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JP D i T roia , L ieutenant G overnor 2 014-2015 Queens West Division New York District, Kiwanis International November 2014
Volume 17 • Issue 2
Message From Lieutenant Governor JP Di Troia We are in our second month of our division year. Many of the clubs have been very active. I would like to thank all the past advertisers for their continued support of the Division and I welcome the new ones. Please remember to support them. I have made 95 percent of my installations and I thank all the clubs who invited me. I look forward to performing the installations of the remaining four clubs. I enjoyed my visits and admired the diversity of the clubs in our Division. Each club has its own individual pulse to get the job done in helping the community. I will be emailing the presidents and secretaries this edition of the News Letter in a PDF format. Please forward this to your members as well as to any potential members. By forwarding the news letter to potential members, it may peak their interest in our Kiwanis Family. In this issue you will see photos of Kiwanis Clubs of Queens West in action. Glendale and Howard Beach had wonderful Halloween parades which certainly left a mark on their communities. You will see listed some upcoming events for the clubs. Please try to support these events when you can. Our past Lieutenant Governor, Steve Sirgiovanni, once again will be chairing the division visit to Ronald Mc Donald House in December. The date and time will be announced. Also you will find a message from our “1000 plus members” Immediate Past Governor Joe Aiello who is now chairing the formula team on growth. We need to retain these new members as well as gain
new ones. Each club should appoint a new membership chair and a member’s retention chair. The roll of the retention chair is to contact the new members to see if the club is meeting their needs and expectations and to assist them in getting involved in the events of the club. I would like each club to send me the complete contact information of for both chairs At this time I would like to thank, our Glendale Member Lou Di Rico of Arland Printing for putting together a great news letter and also in PDF format. Our next Division Meeting will be Dec 15th and will be hosted by the Woodside club at Donovan's. This is our traditional Holiday Event and promises to be lots of fun. November is the month to be thankful, count our blessings and to reflect on how fortunate we are. We should also ponder on how our Kiwanis Family can help others, not only for the up coming Holidays but for the whole year for the act of giving is its own reward. Bless all of our Kiwanis Family and have a wonderful Holiday. JP Di Troia Lieutenant Governor jpkiwanis@gmail.com 718-821-9700
The News Inside: Birthday List - December .................. 2 Q u e e n s We s t F o u n d a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 East River Charter Night ............. 2 Upcoming Events...................... 3 Astoria Holiday Auction...............3 M a s p e t h C o m e d y N i g h t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 K e y C l u b N e w s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 M i d d l e V i l l a g e F o o d D r i v e . . . . . . . . . .4 The Formula ............................. 4 H a l l o w e e n Pa r a d e p h o t o s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5