Detroit #1 Kiwanis WE ARE GROWING OUR KIWANIS FAMILY! Cannon. January 2017

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1 Cannon January 2017 Detroit #1 Kiwanis WE ARE GROWING OUR KIWANIS FAMILY! As you know, the Detroit #1 Kiwanis club sponsors several other clubs within the Kiwanis family: Aktion Club: Aktion Club is the only service club for adults with disabilities, with more than 12,000 members worldwide - our own club as 20 members. Aktion Clubs draw members from various organizations that support individuals with disabilities, as well as other community programs. For our club, we are partnering with Cass Community Social Sincerely, Services (CCSS) Dertroit which Kiwanis is where #1 the Board Aktion of Club Directors meets. Members are clients of CCSS and we have had great support from their staff. t Circle K: Circle K International, the largest university service leadership organization in the world, performs half a million hours of service each year. With more than 13,700 members in 19 nations, CKI is making a positive impact on the world each day. We sponsor the Circle K club at Wayne State University and this year they have 38 members. A self-governing organization, CKI clubs elect their own officers, conduct their own meetings and determine their own service activities. CKI blends community service and leadership training with the opportunity to serve meet other students. Metro Detroit Yong Professionals Kiwanis Club: We along with the Livonia Kiwanis club, co-mentored a group of young professionals who have been charted as a club of Kiwanis International. As a young professional organization, they embrace hands-onservice and club socials that fit around the busy lives of their members. Their goal is to service the metro Detroit community at large ad in doing so, build our members into true community leaders. Club Officers Barbara Jean Johnson President Marian O Higgins Immediate Past President Frank Palazzolo President Elect Vacant Vice- President Greg Zink Treasurer Kris Miranne Secretary Club Board of Directors Vernita Beverly Pat DeCarlo Marcia Ford Joe Lentine Jr. Karen Walker Detroit #1 Kiwanis Club meets at noon on the 1 st and 3 rd Tuesdays. Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison St.,

2 Key Club The newest club to join our Kiwanis family is a soon-to-be chartered club housed at Ben Carson High School of Science and Medicine. The paperwork is in the process of being completed and our club s Foundation Board has agreed to support the financial costs of a new charter. By the way, this is the ONLY Key Club in the City of Detroit! Open to students from freshman to senior, Key Clubs work: To develop initiative and leadership. To provide experience in living and working together. To serve the school and community. To cooperate with the school principal. To prepare for useful citizenship. To accept and promote the following ideals: 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 application of higher standards in scholarship, sportsmanship and social contacts. To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship. To provide a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render unselfish service and to build better communities. To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which makes possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and good will. A few of the Key Club members-to-be CLUB MEETINGS January 3 rd : Nine of our members met at the books for kids warehouse to sticker books for our upcoming book distribution. Members in attendance included Joe Lentine, Jr., Marian O'Higgins, Lucas Wright, Greg Zink, Barbara Jean Johnson, Vernita Beverly, Pat DeCarlo, Sheila Connolly and Lynn Kleinman. Once we have received the official charter from Kiwanis International, we will invite representatives from the new club to one of our club meetings. In the meantime, they are anxious to start helping us with service projects while inviting us to join in theirs. Kris Miranne is serving as the liaison between Detroit #1 and the Ben Carson Key Club. Note how Greg is bundled up but icemen Lucas and Joe Jr are in shirtsleeves! We always have a good

3 time doing this service project and hope to schedule more meetings to do the same. cards. They will be delivering the cards to the residents of the Thorne Retirement Home, the same place where they sang Christmas carols. Lucas, Joe Jr and Greg Upcoming Meetings: February 7 th : Speaker: Tom Duffield, Hands on Mission with Presbyterian Disaster Association As always, be sure to let Lucas know you are attending so he can give an accurate count to the DAC: lucas@hackettbrass.com. JANUARY BIRTHDAYS Marcia Ford Jerry Jones Karen Walker Lucas Wright Joe Manzella The Detroit Helping-Out Aktion Club meets on the 2 nd and 4 TH Tuesday of the month at the Cass in the Activity Center inside the Community Social Services Building at 3745 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI Meetings start at 11:30 AM go for an hour or so. Please join us for community service and fellowship. You will always be greeted with a smile! MICHIGAN CIRCLE K DISTRICT CONVENTION (DCON) The Detroit Helping-Out Aktion Club members spent their last meeting making Valentine s Day The biggest event of the year for the Michigan District Circle K clubs is the District Convention (DCON). Each year, one of the district clubs hosts a weekend of service, leadership, and fellowship and this year it is our own Wayne State University Circle K. The event, to be held on March 24-26, is a

4 perfect weekend to celebrate a year of great progress and plan for another. Activities will include: Marian O Higgins has already signed up for a twohour shift. Check with her if you want to go at the same time. Service projects in the local area Several games, activities, and small scale service projects Fascinating, informative, and inspiring workshops Delicious meals throughout the weekend Elections for the new District Board A ballroom dance Awards ceremonies to commemorate the last year A chance to meet Kiwanians from around the state pitals.org books for kids Come out and help on book distribution days. Volunteers are needed to help representatives from schools and programs working with kids choose appropriate books. Dates: Saturday, February 4 th Saturday, March 4 th Taania Girgla, this year s WSU Circle K president, will be at our February 7 th club meeting to share what is being planned. To date, their club has 38 dues-paying members (not bad when their goal was 35! Time for both: 1:30-4:30 PM Contact Mike Webb if you can help: mike2webb@yahoo.com CAMPERSHIPS Last year our club participated on IHOP National Pancake Day - an effort where customers at selected IHOPs receive a free short stack of pancakes in exchange for a donation to the Children's Miracle Network. There is no one person coordinating for our club but you can click on the link below for further information on how to register. The date is March 7 th - last year we volunteered at the location at 2701 E. Jefferson, Detroit, MI Each summer, our club foundations provides scholarships for various campership programs throughout the metro Detroit area. Supported by a generous donation by the Drevant Fund, these monies are distributed to camps so they may offer scholarships to attendees. Please note: we do not fund scholarships for individuals, only programs. Please find the 2017 application form attached to the end of this issue of the Krier. Feel free to

5 forward the application to a program you think may be interested. The deadline for this summer s grants is February 28 th, Decisions of who to fund and at what level will be made by mid-may. Sue Petrisin (immediate past-president), Dr. John Button and Gene Overholt. Also in the photo are Detroit Kiwanis #1 President Barbara Jean Johnson and Michigan Governor-Elect Marian O'Higgins. 102 ND KIWANIS BIRTHDAY PARTY What a special 102nd Birthday Celebration of Kiwanis held on January 21 st - exactly 102 years of our charter date. There were 24 different clubs represented, two countries, and three states. Our club had eighteen members along with guests for a total of 102 in attendance. There were four international presidents and three governors past and present from Michigan. A special thanks to International President Jane Erickson and her first gent Gus for attending our party and giving such an inspiring speech about why we are Kiwanians. "It's all about the kids". Just a few photos are included - go check out our Kiwanis club s Facebook page for many more. Immediate-past International President Sue Petrisin giving the invocation. Pictured are for past and present International Presidents - Jane Erickson (our current president),. Joe Lentine, Jr led the crowd in song

6 Young Detroit Professionals turned out to help celebrate INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION International President Jane Erickson addressing the guests The 2017 International Convention will be held in Paris. Here are just a few details with more forthcoming: Important International Convention registration deadline dates and fees: Registration by 4/14/17 = $300 per person Registration from 4/15/17 5/15/17 = $350 per person Registration after 5/15/17 (onsite only) = $400 per person Sheila Connolly, Joe Lentine, Jr and Jerry Jones having a good time Convention information will be posted on the District website: by the end of January. Click on the Menu tab - scroll to Convention & Event Registrations- Kiwanis International Convention. Clicking on this link takes you to International s convention page - information posted, or soon to be posted by Kiwanis International includes links for: Online registration and a hard copy Hotel registration links* Travel insurance Amendment and resolution proposals

7 Listing of candidates and information about them Schedule of events; * This year there will be no assigned hotel for the Districts, attendees can stay at one of the 2 hotels that will be available. Hotel costs will be 190 (euro) with an additional 20 for a 2 nd person (only 2 people per room). The District will have a District Caucus at the Convention Center with date and time to be determined. CAMPERSHIP APPLICATION FORM BELOW!

8 APPLICATION FOR FUNDING KIWANIS CLUB NO. 1 FOUNDATION OF DETROIT Date of Application: Name of individual applying: Program/camp name: Legal name of organization applying: Tax ID #: *Note: we do not fund individuals or organizations that do not have 501c3 status. We will verify your federal and state status along with your organization s standing with Michigan s State Attorney s office. Address: Telephone number: Website: Project name: Project purpose (one sentence): Dates of the project: Cost per scholarship applicant: Amount requested: Signature of Applicant Typed Name and Title 8

9 NARRATIVE Brief organizational background/description: What needs/problems will your camp address? Who is the targeted population? What outcomes do you hope to achieve? How you will spend the funds if the grant is made? If there are other partners in the project, what roles(s) will they play? Supplemental materials: Please attach any supporting documents highlighting your program from past summers (annual reports, newsletters, letters from campers/parents, etc.) Please submit your electronic application for funding to: Kristine Miranne Finance and Fundraising Committee Kiwanis Detroit No. 1 Club kristine.miranne@att.net Telephone: Detroit Kiwanis #1 PO Box 2041 Detroit, MI Feel free to contact us with any questions prior to your submittal. Application Process All applications are to be submitted electronically. February 28, 2017 at 5 PM is the deadline for submitting applications. This is a two-step review process. In early March, the Detroit Kiwanis club board of directors will review all proposals. They will submit their recommendations to the Detroit Kiwanis Foundation Board who will make the final determination in April. By mid-may, applicants will be notified of the decision to fund or not and at what level. 9