At the Mid-Year Conference this past February, we held another campaign rally for Peter Mancuso's Campaign to become the next Kiwanis International Trustee. We had a full house in attendance, including many of you, which was greatly appreciated. Our candidate delivered a speech for which the feedback was excellent. He once again demonstrated he will be a great International Trustee for our organization.
With our campaign theme song playing in the background, we built enthusiasm, distributed a new campaign brochure, handed out orange sneaker key chain tokens (accentuating our "Together We Can Go the Distance" campaign logo) and signed up convention volunteers.
At this rally, we reviewed several important items:
1. Registration for the Kiwanis International Convention in Toronto, June 23rd-26th, is now open. Please sign up. I am happy to say at the time of writing this article that the New York District has the most members registered so far for the convention, but we need many more!
2. Everyone who attends the convention should plan on arriving in Toronto on Wednesday, June 22nd, or early in the day on Thursday, June 23rd. You will want to be there for our fabulous District Reception at the CN Tower at 4 p.m. on the 23rd. We will also be looking for volunteers to man our campaign booth in the exhibition hall of the convention center on the afternoon of June 22nd and during the day on June 23rd until our District Reception.
3. Past Lieutenant Governors can register as delegates for any club in their division if a club is not sending delegates (or only 1 delegate as they can send up to 2). So if you are not, please seek out your PLGs to vote on your club's behalf and be heard!
4. Keep in mind that to enter Canada, you will need a valid passport. If you are arriving by car, an "enhanced driver license" can be used.
5. The election is scheduled for Friday, June 24th, so I stress that you should not schedule to fly home anytime that day. In case there is a runoff, we don't want anyone going home early as delegates may need to vote again!
6. It is important to note that clubs must be up-to-date on fees and dues to be able to have their delegates vote.
7. Our campaign website (www.mancusofortrustee.com), Facebook page (search on Facebook for "Peter Mancuso International Trustee") and Peter's International Trustee campaign profile page (search on Kiwanis.org for "Peter Mancuso International Trustee") are all up and running. Please visit these sites and make sure to "like" his Facebook page.
8. I have also have been in regular contact with other Kiwanis North American district leaders. Support has been adamant for Peter!
9. Right now we have a fundraiser going (These campaigns cost a lot!). It is arranged as a simple donation of $100 to the campaign. Please contact me at james.n.mancuso@gmail.com if you would like to make a donation.
Thanks for all you are doing to support Peter's campaign.
Column Posted on Web Site April 29, 2016
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