Join Rashale on her journey for a cure When leg cramps kept 8-year-old Rashale Arana awake at night, nobody in her hometown of Silk Grass, Belize, had any answers for her. And when the swelling in her left knee continued to grow, she and her aunt traveled 150-plus miles to Belize City, only to be told nothing could be done for her there. Rashale has cancer. 
Rashale and her family first sought medical assistance at their village's health post. |
Kiwanis International invites you to accompany Rashale on her journey for a cure. Her quest has crossed paths with Kiwanis in the Carolinas District, and her story will unfold in future issues of the Kiwanis International Update newsletter. 
Portrait of a hospital doll Drawn on the doll’s arm was a crude-looking needle—like the one that fed medicine into the young boy’s arm. Kiwanis dolls allow patients to express their feelings by drawing on the plain fabric. Plus, medical staff find them useful when talking to children about their condition or upcoming surgery. The November 2008 issue of the Kiwanis International Update will provide more details about implementing a Kiwanis doll project. Share your Kiwanis Story. |
Across the doll’s head were a few thin black lines—like the few thin hairs that remained on his head after chemotherapy treatments. Members of the Kiwanis Club of Siete Lagos, San Pablo, the Philippines, met the young boy at the Community General Hospital while distributing 100 Kiwanis dolls to the children being treated for ailments such as leukemia, diabetes, kidney disease, and dengue fever. The Kiwanians had cut, stuffed, and sewn the dolls in a rainbow of colors: beige, blue, pink, orange, and green. Then, they visited each child, leaving a doll, a marker, and instructions to decorate the dolls any way they wished. “It was an amazing sight to see the children trying to draw with one little arm tied to an IV,” says immediate past club president Aleli Belen.
We’re loving it  Children worldwide love Kiwanis. It’s easy to understand why. In France, Kiwanians take kids to an amusement park where they have the rides and games all to themselves. In Michigan, a Kiwanis club dedicates an entire day to the celebration of youth. International President Don Canaday has dedicated the 2008-09 year to building new clubs and increasing Kiwanis membership so more kids will be served by Kiwanis. The October 2008 issue of KIWANIS magazine (English) contains these stories and more. Read it, and you’ll love Kiwanis too.
Lights! Camera! Action! Capture your One Day project on film! If a picture were worth a thousand words, the value of video would be enormous. And a video of a special project such as Kiwanis One Day would be priceless, especially as it relates to storytelling potential, emphasis on service and focus on the benefit that Kiwanis clubs bring to children and their communities worldwide. Your One Day project could be the subject of that professionally shot video, or of specialized coverage in KIWANIS magazine, through the Kiwanis One Day Contest. If chosen for the video shoot, your club will receive a copy of the video, which you can use to share your club’s service story, to recruit members, or just to share the good work you do, and Kiwanis International will retain a copy for use in its marketing and publicity programming around the world. To enter, log on and enter the pass code that appears on the page to use the electronic form to describe your project, or describe your project in a letter and send it to: Kiwanis One Day Contest Attn: Elizabeth Warren 3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, IN 46268-3196 USA The submission should be as complete and comprehensive as possible, providing specific details about your planned project and its impact upon and benefit to the community, including its primary beneficiary audience(s). If Service Leadership Programs (K-Kids, Builders Club, Key Club, Circle K, Aktion Club, Kiwanis Junior) will be involved, explain how, and whether or not your club needs additional financial assistance. If financial assistance is needed, please explain the need and how the funds will be utilized. Include information on prior Kiwanis One Day projects, including details about the work and the benefit, and provide, by mail, any photographs and/or videos of or for the project. Also include samples of media coverage from the past year and examples of how your project helped raise awareness of Kiwanis and children’s needs in your community. Submissions for the Kiwanis One Day video contest must be received at the Kiwanis International Office no later than December 19, 2008. The materials will be reviewed by a committee comprising members of the Kiwanis marketing and branded program staff (“committee”) to ensure the project accurately and dynamically represents Kiwanis International’s vision, mission, and values. The committee will select finalists and submit the finalists’ project materials to the Kiwanis Executive Management Team (“EMT”), who will select two winners from the finalists. All decisions by the EMT are final, and an announcement of the winners is expected by January 30, 2009. One winning club will have its project professionally videotaped and the second winning project will be included in KIWANIS magazine. Kiwanis reserves the right to discontinue the contest if Kiwanis, in its sole discretion, determines that the projects submitted for consideration do not meet the selection criteria. In the event of such determination, contestants will be notified on or before January 30, 2009. Going for 50 Look for a new neighbor to move into your district this month. Kiwanis districts and Kiwanis International are working together to achieve a goal of organizing 50 new clubs during the month of October. Club builders encourage current members to help start up new club. The experience often teaches volunteers practical, successful techniques for building membership within their own clubs. Contact your district officers to learn how you can become involved in building new clubs. | 
