By Nicole Bole, President, Aktion Club of Janesville; Becky Green, Agency Advisor; Jim McMullen, Kiwanis Advisor

The Aktion Club of Janesville became aware of The Eliminate Project when our Kiwanis advisors, Jim McMullen and Jayme Roth, shared what they learned at their Kiwanis meeting and a Kiwanis conference. Our club was sad to learn about all the mothers and babies who are dying in other countries. It’s hard to believe that US$1.80 can make the difference between life or death ...

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Cypress Falls High School Key Club president Carolina Hernandez and secretary Kevin Duong display the George Hixson Award the club was awarded for exemplifying dedicated service to Kiwanis, the club or community.

The Cypress Falls Key Club has devoted the school year to protecting millions of unborn children from maternal and neonatal tetanus.

On the morning of December 10, 2011, the Key Club teamed up with a local Applebee’s restaurant to hold a charity pancake breakfast for the holidays. All ...

The World Health Organization recently conducted validation surveys in Guinea-Bissau and the results show that the country is now validated as having eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT)! More newborn and mothers’ lives are now free from the anguish of tetanus!

Since 1999, UNICEF and its partners have eliminated the disease in 25 countries. Other countries that have recently validated the elimination of MNT include Ghana, Liberia, Senegal and Burkina Faso. MNT still remains a deadly ...

 

The Bowling Green, Kentucky club became the first Kentucky-Tennessee district club to pledge Model Club status, in June of 2011. Reaching such a goal means innovative fundraising, and the Bowling Green club achieved exactly that with its first annual Winter Splash and Swim event. Teams of four to six swimmers spanning all age groups competed by taking to the pool and swimming as many laps as they could, two swimmers at a time, for an hour!

Following the competitive ...

Le Club de la Vallée de Munster

by Jean Jacquey, multi-division coordinator for The Eliminate Project

Using the action plan of the Club Mulhouse Dean, clubs Dean Colmar, Colmar Doyen and Colmar Bartholdi Hohlandsbourg, as well as the club of the Munster Valley, sold pots of primroses on Saturday, March 17 to benefit The Eliminate Project. More than 3,320 flowers were sold at the car parks of the supermarkets in Colmar and Munster, as well as at a local trade ...

Capture the connection

Get out your digital cameras, smartphones and video recorders: Key Club International and Circle K International are looking for the best homemade videos about The Eliminate Project: Kiwanis eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus.

The winners of both Key Club’s and CKI's separate Cut MNT out of the picture! video contests for The Eliminate Project will be recognized at the 2012 Key Club International Convention in Orlando and at the 57th Annual Circle K International Convention in New Orleans ...

President Alan Penn and President-elect Tom DeJulio have extended a Model Club Challenge to save mothers and babies. By accepting the Model Club Challenge, governors and governors-elect are stepping up to either give a Model Club commitment to the campaign from their home club or get another club to sign on as a Model Club.

A Model Club commitment is a commitment of a US$750 per-member average. With the power to save or protect more than 416 lives per member, ...

Does your club have a club coordinator for The Eliminate Project? Club coordinators work with club leadership to plan and lead their club’s Eliminate Project activities. Every Kiwanis club worldwide will have a club coordinator to lead their club in saving or protecting thousands of mothers and their newborn babies. Currently, there are 350 club coordinators worldwide. If you are interested in leading your club as club coordinator, please contact The Eliminate Project campaign office at +1-317-217-6213, or by emailing ...

Mother’s Day Zeller Fellowship recognition ceremony, ASPAC Convention 2012.

This year’s ASPAC convention was held March 14-17 in Sri Lanka, and was attended by more than 370 Kiwanians. The Eliminate Project was a feature of the convention, with both a dedicated dinner and a 10-panelist workshop that provided a great opportunity to share information and generate excitement. Attendees also received valuable information about the many ways they can positively impact the lives of mothers and babies at an information booth. ...

Young mom Marlene Capatas and her baby Janelle are both protected from tetanus because Marlene got immunized.

This past month, a delegation for The Eliminate Project traveled to the Philippines to witness first-hand the efforts to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. The delegation visited the country’s capital city of Manila and several towns in Benguet Province. From April 16 – 20, delegation members Bob Parton, Valerie Brown, Bridgetta Jones, Chia-Sing Hwang, Wu-Tien Huang and Dato’ Wong Foon Meng joined Kiwanis ...

The Eliminate Project’s first-ever Worldwide Report Day is May 22. All district coordinators should be prepared to share their district’s success thus far with Chairman Randy DeLay. These calls are an opportunity for each district to report total funds raised, total Model Clubs, Zeller Fellows, Lead and Major Gifts and club coordinators. Additionally, the report time is an opportunity to discuss fundraising potential and next steps. Worldwide Report Day is a pivotal date for the campaign that provides an overview ...

Consider honoring your mother or a special person in your life with a limited-edition Mother’s Day Zeller. If you make your gift in someone’s name, she will receive the Zeller Fellowship medallion, the limited-edition Mother’s Day Zeller lapel pin, a personalized certificate and a postcard informing her of the gift made in her honor. The Mother’s Day Zeller donation is the same as a traditional Zeller gift of $1,250, but must be paid in full by June 15.

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The Eliminate Project recently launched the new and much anticipated Campaign Progress Page!

This new page informs Kiwanians, campaign leaders and the public about fundraising progress and the progress towards maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination.

Navigating the map

You may navigate the map to view specific information about countries where MNT is eliminated, where MNT is still a threat and where fundraising efforts are ongoing. Click on a fundraising country for the fundraising totals of that country and respective ...

For The Eliminate Project to be successful, you need to share stories, news and inspiration about The Eliminate Project and about your clubs’ efforts. Not sure what to share? This new monthly blog will guide you.

This month, share our online resources.

As a club member you might find yourself in different situations where you need to tell others about The Eliminate Project.

You may be:

• Presenting to a group of potential donors;
• Presenting to a club that’s hearing about ...

Matt Morris and Dr. Will Zeck, Chief of the Health and Nutrition Section, UNICEF Philippines

By Matt Morris, Kiwanis International Foundation Major/Planned Gifts Officer

Today is all about why we’re here, what we need to know and the experiences and personal stories we will bring home to you.

Among UNICEF’s staff in the Philippines making presentations this morning was Dr. Will Zeck, Chief of the Health and Nutrition Section. Will has seen maternal and neonatal tetanus in the clinics where ...

 
Left to right: Derrick Barrido (interpreter), delegation members Wu-Tien Huang and Valerie Brown

By Matt Morris, Kiwanis International Foundation Major/Planned Gifts Officer

Wu-Tien Huang didn’t change time zones when traveling from Taiwan to the Philippines for The Eliminate Project site visit, but he was glad to finally arrive in Manila on Sunday after a day’s journey to join the other delegates. Mr. Huang is heading the campaign’s efforts in his district, and while he can cite several successes in ...