Here we are in a New Year - 1997. We are one-third into our Kiwanis Year - The Year of the Club. It has been a wonderful time for Mary Ann and I. We survived (all the food) of twelve Club Installations that were all unique and all fantastic.
I am making Official Club and Board visits and getting to meet a wonderful group of Kiwanis men and women. Our division is blessed with a multitude of talented individuals.
I hope all Kiwanians are thinking about and working toward being a Distinguished Kiwanian. Every club should be aiming at becoming Distinguished.
Please read carefully and help us with the IDD -Worldwide Service Project. Sign up for the North Mid-Winter Conference at Modesto (choo, choo). Bring a friend to a service project. Get involved.
My continuing thanks to the PLG's for their help, to the Club Presidents for their leadership, and to you individual Kiwanians for the service you provide the communities we serve.
P.S. If you missed the Governor's Visit, you missed a wonderful talk by Governor Nelson and the many well deserved Distinguished Service Awards for fellow Division 33 Kiwanians.
Kiwanis Division 33, a part of the California-Nevada-Hawaii District of Kiwanis International, has a membership near five hundred men and women serving their communities in Central and Western Kern County, California.
John Rodgers, Lt. Governor
4613 Christmas Tree Lane, Bakersfield, CA 93306-1769
GOVERNOR'S OFFICIAL VISIT - JAN. 10, 1997
Westchester Kiwanis was the host club for the official visit of Governor Nelson Tucker and First Lady Elva. The event was held at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 5101 California Avenue in Bakersfield. Governor Nelson met with Division 33 Lt. Governor and Club Presidents with their spouses at 5:00-6:00 pm in the California Boardroom.
The Social Hour was held from 6:00-7:00 pm in the Bistro Ballroom. Dinner was served for 133 Kiwanians and Guests.
Highlights of the evening included the remarks of our Governor and the presentation of ten Distinguished Service Awards. The following were awarded: Randy Richardson (Bakersfield), Tammy Lodermeier (Kern), Joel Park (Oildale), Hugh McGowan (Rosedale), Laurel Martin (Shafter), PLG Tom Johnson & Orlando Wahl (South Bakersfield), Victor Borrecco (Taft), PLG Lynn Buttcane (Tehachapi), PDLG Phil Neiderauer (Westchester).
Lt. Governor John Rodgers thanks the following Past Lt. Governors who arranged this successful event: Coordinator - Phil Neiderauer (Westchester), Entertainment - Tom Johnson (South Bakersfield), Programs & Name Tags - John Stephenson (Kern) and Check-in - Carl Bryan (Westchester).
PAST DISTRICT OFFICERS OF DIVISION 33 RECEPTION
The reception for Governor Nelson Tucker and First Lady Elva was held at the new home of 1992-93 South Bakersfield President Karen and Paul Sturgeon on January 10, 1997 from 4:00-6:00 pm. Immediate Past Lt. Governor Stan Redmond was responsible for the mailing and RSVP for the event.
WORLDWIDE SERVICE PROJECT - IDD
The Worldwide Service Project has a goal of ridding the world of IDD (Iodine Deficiency Disorder). Kiwanis International evaluated a number of global needs before choosing this one. The battle against Iodine Deficiency Disorder was chosen for four main reason: IDD's cause is known, the scientific capability to detect it is available, its victual elimination is achievable, and the success of the program can be monitored afterward. No other program can help so many, so fast, at so little cost. There are an estimated 1.5 billion people affected by the lack of iodine.
We humans require about one teaspoon of iodine over a lifetime. Iodine affects the function of the muscles, liver, heart, and kidneys and is necessary for proper brain development.
Division IDD Chair PLG Lynn Buttcane (Tehachapi) has a tape program to give your club upon request.
The Kiwanis International goal, as approved by your delegates in New Orleans, is to raise 75 million dollars world wide in donations and member pledges by the time the International Convention convenes in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in June 1998. Over 11.7 million dollars has been collected or pledged since the end of the Kiwanis International Convention last summer in Salt Lake City. By Nashville convention in June, 1997, we hope to have 45 million dollars collected or pledged.
The California-Nevada-Hawaii District is the largest district in Kiwanis International. We have 20,300 Kiwanians in our district. At its convention in Santa Clara in August, 1996, the delegates pledged that we would raise our share of the money. Our share is 5 million dollars. When we divide that out, we come up with $246 per member pledge.
Please consider the impact that your dollars can make. If you have turned your pledge card in to your Club IDD Chair, we say thank you. But if you have not, please get a pledge card now so your club can have 100% participation in this most noble cause.
1996-97 DISTINGUISHED KIWANIAN AWARD
REQUIRED 7 ITEMS:
OPTIONAL 2 ITEMS:
Once these items are completed and month & date shown, please give your card to your Club President and Secretary for certification.
Every club member should get behind this new District Program which will help them be Distinguished and their Club too.
Congratulations to PLG Harvey Brockmeyer (South Bakersfield) for being the first Kiwanian in Division 33 to earn the D.K.A. Also, Governor Nelson Tucker said that Harvey was first Kiwanian in the Cal-Nev-Ha District to be certified.
ITINERARY OF NORTH MID-WINTER CONFERENCE
ROUND TRIP TO MODESTO, VIA AMTRAK - FEB. 22, 1997
PLG Jim Turner has arranged a fun trip and good fellowship for Division 33.
LV. - BAKERSFIELD 5:05 am
AR. - RIVERBANK 8:34 am
Bus transportation to Red Lion Hotel in Modesto. Follow schedule of District Kiwanis until 3:00 pm. Plan on Interclub Luncheon together with Div. 33, remember, you are responsible for lunch and the registration unless your club has some other arrangement. There is a possibility that arrangements will be made to take the spouses on a shopping spree between 9:30 - 11:30 am. We are working on it.
LV. - RED LION HOTEL
TO RIVERBANK 3:00 pm
LV. - RIVERBANK 4:30 pm
AR. - BAKERSFIELD 8:10 pm
1996-97 "THE TRAVELING CLUB"
Lt. Governor John Rodgers was presented with a "Traveling Club" which symbolize the sprit of inter-
clubbing during 1996-97.
The purpose is to add excitement and creativity to Interclubs.
Lt. Governor John Rodgers (through the Division INTERCLUB Chair Willis Lazelle) will establish a schedule of "Traveling Club" INTERCLUB for the year. It will begin with the Lt. Governor's home Club and end with the same Club.
The home Club of the Lt. Governor will pass the "Traveling Club" to the next Club on the schedule disguised in some fashion. Each Club continues the passing of the "Traveling Club" according to the schedule.
Upon presentation during the Club meeting, the receiving President must open the "Traveling Club" and acknowledge the temporary "gift." Note: "Traveling Club" should be wrapped in plastic to protect against moisture damage.
DIVISION 33 CALENDAR
January 24-25, 1997
District Board & South Mid-Winter Conference, Ontario, CA.
February 22, 1997
North Mid-Winter Conference, Modesto, CA.
April 11-13, 1997
Key Club District Convention, Ontario, CA.
April 25-27, 1997
Kiwin's District Convention, Anaheim, CA.
June 26-July 1, 1997
Kiwanis International Convention, Nashville, TN.
August 13-17, 1997
Cal-Nev-Ha District Convention, Pasadena, CA.
September 30, 1997
1996-97 Year Ends
October 15, 1997
1996-97 Club Annual Report Due.
1996-97 KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL DISTINGUISHED CLUB AWARD
For each of the following awards achieved, a club will receive a banner patch.
For achieving ALL of the following four awards, a club will be designated a "Distinguished Club" and will have earned the Distinguished Club Award banner patch. A "Distinguished Club" will also receive distinguished lapel button awards with which to honor their club president and secretary.
To achieve the Distinguished Club Award, it is required that during the administrative year the club will have met the following requirements:
Every member should help their Club be Distinguished.
| COMMITTEE | CHAIRS |
|---|---|
| Blood Bank | Bill Altmiller |
| Club Growth | John Rodgers |
| Convention Promotion | John Stephenson |
| Division Bulletin | Rudy Arambula |
| Distinguished Kiwanian | Tom Johnson |
| Foundations | Phil Niederauer |
| Human & Spiritual Values | Jim Turner |
| WSP-IDD | Lynn Buttcane |
| Interclub | Willis Lazelle |
| New Member Orientation | John Stephenson |
| Rose Float | Ray Hacker |
| Special Olympics | Ray Hacker |
| Sponsored Youth | Dr. Joe Anderson |
| Government Day | Bill Bush, Jr. |
| Youth Services | Walter Freeman |
| Club | Mem. | Pts | Hrs | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChTD | ||||
| Bakersfield | +1 | 90 | 132 | 712 |
| Delano | 0 | 70 | 62 | 641 |
| East Bak. | -1 | 70 | 69 | 1,084 |
| Golden K | +1 | 82 | 7 | 872 |
| Kern | 0 | 76 | 159 | 2,208 |
| Oildale | 0 | 57 | 60 | 1,500 |
| Rosedale | 0 | 72 | 170 | 3,803 |
| Shafter | -6 | 68 | 160 | 2,430 |
| South Bak. | +2 | 72 | 56 | 473 |
| Taft | +3 | 84 | 102 | 795 |
| Tehachapi | +1 | 80 | 84 | 668 |
| Westchester | -2 | 76 | 293 | 3,720 |
| TOTALS | 1,354 | 18,906 | ||
| TO DATE | -1 | 4,153 | 38,754 |
Guest Editor Johns W. Stephenson, 1993-94 Super Distinguished Lt. Governor