Web Address:
http://www.killearnkiwanis.org/index.html
Club Code # K10763
Tax Exempt # 85-8012667911C-2
Club Address:
6608 Tim Tam Trail
Tallahassee, FL 32309
Meeting Thursdays at 7 a.m. at 
the Killearn Country Club
- 19th Hole


God Bless America
Flag

Future
Meetings

January 28th, 2010
PL: MCBEE SG: MEARS
PR: MILLS
Dave Colombo

February 4th, 2010
PL: ORSILLO SG: ROBBINS
PR: RYOR
Pam Cooper

February 11th, 2010
PL: SWEAT SG: THEOBALD
PR: THOMPSON
Bob Bull

February 20th, 2009
Board of Directors Meeting
7 a.m. for one hour
Talley's Grille
Planning and Budgeting for
community service. 
Participation by Officers, Directors,
and Committee Chairs is important. All  members are welcome.

Minutes of Last Board Meeting


February 18th, 2010
PL: VARLEY SG: WALTER
PR: ZIEGLER
P. Downing

February 25th, 2010
PL: BAERINGER SG: BARGER
PR: BULL
Biomass
Bob Fulford, Dr. Ray Bellamy, and Dr Ron Saff

( LUEBKEMANN)


FUTURE PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Look for your name here. Plan ahead and email or call Chuck Walter at 284-3760 when you have a program  scheduled.  

March 4th ... Al Eppinger
March 11th ... Charley Esher
March 18th ... Tom Fackender
March 25th ... Bob Gragnani
April 1st ... LeRoy Thompson
Easter Spiritual Aims Program
April 8th ... Don Griffin
April 15th ... Chas LaTour
April 22nd ... Al Eppinger .. Golf Final Coordination
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Potential Speakers
Check the list on page two for potential programs.

Our Previous
Three Programs

January 14th
Debbie Moore
Guardian ad Litem

January 7th
Dr. David Heil
Assistant Director, Division of Aquaculture

December 31st
New Years Eve
No meeting

GOLF TOURNAMENT
Click here to see our 2009 golf web page

Click here to see the Results of our 2009 golf tournament.

Click here to see photos of the 2009 golf tournament.
 Whenever you have the chance, say Thank You to the merchants and individuals who helped us make it a success.
Click to see their names.

2008 Prize Donors
2008 Sponsors
FINANCING
NEW BUDGET FOR 2009-2010

Click Below To See:

- Current Treasurer's Report
Click Here

Minutes of Last Board Meeting.

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PHOTOS

New Albums on Windows Live. Click Here.

2009 Golf

Miracle Field, July 25th

July 25th, 2009


Previous newsletter Archives
(2005-2006) 

(2006-2007) 

(2007-2008)

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(2009-2010)

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Archives of Previous Newsletter
Club Photo Albums
Collection Programs
Committee and Project Chairs
Division 3 Club Meeting Schedule
Division 3 Kiwanis Yahoo Group
Fund Raising Golf Tournament
General Mills Coupons For Education
How To Print This Newsletter

Objects of Kiwanis
Officers and Directors
Potential Speakers For Meeting Programs
Killearn Kiwanis Projects


Tallahassee Activities
at American Towns

2009 - 2010 Budgets
Foundation ( Service projects)
Click here for full details.
Some Highlights

K-Kids $1,000
The Miccosukee Community
Baseball League Sponsorship $500
Miccosukee Youth Education Foundation $2,635
Miccosukee Boys & Girls Club $2,635
Admininstrative
Click here for full details.

2009 Golf Tournament
The Complete Photo Album
Click Here!

We have photos of all the sponsor signs on the course if you want one to show to your sponsors. You can print them on your printer or you can order prints from this album.

Blue Light Teams
(A team work concept to improve membership growth and community service)
#1
BAERINGER
COOPER
GRIFFIN
ORSILLO
VARLEY
#2
BARGER
P. DOWNING
HOLLOMAN
ROBBINS
WALTER
#3
BULL
R. DOWNING
LATOUR
RYOR
MCBEE
#4
CARTER
EPPINGER
LUEBKEMANN
SWEAT
ZIEGLER
#5
COLE
ESHER
MAYBERRY
SULLIVAN
#6
COLMERY
FACKENDER
MEARS
THEOBALD
#7
COLOMBO
GRAGNANI
MILLS
THOMPSON
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ATTENTIVE
Team members are attentive to team and club member's needs including: health, other personal needs, speical days (birthdays, etc.) attendance, and any other club related activity or sponsored event.
RECRUITERS
Team members are encouraged to work as a team to recruit and retain new members to the club so as to grow the club and better serve the community at large. Each team should recruit at least one few member each year.
TRAINERS
Team members will serve as service leaders/trainers to the members recruited by the team.

Kiwanis   Serving The Children Of The World

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DIVISION 3
FLORIDA DISTRICT OF KIWANIS
Kiwanis Club of Tallahassee - Killearn
Chartered August 26, 1982


A Wilbur Gold Outstanding Bulletin Award Winner:
(2000-2001) and (2001-2002)
1st Place: 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2005-2006 & 2006-2007
Honorable Mention: 1998 & 2004-2005
Changing The World One Child and One Community at a Time.
Dedicated to the memory of:
Arthur D. Core, W. C. Hinton, Harlan Snodgrass, Joe Alfes, Dave Scherff, Val Lynch, John Duke, Frank Gavigan, Earl Bufton, Cliff Tucker, Bernie Higgins, Tom Yeatman, Tom King, Fred Parker, Doc Schow, Frank Stephenson, Bill Kittel, Hal Allard, Jim Swenson, Jack Kerwin, Charles Nuzum, Vince Puccio and John Alford.
The Six Objects of Kiwanis
1. To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life.

2. To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.

3. To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional standards.

4. To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.

5. To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build better communities.

6. To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of rightousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.


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BUDGET FOR 2009-2010
Click Below To See:

The latest Treasurer's Report
-New Foundation Community Service Budget for 2009-2010
-New Administrative Budget for 2009-2010
Minutes of Last Board Meeting.
Download FREE Adobe Reader To Read .PDF files
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Editor - Chuck Walter 850-284-3760
To change your email address: Email cwalt3@comcast.net
3201 Storrington Dr. Tallahassee, FL 32309

This Week's Meeting
January 21, 2010
Presiding: BARGER; Pledge: LATOUR ;
Song:
LUEBKEMANN; Prayer: BULL;
Introduction: BARGER
Winner: SWEAT; attendance: 26; Brag For a Buck: CARTER, daughter, 4.0 grades in first semester at UCF.   Guests: BIG, 7 member interclub from the Northside Club.
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PROGRAM

Ben Colmery
Personal recollections of WWII destroyer duty in the Pacific as an ensign fresh out of the Naval Academy; first navigator experiences; Fast Carrier Task Force duty during the famous Marianna Turkey Shoot in the Battle of the Philipine Sea; night time recovery of desparate aircraft returning low on fuel in the dark, and then rescue of survivors of ditchings.

NOTE:
Personal experiences are encouraged programs. Don't be shy to tell us what you have done in your personal and professional life. It is always very interesting to learn about opur fellow members and frequently very surprising to learn about unexpected talents that we have among us.


Another picture of George receiving his 20 year perfect attendance pin.


Rick Theobald receiving checks for the Haiti Relief Fund

Donations for Haiti Earthquake Victims
Bob Bull reports that ourTallahassee LARC AKtion Club voted to contribute $100.00 to the Haitian Earthquake Relief Effort. These funds will be presented to our club at our next regular meeting on Thursday the 21st of January for passing on for the oversight of our Kiwanian Rick Theobald.
It would be nice if the individual membership saw fit to participate as their ability to do so permits.
Also, on Thursday an email from the Florida District regarding ways to contribute was forwarded to all members.
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At this meeting we passed the hat and raised $189.00 not counting the $100 from the AKtion Club.

Please note the Blue Light Teams
listed at the bottom of the green column to the left. President Jim announced these teams and their purposes in his initial meeting back in October.

Lake Jackson Club Fund Raisers
- Angus Beef Raffle (500lbs) Feb 13th 7 PM
to benefit the Lighthouse Children's Home.
Tickets are $3 or 4 for $10.
You can accept cash in lieu of beef.
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- Black Coffee Play
at the Tallahassee Little Theater
Feb 4th 8 PM
$20 per person
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Contact President Bill Fritchman 385-5947, or Sec Keith Roberts 562-2870

MEMBER NOTES
Keep our ill and grieving members and families, and travelers in your prayers.

2010 Partners/Sponsors
A new fund raising concept above and beyond the Golf Tournament.
Instead of just soliciting sponsorships for the golf tournament Al has suggested we solicit Partners/Sponsors for year round support of our Community Service Programs. Partners/Sponsors will get the same recognition as in the golf tournament but, in addition, will be listed on a new page of our web site. Go to this link to see what to ask for from the prospective partners/sponsors on your list. Read it carefully and print it to have it available to refer to before you approach a prospect.  Use this in conjunction with the new Collage that was handed out last week. If you did not get one contact Al.

MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AWARDS
The Kiwanis International
1-2-3, You Hold The Key
Awards Program

Sponsor members: (1) earns a bronze key, (2) a silver, and (3) a gold.
Invite potential members to visit us to see what they are missing and earn your full set of keys if they decide to join us.
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Remember, your invited guest gets breakfast free the first time he/she visits us.

A possible new project
mentoring and being a life coach with athletes at Chiles. Jim Barger will get more details for us to consider.

Aluminum Tabs and Box Tops for Education Coupons
Bring them in for Tommy Mills
Many thanks to Marvin Doyal for staying involved with our club projects.
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Aluminum Cans
Remember to bring in your cans for Jim Varley. It would help if you rinse them out.

PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR NEEDS HELP
KATHY COLE is public relations chair and needs your help with articles on our many projects. Give her as many details as possible and she will submit an article. We need to publicize our service as much as possible. It will help with membership growth.
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Kathy submitted an article about our K-Kids clubs in this month's Killearn Kloverleaf.

Are Your Dues Due?
Treasurer Bob Downing asks that you check whether or not your records show you are up to date in your dues, and if not, pay them soon.

Collect Wire Clothes Hangers This is an on-going Southside Club project to raise funds for their children's projects. Clean out your closets and bring in the hangers. Bring them to the meeting and Chuck Walter will give them to Gavin Boone who will take them to the Southside Club.
Thanks to those who have done this. Keep it up.

Northeast Chronicle
http://www.tallahassee.com/chronicle.

Miracle League
We want to maintain and strengthen our partnership with FDOA in this Tallahassee regional, effort.   You can send your club check designted to the "Miracle League Sports" to:
Florida Disabled Outdoors Association
2475 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 205
Tallahassee, FL 32301
There will also be opportunities for members to volunteer to help with events throughout the year.

HELP THE EDITOR
When you see errors and/or old information please email the editor, especially scheduled activities updates.
ALSO, please provide, via email, information about your project activities so I can post them here. I don't know short hand and am a very slow note taker if anything is being said. There are also things going on that some of us never hear mentioned.
Tallahassee Fuller Center for Housing
The Center's web address is http://tfch.org/.

2010 Golf Tournament Planning
is underway
.

Another project for you to help.
The New Builders Club at Deer Lake Middle School has been delayed until the next adminstrative year beginning October 1st, 2010.
Planning needs to get started early.

EDUCATIONAL NOTE Click here to check these items each week to learn about Kiwanis history and trivia.
Membership Growth Development
- A two year trial for a new membership category has been developed for people who would like to serve but can't make a commitment to regular attendance. Click here to read the specifics. Print a copy to review when you talk with prospective new members.

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
21st -Anniversary of founding of KI
31st - Bob Gragnani

K-KIDS

The DeSoto Trail K-Kids

RYOR, THOMPSON, VARLEY, COOPER
November 6th Induction
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The Gilchrist Elementary K-Kids
Gilchrist ourdoor workday: Monday, 108 volunteers showed up and spruced up, including MILLS, COLE, BARGER.
Kathy Cole is chair assisted by Barbara Baeringer.
Members are encouraged to attend to see the kids. Check with Kathy for exact time.
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Thanks to all the committee members who are helping make this a successful effort for both K-Kids Clubs.

Click below to see the
K-Kids Page of KI  Web Site

Speaker Possibilities
Go to page two and scroll down the left column.


WEAR YOUR KIWANIS PIN!
AWARDS FOR 2010-2011
Committee Chairs must submit committee reports to the District online at the District web site to be eligible for awards. It is easy once you get the feel of it. Get off to a good start by doing it now. Get the recognition we deserve.

Serving The Club
If you don't feel like you are involved enough in community service there is plenty to be done. Tell President Jim Barger how you want to be involved. A list of committees and projects is on page 2.
Click here to review it.

January Club Activities
*Ronald McDonald House - 340# of tabs.  They got $.40 per pound or $136.00.
*AKtion Club -2 meetings
*Key Club -
2 meetings
*K-Kids (Gilchrist)

*K-Kids (DeSoto Trail)
*Guardian ad Litem $150

FUTURE PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Look for your name in the Future Meetings Schedule and below. Plan ahead and email or call Chuck Walter at 284-3760 when you have a program  scheduled.
REMEMBER: Our Bylaws prohibit programs which promote policital candidates or issues. It is permissable to introduce candidates, but not to have them do a program.
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2010
February 18th ... P. Downing
February 25th . Biomass, Bob Fulford, Dr. Ray Bellamy, and Dr Ron Saff.. LUEBKEMANN
March 4th ... Al Eppinger
March 11th ... Charley Esher
March 18th ... Tom Fackender
March 25th ... Bob Gragnani
April 1st ... LeRoy Thompson
Easter Spiritual Aims Program
April 8th ... Don Griffin
April 15th ... Chas LaTour
April 22nd ... Al Eppinger .. Golf Final Coordination

INTERCLUBS PLANNED
-Quincy in February
-Greensboro and Lake Jackson in Mar and April.
Paul Downing is getting an Interclub meeting schedule  organized for the coming year. Give him your support. Each member is encouraged to attend at lest one interclub meeting each year. Easy ways to do it are: Division 3 quarterly meetings, AKtion club meetings, Key Club and K-Kids meetings when in session. IF ENOUGH MEMBERS ATTEND.
For every inter-club our club completes between October 1, 2009 and March 1, 2010, we will receive one entry into a drawing for a Garmin GPS Navigator!  The drawing will be held at the Zone 3 Conference and Governor’s Visit on March 13th, 2010.  The more inter-clubs our club participates in, the better chance our club has at winning the prize!!  So get going!!  What a great prize for having fun!!
 
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INTERCLUBS COMPLETED
January 20th - Northside Club (BULL, MILLS, CARTER, P. DOWNING)

YOU JOINED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
Now tell Jim Barger where you want to serve. If you don't tell him he will assign you and then you need to support him by doing the job.

Aluminum Tabs
Continue to collect the tabs and bring them to Tommy Mills.

BOOK COLLECTIONS
Remember books for the Veteran's Clinics.  (GRAGNANI)
AND
Books for pre-schoolers

TALLAHASSEE VOICES
Click To Join and participate in local issue surveys. It is easy.

DISPOSE OF YOUR FLAGS PROPERLY
Bring them to Bob Gragnani and he will take them to the American Legion for proper retirement. Or you can take them to the mail box at the American Legion marked "Flags".

HUMAN & SPIRITUAL AIMS
from LeRoy Thompson

Anger is one letter short of danger.


KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL

Serving The Children of The World
President
Paul G. Palazzolo
from Springfield, IL
the Springfield-Downtown Club.
Meet him here.
Click here to visit the President's Page and view his new video.
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President-Elect:
 
Sylvester "Syl" Neal
Auburn, Washington
The Valley, Auburn Club
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International Convention
2010
Las Vegas, NV
June 24-27, 2010
Plan to make it a family vacation.

Florida's Past Governor, Stan Story of the Arlington, Jacksonville Club is a Kiwanis International Trustee.
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Kiwanis International Information
Click to view a lot of information about current projects and helpful information for Committee/Project Chairs and members.
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READ YOUR NEW KIWANIS MAGAZINE

KIWANIS CONNECTED
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL EMAIL MAGAZINE 
It is a quarterly complement to your hard copy printed magazine. Go to this page to view the October issue and subscribe. http://www.kiwanis.org/magazine/march06.asp

FLORIDA DISTRICT OF KIWANIS
Click here to read
Florida District information.



2009-2010 Governor Donna Parton's Logo


The Governor's Message
Click here to read a message from our new District Governor.
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District Kiwanis Cruise
Click above for details.

7 Night Eastern Caribbean
March 27 through April 3, 2010
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2010 Convention
AUGUST 26-29, 2010

Renaissance Orlando Resort at Sea World
Orlando
$105 per night


The Florida Kiwanis Foundation
Click Here to Read About It.
You can become a sustaining member for $25.
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Read your
NEW December 2009 - January 2010 Florida District Magazine
Page 16 Club Reports for 2009-2010

See messages from Governor Donna Parton and many District Committee Chairs, as well as news of service projects for other clubs.

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 The Florida Kiwanian
OnLine Version

Check our club activities report. Lots of good articles by District committee chairs and clubs. Read it.
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Zone 3 Conference and Governor’s Visit on March 13
th, 2010
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Project/Committee Chairs and all members Click To See
Florida District Committee Chairs
Look at the entire list to see these people who are willing to give their time to help us be the best Kiwanians we can be.

DIVISION 3 ACTIVITIES
Lt. Governor
Donna Wells of the Capital City Club

The Quincy Club has a new meeting day and location.  They now meet Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at The Golf Club of Quincy.

The Governor’s Dinner – March 22, 2010.  Governor Donna is making her official visit at the Zone Conference; however, she will travel to Tallahassee to receive a proclamation from the Cabinet on Tuesday, March 23rd.  We will have a dinner the night before.  Save the date.   Details will follow.

The Capital Area Healthy Start is in need of diapers so Lt. Gov Donna is asking on behalf of Healthy Start that clubs consider a “Mini Diaper Drive for a month.  Pick a month and ask members to bring in diapers.  All sizes are acceptable but newborn and size one are the most requested.  Leon County clubs can contact Chris Dreps at Capital Area Healthy Start (chris@capitalareahealtystart.org) if you have questions or to coordinate delivery.

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DIVISION 3 COUNCIL MEETING
Next Meeting
NEXT Monday, January 11, 2010
7 PM
Fellowship Baptist Church
 Fellowship Hall
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Club voting members are: President, Pres Elect, Secretary and Interclub chair per the bylaws.
President, President Elect, Secretary and Interclub Chair should attend. All others welcome.
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Upcoming Events

Lake Jackson Club Citrus Sales - Get details from Dave Colombo.

February 13, 2010 Capital City Club Pancake Breakfast at Applebee’s

February 27, 2010 Zone Conference & Governor’s Visit. Have breakfast and lunch  and attend workshops to learn about Kiwanis. All are encouraged to attend. Jim Barger has entry forms and there will be carpooling.

March 22, 2010     Governor’s Dinner

April 12, 2010    Division 3 Council Meeting & Election


AKTION CLUB

SECOND & FOURTH THURSDAYS
6:30 - 7:30 PM
PLEASE HELP MAKE EVERY
AKTION CLUB MEETING AN INTERCLUB.
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Our Tallahassee LARC AKtion Club voted to contribute $100.00 to the Haitian Earthquake Relief Effort.
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Every member ought to experience an AKtion Club Meeting, or project.
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Collecting canned and dry food for The Adopted Family at each Meeting.
FOR THANKSGIVING
$200 worth of groceries deliverd to last year's adopted family (a mother with 5 children).
FOR A NEW CHRISTMAS ADOPTED FAMILY
Can and dry goods are being accumulated. You can help by giving some to Bob Bull.

Key Club

Web Site

Key Club Officers for 2009/2010 school year.

Left to Right: 
Emily Poltevecque - Editor, Michael Katzmayr - Secretary, Allison Dod - President, Christine Heery - Vice President,
Kate Gonsalves - Faculty Advisor, Meghan Cunningham - Treasurer
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The Key Club Lt. Gov. has resigned and VP Christine Heery has agreed to be interim LTG for the rest of this year and possibly next year.
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Faculty Adivsor, Kate Gonsalves is doing well after heart surgery.
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Road Cleanup
at Centerville & Roberts
Feb 13th, at noon.
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Lord Lawton Pageant
Mar 1st at 5 PM
Plan to attend this fun event.
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Meeting times will be the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 11:10.
Next: Probably January 12th.
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District Convention will be in April.
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KEY CLUB PLEDGE: I pledge on my honor to uphold the objects of KEY Club International; to build my home, school, and community; to serve my nation and God and to combat all forces whch tend to undermine these institutions. 

The Kiwanis Family of Service Clubs


Key Club Web SiteCircle K Web Site

The blue outline indicates a link to the Aktion Club, Key Club, FSU Circle K & KI Home Page.


CANS FOR JIM
BRING IN ALUMINUM CANS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR ADMIN ACCOUNT

Collect Aluminum cans (not the tabs) for recycling. Jim Varley will collect what we bring in and take them to recycling. Preferably they should be crushed, but bring them either way.

Collections 
Remember travel cosmetic items for Johnnye to take to the Refuge House.

Ruby K Award
If you have recruited 5 or more members you are eligible for this award; that is, if you can remember their names. Give the names of your recruits to George Sweat and maybe he will get the pin for you. Awards are made for increments of five members recruited.

COMMITTEE CHAIRS
SUBMIT ALL YOUR MONTHLY REPORTS FOR THIS YEAR.
It is the only way your committee can be eligible for District awards.
If you get behind you can catch up on the past due reports.
A list of District Awards and the criteria is available on the District web site at
2009-2010 District Awards Criteria

Find your District Committee Counterpart and communicate with him/her.
Florida District Committee Chairs

"Brag For A Buck"
Just give a buck and state your brag in one minute or less. Over that time costs $5.00

Biblical Bloopers
 from Sunday school students - from the Old Testament...

In the first book of the Bible, Guinessis, the Lord got tired of creating the world, so he took the Sabbath off.


HOW TO MAKE UP MISSED MEETINGS TO MAINTAIN YOUR PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD
Simply attend a meeting of another club, including AKtion, Key, K-Kids, or another Kiwanis Club, a Division Council meeting, a club project, or a Board meeting.
With all
these possibilities there is little reason not to have perfect attendance.

To Do List:
Get your guest's email address and send him/her the link to our Newsletter each week.

Increase your efforts for the coming year.
 Help us grow toward better community service.


PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS
Tell Al Eppinger how many years are shown on your current perfect attendance tab, if you have one. Also, tell him how many years you have earned. This includes previous membership in other Kiwanis clubs. This is not for calender years. It is for one year of consecutive  meetings and/or makeups.

Explore Your New eNewsletter
Click below to see the
K-Kids Page of KI  Web Site
and read about K-Kids.