On May 23, The Eliminate Project campaign team rallied together for Worldwide Report Day—allowing nearly 6,000 volunteers to publicize their districts’ commitment to save women and babies. District coordinators shared fundraising goals totaling US$92,706,860 toward our US$110 million goal. We have 429 Model Clubs, a US$137.63 district per-member average and a 59% percent district club participation average.

Thank you to all of the campaign volunteers that made our third Worldwide Report Day a tremendous success. I am truly grateful to ...

The Lead and Major Gifts Committee is committed to raise more than US$14 million for The Eliminate Project and help save or protect more than 7.7 million women and their future babies. We will focus on increasing our total number of Lead and Major Gifts and documenting our verbal and pending gifts. Our committee members are excited to further global immunization efforts and are dedicated to helping eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus in the 28 countries where the disease remains ...

The New York District is committed to serving the children in their own communities and in the global village. Through the efforts of Lt. Governor Carolyn Trimbach of the Central Division, members are participating in a project that includes children at home and abroad. A local author in that division, Dr. Willliam A. Guiffré, has offered his beautifully written and illustrated children’s books with 50 percent of the purchase price going to The Eliminate Project. Since Governor Al Norato’s project ...

The Australia District is focused on increased giving by encouraging all clubs to plan specific fundraisers for The Eliminate Project. The Mother’s Day project will be a district promotional focus and fundraising from the public. Australia will work with our strong network of volunteers in all divisions and clubs to continue to be one of the world leaders for The Eliminate Project. By the Kiwanis International convention, Australia will save or protect more than 236,000 women and their future babies....

NZ-SP DiF is working steadily toward our district goal. To date we have pledged or paid $248,150 of our goal of $432,479 or about 57 percent of target. To achieve this while trying to rebuild NZ-SP to district status is not easy, but the team is working hard. Nine of our 47 clubs in the district have pledged Model Club status, which is almost 20 percent. We hope more may follow. Several clubs are looking to honor their retiring presidents ...

Pledges and contributions to The Eliminate Project in the Pacific Northwest have been accelerating, and we are expecting the Kiwanis International convention in Vancouver to further boost club participation.

We are focused on PARTICIPATION, so watch the California-Nevada-Hawaii District hit home run after home run, and help the children of world by eliminating MNT in 2015!

The Rocky Mountain District's support of The Eliminate Project….it’s not a choice, it's a responsibility!

The Montana District sees a new day dawning for children that should not be dying from this horrible tetanus scourge. Our contributions will be through education, perseverance and personal sacrifice. We will make a difference.

The Southwest District is committed to raise more than US$1,567,262 for The Eliminate Project and help save or protect more than 870,000 women and their future babies. Our focus is on achieving 100 percent participation of all Kiwanis Clubs in the Southwest District. Our 23 Model Clubs have provided us with a strong base. Our passionate and dedicated campaign team is committed to providing on-site assistance to help all of our clubs achieve their respective goals. We believe that eliminating ...

The Utah-Idaho District is committed to raise more than US$604,900 for The Eliminate Project and help save or protect more than 336,056 women and their future babies. We will focus on increasing Model Clubs, enlisting Walter Zeller fellows and securing strong volunteers in the divisions and clubs to achieve our district’s goals. Our members are making progress to further global immunization efforts and help eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus in the 28 countries where the disease remains a threat. Treasure ...

The third Worldwide Report Day is almost finished. Districts have confirmed fundraising goals that total US$71,073,294 toward our US$110 million. We have only 10 more reports to go so don’t go away! We will be back for live updates at 3:40 p.m.

The Minnesota-Dakotas District is embracing The Eliminate Project. In a coordinating way, we will help eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus in the world by 2015. We will secure 30 Model Clubs by the end of the 2012-2013 Kiwanis Year.

The Service Leadership Programs (SLP) recently completed one of their signature fundraising initiatives for The Eliminate Project: Eliminate Week. Four programs participated with fun activities: K-Kids, Builders Club, Key Club International and Aktion Club. During our SLP reporting week, all programs discussed their goals with the District Coordinators for The Eliminate Project, and now we are striving to hit the US$2 million benchmark by the Key Club International Convention in Washington D.C. More exciting programs are planned in the coming ...

The Texas-Oklahoma District is committed to raise more than US$4.7 million for The Eliminate Project and help save or protect more than 2.5 million women and their future babies. Our inspiration is the generosity of the Kiwanians in our district and their commitment to the success of The Eliminate Project. The challenge is to make sure every member of every club has an opportunity to participate in the campaign, so that at the Kiwanis International Convention in 2015 at Indianapolis ...

In the Nebraska-Iowa District, the Cornhuskers, the Hawkeyes and the Cyclones are meeting eye-to-eye in agreement that we will raise US$3.15 million for The Eliminate Project. Those two birds (Herky & Cy) along with their neighbor, the corn farmer, and his sidekick Lil Red intend to save or protect more than 1.75 million women and all of their future babies, which is not too different than the population of Nebraska and Iowa put together (depending on how many babies each ...

The Missouri-Arkansas District is committed to doing our share to help raise more than US$110 million for The Eliminate Project to help save or protect more than 61 million women and their future babies. We will focus on increasing Model Clubs and getting more clubs and members involved to help achieve our district’s goals.

The Kansas District has adopted the theme "Attitude of Gratitude" for this reporting period. We have spent time helping our sponsored youth members learn more about the individual countries we are serving through The Eliminate Project. This has been a very successful educational tool for all who have been involved. The feelings of gratitude show when The Eliminate Project announces those countries have eliminated MNT.

The Indiana District is dedicated to raising the necessary money to help save or protect millions of mothers and babies from maternal and neonatal tetanus. While we are still in transition of leadership, our hearts are pure and our gate for success is set. We will concentrate these next several months to bring together strong multi-division and division leadership in order to execute our goal of $3.5 million toward this very worthwhile endeavor. You can count on our passion and ...

The Illinois-Eastern Iowa District is committed to raise more than US$3 million for The Eliminate Project and to help save or protect more than 1.6 million women and their future babies. It has been very exciting to see maternal and neonatal tetanus eliminated from many countries already, and we are committed to seeing this scourge eliminated in the 28 countries where it remains a threat. Volunteers throughout our district are not only lending their leadership and fundraising skills to The ...

With hard work and helping your neighbor is how the west is one. Thank you everyone. 

Despite being one of the smaller districts of Kiwanis International, the Andean and Caribbean District (DACA) has a per-member average donation of US$172.80. It is within the best 10 districts out of more than 40. Fellow Kiwanians from countries like Colombia and Panama have really put their hearts and souls in this cause that helps kids living very far from our frontiers. Even Panama’s donations (Divisions 15 and 16) have already surpassed the goal of US$474 per-member average for The ...

In LAMISSTENN, we know the path to achieve our goal has to be multi-fold: constant encouragement for members to become Walter Zeller fellows; visits and presentations to clubs about The Eliminate Project; and searches for community partners. After a presentation we need the club to strongly consider committing to being a Model Club. Currently, 18 Model Clubs in LAMISSTENN account for 75 percent of our giving. If the club is not comfortable with the Model Club figures, they will be ...

The Kentucky-Tennessee District continues to be passionately committed to the goals and purpose of The Eliminate Project. Our involvement is the result of the heart, soul and spirit of this amazing district. Caring. Involved. Illuminating. Committed. These are the words our district’s team of campaign leaders use to describe Kiwanians throughout Kentucky and Tennessee. We feel confident that these defining qualities and characteristics will enable us to sustain the efforts of this campaign, as we continue to raise the awareness ...

We are halfway through the third, bi-annual Worldwide Report Day. Districts have reported 65 new Model Clubs since the last Worldwide Report Day in January and have reported fundraising goals that total US$48,475,212 so far. We have more goals to report after our break, so tune back in at 1:20 p.m.