Jack Pagel brought his notes from the Kiwanis Convention last weekend. Thanks, Jack, for sharing your Kiwanis experinece!
Here are his notes:
District Foundation – Grants
Community Development projects – playgrounds, habitat house, Miller Park Dictionary project
Dewey Smith – Int’l Trustee
Membership growth: I-Plan –It’s Up to Me
4 points:
- Inspiration
- Impact – signature project
- Image – wear something, look the part
- Investment – time, talent, money
Gayle Becwar – magician (childhood)
MAGIC: Magic Aspects of Growth In Children —- LIFE: Learning Is For Everyone
Find magic in the mundane
Seek out magic in everything
Be in the present
Open your mind to more magic
Green: get going in life – positive attitudes spread – hang around positive peopleRed: infection spreads – no forward movement
Bill Michener – Lighthouse Afterschool Project (27 years)
Can’t be what you can’t see
Empty tool belt – fill it up
At risk doesn’t mean the kid – it means the behavior
Confidence: the ability to believe I can succeed
Touring: hopefully on GMA and Today later this week
Light bulbs all around Lincoln – fundraiser to be sold – local artist
