KIWANIS magazine June 2008 Quick Links Proposed amendments and resolution Convention workshops Jamaican trip Boys/Girls Club partnership Strategic plan resources Story behind the photo: Oliver's gift of healing

Features

• Happy Kampers
  With the help of a Kiwanis International Foundation grant and the New York District, children of military personnel spend a week at” Kamp”
  By Curt Seeden
• Champions for children
  It’s a natural attraction. People who love children choose to join an organization that loves children.
  By Scott Pemberton
• Change agent
  In a conversation with KIWANIS magazine, University of Georgia President Mike Adams describes how past Key Club and Circle K experiences equipped him to make a difference through leadership
• They’re great
  They excel in every category. They’re generous. They’re caring, They’re fun. And they’re growing
  By Jack Brockley

Leadership Messages

• One word says it all--Kiwanis International President Dave Curry
• Make children a priority--Kiwanis International CEO/Editor Rob Parker

Newsroom

• Learn to lead, grow, serve
• House to consider leadership terms
• Find your form
• Go Jamaican for a cause
• Update keeps you updated
• Teen leaders tackle Hawaii
• Building Kiwanis three ways
• Kiwanis partners with Boys & Girls Clubs

Showcase

• A dream comes true
• Horse show reins in funds
• One Day brightens many days

People

• Heart of a healer
• A pilgrimage for children

Clubhouse

• Bus-stop epiphany
• Star reporter on political beat
• Baseball pro returns home
• Eight traits of greatness
• Good dollars
• Comedian Steve Martin writes about Kiwanis
• Wave to Johnny
• 10 fun fitness activities for kids
• Club Clinic
• Club Birthdays
• New Clubs

Impact

Ready to play

Photographer: Bernhard Hassler,
Kiwanis Club of Münsingen-Aaretal, Switzerland

Where their money goes, so go members of the Kiwanis Club of Münsingen-Aaretal, Switzerland. When making donations, the Kiwanians prefer to pick projects that need hands-on help, such as building a slide for the Sunnhalde children’s home. When the work was finished, young residents lined up for test rides on the new equipment.

What makes a good photo?

One-third rule. A playful tilt of the camera put the photograph’s main subject up and to the left of center—a good example of art’s one-third rule (For an explanation of the rule, visit www.kiwanis.org/magazine/0408updateen.asp).

Energy. The first child is hopping into the slide, while two other boys move in—rather than stand—for their turns.

Leading line. The slide’s edges lead the viewers’ eyes into the action.

Crop. By taking a step forward, or adding a little more tilt to the camera, the photographer could have eliminated the head in the lower left.

Fill flash. A diffused or bounced flash would have brightened the children’s faces.