The Lee County and Labelle area Kiwanis clubs attended the 97th Annual Florida District Convention in Boca Raton. The Florida District of Kiwanis, which covers the entire State of Florida and the Cayman Islands, is composed of 9,000 members in 270 active clubs. Twenty-four Kiwanis members attended convention to represent the 13 clubs in the area. Two local Kiwanians were recognized for their achievements at the convention- Patrice Cunningham and Robert Jarrett. Donna Williamson was inducted as the 2014-2015 Division 19 Lt. Governor and Bruce Boyd as the Florida Kiwanis Foundation Trustee for Division 19.
Bruce Boyd, a member of the Lehigh Acres Kiwanis Club, was installed as Division 19 Florida Kiwanis Foundation Trustee. He will serve alongside 26 other trustees throughout the Florida District. The Florida Kiwanis Foundation is the fundraising entity of the Florida District of Kiwanis International with the objective to provide an endowment fund to which clubs and individual Kiwanis members can contribute gifts and bequests.
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Founded in 1915, Kiwanis and its sponsored service organizations, including CKI at the college level, Key Club at the high school level, Builders Club at the middle school level, K-Kids at the elementary school level, and Aktion Club for adults with disabilities, dedicate more than six million volunteer hours annually to strengthen communities and provide service to children. To find a Kiwanis club in your area, please contact 2014-2015 Kiwanis Division 19 Kiwanis Lt. Gov. Donna Williamson atdonnahwilliamson@gmail.com or (239) 634-3542. Florida Kiwanis Division 19 can also be found on Facebook.