Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you all!  I hope you all have fun activities planned to ring in the new year.  Things are going fairly well in New England lately.  Here is a brief report of our progress.  We currently have 14 active clubs with 276 members!  We have 1 newly chartered club at Mitchell College and a few more that are in progress right now so hopefully we will have more to report on that as well!  Our membership is still expected to increase with a couple of our clubs still waiting to have their dues processed.  So congratulations New England!  We are starting 2010 on a very good note!  This weekend the District Board is holding a meeting in Bridgewater MA and we have lots to plan for our upcoming Convention.  Look for more details just after the weekend on our website at www.necknews.org!  Also you can register now!

Happy Holidays New England!

 Good luck on finals.  We will see you at District Convention in February!
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Kiwanis Conference and KPTI Day

The past month has been very busy in CKI!  I attended the Kiwanis Fall Training Conference in North Conway and had a great time with Governor Dave Koohy and the rest of the New England District of Kiwanis.  I was happy to be able to report some of our new potentials for club charters with Gordon College and Mitchell College.  We also have some potential in UConn, UMF, and Lyndon State College.  

On December 5th we had the KPTI Day Open House for the entire New England Family of Kiwanis.  This year was a bigger turnout than ever.  There were some great speakers as well as tours of the trauma units.  I am also VERY proud to say that thanks to the wonderful generosity and hard work of New England Circle K – we were able to donate over 100 fleece blankets to KPTI!  Thanks to Keene, Westfield, Bridgewater, UNH, and Northeastern for helping out!  For those of you that weren’t able to make it – if you have any donations of blankets, money, trauma dolls or anything else, you can bring them to our District Convention in Concord NH February 26-28!

KPTI Day is December 5th!

KPTI Day is December 5th!  KPTI Day is a great way to get to know the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.  You will get to tour the facilities and also hear from some people that work in the hospital.  This event is completely free to all of you – lunch will be provided for a donation of $5 to KPTI.  Hope you will all be able to attend!

For more information and to sign up just log onto our website at http://www.necknews.org!

Amazing weekend in Maine!

InterNECK 2009 was an amazing success!  We met our goal of 60 members for InterNECK.  There were 20 new members in attendance and we had 5 excellent workshops ranging in topics from District Projects to how to spice up your meetings!  I want to thank each and every one of you that attended.  I also want to send a shout out to USM – our fantastic host club this year.  The pirate theme was great and the decorations were very creative.  We were also able to do tons of service for Camp Mechuwana.  We pulled docks out of the water, moved and stacked picnic tables, moved firewood, and we made journals and play doh for a medical center in Maine.  The event was a lot of fun.  

 

InterNECK 2009 - Camp Mechuwana, ME

 

Miss out on InterNECK?  That’s ok!  We still have a few district-wide events coming up this year.  We have KPTI Day on December 5 – you can tour the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute in Boston, MA for free (with a small cost for lunch) and see where your money goes when you fundraise for this District Project.  Then February 26-28, 2010, New England will be celebrating 50 years of service at our annual District Convention in Concord, NH.

This school year is off to a great start, New England, and I’m excited to get to know you all better as the year goes on!  Got any fun club events you want me to attend?  Let me know at rich.cki@gmail.com!  Also, don’t forget – dues are due by December 1!  Talk to your club officers about how to become an official member of CKI!!!

No More Late Fees!

No, this isn’t Blockbuster… it’s New England CKI!  We are proud to say that this year we are not going to charge any late fees for registrations.  The deadline has been extended to October 8th at midnight to give everyone extra time to make plans.  Since the camp we will be staying at for the event needs numbers, we do ask that you register by October 8th or we will be unable to accommodate you.  Registration is only $50 and is all inclusive for the weekend!  

For more information about InterNECK, including a packing list and schedule of events, and to register online, visit www.necknews.org!  Can’t wait to see you all there!

InterNECK. October 16-18, 2009.  Pirates for Service!

Want to know more about CKI? Go to a FREE trainer!

This year, 5 divisional trainers will be held throughout New England.  This is your chance to meet new people, talk to other clubs, and learn a TON about CKI for FREE!  How exciting is that?!  I will be at each and every one of these trainers so I look forward to seeing you all there.  They are sure to be a good time.  Your lieutenant governors have put in a ton of hard work this year to bring you the best, so make sure to attend the trainer in your respective division…

Atlantic Division
September 19 at Bridgewater State College
E-mail Rich at rich.cki@gmail.com for more information.

Mystic Division
September 20 at Fairfield University
E-mail Danielle at danielledeborahlight@gmail.com for more information.

Greater Boston Division
September 26 at Bentley University
E-mail Katie at kegan.wsc@gmail.com for more information. 

Sunrise Division
September 27 at Aggasiz Village
E-mail Emily at eannejulian@gmail.com for more information.

Western Division
October 3 at Westfield State College
E-mail Chelsey at chelsey.cki@gmail.com for more information. 

 

Don't know which division your home club is in? Check out this map!

Sub-Region F: Welcome Back, K-Reed!

As you were all aware, no International Representative was elected for our sub-region during International Convention.  After the Convention in Alabama, the Governor’s met through a series of phone conferences to nominate and elect a new representative for Sub-Region F.  After tonight’s meeting, we have chosen Kristen Reed of the New York District as our new Sub-Region F Representative on the International Board.  Kristen served as Sub-Region F Representative in 2007-2008, and then as International President in 2008-2009.  She has a lot of experience and knows CKI and the Kiwanis Family very well.  So, congrats to Kristen and we hope to see her soon at some of our events this year in New England!  Kristen’s E-Mail address is: kristencki@gmail.com.

 

Kristen & Rich!

 

 

Kiwanis DCON

This past weekend, I spent my time in Warwick, RI with members of New England Kiwanis for their annual District Convention.  Eduardo Sedillo, Kiwanis International Trustee, joined us for the Convention while we celebrated a year of achievements with Dick England as governor, and welcome in David Koohy as the new governor.  I spent most of my time with Emily George, Key Club governor, as we both were required to be present at various sessions and report on our own organizations.

Oh yeh, and NED came along, too!