The Eliminate Spotlight

In This Issue:

Page 1 ............. Spotlight on Service: Birthday for Eliminate

Page 2 .............12 Days of Fundraising

Page 3 ................ DCON 2013

Page 4 ..... What’s New?

December 21st, 2012

Have you ever wanted to be a part of something big? Some-thing that you can be proud of? Something... world changing? The Eliminate Project is just that. The Kiwanis Family is working once again to rid the earth from another terrible disease. Io-dine Deficiency Disorder (IDD), Kiwanis' last joint project with UNICEF, was said to be one of the greatest health triumphs of the twentieth century, and with your help, the Eliminate Pro-ject can be even more brilliant. By doing fundraisers and service projects for the Eliminate Project this holiday season, you will be making history. YOU will be helping the Kiwanis Family rid the world of a life-threatening illness. My tea bag just give me a little bit of insight today. It says, "Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light". This holiday season, (or any season for that matter,) be the light that devotes their time and efforts to the Eliminate Project. Travel, live, spread, and be that light! Yours in service, Governor Sam

Hey WIUM Key Clubbers!

With New Years Day soon to be upon us, I have been thinking a lot about what I want my resolution for 2013 to be. In years past, I’ve never stuck with the resolutions I have made for my-self, so this year I decided that I am going to do something for others. My New Year’s resolution is to raise $750 for the Elimi-nate Project on my own to help WIUM go above and beyond it’s goal of $25,000 for this year. In 2013, don’t lurk in the shadows, as Governor Sam said, be a light, and be a part of something big-ger. Make that difference in 2013.

Yours in Service, Chair Baylee

Check out this girl’s passion for the Eliminate Project! For Lieutenant Governor Julie Schweiss’ 18th birthday, instead of receiving presents, she asked for people to donate money to the Eliminate Project. She started the ball rolling when she created an event on Facebook and invited 337 people, and asked them to share the page with their friends as well. Over the course of 30 days (and still counting!) she raised $690.75 with about 60-70 people donating overall! Its absolutely incredible to see Julie’s family, friends, and local Kiwanians all come together to help her have such a memorable birthday by donating to the Eliminate Project. When I asked Julie what it was like to make such a huge difference she said “It feels so awesome, and I'm very excited to send in the money! As I was fundraising, I was thinking about how we all get material items for our birthdays. Those items are usually things we want and don't

necessarily need. Yet a lot of mothers in this world can't even afford the $1.80 vaccine to save themselves and their children from MNT. That breaks my heart. So knowing that I was able to save 380+ lives from this deadly disease feels very rewarding, and it feels amazing to make a difference! I hope that my successful fundraising efforts can inspire others to do this fundraiser for their birthdays, or any oth-er MNT fundraisers for that matter.”

Birthday for Eliminate

Total Raised: $690.75

On the first day of Christmas, here’s how I fundraised: A Birthday for Eliminate.

On the second day of Christmas, here’s how I fundraised: 2 Bake Sales and A Birthday for

Eliminate.

On the third day of Christmas here’s how I fundraised: 3 Aluminum Can Drives, 2 Bake Sales,

and a Birthday for Eliminate.

On the fourth day of Christmas here’s how I fundraised: 4 Penny Wars, 3 Aluminum Can

Drives, 2 Bake Sales, and a Birthday for Elimi-nate.

On the fifth day of Christmas here’s how I fundraised: 5 Ice Cream Sundae Bars, 4 Penny Wars, 3 Aluminum Can Drives, 2 Bake Sales, and

a Birthday for Eliminate.

On the sixth day of Christmas here’s how I fundraised: 6 Teachers Duct Taped to A Wall, 5 Ice Cream Sundae Bars, 4 Penny Wars, 3 Alu-minum Can Drives, 2 Bake Sales, and a Birthday

for Eliminate.

On the seventh day of Christmas, here’s how I fundraised: 7 Face Painting Booths, 6 Teachers Duct Taped to A Wall, 5 Ice Cream Sundae

Bars, 4 Penny Wars, 3 Aluminum Can Drives, 2 Bake Sales, and a Birthday for Eliminate.

On the eighth day of Christmas, here’s how I fundraised: 8 Car Smashes, 7 Face Painting Booths, 6 Teachers Duct Taped to A Wall, 5

Ice Cream Sundae Bars, 4 Penny Wars, 3 Alu-minum Can Drives, 2 Bake Sales, and a Birthday

for Eliminate.

On the ninth day of Christmas here’s how I fundraised: 9 Birthday Kits, 8 Car Smashes, 7

Face Painting Booths, 6 Teachers Duct Taped to a Wall, 5 Ice Cream Sundae Bars, 4 Penny

Wars, 3 Aluminum Can Drives, 2 Bake Sales, and a Birthday for Eliminate.

On the tenth day of Christmas here’s how I fundraised: 10 Miracle Miles of Quarters, 9 Birth-day Kits, 8 Car Smashes, 7 Face Painting Booths, 6 Teachers Duct Taped to a Wall, 5 Ice Cream Sundae Bars, 4 Penny Wars, 3 Aluminum Can Drives, 2 Bake Sales, and a Birthday for Elimi-

nate.

On the eleventh day of Christmas here’s how I fundraised: 11 Scheduled Pancake Breakfasts, 10 Miracle Miles of Quarters, 9 Birthday Kits, 8 Car Smashes, 7 Face Painting Booths, 6 Teachers Duct Taped to a Wall, 5 Ice Cream Sundae Bars, 4 Penny Wars, 3 Aluminum Can Drives, 2 Bake

Sales, and a Birthday for Eliminate.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, here’s how I fundraised: 12 miracle minutes, 11 Scheduled Pan-cake Breakfasts, 10 Miracle Miles of Quarters, 9 Birthday Kits, 8 Car Smashes, 7 Face Painting

Booths, 6 Teachers Duct Taped to a Wall, 5 Ice Cream Sundae Bars, 4 Penny Wars, 3 Aluminum Can Drives, 2 Bake Sales, and a Birthday for

Eliminate.

Fundraisers can be found at: http://www.keyclub.org/Libraries/Service/Guide_KeyClub_Fundraising_project_ideas.sflb.ashx

Unless someone like you cares a whole lot, it’s not going to get better, it’s not. Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to Elimi-nate Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus (MNT), a disease that infects moth-ers and all of her babies. Attend the Eliminate Workshop at District Con-vention in March to learn what

MNT is, and what you can do to help just by donating $1.80.

Fundraiser Ideas Purchase Fluffs Without the Crowd!

($2 a piece) Get informational

materials to take home to your club

We Hope To See You There!

Questions? Contact Baylee Radke at radke1095@gmail.com

Follow the Eliminate Project:

Congratulations WIUM Key Clubbers! Your hard work and dedication has helped the SLP’s of Kiwanis In-

ternational reach the $1 million mark for the Eliminate Project! In total, so far the Kiwanis

Family has raised more than US$18.2 million for the project. Let’s keep the momentum going– share this with your club and start planning your next Eliminate fundraiser for 2013!

Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus has most recently

been eliminated from China~ That makes 28 countries that MNT is no longer a threat in!