Florida District of Kiwanis

Division 03 Council Meeting

 July 10, 2006

Fellowship Baptist Church

3705 North Monroe Street

Tallahassee, FL

Call to Order – Brenda Sorensen

Pledge of Allegiance- Northside Jon Winter

Invocation- Tallahassee Club – Bill Hilaman

 Scott motion to approve minutes

Cleveland White seconds the motion to approve the minutes from the April 2006 meeting.  

All in favor, none opposed

Division Project Reports

Jere More (Tallahassee-Northside Club) - Wal-Mart issues holding up the diaper drop progress.  He will contact us as soon as Wal-Mart contacts us.  We are looking to the fall

Killearn Club has already gathered their diapers from some sources and to go ahead and get these to their assigned organizations.  Jere is going to get Tommy Mills the immunization stickers for these diapers.

 Nancy Shank (Tallahassee Club) - Miracle League - $250,000 in Tampa – Grant writing for International Support and Florida Kiwanis Foundation suggesting a division wide project David Jones and Eddie Lee are already behind this.  Most of the money is there. They just need more people to help with doing the labor, a fundraiser, and moral support.  Starting in the fall and playing in the spring.   County board is on board with the project to put this in at Tom Brown Park.   The Miracle League Field was proposed as division’s project for the first time this meeting. A motion was made by Cleveland White to make this a division project.  This was a seconded by Nancy Shank and Larry Spalding.   This was so moved by majority vote.    

 Conventions

International

Nancy Shank presented the Keys to Open the Door of Greatness to the division from the international conference meeting and gave a report on the success of the international meeting. 

1. Attendees of the International were Tommy Mills, Nancy Shank, and Cleveland White.

2. Only a couple of amendments passed of the 9 amendments. 

3. Fresh ideas are key to the survival of Kiwanis.  We need to recruit more diversity especially women.    

4.501C3 status is still on hold according to Bill Hilaman Tallahassee Club

5. Cleveland comments:  the International President was outstanding and there was outstanding entertainment. 

6. Nelson Tucker – President, Stan Story – Board of Trustees

 District Convention- 

August 24^th -27th 

We are supposed to be getting ads for 3 pages.  Full page $250, half page $125, quarter page $75 today is the deadline

Killearn club committed to a half page, Tallahassee club committed to a half page, Northside club committed to a half page

  Division Updates

 CLE training- Make up at Faith Presbyterian Church July 28^th, 2006 - 6pm-9pm Thursday Evening

 David Woodward will not be able to be Lt. Gov. from Tallahassee Club.    David Woodward is having family complications causing him to withdraw from the next Lt. Gov. position.

Tallahassee Club will renew the search within their club for the next Lt. Gov.

 
Lake Jackson suggests that each club put together a list of potential nominees for Lt. Gov.

 March of Dimes Contributions by the Division totaled $1,002:

            Tallahassee Kiwanis Club                     $644

            Tallahassee-Killearn Kiwanis Club        $200-(Spirit Station)

            Quincy Kiwanis Club                            $100

            Tallahassee Northside                           $58

The club rotation for Lt. Gov. is as follows: Presently :Tallahassee- Killearn- Northside-Capital City-Greensboro-Havana-Lake Jackson-Madison-Monticello-Perry- Quincy- then back to the Tallahassee Club. 

However Perry and Quincy both passed on their turns as Lt.  Gov.  last year.

 Club Reports

Tallahassee-Northside  Club

Lincoln High School locker clean outs  clothes went to Greensboro Kiwanis Club

Immunization / Health Fair

Excellent programs on a myriads of interesting topics ( Fire Marshall, etc.)

Cleveland White attended the International Convention

Soapbox Derby car sponsored                       

Family Social Event was held in May

Lake Jackson Club

Relay for Life

Girl Scouts Sponsor and their Cruising the Night program

Chiles High School Cook out

Sheriff’s Adventure Camp program sponsor (once a month)  $1000

Oct. 28^th pancake breakfast coming up

Children’s lighthouse contributions of a ton and a half of meat

 and attendance of their graduation ( pen sets as gifts)

Year-end Teacher Party sponsored at Godby High School

Guardian Ad Litum Program sponsored

Literacy Program at the county jail – books provided

Starting up a supper club at a new location in attempts to increase membership and participation (Kountry Kitchen at 6:30pm Thursday Nights)

 
Tallahassee-Killearn Club

New members – Gavin Boone, Vincent Puccio, Janie Nelson

Northeast Chronicle access with Janie Nelson

Golf Tournament raised $10,700

March a Dime –Spirit Station

Ronald McDonald House

Refuge House

Key Club Sponsor for Chiles High School

Books for Veterans

Gretchen Everhart New Playground  for K-12 ( Florida Kiwanis Club, Kiwanis International Foundation)

Miccosukee Baseball Team invited to breakfast – they were undefeated

 Capital City Club

 2^nd  Annual Poker Run and Pool Tournament at Halligan’s Fundraiser

Vidalia Onion Sale

Bethany Project ongoing /  back to school project coming up

Meals on Wheels

Key Club Support

Tallahassee Club

Ralph Davis Fundraiser – Football Season Tickets and parking pass - $25 raffle Ray Solomon

Miracle League Project

Recipes sent in for the caring corner cookbooks

Ornament fundraiser-$20 and the club keeps $10 for the administrative budget

Soap Box Derby – two cars entered and the director was a Kiwanian

Scholarships -$1500 TCC    $5,000  Ralph Davis House Southern Scholarship

Scholarships of $400 x 11 for best volunteer / students = $4,400

260 children IDs at the Mall with TPD April 29th

Junior Museum -  construction work

Spouses Night-  Mission San Luis and catering May 9th

March of Dimes project – $644

Sent 3 members go to the International Convention/ and took Key Club members as well (AWESOME!)

Campaigned for Stan Story for Board Trustee for the Florida District and he got the position

Relay for Life –with the Key Club

 New member-2

 
Monticello Club

 Relay for Life

Watermelon Run-180 runner - $2,500 raised

Supporting Doug Wainwright

Bed Race Participation

2 Ralph Davis Scholarships

Key Club Sponsorships

Foundation Report

Delinquent clubs for foundation dues were not present to respond– Havana, Greensboro, Quincy, and Perry

Meeting Adjourned- Lt. Gov. Brenda Sorensen