Kiwanis Targets Tetanus

Indianapolis-based Kiwanis International is teaming with UNICEF in an effort to help save babies and mothers in developing nations from tetanus, reports Inside INdiana Business. Kiwanis says The Eliminate Project could save 129 million lives. The initiative is aiming to raise $110 million over the next five years to help provide an estimated 387 million doses of the vaccine.

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Kiwanis to choose worldwide service project

Indianapolis-based Kiwanis International soon will choose its next worldwide cause, reports Kathleen McLaughlin in Indianapolis Business Journal. Three contenders arrive at the Kiwanis offices Thursday (14 January) to make their cases: Malaria No More, UNICEF and Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Final decision by the Kiwanis International Board of Trustees will be announced at the organization's convention in June.

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Indy's Grant Lin President of Key Club International

The Indianapolis Star profiled Grant Lin in today's paper: "The Lawrence North High School senior is president of Key Club International, guiding the budget and governance for its 250,000 members worldwide."

According to The Star, Lin is the first Hoosier to serve as president of the leadership and service organization for high-schoolers affiliated with Kiwanis International (headquartered in Indy).

"Lin is valedictorian at Lawrence North and one of three Presidential Scholars in Indiana this year," The Star reports. "In the last year, he traveled to Uganda for a Key Club project to build a school, and most weekends are spent around the country for various meetings."

John Sloan to head Kiwanis International Foundation

John Sloan takes over as Executive Director of the Kiwanis International Foundation 1 May.

A Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), he has held leadership positions in development at Purdue University, Indiana University, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

For more, see the news release from Kiwanis International.