N...bulletin....Model Club.....2/16/16

 
 
Here's some latest information with regards to our status as a Model Club.  This letter was from Steve, Hinson, Manager of Major and Planned Giving, Kiwanis International Foundation.
     "Dear Friends:  Thank you for your commitment of $21,750.oo to The Eliminate Project: Kiwanis eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus.  Your club has raised $10,889.00 to date and has committed to raise 80% (8,688.00) of the balance of your commitment (10, 860.00).  Under the terms of the special anonymous matching program, your club will receive  fundraising credit for the other 20% (2,172.00) of the balance of your commitment.  It is because of Kiwanis clubs like yours, leading the way to rid the world of maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), that we are succeeding in the field again this tragic and painful disease.  Since we started the campaign, in just four short years, 25 fewer babies are dying every day from tetanus because of our work.
     Your gift helps tremendously as we work toward reaching our US$110 million goal and save or protect the lives of more than 61 million mothers and their future children.  The effects of MNT are excruciating - tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch, unable to  be comforted by their parents and caregivers.  Kiwanis International and UNICEF are working together with confidence and optimism to eliminate MNT from the face of the Earth.
     Thank you for contributing your time and financial resources to The Eliminate Project.  Together, our efforts will ensure that all mothers and newborn babies have the opportunity to live a life without the threat of MNT,"