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Governor Dave Hessman opened the convention, welcomed = all attendees and introduced Bill Campbell, who was master of ceremonies for th= e day. Bill had the honor of introducing four excellent and diverse speakers.
Jane Erickson addressed the Kiwanis International Foundation Challenge. She talked about our growth goa= l of a million members by the year 2015 and what that means to the Foundation. M= ore members means more projects, more service and a greater need for Foundation grants.
At a recent Key Leader conference, one of the teen-age attendees responded to questions by telling her of a “heart ripping desire” to achieve their personal best through service leadership in = the community. The KI Foundation supports Kiwanis programs such as Key Leader, K-Kids and others, as well as projects proposed by individual clubs, such as the Webster City, Iowa, Kids in Need Program that was awarded a grant of $11,300.
Jane stressed that “we can make a differenceR= 21; by contributing at least $5 per member to the KI Foundation Annual Gift Campai= gn. We can lead by example – at present the NE-IA District has given $422= ,000. We can also build relationships by identifying potential donors and support= ing the $37,000,000 Endowment Campaign.
The Kiwanis Foundation Challenge is:
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Chuck outlined five changes that have occurred since 1= 999-2000:
«é= ; People will not remember you for what you say, but will remember what you do.
é= ; We need to get outside of our comfort zone to bring in new ideas, have a passi= on for change and be more inclusive.
Oscar felt that the problems we face as people ar= e:
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