THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER E X P R E S S SECOND QUARTER 2016 OF THE CIVITAN HEARTLAND DISTRICT Iteratioal Update By Civita Iteratioal Presidet Debbie Bruce Juhlke Iteratioal expasio has outpaced North America growth i club buildig year-to-date. We applaud the Europea Divisio, Director Tor Dahl, ad Geeral Secretary Carmelo Cutuli with three club charters plaed i Italy this year. We also approved Frace ad Madagascar ito the Civita family of atios, brigig our coutry cout to 47. I the Philippies, Asia Developmet Director Dr. Tess Yambot is also seeig club buildig success with the first YP Club charter last year, as well as the first charter of the curret fiscal year (also a YP club). She is workig o aother charter set for later this sprig ad two more i process that are to be completed before September 30th. Growth i North America remais a cocer with membership ad club buildig ot meetig the expectatios ad goals set by the leaders, both o the district ad iteratioal levels. Ultimately, it is i the hads of our voluteers our leadership to esure the future of Civita by ivitig others to joi our orgaizatio ad become active, ivolved members. Membership is at the heart of everythig we do. We caot meet local eeds without them, ad we eed more members i our commuities aroud the world. We are also lookig to employ additioal field directors. This is a great opportuity to build clubs with expeses reimbursed by Civita Iteratioal. If you are iterested i this positio or kow of a good cadidate, please cotact Louis Stephes at Civita Iteratioal for more iformatio. Our Presidet s Coucil program ejoys cosistet support amogst the exclusive group is held to show our appreciatio of their persoal, fiacial commitmet. Plas for this year s receptio are set for Thursday eveig, July 14th, i Norfolk at the Tow Poit Club. This exclusive veue is located i the World Trade Ceter i dowtow, overlookig the ier harbor of the busiest port o the East Coast. All Presidet s Coucil members will be ivited to joi Presidet Juhlke for this ivitatio-oly social. A remider the special drawig for a free covetio registratio to ay curret Presidet s Coucil member was held o April 1st. The wier was otified immediately ad i sufficiet time to joi us i Norfolk as we agai celebrate with our frieds from aroud ad is greatly appreciated. Plas for the Norfolk Covetio are i the fial phases with the host Chesapeake District Civitas plaig a welcome party that is sure to be a hit! The Spirit of Norfolk is the veue ad it will be docked just outside the Civita Iteratioal Presidet Debbie Bruce Juhlke ad Heartlad District Goveror Marcia Dechad covetio hotel. This year s Golf Beefit will be held at the Golde Horseshoe i Coloial Williamsburg, Virgiia (Gree Course) the day before the covetio s opeig ceremoies. Aroud 11:00 a.m. o Tuesday, July 12th, a bus will trasfer golfers from the Sherato Waterside Hotel i Norfolk to the course i Virgiia approximately a 40-miute trip. The beefit will begi aroud 2:00 p.m. with participats returig to the hotel lateafteroo/early-eveig. Golfers are required to raise a miimum of $1,500 to participate ad persoally fud their o-site expeses of $150. Our fudraisig goal is to collect at least $300,000 as a result of both evets. Guests of our golfers ca travel with the golf teams o the day of the Golf Beefit to take advatage of a $21 per perso all-access pass to tour Coloial Williamsburg. They will retur to the hotel with the golfers at the coclusio of the beefit. Putt--Chip participats must have a miimum of $150. The Putt-- Chip will be held durig the covetio, with the date to be aouced as the veue ad plas are beig fialized. We applaud the Chesapeake District s Foudatio as they have oce agai voted to help by offerig a matchig fuds compoet for club ad idividual givig through the Civitas at the Helm program. Golf ad Putt--Chip cotributios are eligible for the matchig fuds ad these too are credited to the Civitas at the Helm program. You must act early to capitalize o these free dollars as they go fast. This year s matchig fuds will apply to ay club or idividual cotributio of $10 or greater ad will be available for the first $200,000 received at Civita Iteratioal. Agai this year, a $25,000 corporate match is available for ay sigle doatio to help sposor the Golf Beefit. Please cotact Civita Iteratioal if you ca help secure a sposor for this evet. It must be a sigle doatio to qualify for the match. Speakig of raisig fuds for research, we also had the privilege to atted the dedicatio ad ribbo-cuttig of the Civita Iteratioal Neuroimagig Laboratory located o the first floor of the UAB Highlads facility. What a proud momet ad tremedous testamet to our cotiuig support! I 2015, we were approached to help fud this ew locatio to house a recetly purchased MRI 3T whole-body scaer. We agreed to exted our total commitmet by $250,000, with amig rights icluded. (Cotiued o page 3)
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 2 I N T H I S I S S U E Presidet s Message 1 Joh Fourier for Presidet-Elect 4 Hello Key Civitas 5 Mary Isabell, Area 5 5 Cady & Coi Box 6 2015 Baer Awards 6 District Awards Iformatio ad Form 7 Club Highlights 8 Heartlad Parks, Playgrouds & Buildigs 10 Heartlad District Covetio 14 Civita Iteratioal Covetio i Norfolk 15 2 0 1 6 C A L E N DA R A P R I L Civita Awareess Moth/Grat ad Scholarship Judgig Apr 7-9 Iteratioal Board of Directors Meetig Apr 8 Heartlad District Board Meetig Apr 8-9 Heartlad District Sprig Evet-Bartlesville, Ok Apr 16 Articles for District Newsletter due Apr 20 April Dues Billig Deliquet After this date Apr 30 Area Director Semi Aual Report Due M A Y May 1 Hoor Key Nomiatio Deadlie J U N E Jue-July Club Officer Traiig - District Sites & Olie Jue 1 All Club Officer Electios Should be Complete Ju 16 Deadlie for Heartlad District Newsletter Articles Jue 23-26 Juior Civita Iteratioal Covetio Atlata, GA Jue 24 Deadlie Adds/Deletes for July Billig J U L Y July 1 Deadlie Report 2015-2016 Club Officer Report July 11 Iteratioal Board of Directors Meetig July 13-16 Civita Iteratioal Covetio - Norfolk, VA July 20 July Dues Billig Deliquet after this date A U G U S T Aug 25 Heartlad Board Meetig i Wichita Aug 25-26 Heartlad District Covetio - Wichita, KS Aug 26 2016-2017 Leadership Team Meetig Sept 24 Sept 30 Sept 30 Oct 1 S E P T E M B E R Deadlie Adds/Deletes for Oct Dues Billig Club Officer Traiig Should be Complete Area Director/Lt. Goveror Year Ed Report O C T O B E R 2016-2017 Year Begis 2 0 1 5-2 0 1 6 L E A D E R S H I P T E A M Goveror Marcia E. Dechad dechadm@yahoo.com Goveror Elect/ Leadership Developmet/Traiig Frak Kelly Awacs85@gmail.com Immediate Past Goveror/ Foudatio Liaiso/Board Nomiatios Steve Jackso sjackso@blrmortgage.com Past Goveror Director Do Shultz papadrs@aol.com Secretary/Directory Carol Robertso ckrobertso@sbcglobal.et Treasurer Dale dereig Judge Advocate Bill Buscher bsbuscher@sbcglobal.et Sergeat at Arms Hak Jaze jamesherjaze@att.et Certified Club Builder/ Log Rage Plaig Joyce Sulliva Jreee314@yahoo.com Club Growth ad Retetio Jack Fourier fourierhome@sbcglobal.et New Club Buildig Chair Delsa Adams Delsa.adams@sbcglobal.et Juior Civita Chair Caroly Edwards Cgedwards46@att.et Juior Civita Goveror Avery Elliott averyaee@gmail.com Fruit cake/awards Norma Pew ormapew@gmail.com Cady/Coi Box Chair Bob Shell Bobshell1951@gmail.com District Leadership Traiig at Meetigs/Covetio Fred Norma fredorma@sbcglobal.et District Covetio/Meetig Coordiator/Audit Chair Harold Coell, brookiowa@aol.com Public Relatios Terra Morehead Terra.morehead@usdoj.gov Webmaster David Overto david@overtodesig.et Heartlad Newsletter Editor A Livigsto Alivpif01@aol.com awacs85@gmail.com Area 1 Director Patty Bottorff tkmud@sbcglobal.et Area 2 Director Do Garriso dlgarriso43@suddelik.et Area 3 Director Lowell Frech ldfrech01@gmail.com Area 4 Director Charles Turer charlesturer1946@yahoo.com Area 5 Director Mary Isabell m33isabell@suddelik.et Area 6 Director CeCe Cox cececox@sbcglobal.et Area 7 Director Patti Maus pattimaus@cablelyx.com G E T O N B OA R D T H E H E A RTLAND E X P R E S S The Heartlad Express is the quarterly ewsletter of the Civita Heartlad District. To submit club ews or other articles for publishig i the Heartlad Express, cotact: A Livigsto Alivpif01@aol.com 918-693-3965
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 3 Iteratioal Update (cotiued from page 1) Durig the ceremoy,we leared that the UAB School of Medicie, coupled with other fudig sources, had satisfied the total debt associated with the ew equipmet ad buildig requiremets. We are excited to aouce that we ow have aother structure o the campus with the Civita ame, with o additioal fiacial commitmet required! Our Civita Iteratioal Research Ceter brochures have already bee updated to iclude this ew facility as well as recet developmets ad photos. Make plas ow to joi us for this year s covetio i Norfolk, from July 13 to16, 2016, at the Sherato Norfolk Waterside Hotel. There are may reasos to celebrate ad the locatio offers a wide umber of attractios icludig the Chrysler & Military Aviatio Museums, the Naval Statio ad USS Wiscosi, ad a large shoppig complex. Nearby i Williamsburg, Virgiia, tours of Coloial Williamsburg ad the Williamsburg Wiery are beig offered at a competitive, affordable rate. We look forward to seeig you this July i Norfolk for the 96th Aual Civita Iteratioal Covetio. Iformatio about the covetio is available olie at www.civita.org ad that resource is updated frequetly as specific details are cofirmed. Future covetio sites are I 2017 - the Ceteial Covetio i Birmigham, Alabama, Jue 24-27. I 2018 Reo, Nevada date is yet to be determied, ad i 2019 we cofirmed that we will all be goig back to Europe for their 50th Aiversary. Rome, Italy, has requested to host the evet, ad staff will be cosiderig that area ad others as the possible site for 2019. The Juior Civitas are havig great success with their aual So-Do ad Dace-a-tho evets. Both fudraisers have see overwhelmigly supported from the adult clubs ad other sposors! Thak you for helpig the Juior members as they cotiue to demostrate their altruistic spirit ad dedicatio. Georgia Civitas will host the ext Juior Civita Iteratioal Covetio at the DoubleTree by Hilto Atlata-Marietta Hotel. Mark the dates of Jue 23-27 for this evet. Promotioal literature for the Juior Civita Covetio is available ow. Chages i the YP Civita program have bee made to allow this group of youg members the opportuity to participate i the orgaizatio at the same level as the adults i traditioal Civita clubs. Idividuals from 18 to 35 are the target audiece for the YP club cocept. New chages iclude the resposibility of votig at district ad Iteratioal covetios as well as payig the same dues structure as other member clubs. All the chages are effective immediately with the exceptio that clubs havig already paid their TOP: The Spirit of Norfolk, veue for the 2016 Iteratioal Covetio Welcome Party MIDDLE AND BOTTOM: The U.S. Wiscosi i Norfolk ad earby Coloial Williamsburg dues for the year will be billed their first quarterly dues statemet for the period begiig October 1, 2016. All YP clubs chartered after March 4, 2016, will fuctio as traditioal Civita clubs ad be resposible for full membership dues ad ejoy the same votig privileges. The YP program is a great opportuity to brig youger members ito the orgaizatio. If you are iterested i learig more about YP Civita Club buildig, resources are available olie at www.ypcivita.org or by cotactig the YP Civita Staff Maager, Laure Dover. The year-ed audit of the orgaizatio s fiacial statemets was positive with o areas of cocer relatig to operatioal procedures ad oversight. We are cotiuig to struggle fiacially as dues icome cotiues to fall short of the budgeted projectios. With fewer members ad icome deficits i this area, the board looked hard at cuttig costs i all areas ad ca report that over the last three meetigs several policies ad procedures have bee adopted to help reduce travel ad meetig costs, alog with other associated expeses. With the recet aoucemet that three of our logtime staff members are retirig this year, two of those positios will be re-staffed by oe idividual with duties realiged to accommodate the eeds of the membership. We have ow, paistakigly, come to the realize that the eed for a dues icrease ad chage i publicatio format of the Civita Magazie is ecessary. Durig the July Covetio i Norfolk, we will be askig for a dues adjustmet to help offset the risig costs of doig busiess. We ask for your support ad approval of the $1 per moth ($3 per quarter, per member) dues icrease proposal. Additioally, your cosideratio ad support of our proposed bylaw amedmet to offer the Civita Magazie as a olie digital oly publicatio, at a cost-savigs of $65,000 yearly, is appreciated. Publicatio of the Juior Civita Magazie has already goe to electroic format to help reduce expeses. It has bee eight years sice the last dues icrease proposal was brought to the membership. We have reduced headquarters staff, adjusted expese policies, ad cotiue to be midful of our icome limitatios. Please kow that we are cotiuig to seek-out ad apply cost-cuttig measures. Your support of these two board-proposed bylaws amedmets ad commitmet to support orgaizatioal growth will esure a bright future for geeratios to come. We should be very proud to be Civitas. This is Civita Awareess Moth. Our challege is to make this the best oe ever! Warmest Regards, Debbie
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 4 TOMORROW COMES... IMAGINE A BETTER WORLD THROUGH CIVITAN! Cadidate for Civita Iteratioal Presidet-Elect 2016 2017 Joh Charles Fourier West Little Rock Civita Argeta Civita P L A N F O R S U C C E S S Joh C. Jack Fourier is ready to work for you ad brig your club to a ew level of success. Jack uderstads effective fiacial maagemet with over 30 years of commercial bak experiece. He is goal orieted, project focused ad results drive i the quest to maximize your Civita membership. L E A D E R S H I P M A K E S T H E D I F F E R E N C E As District Goveror, Jack put a team i place to achieve the Heartlad District s fourth cosecutive Quality Achievemet Award, ad he has bee recogized as a Distiguished Club Presidet four times. He is a Certified Club Builder, JR Civita Club Builder ad headed club developmet teams. As a Iteratioal Board member, the Board approved excitig iitiatives ad witessed the historic opeig of the Civita Iteratioal Research Ceter. He has the prove leadership backgroud as a past chairma of several o-profit board of directors. I D E A S M A T T E R Jack was the first Heartlad District Goveror to coduct a district-wide Webiar meetig. He has itroduced iovative cocepts ad programs at the club ad district level. He iitiated policy chages for greater efficiecy. M E M B E R S C O U N T Jack believes that leaders should liste more tha they are heard i order to serve. Jack helps other leaders succeed, ad he was a Istructor for Club Officer Geographical Traiig. Let Jack kow what you thik is importat for the cotiued success of Civita Iteratioal. Cotact Joh C. Fourier, cadidate for Civita Iteratioal Presidet- Elect, at Email: 4iercivita@gmail.com Phoe: 501.772.5298 Mail: 28 Desoto Circle, North Little Rock, AR 72116
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 5 GOVERNOR-ELECT S MESSAGE Hello Heartlad Civitas! What are you doig to make your club ad District the best that it ca be? Are you ivitig people you kow, work with, or meet to a meetig or oe of your projects? Are you askig people to joi you i the service, kowledge, ad fellowship that is Civita? If you are a Club Presidet, have you recruited at least oe member? As you may recall, that is the first step i qualifyig yourself for Distiguished Presidet ad your club qualifyig for Hoor Club recogitio. Hoor Club recogitio is the barometer of a club ad its programs that esure that each Civita gets a Retur O their Ivestmet (ROI). We are askig all District ad Club Civita leaders this year to recruit oe ew member. The advatages to brigig ew members ito the club is that they brig ew kowledge ad passios that the club ca use to improve the club ad attract yet more ew members. Club Presidets ad Presidet- Elects: Start plaig ow to atted our Heartlad District Covetio i Wichita durig August 26-28. Meetig Chair Harold Coell is plaig a awesome celebratio ad you are the KEY to It s, Success. We eed you ad your club to come to Wichita! Please pla to joi us as there will be great workshops to lear more about Civita, recogitio for a umber of idividual ad club hoors ad a lot of fu ad fellowship. We will have a special leadership sessio just for you ad I will see you all there! We will be electig a Goveror-Elect, Past Goveror Director, Certified Club Builder Director, ad Area Directors for Areas 1, 3. ad 7 at the upcomig District Covetio. If you are iterested i ruig for ay of these offices, your first step is to cotact the Civita servig i that positio ad ask them to share details about their positio. Your secod step is to let the curret Judge Advocate, Bill Buscher kow of your iterest ad he will tell you what your ext steps are. Oce that is all doe, you will eed to prepare a speech that you will preset to the delegatio o why they should vote for you for that positio. I am iterested i hearig from everyoe regardig leadership traiig. Particularly, is the curret leadership traiig workig for you ad your club? If it is t, what improvemets would you suggest?if you were makig the decisio, what would your traiig program look like, who would take it, whe would they take it? Please email me your thoughts reflectig o the questios that I have asked. I am searchig for Civitas or retirees to serve as Field Directors withi each state i our District. Field Directors are Civitas who cotract with Civita Iteratioal to build ew Civita Clubs. This ca be a very satisfyig experiece for someoe who has free time, loves meetig people, ad wats to make a log term differece. If you are iterested or kow someoe who might be well suited for this positio, please have them email me for more iformatio. Have you ever wated to wear the blue blazer of a Certified Club Builder? Are you iterested i beig a part of the excitemet of a ew Civita Club Buildig Team? Already a Certified Club Builder or Master Club Builder, your opportuity is ow! If you are iterested i beig part of a major club buildig effort i the Heartlad District, the let Goveror Marcia or I kow of your iterest. We are lookig for Civitas who are iterested i buildig ew clubs ad beig the Key to Our Success! Club buildig teams are eeded i all areas of our District so respod ow! We eed clubs to step up to sposor a ew club i your areas with fiacial ad fellowship support. If your club would also be iterested i parterig with us to support ewly built clubs, the let Goveror Marcia or I kow that your club is iterested ad we will get with you to provide you with more details. Thak you for what you do for Civita, every day! You are The Keys to Our Success. See you soo. Frak
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 6 Hello Key Civitas! The Heartlad District Sprig Covetio started with a Paddle Party i which we eared $501.80 ad the Chiese auctio eared $284.00 for CIRC. Marcia opeed the Busiess meetig by givig us a status o our goals ad iformed us of the followig i our Saturday morig sessio 1. We have 1165 members i our district 2. 41 Active Clubs 3. 7 Juior Civita Clubs We are i the process of buildig clubs i Joesboro ad Cedar Falls, Arkasas as well as Muskogee ad Eufala, Oklahoma. Ecouraged us to build up membership to icrease the umber of Golde Circle Clubs (clubs with 30 members or more). Da Brow gave a detailed speech o "How to Build a New Club. Durig that speech we all gathered ito groups to create a idea of a club that would be good i our areas; i.e. what kid of club (golf, sewig,etc) ame of club, whe ad where we would meet. Ispired us all to go home ad build oe. Fred Norma talked about leadership ad how importat it is i each club. Whe was the last time you read a book o leadership? Cotact Fred ad commit to readig at least two books by September. Be sure to view the District Caledar for upcomig iteratioal covetio destiatios Look o the Orchid's face book page, they visited every decorated Buffalo i Bartlesville! What makes a club last may, may years? Form your ow optio as you read the stores of log stadig clubs i the ext few pages ad get ideas for your clubs' legacy. Be sure to get out ad ejoy what ature has brought this Sprig! Yours i Civita, A Livigsto Heartlad District Newsletter Who's the woma this issue? Mary Isabell, Area 5 Director ad member of the Rose City Civita Club i Tyler, Texas. Captured her picture at the Heartlad Sprig Covetio i Bartlesville. She ca be cotacted at m33isabell@suddelik.et Geographical Leadership Traiig PRESIDENTS & PRESIDENTS-ELECT Be sure you are traied for your leadership role for the comig year. Locatios & Dates: Jue 25, 2016: Tulsa, OK: Registratio deadlie Jue 20 July 30, 2016: Little Rock, AR: Registratio deadlie July 25
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 7 Cady & Coi Box Report By Rosemary W. Smith Director of Developmet & Admiistrative Services Civita Iteratioal, Ic. Durig this past moth, reports ad trackig of the Cady & Coi Box Projects have bee a major focus. I ve attached the mothly update for your records. Ay club ame that is highlighted i gree should alert you that this club is past due i makig their remittaces for either the cady ad/or coi box projects. Regular reportig ad remittace of collectios are required. We seem to have a larger tha usual umber of clubs that have ot remitted. I kow that there are uavoidable situatios that may cause delays i reportig, but we really eed to kow if the clubs are still operatig the projects. If they are ot utilizig the boxes supplied to them, we eed to get those back for other clubs use, thus helpig to reduce project expeses. If the project has become iactive, I also eed to cacel the charge cards assiged to the idividual/s ivolved. This agai will help reduce expeses billed to Civita Iteratioal. Your help is eeded to idetify ad determie the project activity for the club s highlighted i gree. Agai, clubs should report mothly, but are allowed to remit o a quarterly basis if their projects are small. I am willig ad do work with clubs o a idividual basis. We ca all work together to help the clubs that are experiecig reportig issues. This is a great time of year to help get the club reports up-to-date ad avoid ay cofusio as the summer ad fall covetio moths approach. Please get back with me cocerig ay problem areas ad we ll work together to help the clubs succeed. May of our clubs are havig great success i raisig fuds for their local programs through the Cady & Coi Box Projects. Let s work together to make sure that all our clubs utilize these prove fudraisers! Thak you for your support. I m lookig forward to seeig may of you i Norfolk! Baer Awards At the District Sprig Meetig, eight Clubs i the Heartlad District Eared baer patches for their exemplary maagemet of the Cady Box Project durig 2014-2015: Wichita Gold Recogitio El Dorado Gold Muskogee Silver Recogitio Bartlesville Silver Hutchiso Broze Recogitio Paragould Broze Housto-Clear Lake Broze Sad Sprigs Broze Baer patches recogizig the Heartlad District's geerous cotributios to the Civita at the Helm program durig the 2014-2015 year: CLUB Cabot Heart of the Rock Topeka Wichita Cheal Housto-Clear Lake Metro Tulsa Hutchiso Starlight Bartlesville Eid Hope Joesboro Muskogee Paragould Searcy Siloam Sprigs Argeta Coastal Bed Little Rock West Coutry Broke Arrow Civita Orchids Corpus Christi El Dorado Hot Sprigs Rager Rose City Twi Lakes West Little Rock White River Valley Wichita Falls LEVEL Admiral of the Fleet Admiral of the Fleet Admiral of the Fleet Admiral of the Fleet Admiral Admiral Admiral Commodore Commodore Captai Captai Captai Captai Captai Captai Captai Captai Navigator Navigator Navigator Navigator Helmsma Helmsma Helmsma Helmsma Helmsma Helmsma Helmsma Helmsma Helmsma Helmsma Helmsma
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 8 PROCESS: The awards period will ru from July 1st through Jue 30th. Clubs write about their projects i their club ewsletter ad distribute it to the Goveror, Goveror-Elect ad Awards Chair. The article should be i sufficiet detail so that ay reader ca see the impact the project had o the commuity i terms of Service, Kowledge ad Fellowship, the amout of club participatio ad key leaders. The club also has the optio of writig up the project o the geeric Awards omiatio form ad sedig it to the Awards Chairma. Nomiatios for persos to receive idividual awards ca be hadled with the same form. All omiatios forms must be mailed to the District Awards Chairperso ad postmarked by the deadlie of July 1st. AWARD CATEGORIES: The followig awards may be preseted to oe idividual District Hoor Key Hoor Key to Goveror District Civita of the Year Jim Berryma Civita of the Decade District New Member of the Year Most Outstadig Club Presidet Citize of the Year The followig awards may be preseted to all that qualify Leadership Award Distiguished Area Director The followig are awards to clubs. (Oe award with a hoorable metio(s) at the Committee s discretio.) Club of the Year Project of the Year Service to the Metally ad Physically Hadicapped Service to Youth Service to the Commuity Service to the Elderly Service to Veteras Service to Homeless Outstadig Club Speakers ad Programs Outstadig Club Bulleti/Newsletter Outstadig Club Scrapbook Outstadig Club Web Site Outstadig Billboard Placemet Heartlad District Awards Program! Note: The Committee ad District Board have discretio ad may elect to ot preset a award for a particular category if miimum requiremets or criteria are ot met. Iteratioal Awards for Foudatio ad Research Ceter, It l Fudraisig ad Hoor Club may be preseted at District Covetio or Meetig.
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 9 H E A R T L A N D C L U B H I G H L I G H T S B R O K E N A R R O W M E N S ' C I V I T A N C L U B I 1961 this club was formed to help the commuity out with; scholarships, Broke Arrow Neighbors, Broke Arrow Challeger for Special Olympics ad a kids baseball diamod ad dugouts for the Salvatio Army over the years as well as may other Civita Iteratioal Research projects. The club meets every Friday morig at 06:30 a.m. The sese of fraterity amog these members has bee buildig for years with each meetig ad commuity project. There are me from every differet walk of life that come week after week, year after year that keep the club strog ad able to cotiue to give commuity service. (At left, a early photo of Broke Arrow Civitas istallig a marquee sig at Civita Park.) M E T R O T U L S A C I V I T A N C L U B I 1920 the busiessme of all kids i Tulsa formed a Civita club to be of service to the Tulsa commuity. Agai lots of service projects for the Salvatio Army, Goodwill, supported Boy Scout campig trips,supportig childre with special abilities i the Tulsa Public Schools as well as Civita Iteratioal Research Ceter. The meetigs were held at luch i a dowtow Holiday o Tuesday ad are ow at Red Lobster o the west side of tow. Agai, the members come week after week, build strog relatioships through plaig ad doig fu service projects which ow chaged to Golf Touramet, breakfast for childre ad their family with special abilities, takig kids from Gatesway to hockey games. (Above: Metro Tulsa Officers Istallatio) C O R P U S C H R I S T I C I V I T A N C L U B This club was formed i 1952 ad sice Corpus Christi is a tourist tow, kow as the sparklig city by the sea, some years have had as may as 5 Boy Scout Troops ad Civita members cleaig the Corpus highways. The Civitas biggest fud raiser is with local school cheerleaders i which they have a Waffle Breakfast ad split the fuds betwee them. They meet twice a moth at the Holiday I Maria for fu, fellowship ad a ma that has made this club last over time. (At left: Newspaper clippig from a 1953 Corpus Christi Caller-Times article reportig the charterig of the club. Pictured left to right are foudig officers Floyd Lee, F.J. Grassbaugh, David C. Perkis ad Ebert D. Cox, Jr.)
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 10 H E A R T L A N D C L U B H I G H L I G H T S M U S K O G E E C I V I T A N C L U B It will be 60 years this October for Muskogee; chartered i 1956. This club is right across the street from Oklahoma School for the Blid. These members have had several commuities goals i mid for them; buildig a playgroud, providig graduatio celebratios, Easter egg huts ad social gatherigs, as well as a commuity garde. I additio they have really participated ad received awards for Cady ad Coi boxes. The clubs legth of service ca be attributed to each member havig the same pride ad goals for the commuity as well as the club. (At left: Muskogee Civitas ridig o a "Welcome Home" parade float at the 2015 Veteras Day parade. Seated left to right: Presidet elect Peggy Judkis, Presidet Wiie Bowma ad seated frot Carol Shipma. The float portrayed welcomig home a soldier by featurig aother member i her uiform comig through a door frame mouted o the float.) D A L L A S T O W N N O R T H C I V I T A N C L U B Dallas Tow North Civita was established i 1921, as the 14th club chartered i the Civita movemet. Today, the club meets o the first ad third Tuesdays at the Cactus Grill of the Double Tree Hotel at Campbell Cetre. However, recetly a ew guest wated to atted oe of the meetigs, but the staff at the hotel lobby did t kow where the club meets. The guest looked aroud but could t fid the meetig room (i the back of restaurat) ad wet home disappoited. The guest was give directios ad retured at the ext meetig, but Presidet Erie Bryat proposed istallig a sig at the frot of the restaurat ad secured permissio from maagemet to hag the sig. (Pictured below, from left to right: Be Wheeler, Erie Bryat, Tom Hollager, Charles Powers, David Overto, Paul Dvorak ad Jim Stiso.) Is it easy for guests to fid your meetig place? The sig below was simply computer-created, prited out o glossy card stock ad mouted o foam core board, but more permaet, attractive plaques are available olie at the Civita Supply House at http://shop.civita.org/civitan-meets-here-plaque_p_350.html.
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 11 HEARTLAND CIVITAN PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND BUILDINGS B Y M A R C I A D E C H A N D, 2 0 1 5-2 0 1 6 H e a r t l a d D i s t r i c t G o v e r o r From a presetatio at the Sprig District Meetig BARTLESVILLE CIVITAN CLUB This park was built ad opeed i 2005 -- as the 1st ADA accessible park i NE Oklahoma. Commoly called the -- Gree Park or Diosaur Park. Each October -- the Bartlesville Civita Club offers to the commuity a Civita Park Day with games balloo aimals soft driks ad cookies. Jue 2014 followig 4 years of plaig ad fudraisig -- a large coverig for the mai play area was added. The Jeaalee & Charles Parsos Foudatio cotributed over 80% of the moey for the shade cover. ENID CIVITAN CLUB / YES WE CAN CIVITAN CLUB The Eid Civita Club hosted the Vietam Veteras Movig Wall i Eid i 2010. The project the bega i 2011, after the movig wall looked so good i their Vetera s Park they asked the ower to sell it to them. Elaie Johs was istrumetal i covicig the ower to sell at a large price ad she said Yes We Ca. They did may fudraisers ad are oe of the largest cotributors of moetary ad i kid doatios. They hosted 6 major fudraisers which they still do today. They host a 5K Half Maratho Ru each year to raise moey to support utility bills, maiteace & upkeep of the park. This year the evet will be held May 28th. Eid Civitas provide breakfast, water statios, orgaize the race, fid sposorships ad clea up followig the evet. They put out more tha 182 crosses o the trail which bear the ames of all of Oklahoma s falle heroes. They also host a Car Show each year alog with a Cruise each Fall to raise moey for the park. It took 18 moths to fud ad fiace the project. Civitas did all the voluteer work that was available to do icludig paitig walls, ladscapig, washig walls, etc. They are hopig to break groud o the Educatioal Ceter o Memorial Day, 2016.
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 12 LITTLE ROCK CIVITAN CLUB LITTLE ROCK ZOO The Little Rock Civita Club s ivolvemet with the Little Rock Zoo bega i 1953, whe they bega the Kiddie Zoo project a place where yougsters could get acquaited with tame harmless aimals i close quarters. I 1955, a miiature trai was purchased ad Mo Pac Railroad istalled the track. I 1967, the club costructed a bar & doated moey for a rabbit moat. I the 1970 s, The Little Rock Civita Club built a ursery ad equipped it at a cost of $24,000.00, so that aimals bor at the Zoo could be raised ad later sold or traded. I 1993, The Civita Club doated $25,000 to Frieds of the Carousel to reovate & adopt a lead horse amed Civitas. The Little Rock Civita Club has the followig amed attractios at the Little Rock Zoo -- 1. The Civita Amphitheater -- 2. Two Adopted carousel horses o the Over-The-Jumps Atique Carousel - Oe lead horse Civitas ad other amed Jim for Jim Lathrop-a log time member. -- 3. The Civita Pavilio 10 yrs ago, the Club provided fudig for the cover. The carousel, which is the oly remaiig oe of its kid i the world, is up & ruig at the Zoo thaks to the support of the Little Rock Civita Club. The Club adopted these horses AND provided sigificat additioal fudig for the project ad for the cover for the carousel. I 1997, The Little Rock Civita Club pledged $100,000 to be used to assist i the costructio of a Amphitheater o the grouds of the Zoo. CIVITAN CLUB OF WICHITA also a architect. The Civita Commuity House, located at 901 N. Porter i Wichita, KS, is the home of the Civita Club of Wichita. The buildig was origially costructed i 1926 by the City of Wichita to house its Wichita Fire Statio No. 7. It served as a statio from 1926 to 1958. Its origial desig suited the residetial eighborhood & let itself to the remodelig for use as a commuity ceter. After the City o loger had use for the buildig, eighbors i the commuity acquired it for use as a commuity ceter. Whe they could o loger afford the upkeep to maitai it, oe member (who was also a Civita) thought it would be a good place for the Civitas. His ame was Lawrece Wells The Civita Club of Wichita acquired the property i the late 1970s ad i the Fall of 1979 bega to remodel the facilities with a Federal Commuity Block Grat.. Residet architect Lawrece Wells desiged the remodeled buildig ad it was dedicated i the Sprig of 1980. The Civita Club of Wichita has used it as their meetig place ever sice. The facility is made available for others to use as well. Other local groups hold their mothly meetigs there. It is also a popular veue for family evets such as birthday parties, holiday gatherigs, baby showers, etc.
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 13 MUSKOGEE CIVITAN CLUB O March 2, 1963, a Temporary Park Sig was istalled by the Muskogee City Coucil Park Board Chair & a Civita delegatio followed by a lucheo & tree platig. May 12, 1964, the Muskogee Civita Club held its regular weekly lucheo i the Civita House where cool breezes were whippig through the paeless widows & doorless door. 1964-65 Civita House was added to & progress was made o remodelig a ew roof, completely rebuilt fireplace, 10 ft cocrete block extesio o the south, restrooms, widows added, 2 ew steel doors, a double kitche sik & plumbig. Power was istalled alog with a isulated ceilig, attic fas, ew tables & rage. Civita House was used i 1965 for several 5th Tuesday meetigs while the club was doig luch meetigs every week at differet restaurats. I about 2004, the club decided to begi meetig regularly at the Civita House ad have cotiued to date. The Civita House is reted o weekeds oe of their year roud fudraisers. I 2007, they heard of the playgroud sposored by the Bartlesville Civita Club ad a group of Muskogee Civitas visited their park. Do Garriso Presidet of the Muskogee Club at the time challeged the club to build a hadicapped accessible playgroud i their Civita Park. Leora Garriso applied for a 501(c)(3) for the club & bega raisig fuds for the $250,000 playgroud I 2010, they dedicated the 1st phase of the playgroud. I April, 2012, the playgroud was fiished & a big celebratio was held to dedicate the hadicapped accessible playgroud. PARAGOULD CIVITAN CLUB After 4 years of raisig moey thru the Roll to the Goal Wheelchair Basketball Touramet ad busiess sposorships, the Civita Park Iclusive Playgroud was istalled i 2015. The etire structure is accessible to ayoe usig a wheelchair or walker. They ca eve drive the trai. Paragould, AR was amed after 2 giats of the railroad idustry whose lies itersected ad formed the tow JW Paramore & Jay Gould. Civitas wated to hoor their heritage i choosig the desig of the playgroud. The playgroud cosists of umerous play paels for bogos & rai wheels, as well as regular swigs, toddler bucket seats ad adaptive swig seats. The surface is poured i place rubber which allows walkers & wheelchairs easy access o a smooth surface. The cost of the playgroud was over $100,000.00. The commuity joied together to make a positive differece i the lives of childre sposorships for the playgroud icluded $250, $500 or $1000 levels ad busiess logos are placed o a sig at the etrace to the playgroud. The largest fudraiser was the Roll To The Goal Wheelchair Basketball Touramet the 1st touramet was held i 2011. Teams cosist of 3 plays & they play half court games. Each touramet raised $3,000 - $4,500. With the help of the Mayor of Paragould ad the Parks & Recreatio Director, they were able to get a state grat of $35,000 to complete their moetary goal.
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 14 CIVITAN CLUB OF TOPEKA The Civita Park i Topeka is located i Gage Park just south of the Topeka Zoo ad across the street from the ewly istalled wheelchair-accessible softball diamod. Topeka Civitas work i collaboratio with Shawee Couty Parks & Recreatio to sposor/host summer camps each year (Jue-July) for approximately 25 youth & tees with itellectual/developmetal disabilities weekly. Each Sprig, Civita Club members host a clea-up day at the park where they rake leaves, clea up flower beds, sweep ad build ew tables for the shelter house. Each summer, club members atted camp for a day for luch, providig luch for the campers ad sharig coversatio. Civita Day Camp wet thru major reovatios approximately 5 years ago ad the Civita Club of Topeka was istrumetal i providig moetary & voluteer support to upgrade the shelter house roof, istall ew flagpoles at the etrace & purchase ew playgroud equipmet (with the assistace of a grat from the Prairie Bad Pottawatomi Natio). This past year, the Civita Club of Topeka purchased a ew Dome Climber for the playgroud ad paid for the istallatio of a rubberized surface for a total cost of $5,000.00 agai with a grat from PBPN as well as from proceeds of our aual Golf Touramet. Whe summer camps are ot i sessio, the Civita Day Camp is ope to the geeral public for everyoe s ejoymet! PRATT CIVITAN PARK SAND SPRINGS Istallatio of the 1st Vortex equipmet (Splashpad) beig istalled. The istallatio will be a aquatic play area that combies the sesatios of differet water movemets flowig, mistig, ad jettig. Soft opeig was held i the Fall of 2015 Grad Opeig will be held i the Sprig of 2016. DOES YOUR CLUB HAVE A PROJECT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE INCLUDED IN AN UPCOMING ISSUE OF THE HEARTLAND EXPRESS? CONTACT ANN LIVINGSTON AT alivpif01@aol.com
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 15 Heartlad District Covetio August 26-28, 2016 Wichita, Kasas Host Club: Civita Club of Wichita Site of Leadership Lucheo: The Arc of Sedgwick Couty Site of Covetio: The BEST WESTERN Wichita North Hotel & Suites Rooms i Block: 25 o Thursday, 50 o Friday ad Saturday Room Rate: $92.58 per ight, icludig full hot breakfast buffet ad taxes Room Block Cutoff Date: August 11, 2016 T E N T A T I V E S C H E D U L E Friday, Aug. 26th Leadership Lucheo Board Meetig Dier o your ow Host Evet Saturday, Aug. 27th Past Goverors Breakfast Parade of Baers ad Busiess Sessio Awards Lucheo Workshops Area Directors Traiig Socializig Istallatio Baquet Suday, Aug. 28th 11:45 a.m. 2-5 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 a.m. 9-11:45 a.m. Noo-1:30 p.m. 2-4 p.m. 2-4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. No-deomiatioal Worship 8 a.m. ad Memorial Service 2016-17 District Leadership Meetig 9-10:30 a.m. Safe Travels Home!
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 16 2016 Civita Iteratioal Covetio Norfolk, Virgiia July 13-16, 2016 Covetio Registratio Now Ope! Plaig is progressig quickly for this year's covetio activities. The Chesapeake District is lookig forward to your arrival. Sherato Norfolk Waterside Hotel The 2016 iteratioal covetio headquarters is the Sherato Norfolk Waterside Hotel with cotracted Civita Special Rates of $114.00 sigle/double ightly per guest room. As a AAA Diamod Award wier, it boasts a eviable locatio i dowtow Norfolk: it is the oly waterfrot hotel i the city. The hotel is ear MacArthur Ceter, Norfolk Tides Harbor Park ad may other attractios. The property sets the stadard for luxury with lovely guest rooms ad a louge offerig free pritig ad Wi-Fi. A seasoal outdoor pool ad casual seafood restaurat capture seree views of the water. To make your reservatio, call 1-800-325-3535. If makig reservatios by telephoe, be sure to request a room uder the Civita Iteratioal Group Block. Youth Program Returs Agai With the success of last year's Youth Program i St. Louis, we are brigig it back! A trip to Coloial Williamsburg ad the fabulous Norfolk Zoo are just two of the activities plaed. Additioal iformatio will be comig with specific activities for our 2016 Youth Program. Look for more iformatio regardig this summer's celebratio i Norfolk! We look forward to seeig you i July! For more iformatio about this summer's Civita Iteratioal Covetio, visit www.civita.org/covetio or cotact Mary M. Luck, Vice Presidet of Covetios at MaryLuck@civita.org or 800.CIVITAN x 121.