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Foundation Executive Board
President – James R. Meyer
President elect – Bill Ricigliano
Vice President –Winifred Holland
IP President – Alan Paoli
Secretary – Gwen Leys
Treasurer – L. George Leonard
Ex Officio Trustees
District Governor –
Gary Frechette
District Governor elect –
Todd Smith
Vice Governor – Steve LeBlanc
Executive Director –
Melanie J. Winternheimer
Past Governor – Dr. Celia Earle
Charles Gugliuzza
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
FLORIDA KIWANIS FOUNDATION Jim Meyer
Foundation launches it forty-sixth year, the charitable arm of the Florida District of Kiwanis is strong and is continuing to build strength. The beginning of the 2016-2017 Kiwanis Year brings with it new and enhanced efforts by the Foundation to provide the means to improve the lives of Kiwanians, their families and many other Floridians.
Since its beginning in the spring of 1971, not too long after your current Foundation president became a Kiwanian, the FKF has striven to build its resources with a mission of providing the economic resources required to aid in sustaining the District’s Service Leadership Programs. Of the District’s SLP’s, its Key Clubs and Circle K clubs are among the strongest student organizations in their respective high school and colleges across the State of Florida. Our Key Clubbers are a young force over
What’s Inside
Page 2 - 4 Mini Grants at Work Page 5 Historic Moments Page 6 What’s NEW Page 7 Sailing to DCON Page 8 Foundation Gifts Page 9 ‘Friends’ of the FKF Page 10 Scholarships 2017 Page 11 Board of Trustees
SPRING EDITION 2017 Vol. 4
2017 DATES TO REMEMBER
June 30 Cycle II Grants Deadline
July 13-16 KI Convention, Paris, France
August 24-27 FL Kiwanis 100th District Convention, Naples, FL
Fellow Kiwanians,
Now the Kiwanis year is well more than half over. We are rapidly approaching both ICON (next month under the Eiffel Tower) and DCON. While the Florida District will be fairly well represented in Paris, including our candidate for International Trustee, Past Gov. Chuck Gugliuzza, there will be many more of us in Naples, enjoying the Gulf breezes and carrying on the business of Kiwanis here in our District.
The Florida Kiwanis Foundation, while it has not deemed it necessary to change its name, continues to provide funds for a myriad of endeavors throughout the District, in aid to the children. As a follow up to Children’s Week in Tallahassee, another project, principally funded by the Foundation, will be the Kids Packs , a Large Scale Service Project, on Thursday afternoon during the convention in August. The goal is to assemble 1000 backpacks for chemo kids and/or displaced kids removed from their homes for a variety of reasons. These backpacks will be filled with items such as a stuffed animal, activity books as well as craft activities, tissues, a blanket, a book to read, toothbrush and other hygiene products. This will be an effort to create a small package of life essentials. You will have the opportunity to volunteer for the “assembly line” to achieve the mission.
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FOUNDATION MINI GRANTS AT WORK
IN YOUR COMMUNITIES
KC of Tamarac receives mini grant check for Christmas in July supplies.
Photo L to R - Pam Davidson, Lt. Gov. elect, Trustee Division 23 Richard Leys, and Joel Davidson, DLG and current club President.
Christmas in July has benefited from several mini grants this year. Pictured here is a busy packing day for backpacks filled with shoes, socks, underwear, school supplies and toiletries for over 3000 homeless children residing in shelters in Broward County.
Photo Left – Lisa Cook from KC of Plantation provides support at the CIJ shoe table.
Photo Below – Trustee Div 23 Richard Leys makes presentation of Mini Grant Check to KC Pompano Beach VP Mike Franklin, Pres Fred Segal for kick off of weekend back pack food program Pompano Beach Elementary School.
Division 24 KC of Sawgrass Sunrise members shopping with Past Governor Dr. Celia Earle and Div 24 Trustee Arlene Lewis Marr for the children who will attend this year’s Christmas in July.
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MORE GRANTS HELPING THE
CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY
Photo below: L-R Destin Kiwanis Club members Pam Martin, Wanda Pitts, Liz LaFollette and Cherie Johnson with the Kindergarten teachers of Destin Elementary School receiving the Place Values Cubes to aid the children in counting, addition and subtraction.
University City Kiwanis members preparing to host a spaghetti dinner for students and their families during a carnival at the Stephen Foster Elementary School in Gainesville, FL.
The Madison Kiwanis Club will utilize this mini grant to support the United Methodist Church Madison Youth Ranch in securing a tutor for the children. L-R Director Ruth Moore, LG Woody Price, Jim Wylie, Trustee, Div 3 and Ranch horses ‘Sugar and Pinky’
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FOUNDATION GRANTS HELP TO FUND
OUR COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Photos
Top Left - KC of Pinellas Park President Bart Diebold receives check from Trustee Elizabeth Wulff Div 13 for a Children’s Fishing Derby. Top Right – KC of Immokalee grant provides funding for Div 22 ‘Christmas in July’. Left – KC of East Naples, Greater Collier Foundation and Naples also participating in Div 22 CIJ for over 800 Homeless children. Bottom Left – KC of Dunedin qualified for a Matching Grant for a multi generational Outdoor Fitness Park. Bottom Right – KC of Golden Gate grant funds assisted with CIJ also.
Immokalee Christmas In July
2016
Foundation President elect Bill Ricigliano with IP Governor
Dr. Celia Earle
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Gov. Farris Bryant presents KI President Merle Tucker with a specially made Seminole Indian jacket.
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HIGHLIGHTS and UPDATES
FROM YOUR FOUNDATION BOARD
SNAZZY TRAVELER
Florida Kiwanis Foundation has partnered with Snazzy Traveler to bring exclusive savings and travel options to our Kiwanis family and friends.
This offer is absolutely FREE by using the exclusive promo code FLKiwanisTravel (normally $99) for unlimited access to travel savings worldwide.
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SAILING TO
DISTRICT CONVENTION
You are invited to join us for a round of Golf at DCON
Where: The Classics Golf Course Lely Resort Golf & Country Club
When: Thursday, August 24, 2017
Shotgun Start: 8:30 AM
Cost: $125 per Golfer includes lunch
Sponsorship: $100 Hole & Tee sponsorship available for individuals,
clubs and Divisions
Proceeds benefit our Grant Program
It’s all about the Kids we serve!
the
KIDS !
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“Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire”. ~ Samuel Johnson
Dr. Timothy Brooks of the Kiwanis Club of Bartow received the Ralph Davis Fellow award from Foundation President Jim Meyer and was congratulated by Division 15 Trustee, Kelly Casey.
Bartow Treasurer, Bill Bohde, presented the annual Foundation contributions to Div 15 Trustee, Kelly Casey, with FKF President Jim Meyer and Bartow President Scott Young, assisting.
Ralph Davis Fellow
This Fellowship is an elite group of super dedicated Kiwanians and friends to Kiwanis that have either donated $1000 or more to the endowment fund, or so moved others to contribute $1000 or more in their name. Each Ralph Davis Fellow is given a serialized medallion to wear around their neck at Kiwanis functions, as well as a wall shadow box and a lapel pin.
Additional contributions are noted as Diamond Level Ralph Davis awards and are so noted by a change in the color of the neck ribbon and the issuance of jewel embedded pins denoting the Diamond Level. Occasionally, matching donation programs cover part of the contribution. The funds go directly into the Endowment Fund to insure a lasting legacy for the children. Income from the Endowment Fund is redistributed by way of grants to local clubs for project assistance.
FOUNDATION GIFTS AT WORK
Virtual Kiwanis Big Bend will use funds to purchase back packs for weekend food program and helmets for the Brain Injury Association of Florida. In photo are Key club members of the Godby HS who are assisting with this project.
Tallahassee Northside will use the mini grant funds to purchase school uniforms and performance dresses for the students of Lighthouse Children’s Home for community fund raisers.
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FOUNDATION NEWS
Friends of the Foundation
LETTER FROM THE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT (continued from Page 1)
President-Elect Bill Ricigliano has been able to reschedule the ‘Friends of the Foundation’ dinner to take place at the Deep Lagoon restaurant which is owned by the same group as the previously scheduled location. Be certain to become a Friend of the Foundation and join us at the launch of this newest group of ardent Foundation supporters.
Then there is the Snazzy Traveler, open for free to Kiwanians and providing strong cost savings on travel related expenses. The Wylie One and crew have brought us an excellent affinity program that can provide the Foundation with an excellent return, if it is well utilized by the thousands of Kiwanians out there by simply signing up for the benefits. Check out the Foundation website for details.
Yours in Kiwanis, Jim Meyer
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Brianna Ariza – Sunlake High School
Kaylee Bentley – Sunlake High School
Casey Broker – Sunlake High School
Emma Crawford – Lely High School
Melinda Hebert – So. Broward High School
Monica Lyons – Sunlake High School
Payton Mulkey – Pompano Beach High School
Ruth Nguyen – Seminole High School
Shanjida Rauf – Cape Coral High School
Hannah Rosenbaum – Sebring High School
Lauren Rosengarten – Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Kimberly Sinanan – Pompano Beach High School
Meaghan Slater – Sunlake High School
FL Kiwanis
Foundation
SCHOLARSHIP
AWARDS
Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we
as a people may be engaged in. ~ Abraham Lincoln
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Our Mission & Focus
The Mission of the Florida Kiwanis Foundation, as stated in its By-laws, is to secure funds, bequests, and other suitable and appropriate means and to expend these funds in support of the objectives of the Kiwanis clubs and their sponsored youth organizations in the Florida District of Kiwanis International.
As a result of a strategic plan adopted by the Board of Trustees in 1997, the Foundation’s primary focuses are:
The securing and expending of funds in leadership development activities for Kiwanis sponsored organizations in the Florida District of Kiwanis International
– K-Kids Clubs : in elementary schools – Builders Clubs : in middle schools – Key Clubs : in high schools – Circle K Clubs : in colleges and universities – AKTION Clubs : for physically or emotionally challenged persons
The support of worthy projects of Kiwanis clubs in the Florida District of Kiwanis International in their local communities, notably to benefit Young Children: Priority One emphases, through the Foundation’s Grants program.
Meet Your 2016-17 Trustees
Trustee Div 1 Grant Williams [email protected] Trustee Div 16 Barbara Essenwine [email protected]
Trustee Div 2 Keith Forehand, II [email protected] Trustee Div 17 Gary L. French [email protected]
Trustee Div 3 F. James Wylie, Jr. [email protected] Trustee Div 18N John David Wild [email protected]
Trustee Div 4 Tom Weller [email protected]
Trustee Div 5 Stan Storey [email protected] Trustee Div 18S Andrew Sais [email protected]
Trustee Div 6 Trustee Div 19 D. Bruce Boyd, Jr. [email protected]
Trustee Div 7 Frank Consentino [email protected] Trustee Div 20 Helen Zientek [email protected]
Trustee Div 8 Dana Cutlip [email protected] Trustee Div 21 Thomas M. Ramiccio [email protected]
Trustee Div 9 Trueman Hurley [email protected] Trustee Div 22 Nancy C. Markham
Trustee Div 10 Barry Rigby [email protected] [email protected]
Trustee Div 11 Esther Anderson [email protected] Trustee Div 23 Richard Leys [email protected]
Trustee Div 12 Dan Borba [email protected] Trustee Div 24 Arlene Lewis-Marr [email protected]
Trustee Div 13 Elizabeth Wulff [email protected] Trustee Div 25 Carmen Calzon [email protected]
Trustee Div 14 Eugene J. McDonald [email protected] Trustee Div 26 Paul Simmonds [email protected]
Trustee Div 15 J. Kelly Casey [email protected]