K...builletin...President's letter....1/26/15

 
 
 
Dear Kiwanians:
​     Happy 100th Anniversary.  As Kiwanis International president, I feel privileged to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Kiwanis with you.  The club that started its service in Detroit, Michigan, USA, a century ago created an international movement that continues to improve lives and communities each day.  I hope you are as honoured as I am to continue that legacy.
     Along with the incredible difference you are making in your ommunity, we can be proud that millions of children have grown up free of preventable mental disabilities because of iodine added to their salt through Kiwanis' promise to reduce Iodine Deficiency Disorders.  And  now, millions of women and their future children have been protected from maternal and neonatal tetanus because of The eliminate Project.  However, 134 newborns still die every day from this painful and heart-wrenching disease.
     It is easy to make a difference every single day through The eliminate Project.  Just US$1.80 saves lives.  I'd like to ask you to join me in committing to save a baby a day for one or two years.  Every day for that period of time, no matter what is happening in your life, you will be able to look in the mirror and know that you saved the life of a woman and her futusre babies.  Ridding the planet of this disease is our gift to the world.
    I hope to see you at the celebration we are planning for the Kiwanis International Convention this June in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.  If ever there was a Kiwanis convention not to miss, this is it!  And years from now, you'll be able to say: I was there!   (John R. Button. M.D.....Kiwanis International President, 2014-2015)