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Kiwanis International Headquarters -3636 Woodview Trace - Indianapolis, IN

1-800-kiwanis / www.kiwanisone.org

MEET THE 2009-10

KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL BOARD

 

  President
Paul G. Palazzolo
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield-Downtown club
  President-Elect
Sylvester Neal
Auburn, Washington
The Valley, Auburn club
  Immediate Past President
Donald R. “Don” Canaday
Fishers, Indiana
Meridian Hills, Indianapolis club

  Vice-President
A. Alan Penn
Medina, Ohio
Medina Breakfast club

Trustees
  Bascom L. Allen Sr.
Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville club
 
John R. Button
Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada 
Ridgetown club

  Randolph “Randy” DeLay
Houston, Texas
Greater North Houston club
  Pam Fleming
Sheffield, AL
Sheffield club

  Piero Grasso
Bergamo, Italy
Bergamo Orobico club

  William E. “Ed” Hutchinson
Cape May, New Jersey
Cape May club
  James S. “Jim” Jennings
Green Valley, Arizona
Santa Ritas, Green Valley-Sahuarita
  Bernard W. “Bernie” Knott
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia
Shepherdstown club
  Tadao Oda
Sendai, Japan
Sendai club
  Jerome E. Peuler Jr
La Plata, Maryland
Waldorf club
 
 
Stewart L. Ross
North Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato club
 
  Eduardo T. “Ed” Sedillo
Dumaguete City, the Philippines
Dumaguete Sandurot club
  Robert Vande Rieviere
Nieuwpoort, Belgium
Tielt club
  Garry L. Warner
Sikeston, Missouri
Sikeston club
  Peter Wüllenweber
Bayreuth, Germany
Bayreuth club
 

INTERIM CEO

Stan Soderstrom

Indianapolis, IN

Pike Township Club 


KIWANIS NEWS

RELEASED DECEMBER 10, 2009

 

 

On Friday, January 1, 2010 at 11 a.m. (EST), millions of spectators from around the world will celebrate the New Year with the 121st Rose Parade themed 2010: A Cut Above the Rest. The Rose Parade will once again feature the beautiful pageantry and tradition of magnificent floral floats, high-stepping equestrians and spirited marching bands.

Watch Kiwanis Shine on New Years Day

 

   

Kiwanis Rose Float – Kiwanis International

Watch the building process live at: www.kiwanisrosefloat.com and www.phxdeco.com 

Theme: Above the Rest

Designer: Michelle Lofthouse

Description: A multi-tiered tree house lifts more than a dozen youngsters from Kiwanis Leadership Clubs “Above the Rest” as they enjoy the delights of the outdoors and all it has to offer – tree climbing, fishing, enjoying the relaxing pleasure of a classic wooden and tire swings, and butterfly watching. Activities all notably labeled “Kids Only” in a childishly scrawled sign near the front of the float – the Kiwanis Club’s 29th Rose Parade entry

Sponsored by: Kiwanis Club of Rose Float – Kiwanis International Foundation

Built by: Phoenix Decorating Company at a projected cost of $155,000.00 (however about $75,000 credit id given for provide volunteers for the other floats). Over 10,000 live flowers will be used along with 5,000 pounds of dry material.


RELEASED JANUARY 4, 2010

KIWANIS ROSE FLOAT WINS AWARD

On Friday, January 1, 2010 millions of spectators from around the world saw Kiwanis at its best during the 121st Tournament of Roses Parade as the Kiwanis entry won the Isabella Coleman Award, for best presentation of Color & Color Harmony through floral use.The Award was the 14th earned since Kiwanis first became a part of the Annual New Years Day Event in 1984. Over 7,000 Kiwanis Family volunteers were used to decorated the Kiwanis Entry, "Above The Rest" and eight others built by the Phoenix Decorating Company. The Kiwanis Club of Rose Float was chartered in 1983 to design and produce the annual float and to procure the 7,000 volunteers needed each year. The design for 2011 will be released in February and the Club will go about its duty of building another award wining float.