CLUB PROJECTS - Following are some of the club projects
that were reported in the February club reports:
Franklin County - held in-school banking at Clark Memorial school; held Reality Store; donated to PAES class; donated to FCHS Moon Buggy Race project.
Highland Rim - contributed $100 to Kiwanis International Foundation.
Manchester - collected alum cans for Habitat; worked and donated $40 to Good Samaritan; tutored at Hickerson Elementary; donated $75 to library; donated $50 to Hickerson Elementary for senior reader lunches; paid for Key Club transportation to District Convention in March.
Murfreesboro - distributed magazines to VA Hospital; sponsored delegate to American Legion Boys State.
Stones River/Oaklands - played bingo at VA; helped Key Clubs with District Convention registration; donated $50 to Holloway Harbor.
Tullahoma - tutored at Hickerson Elementary; donated $25 to Christian Children's Fund; donated $250 to Junior States of America; held Valentines party for Tullahoma Head Start; donated to St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Warren County - working with Key Clubs in Division to provide transportation to District Convention in March.
White County - sponsored baby shower for Open Arms Crisis Pregency Center, providing gifts & donations.
Division Council Meeting - The next Division Council Meeting will be held Thursday, April 15, at 6:00 p.m. with the Manchester Club at the Oak Restaurant on Interstate Drive. Please insure that your club is representated at the next Division Council meeting when we formally elect Lt. Gov. Elect Bob Brinkmann as our Lt. Gov. for 2004-2005 and elect our new Division 1E Lt. Gov. Elect for 2004-2005 (Lt. Gov. for 2005-2006).
Division News - Two clubs in our division won service awards at the Mid-Year Conference. Franklin County won the Multiple Service award for the Emerald Group and Tullahoma won the Multiple Service award for the Ruby Group. These awards are for the 2002-2003 administrative year. Both clubs are to be commended for their service in their communities. The awarding of Distinguished Clubs for 2002-2003 was delayed due to the District getting information late from Kiwanis International. They will be announced at District Convention in August.
Mid-Year Conference - The K-T District Kiwanis Mid-Year Conference was held March 5-7, 2004 at the Four Points Sheraton in Lexington, KY. We had representatives from the Manchester and Tullahoma clubs. I took the CLE Trainer's course and am now a Certified Trainer. I will be doing the CLE training for our division on Saturday, July 10, 2004. All new Presidents and Secretaries for 2004-2005 should attend. News at the convention: The Board of Directors voted to rename Div 1E to 1, Div 1W to 19, Div 2E to 2, and Div 2W to 18 effective Oct 1; ratified Clarksville for the 2004 District Convention and set early bird registration at $100 (regular at $120); named Bowling Green for the 2007 District Convention (2005 is in Louisville & 2006 is in Chattanooga); confirmed the appointment of Tommy Brown as the Lt Gov of Div 15; the District Foundation announced that they have awarded 15 $500 scholarships to children and grandchildren of District Kiwanis members (names to be announced in the April K-T Notes; all Kiwanians are asked to turn in recipes for a District Cookbook to Lloyd Biggs (check the District web site for more details).
89TH Annual Kiwanis International Convention - It's
not too late to make your plans to attend the 89th Kiwanis International
Convention in St. Louis on June 26-29, 2004. St. Louis is close
enough to drive. So now is the time to start getting your car
pool together. And you don't want to miss Willie Nelson performing
on Sunday night. Next year the convention will be in Hawaii. So
be thinking about taking that dream vacation then.
Darrell Drinkall, Lt. Gov.
167 Park Creek Rd.
Manchester, TN 37355-7164
Ph. (931) 728-4729
email: ddrinkall@cafes.net