 Walkers with the banner for the event. |
 Key Club members who joined the group. |
 The group at Lee's Tavern following the event. From left are All Island Director Courtney Gallagher, Distinguished Past Lt. Gov. Sean O'Sullivan, South Shore Member Victor Mancuso, Staten Island member Mark Loffredo, Lt. Gov.-Designate Tom Poccion; on the right side: All Island Director Susan Fiorentino, All Island member Peter Fiorentino, Lt. Gov. Chris Rubano. |
 Division Lt. Gov. Chris Rubano and his son Nicholas. |
 The event sponsors. |
The Metropolitan Division had a Walk for Eliminate on July 17, timed to occur simultaneously with the Kiwanis International Convention Walk for the Global Campaign to Eliminate Maternal and Neo-Natal Tetanus in Tokyo-Chiba, Japan.
The walk had representation from 75 percent of the clubs in the division and large attendance from the members of Key Clubs in the Key Club Division 10. The event started with a reading of an email from Immediate Past Kiwanis International President Tom DeJulio regarding the solidarity of New Yorkers walking with the Kiwanians all around the world. Each club in the division contributed $100 to defray the costs of the event including a banner, sponsor sign, and T-shirts which were given to each attendee. The event was coordinated by Distinguished Past Lt. Gov. Sean O'Sullivan and Courtney Gallagher, members of the new All Island Kiwanis Club. The walk was led by Metropolitan Division Lt. Gov. Chris Rubano and was approximately 2 miles long.
The event had corporate sponsors and walker sponsorships. Each club is being given credit for the funds that the club raised towards the division walk. While funds are still being collected, the total amount of money raised and pledged is $7,600, with more than $5,000 coming from the new All Island Kiwanis Club. The $7,600 will save more than 4,200 mothers and their future babies.
(Posted July 28, 2014)
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