THE BLUE VALLEY BUGLE

Published by the Blue Valley Kiwanis Club

Meeting each Thursday at noon at the Salvation Army Bldg,
6618 Truman Rd, Kansas City MO 64126

JANUARY 2008
Upcoming Events
January Birthdays & Anniversaries
 Jan 14: Division 4 Council Meeting; 5:45 pm, John January
Knox Lakeside Cafe Kirk Nielson, BD
 Jan 15: Inter-Club with Blue Springs Kiwanis; noon at Byron Lee, BVK
Blue Springs Country Club February
February Daniel Uptegrove, BD
 Feb 22-24: Mo-Ark Winter Convention; Radisson Byron Lee, BD
Hotel, Branson, MO Reggie Pierce, BD
Dr. Myral Coatney, BVK
2008 Program Chairs & Topics Brenda Spencer, BVK
January: Monte Allen/Jill Calvert Capt. Jose Gonzalez, BVK; W=Sonia
 Jan 3: pending Jack Lowe, BVK
 Jan 10: pending George Owens, Sr, W=Lorraine
 Jan 17: “Write your Own Biography”, Carolyn Bartels Roger Kelley, W=Pat
(Publisher) March
 Jan 24: “Identity Theft”, Franklin Walker (AARP) Robert Zook, BD
 Jan 31: “Top Scams & Frauds”, Marvin Sands Brenda Spencer BD
(AARP) Jill Calvert, BD
February: Jon Henderson Betsy Calcara, BD
March: Myral Coatney Don Vest, W=Mary
April: Don Leming
May: Roger Kelley Kiwanis History
June: Mark Morales The Missouri-Arkansas (MO-ARK) district was one of the
July: George Owens original twenty-nine districts of Kiwanis International. The
August: Byron Lee Missouri District was established in the fall of 1918 in St.
September: Joe Vigliaturo Louis. At that time, there were only two clubs: St. Louis
October: (not yet scheduled) and Kansas City. Lee W. Grant was appointed governor
November: (not yet scheduled) and, through reappointment, served until November 22,
December: (not yet scheduled) 1920. At another meeting in St. Louis, A.C. Maher of
Joplin was elected governor, serving until January
1, 1922. On November 27, 1920, the Executive
“Joe Vig’s” Lunch Menu Committee of the International Board combined Kansas
January 3
with Missouri to form the Missouri-Kansas District. On
Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes
June 30, 1923, Arkansas was affiliated with the district to
Garden Salad, Cheesecake
form the Missouri- Kansas-Arkansas District, which was to
January 10
continue until Kansas became a separate district in the
Chicken Cordon Blue, 7-Layer salad
early 1950s. The first club in the district was St. Louis,
Carrots, White Cake/Choc Frosting
which was completed April 16, 1918. The second was
January 17
Kansas City (October 12, 1918); third was Lawrence,
Lasagna, Garden Salad
Kansas (November 28, 1919).
Fruit Kabobs, Black Forest Cake
Trivia question: When was the Blue Valley Club
January 24
established?
Ham, Twice Baked Potatoes
Green Beans, Oreo Delight
January 31
Marinated Chicken, Caesar Salad
New Potatoes, Choc Peanut Butter Pie

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.
Questions or suggestions? Contact the editor: Don Leming (email: DLLeming@aol.com or phone 816-510-5231)
THE BLUE VALLEY BUGLE
Published by the Blue Valley Kiwanis Club
Meeting each Thursday at noon at the Salvation Army Bldg,
6618 Truman Rd, Kansas City MO 64126
Kiwanis is Awesome!
If you have been a part of Kiwanis for any period of time,
you know that Kiwanis is awesome. It is easy to get
distracted by systems and processes and other agendas...but
the reality is that local Kiwanis members do some amazing
things for their communities. Just today I received a note
thanking Kiwanis for making Christmas possible for a
number of children who are living in tent cities in
California. These kids who had lost everything just a
month ago, were showered with bicycles and toys and
clothes and all kinds of things that made this a Christmas
they will always remember. Thanks to the generosity of
Kiwanis members (who donated to the Kiwanis
International Foundation and the Cal-Nev-Ha District
Foundation), and to the Kiwanis members who did the
shopping, wrapping and delivery of these items, this turned
out to be an awesome Christmas. From the "Leadership Matters"
blog by Rob Parker. Published Dec 27 2007
Terrific Kids Program
Roger Kelley (far left) and Jerry Morales (far right)
present certificates to students from James Elementary
School for achieving their Terrific Kids goals. Roger will
be visiting McCoy and James Elementary Schools again on
January 10, 2008 to discuss student progress towards their
goals. Roger is looking for volunteers to accompany him
on January 10th at McCoy (10:00 am) and at James (2:00
pm).
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.
Questions or suggestions? Contact the editor: Don Leming (email: DLLeming@aol.com or phone 816-510-5231)
JANUARY 2008
History of the Kiwanis Motto
In 1920, something important crystallized for Kiwanis;
something that inspired Roe Fulkerson, the gifted editor of
the Kiwanis magazine, to propose two simple words—
“We Build”—as the Kiwanis motto. It was the coining of
the Motto, after five years of painful and exhilarating
growth, that put Kiwanis into its stride. Then in 2005,
during the 90th anniversary year of Kiwanis, delegates to
the International Convention voted to adopt a new motto,
“Serving the Children of the World,” to emphasize the
primary focus of Kiwanis service over those nine decades
and make a commitment for the years to come.
There are beneficial opportunities from being a member in
Kiwanis. A member will gain respect and fellowship within
the community and also is considered a community leader.
Research shows adults still value community service and
voluntarism. The corporate community is open to cause-
related marketing projects and can react to the needs of its
community.
Being a Kiwanis member can be rewarding in many ways.
The greatest gift you could ever give yourself as a person is
the gratification in knowing you are contributing your help,
time, and efforts to people in and out of your community
who are in dire need. Raising funds to help the poor,
participating in fellowship, and giving something back to
your community are the highest levels of self-satisfaction
you can ever encounter. Source: Dimensions of Service, The
Kiwanis Story by L.A. “Larry” Hapgood.
A Message from Rob Parker
This most recent edition of the Kiwanis Magazine included
a leadership interview with Tony Dungy, Head Coach of
the Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts. Tony is an
amazing leader who just happens to be a football coach but
could easily be leading in any number or settings. Our plan
is to interview leaders from a variety of sectors from all
over the world and have them share their personal views on
leadership. This will help support our leadership branding
efforts and will position us as a source of important
leadership content. If you have any suggestions of people
we should interview and can open a door to make the
interview happen, I would like to hear from you at
robparker@kiwanis.org or by responding here on the blog.
I am especially interested in leaders who lead international
interests or are leading outside the US. From the "Leadership
Matters" blog by Rob Parker. Published Dec 06 2007