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heartland district to hold leadership forumThe Heartland District’s Spring Growth For Success Conference is Saturday, April 11, 2015at First Assembly of God in North Little Rock, AR from 9am - 2 pm. The two main speak-
ers are International President Jay Albertia & Dan Brown from the Great Southwest Dis-
trict as well as some other great information. You don’t want to miss these two
speakers! Each club President has been e-mailed registration forms. The event will be
live streamed for members who can’t drive to Little Rock. We are counting on a strong
attendance from all our District Civitan clubs. Remember to invite a guest!
Don’t Get Left Out! Send in the registration form on page 3 now!
E X P R E S Sthe Quarterly newsletter
SECOND QuartEr 2015
of the Civitan heartland distriCt
SPRING GROWTH FOR
SUCCESSCIVITAN INTERNATIONALPRESIDENT JAY ALBERTIA
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Governor SecretarySteve Jackson Peggy [email protected] [email protected]
Governor Elect TreasurerMarcia Dechand Dale [email protected] [email protected]
Immediate Past Governor Judge AdvocateJoyce Walton Sullivan Frank [email protected] [email protected]
Past Governor Director Sergeant at ArmsHarold Connell Don [email protected] [email protected]
Certified Club Builder Director ChaplainFred Norman "Father" Miriam [email protected] [email protected]
Audit Chair Junior Civitan / Campus CivitanHarold Connell Tom [email protected] [email protected]
Awards NominationsHelen Schroeder Joyce Walton [email protected] [email protected]
Candy/Coin Box Chair Leadership Development & TrainingHarold Connell Marcia [email protected] [email protected]
Club Growth/Retention /New Club Building Training CoordinatorTom Nolting Tom [email protected] [email protected]
Directory Meeting/Convention ChairPeggy Doyle Jack [email protected] [email protected]
Foundation Liason / Long Range Planning Public RelationsJoyce Walton Sullivan Keith [email protected] [email protected]
Fruitcake Chair WebmasterMiriam Jackson David [email protected] [email protected]
Newsletter EditorFrank [email protected]
A R E A 1 D I R E C T O RPatty Bottorff [email protected]
A R E A 2 D I R E C T O RAnn Livingston [email protected]
A R E A 3 D I R E C T O RLowell French [email protected]
A R E A 4 D I R E C T O RKarla Fournier [email protected]
A R E A 5 D I R E C T O RJames Fogg [email protected]
A R E A 6 D I R E C T O RAlbert Cox [email protected]
A R E A 7 D I R E C T O RPatti Manus [email protected]
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Heartland Spring Growth Conference Registration 3Governor's & Governor-Elect's Messages 4President's Council 5Welcome River Park Civitan Club 5Presidents-President Elects Geographical Training 5Candy/Coin Box Report 5Message from Harold Connell 6IRS Filing Requirements 6Junior Civitan News 6The World View 7Congrats Distinguished Gover Joyce Sullivan 7Tulsa Campus Civitan 7Heartland District Awards 8Tri-County Lake Civitan 9Club Dotte, SOCHI & Heartland Helpers 9Cabot Civitan Club 9Bootheel Ladies Civitan 9Yes We Can Civitan 9Area IV Chili Cookoff 10Ranger Civitan Club 10Civitan Orchids 10The Difference One Parent Can Make 10Eldorado Civitan Club 11Civitan Club of Topeka 11Paragould Civitan Club 112015 Heartland District Convention 12
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The Heartland Express is thequarterly newsletter of theCivitan Heartland District. Tosubmit club news or other arti-cles for publishing in theHeartland Express, contact:Frank Kelley, Heartland Express Editor8628 Running River Lane, Fort Worth, Texas 76131, 727 [email protected]
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All April Civitan Awareness MonthApril 1 Deadline for articles/ club news /submissions to
NewsletterApril 26 District Board Meeting
M A Y
May 1 Deadline for International Honor Key NominationsJ U N E
June 1 All Club Officer Elections for 2015-2016 must becompleted by June 1st
June 25-28 Junior Civitan International ConventionJune 24 Deadline for Adds/Deletes for July billing
J U L Y
July 1 Deadline for articles/ club news /submissions toNewsletter
July 12-15 Civitan International Convention Renaissance GrandHotel, St. Louis, MO
July 13 Golf BenefitA U G U S T
Aug 27-30 Heartland District Convention-Embassy Suites,Grapevine, TX
Aug 28 District Board Meeting (at convention prior to lunch)S E P T E M B E R
Sept 20 Deadline for articles/ club news /submissions toNewsletter
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R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
“personal Growth to success” Conferenceheartland district Civitan
saturday, april 11, 20159:00 am to 2:00 pm
L O C AT I O N ( S )First Assembly of God, 4501 Burrow, North Little Rock, AR 72116
On-line (available to attendees more than 30 minutes from Little Rock, AR)
Member Full Name First or nickname for badge
Guest Full Name First or nickname for badge
Civitan Club
Street Address City, State, Zip
Email Phone
Registration form must be received by Wednesday April 8th to be eligible for door prizes and to receive
conference follow-up material. Registration fees are refundable with cancellation notice by 4-8-15 to the
District Chairperson below. Clubs eligible for prizes based on participation.
If you’re ready to grow and succeed, then please check one of the following:
n I will attend in person at $20.00 “Full” registration rate (includes lunch*).
n I will attend on-line at $10.00 “On-line” registration rate.(Sign on information will be sent by e-mailed to you.)
n I am a JR Civitan and will attend in person at the “Bonus” rate of $6.00 per person.
n I am a JR Civitan and will attend on-line at “Scholarship” rate (No-charge).
Payment method (circle): 1-Check enclosed. 2-Bill my club. 3- Bill me. 4-Registration Scholarship**
Checks should be made payable to Heartland District Civitan.
** Registration scholarships are available for participant if their club is unable to pay their registration fee.
Contact the District Chairperson to arrange at address below or by phone at 501.772.5298.
Please send to John C. “Jack” Fournier, District Convention & Meeting Chairperson,
28 DeSoto Circle
North Little Rock, AR 72116
[email protected] (Please note “Registration” in the subject line.)
F O R D I S T R I C T U S E O N L Y :
Date Received: ______________________ Payment Received: $__________________ Type: ____________________________
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G ov e r n o r ’ s M e s s aG e
the right way, with style!Can you believe it? Half of this
fiscal year is in the books. It hasflown by & we can look for the samefrom the second half of the year. Aswe push for a strong finish, this is agood time to talk about the fifthstrand in our DNA, Excellence. Atthe Area III meeting on March 28,Area Director Lowell French sched-uled an outside speaker who was
OUTSTANDING! The speaker said there are three ways to do ajob: the wrong way, the right way & the right way with style.The right way with style is another way of practicing excellence.I love how the speaker presented that concept. When I was a boyin school, my teacher told me that when I put my name on mywork, I am saying this is the work of Steve Jackson. I learnedthen that I wanted my work to be correct & neat. My teacherplanted the seed of excellence in my life. I didn’t just want topass, I wanted my work to be as close to perfect as possible.
In Sunday School, I learned about Joseph & Daniel. Eventhough they weren’t free men, they still did an outstanding job. Itdidn’t matter that they had lost their freedom. Their work was thebest. In fact, their work was so good, even their enemies wantedto employ them. That is amazing! Joseph & Daniel practiced ex-cellence. They did it the right way, with style!
I love the concept of excellence because it covers everything& answers ALL questions someone might have about the per-formance of their Civitan Club. Excellence is doing the very bestyou can in a professional manner. Excellence provides the an-swer to questions such as “Should we be an Honor Club?”,“Should we grow?”, “Should we earn banner patches?”, “Shouldwe give more than the minimum to Civitans At The Helm?”,“Should we check more than the minimum number of boxes onthe Honor Club Application?”, “Should we give to Jr. Civitan &Unrestricted Funds?”, “Should I recruit members?”, “Should werespect our district leadership?”, “Should we start a new club?”,etc. The response to each question is another question, “Do youwant to practice Excellence?” Do it the right way, with style!
I hope we get to the point where the minimum is not goodenough for any of us. The minimum is the enemy of excellence.If we let excellence totally govern our approach, we won’t be ableto contain our growth! On September 30, 2015, all of us will putour names on our work for the 2014-15 fiscal year. Will that workbe neat and professional? Will it be A+ work? Let’s spend thenext six months doing everything we can to make sure we can an-swer “yes” to those two questions and let’s do it the right way,with style!
On September 30, 2015, all of us will put our names on ourwork for the 2014-15 fiscal year. Will that work be neat and pro-fessional? Will it be A+ work? Let’s spend the next six monthsdoing everything we can to make sure we can answer “yes” tothose two questions.
Steve Cabot2014-2015 Heartland District Civitan Governor
G ov e r n o r - e l e C t ’ s M e s s aG e
Welcome Spring! What an exciting timeof the year as we Civitans “burst forth” withnew growth, new projects and new opportuni-ties to share Civitan with everyone we meet!Springtime usually means lots of activities toinvite family, friends, neighbors, co-workers/colleagues and community businesspartners to share in the “fellowship and serv-ice of Civitan.”From Easter egg hunts to Special Olympicstournaments and track & field events, proms
& formal dances to park clean-ups and re-vitalizations and golftournaments, Spring offers an opportunity for Civitans to partici-pate in a wealth of hands-on activities and showcase to thosenew to Civitan - just what we are all about!
As you plan your next special event or Civitan activity - thinkabout asking someone new to Civitan to participate! Civitanevents always include good friends, good food and a wonderfultime (even if some of the events/activities do include “work”)!Think about your last club event and/or activity and how muchfun everyone had!! Now, of course, you would love to share thatwith others, right?? (And, don’t forget to share stories and photosvia Facebook, our website and the Heartland Express newsletterfor everyone to enjoy!)
Spring also brings forth plans for your club’s new leadershipand the election of officers and Board members for the new Civi-tan year beginning October 1, 2015. Once elected, regionalLeadership Workshops provide the new officers with valuableresources and guidance as well as the opportunity to meet otherCivitans from across the Heartland District. The 2015 regionalLeadership Workshop schedule for Presidents/President-Elects isonline - please make note of the session(s) in your area and regis-ter your new officers immediately following their election sothey are well equipped to lead your club going forward.
Are you “seeing” a pattern develop here? Yes, these are itemsyou can check on the Honor Club application!As we approachthe midpoint of this Civitan year, recruitment/retention of mem-bers, service and fundraising projects, club election of officersand the completion of officer training are some of the elementsof your club becoming an Honor Club for 2014-2015. As youupdate your working copy of the Honor Club application, it willprovide your club with direction for the second half of the Civi-tan year and point you towards those activities that will help youreach your goal(s)!!
I was extremely honored and privileged to attend the Heart-land District Junior Civitan Convention in Cabot, Arkansas, onMarch 13th. I met a wonderful group of students, including thosewho were elected to District officer and Board positions, who areanxious to lead our District at the Junior Civitan level and lookforward to all they have planned during the upcoming year. I amlooking forward to meeting with Heartland Civitans at the SpringLeadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas in April. It willbe a wonderful opportunity for Civitans in the Heartland Districtto meet and learn together as we continue to grow and share ourCivitan story.Yours in Civitan, Marcia
Marcia E. Dechand 2014-2015 Heartland District Civitan Governor-Elect
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president's CouncilBy Foundation Liaison – Joyce Sullivan
President’s Council is an annual giving programcreated to secure the Civitan’s planned giving pro-gram. Each member is recognized for their impor-tant investment in Civitan’s future. All membersnames will appear in that year’s Annual Reportand a special invitation to the President’s Council
reception at the International Convention.If you’re not currently a member, don’t wait any longer. Join
now so you will receive your invitation to the President’s Councilreception to be held this year in St Louis. You can join for as littleas $10 per month and a second member of your family for $7.50per month. (higher levels are offered).
President’s Council contributions are controlled by CI BoardPolicy and are used to underwrite the organization’s planned giv-ing initiative, increase the President’s Council Endowment or sup-plement other charitable programs such as the CivitanInternational Research Center. The President’s Council receptionis underwritten by sponsors and not paid for out of Civitan Inter-national funds. So rest assured, your contributions are invested inlives not parties
As of 3/2/15, there were 137 President’s Council members inthe Heartland District. That’s 10.5% of our total active membersas of that same date. Please help increase this percentage byspending a few minutes during one of your upcoming club meet-ings to talk to your fellow members about joining this valuablesupport program.
Ed Note : International Director Frank Kelley will be conduct-ing a special pinning at the District Convention in Grapevine forall Civitans that would like to invest in Civitan through member-ship in the President’s Council!
welcome river park Civitan ClubCivitan International, Heartland District Governor Steve Jack-
son, MST, and Cabot Civitan Club President Steve Jackson, MSTare happy to announce a new club for men and women:
River Park Civitan Club
Charter Number 4091 Charter Date: April 30, 2015
Place: Maumelle Country Club100 Club Manor Drive,Maumelle, Arkansas 72113Time: 6:30 PM Dinner: Can accommodate approximately
50 visiting Civitans and guests. Cost: $20.00Please plan to send representatives to the charter ceremonies or
send congratulatory messages and donations to:Janet Gandy, President, River Park Civitan Club35 High Timber Drive, Maumelle, Arkansas, 72113Email: [email protected]
Make reservations with Steve Jackson, MST, by writing himat 112 Lariat Drive, Austin, Arkansas 72007 or phone him at (B)(501) 843-3700, (C) (501) 442-1776 or email him [email protected].
Cabot Civitan Club is sponsoring the new club. The CertifiedClub Builder is Steve Jackson, MST.
presidents-president electsGeographical trainingJune 20, 2015 tulsa, oK deadline June 15, 2015July 13, 2015 st. louis, Mo deadline July 6, 2015July 25, 2015 little rock, ar deadline July 20, 2015
It’s March, which means it is time to register your club for theleadership certification workshops this summer. If your club hasnot elected your 2015- 2016 officers, please pass this informationto the incoming President and President Elect once your electionsare completed.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
To register please review the following guidelines:
Pre-registration confirmation will be sent with meeting locationinformation BY EMAIL once we receive your registration soplease include your email address on registration form.
You must submit the enclosed form complete with a $35.00payment for EACH participant. If payment is not received with the
form, it will be sent back immediately.
PRINT the information on the form CLEARLY. Circle the appropriate officer position on the registration form
that you will be holding starting OCTOBER 2015. Mail the registration form to Civitan International, Attn: Stacy
Sabo, PO Box 130744, Birmingham, AL 35213-0744. You may also pre-register by emailing a completed form [email protected] or by fax (205-592-6307) but IT MUST BERECEIVED with a credit card payment.The registration form can be found online at civitan.org. It will
also be available at the Convention in St. Louis.
Candy/Coin Box reportAs the end of February, 15 clubs have reported
a combined total of $2,201.59 in Coin Box col-lections. Bartlesville leads the way with $583.63.Both the Hot Springs and Wichita clubs have re-ported collections in excess of $300.
Candy Box collections for the same period total $5,894.56. Atotal of 16 clubs have remitted collections at this point. Wichitaleads the way with collections reported as $1,334.01. El Dorado hasreported over $900 in collections, while Bartlesville and Muskogeecollections each exceeded the $800 mark. I am pleased to let youknow that overall remittances significantly increased for February.
Rosemary Smith at Civitan International (1-800-CIVITAN) isour go to person when you have any questions about the Candyand/or Coin Box programs.
Earlier this year, our supplier, Sam’s Club, changed suppliers ofthe peppermint candy which caused some problems in supplyingour needs. We believe all Sam’s Club are now stocking the candy,which now has 16 more pieces of candy in the 7 pound bag.
Remember that these programs are available to clubs as fundraisers for both our Civitan International Research Center andlocal programs to benefit persons with Developmental and Physi-cal handicaps.
For more information, contact our Heartland District’s Candyand Coin Box Program Chair, Harold Connell [email protected] or phone him at 316-204-6202
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Message from harold ConnellDear Civitan Friends:
For the past many years I haveparticipated in the Golf BenefitTournament held in conjunctionwith our Civitan International con-ventions and this year is no differ-ent. As a player, I need sponsors tohelp raise money for our CivitanInternational Research Center.
Many of you have been loyal supporters of the years and some ofyou may be new to the program.
Your support may be a donation from your club as well as indi-vidual contributions. All the money you or your club donates in myname is also credited as a gift the Civitans at the Helm program,which Governor Steve has been encouraging you to participate in.
Simply send your check made payable to Civitan Internationaland mail it to me at 6202 E. 12th St. N., Wichita, KS 67208-2617. I’dlike to receive your donations no later than May 15th. Thank you!
Harold Connell Civitan Club of Wichita
related MessaGe froM Governor steve:If your club doesn’t have a golfer in the Civitan InternationalGolf Tournament. I encourage you to sponsor a golfer fromthe Heartland District. Family members support the endeav-ors of other family members whenever possible. Cabot spon-sored Harold for $100 last year and will do so again this year.Your sponsorship can be of any amount. Let’s get behind ourgolfers & show them how much we appreciate them repre-senting the Heartland District!
If there are any other golfers out there, let me know and Iwill spread the word! All monies raised go the Civitans AtThe Helm.
reminder: irs filing requirements for local Clubs
Civitan clubs, as tax exempt organizations, must annually file Form 990, Return of Or-ganization Exempt From Income Tax, orForm 990-EZ, Short Form Return of Organi-zation Exempt From Income Tax, or (begin-ning in the 2007-08 Civitan fiscal year)thenewly created Form 990-N, Electronic Notice (e-Postcard) forTax-Exempt Organizations not Required To File Form 990 or 990-EZ.
More detailed information is available online at:http://civitan.org/member-resource-center/club-leadership-ad-
ministration/irs-filing- information/If you have any questions about IRS filing information, contact
Civitan International’s Director of Development and CorporateCounsel, Keith Sheffield, at Civitan International Headquarters (1-800-CIVITAN, ext. 105) or via email at [email protected] ad-ditional information, please follow this link: http://civitan.org/member-resource-center/club-leadership-admin-istration/irs-filing-information/.
Junior Civitan news
Congratulations to the Heartland District Junior Civitans, whomet at Cabot High School, Cabot, Arkansas, on Friday, March13th to acquaint and visit with their peers, learn leadershipskills from wonderful speak-ers and to elect their HeartlandDistrict Officers and Board forthe upcoming Junior Civitanyear beginning July 1, 2015.
Forty-five Junior Civitans attended the Convention representingCabot High School (Cabot, AR), Shawnee Heights High School(Topeka, KS), Greene County Tech (Paragould, AR) and LittleRock Central High School (Little Rock, AR).
The day began with an opportunity for the Juniors to mingle andvisit with their peers, followed by a Welcome by Dr. Martha Mar-shall, Cabot High School Junior Civitan Advisor and Avery Elliott,Heartland District Junior Civitan Governor. Jane Balgavy, NationalTrainer for Red Bull, was the Keynote Speaker, sharing Leadership
For The 21st Century
Don’t Be Relevant-Be Revolutionary! Marley Huckabee, HRGeneralist Professional, shared her college/career experiences inCareer Talk 101. Andy Sullivan, Ward Central Assistant Principal,shared Words of Wisdom for Young Leaders!
Heartland District Senior Governor Steve Jackson congratulatedthe Juniors for re-establishing the Heartland District Junior Civitangovernance. A very special Thank you goes to Dr. Martha Marshalland Junior Civitan District Chair Tom Nolting for leading the wayto make this as well as the Convention happen! Senior Governor-Elect Marcia Dechand and incoming Senior Junior Civitan DistrictCo-Chair Carolyn Edwards also attended the Convention.
The newly elected Junior Civitan District Officers and Boardwere privileged to be officially installed and trained by Civitan In-ternational President-Elect Debbie Bruce-Juhlke, from RoundRock, Texas, in our own Heartland District.
Congratulations to all of the Heartland District Junior Civi-tans!!! We look forward to all of the exciting projects and eventsplanned during the upcoming year in our five state Heartland Dis-trict–Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas!
The Junior Civitan International Convention will be held at theWyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort in Orlando, Florida, on June25- 28, 2015. Details are available on the Junior Civitan Interna-tional website. Our Juniors are positive that they will have a lot tocelebrate as they expect to exceed many of their goals for the yearincluding new clubs organized!
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By International
Director Frank
Kelley
Our worldlypresence is ex-panding as theboard approvedtwo new coun-tries into the Civi-tan family...Moldovaand Switzerland. Thisbrings our total country countto 42! Forty-two countries now havethe privilege of counting Civitan as a valuedcommunity resource!
We have new club charters scheduled over the next few monthsin the Philippines, Liberia, Estonia, Switzerland, Sweden, Moldova,and two more possibly in Romania and an-other club in Italy before the year ends. We arevery excited that the European Division isworking hard to further expand Civitan underthe leadership of European Division DirectorTor Dahl.
St. Louis, Missouri, will host the 2015 Civ-itan International Convention as plans are com-ing together nicely for the July 12-15 schedule.I was pleased to have the opportunity to visitthe Convention Hotel and the city of St Louisand I feel that this will be the Convention of allConventions. There are so many things to seeand do, there are restaurants of all persuasions
and so many recre-ational opportuni-
ties! You do notwant to miss it!
The Renais-sance St. LouisGrand Hotel is
currently under-going renovation
but it is looking greatwith a lot of “friendly”
space for socializing.This year’s convention will offer
unique “selections” that you can choose to in-clude as part of your visit to St. Louis and heighten your conventionexperience! Plans are also being completed to offer optional toursthat include St. Louis Baseball, Microbrewery Madness, and Beau-
tiful Blooms and Historic Homes.
REGISTER ONlINE AT CIvITAN.ORG!
A youth program will be offered and we areexcited to develop a unique agenda that willappeal to our “future” members. Complete de-tails are available online for convention andhotel registration. The site is updated fre-quently, so check back often for updates. Thisis going to be a great convention and we wantall of our members to join us in St. Louis. Reg-ister online at Civitan.org!
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RESOURCE!
Congratulations 2013-14distinguished Governors!
The Heartland District has qualified toreceive the 2013-14 Quality AchievementAward! The governor of a QualityAchievement District achieves Distin-guished Governor des-ignation as well.Congratulation to Im-mediate Past GovernorJoyce Sullivan!
Civitan International2013-14 President BobRobinson will recog-nize Joyce and 7 ad-ditional DistinguishedGovernors during our2015 Civitan Interna-tional Convention inSt. Louis.
tulsa Campus Civitan Goes virtual By Casey Worden, Virtual Communications Officer
One of the unique qualities about Campus Civitan atTulsa Community College Northeast Campus is that wehave the virtual options for students that have an extrabusy schedule and cannot attend in person on campus atselect time. It is a great feature with TCC, where you can attend through the Black-board Launcher. I actually use this option quite often as I am a full time student atTCC and full time mother with a very busy schedule. We have just recently kicked offthe new semester with a new time change for our meetings in hopes of better accom-modating students and future club members. I wanted to post some of the project andactivities we are planning for this semester. I would also like to mention that TCCCampus Civitan gets enormous support from Starlight Civitan Club and The BridgesFoundation as well and we are very thankful!•Program Speaker this month: Autumn Kinkade, OK Jr Teen Miss Amazing Pageant•Regional Transition Fair - we will have tables set up for Civitan and Miss Amazing•EcoFest KidsZone at NE Campus •Miss Amazing Pageant•Heartland District CivitanSpring Growth Conference •Regional Special Olympics Bocce Ball – Owasso OK
I would also like to share our facebook page and encourage clicking on that LIKEbutton (and set to get notifications).Thank you Everyone!
2013-2014DistinguishedHeartland Governor Joyce Sullivan
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*proCess: The awards period will run from July 1st through June 30th. Clubs write about their projects in their club newsletter
and distribute it to the Governor, Governor-Elect and Awards Chair. The article should be in sufficient detail so that any reader can see the
impact the project had on the community in terms of Service, Knowledge and Fellowship, the amount of club participation and key lead-
ers. The club also has the option of writing up the project on the generic Awards nomination form and sending it to the Awards Chairman.
Nominations for persons to receive individual awards can be handled with the same form. All nominations forms must be mailed to the
District Awards Chairperson and postmarked by the deadline of July 1st.
award CateGories:The following awards may bepresented to one individual
District Honor Key
Honor Key to Governor
District “Civitan of the Year”
Jim Berryman “Civitan of theDecade”
District New Member of theYear
Most Outstanding ClubPresident
Citizen of the Year
The following awards may bepresented to all that qualify
Leadership Award
Distinguished Area Director
The following are awards toclubs. (One award with anhonorable mention(s) at theCommittee’s discretion.)
Club of the Year
Project of the Year
Service to the Mentally andPhysically Handicapped
Service to Youth
Service to the Community
Service to the Elderly
Service to Veterans
Service to Homeless
Outstanding Club Speakersand Programs
Outstanding ClubBulletin/Newsletter
Outstanding Club Scrapbook
Outstanding Club Web Site
Outstanding BillboardPlacement
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heartland district awards program
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tri-County lake CivitanThe Tri-County Lake Civitan Club in Fordyce, AR played
bingo with the residents of St. John's Place Nursing & Rehab.
Club dotteWe make this happen.
So far The Reola GrantCivitan Center which isour joint effort locallyhas fed close to 200,000meals. Between July2014 until today, thenumber is overwhelmingbecause the need is sogreat! . The Reola GrantCivitan Center is grow-ing leaps and bounds andperpetuates "The Golden Rule". Classic Buildings, LLC played aHUGE role in making this happen for our communities.
Cabot Civitan Club On March 10th the Cabot
Scholarship Foundation had it'sannual dinner & gave out over100 scholarships. CodyMatthew Pugh won the CabotCivitan Scholarship of $2500.The Cabot Civitan Scholarshipwas THE SINGLE LARGESTscholarship! I am so proud thathonor belongs to a CivitanClub. Cody is also a Jr. Civitan& pictured with us is the facultyadvisor, Dr. Martha Marshall.
Bootheel ladies Civitan ClubThe real meaning of love... no card, candy, nor flowers, but a
wheelchair ramp completed for Ms. D. Bodie just in time forValentine's Day. One she will always remember.
yes we Can Civitan ClubBy Elaine Johns, Yes We Can Civitan Club
We have been involved in the remembrance of our soldier’s sacrifices for more than eight years as an ongoingproject. We have hosted Memorial Day Events, fed veterans and their families, organized and sponsored a5K/Half Marathon Run, organized and sponsored an Annual Cruise and Car show, held fundraisers and pro-grams that benefited our veterans and families. In 2010, we got an opportunity to host a moving Vietnam Memo-rial Wall in our community. It looked so good there, Elaine Johns, Heartland Gov. 2008, contacted thecorporation that owned the walls and tried to secure one for permanent placement at our local Veterans Park.
After much discussion, site visits and prayer, we were given the honor of buying a retiring wall and place itpermanently in the park. Elaine Johns, Yes We Can member, was the volunteer project manager of thistask. The campaign to raise the funding began in 2012 after securing the wall in 2011. In 11 short months,Yes We Can Civitan hosted the “Welcome Home” reception for the Vietnam Wall.
More than 400 motorcycles escorted the wall to Enid, Oklahoma where it would be per-manently placed. The final payment was paid at that ceremony for a final total of $500,000.The ground breaking followed and the building program began. Yes We Can Civitan clubcontinued to sponsor events to raise money, provided the insurance for all the events heldand in November, 2013 we dedicated the park to the veterans of Vietnam. The total projectwas close to $1Million dollars.
We are so honored to have made this possible for our veterans. People from all over the na-tion have come to this wall to honor those who are on it. The wall is located across the streetfrom the gardens that Civitan built. Our next project is half way funded and we are going to es-tablish an Educational Center for the park. Only $50,000 more to go on that effort.
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area iv Chili CookoffFive Civitan Clubs of Area IV in Arkansas met Saturday, March 28th to enjoy a chili cookoff com-
petition and fundraiser for the People First and SW Little Rock Civitan Clubs.. While enjoying the
good food, representatives from Chenal, West Little Rock, Argenta, Little Rock and Bryant Clubs
learned about a new vision for returning Veterans. Colonel Mike Ross (US Army Retired) shared
the dream and opportunity of providing housing through Veterans Villages of America, Inc. which
will begin initially t in the North Little Rock, Arkansas area. Contact information and a summary of
how to help was given to participants to share with their respective clubs.
Keith Dover created Civitan Happy spoons for the winners of the chili competition. Although
chilly weather dampened the outside spirits, the fellowship that took place amongst the participants,
warmed our hearts.
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ranger Civitan ClubThe Ranger Civitans honored the clergy of our community with
a breakfast on Friday, February 6th. Grand Prairie Mayor RonJensen read a proclamation declaring Clergy Appreciation Weekfor the city. Our guest speaker was Glenn Cato, chaplain of theVictims Relief Ministries of the Grand Prairie Police Department.There were 50 in attendance including local clergy, members ofthe Victims Relief Ministries, city council members, and RangerCivitans. A special thanks to the Sisters of the Holy Family ofNazareth for allowing us to use their facility. Thanks also to Wal-mart, Sam's Club, and Albertsons for their generous donations.
Civitan orchidsThursday evening, February 5, the Civitan Orchids in Kansas
City celebrated Clergy Appreciation Week. Several members in-vited their clergy to enjoy dinner and to spend the evening hearingabout all the wonderful activities the Orchids are involved in theircommunity. Five clergy were recognized with Certificates of Ap-preciation, Civitan Coffee and the ladies also received an Orchidpin!! What a wonderful evening!
the difference one parent Can MakeBy Marty Rothwell, Program Director, The Arc
I often hear parents who ask why The Arc events aren’t in themedia more often. Although The Arc sends many invitations andnews story ideas, most are rejected because of conflicting events,non- interest, timelines and/ or breaking news. Last Thursdaynight, a parent of a Levy Legend basketball player who competesin The Arc’s Tri County High School Basketball League wasstanding in line at Subway to purchase a meal. Standing next toher she recognized the sports newscaster from TV 10. She askedhim if he had ever heard or our league and told him what a greatsports story it would make. She offered to buy his dinner, if hewould just stop by Friday and take a look at the competition at theYMCA Garvey facility.
As promised, he attended the games and was blown away. Hestayed for over an hour shooting footage and doing interviews. Ashe left, he stated he would feature this story on Friday night at 6and 10. The story he shared with the community about The Arc’sTri County Basketball League was simply outstanding. For some-one new to our community and new to this league it took him allof about 20 minutes to figure out the story would be very specialto many people. I have received numerous phone calls and over30 people, mostly strangers, have informed me they saw thisnews story and how impressed they were. One phone call told mehe coached a little league basketball team and they would be at-tending The Arc madness tournament to support our players andto teach his players what heart is all about. The story was featuredon Friday and Saturday on several news casts. If you have notseen it, click here.
Sometimes the contact to the media has to come with a per-sonal touch. Just look what the cost of a meatball sandwich re-sulted in. It is the old story of who do you know and who do theyknow. We all know how important community awareness is but itis up to each of us to make that awareness a reality. If you haveany media contacts or media ideas please contact Mary Brown atThe Arc 943-1191 or contact Marty Rothwell at the same number.One person can and did make the difference...
Ed note-The Arc is one of the organizations that the Civitan
Club of Wichita supports. This was from the Arc’s recent newslet-
ter. Perhaps it will give you ideas on getting your club name out
into the community during April- Civitan Awareness Month,
eldorado Civitan ClubTV Auction The
58th annual El Do-rado Civitan Televi-sion Auction is aSUCCESS! Withabout 200 items do-nated by local mer-chants, Civitanswere able to auctioneach item off withthe average bidbeing 60% of retailvalue.
The Auctionbrought in morethan $19,395.00 andafter expenses theClub expects to netabout $15,000.00which will be distributed to various programs in the community.
The Auction always brings the club members together in fel-lowship and of course, brings a lot of hard work. More than threemonths planning go into making the auction a success.After 58years of conducting the TV Auction, members stated this year'sevent ran smoother than ever before. That is because of the workand cooperation of each member of the El Dorado Civitan Club.
The club began the annual event in 1957. For 20 years local TVstation, KTVE, broadcast the auction in beautiful black and whiteas a public service. Members thought they had reached the end ofan era when the station announced it could no longer afford togive free air time to the Civitans. Sometimes good deeds do get re-warded, and this was the case when Immanuel Baptist Church of-fered assistance. The church was just beginning a TV ministry andoffered its facilities and cable access to the club. That partnershipnow allows the club to reach much of Union County’s populationwith high definition video via cable and the whole world via thechurch’s internet connection.
For the last two years the club has exhibited all its major items(those with a retail value exceeding $300) on Facebook and cellphone apps have made the acceptance of credit cards possible.This has allowed the club to receive bids from as far away asFayetteville, Arkansas. Local restaurants and fast foods providefood and soft drinks for workers. Many who are not able to attendthe weekly lunch meeting are able to work during the auction. Thepublicity, both “auction night” and in the days leading up to theevent, is an important recruiting tool.
Money raised from the auction is distributed to local projectsincluding 66% to South Arkansas Developmental Center for Chil-dren and Families, 10% to the video ministry at ImmanuelChurch, and the balance to individuals and organizations benefit-ing children and/or the disabled. As the economy improves, mem-bers look to returning the event to its glory days of profitsexceeding $30,000!
Well done El Dorado Civitan Club, well done!
Civitan Club of topekaOn Wednesday, February 4, the Civitan Club of Topeka celebratedClergy Appreciation Week at our luncheon meeting at Top of theTower. We had the largest number of clergy in attendance (10) thatwe have had in a good many years. Club member Dave Fisher pre-sented the program and all enjoyed the stories he shared. Thank youto all the clergy who shared this special day with us and for all theservices they provide to our members and our community.
paragould Civitan ClubParagould Civitan Club held its 4th Annual Wheelchair BasketballTournament Saturday, March 14th at the 7th and Mueller Church ofChrist gym. This year we had 17 men's, women's, and youth teamssign up to participate with the generous support of a total of 24sponsors. We would like to thank each and every one of them forhelping us achieve our goal of handicap accessible playgroundequipment at Harmon Park. Currently we are anticipating installingthe equipment within the next few months depending on weatherconditions. The equipment has been made and is sitting in a ware-house ready for installation. Any funds raised from future eventswill be used for expansion. A special thanks also goes to this yearshost, 7th and Mueller Church of Christ for allowing us to use theirgym andkitchen/diningarea. Withoutthe tremendouscommunitysupport that hasbeen shown tous, the HarmonPark handicapplaygroundequipmentwould just be adream insteadof a reality.
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Mark Your Calendars and Save the Date:AUGUST 28-30, 2015
2015 Heartland District Civitan
ConventionEmbassy Suite Outdoor World
2401 Bass Pro Drive, Grapevine, Texas
Conveniently located between Dallas and Forth Worth, this all-suite
Grapevine hotel is two miles from DFW International Airport. For the out-
doorsman, the hotel is conveniently attached to Bass Pro Shops. For the
wine connoisseur, the city of Grapevine features a wealth of wineries offer-
ing the best of Texas-grown wines. Other area attractions include: AT&T
Stadium (formerly Cowboys Stadium–tours available), Grapevine Historical
Downtown Area, Grapevine Mills Mall, Sea Life Aquarium, Fort Worth Zoo.
Watch your email and the Heartland website for more info coming soon!
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