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Selection process under way for next Worldwide Service Project

Kiwanis International received more than 200 proposals from all over the world for the next Worldwide Service Project. A special committee now has the difficult task of reviewing the proposals, selecting the finalists and making a recommendation to the Kiwanis International Board of Trustees.

Announcement of final selection is scheduled for the Opening Session of the 95th Annual Kiwanis International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, in June 2010.

Kiwanis International First Worldwide Service Project virtually eliminated iodine iodine deficiency disorders worldwide. Working with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, the entire Kiwanis family joined together to raise almost US$100 million.

Kiwanis and CNIB Sign Updated Memorandum of Understanding in Providing Vital Services to Children with Vision Loss

CNIB President, John Rafferty and Gary Levine, Governor of the Eastern Canada and Caribbean district of Kiwanis, met to sign an updated memorandum of understanding between the two organizations on October 7, 2009.

This marks the fourth year CNIB and Kiwanis have worked together to provide vital services to children with vision loss.

“We are pleased to continue our relationship with Kiwanis,” says Rafferty. “Their support has helped CNIB continue to play a significant role in the lives of children with vision loss and we are look forward to growing this relationship.”

Through the partnership, Kiwanis clubs across Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada donate money through their Young Children Priority One initiative to support a child

in their own community who requires the intensive, one-on-one support of a CNIB early intervention specialist.

Gifts from these clubs are extremely valuable as they enable a personalized teaching approach that will help children with vision loss gain the basic skills and development that occur in the critical formative years and beyond – a gift that will truly last a lifetime for the children touched by the generosity of the Kiwanis.