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Larry Hapgood's desk in its Arizona habitat. |
A desk where Kiwanis history was
written is back on the job at the
International Office in Indianapolis,
Indiana.
L.A. “Larry” Hapgood used the
desk when he served as Associate
Secretary at the organization’s headquarters
in Chicago, Illinois. Upon
his retirement in 1978, Kiwanis presented
him with the lifetime title
of International Associate Secretary
Emeritus and the desk, which he
moved with him to Carefree,
Arizona.
As the organization’s historian,
Larry used the desk in the early
1980s to write The Men Who Wear
the K, which traced Kiwanis’ history
since its founding in 1915. In 1989, he
penned a revision, retitled Dimensions
of Service: The Kiwanis Story.
This past June, Larry’s family and
the Southwest District returned the desk to the International Office,
where it now sits in the Board Room,
once again helping record Kiwanis
history.
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Key Club connection
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Serving meals at a Ronald McDonald House has introduced Cy-Fair Key
Club members to new friends, including other Kiwanis-family members.
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The Cy-Fair Key Club likes
to visit the Ronald McDonald
House near the Houston Medical
Center right before Valentine’s
Day. It’s a popular event. A
school bus filled with Key Club
members from Cy-Fair High
School in Cypress, Texas, brings
food and cleaning supplies.
Students do crafts with kids and
offer “cab care”—ushering families
to local stores to buy food,
clothing, and other essentials.
This year, while serving lunch,
Cy-Fair students met a kindly
man in suspenders—Allen
Suter, a Kiwanis member from
Mandeville, Louisiana, whose
grandson was being treated for
heart problems at a nearby hospital.
The Kiwanian, a former
Key Clubber and Circle K member
himself, was so impressed
by the heart and service of the
Cy-Fair Key Club members, he
wrote a letter to their school. He
called Nicole Pickford, president
of the club, a “true leader.”
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Quote
"You give and you get."--Amber Moore, 24, describing the service and networking benefits
that attracted her to the Kiwanis Club of Florence, Alabama
Sew good
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Oversized spools mark the boundary of Hamilton, Ontario’s award-winning park.
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It’s amazing what you can
make with a needle and thread.
The Kiwanis Club of Hamilton
East in Ontario joined efforts
with the city and a city-improvement
group to create an awardwinning
sewing-themed park
space to beautify an area devastated
by fire. The park, which
is wheelchair accessible, features
large spools of thread, a thimble
and buttons, and colorful stones
in the shape of a quilt—in honor
of the fabric businesses that have
long shaped the landscape.
The club donated $25,000 over
four years to the project.
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Centenarian is
70-year member
As of September 1, Paul
Hickman has been a Kiwanian
for 70 years. But in terms of longevity,
he can top even that accomplishment.
This past June, the
Portsmouth, Ohio, Kiwanian celebrated
his 100th birthday. Paul,
who was employed as a YMCA
director, had served as secretary
for two clubs and Division 9 in
the Ohio District.
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Famous encounters
Celebrities and dignitaries enjoy
hanging around with Kiwanis clubs.
Perhaps it’s because they enjoy the
friendly company. Or the noble acts
of service. Consider these recent
sightings.
Chioma Ohakim
After helping the Kiwanis Club of
Owerri, Nigeria, build a kitchen for
the Owerri Motherless Babies facility,
Ohakim, the first lady of the State
of Imo, submitted her application
for membership. The project truly
was an international venture, involving
the Owerri club from Nigeria; North Thurston, Lacey, Washington,
from the United States; and Oliver,
British, Columbia, from Canada.
Yves Duteil
One of France’s best-loved singers/songwriters, Duteil performed at
a concert arranged by the Kiwanis
Club of Arras-Citadelle, France, for
the benefit of Rétina France, an association
that helps children who have
vision impairments. A TV crew was
there to interview Duteil about the
event and its purpose.
Parker Bohn III
A 30-time Professional Bowler Association champion, Bohn helped the Kiwanis Club of Greater Dublin, Ohio, raise money to help pay physical therapy expenses for a 13-yearold boy who has cerebral palsy. The fundraiser? Bowling, of course. |
Matthew
McQuaid
meets United
States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer Parker
Bohn III.
McQuaid was 11
months old when
he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
Photo by Rich Sharick |
Barack Obama
During a campaign stop in Unity,
New Hampshire, the US presidential
candidate expressed his appreciation
for the Kiwanis Club of Claremont,
saying, “I want to thank the Kiwanis
club, which is selling, I think, burgers
and hot dogs and some stuff for
the children here in Unity. And so,
if everybody’s hungry, just head on
over.”
Phil Niekro
The Kiwanis Club of Gainesville,
Georgia, inducted the Major League
Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher into its
own hall of fame. Niekro received the
club’s 2008 Youth Service Award in
recognition of his work to establish
an athletic complex for children with
physical disabilities.
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Whirlwind work tour
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K-Kids at work, clearing a storm's debris. |
K-Kids from Randolph
Elementary School in Wisconsin
didn’t let the aftermath of a tornado
put a damper on their end-of-the-year party.
At least three tornadoes swept
through the Randolph area this
past June, damaging homes, flooding
roads and streets, and knocking
down trees. One of the areas hardest
hit: Fox Lake Kiwanians Patti
and Craig Brengle’s farm, location
of the K-Kids party.
Twenty large trees were twisted
and torn on the farm, and another
30 were damaged. Craig was able to
cut up most of the felled trees with
his chainsaw in the days before the
party. The K-Kids took care of the
rest of the cleanup.
Afterward, they
played games in the newly cleared
areas, had a cookout, and then
went swimming at the YMCA of
Dodge County.
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Makin' good on a loan
When James Swauger realized he
had never repaid a loan he had received
from the Kiwanis Club of
New London, Connecticut, he decided
to make good on his debt. But club
members couldn’t remember him, the
loan, or when the club changed from
giving scholarship loans to grants.
So, the club forgave the loan. But
Swauger was insistent. He donated
$3,000, thanking the club for investing
in his education.
“My fantasy as a senior at
New London High was to attend
Northeastern University (in
Massachusetts) and study toxicology,”
Swauger wrote. “The $9,000
price tag was way outside the bounds
of the resources available to my family. … The simple truth is that your
club’s investment really did have a
substantial impact on my life, and for
that I thank you collectively.”
For the record, Swauger did attend
Northeastern University and received
a degree in toxicology in 1985.
He went on to get a Ph.D. in toxicology
from Johns Hopkins University.
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Statue back in fine form
When a working model of a veteran’s
statue was discovered in
storage about a year ago, the timing
couldn’t have been better. The
actual statue in Kiwanis Memorial
Park to Veterans in Johnstown,
Pennsylvania, had just been beheaded
by vandals.
The Kiwanis Club of Johnstown
East Hills collected donations to
restore the statue and shipped the
model to a sculptor who recreated
the head. The statue—which depicts
a soldier carrying a child—was unveiled and rededicated this
past Memorial Day.
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And the winner is ...
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Fire marshal Stan Smith delivers a face-full of cream pie to police officer Kristi Behar. |
Baby wipes wiped out diapers in
a firefighter vs. police competition
arranged by the Kiwanis Club of
Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
To encourage donations of
baby supplies for the Open Heart
Pregnancy Resource Center, the
Kiwanis club pitted member and
police officer Kristi Behar (representing
diapers) against member
and fire marshal Stan Smith (baby
wipes). Whoever’s team collected
the most items would cream the
competitor’s face with a pie.
Stan earned the right to fling pie,
but the resource center was the big
winner, restocking its nearly depleted
shelves with more than 150
packages of baby-care items.
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Can you top this?
Legacy of leaders. The
Kiwanis Club of Tempe, Arizona,
has been represented on the Tempe
City Council for the past 76 years.
Though the club organized in 1952,
three charter members already had
been taking turns as city councilmen
since 1932. Five Tempe Kiwanians
have been Tempe mayors.
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A street named Kiwanis
From the Kiwanis Club of
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where
Kiwanis Avenue runs south from
the Elmwood Golf Course to 49th
Street, Amy DeBerg asks an interesting
question on the KiwanisOne.org
portal: “Does anyone know of other
Kiwanis streets?”
“In fact,” answers Ann Arbor
Kiwanian Alan Dailey, “the Michigan
District office is located on Kiwanis
Drive (in Ann Arbor).”
Add your Kiwanis boulevard, highway,
or lane to the conversation:
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Ontario Kiwanian marks 100 years
Alma Williscraft usually helps set
up the Seniors Community Center
for her Thames Valley-Fanshawe,
Ontario, Kiwanis club meetings, but
one week this past March, all preparations
were dedicated to her. It was
her birthday. Her 100th birthday.
Alma, who was born March 19,
1908, regularly volunteers at a nursing
home, singing, reading, and reciting
poetry. Only recently did she retire
from singing in her church choir
after 63 years.
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Kiwanis statistics
10.6% of Kiwanis
clubs are involved
in Bring Up Grades
Source: 2006-07 Annual Club Reports
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Quote
“The Kiwanis festival was one of the first
opportunities for us to build up the skills and
the confidence to perform in front of people.”—Dylan Bell, a Juno-nominated musician,
as quoted in the Orillia Packet and Times newspaper,
reflecting on his experiences as an 8-year-old entry
into the Orillia, Ontario, Kiwanis club’s music festival
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Safety first
Whether serving breakfast to Santa Claus and 380
children or gourmet dishes at their Wine
and Moonlight fundraiser, members
of the Kiwanis Club of Moorpark,
California, hope their food tastes great.
But they also want it to be safe. That’s
why some members attend a food-safety
course. Three primary lessons, says
member Mark Van Dam, are:
1. Use refrigeration.
2. Keep work areas clean.
3. Prevent cross contamination. (Do
not use the same equipment for different
types of meats, fruits, and vegetables.)
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Club birthdays
These clubs celebrate anniversary dates during November and December 2008:
90—1918
Fort Worth, Texas, November 2
Wilmington, Delaware, November 19
Niagara Falls, New York, December 12
Evansville, Indiana, December 14
Portland, Oregon, December 28
85—1923
Richmond, Missouri, November 5
Oneonta, New York, November 6
Monmouth, Illinois, November 9
Albany, Oregon, November 14
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, November 14
Troy, Ohio, November 14
Harvey, North Dakota, November 15
Rusk, Texas, November 15
Dover, New Jersey, November 19
Mendota, Illinois, November 19
Sydney, Nova Scotia, November 19
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, November 20
Timmins, Ontario, November 22
Havre, Montana, November 23
Alton-Godfrey, Illinois, November 26
Caldwell-West Essex, New Jersey, November 28
Glasgow, Montana, November 28
Dade City, Florida, December 5
Huntington Park, California, December 6
Eagle Rock, California, December 7
Denison, Iowa, December 10
Lake City, Florida, December 11
South Pasadena, California, December 19
Los Gatos, California, December 20
Sunland-Tujunga, California, December 28
80—1928
Burlington, Wisconsin, November 1
Northern Columbus, Ohio, November 15
Northwest Columbus, Ohio, November 21
Morristown, New Jersey, November 30
Athens, Texas, December 5
Towson-Timonium, Maryland, December 12
75—1933
Roxboro, North Carolina, November 6
70—1938
Marshfield, Massachusetts, November 9
Gainesville, Texas, November 17
Headland, Alabama, November 22
Highline, Burien, Washington, December 8
Montgomery City, Missouri, December 20
65—1943
Pella, Iowa, November 2
Reading, Ohio, November 11
Cobourg, Ontario, November 24
Cape May Court House, New Jersey, November 30
Gardena Valley, California, December 8
Mount Vernon, Ohio, December 13
Brockville, Ontario, December 16
Barron, Wisconsin, December 29
60—1948
Woodstown, New Jersey, November 1
Burlington-Edison, Washington, November 1
Brigham City, Utah, November 4
Springfield, Oregon, November 9
East Evansville, Indiana, November 17
Greensboro, Florida, November 17
Marengo, Iowa, November 17
Dunwoody, Georgia, November 29
Centralia, Missouri, November 30
East Memphis, Tennessee, December 2
Rotterdam, New York, December 7
Battle Ground, Washington, December 7
Boone, Iowa, December 15
55—1953
West Angelo, San Angelo, Texas, November 2
Bath-Richfield, Ohio, November 5
Sterling, Colorado, November 5
Skokie Valley, Illinois, November 5
Pocomoke City, Maryland, November 10
North Richmond, Virginia, November 12
Western Turnpike Guilderland, New York, November 17
Kamloops, British Columbia, November 17
Greater Modesto, California, November 24
Hillsboro, Oregon, November 30
Greater Racine, Wisconsin, December 2
San Clemente, California, December 3
New Town, North Dakota, December 3
South San Francisco, California, December 3
East El Paso, Texas, December 4
Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 8
Benton, Arkansas, December 10
Lakeshore Sunrise-Sheboygan, Wisconsin, December 10
Sibley, Iowa, December 14
South Padukah, Kentucky, December 17
50—1958
Dearborn Heights, Michigan, November 6
Health Moundbuilders, Ohio, November 19
West Seneca, New York, November 19
Warrensburg, Missouri, November 25
Eldon, Missouri, December 10
Centerville, Ohio, December 16
Welland, Ontario, December 16
Hi-Noon, Emporia, Kansas, December 18
Kirtland, Ohio, December 22
Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, December 29
Putnam County, Tennessee, December 29
45—1963
Germantown, Tennessee, November 1
Arvada-Jefferson, Colorado, November 1
Windsor East, Ontario, November 5
York, Virginia, November 11
Carmel-Clay, Indiana, November 11
Oak Creek, Wisconsin, November 14
Hacienda Heights, California, November 20
Walnut Valley, California, November 26
Bern, Switzerland, December 2
St. Thomas-Lord Elgin, Ontario, December 5
Silverton, Oregon, December 5
Frankfurt/Main, Germany, December 9
Brunswick, Ohio, December 10
Port Chester/Rye Brook, New York, December 11
Scenic City, Iowa Falls, Iowa, December 16
Luzern, Switzerland, December 17
Lee’s Summit, Missouri, December 19
Whittier-Rio Hondo, California, December 27
40—1968
General Santos, Philippines, November 3
Peninsula, Gig Harbor, Washington, November 6
Byron, New York, November 21
Liestal, Switzerland, November 21
Southeast Summit, Akron, Ohio, November 25
Basel-Klingental, Switzerland, November 28
Hy-Noon, Ottumwa, Iowa, December 2
Abbotsford, British Columbia, December 11
Namur I, Belgium, December 16
North Shore, Long Island, New York, December 31
35—1973
Nordeifel, Germany, November 9
Lake Tahoe Sunrisers, California, November 13
Warrnambool, Australia, November 30
Oostende Noordzee, Belgium, December 11
Lake Havasu City, Arizona, December 13
30—1978
Milledgeville, Old Capital, Georgia, November 1
Oregon, Illinois, November 2
Leimental, Switzerland, November 6
North Fort Myers, Florida, November 7
Amiens Samarobriva, France, November 7
Kootenai, Libby, Montana, November 8
Waterloo Belle Alliance, Belgium, November 8
Olten, Switzerland, November 17
Wil, Switzerland, November 18
Waregem, Belgium, November 24
St. Johann im Pongau, Austria, November 25
Seville, Ohio, November 27
Grand Forks, Sun Risers, North Dakota, November 29
Seminole Breakfast, Florida, November 29
Greater Pine Island, Florida, November 29
Rochester West Central, New York, November 29
Shawnee, Kansas, November 30
Ninove/Geraardsbergen, Belgium, December 9
Anderson, Golden K, South Carolina, December 19
Anacortes, Sunrisers, Washington, December 27
25—1983
Sun Lakes, Arizona, November 9
Gray, France, November 11
Martigny, Switzerland, November 11
Central Chesterfield, Virginia, November 17
Acadiana-Lafayette, Louisiana, November 17
Port Charlotte Sunrise, Florida, November 23
Hickman, Nebraska, December 6
Waukesha, Early Risers, Wisconsin, December 7
Canton, New York, December 8
Torhout Houtland, Belgium, December 30
Damme Uilenspiegel, Belgium, December 30
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