• Philanthropy through The Eliminate Project honors women


    Left to right: Matt Morris of Kiwanis International Foundation, District First Lady Nancy Dietz, District Governor Fred Dietz, Francine Pease

    By Francine Pease, Kiwanis Club of Greater East Troy

    As a woman, I was deeply touched when I heard about The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis’ effort to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus, which profoundly affects the lives of women and newborns in developing countries. As a sister to five women, mother to one, and grandmother to seven, I know that I ...

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  • The Eliminate Project online: What to share this month

    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 monthly blog will guide you.

    This month, share a presentation.

    Make The Eliminate Project a part of your club meetings. Share a presentation from The Eliminate Project website or create your own.

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  • Honor mothers

    For a limited time leading up to Mother’s Day or International Women’s Day, you can donate US$1,250 to The Eliminate Project and receive a dedicated Mother’s Day Zeller medallion to recognize the special women in your life. Come back to The Eliminate Project website on February 15 for the official launch of the Mother's Day Zeller page to kick off the Mother's Day Zeller opportunity on March 1. Request more information: campaign@TheEliminateProject.org.

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  • Thank you to our newest Major Gift donor and Model and 100K Clubs!

    Kiwanis will raise US$110 million to help save or protect millions of mothers and babies from maternal and neonatal tetanus. Pledges can be made over a five-year period, and along the way, you and your club can earn special recognition for your support. Generosity from your heart. Gratitude from ours.

    We would like to extend our sincere thanks to our newest Major Gift donor and Model and 100K Clubs!

    Major Gift
    Angus Slater Lamond Jr.

    100K Clubs
    West Des Moines...

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  • Florida Key Clubs and Kiwanis clubs partner to raise $14,000 for The Eliminate Project



    Raising US$110 million to save or protect more than 61 million mothers and their future newborns from tetanus will take the collaboration of the entire Kiwanis family. All across the country Kiwanis clubs are partnering with their SLP clubs to make this a reality. One such project happened in Florida.

    by Lt. Governor Margaret Ledea, Division 19, Florida District of Key Club International and Lt. Governor Melissa Horadam, Division 22, Florida District of Key Club International

    Numerous projects have already ...

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  • The Eliminate Project and SLP–great news from the SLKP conference!


    (SLP Subcommitee members Jerry Johnson (Georgia/K-Kids) and Stuart McCormack (Eastern Canada & Caribbean/Aktion Club) with Ruth Pollak, SLP Campaign Director & Campaign Area Director Europe)

    The SLKP conference took place from January 20-22 in Indianapolis with more than 200 district administrators, district chairmen and governors-elect in attendance. The Eliminate Project was made a high priority on the agenda and the activities ranged from individual SLP brainstorming sessions, a general dinner presentation and a service project specifically designed for The Eliminate ...

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  • Mary and Dick Langdon make Lead Gift to The Eliminate Project

    (Lead Gift Medallion)

    After more than 30 combined years of service and commitment to Kiwanis International, Mary and Dick Langdon made an extraordinary commitment to The Eliminate Project through their Lead Gift of US$100,000.

    Mary Langdon, a Kiwanis International Foundation trustee, recently returned from a site visit to Sierra Leone as a member of The Eliminate Project delegation. While in Sierra Leone, the delegation of 10 donors and staff witnessed first-hand the efforts to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus and ...

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  • Clubs can show their generosity by becoming Model Clubs


    December certainly was the season for giving for many Kiwanis clubs around the world. Six clubs stepped up to become Model Clubs during the month, bringing the worldwide total to 58 Model Clubs as of December 2011. Becoming a Model Club has a huge impact in the fight to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus, which is a great example of how Kiwanians uniting toward a common goal can change the world. These clubs combined to save or protect more than ...

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  • Helping change the world one assembly at a time

     

    By Maddie Minor, Key Club Lieutenant Governor, University High School in Morgantown, West Virginia

    West Virginia is promoting The Eliminate Project! At University High School in Morgantown, West Virginia, I hosted an assembly for donations. The students and faculty of my school entered the gym without knowing anything about The Eliminate Project. After showing a PowerPoint presentation and videos to advertise what Key Club is doing, nearly 1,350 people left with the knowledge of how we are helping to ...

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  • 8,999 + YOU!


    (Multi-division coordinator Judith Kuhn is a fixture of the newly created La Esperanza club.)

    Multi-division coordinators are working in their areas to recruit the next level of campaign leadership – the division coordinator. Division coordinators are an integral part of the campaign team as they support both club coordinators and their multi-division coordinator.

    When recruitment of division coordinators is complete, they will number 900 and help direct the efforts of multiple clubs. Currently, multi-division coordinators have recruited 54 percent of ...

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  • Changing fear to joy



    By Mary Langdon, Kiwanis International Foundation Trustee

    We made our way into the peripheral health unit, and I was amazed at how cool the building was. The women were brought to the back porch in groups of three for their tetanus vaccinations. Some of the women did not have a vaccination card and the nurse had to fill a new one out for them. She was explaining to them to keep the card in a safe place and also about ...

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  • Sierra Leone reflection: Even 5,000 miles away, we're all the same



    By Sophia Bird

    Sophia Bird is the daughter of South Central Indiana Kiwanian Loni Dishong. After serving as president of the Jackson Creek Middle School Builders Club, she moved on to high school and was elected president this year for the Bloomington, Indiana, Key Club. Sophia travelled to Sierra Leone with her grandparents Jerry and Linda Christiano.

    Standing in a small village full of people from an entirely different walk of life, who didn't live or act like me, I ...

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  • The Eliminate Project online: What to share this month

    For The Eliminate Project to be successful, you need to share stories, news and inspiration about The Eliminate Project and about your clubs’ efforts. Interacting with friends, family members and people throughout your community is important.

    Not sure what to share? This new monthly blog will guide you.

    This month, share what we are doing:

    With The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of nearly ...

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  • Model Club mania

    Kiwanis clubs worldwide have caught Model Club fever! Our team of energetic volunteer leaders and committed club members has been working hard to spread the word about The Eliminate Project, the effects of maternal and neonatal tetanus and what Kiwanians can do to help. Advocacy is clearly paying off. In the month of November, at least 13 clubs worldwide have pledged to be a Model or 100K Club. In just four weeks, Kiwanis clubs have pledged more than US$500,000 ...

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  • Inspiring sessions at the multi-division coordinator orientation in Brussels


    (Campaign leaders from the France-Monaco District are all smiles. From left: Nicole Kastler, Agnes Lescaut, Jean-Pierre Berton, Jean Jacquey, and Josette Gelci.)

    The last multi-division coordinator orientation for The Eliminate Project has been completed in Europe. This tremendous accomplishment has prepared more than 250 campaign team members who are working as one Kiwanis to change history and eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. Ongoing leadership orientations are now in the hands of our volunteers; the multi-division coordinators are ready to train, ...

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  • Sierra Leone: On the brink of elimination



    By Jo Lynn Garing, Public Relations Manager, Kiwanis International

    We crowded into a room at the peripheral health unit in Sierra Leone’s Moyamba District to listen to a local mother’s story. She had given birth a few months ago at the health unit to a healthy baby boy. Shortly after the birth, the baby showed signs of tetanus. After a couple agonizing days, the baby fully recovered and health workers determined it was not tetanus after all.

    This was obviously ...

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  • Sierra Leone reflection: Field Day One

     

    By Jo Lynn Garing, Public Relations Manager, Kiwanis International

    Our journey into the field began on Wednesday, November 23 with a four-hour drive to Moyamba. The first two hours were on a busy, but paved, road. The last two hours were on a horrendous dirt road, with large potholes and craters covering virtually every inch of open road.

    We arrived at the Moyamba district hospital late morning, tired from the drive but excited to begin our journey. At the ...

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  • The Eliminate Project online: What to share this month

    For The Eliminate Project to be successful, you need to share stories, news and inspiration about The Eliminate Project and about your clubs’ efforts. Interacting with friends, family members and people throughout your community is important.

    Not sure what to share? This new monthly blog will guide you.

    This month, share your stories about The Eliminate Project:

    Offer your own unique perspective as we join together in the fight against maternal and neonatal tetanus. Your story is what will move ...

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  • You never know when a “Mr. Fullmer” might be listening

     By Gus Hawkins, District Coordinator for Indiana

    Never underestimate your ability to connect with another human being.

    My wife, Past Indiana Governor Pat Hawkins, and I like to vacation in southwest Florida. While we don’t get down there often enough, we like to attend the Marco Island Kiwanis Club meetings whenever we can.

    I was the club’s guest speaker in November, and I gave a presentation on The Eliminate Project. There was a lot of interest with lots of great ...

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  • Give a gift that protects the connection

    It's the end of the calendar year, and in many cultures around the world that means this is the season for giving. Through The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis members have the opportunity during the holidays to protect the connection between mothers and babies in the poorest, most remote regions of the world.

    Consider following Gus Hawkins' example. The Highland, Indiana, Kiwanian asked friends and families to contribute to the fight against maternal and neonatal tetanus in lieu of birthday gifts. An ...

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  • Multi-division coordinator orientations – a success!


    (Former CKI member Brian Cofranceseco (right) is a new Kiwanian and has joined The Eliminate Project team as a multi-division coordinator for Ron Forest (left) and the New England district.)

    Multi-division coordinator orientations have been completed for the Asia-Pacific, USA and Andean and Central American districts – and with great results. The orientations have not only been an opportunity to train leadership on the next phase of the campaign plan, but have also proven to be opportunities for great inspiration. ...

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  • Help your club set its sights high: become a Walter Zeller Fellow today!

    While the opportunity to receive a Charter Walter Zeller Fellowship has ended, we are proud to continue awarding Walter Zeller Fellowships in recognition of one-time gifts or two-year consecutive pledges of US$1,250 to The Eliminate Project.

    This special recognition opportunity, available exclusively during The Eliminate Project, honors donors that contribute to save or protect 690 women and their future newborns. For just US$52 a month – less than US$1.80 per day – Walter Zeller Fellows will help secure early success ...

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  • Ghana eliminates maternal and neonatal tetanus

    On November 30, 2011, the government of Ghana announced that maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) has been eliminated in the country. More newborn and mothers’ lives are now free from the anguish of tetanus! Read more.

    Since 1999, UNICEF and its partners have eliminated the disease in 21 countries. Other countries that have recently validated the elimination of MNT include Turkey, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique and Uganda. MNT still remains a deadly threat in ...

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  • K-Kids sell lemonade for The Eliminate Project

    The 29 members of the Pinecrest School K-Kids Club in Annandale, VA have been very excited and motivated to raise money for The Eliminate Project after learning about the cause. They enthusiastically voted to sell lemonade at the school’s Fun Fair on October 22 and to go Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF to raise additional money for the Eliminate Project.


    The group’s efforts at the lemonade stand raised $227.01. “It felt good that we were really making a difference. I’m glad we ...

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  • Bellmore Kiwanis Club: How we planned our first fundraiser for The Eliminate Project

    We first heard about the Eliminate Project at the international convention in Las Vegas. It was overwhelming and impressive at the same time. To think there was such a devastating disease in the world and we could do something to help eliminate it!

    Months later at the mid-year conference upstate, we heard about this project again. Now, we decided we had to do something more aggressive than just writing a check – we had to host a fundraiser. We immediately ...

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