New York District Kiwanians attending the International Convention will have the opportunity to tour the Kennedy Space Center.

The tour, which will include a dinner, is the district-sponsored event which will take place at the International Convention, June 26-29 in Orlando, Florida. The "Kennedy Space Center Experience" will take place on Thursday, June 26.

Kiwanians who sign up will be taken by bus from the Rosen Plaza Hotel to the Space Center where they will have dinner and a tour of the Space Center. Transportation, dinner and the tour are all included in the cost of $75 per person. Registration is limited to the first 150 people who sign up for the event.

More information is available on the International Convention page here on the web site.

The annual convention also will include a performance by comedian Bob Newhart. Schedules, registration materials and hotel booking information also is available.

The May issue of the Empire State Kiwanian is now available here on the web site.

The issue includes coverage of the Mid-Year Conference, columns from district officers and committee chairs, and several pages of club news.

The issue can be downloaded as a single file or a page at a time. A table of contents is available.

Hotel registration information and a tentative schedule for the 2008 District Convention has been released.

The convention will take place Aug. 6-10 at Turning Stone Casino in Verona.

All hotel registations will be by phone. See the District Convention page for more information.

Additional information and the convention registration form will be available soon.

Since Oct. 1, clubs in the New York District have inducted 463 new members. Their sponsors and others involved in recruiting them are all part of the year-long membership contest which is continuing.

The names of the new members and their sponsors are listed here on the web site. Also available is standings for sponsors and divisions to date. You can see more information on the prizes at stake and the latest standings. The list of new members and sponsors was updated May 5.

Many dedications took place May 3 at the annual Open House at Kamp Kiwanis. Above left, Past Gov. Joseph Corace (third from left) with Sal Anelli, foundation board president (left) and members of Joe's Heroes with the new bench at kamp in memory of their work. Joe's Heroes were his lieutenant governors and other administrators for 2006-07.

Above right is Past Gov. Bob Calbrese (wearing sunglasses) with several members of his family. They are standing behind the new bench honoring him for his support of the kamp.

More pictures and other information from the day is available.

Save the Date An event honoring Kamp Kiwanis Director Rebecca Lopez and raising money to send a hospice child to Kamp Kiwanis will take place July 19 at the Awixa Castle in Bay Shore. More information is available.

Batavia Club Celebrates 85th On April 24 the Batavia club celebrated its 85th anniversarry. Pictures and other information on the event are available.

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