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Division 4 News March 2004

3/30/04

Ride the train to the International Convention with fellow Kiwanians. Present plans call for leaving Friday morning, June 25th. Cost is expected to not exceed $50 round trip -- we expect a discount for traveling as a group. Click here for information.

Independence Kiwanis Pet Parade is featured in April 2004 Kiwanis magazine page 45.

Highlights from the March 15, 2004 Division Council Meeting

The annual STUDENT ASSISTANCE PANCAKE DAY will be held at Bartle Hall, 13th & Central in downtown Kansas City on March 24th from 7 am to 5 pm. The ticket cost is $5.00. Help is needed for set-up on Tuesday 3/23 from 5-7 pm. Ed Redhair at 816-920-6800 is coordinating the event. Learn more about the Student Assistance program this pancake fund raiser helps support.
A HAM AND BEAN DINNER will be held by the Warrensburg Kiwanis Club on March 27th from 11am to 2pm at the First Methodist Church at 141 E Gay (1 block east of Highway 13 at College St.
Plans are under way for the 5th annual Kiwanis Mom’s Day Baby Shower Drive, to be held the Saturday before Mother’s Day, May 8. Make sure to mark the date on your club calendars. This successful collaboration between individual Kiwanis Clubs, children’s agencies and Hy-Vee stores in the KC metro area has collected about $18,000 in goods and money for needy mothers in each of the past four years.
Congratulations to the Lee's Summit Kiwanis Club who will be celebrating their 40th anniversary on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at 6:30 pm. Location: Unity Village Cafeteria, 50 Highway & Colbern Road (Northeast corner of the building). Cost: $15.00 each -- RSVP to Theresa Davis at 816-246-9396 by May 3rd.
The Kansas District is busy making plans for the official visit of International President Robert L. Moore and First Lady Jan during May. Division 9 will be the location for the highlight of President Moore’s visit - a banquet on Thursday evening, May 13, at the Overland Park Marriott. Invitations will be sent out to Lt. Governors and Clubs in MO-ARK Divisions 3 and 4 who might wish to attend President Moore’s visit to the Metro Area. President Moore will make his official visit to the MO-ARK District the following Saturday in Cape Girardeau. Proceeds from the banquet over the cost will go to support the Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care Services Clinic. Click here for information on ordering tickets.

2/29/04

Convention logo Plan to attend the Kiwanis International Convention in St. Louis on June 26-29.

Registrations are now being accepted at www.kiwanis.org/convention. After April 15th, the cost goes up.
- Members of the Missouri-Arkansas host district who volunteer to help receive a reduced registration of $85 (before April 15th). Form to volunteer for Host committee. Send the form to: Velma Wachter, 1633 Mary's Lane, St. Clair, MO 63077.
Registration form for Missouri-Arkansas District Dinner June 28, 2004
The Missouri-Arkansas District will stay at the Drury Inn Union Station
Missouri-Arkansas Past District Governor Pete Mihelich needs your vote for International Trustee.

1/30/04

Buckle Up Kids in Cars is Lt. Governor Raymond Handy's Signature Project for 2003-2004. Each club in the Division has initiated a project to publicize use of child safety seats and booster seats and to measure the change in use as a result of the publicity. Rommell Cooks is the Project Consultant and Coordinator, 816-329-3900.

The Downtown Kiwanis Club is now meeting at the Union Station Cafe (second level) at 30 W Pershing Rd. Enter through the East entrance.

The Lee's Summit Evening Club is now meeting at the John Knox Lakeside Restaurant, 500 NW Shamrock Ave.

10/16/03

The Missouri West Leadership Seminar will be held at Central Missouri State University at Warrensburg, June 11 - 13, 2004. As in the past, $175.00 will sponsor a 10th grade student from a high school. Hopefully, each club will place an amount in their budget to sponsor one or more youth in their area, The money should be sent to Jerry Vaughan, Treasurer, 7517 S. Buckner-Tarnsney Road, Grain Valley, MO 64029. Phone: H - 816-229-1839, W - 816-795-9499.

Kiwanis International News

1/30/04

Have you been reading the Kiwanis Inciter Marketing Newsletter? It gives really good ideas on improving your public relations image to the public. Another really good feature is advance notice of important events and special weeks coming up in the next several months to assist program directors in scheduling timely speakers and to assist presidents in scheduling special club projects. Did you know that March is "Mental Retardation Month" and "Red Cross Month," April is "Keep America Beautiful" Month, or that April 25 - May 1 is "Skip-a-Meal Week?"