WV Gov Fortuna to Visit

Each Division 10 club has been requested to send as many officers and members as possible.

As an optional, added entertainment activity, attendees are invited to attend a presentation of the West (Virginia) Side Story, featuring the Huntington ThunderTones and the Kanawha Kordsmen. The show is a light-hearted take-off of the idea behind the famous musical West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein. Showtime is 8pm, at the Jean Carlo Stevenson Hall, City Hall Building, 800 Fifth Avenue.

Officers Elected for 2006-2007

• President, Scott Anderson
• President Elect, Sandy Mauk
• Vice-President, Erik Legg
• Secretary, Tom Pafford
• Treasurer, Steve Christo
• Kiwanis Board Members - Ron Brooks, Taylor Carter,  C. O. Hughes, Paul Russell
• KDCC Board members  Paul Davis, Dick King, Dale Loy.

Club "Kiwanian of the Year" Named

KDCC Open House

Ed Belcher, Field Representative for WV Governor Joe Manchin III presented the Kiwanis Day Care Center with a Certificate of Recognition from the Governor "for being the oldest day care center in the state of West Virginia and celebrating seventy-five years of service to the Huntington area."

Mayor David Felinton was on hand to proclaim Friday, the 30th of September to be "Stand For Children Day".

Kiwanis International President Case Van Kleef and his wife Susan toured the Center and praised the Club volunteers and the Day Care Center Staff for their hard work and dedication to the welfare of children.

Governor of the WV District of Kiwanis, Bill Ott and his wife Barbara, also toured the facility. Much to the delight of the children, the Kiwanis First Ladies took time to play and visit with the different classes.

WV "Kiwanian of the Year" Named

Pop Tabs for the Children

The WV Circle K clubs collect pop tabs all year long to benefit the children of the Ronald McDonald House.

Governor Ott Visits Division 10

2005-2006 Officers Elected

Kiwanis Clean Up Challenge

More Pictures

The Kiwanis Clean Up Challenge was held on Saturday, May 14, from 9-12. Susann Venters served as project coordinator. The city of Huntington donated use of a dumpster that was located at Imperial Bedding. The DNR donated trash bags and the use of safety vests and litter "picker uppers". Water was donated by Foodfair at First Street for the volunteers. We met at the 8th St side of the Court House by 9:00 where community members joined us. We worked for three hours to pick up trash and remove graffiti around downtown Huntington. Special Thanks to Kiwanians Susann Venters, Steve Christo, Sam Stanley, Scott Anderson, Dick King, Bob Mauk and Sandy Mauk as well as Key Clubber Amanda Adkins who participated. Special Thanks also to the Herald-Dispatch for the tremendous support and coverage of the event. The publicity alone made this a worthwhile service project.
 

Scottie's Place Service Project

Emily Casto of Marshall Circle K was present at a recent meeting to invite our club members to join with Circle K, Key Club, and Kiwanians from the Capital District for a day of service at Scottie's Place in Peterstown, WV on May 21.  Scottie's Place is a wilderness adventure camp designed solely and especially for children who have been affected by homelessness.  Responsibility to the earth, to one's self, and to one's neighbor are predominant themes. More information is available at www.scottiesplace.org.

 

K University Session Announced

Kiwanis International has announced the pilot session of K University to held in Columbus Ohio on Saturday, May 21, 2005. The cost is $30. An aggressive agenda has been planned for the day with time available for informal interaction over lunch. Participation is limited for this pilot to only 200 people. Registrations are being accepted by phone or email. Contact Michelle Sperr at 1-800-KIWANIS ext. 139 or msperr@kiwanis.org.
 

Applebees Pancake Breakfast

Huntington Kiwanians celebrated a successful Pancake Breakfast that was held at Applebees downtown on April 30. The Circle K and Key Club members were a great help. Over 150 breakfasts were served. We plan to use the money raised to purchase 200 books required by the Day Care Center. Net proceeds will be over $1,500.

Applebees furnished all supplies and food except for paper goods as well as staff for the kitchen. We can thank them by patronizing their business.
 

Past Presidents Honored

Fourteen past presidents of the Kiwanis Club of Huntington were honored during a club luncheon on April 25.  Pictured are: (back row from left) Kyle Cook (72), David Daugherty (65), Paul Davis (00-01), David Erenrich (03-04), Larry Kyle (96-97), Steve Christo (99-00), Tom Pafford (79-80), C. O. Hughes, Jr (84-85); (front row from left) Tom Light (02-03), Ron Brooks (88-89), George Lambros (74-75), Tom Hastie (87-88), James Musgrave (91-92), Lander Beal (01-02). Also honored were Dale Loy, Governor of the WV District in 1987, and Bob Mauk, current Club President.

Mayor Felinton Speaks to Kiwanis

Kiwanis Mid-year Conference

Membership Presentation

Initial Plans Set for the 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Kiwanis Day Care Center

Festivities will begin on Thursday, Sept. 1st at the 'Kiwanis Night' tailgate at the Marshall University season opening football game. Then on Friday, Sept. 2nd, an open house will be held at the Day Care Center. An anniversary reception and dinner will follow.

Details and times for all activities will be available soon. Proceeds from these special events will be used to initiate a fund drive to build a gymnasium for the Kiwanis Day Care Center.

9th Annual Spaghetti Dinner a Success

Special thanks go out to Jane and Jerry Morris for running the kitchen, preparing the sauce, and for their invaluable contributions in time and effort, to Dick King for managing supplies and the Hall (beautiful and comfortable) even though he was very sick, and to the many Kiwanians who helped in preparation, waiting tables, cleaning up and all the other chores needed to make the dinner a success. Thanks also go out to the Circle K Club at Marshall University and the Key Club at St. Joseph for their volunteers.

SE Lawrence Co. Club to join in Kiwanis Gala

This will be a great opportunity for fellowship with our local Kiwanians. Enthusiasm is "catching" and should set each of our clubs off on the track for a tremendously successful year.

Advise Bob Mauk at 736-7530 by September 16th of your plans to attend and an estimate from each club, for meal planning purposes. If anyone needs transportation, let a club member know so you can be picked up.

Kiwanis Gala/Awards and Officer Installation Dinner and Social Planned

The order of ceremonies will be:

• Dinner
• Awards recognition for past year 2003-2004, Huntington, East Huntington, West Huntington (brief)
• Installation of New Officers for year 2004-2005, Huntington, East Huntington, West Huntington (brief)
• Social with Music and Ballroom Dance Floor available.

Dinner will be a full hot buffet prepared by YWCA personnel, at a cost of $10 per person, with 2 meat selections, assorted vegetables, bread, dessert, soft drinks, coffee, and iced tea.

We want to make this an enjoyable evening for the whole Kiwanis family, and so are inviting the Marshall University Circle K, St. Josephs Central Key Club, their parents, and any other local Kiwanis affiliate members. So plan to come and stay and visit and get acquainted with each other. Festivities will end no later than 11pm.

Steve Christo of the Huntington Club and Past Lieutenant Governor will be Master of Ceremonies. Tom Pafford, current Lieutenant Governor will conduct the installations.

KDCC Receives Grant from Selby Wellman Foundation

The KDCC was recently presented with a check for $2,500 from the Selby Wellman Foundation for the acquisition of LeapFrog products for the Day Care Center.

Thanks to the efforts of Sam Stanley, the children will be on the way to developing a love of reading as they work independently with the LeapFrog Learning System.

When learning is fun, surprising and exciting, you do more than simply nourish growing minds, you inspire a lifelong love of learning.

Highlights of the 85th Annual District Convention

• The 85th Annual West Virginia District Kiwanis Convention was held August 13-15, 2004 at Canaan Valley State Park Lodge.
• The Huntington Club was represented by Delegates Lieutenant-Governor Division 10 Tom Pafford, President-Elect Bob Mauk, and Sandy Mauk.
• There were 68 delegates voting on District business, representing 33 clubs.
• The West Virginia District was again recognized from the podium at the International Convention for its positive growth and strategic plan implementation, the only district in North America so recognized.
• Governor-Elect Bill Ott of North Parkersburg Club was elected and confirmed as Governor-Designate of the District for 2004-2005, assuming office effective October 1st, 2004.
• For the first time in several years, there were multiple nominees for Governor-Elect 2005-2006. The nominees were Greg Shepherd of Wheeling, Robert Hammer of Fairmont, and Ernest Fortuna of Morgantown.
• The delegates elected Ernie Fortuna as Governor-Elect with an absolute majority on the first ballot.
• The recent dues increase has led to a solvent District.
• The candidacy of District Secretary Bernie Knott for International Trustee at the International Convention in July 2005 in Hawaii was promoted. Support was urged from all clubs. This will be a particularly good year to run a campaign since there are no very large districts with trustee candidates for this convention.
• Everyone is encouraged to attend the Hawaiian Convention, so start making plans now. There are efforts to make group travel packages available that will be economical. Governor Mickey Johnson outlined three benefits: 1) Support Bernie Knotts candidacy, 2) Support our District, 3) FUN.
• The important role of Key Clubs was stressed, for future health and growth of Kiwanis. Key Clubs now have twice as many members as Kiwanis.
• Dr. Gunter Gasser of Austria attended the Convention as our International Trustee Advisor.
• Mr. Andy Carey, Kiwanis International Director, gave an excellent speech at the closing banquet, focusing on membership growth and development. He was again complimentary of our District, and offered the full resources of the International Headquarters for support.
• Mr. Carey repeated the call of Kiwanis International President-Designate Case Van Kleef to all Kiwanians to return to our core values next year through The IDEA for 2004-2005:

  I - Increase our commitment to young children.

  -- By fulfilling our involvement in Young Children Priority One, and get all of our 8600 clubs to continue or start a new project.

  -- Continue our promise to IDD around the world, so that all children are protected.

  D - Develop leadership throughout the Kiwanis Family.

  -- Strengthen adult leadership for service and growth at the club, division and district levels of Kiwanis International.

  -- Enhance youth leadership, they are the future of the world.

  E - Expand Kiwanis service around the world.

  -- By growth of membership in existing clubs through retention and adding new members.

  -- By building new Kiwanis clubs to serve more communities and nations.

  -- By extending the ideals of service to a new generation through Circle K, Key Clubs, Kiwanis Junior, Builders, K Kids, and Action Clubs.

  A - Access Kiwanis service and growth through the World Link Program.

  -- By supporting this program in which a club or division can sponsor a new Kiwanis club in a country where Kiwanis is really needed. With your donation ($350) you can become the creator of a new club and with your counsel, guidance, and help you can make them strong Kiwanians to serve their community and country.

  At the International Convention, Case Van Kleef stated: These items are truly not any different than you have heard before. I have put them in this order which I hope will make it easier for you to remember. But to truly accomplish the 2004-2005 IDEA, your commitment and willingness to accept change is vital. Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress requires change. Education is essential to change, we must get to the grass roots level and educate every member and new members, and create pride in membership.
• Mr. Carey announced that next year Kiwanis International is rolling out the "K University". Its mission is to educate Kiwanians and provide programs that develop competent, knowledgeable, and ethical youth and adult leaders. Besides the "K University", we will start educational video conferences with districts, divisions, and ultimately with clubs. It is essential that Kiwanis International become part of the 21st century with aggressive new initiatives to promote and strengthen our fine organization. We all know the Kiwanian we want to touch and educate, but we know they are not here, they do not attend division councils or district conventions, so we must go to them. The "K University" will be like a traveling road show, teaching and educating wherever required, and with the addition of video conferencing we will enhance the overall training for years to come.
• Governor-Designate Bill Ott outlined his Share the K plan for the coming year:
  • Build three new clubs during the year.
  • Build five new K-Kids Clubs.
  • Build four new Builders Clubs.
  • Build four new Key Clubs. Build one new Circle K Club.
  • Target a donation of $1/month/member for the IDD Project, for an estimated annual total of $15,000.
  • Challenge each club to add one new Young Children Priority One Project during the year.
  • Challenge each club to donate to the Childrens Miracle Network Project in October 2004.
  • Emphasize club retention and building membership during the year.

In June, two major projects were completed. Thanks to a grant from the City of Huntington, the roof of the Day Care Center was replaced. Additionally, the Huntington Kiwanis Club purchased a 10' X 12' barn style storage shed built and installed by the Ohio Amish to replace the old rusted shed.

Repairs were also made to the furnace and electric system. Current talks are underway about moving the flagpole and replacing the Day Care Center sign. Both will be lighted.

Bright and early Saturday morning we were back and ready to deliver the flowers as early Mother's Day presents. Many customers admitted as they picked up their flowers that they wish they had purchased more.

Bob Mauk, Chairman, reported that 138 flowers were sold and the Kiwanis Family of Clubs raised approximately $1,000 for our service projects.

Current President David Erenrich will continue on the board as immediate past president. Continuing their second year as directors will be Dale Loy, Kyle Cook and Ron Brooks. Wayne Horton will replace Scott Anderson for the remaining year of the 2003-2005 term as Scott assumes the Vice Presidency.

Sam Stanley will be the new president of the Kiwanis Day Care Center Board. KDCC directors Bob Hanson, Tom Hanshaw and Lander Beal will continue for an additional year. New directors elected for a 2 year term are: Dale Loy, Paul Davis, and Dick King.

An induction dinner for the new officers is being planned for September 24th.

The 8th Annual Kiwanis Spaghetti Dinner was held on a very rainy April 23, 2004, at First United Methodist Church. Bob Mauk, Chairman of the event, reported over 480 meals were served and profits should top $3,500.

A steady stream of customers was served very efficiently due to changes implemented this year. Food was served from steam tables that kept it fresh at all times. A beautiful salad bar allowed guests to fix a salad just as they liked it. A variety of delicious desserts were available to top off the meal. Many complements were heard as guests departed.

Special thanks go out to David Erenrich for the use of the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall and kitchen, Jane and Jerry Morris for their invaluable contributions in time and effort and to the many Kiwanians who helped in preparation, waiting tables, cleaning up and all the other chores needed to make the dinner a success. Special thanks also go out to the Circle K Club at Marshall University and the Key Club at St. Joseph for their volunteers.

It appears Paul Davis was once again the leader in selling tickets to the dinner, while Kyle Cook, C.O. Hughes, and David Erenrich were high on the list.

Current President David Erenrich and WV Division 10 Lt. Governor Tom Pafford will be the Huntington Kiwanis Club's official delegates at the 89th Annual Kiwanis International Convention in St. Louis, MO, June 26-29.

Highlighting the convention for the second year, an international Conference on Children will bring together a gathering of Kiwanis-family members, child advocates, and representatives from non-governmental organizations.

Local fan favorite, Wynonna Judd, will take center stage on Sunday night in the Super Star Show. She will perform in place of Willie Nelson who had to cancel due to scheduled carpal tunnel surgery.

• The 2003-2004 Mid-Year Conference was held March 12 through 14 at Stonewall Jackson Park. Over 100 Kiwanians from 20 clubs attended. Tom Pafford and Bob Mauk represented the Huntington Kiwanis. John Kyle from East Huntington and John and Judy Short from West Huntington also attended.
• The West Virginia District was announced as having been recognized as a Distinguished District and one of only four in North America to have growth in membership for 2002-2003.
• The West Virginia District had the highest Percent Growth of any district in the United States.
• Past Governor Ray Richardson was recognized as a Distinguished Governor.
• The West Virginia District now has 1,350 members in 52 clubs, a decrease of 47 since the start of the current year. The need to recruit new members was greatly stressed.
• There are plans to build 5 new clubs this year. Apparently we have lost two clubs, including Shinnston.
• The Huntington Club, mostly through the efforts of Sandy Mauk, had an attractive poster for the Friday evening Poster Party. It displayed the printed pieces used in our Spaghetti Dinner, Santa Night, the Poinsettia Sale, our Club pamphlet, and Club website. Winning award went to the North Parkersburg club.
• The Huntington Club was awarded a banner patch for the Young Children Priority One category, recognizing our continued sponsorship of Huntington Kiwanis Day Care Center. We were one of ten clubs receiving this award. Tom Pafford should be recognized for doing the necessary work to qualify us for the award.
• The District hopes to have over 80 attendees at the 2004 International Convention in St. Louis on June 26-29^th. There is an April 15^th deadline to receive discounts on registration fees. The District will receive preferred, up-front seating due to its Distinguished rating. A District dinner and social will be held at the Spaghetti Factory Restaurant.
• The District hotel, the Millennium, is within 2 blocks of the Convention Center, the Arch, the Cardinals ballpark, and the Spaghetti Factory restaurant.
• Mr. Harry White of Kiwanis International gave two excellent seminars, on club building and new member recruiting.
• The theme of the Mid-Year Conference was set by Governor Mickey Johnson as Laughing and Learning, and there was much of both. The Saturday Luncheon speaker was David Mann Laugh Therapist, and was excellent.
• The need for the District to support the candidacy of Bernie Knott for International Trustee in 2005 was stressed.
• The West Virginia District Annual Convention will be August 13-15, 2004 at Canaan Valley State Park Lodge.

Additionally, the Board agreed to sponsor the sale of Spring Hanging Baskets. Orders will be taken during April for pick-up and delivery on May 8,2004, just in time for Mother's Day.

A "Member" section provides resources for members, clubs, and districts: forms and Kiwanis related literature; marketing and public relations materials; and Kiwanis-family links. Portions of this section are protected for Kiwanis-family use only. A one-time registration process, requiring member ID and club key numbers, gives Kiwanians easy access to these features.

The web sites are available through the "Kiwanis International" link to the left or by clicking here web sites.

Source: Kiwanis Magazine, October 2003

1. To involve all Kiwanis Club members in at least two "hand's on" community service projects during the coming year.
2. To increase our membership through each member's recruiting efforts: "Each One Reach One."
3. To develop and organize at least two additional fund raising opportunities during the 2003-2004 year.
4. To be more pro-active in our community public relations and to assure that Kiwanis International is involved and "known" throughout the community.
5. To work towards the establishment of an Aktion Club and Terrific Kids Club.

The new officers and directors for the Kiwanis year are: President-David Erenrich; President Elect-Robert Mauk; Vice President-Sam Stanley; Treasurer/Secretary-Thomas B. Pafford. New Board of Directors elected for the two year 2003-2005 term are: Dale Loy, Kyle Cook, Ron Brooks and Scott Anderson.

President Tom Light will continue on the board as immediate past president. Continuing their second year as directors will be Steve Cristo, Paul Davis, Jo Ellen Stephens and Fred Toothman.

Mauk will be the new president of the Kiwanis Day Care Center Board. KDCC directors will be Bob Hanson, Tom Hanshaw and Lander Beal.

All Huntington Kiwanians are encouraged to bring their spouse for this annual dinner which begins at 6:30 PM. There will be no weekly noon meeting on this date. For reservations contact dinner chairman Jo Ellen Stephens by Friday, Sept. 26 at 522-6416 or jstephenswv@cs.com

• The 84^th District Convention was held on Aug. 8,9,10, 2003 at Morgantown WV. There were approximately 100 delegates.
• The state of the District is good. There is currently a +70 in membership, but without the new club formation we would be at 50.
• Mickey Johnson of the Charles Town club was confirmed and installed as Governor-designate for 2003-2004. Mickey will be a strong, well-organized, and effective leader.
• Bill Ott of the North Parkersburg club was confirmed and installed as the Governor-Elect for 2003-2004.
• Our own Tom Pafford was installed as Lieutenant-Governor of Division 10 for 2003-2004.
• The Huntington Club received an awards patch for Outstanding Service Project  Young Children Priority One, for the continuing success of our Kiwanis Day Care Center. Ours was one of only four in the District.
• District dues increase of $7 per year was approved by the Delegates, by a vote of 66 to 3 opposed. Dues were last increased from $12 to $15 in 1987.
• The WV District was recognized by Kiwanis Intl with an etched glass trophy for highest % participation in YCPO Project, the only district with 100%.
• The WV District was the only North American district mentioned from the podium during general sessions at the Indianapolis International convention, having to do with our club building and strategic plan.
• The WV District was ranked 7^th of all districts in % attendance at Indianapolis, and the 6 higher ranked districts each were running a candidate for international trustee.
• Father Chuck McCallister announced that the WV District will be nominating and running Bernie Knott for International Trustee, for the year 2005-2006, the convention in Honolulu, Hawaii on July 1-5, 2005! The WV District has supplied some 5 International Trustees and 1 International President in the past, way over proportion for the size and population of our District.
• Governor-Designate Mickey Johnson pleaded with all to continue the drive to support current President Richardson's goal of 5 new clubs, and we have 3 formed, 2 to go.
• Governor-Designate Johnson's theme will be 1000 Hands, alluding to the fact that we need more hands to truly be recognized as the premiere service club, serving the children of the world. To that end, he has set a goal of 500 new members for the District. (Current membership is 1400.)
• Our own Tom Light received Governor-Designate Johnson's new pin, one of only 4 awarded at the convention. The only way you can get a new pin is to bring in a new member.

The discussion then turned to the two amendments passed at the convention which authorized an increase in International dues and provided for an equitable implementation. Copies of the amendments were distributed for review and the videoed remarks of Executive Director Eyjolfur Sigurdsson were shown.

The members then viewed a video of newly elected Intl Secretary Steven Siemans highly motivational speech. He will be Intl President in 2 years.

The video of the Closing Session report on IDD was watched with pride. Kiwanis has been able to raise the number of persons with access to iodized salt from 1 billion to 4 billion since the project began.

Closing remarks by Bob Mauk addressed the Membership Retention and Growth forums. He repeated the message that the secret to membership retention is hands-on service projects. He emphasized the value and strength to be found in working as a team.

A similar presentation of video tapes and discussion was held for the East Huntington Kiwanis Club on August 7, 2003.

Current President Tom Light will continue on the board as immediate past president. Continuing their second year as directors will be Steve Cristo, Paul Davis, Jo Ellen Stephens and Fred Toothman.

Mauk will be the new president of the Kiwanis Day Care Center Board. KDCC directors will be Bob Hanson, Tom Hanshaw and Lander Beal.

The new officers were elected at the May 19 Huntington Kiwanis Club meeting. David Daugherty served as the chairman of the nominating committee.

An induction dinner for the new officers will be scheduled sometime in September.

Current Vice President Bob Mauk and Secretary/Treasurer Tom Pafford will be the Huntington Kiwanis Club's official delegates at the 88th Annual Kiwanis International Convention in Indianapolis, IN, June 20-24.

Also attending from our club will be Wayne and Claire Horton, with Wayne serving as an alternate delegate.

The highlight of the convention will be the inclusion of the first-ever international Conference on Children, a gathering of Kiwanis-family members, child advocates, and representatives from non-governmental organizations.

The club owes a special thanks to Sandy Mauk, wife of vice president Bob Mauk, for the outstanding club brochure she designed, edited, and printed. It's a great tool for us to use in recruiting new members.

Now, let's use it.

Final numbers aren't in yet, but the Huntington Kiwanis club's 7th Annual Spaghetti Dinner held on April 11 is expected to be the most profitable yet, by as much as several thousand dollars.

Bob Mauk, Ticket Sales Coordinator of the event, said that income from the dinner will be well over $5,000 when all the money comes trickling in, while costs involved will be less than $1,000. Last year, the club netted a little over $2,500 on the dinner.

Special thanks go out to Mauk, head chef Tom Light, Peter and Bernice Doty and their staff at Four Seasons for their contributions in time and effort and to the many Kiwanians who helped in preparation, waiting tables, cleaning up and all the other chores needed to make the dinner a success. Special thanks also go out to the Circle K Club at Marshall University and the Key Club at St. Joseph for their volunteers.

It appears Paul Davis was the leader in selling the most tickets to the dinner, while Kyle Cook, C.O. Hughes, and David Erenrich were high on the list. We had over 35 corporate sponsors who each purchased $100 packets of tickets.

We know they get some static, bur our thanks, are sincere to the Huntington City Council for providing a $24,000 grant to the Kiwanis Day Care Center for roof repairs. We also need to thank KDCC director Patti Nelson for pulling the right strings in getting this grant approved.

Kyle Cook, chairman of our KDCC committee, said that the April 5th work party to spruce up the grounds at the center involved 10 Kiwanians and 13 Circle K members. Assisting from the club were Dick King, Jim McVey, Bob Mauk, Lander Beal, Phyllis Stapleton, Patti Nelson, Wayne and Claire Horton, Steve Christo, Emily Casto, and Cook. The Hortons and Cook provided refreshments and pizza was served by the KDCC.

Two large truck loads of mulch were spread on the playground, the grounds were cleaned, some grass seed sewn, trees trimmed and the play house was repaired.

Tom Light, Lander Beal, C.O. Hughes, Patti Nelson, and Sam Stanley were on hand on April 23 at the KDCC to help Phyllis Stapleton celebrate her 70th birthday. Thanks Phyllis for all you've done for Kiwanis and for the KDCC.