International President: ROBERT L. MOORE, Venice, Florida
International President-Elect: CASE VAN KLEEF, Plover, Wisconsin
International Vice-President/Treasurer: STEPHEN K. SIEMENS, Des Moines, Iowa
DONALD R. CANADAY, Indianapolis, Indiana - Three-year term 2003-06
MARK B. RABAUT, Utica, Michigan Three-year term 2003-06
JOEL LEE WILLIAMS, Troy, Alabama - Three-year term 2003-06
PIERRE LALIBERTÉ, Cap Rouge, Québec - Three-year term 2003-06
GUNTER GASSER, Spittal an der Drau, Austria - Three-year term 2003-06
Amendment #1 to increase the annual per capita International dues from US$27 to US$42.
Amendment #2 to mandate that the board of Trustees adjust the dues from the clubs as set forth in Kiwanis International Procedures in any country based on the Gross National Income per capita as reported by the World Bank.
The schedule for payment shall be as follows:
Countries with per capita income US $10,000 or more pay US
$42.00.
Countries with per capita income US $5,000 to US $9,999 pay US
$27.00.
Countries with per capita income US $4,999 or less shall pay US
$18.00.
Amendment #3 to provide larger delegates from larger clubs at district conventions.
Amendment #4 to enable Kiwanis clubs to allocate up to 15% of revenue from its fund-raising activities to meet administrative expenses.
Resolution #1 United In Service
All Kiwanis clubs and Kiwanians commit themselves to the goals of our 2003-04 Kiwanis International President. Kiwanis International, through its clubs and individual Kiwanis members, always has accepted and met the challenge to provide service to our communities. The cornerstone of Kiwanis' efforts always has focused on service.
Therefore, be it resolved that:
Every Kiwanis club should:
1. Succeed with Service - Perform a Young Children: Priority One
service project by:
· Sponsoring a new sponsored youth club or increase
support of sponsored youth clubs
· Doing a joint service project with other Kiwanis-family
member(s)
· Making additional contributions to the Worldwide Service
Project
2. Excel with Membership by:
· Sponsoring a new Kiwanis club in the division or sponsor
a new Kiwanis club in a developing Kiwanis nation
· Adding a new member each month (1+1+1)
· Supporting the global expansion of sponsored youth programs
to address community needs within cultural contexts
3. Educate Everyone by:
· Educating every club officer
· Providing continuing education for all members
· Delivering a comprehensive orientation to all new members
· Making Kiwanis known to the community
Resolution #2 113,000 Reasons to Complete Our Worldwide Service Project Pledge
In 1994, the Kiwanians of the world pledged to help virtually eliminate iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) worldwide. Kiwanis made a commitment to wipe out this scourge responsible for preventable mental retardation, physical disabilities, and death. All Kiwanis clubs and Kiwanians were urged to do their part to ensure the success of this ambitious endeavor. By 2000, 70 percent of households in developing countries were using iodized salt, and in 2002, Kiwanis International achieved a goal with worldwide impact: raising more than US$75 million in contributions and pledges. This great work continues across the globe.
As we celebrate our success, IDD is not virtually eliminated, and universal iodization is not yet a reality. 113,000 infants are born each day under the threat of diminished mental capacity and worse. These are 113,000 reasons why Kiwanis clubs and Kiwanians need to join forces to collect our pledges and to complete our mission.
Therefore, be it resolved that:
The members of Kiwanis International and all its sponsored organizations join forces in a continued commitment to achieve our goal to eliminate the leading cause of diminished mental capacity, iodine deficiency disorders. This was our mission in 1994, and we will complete the mission by 2005.
And be it further resolved that:
Kiwanis made a commitment to improve the lives of millions of the world's children, and we will achieve that goal.
Resolution #3 Our Commitment to Young Children: Priority One
Young Children: Priority One reflects our firm resolve to adopt meaningful and consequential projects addressing the needs of the world's youngest citizens. The program encourages Kiwanians to focus on areas involving safety and pediatric trauma, child care and development, maternal and infant health, and parent education and support.
Therefore, be it resolved that:
1. Every Kiwanis club is encouraged to have at least one project that helps young children.
2. Every Kiwanis club is encouraged to promote programs that enhance the quality of a child's life, maximize physical and mental capabilities, and foster harmonious personality development.
3. Every Kiwanis club is encouraged to provide opportunities for children to act like children, play in safe environments, and learn about their world by participating in social, cultural, and physical activities.
4. Every Kiwanis club is encouraged to reduce the incidence of pediatric trauma by educating parents and caregivers through broad-based awareness programs, as well as by teaching children basic skills and preventative measures that will keep them free from harm.
More than 10,000 books were collected for the Christel House adopt-a school book drive. Stones River/Oaklands, Division 1E donated 800 books. Glen Kleine, brought 49 books from the Kiwanis Club of Richmond. Many other K-T District clubs brought books as well. More than 10,000 books were collected at the convention.
Kentucky-Tennessee District members of the Kiwanis International Convention Election Committee were Sherrie Hagan, Terrell E. Horne, Audrey B. Jones, Bill Larson, Jan Larson, Dillard R. Lester, Donald Sigman, Esther Sims, Joe Smartt, Mark A. Stokes, Mark A. Sullivan and Larry D. Vickers.
Kentucky-Tennessee District members of the Kiwanis International Convention Sergeants-at-Arms Committee were Bill W. Brower, Gilbert L. Carlson, Edward F. Coffman, Charles E. Price III, and Rebecca L. Taulbee.
