GarnerJessica A. JohnsonGeorge D. LanningRobert A. McClellandTongue Point Job CorpMatthew M. Workman

Ilwaco-Long BeachSteven J. SamuelsonChristina Woodby

Manza-Whee-Lem,NehalemJohn Coopersmith

Seaside Rosemary DellingerElizabeth FriedmanElizabeth Ann MacDonald

Tillamook Gary E. AlbrightCarol F. BerkeyChristine C. Clark

new members, continued


Kelley K. CookRudy M. FenkBill G. GoodmanJan M. JensenSamantha Swindler

Division 68

Lincoln CityGregory O. JonesMs. Jane KleinmanMr. Glenn PenceMr. Duane J. SilbernagelSuzanne Totten

Mc MinnvilleElizabeth AcevedoMark AppelDarryl M. BirneyCraig BodmerColin CameronLeslie A. ClemmerDavid FaxonJen FeeroLinda J. FosterHannah HoffmanDonald InglesKrisa McCullumJohn N. McKeeganKelly MerrickHeather K. MillerPaul RidgwayJordan RobinsonMichael SchmidtDaniel P. SheppardCassandra SollarsRobert StephensonCarl ThompsonAudrey WrightJames Wright

NewbergBernie Taylor

WaldportCheryl PabenKathleen RitzmanUmpqua Bank

West Valley, WillaminaGary HillJudy M. JefferyBrandi Pickett

Division 70

CanbyBrandon ChaseRobert (Bob) L. HillMatthew Olsen

Capital, SalemDwight D. CourtneyAlicia FindoraSteven W. Garelli

French Prairie, WoodburnJose Ontiveros

MolallaRose Anna ParrKristine K. Shapland

SalemCherry DanielsSean K. DowneyRobert E. ElliottIsela Guevara-CruzDonald G. Vanlue

SilvertonJean A. Wheat-Palm

West SalemBruce BrownsteinDel Funk

WilsonvillePatrick Archibald

WoodburnShannon Walls

Division 72

AlbanyLoyd R. HenionOscar B. Hult

CorvallisHarold A. Brown, IIIRebecca L. GoslowVicki S. Weibezahn

Corvallis SunrisersEli IshikawaRichard P. TaylorLarina Michelle Warnock

Sweet HomeMariano D. GonzalezShirley Halladay

Division 74

Cottage GroveCleo B. DahlenMorris L. DahlenIvan DelSolWilliam J. Dowell

CreswellGary Mounce

Emerald Empire, EugeneVirginia BusicMelody A. NullTod W. Thayer

Fern Ridge, VenetaDeanna M. BoggsSharon BrownDennis M. FriedrichDennis R. Paronto

RoseburgCodyFowlerWilliam T. HollanderJoseph LauranceDavid R. McGinnisLinda I. Mooney

SpringfieldMichael SchlosserLee Wright

Division 76

Bandon By-The-SeaLinda S. MaxonLonnie K. Scarborough

Coos BayMark D. IngersollFrancis P. Murphy

CoquilleKatty F. AcreeCharles F. QuigleyColeeta C. QuigleyMichael M. WhiteSandra White

FlorenceFrank H. ForbesRobin HicksIrene N. KingSally M. KornJane NieborskyTerry Van Ballegooijen

North Bend

Sharon R. Golder

Division 78

Burns-HinesKelly J. EverhartMichael GrahamGeorge R. SievekingVirginia I. Tabor

CascadiaBillie Linder

PrinevilleRaymond E. AustinWoodson E. BennettMichael CramptonRobert D. GomesShannon O’DohertyMark A. Smith

RedmondMichael BanksLisa KlempSharon RosenRandy Van Mehren

SistersAndrew G. AbdelnourDiane DaviscourtAnne HeathSue Wheeler

Division 80

Baker CityJenny EbellTom Hudson

BoardmanBoardman Foods Inc.Rhonda S. HambyKathleen McGowan

EchoSusan ByrdVincent J. Watson

GoldendaleRoque ChadbourneDouglas B. Miller

HermistonSalvador AguayoSteve HoofardNicholas KennedyHeidi LeroueRobert MarkwickBrian R. Schimel

La GrandeSam M. Jenkins

Milton-FreewaterPatrice D. Goodman

PendletonJames Clabo

Division 82

JacksonvilleMs. Heidi AtteberryAudree FairringtonThomas Warden

MedfordDrew V. ForrestJames L. Reinhart

Rogue RiverJohn Krawczyk

Table Rock, Jackson Cty.Jim P. Fields

Division 84

Klamath FallsKristie GravattMarc T. KaneRobert MoreheadShelby MoreheadKolene Trotman

Linkville, Klamath FallsStephen BrewsterEmily CrawfordMichael R. CrawfordCharles J. McGonigle

Mount ShastaJerry Lee Sanchez

Weed-Lake ShastinaJonathan B. Fisher

YrekaJerry Lee Sanchez

Caveman, Grants PassAlan H. AsnicarTammy R. AsnicarRyan Mulkins

Grants PassAlex AmmossowKenneth W. BehymerMary E. HardenAdam C. HowellMollie MeansPat J. MorganTerrilyn K. SealDeborah SorensonJorge SoteloRonald W. Zeiser

COMING UP

April 2 Kiwanis One Day your community!

June 2-5 2011-2012 Lt. Governor Training Rhododendron, Oregon

August 18-21 94th PNW District Convention Wenatchee, Washington


submitting your news

You’re Making a Difference, So Why Not Share the News!The Pacific Northwest District wants to publish information about the serviceprojects your club is doing or has done. This is the place to showcase your hard workand inspire others.

The following guidelines will help get your information published:

Edit the Content

CONTACT: Please give us your contact information in case we need to get furtherinformation. Also consider including contact information for the project leader if it issomeone other than yourself.

CLUB: Club, city, state/province, and division number.

EVENT: Make sure to answer: whatwas done, why it was done, who benefited,when and where it occurred, how it was accomplished, etc.

ACCURACY: Please double check all dates, locations, etc., and be sure that allnames are spelled correctly. While we do our best to correct issues if we notice them,we do not have the resources to confirm this type of information.

PHOTOGRAPHS: Avoid poses such as check acceptances, podium speakers, andgroups standing in line or stacked rows. If you’re shooting a service project, look foran action photo of the volunteers in progress or interacting with children. Shoot from

the front – we are not likely to use a shotwith mostly backs or backs of heads.

Strive for identifiable faces, though they donot have to be facing forward entirely. Themost important factor is facial expression;look for happy, positive, excited, surprised,or content faces.

Use as high a resolution as possible.

Captions may not always be published,but it is helpful if you can identify subjects.

How To Submit Your Article Or Photographs

EMAILS ONLY PLEASE.We prefer that written submissions be included in thetext of an email. Submissions can also be sent as email attachments or on a CD-ROM.Flash drives are accepted, but keep in mind that disks or drives may not be returned.

TEXT FILES & FILE FORMATS: The best way to send text submissions is toinclude the text directly in your email rather than as an attachment.

PHOTOGRAPHS: Do not include photos within text documents; send as separateattachments in the highest resolution TIFF or JPEG file possible.

WHERE TO SEND: [email protected]

SEND IN YOUR NEXT SUBMISSION TODAY!

The Pacific NW District

BUILDERmagazine

Winter (December 1)October 10

Spring (March 1)January 10

Summer (June 1)April 10

Fall (September 15*)August 1

Please submit your articles andphotographs as soon as possible so it can be included in theupcoming issue!

* Our post-convention issue.Submissions pertaining directlyto the convention must besubmitted by August 22

do you have an idea for a feature story?

Send it to us today, along withany contact information youmight have.

This is your district magazine, and we want to include the eventsand activities that you and yourClub work on!

let us know…what’s important to you and yourClub! Send a “letter to the editor”and tell us how we’re doing!

sponsor a page!

Kiwanians and Kiwanis clubs areinvited to sponsor select pagesof this magazine – for only $100,sponsors will have their nameslisted in four issues of the Builder.See page 30 for details!

[email protected]

The submission deadline for the next issue is:

April 10

PNW Kiwanis District Office Phone: [email protected] Fax: 503-644-3600

“There is a burning passionwithin each of us to make adifference – in our clubs, andin our communities”

–Sylvester Neal2010-2011 Kiwanis International President

did you know . . .

• In 2011 it will cost $2,450 to send a camper to MtHood Kiwanis Camp. Campers pay $850 to attenda week at camp- 1/3 of the actual cost

• Last year the camp's revenues (excluding donatedproducts and services) totaled $874,016. Kiwaniansdonated $173,969 of that total, approximately 20%.

• It costs the camp over $6,000 per month in thewinter just to cover the expense of the propaneand electricity. Our rental groups in the off-seasonhelp to cover these costs.

• The size of the camp staff swells during summercamp. We go from 8 year round staff to over 100staff and 225 counselors in the summer.

serving children with disabilitiesTerri Taylor, Ross Island Early Risers

About the camp

For nearly 80 years, Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp has partneredwith the U.S. Forest Service to provide individuals withdisabilities an outstanding recreational opportunity in the Mt.Hood National Forest. One of the largest programs of its kindin the U.S., each season Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp offers aunique opportunity for more than 500 campers to experiencethe outdoors in its fully accessible 22-acre campsite. Despitecognitive, developmental or physical disabilities that includeAutism Spectrum Disorder, Down’s Syndrome, TraumaticBrain Injury, Mental Retardation, and Cerebral Palsy, ourcampers enjoy recreational activities adapted to their specialneeds — adventure courses, fishing, hiking, horseback riding,canoeing, cookouts, arts and crafts, swimming, dances, andriver rafting!

Founded in 1933, Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp’s is a unique campthat provides excellence in outdoor experiences to individualswith disabilities, focusing on personal growth and inclusion ofall participants, and offers educational opportunities tostudents pursuing human service careers through appliedexperience in our camp setting. College student volunteers(the majority of whom attend Portland State University) workas “one-on-one” counselors under the guidance andsupervision of our specialized staff.

Accredited by the American Camping Association, Mt. HoodKiwanis Camp has twice won the American CampingAssociation’s Phyllis M. Ford Award for Creative and EffectiveProgramming for recreational offerings that accommodatecampers with a variety of physical and developmentalchallenges.

For more information about Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp, or toget a copy of their new Five Year Strategic Plan, send an emailto [email protected] or call the camp office: 503-452-7416.

2010 Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp Accomplishments

While the 2011 camp season is gearing up to begin in June, thiswas a perfect time to reflect on the success of our past season.2010 was an incredibly successful year for Mt. Hood KiwanisCamp. Thank you to all of the Kiwanis Clubs who supportedus through fundraisers, volunteer projects, and work parties. It is because of the Kiwanians that Mt. Hood Kiwanis Campexists.

• 524 campers with disabilities served

• 223 students from Portland State University worked asvolunteer counselors, teaching young people the importanceof service

• Winter Retreat served 10 campers, all with volunteers,allowing individuals with disabilities the opportunity toenjoy winter activities in the Mt. Hood National Forest

• Completion of a beautiful, much needed new bathhousewith help of Tom Sears and the NE Portland Kiwanis club.

Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp



club growth– excerpts from KiwanisOne member resources

At the 2010 Kiwanis InternationalConvention in Las Vegas, incomingPresident Sylvester Neal declared this“the Year of Fire”.

“The Year of the Fire will require us totake individual responsibility forgrowth, improving our clubs andrendering more service. It will require aglobal team effort that recognizes that ittakes our whole family to raise a child.EVERYONE is important to this familyand must play their vital role if we are toset this organization on fire for service.”– Sylvester Neal, 2010 Conventionclosing speech

Time to grow

February through June is the mostproductive time to build new KiwanisClubs and strengthen existing clubs.YOU play an important role inKiwanis’growth for service efforts!

May is Membership Month!

Clubs can have a Special Guest Day, aMembership Roundup, a ClubPresident Pie-in-the-Face Contest, asports-themed point program, or anytype of membership effort with afocused time-frame, focused goal and afun challenge. If you have a great idea,share it in the Builder!

NOW is the time for commitment andplanning, and it’s well worth the effortto see a club fulfill its potential to makea more meaningful impact.

• Set a Club goal:5, 10, 25 or 50 new members

• Challenge yourself and your clubmembers – reach for the moon. If youdon’t make it to the moon, you mightgrab some stars along the way!

• Plan ONE fun and concentratedmembership drive each year!

– Inspire members

– Recognize and reward members

– Be creative. A creative campaign isup to you.

Stay flexible

The more flexible you are, the moreattractive your club will be to newmembers.

Try something new.Expand your club’sinfluence with theseflexible membershipoptions:

Club satellite Identify agroup of prospectiveKiwanis members basedon geography, age,schedule, employment orspecial interest and forman offshoot of your club.No chartering is involved.This situation offers a lotof flexibility in therelationship of the hostclub and the club satellite.

Corporate memberships A corporatemembership allows a club to designatean individual membership spot in aKiwanis Club for an employee of aspecific company or organization. As anemployee changes jobs or is transferredto a new location, a new employee canbe designated to take the place of theprevious member without beingcharged a new member fee.

Recruit • Retain • Revitalize

Q&Aclub satellites

What is a club satellite?A club satellite is a small group ofindividuals, who become membersof an existing Kiwanis (host) club.The club satellite holds its meetingsand service activities at a locationthat is separate from the host club.

Why would a Kiwanis club wantto start a club satellite? Forming a club satellite creates anopportunity for Kiwanis clubs toexpand into locations where andwhen circumstances do not supportthe formation of a charter strengthclub. Examples of areas where aclub satellite may form are:

• Small towns

• Rural areas

• Ethnic neighborhoods

• Business parks

• Medical complexes

• Shopping malls

What are the responsibilities ofthe host Kiwanis club to the clubsatellite? It is the role of the host Kiwanisclub to assist the club satellite inobtaining and maintaining a highlevel of commitment, activity andenthusiasm. The success of the clubsatellite involves continued contact,interest, counsel and advice fromthe host club.

The club satellite can proposefundraising activities and serviceprojects to the host club’s board ofdirectors for approval.

Fun facts:

• A Kiwanis club can have morethan one club satellite.

• There is no minimum number ofmembers required.

More information about ClubSatellites, and the responsibilities ofthe host club, can be found on theKiwanisOne.org website undermembership resources.

Sylvester Neal, 2010-11 Kiwanis International President


Refresh your club.

Changing the world may start withimproving your own club. You can leadthe way to a strong, vibrant club bydeepening your members’ connection tothe Kiwanis mission and preparing yourclub for sustainable growth.

Children around the world have theneed, and people right in yourcommunity have the desire. By creatinga dynamic Kiwanis club, you can bringthem together.

Is your membership diverse? Are yourmeetings engaging and productive? Areyour service projects meaningful? Askyour club members what they think.The Club Excellence Tool available fromKiwanis International lets your clubanalyze the answers to these questionsand more, to find out what aspect ofyour club needs some attention.Resources and fresh ideas are availablefor each topic–12 steps to growth, forexample. It’s designed to excitemembers and impress prospects.

Make your club about service.

Don’t forget: members join to doservice—six million hours of serviceeach year! Find out what service needsexist in your community and what typeof service interests your members.

Ask leaders within your community tosuggest projects that help ensure yourclub’s services are still needed andidentify new areas your club can serve.

Invite families to attend service

projects. Long work hours and hecticschedules leave little down time fortoday’s families. When you offermembers a chance to serve alongsidetheir spouses and families, you are morelikely to fill your volunteer sign-upsheets. You’ll give guests a taste ofKiwanis – and maybe even inspire themto join.

Keep them coming back.A member’sfirst two years are crucial and candetermine whether he or she becomes alifetime member or a one-year wonder.Members are more likely to remaincommitted if they understand themission, values and goals of the cluband of Kiwanis International.

Refresh your meetings – they shouldbe fun, as well as informative. Look forinteresting speakers and programs thatinform and entertain. Keep yourmeeting on schedule to show that youvalue your members’ time.

Get new members involved – on aservice project, on a committee, at yourweekly meeting. Encourage newmembers to attend Zone Conferenceand District Convention. Expose yournew members to the excitement andenthusiasm of Kiwanians around thearea through interclubs.

Need some new ideas?

• The Kiwanis service-in-a-boxprograms are easy to implement andimmediately involve serving childrenin area schools.

• Sponsor a Service LeadershipProgram club to inspire your young-at-heart members.

• Read about the service other clubs areperforming. If you have a refreshingidea for service, share it!

Service is our mission

“Altruistic service will fuel our growth.Just as water or special chemicals candouse a real fire, many things can killenthusiasm.

• Negativity.

• Closed-minded thinking.

• The way it’s always been done.

• Placing more importance on ourportfolio than on our tangibleimpact in the world.

It is our differences that enrich ourorganization. Differences should not beused to divide us. We may not all lookor act the same, but we are allKiwanians. We all have a fire inside.”

– Sylvester Neal

Find more ideas and tools for clubbuilding online at: KiwanisOne.org

We certainly have a strongflame going – but it is timefor a raging bonfire!

– Sylvester Neal

Q&Acorporate membership

What is a corporate membership?A corporate membership allows aclub to designate an individualmembership spot in a KiwanisClub for an employee of a specificcompany or organization. As anemployee changes jobs or istransferred to a new location, a newemployee can be designated to takethe place of the previous memberwithout being charged a newmember fee by the organization.

Why would a club want to offer aCorporate Membership?Corporate membership will appealto large organizations withemployees at multiple locations,especially where employees tend tobe transferred every few years:bank branches, financial servicecompanies, retail stores, restaurantchains, public school systems, etc.

Does a corporate member payregular dues?Yes. The member pays allassociated club dues just like anyother club member. The employermay choose to pay the dues onbehalf of the employee, however,this is not required.

Fun facts:

• An employer with a corporatemembership can send differentemployees to the meetings eachweek. However, only thedesignated person can hold officeor vote on club business.

• Corporate members are entitledto all club benefits of any othermember in good standing.

• There is no limit to the number ofcorporate memberships in a club.Each corporate membershipmust have a specific personnamed to the membership.

More information about corporatememberships and company-basedclubs can be found on theKiwanisOne.org website.


April 2, 2011

Kiwanis Club of Olympia, Washington: Cut, split, hauled and stacked eightcords of wood for needy families whorely on the wood for warmth in winter.

Kiwanis Club of Osoyoos, British

Columbia, Canada

When new senior care facility,

Mariposa Gardens, opened in

Osoyoos, members visited the

residents and participated in

activities with them.

Residents very much enjoyed this

activity and asked when the

Kiwanians could do it again.

Think you won’t make adifference? Think again.

Each year, Kiwanis clubs around theworld join in a day of service. In 2011,Kiwanis One Day is April 2.

It’s a global effort, but it’s made ofpersonal commitments. It begins withyour club’s participation. It extends tothe impact you have on yourcommunity. And it results in aninternational spirit of service thatinspires people worldwide.

There is no limit to what you can do,and no boundaries on your spirit offellowship. In fact, your efforts will beechoed by clubs in communities all overthe globe.

The key to a successful project is tobegin planning months in advance.Begin by appointing a Kiwanis One Daycommittee chairman from your club.

• Gather all resource materials fromKiwanis International, such as thedownloadable Game Plan, printingposters and other Kiwanis One Daypromotional materials.

• Recruit members for the KiwanisOne Day Committee.

• Keep the club up-to-date on KiwanisOne Day plans and activities.

• Report to Kiwanis International.

Browse through the Game Plan to learnhow simple Kiwanis One Day can be.Gain inspiration from previous successstories. Alert the media by using thevarious media resources. Involve yoursponsored youth. Consider teaming upwith other clubs in your Division.

Suggested service project ideas:Beach cleanupBingo and lunch at senior centerBlood driveBook driveCampground cleanupCemetery cleanupChild ID programChurch fence constructionCleaning a riversideConstruction of park benches & tablesFood bank gardenFood driveGames for childrenGarden maintenance at hospitalGraffiti cleanupHandicap-accessible gardensHealth fairHigh school beautificationLagoon/creek cleanupLandscape local churchLandscape family centerMural paintingNeighborhood revitalizationPainting public buildings and roomsPark cleanupPet day at senior centerPicnic table paintingPlayground equipment maintenanceRailroad cleanupReading to childrenSafety fairSchool bus stop paintingSchool maintenanceSporting events for handicapped childrenStatue/sculpture cleanupTennis court cleanupTree plantingYWCA/YMCA cleanup

Kiwanis One Day

Is your club ready?

Your project is outstanding. Now stand out.

How is your club changing the world on Kiwanis One Day? Here’s your chance tolet us know – and to give your club a chance at worldwide recognition.

One winning club will have its story told in a KIWANIS magazine story, andanother winning club’s project will be professionally videotaped. The video willbe provided to the club to use for recruitment, promotion and more.

Visit www.KiwanisOne.org/oneday for more information and to enter the contest.

ALASKA

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So many children and

communities benefit

from Kiwanis service!

The Pacific Northwest is a vast

region: about 3.6 million square

kilometers or 1.5 million square

miles. The Pacific Northwest

boasts about 11,000 members in

almost 400 Kiwanis clubs.

The Reports section is a reminder

that each club is part of a larger

whole, with members from Alaska

to California working to make this

a better world.

There are many more projects

going on than are reported here —

this is just a sample. Share your

club’s activities, see page 14 for

submission information.

With people like you we are

making a difference in the

Pacific Northwest!


from around the district

ZONE ADivision AYN, AYS

Division AYN

The Kiwanis Club of Fairbanks

On September 26, 2010 the KiwanisClub of Fairbanks participated in theGovernors Project K-9 by cooking andproviding hot dogs, hot chocolate andcoffee for the veterinarians, volunteers,dog mushers and dog owners whobrought their pets to get rabies shots atthe annual rabies clinic in Fairbanks,Alaska. A long line of vehicles waswaiting when the vaccinations clinicbegan at 10 a.m. The line moved quicklyas volunteer veterinarians worked inassembly-line fashion to give shots andsign paperwork. Most people didn’thave to get out of their vehicles in orderfor the veterinarians to administer theshots. Vaccinations were $9 each forthose who pre-registered and $10 forthose who showed up Sunday, which is

about half to one-third the price mostveterinarians charge. The service wasfree for senior citizens. The vaccinationsare good for three years. Local vets withthe Interior Veterinarians Associationvolunteer to give the shots and theborough donates the money to theassociation for continuing education.

About a dozen vets volunteered for theAnnual clinic. This clinic helps many dogmushers and other dog owners inFairbanks afford to get their pets rabiesshots. Over 1500 shots were administeredto dogs, some cats and one ferret.

– Cassie TothPast President

Kiwanis Club of Fairbanks

The Kiwanis Club of Fairbanks

zone | division reports

ZONE BDivisions 7, 9

Division 9

The Kiwanis Club of Oliver, B.C.

At each meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Oliver, those with birthdays areremembered in song. Most clubs do thisbut Oliver has a unique way of handlingthe situation. The birthday person getsto pick four victims from the audience tocome up and sing “Happy Birthday” tothem. That in itself is not verysurprising, what is the manner in whichthe singers “payback” the birthdayperson.

This degradation started by thismeeting’s birthday boy, Past Lt GovPeter Armstrong. His approach was todo as badly as he could when calledupon to sing. Therefore, what goesaround comes around - hence singersKiwanis Aktion Club member JackMullen, Kiwanians Beverly Morrow,Wayne Sargent and Allan Close did theirvery best.

The consensus of those present was thatthis was the very best of the very worstversions of Happy Birthday to ever besung at a Kiwanis meeting. Youdeserved it Peter!

– Peter MorrowPresident Elect

Kiwanis Club of Oliver

The Kiwanis Club of Winthrop, WA

Winthrop Kiwanis Club had a guest lastSpring who told us of a different type ofschool playground. Students arechallenged to invent their play activitiesand not just sit on some man-madeequipment and swing or slide.

She described logs to balance on andnatural structures to climb on andnatural trails to use for walking andrunning. She had visions of a smallamphitheater and rock mazes andbridges to cross and play on. We wereinterested and when the school facilitiescommittee looked into the idea with aneye to liabilities and to what other

schools have had success doing, wecommitted to be a big part of the project.

Much of the labor for the first phase wasdone during the summer and donatedlogs with big root wads were obtainedand brought to the playground. Rootwads were cleaned and rounded andturned into climbing structures. Big logswere cut and planed and made intobenches and walking beams. Manyyards of wood chips were placed toform walking trails and a bridge wasbuilt by Kiwanians to stimulateimaginations.

The work will continue for some timeand a new phase each year until weconsider it done. We liked what wasbuilt and we hoped it would be popularwith the students.

This week the Superintendent reportedto us that the new area is popularbeyond anyone’s expectations and it'sthe first place students go duringplayground time.

Planners are getting ready to plan nextyear’s project and for sure we willdevelop a small amphitheater for classpresentations and plays. More structureswill be added to keep our students fitand agile.

– Roy Reiber


The Kiwanis Club of Oliver

The Kiwanis Club of Winthrop

ZONE DDivisions 15 & 17

Division 15

The Kiwanis Club of Nanaimo andthe Nanaimo Sunrisers

The fifth annual Kiwanis Polar BearBathtub Race was held SaturdayJanuary 22 at the Nanaimo North TownCentre. We would like to thankeveryone for helping make this year’sevent the biggest yet!

We had 32 racers with a wide variety ofdesigns, everyone hoping they had thefastest and best bathtub as it raced downa 30-foot-long radio controlled track.

Pledges collected by participantsdoubled our best total ever. Combinedwith the sponsor commitments our totaldonations will reach $6500 for the Islandoffice of the Canadian DiabetesAssociation. Loaves & Fishes netted amuch needed supply of peanut buttercontributed by the racers and spectators.

The winner of this year’s event wasAksel Schroeder, second place went toKeaton Davies, Trevor Cannon wasthird and Steve Jenneson finishedfourth. The racers bringing in the mostpledges were TJ and Elijah Campbellwith a record total of $805! BillMcGuire, our official starter andCommodore of the Nanaimo BathtubSociety, presented the best bathtubdesign trophy to Jordan Bowman.

The Kiwanis Club of Nanaimo and theKiwanis Sunrisers would like to thankeveryone for their support and lookforward to seeing you again next year.

– submitted by Garnet Hunt

ZONE GDivisions 24, 26, 28,30 & 32

Division 28

The Kiwanis Club of Issaquah, WA

Free developmental screenings forchildren from age 3 months to 5 yearsold were sponsored by the IssaquahKiwanis Club in January.

Staff members from the Encompasspediatric therapy program were on handto answer parents’ questions about theirchild’s development. Bilingual staff wasavailable for Spanish-speaking families.Results were available immediately, and parents were given informationregarding motor, speech, self-help, socialand cognitive skills.

Good job, Issaquah!

– submitted by Harry Dingwall

ZONE HDivisions 42, 44, 62, 64 & 66

Division 42

The Kiwanis Club of Longview, WA

Kiwanis International PresidentSylvester Neal will be present when theKiwanis Club of Longview celebratestheir 85th anniversary on April 22.

The event is being held at the Red LionInn in Kelso. Cocktails are from 5:30 to6:30 with a program from 6:30 to 9.

For more information contact Ray VanTongeren the secretary of the club andthe committee chair for the event atredraymond2001@ yahoo.com.

– Ray Van Tongeren

Division 62

The Kiwanis Club of Portland, OR

The Glencoe K-Kids, sponsored by theKiwanis Club of Portland, were featuredin the December issue of Portland MetroParent magazine. The article, "RaisingKids to Be the Change” discussed theissues of involving children in buildingcommunity and helping those lessfortunate. The K-Kids were featured fortheir work in responding to theearthquake last year in Haiti and their“Project: Redcoat” to collect warmwinter jackets for homeless children and adults (photo above). Read thearticle at www.metro-parent.com.

– Steve KlemrothK-Kids Club Advisor

Kiwanis Club of Portland


Project:Redcoat – Lyla Klemroth, Clara Miller and Malia Weiss of the Glencoe K-Kids, Portland, Oregon

Project:Redcoat – Lyla Klemroth, Clara Miller and Malia Weiss of the Glencoe K-Kids, Portland, Oregon

Issaquah Kiwanis Club event flyer

left to right: Keith Paton, Member KiwanisClub of Nanaimo; Adrianne Schroeder,Canadian Diabetes Association; DanZapotichny, Thrifty Foods; Jake & JennaSmith, Bathtub Racers; JoAnne Dundas,Loaves & Fishes; Bruno Tonolli, MemberKiwanis Sunrisers


The Kiwanis Club of Portland, OR

January 19 was Key Club Day at theKiwanis Club of Portland! The DistrictKey Club Governor, Caitlin Snaring,spoke about her Governor’s Project,SIGN. She was accompanied by DistrictKey Club Administrator, John Jay.

In addition, eight Key Clubbers and fourKey Club Advisors from the area werein attendance. The Presidents of threeKey Clubs were presented with pinsfrom Caitlin as she thanked them for“making a difference.”

The evening before, 12 Key Clubmembers and 6 advisors and facultymembers got together for pizza andfellowship. It was a great opportunityto foster the relationships between ourKey Clubs, and help them understandthat they are a part of something BIG!

Advisors and faculty members met withJay to learn about the responsibilities ofsponsoring clubs and advisors. He alsoaddressed ways for us to support ourKey Clubs to ensure their success.

The Kiwanis Club of Portland sponsorsKey Clubs at David Douglas HighSchool, Lincoln High School and GrantHigh School. Our event included theKey Clubs sponsored by the Ross IslandEarlyrisers at Madison High School andFranklin High School.

We plan to make this an annual event.

– Jim McAllisterChair, SLP Committee

Kiwanis Club of Portland

Division 64

The Kiwanis Club of Cedar Hills,Beaverton, OR

During a time when many foundationsare cutting back on non-profit giving,the Safeway Foundation awarded Mt.Hood Kiwanis Camp a $5,000 grantduring a presentation at the Cedar HillsSafeway store on November 16, 2010.

Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp ExecutiveDirector, Kaleen Deatherage (KiwanisClub of Portland), along withDevelopment Director Skye FarinaBurns (Kiwanis Club of Tigard), andCommunications Director, Terri Taylor(Ross Island Early Risers) accepted thegenerous gift on behalf of MHKC.

“Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp is grateful tothe Safeway Foundation for its supportof our programs that empower kids andadults disabilities,” said Deatherage.“Working with community leaders likeSafeway, we can make sure that everyyoung person, no matter their ability,gets the chance to go to summer camp.”

In addition to working tirelessly year-round to support the mission of Mt.Hood Kiwanis Camp, the Kiwanis Clubof Cedar Hills submitted the grantrequest to the Safeway Foundation.Representatives from the Kiwanis Clubof Cedar Hills that were in attendance atthe presentation were: Dale De Vries,Leslie Couch, Bill Cook, Jeff Toews,Marjorie Meeks, Dick Thurston, andCarole Satterfield.

“The defining purpose of the Kiwanisorganization is to serve the children ofthe world. By supporting Mt. HoodKiwanis Camp, we get to enhance thelives of children with disabilitieslocally,” said Kiwanis Club of CedarHills secretary Dale De Vries. “Thissignificant contribution from theSafeway Foundation perfectly alignswith the mission of Kiwanis.”

Rick Edmonds, Manager of the CedarMill Safeway store, has been a solidsupporter of the Kiwanis Club of CedarHills’ fund-raising effort for Mt. HoodKiwanis Camp.

“One of the core principles of theSafeway Foundation is supportingpeople with disabilities. We’re honoredto have the opportunity to give to theMt. Hood Kiwanis Camp.” said DanFloyd, Director of Public Affairs andGovernment Affairs Portland Division.

– Terri Taylor


From left to right: MHKC Development DirectorSkye Farina Burns, Kiwanis Club of Cedar HillsSecretary Dale De Vries, Kiwanis Club of CedarHills President Leslie Couch, Kiwanis Club ofCedar Hills member Bill Cook, Mt. Hood KiwanisCamp Executive Director Kaleen Deatherage,Kiwanis Club of Cedar Hills member Jeff Toews,Kiwanis Club of Cedar Hills member MarjorieMeeks, Kiwanis Club of Cedar Hills President-Elect Dick Thurston, Rick Edmonds Cedar HillsSafeway Store Manager.

Key Club members from David Douglas, Lincoln, Grant and Franklin High Schools, withKey Club District Governor Caitlin Snaring – Kiwanis Club of Portland, January 19, 2011

“Working with community leaderslike Safeway, we can make sure thatevery young person, no matter theirability, gets the chance to go tosummer camp.”

Summer 2011

www.pnwkiwanis.org

Welcome toWenatchee!PNWDistrict ConventionAugust 18-21

Welcome toWenatchee!PNW District ConventionAugust 18-21

Coming up in the next issue of the Builder:

Let’s get ready for the PNW District Conventionin Wenatchee!


Division 66

The Kiwanis Club of Troutdale, OR

New Troutdale club Of 34 membersstarts with a bang! (and I mean withhammers!)

The newly chartered Kiwanis Club ofTroutdale (October 30, 2010) recentlycompleted its first major project in timefor Christmas cheer! The project was amuch needed wheelchair ramp for aquadriplegic mother of three.

This story began a few years ago whenTracy Niles moved her sister, niece andher niece’s three children from Chicago,Illinois to Troutdale, Oregon. Within afew months of this move Tracy’s sisterpassed away. Tracy didn’t hesitate inmoving the children who had nowhereelse to go into her home.

Sylvia Maly, Past Lt. Governor ofDivision 66, met Patricia Smith (a co-worker of Tracy Niles) in April of 2010.Sylvia was announcing the start of anew Troutdale Kiwanis club at theweekly Chamber of Commerce meeting,when Patricia asked if the Kiwaniscould help her friend. The Kiwanis catchphrase “changing the world one child,one community at a time” struck aresounding chord and a possibility ofhelp for her friend.

Tracy’s niece was living in a nursingfacility close by, while her children livedwith their great Aunt Tracy in amanufactured home. They have beenable to visit their mother weekly, but anursing facility isn’t a homeenvironment for children.

In order for the mother to visit herchildren, a wheelchair ramp wasrequired to access the home. This wasall the information needed for theKiwanis club to step up and help out!

Here is Tracy’s own story: “My niecesees the children on Sunday each weekfor church and I try to arrange to takethem to see her once a week. Mydaughter and I are raising the childrenwith no help from anyone… we don’tmind since we are family.

I would love nothing better than to beable to have my niece over to our houseto visit. If you would happen to know ofa way that I could get help with a ramp,I would be so grateful. Thank you forlistening to my story and I look forwardto hearing from you.”

Sylvia most certainly knew how to gethelp with the ramp! Armed withinformation from Roald Berg, a dualmember of the new club and theClackamas Sunrisers, Sylvia contactedVann Basinger (also of the ClackamasSunrisers), a construction andengineering expert, to get the ball rolling.

Combined with donated supplies fromNate Bond of ProBuild in Clackamas,Oregon, and waived building fees fromthe City of Troutdale, the dedicated

Kiwanis work team spent three very wetand cold Saturdays building a 30-footramp with 20 feet of railings.

Some of our participants had not evenattended a meeting yet, but knowingthat Kiwanis is all about service, theyshowed up to help in any capacity.

Even though Troutdale is a new club, we are fortunate to have experiencedleaders who are great communicatorswithin our membership.

All this to make a Christmas wish forthree children come true - a home thatmom can visit! A home to them is aplace where their family can again feelthe togetherness that has been missingfor some time. After all is said and done– it’s all about the children!

As Tracy, our homeowner said when theramp was finished “Thank you and Godbless every one of you!”

– Mary Jo BrobeckKiwanis Club of Troutdale Community Services chair

The Kiwanis Club of Troutdale

The Kiwanis Club of Troutdale

Thank You!This page was sponsored by:

Ray Harding


ZONE IDivisions 50, 52, 54, 58 & 80

Division 52

The Kiwanis Club of Wenatchee

On January 18, the Kiwanis Club ofWenatchee joined efforts with otherclubs in the community to make fleeceknot blankets for cancer patients.

It was a lot of fun and the entire clubpushed up their sleeves and gotinvolved. What a great meeting! We have such a great group!

– Mel BirminghamKiwanis Club of Wenatchee

Division 54

Kiwanis Club of The Columbia andKiwanis Club of Tri-Cities Industry

This is the third year that the GroupHealth Inland Empire Century has beenpresented by the Kiwanis Club of TheColumbia and the Kiwanis Club of Tri-Cities Industry.

The Tri-City Bicycle Club, the operatorof this event from 1981 to 2008, hasoffered to assist the Kiwanians withmaps, advice, and SAG support on theday of the event.

In 2008, Kiwanis members helped thebicycle club put on the event. Since then,the entire task has been taken on byKiwanis clubs, who split the proceeds.

The 2011 event will be held on May 21.In 2010, we had 432 riders register – 40more than 2009 and an all-time record!

Riders have the choice of a 25-mile, 50-mile 75-mile or 100-mile ride. It takesabout 45 volunteers to put on this event.

– Barbara CunninghamKiwanis Club of the Columbia


Zone J, Division 74The Kiwanis Club of Oakridge in Oakridge, Oregonhas installed Kiwanis logo signs at each end of town.This one is at the west entry.

– submitted by Bob Wilson

seen around the district

Is your club visible in yourcommunity?

Great signage on Kiwanis club serviceprojects is an integral part of a club’smarketing and public relations program.

Good signs make fund-raising easierbecause they create a very visiblereminder that money spent orcontributed by the public comes rightback to the community! Attractive signsalso help create your club “brand” andcan also make membership growthmuch easier.

If your club has an attractive ormemorable sign in your community,please share it with us [email protected] – we willshare them as we have space.

The Kiwanis Club of Wenatchee

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KiwanisPacific Northwest

To give primacy to the human and spiritual,

rather than to the material values of life.

To encourage the daily living of the

Golden Rule in all human relationships.

To promote the adoption and the

application of higher social, business,

and professional standards.

To develop, by precept and example,

a more intelligent, aggressive, and

serviceable citizenship.

To provide through Kiwanis Clubs, a practical

means to form enduring friendships,

to render altruistic service, and to

build better communities.

To cooperate in creating and maintaining that

sound public opinion and high idealism which

make possible the increase of righteousness,

justice, patriotism and good will.

2010-2011

The Objects of

Kiwanis International

OUR FUTUREOUR FUTURE

STARTS TODAYSTARTS TODAY


key club

In March, that shriek of enthusiasm you’ll hear echoing across the land will be KeyClub members and district officers getting together for 2011 district conventions. The Pacific Northwest District Convention for Key Club will be held March 25-27 inSeattle, Washington.

Convention Chair Ana Fakkema, Governor Caitlin Snaring and the entire DistrictBoard has been working very hard to prepare for the 62nd Annual DistrictConvention this spring. The theme for the convention is GO WILD FOR SERVICE!and revolves around the project that they have been working on. This year,Governor Caitlin introduced a new organization to the district. SIGN (Surgical

Implant Generation Net-work) is a program that helps to treatvictims of trauma in Africa. Key Club in PNW took it uponthemselves this year to raise $25,000 and build a medical careclinic in Tanzania. They are well on their way to reaching theirgoal, and plan to celebrate the hard work and dedication thatthe clubs and members have demonstrated at D-Con.

However, District Convention is not just about one project!On Friday, delegates will be hearing from the candidatesrunning for the executive board positions for next year.Saturday will be packed full of motivational speakers andforums; whether you are a member or an advisor, there willbe educational forums that will help you strengthen yourclubs as well as some that will keep you on your toes.

New to the convention this year is a blood drive that will beheld from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday. Everyone is invited to participate (with asigned permission form) and donate to this important program. During lunch, theService Fair will be set up downstairs so that clubs can share their projects and learnabout other opportunities. This is a great chance to meet Key clubbers from all overthe Pacific Northwest District, which includes Northern California, Western Idaho,Oregon, Washington, parts of western Canada, and Alaska. This weekend is meantto provide you with lots of information to bring back to your clubs, but is also meantto be really fun!

Help Key Club members get the most out of their Kiwanis conventionexperience by volunteering to help!

It’s D-Con time for Key Club!

About the PacificNorthwest District

Written by Jeff Wang

The Pacific Northwest District is

geographically the largest

district in Key Club International.

The district spans from Alaska to

northern California: with western

Canada, Washington, Oregon,

and even the “pan-handle” of

Idaho, in between. With over 40

divisions, this district contains

about 300 Key Clubs.

From the silent beauty of the

north to the stormy skies of the

west, the Pacific Northwest

District is a force to be reckoned

with, and is one that is well-

known internationally. Currently

the membership is slowly, but

surely rising above the goal of

10,000 members. With that in

mind, the Pacific Northwest

values diversity and

inclusiveness the most.

The mascot of the

Pacific Northwest

District is the

“Mighty Moose”.

Known for our spirit

yet incredible

dedication to the

service that we do,

the PNW District

continues to be a

leader in the Key Club

world, and it is all

thanks our members

and excellent leadership

throughout the district.

It would not be far from the

truth to say that yes, we're one

of the best, with over 10,000

members proudly shouting out

in one accord when they hear:

"Hey PNW! How do you feel?"

www.pnwkeyclub.org

The theme of the conventionwas ‘children of the sun’ and I had my picture taken beside

the convention logo with Past Governors Steve Emhoff

and Dick Mayer.

After my travels it wasgreat to get refreshedin the pool withGovernor Patrick andFirst-lady Kristina.The water was veryrefreshing but the sunwas certainly hot.


my travelsby Winthrop K. Gavel

I am the Kiwanis Club of Winthrop’s gavel. The club is madeup of great members and, from what I hear at meetings, theydo wonderful work in the community. I was always veryproud to be their gavel!

Then other gavels began to show up at their meetings. At onemeeting there were 3 other gavels besides me!

I began to wonder “Are they unhappy with me?” “Are theyplanning to replace me?”

So…I recently stowed away in a car. I decided to go on anadventure and travel somewhere new. I also wondered “Willanyone in Winthrop even miss me?”

To my surprise I ended up in Spokane at the Red Lion Hotel atthe Park. I wasn’t sure what was happening at first but Ilearned that I was at a PNW Kiwanis District Convention withmore than 500 Kiwanians. What an exciting experience!

This was a wonderful experience and I would recommend thatall Kiwanians attend a convention. I understand that nextyear’s District Convention will be in Wenatchee. How muchcloser can it get without having to put it on yourself?!!

Since the convention, I have travelled to Canada. I am nowenjoying the sun and some relaxing time in Osoyoos.

If the members of the Kiwanis Club of Winthrop really missme and want me to come home they can pick me up in Oliver.I MIGHT be ready to come home by then!

During the weekend I visited with ImmediatePast InternationalPresident Don Canaday. Don is very friendly andthis photo shows usvisiting in the hotel lobby.

There was an Indian PowWow in the park,across the river from the hotel. Some of theIndians came to the convention at lunch timeon Friday to show their drumming anddancing and to be our guest speaker. Iwanted to get a closer look at the drummingbut I was afraid that someone would mistakeme for a drumstick. I knew that would giveme a BIG headache so I kept my distance.

There were lots of different activities over the course of theconvention. I attended meetings, visited with people andenjoyed a number of meals. Here I am at one of the meals —a couple of my table mates didn’t want to show their faces in case they should be blamed for my disappearance...

Jane Goodall tospeak at convention

British primatologist JaneGoodall will speak to Kiwaniansand guests at the OpeningSession of the Annual KiwanisInternational Convention.

Born April 3, 1934, in London,Goodall has had a lifelongfascination with animals thatbegan at an early age. In thesummer of 1960, the youngEnglishwoman arrived on theshores of Lake Tanganyika inTanzania, East Africa. It was thefulfillment of her childhooddream of living like Tarzan, andwriting about the animals withwhom she lived.

In 1965 Goodall earned her Ph.D.in ethology from CambridgeUniversity. Soon after, shereturned to Tanzania to continueresearch and to establish theGombe Stream Research Centre.Her profound scientificdiscoveries laid the foundationfor all future primate studies.

In 1977 Goodall established theJane Goodall Institute, nowbased in Arlington, Virginia.Grounded in her pioneeringstudy of chimpanzee behavior,the institute is dedicated to thewell-being of all living things.

Goodall is highly respected inboth the scientific and laycommunities. She was theinternational recipient of the 1996Caring Award and the Sigma Xisociety’s 1996 William ProctorPrize for Scientific Achievement.Queen Elizabeth II awarded herthe Commander of the Order ofthe British Empire.

In 1995 Goodall received theNational Geographic Society’sHubbard Medal “for herextraordinary 35-year study ofwild chimpanzees and fortirelessly defending the naturalworld we share.”


international conventionby Greg Smith

Take in the sights and sounds of yourgateway to Europe, and reconnect withyour closest Kiwanis friends whilemaking new ones as well at the 96thAnnual Kiwanis InternationalConvention in Geneva, Switzerland.Register today for an excitingconvention, including the opportunityto hear British primatologist JaneGoodall, keynote speaker for OpeningSession, and American actress Jamie LeeCurtis, keynote for Closing Session!

Geneva, the second-most populous cityin Switzerland, is a picturesque, modernmetropolis located where the RhoneRiver exits Lake Geneva. The city’samazing views come from the twomountain ranges that circle the city, andmany other landmarks—including thefountain in the lake, known as Jet d’Eau.

Geneva is a truly global city, and is theEuropean headquarters for the UnitedNations and is headquarters for severalUN agencies. Other headquarters inGeneva include the World TradeOrganization, World HealthOrganization, World Economic Forum,International Federation of Red Crossand Red Crescent Societies. The GenevaConventions were signed here, onereason the city has been given thenickname the “Peace Capital.”

In addition to Kiwanis programming,speakers, workshops, business andentertainment, take advantage of the many Kiwanis excursions and toursright in Geneva or within a short coachride—castles; quaint villages; waterfalls;lakes; vineyards; cable-car rides to thetops of mountains; train rides, includingone to the “Top of Europe,” tours of

chocolate or cheese factories; andriverboat cruises. Ready to exploreEurope? Enjoy tours to Paris, Cologne,Brussels, Amsterdam, Italy, Austria andGermany.

Geneva offers a stunning mix ofbeautiful scenery, interestingarchitecture, sweet sidewalk cafés andeateries, boutique shopping and leisureactivities both on and off the lake.

Visit www.kiwanisone.org forregistration and other information about the International Convention.

PNW travel packages available

Incontra, Inc. and Tumlare TravelCorporation are proud to present anexclusive, all-inclusive tour package formembers, families and friends ofKiwanis International, in conjunctionwith the 96th Annual KiwanisConvention in Geneva, Switzerland:

• Round-trip economy class airfare to Geneva via scheduled airline

• Arrival and departure transfersbetween your hotel and the GenevaInternational Airport

• Four nights’ hotel accommodationincluding breakfast daily

• Shuttle service to/from theconvention activities andcomprehensive sightseeing in and around Geneva

See the inside back cover for moreinformation on the pre- and post-convention tour packages offered by our travel partner.

District Chair, International Convention:Greg [email protected]

Geneva, 2011 – a trip of a lifetime!

Jardin Anglaise (English Garden)– photograph courtesy Geneva Tourism

our decal supporters


Schedule a presentation for your club on fundraising with decals!

For just $100, a business in your community can purchase a decal thatshows support for children and youth and associates them with thegood name of Kiwanis. Included with every decal is a subscription tothe Builder, which shows some of the great projects that Kiwanis clubsare doing for children, youth, families, and communities throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Each decal your club sells means $80 in your club’s treasury, andanother contact in the community that could be on the way tomembership in Kiwanis.

We can present the decal program to your club, help you plan your salescampaign and assist with targeting businesses in your area.

Contact John Brookens [email protected]

Aint Ms-B-Haven Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham, ORAl’s Shoes & Boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORAlki Lumber & Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle, WAAMC Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage, AKAuto Armor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage, AKBecky’s Mattress World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canby, ORBill Audley Financial Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bellingham, WABill’s Steakhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORBirch Yuknis, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage, AKBob’s Red Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milwaukie, ORBob’s Red Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milwaukie, ORBonney-Watson Washington Memorial . . . . . . Seatac, WACanby Family Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canby, ORCanby Ford, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canby, ORCanby Kiwanis Thrift Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canby, ORCanby Veterinary Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canby, ORCareful Cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spokane Valley, WACascade Chiropractic & Massage . . . . . . . . . . . Tacoma, WACentury Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spokane Valley, WAChris King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold Canyon, AZClear Creek Mutual Telephone Co . . . . . . . . . ._Oregon City, ORColumbia Bank-Fircrest Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . Tacoma, WACornerstone Funeral Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boring, ORDaniel, Hewko & Tharp CPA’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage, AKDr. Ian Dickinson, DMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penticton, BCDr. Jeffrey Camm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fircrest, WAEagle Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakewood, WAEastside Dental Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troutdale, OREastside Harley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bellevue, WAElite Chiropractic Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham, ORElmer’s Mall 205 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORElmer’s Parkrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORElmer’s Restaurant (Delta Park) . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, OREurovision Optical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surrey, BCFairbanks, Taylor & Hubbard, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . Deer Park, WAFix Auto Portland East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORGateway Medical Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORGlenn J. White-Farmers Insurance Group . . . . Gresham, ORGolden Steer Steak & Rib House . . . . . . . . . . . . Kent, WAGrate Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORGresham Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham, ORGresham Tire Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORGulde & Ortquist, PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORHaircrafters Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage, AKHazen & Jaeger Valley Funeral Home . . . . . . . Spokane Valley, WAHeidi Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagle River, AKHillside Chapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon City, OR

J. Davidson & Sons Const. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakridge, ORJames Brinkley Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle, WAJason Zwick-State Farm Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORJeffrey N. Gaylord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage, AKK&N Information Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canby, ORKahut Waste Services, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canby, ORKerr McVey Sheaffer & Associates, CPA’s LLC Anchorage, AKKeystone Systems, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spokane, WAKim A Anardi, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn, WALaurie Weil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deer Park, WALeslie O. Franson, DPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORLiberty Tax Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham , ORLoenard Yaknis, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage, AKMajhor-Murray Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORMarti Reeder/John L Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kent, WAMartin’s Town & Country Furniture, Inc. . . . . . Canby, ORMcMahon Chiropractic Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon City, ORMelange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surrey, BCMichael J Petersen, AAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORMountain West Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spokane Valley, WANorthwest Technical Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage, AKPacific Rim Administration Services, Ltd . . . . Burnaby, BCPhilbin Mfg. Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORPoe Construction, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn, WAPostal Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakridge, ORProtech Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surrey, BCPub 212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damascus, ORRBC Wealth Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corvallis, ORRedferen Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn, WARob’s Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORRousseau Insurance Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spokane Valley, WASandar & Sandar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage, AKSandar & Sandar Financial Strategies Group . Anchorage, AKShaaron Lees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nelson, BCSiuslaw Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakridge, ORSound Harley-Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marysville, WASt Johns Vision Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORState Farm (Matt Olsen-Agent) . . . . . . . . . . . . Canby, ORSweet Betty’s Bistro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham , ORThe Cash LINQ Group Employees . . . . . . . . . . Spokane, WAThe Horse Brass Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ORThe Mane Team Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn, WAThe Mane Team Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn, WATyler’s Automotive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tigard, ORUSKH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage, AKViafore’s Italian Delicatessen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fircrest, WAWashington Orthotics & Prosthetics . . . . . . . . Tacoma, WA

These are the latest businesses and individuals to support kids and their communities through the PNW Kiwanis Decal Program:

Does your club need to raise money?

blast from the past

– from the Builder, Fall 1996

A few weeks ago I was attending a Kiwanis training conference on New ClubBuilding when the speaker made a statement that made such an impression on methat I immediately wrote it down. Not only that, but I also underlined it and drew abig star at each end so that it would catch my attention when I reviewed my notes.

The speaker was Rocky Germano, Field Service Representative for the KansasDistrict, and his statement was “Kiwanis is a mission, not a meeting.” Rocky wastalking about how to recruit members to Kiwanis, not just prospective or newmembers.

The more I reflected on that statement, the more I appreciated what Rocky had saidin the brief seven word sentence. We all have meetings to attend. Some havesignificance to our communities, our work, our families, etc. Others are simplysocial gatherings where we come together casually to discuss the events of the day,the latest big football game, the price of wheat, our too high taxes, or the latestgossip. A meeting can be many things, but a mission is something special.

What makes a mission special? A missionhas a goal, a specific result that it wants toaccomplish. The purpose of the mission isimportant in its effect on our lives, families,communities, and our world. It is not acasual undertaking. There is planning thatmust take place to successfully accomplishthe goal. One or more individuals muststep forward to shoulder the responsibilityof leading others to a successful conclusion.

These individuals must be trained in methods to reach the goal, and they in turnmust train the others. There is a dedication, an enthusiasm, a willingness to take arisk, and a commitment shown by all of the people on the mission. The mission isaccomplished only is all work together toward the common goal.

– reprinted from the Kansas Kiwanian, Spring 1996

• Calvin Coolidge, President of theUnited States, became a member ofthe Washington, D.C. Kiwanis Club.

• Oregon, Washington and BritishColumbia Kiwanis Clubs celebratedthe completion of pavement on thePacific Highway from the SouthernOregon line to Vancouver, B.C.

• Thirty Bellingham Kiwanians,voyaging on the private yacht of amember, made an inter-club visit toVictoria, B.C.

• During an attendance contest of tenweeks duration, the following clubshad 100% attendance meetings:Chehalis, once; Olympia, once;Bremerton, twice; Salem, five times.

• Aberdeen Kiwanians raised $2900for the Salvation Army.

• Victoria, B.C. Kiwanis Club raised$11,000 for the Community ChestFund. They also raised $440 cashto send to victims of the Mervilleforest fire.

• The Brattleboro, Vermont KiwanisClub was chartered on January 25,1923. When that club was built,Kiwanis International was organizedin every state in the Union.

• Astoria Kiwanians were leading thework of rehabilitating their city,destroyed by fire. They erected anelectric sign reading, “Have Faith,Smile, and Rebuild.”

Kiwanis is a mission, not a meeting

A meeting can be manythings – but a MISSION issomething special.


Scrapbook Snapshot:

Pacific Northwest District delegationarrives by train, and is welcomed to Chicago Station

– Kiwanis International Convention, 1958


sponsors of the OBJECTS OF KIWANIS:

• Kiwanis Club of Bremerton, WA

• Sylvester Neal

• Kiwanis Club of Oliver, B.C., Canada

• Ray Harding

The Objects of KiwanisThe Objects of Kiwanis were adopted in 1924 and represent our core values which — like the Objects themselves —have remained unchanged. At the heart of the objects are values such as compassion, friendship, respect, leadership,and professionalism, as well as the principle of treating others the way we ourselves would want to be treated. Theseworthy values and principles can be embraced by men and women of all nations, all races, and all religions or beliefs.

• To give primacy to the human and spiritual

rather than to the material values of life.

• To encourage the daily living of the

Golden Rule in all human relationships.

• To promote the adoption of higher

social, business and professional

standards.

• To develop, by precept and example,

a more intelligent, aggressive and

serviceable citizenship.

• To provide, through Kiwanis clubs,

a practical means to form enduring

friendships, to render altruistic service

and to build better communities.

• To cooperate in creating and maintaining that

sound public opinion and high idealism which

make possible the increase of righteousness,

justice, patriotism and goodwill.

— Adopted unanimously in 1924 at the Kiwanis International Convention

sponsor this page:

Kiwanians and Kiwanis clubs areinvited to sponsor the Objects ofKiwanis. Sponsors will have theirnames listed in four issues of the PNWBuilder magazine.

If either you as a Kiwanian or yourKiwanis club would like to be asponsor of this page, please send a cheque/check for $100 to theDistrict Office at the address below.

Be sure to clearly identify (1) that thefunds are for the sponsoring of theObjects of Kiwanis and (2) the nameof the individual or club to be listed as sponsor.

Pacific Northwest Kiwanis (Objects) c/o Pacific Northwest District Office 10184 SW Laurel StreetBeaverton, OR 97005-3211 USA

Experience the trip of a lifetime.Come to Geneva for the 96th Annual Kiwanis International Convention.

Revel in the culture, beauty and timeless elegance of this historic

European city and discover a Kiwanis you’ve never experienced before.

Learn more at www.KiwanisOne.org/convention.

®

Theworldawaits

photograph courtesy Geneva Tourism

PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISTRICT

Kiwanis International10184 SW Laurel StreetBeaverton, OR 97005-3211 USA

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Pass it On! When finished reading this magazine, cover the address printed at right with a label indicating your club name,meeting time/location, and contact information. Then give it to a prospective member or leave it in a waiting room.

The Pacific Northwest is the beginning.

The world is our goal.


Governor’s Project2010 – The Cure

The Pacific Northwest District Governor’s Project supports

pediatric oncology fellowship programs at three hospitals:

Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at OHSU in Portland, Oregon,

Seattle Children’s Hospital in Seattle, Washington and British

Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.

These fellowship programs train this and the next generation

of pediatric cancer specialists and researchers.

Childhood cancers are the #1 disease killer of children - more

than asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and pediatric AIDS

combined. Cancer in childhood occurs regularly, randomly, and

spares no ethnic group, geographic area or socioeconomic class.

Learn more inside this issue of the Builder!

For more information

or to donate, contact

Pamela Smith,

Project Chair, at

[email protected].

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