Governor

WELCOME to the 2015 Kiwanis Year!

I hope this new Kiwanis year brings you all you each desire, including a new commitment to your local Kiwanis Club!

We have a great many things going on, beginning with our 2015 Mid Winter Education Conference (Feb. 20-22). Please consider attending or seeing to it that your club sends representatives, as we will be doing CPR training, doubling our educational sessions and honoring Gov. Joe Aiello and his Team of Jaguars on Saturday evening with a black tie optional gala! Information on registration and room availability at the Albany Wolf Road Holiday Inn is in this issue of the Empire State Kiwanian.

After Albany, we will see March bring our Circle K (March 20-22) and Key Club (March 27-29) annual conferences. Please do what you can to assist our SLP's send delegates to attend these important conferences, and consider attending yourself to learn more about how our Sponsored Programs operate.

April brings the ground breaking of our Kiwanis Centennial Playground (April 23-26) at Island Park on Long Island, together with the Celebration in Chinatown on April 24. We will be joined by Kiwanians from the surrounding districts as well as International President Dr. John Button and First Lady Debbie for this weekend of special events.

June will bring the Kiwanis International Convention, June 25-28 in Indianapolis where delegates from Key Club, Circle K and Kiwanis will gather in our headquarters city for a great weekend of events and celebrations of our 100th Anniversary! New York has secured the Indianapolis Hard Rock Café for a Gala Celebration on opening night!

As we work towards these events, always remember that the activities and projects of our local Kiwanis Clubs are the MOST IMPORTANT part of our organization. The officers, lieutenant governors and district chairs comprising TEAM ERIC will do all we can to assist you and your Club to be the best you can be as we work together to improve our world, one child and one community at a time. Concerns or Questions? Contact me any time and I will do all I can to help!

Column Posted on Web Site February 1, 2015