Alabama

Patrick Yelding

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California-Nevada-Hawaii

Chris Plasterer

District Mascot: Sunny!
Top District Goals: TBD
District Service Project: POP! Push Out Poverty.
Number of Board Members: 21
Upcoming Plans: District Officer Training Conference, April 24-27, Ontario, CA; Spring Training Conference, May 3, Davis, May 10, Fullerton; District Summer Service Social, August, 2008; Presidents Retreat, July, 2008; Fall Training Conference, Novermber, 2008, Sonoma, CA.
District Convention: March 26-29, 2009, Woodland Hills, CA.

Capital

Heather Waite

District Mascot: Crabby the Crab
Top District Goals: 1) To obtain a minimum of a 5% increase in membership by March 31, 2009 over the April 1, 2008 membership numbers. 2) To obtain an average of 30 CKI service hours per member from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009. 3) To build a playground in the Capital District by March 31, 2009 as part of a campaign to promote the 2008-09 District Project “Shaping Up” a focus on Health & Physical Fitness Awareness.
District Service Project: “Shaping Up” a focus on Health & Physical Fitness Awareness.
Number of Board Members: 11
Upcoming District Events: Fall Training Rally will be held at the end of September this year. It is an event to train CKI members, in general, about the organization and their duties as members. It is also a social event to meet all the other Crabs in CAPITAL! The Capital District Convention is typically held on the 2nd or 3rd weekend of February. Spring Officer Training Conference is held in March to train all incoming officers. Total K Day, a district-wide event with all branches of the Kiwanis-Family, and our District Large Scale Service Project, a district-wide event devoted to service, vary in terms of schedule but are usually held in the Spring.
District Convention: February 20-22, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Carolinas

Anita Iari

District Mascot: None
Top District Goals: TBD
District Service Project: The Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina at Lake Waccamaw, NC. This is also the district service project for the Carolinas District of Kiwanis and Key Club.
Number of Board Members: 12
Upcoming District Events: Club Officer Training Rally – April 11-13 at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, NC; District Officer Training Conference April 18-20 at the Boys and Girls Home in Lake Waccamaw, NC.
District Convention: Usually held the last weekend of February. Location not yet decided on, but it will be in the western part of NC.

Eastern Canada & Caribbean

Nicola Gibson

District Mascot: None
Top District Goals: 1) To host two Kiwanis Family Events by the end Year. 2) To develop a functional Web site for the EC&C District by the end of the Year. 3) To reactivate two CKI clubs by the end of the Year. 4) To achieve Five Hundred paid CKI club members by the end of the Year. 5) To achieve 60,000 service hours by the end of the Year.
District Service Project: TBD
Number of Board Members: 8
Upcoming District Events: June 8 - District Church Service; June 22-27 Regional Project (Atlanta, Georgia); July - District Project (Sunshine Division); September – District Fundraising Event; October 17-19 - District Leadership Training Conference; November 15 - District Sports Day (Kiwanis Family Event); February 1 - District Church Service (Kiwanis Family Event); February 7 - District Project.
District Convention: March 13-15, 2009 usually held at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Nathaniel Lewis

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Florida

Kadie Hayward

District Mascot: Alex the monkey and Brian the giraffe
Top District Goals: 1) Membership: 1,000.
2) Service Hours: 13,500. 3) New Clubs: 4.
4) Interclubs: 61,500. 5) Conference/Convention attendance: Leadership Training Conference- 85;
I.D.E.A.S.- 110; DCON- 250
District Service Project: Building Blocks, Foundations for Florida; promoting literacy for children and adults throughout our communities.
Number of Board Members: 22
Upcoming Plans: District Large Scale Service Project, April 4-6, 2008 Miami; District Officer Training Conference, April 11-13, 2008 Orlando; Summer Board Retreat, July 11-13, 2008 Orlando; Leadership Training Conference, August 29-31, Ocala; I.D.E.A.S. Conference, October 10-12 or 17-19, 2008 Orlando; Winter Board Retreat, January 2-4, 2009 TBD
District Convention: February 20-22 or 27-March 1, 2009, St. Petersburg

Georgia

Scott Barron

District Mascot: Spike the Sea Urchin, Jr.
Top District Goals: 1) To charter and/or reactivate four clubs by March 31, 2009. 2) To have 430 dues paid members by March 31, 2009. 3) To accumulate at least 20,000 service hours by March 31, 2009. 4) To have 70% of clubs in good standing at the time of the event attend FMR 2008, District Convention 2009, COLT 2009 and at least one service/social tour event during the 2008-09 administrative year. 5) To accumulate at least 350 total interclubs by March 31, 2009.
District Service Project: H.E.A.L.T.H.Y (Health Education Always Leads to Happier Youth)
Number of Board Members: 9
Upcoming Plans: Fall Membership Rally October 31- Nov 2, 2008 Georgi FFA-FCCLA Center in Covington, GA.
District Convention: Feburary 20-22 in College Park, GA.

Illinois-Eastern Iowa

Jennifer Orrico

District Mascot: I-I Mighty Mouse
Top District Goals: 1) To raise $7,500 for the Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation by April 1, 2009. 2) To perform 11,000 service hours as a whole by April 1, 2009. 3) To have 120 Kiwanis clubs donate to Outreach by April 1, 2009. 4) To build three new Circle K clubs and to reactivate two non-active clubs as well by April 1, 2009. 5) To obtain 500 members by April 1, 2009.
District Service Project: Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation
Number of Board Members: 14
Upcoming District Events: April 13: CKI CLE in Willowbrook, Illinois; July 12: I-I Summer Social / District Large Scale Service Project in the Chicago-land area; October 17 – 19: LTC at the Streator Baptist Camp in Streator, Illinois; January 10: CKI Holiday Embrace in the Chicago-land area; February 27 – March 1: CKI DCON in Champaign, Illinois; March 27 – 29: KCI I-I District Convention in Springfield, Illinois.
District Convention: February 27 – March 1 in Champaign, Illinois.

Indiana

Tim Pritchett

District Mascot: None
Top District Goals: 1) Increasing Membership. 2) Having 12 clubs in good standing. 3) Increasing the number of ICON attendees. 4) Increasing the number of district event participants. 5)Increasing the number of Interclubs.
District Service Project: Riley Children’s Hospital
Number of Board Members: 6
Upcoming District Events:MDEC (Membership Development and Education Conference) Mid-Fall 2008
District Convention: To be determined.

Kansas

Stacey Schockmann

District Mascot: Billy the Bull
Top District Goals: 1) Charter four new clubs. 2) 60 interclubs. 3) 2,500 service hours (all by DCON 2009). 4) 30 in attendance at DCON.
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Number of Board Members: 6
Upcoming District Events: Summer social July 11-12; fall rally November 7-9.
District Convention: March 6-8, 2009

Kentucky-Tennessee

Jerod Frenzl

District Mascot: KaTie the Horse
Top District Goals: 1) Strengthen district relationships. 2) Hold a Successful DCON.
District Service Project: TBD
Number of Board Members: 1
Upcoming District Events: Fall Rally and Officer Training, August, 2008.
District Convention: End of February.

Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee

Gavin Robert

District Mascot: Elvis the Alligator and Jacques the Crawfish
Top District Goals: 1) Focus on retaining our current membership by better educating members about CKI and the Kiwanis Family through a more in-depth MD&E program. 2) Increase leadership abilities by implementing a more rigorous club officer training program. 3) Increase district membership by 21% and build five new clubs. 4) To have 40% of our membership attending district events.
District Service Project: TBD
Number of Board Members: 8
Upcoming District Events: TRI-K Training Conference (May 9 & 10); Summer Rally (June 13 – 15); Divisional Club Officer Trainings (April 26, May 11, June 8).
District Convention: TBD

Michigan

Ashley Malmsten

District Mascot: Dysfunction the District Dragon
Top District Goals: TBD
District Service Project: TBD
Number of Board Members: 3
Upcoming District Events: Love Pit service/social in the Spring Semester.
District Convention: March 13-15 in Grand Rapids, MI.

Minnesota-Dakotas

Matthew Schuweiler

Missouri-Arkansas

Darin Winters

District Mascot: King Cassius the Mo-N-Ark Monarch
Top District Goals: 1) 25% increase in membership. 2) Increase communication by two online board meetings per month, one phone call per month with each board member, and regular email correspondence. 3) Increase district involvement by having 100 members at DCON and by having 50 members at Fall Service Madness. 4) Create individual Club Officer Training Conferences throughout the district to maximize the number of trained officers. 5) Increase K-Family involvement by having them represented at CKI events.
District Service Project: Promoting Literacy Among Youth (PLAY).
Number of Board Members: 7
Upcoming District Events: Club Officer Training Conferences and Fall Service Madness
District Convention: February 27 – March 1 held in Eureka Springs, AR

Montana

Tyler Broden

District Mascot: None
Top District Goals: 1) Growth of clubs 2) Growth of membership 3) District involvement 4) Active governor’s project 5) Hold more board meetings
District Service Project: Rescue Mission Cleanup
Number of Board Members: 2
Upcoming District Events: Fall Leadership Training
District Convention: March 7-9th 2008 in Butte, MT

Nebraska-Iowa

Lukas Rix

District Mascot: Consuela the Cow
Top District Goals: 1) Increase Membership to 280 members and 14 Active Clubs. 2) Increase Communication, by having an updated Web site by August, four District Newsletters and at least two Area Newsletters, and open board meetings for all members. 3) 25% Increase or at least 20 Members in Attendance at all three District Events, in this we hope that we will have representation from all active clubs in our district at all events. 4) Develop Future Leadership, this will include providing area club officer training workshops in April, May, and August, spreading the word about district offices and communicating the numerous opportunities through newsletters and Web site. 5) A Renewed Excitement for Nebraska-Iowa Circle K.
District Service Project: The District Service Project is in the works, but one that we are leaning towards is Soles 4 Souls this is a non-profit organization that provides shoes to people in other countries that are in need of shoes and people that need shoes in times of desperation or devastation i.e., Hurricane Katrina.
Number of Board Members: 6
Upcoming District Events: Summer Sunshine – This is an event that will be held 20th, 21st, 22nd, 2008 at Mahoney State Park in Nebraska. We don’t know all the exact details yet, but we make time for service which in previous years has been picking up golf balls on the driving range or painting park benches and for some fun which includes miniature golf, pony rides, or paddle boats. Falliday Social – This event will take place in October or November and it will serve as our Leadership Training event and also a social for all of the clubs and areas to get to know each other. This is a combined district event this year, compared to what we had last year which was two different events Fall Festival and Holiday Social.
District Convention: February 28th, 29th, and March 1st or March 6th-8th Location: TBA Theme: Change the Past, Preserve the Future!

New England

Elyse Denorfia

District Mascot: NED the Lobster
Top District Goals: 1) The amount of money fundraised for district projects [combined]: $8,500.
2) The number of community service hours for the district: 15,600. 3) The number of Circle K members at InterNECK: 80. 4) The number of Circle K members at District Convention: 100. 5) The number of total members of the district: 420. 6) The number of new clubs chartered: 4.
District Service Project: Camp Sunshine, Children of Peace International, Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute.
Number of Board Members: 11
Upcoming District Events: TBD
District Convention: TBD

New Jersey

Kristen Aitkens

New York

Amanda Brennan

District Mascot: None
Top District Goals: 1) To have 28 clubs in good standing, with three of those 28 being re-activated clubs. 2) To have each club participate in five Kiwanis Family Projects. 3) To have each member perform an average of 40 hours of service.
District Service Project: Summer: Karing for Kampers (focusing on the NY Kamp for Kiwanis and other camps). Fall: Makinng a M.A.R.K on the Future (M.A.R.K = Making arts a reality for kids). Winter: Hope for the Holidays (focusing on children’s hospitals). Spring: High Five for Health (focusing on children’s health and fitness).
Number of Board Members: 13
Upcoming District Events: Kamp Kiwanis Klean-Up; DLTC; NY Speaking; Governor’s Ball; and DCON.
District Convention: Albany, New York either the weekend of March 20th or the weekend of March 27th

Ohio

Jason Stewart

Pacific Northwest

Helen Mak

District Mascot: Professor Mumble the Productive Penguin
Top District Goals: 1) Record 16,000 service hours with 10% of the hours towards the District Project. 2) Have 25 clubs and 600 members by the end of the year. 3) Charter or rebuild at least three clubs. 4) Record 325 Interclubs with 85 of them being with other Sponsored Leadership Programs aside from CKI. 5) Reach attendance of 25 at International Convention, 80 at Fall Conference and 100 at District Convention.
District Service Project: Knowledge is power. Education is freedom.
Number of Board Members: 16
Upcoming District Events: PNW District Summer Board Meeting, July 11-13th, 2008; PNW Tri-K District Board Meeting, November 7-9th, 2008;
Saturday of Service in Seattle, October, 2008; PNW Fall Conference, November 14-16th, 2008;
PNW CKI Winter Board Meeting, January 16-18th, 2009; Bonspiel, January/February, 2009.
District Convention: February 20-22, 2009 in Spokane, Washington.

Pennsylvania

Amanda Marfisi

District Mascot: None
Top District Goals: 1) To recruit 950 dues paid members, and 38 clubs. 2) Increase District Event Attendance: 210-DCON, 175 InterPACK, 25-ICON. 3) Complete 175 Going Green Projects for the district. 4) Make 1,000 Bags for the Caitlin’s Smiles Organization. 5) PERK Points: 10 Perk Points Per member.
District Service Project: PACK goes Green
Number of Board Members: 16
Upcoming District Events: Spring Officer Training (April 26th), Kiwanis Night at the Phillies (June), PACK storms NYC (June), and Summer Social/DOT + July 13th.
District Convention: March 27-29, 2009 - Erie, PA.

Rocky Mountain

Caitlin Melby

District Mascot: Esteemed Count Richelou the Prairie Dog
Top District Goals: 1) Five clubs dues submitted by November 1. 2) 4,000 service hours (250 to Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute). 3) Fundraise US$2,000 for KPTI. 4) Two required recruitment events (including a service fair).
District Service Project: Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute
Number of Board Members: 4
Upcoming District Events: DLSSP, March for Babies; DOTC, April 18th; COTC, April 19th.
District Convention: Tentatively scheduled for February 20-22 2009.

Southwest

Jennifer Phillips

District Mascot: Jalapeño Harry
Top District Goals: 1) Increase the number of active clubs from 3 to 5. 2) Increase participation at Fall Rally by 30%. 3) Increase participation at District Convention by 30%. 4) Have a District Chair from each club in the District. 5) Have each club participate in the District Service Project.
District Service Project: TBD
Number of Board Members: 14
Upcoming District Events: Club Officer Training Conference (COT-Con); April 19, 2008; Mesa, AZ
Large Scale Service Project (LSSP; August 2-6, 2008; Denver, CO; International Convention (ICON); August 6-9, 2008; Denver, CO; Southwest District Summer Board Meeting; August 8, 2008; Denver, CO.
District Convention: February/March 2009 in Flagstaff, Arizona

Texas-Oklahoma

John Cano

District Mascot: Tequila the Armadillo
Top District Goals: 1) 650 members. 2) 150 interclubs. 3) 20 clubs in good standing. 4) 75% attendance of clubs at events. 5) 8,000 service hours.
District Service Project: TBD
Number of Board Members: 9
Upcoming District Events: Summer Reunion, July 19-20.
District Convention: February 27-March 1. 2009.

Utah-Idaho

Lauren Delana

West Virginia

Christina Snodgrass

District Mascot: Millhouse the CKI Bear
Top District Goals: 1) To have 123 members in the WVD by March 31,2009. 2) To have 10 active clubs in the WVD by March 31, 2009. 3) To complete 4,567 service hours as a district by March 31, 2009. 4) To have 60 interclubs as a district by March 31, 2009. 5) To sponsor a LSSP project including Kiwanis and Key Club members by March 31, 2009.
District Service Project: Increasing K-Family Communication
Number of Board Members: 8
Upcoming District Events: Fall Retreat (October 18-19 at Hickory Ridge Camp in Fairmont, WV); LSSP (late March, location to be announced); SpOT (spring 2009, date and location to be announced).
District Convention: tentatively March 13-14th at the Windgate Inn in Bridgeport, WV.

Western Canada

Ian Martens

Wisconsin-Upper Michigan

James Pouliot

District Mascot: None
Top District Goals: 1) Membership: Recruit and retain 605 dues paid members to increase to 10% from last year, Perform a total of 14,421 hours of service, to increase to 15% from last year, With 605 members, this would equate to approx. 24 service hours per member, Club Charters: three. 2) Attendance at Events: Spring Fling: 75, MERP: 32, ICON: 48 based off of two delegates per club, Key Leader: 24 Based off of one participant per club, MAC: 125, WWG: 40,DCON: 135. 3) Kiwans family Relations: CK Participation at KFSD: 125 and Kiwanis Family Hockey Night: 162. 4) Fundraising: Camp Wawbeek $5,100 or $212.50 per club, Camp Baycliff $1,000 or $41.67 per club, Six Cents Initiative $606 or $25.25 per club, Other Charities $7,000 or $291.67 per club.
District Service Project: Spring Fling at Camp Wawbeek, Membership Education and Recruitment Program (MERP), Kiwanis Family Service and Splashes Day at Camp Wawbeek, Membership Awareness Conference (MAC) at Camp Wawbeek, Kiwanis Family Service Day (KFSD) in Milwaukee, and Winter Weekend Getaway (WWG).
Number of Board Members: Four Executive Board Members, seven Lieutenant Governors, six committee chairs, and one ad-hoc committee chair.
Upcoming District Events: Membership Education and Recruitment Program (MERP); Kiwanis Family Service and Splashes Day at Camp Wawbeek; Membership Awareness Conference (MAC) at Camp Wawbeek; Kiwanis Family Service Day (KFSD) in Milwaukee; Winter Weekend Getaway (WWG).
District Convention: Madison Wisconsin – Sheraton, March 5-7th