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The first president of Kiwanis International was George F. Hixson of Rochester, New York. He served in 1916 and 1917 and is the only International President to serve for two terms. The Hixson Fellowship of the Kiwanis International Foundation is named in his honor; Hixson Medals are presented to donors who have contributed at least $1,000 to the foundation's special Hixson Endowment Fund. |
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MEMBERS
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President:
Dr. David Small
President-Elect:
Tom Babik
First Vice President:
Corey Johnson
Second Vice President:
Will Tullos
Secretary:
Delores Austin
Treasurer:
Jim Weld
Board Members:
John Dare
Lynne Hooper
Nick Nickell
Dennis (Bud) Page
Gina Tullos
John White
Thomas Whitson
Rick Williams
Members:
Lowell Alexander
Jim Austin
Jeff Frye
Judy Galbraith
Elaine Johnson
Jim Jones
Roy Kern
Mark Meinhardt
Mike Moore
Jerry Sharp
Jack Wesenberg
Eric Willmeth
David Wortley
Shelia Wright
Marti Zerr
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL MO-ARK DISTRICT, KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL KEY CLUB SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
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Club President Presents Check To Literacy Council
On April 30, 2003 Club President John Dare presented a check for $1,424.99 to Paula Yount, Executive Director of the Ozarks Literacy Council to underwrite a new project between the Literacy Council and Springfield Public Schools. The project, simply titled "Pre-Literacy" targets special needs children ages 3-5 through the Springfield Public Schools Early Childhood Development/Special Needs program. Volunteer readers will go into twenty-four special needs classrooms and read a pre-selected book to the class using puppets and other visual aids to enhance the story. Each child will then be given a soft copy of the book to keep and take home. Approximately 800 children will be served through this program. The first book selected to be read is "The Kissing Hand".
Ozark Empire Kiwanis Club is proud to underwrite the pilot program of this worthwhile project. Corporate funding is being secured to continue the program a minimum of four times during the 2003-04 school year.
The Ozarks Literacy Council is a not-for-profit, United Way participating agency which offers free tutoring for adults in Basic Literacy, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Family Literacy, and Corrections Literacy.
