93rd Annual Kiwanis International Convention results
Kiwanis delegates act on amendments and resolutions
ORLANDO, Fla. (June 28, 2008) – Kiwanis club delegates, meeting at the 93rd annual Kiwanis International Convention in Orlando, Fla., voted on a number of amendments and resolutions, including length of terms of office, balloting and use of the Kiwanis mark. Delegates took the following actions:
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Amendment 1, submitted last year by Lakeland, Fla., club. Action: Request for withdrawal approved.
Amendment 1, submitted last year by Lakeland, Fla., club. Action: Request for withdrawal approved. 2.Amendment 2 – Two-year term option for club officers Action: Approved
Amendment 2 – Two-year term option for club officers Action: Approved 3.Amendment 3 – Two-year term option for lieutenant governors Action: Approved
Amendment 3 – Two-year term option for lieutenant governors Action: Approved 4.Amendment 4 – Two--year term option for all district officers Action: Withdrawn
Amendment 4 – Two--year term option for all district officers Action: Withdrawn 5.Amendment 5 – Electronic balloting for club elections Action: Approved
Amendment 5 – Electronic balloting for club elections Action: Approved 6.Amendment 6 – Improve efficiency during elections for international offices Action: Approved
Amendment 6 – Improve efficiency during elections for international offices Action: Approved 7.Amendment 7 – International president as chairman of the board Action: Withdrawn
Amendment 7 – International president as chairman of the board Action: Withdrawn 8.Amendment 8 – District representation on the Kiwanis International board Action: Rejected
Amendment 8 – District representation on the Kiwanis International board Action: Rejected 9.Amendment 9 – Regarding the use of the Kiwanis mark Action: Rejected
Amendment 9 – Regarding the use of the Kiwanis mark Action: Rejected Resolution 1 – Celebrating and fostering diversity Action: Approved, amended to “Celebrating Inclusiveness”
Resolution 2 – Honoring Walter Sellers, past international president, upon his recent passing Action: Approved
Kiwanis delegates elect leaders, trustees
ORLANDO, Fla. (June 28, 2008) – Kiwanis club delegates, meeting Friday at the 93rd annual Kiwanis International Convention in Orlando, Fla., elected Don Canaday, of Fishers, Ind., Paul Palazzolo, of Springfield, Ill., and Sylvester Neal, of Auburn, Wash., as 2008-2009 Kiwanis International President, President-Elect and Vice-President. “We are filled with gratitude and humility at your allowing us to take the reins of this great organization,” said President-Designate Don. “We are excited and prepared to hit the ground running for another year of Kiwanis service and growth – in the tradition cultivated and nurtured by our predecessors – the past presidents and leaders of Kiwanis International.” President-Designate Don is charter president of the Kiwanis Club of Meridian Hills, Ind., near Kiwanis International headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind., and has been a member of three other Kiwanis clubs with a total of 38 years of membership. President-Elect Paul is past distinguished president of the Kiwanis Club of Springfield-Downtown, Ill., a governor of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District in 1994-95, and former district secretary, district treasurer and president of the district foundation board. Vice-President Sylvester has belonged to the Kiwanis Club of the Valley, Auburn, since 2003. He is a former member of the Kiwanis clubs of Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, and was Kiwanian of the Year four times. He served as governor of the Pacific Northwest District in 2002-03. Delegates also selected five Trustees at the convention, each for a three-year term: Tadao Oda of Sendai, Japan, Robert Vande Rieviere, of Nieuwpoort, Belgium, Garry Warner, of Sikeston, Mo., Jim Jennings, of Green Valley, Ariz., and Ed Hutchinson, of Cape May, N.J.
Don Canaday, 2008-2009 Kiwanis International President
Paul Palazzolo, 2008-2009 Kiwanis International
President-Elect
(2009-2010 KI President)
Sylvester Neal, 2008-2009 Kiwanis International
Vice President
(2010-2011 KI President)
