Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center

February 4, 2017

Kiwanis Club

of

Downtown Madison

Centennial Celebration

Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison Centennial Leadership Team

Officers Board of DirectorsMike Ely – President Dick HammerstromGerry Miller – President Elect Dori Van HoutenAbe Aberle – Past President Gordon RenschlerTom Brodd – Secretary John SommersChris Shanahan – Treasurer Keith Notbohm

Tim Harrington

Service Committee Chairs Foundation Board of DirectorsTom Smith – Agriculture, Conservation and Charlotte Woods - President

Environment (A.C.E.) Henry Hempe – Vice PresidentCarroll Heideman – Citizenship George Beestman – Past PresidentChris Hodge – Human and Spirit Values Bill Arthur – SecretaryDoug Caves – International Ken Koscik – TreasurerJoe Krzos – Sponsored Youth Fred BuelowDolly Ledin – Youth Services Paula Dollard

Phil HardacreTom Smith

Administrative Committee Chairs Area Adult Kiwanis Clubs and PresidentsRichard Wildermuth – Auction Belleville – JoAnn Gruber-HagenCharlotte Woods – Audit Madison East – John RussellJohn Icke – Book Club Madison West – Millard JohnsonHerman Freymiller – Bowling Middleton – Ellen LindgrenKevin Niemi – Golf Monroe – William SpontakNed Paschke – Membership Sauk Prairie, Prairie du Sac – Anna BruhnKitty Moore – Newsletter Stoughton – Stacey WrightJim Patch – Program Verona – Theresa WilsonTim Harrington – Public RelationsRichard Berling/Stan Cravens – Website Area Circle K Clubs

Edgewood CollegeUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

Area Key ClubsEdgewood High SchoolMadison East High SchoolMadison La Follette High SchoolMadison Memorial High SchoolMadison West High SchoolMiddleton-Cross Plains High SchoolStoughton High School

Program Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison

100th Anniversary Celebration Saturday February 4, 2017

5:30 Gathering of Members and Friends of Kiwanis

Cash Bar Visual Displays Live Entertainment – John Vitale and Stan Godfriaux

7:00 Dinner

8:00 Festivities of the Centennial

Opening – Patty Loew, MC (see biography below)

Welcome – Mike Ely, President

Salute to 100 Years of Service

Proclamations

Speaker – Robert Sorge, President, Madison Community Foundation

“Community Values Expressed Through Service and Generosity”

Closing Remarks – President Ely

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Patty Loew: “UW-Madison Professor of Life Sciences, author, documentary producer, and former broadcast journalist on public and commercial television”

Program Committee Video Production Abe Aberle, Chair Tim Harrington Terry Shockley, Executive Producer Patricia Brinkman Dolly Ledin Scott Yarbrough & Drew Kopmeier - Paula Dollard Scott Wallace Mirror 34 Productions, Inc Dick Hammerstrom Ed Young Mary Erpenbach – Cherry Street Agency Rob Haggar – Haggar Audio Jonathon Little - Narrator

Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison – 100 Years of History Highlights(Local History Bulleted)

1915 – 1919The first Kiwanis club is founded in Detroit on January 21, 1915 for the mutual exchange of preferred treatment in professional and business dealings.

By 1916, Kiwanis grows to 32 clubs and becomes Kiwanis International with the formation of a club in Hamilton, Ontario.

The name Kiwanis is taken from a Native American Term “Nunc Kee-Wanis” roughly meaning self-expression.

The Kiwanis Club of Madison is officially organized on February 5, 2017 with a membership of 50. It is the 3rd Kiwanis Club in Wisconsin and the 39th internationally.

On January 18, 1919, the International President presents the 75 member Kiwanis Club of Madison with its charter. There is no sponsoring club.

1920 – 1929Kiwanis adopts the motto “We Build” which remained the Kiwanis motto until 2005.

As of 1920, there are 28,500 Kiwanians in 267 clubs

In 1925, John Moss of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District is elected President of Kiwanis International, now 100,000 members strong.

The Wisconsin District becomes the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District in 1920. In 1921, The Wisconsin State Journal devotes an entire 12-page section to the Kiwanis

Club of Madison. The Kiwanis Club of Madison becomes a charter member of the local Service Club

Council in 1922. The convention of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District held in Superior is honored by

the visit of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge who is vacationing on the Brule and using the Superior High School as the Summer White House.

The Kiwanis Club of Dodgeville, chartered in 1927, is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Madison.

1930 – 1939Kiwanians return in 1932 to their Detroit birthplace for their International Convention and launch “an attack on the Depression.”

Kiwanis International, which in 1933 reached its depression low of 17,589 members, begins to grow again in 1934. At its Toronto Convention, delegates are told that “Kiwanis has been tested during the Depression years, but has not been found wanting.”

The 2000th Kiwanis Club is formed in 1938.

William Faulkes from the Kiwanis Club of Madison is elected District Governor in 1932. Under his leadership at the International Convention, an unusual amount of work is initiated to help underprivileged children.

In August 1932, Madison hosts the largest Wisconsin – Upper Michigan District Convention to date with a registration of 1,000.

1940 – 1949With the U.S. entry into the Second World War, the President of Kiwanis International mobilizes the resources of Kiwanis over a nationwide radio hook-up. During the war, this effort results in the sale of over two billion dollars worth of war bonds and stamps, the collection of more than three million tons of valuable scrap, as well as the maintenance of letter and publication contacts with six million members of the Armed Forces.

In 1949, the first Kiwanis Kids’ Day is sponsored by Kiwanis International.

The 3000th club is formed in 1949.

Madison Kiwanians participate actively in the war effort both abroad and at home. Notable are the Victory Gardens of George Briggs and others.

In 1940, William Darling of The Kiwanis Club of Madison is elected District Governor. Madison hosts the 1944 Wisconsin – Upper Michigan District Convention. In 1944, Ben Elliott of The Kiwanis Club of Madison is elected District Governor. In November 1946, Wisconsin voters elect Madison businessman and Kiwanian Oscar

Rennebohm as Governor of Wisconsin.

Kiwanis News 1942 Oscar Rennebohm

1950 – 1959In response to the outbreak of the Korean War, Kiwanians rally in 1951-52 Ballot Battalion projects and other get-out-the-vote programs to protect our democratic form of government.

With the theme “Forward in Kiwanis” as a rallying call, Kiwanis International passes the 4000club mark in 1955.

Builders Clubs are started for young people at the middle-school level.

Youth continues to receive increased attention with over 30,000 teenagers packing the International Amphitheater in Chicago at a rally sponsored by Chicagoland Kiwanis Key Clubs.

Silas G. Johnson, Sr. receives the 1951-52 Certificate of Appreciation for his leadership in establishing the Service Club Olympics.

The Kiwanis Club of Madison East Club is chartered in 1955, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Madison.

The Kiwanis Club of Madison West Club is chartered in 1959, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Madison.

1960 – 1969International expansion is emphasized at the 1961 Kiwanis International Convention in Toronto.In 1962, the first Kiwanis Club outside of North America is established in Tijuana, Mexico.

In 1963, under the leadership of Ben Elliott, the Kiwanis Club of Madison Foundation, Inc. is established to increase the club’s ability to fund long-range service projects. The sponsorship of a 1968 Milwaukee Bucks NBA game in the Coliseum and the movie “Oliver” at the Hilldale Theater in 1969 net significant funds for the Foundation.

The Kiwanis Club of Madison begins support of Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras. The Club is the first service club to sponsor Community Outreach on the South Side. In 1963, the club begins its sponsorship of FFA under the leadership of Milo Swanton

and Glen Pound. An academic excellence scholarship is presented to a student from each high school. The Kiwanis Club of Madison sponsors the UW Men’s Baseball Team. The club sponsors the celebration of Law Day in the Community. On January 21, 1965, Madison Mayor Henry Reynolds issues a proclamation honoring

Kiwanians in Madison for the 50th Anniversary of Kiwanis International. The Kiwanis Club of Middleton is chartered, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Madison

West. The Club plays a significant role in nurturing several small clubs in Division 4.

Ben ElliottClub Member 1932 – 1993Club President 1939District Governor 1944Foundation Organizer

1970 – 1979The Kiwanis Key Clubs “go co-ed” in 1977.

The Kiwanis Club of Monona is chartered in 1974, sponsored by Madison West Club. In 1976, Oakwood Village residents enjoy “Heritage Trail” walks constructed by the

Kiwanis Club of Madison. Wooden benches are added in 1977. The Kiwanis Club of Madison sponsors a Kiwanis Club in Taipei, Taiwan. The A.C.E. Committee holds its first beef auction to support the Junior Livestock Show.

1980 – 1989Kiwanis International moves its headquarters from Chicago, IL to Indianapolis, IN in 1982.

Kiwanis International admits women to its membership in 1987.

To avoid confusion with other Madison clubs, The Kiwanis Club of Madison is renamed The Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison on October 8, 1980.

The Golden K Club of Madison is chartered in 1982, sponsored by the West Club. In 1982, The Circle K Club at UW is reestablished and sponsored by the Downtown Club. The Kiwanis Club of Belleville is chartered, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Monroe. The Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison admits women as members. Maryann Bast is

the first female member on October 1, 1987.

In 1987, the Club begins awarding five senior scholarships to needy students to enable their further education at any accredited educational institution.

In 1988, the Terrific Kids program is started at Emerson School with 20 volunteers and significant financial support from the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison.

In 1989, under the leadership of Herman Freymiller, the club initiates an annual golf outing, which has raised up to $8,000 annually.

1990 – 1999Twenty percent of all new Kiwanis International members are women.

Kiwanis International sets its priority for elimination of Iodine Deficiency Disease (IDD) in 1994.

The Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison raises $55,000 for the IDD project. In 1990, the Adult Role Models in Science (ARMS) is started. The program, affiliated with

the Wisconsin Center for Biology Education, receives two years of funding in 1992 from the Madison Community Foundation for $26,000 each year.

In 1991, the Foundation grows to $200,000 - in time for Ben Elliott’s 102nd birthday. The Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison celebrates its 75th Anniversary in 1992. In 1994, Charlotte Woods serves as the first female president of the Downtown Club.

Maryann BastFirst Female Member

1987

Charlotte WoodsFirst Female President

1994

The Kiwanis 2000 Planned Giving Initiative is established in 1994 with the goal of raising $500,000 for the Foundation by the year 2000.

The Downtown Club takes on the responsibility of cooking a monthly Saturday noon meal at the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center.

Parenting the First Year, Baby Steps, and Giant Steps programs are initiated by the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison.

After years of hard work by Bill Kasakaitas and with the co-sponsorship of the Downtown Club, the Kiwanis Club of Vilnius, Lithuania is organized in 1995.

The Club supports a number if A.C.E. activities including the Conservation, the Outstanding Agriculturist, the Sasman, and the Bohstedt Awards.

The Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison celebrates its 80th Anniversary on February 7, 1997 at the Concourse Hotel.

In 1998, Stan Cravens serves as Governor for the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District.

2000 – 2009In 2005, Kiwanis International changes its motto from “We Build” to “Serving the Children of the World”.

The Stoughton Kiwanis Club is chartered in 2000, sponsored by the Division 4 clubs. In 2001-02, the Downtown Club raises $250,000 for production and distribution of a

video depicting the history and renovation of the State Capitol. The video is distributed to all schools and public libraries in Wisconsin.

The club begins presenting a Distinguished Citizen Award in 2002. In 2002, the club begins supporting the “Robert and Carroll Heideman Community

Service Grants.” These grants have been awarded annually to organizations with creative programs for Madison area youth and are supported by a Sustaining Legacy Gift from Robert.

Starting in 2003 and under the leadership of Ken Koscik, club members build beautiful cedar strip canoes for public raffle, which net almost $50,000 for the Club and Foundation by 2017.

Carroll and Robert Heideman Cedar Strip Canoe Lyle Hill

Kiwanis 2005 capital campaign raises significant pledges for the Foundation. The Kiwanis Club of Verona is chartered in 2006, sponsored by the Downtown Club. In 2007, The Foundation receives a $295,000 Legacy Gift from Lyle Hill for the annual

support of the ARMS Program. The Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison celebrates its 90th Anniversary on April 17th,

2007 at the Edgewater Hotel. In 2008, Patricia Brinkman serves as Governor for the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan

District.

2010 – 2017

In 2010, Kiwanis International launches an initiative to Eliminate Maternal/Neonatal Tetanusworldwide.

For 2016, Kiwanis International published the following data:

There are 353,000 adult members and 349,700 youth members. There are 8,309 adult clubs and 7,930 youth clubs in 79 nations. Each year Kiwanis clubs sponsor nearly 150,000 service projects. Kiwanians raise more than $100,000,000 annually. Kiwanians devote more than 18.5 million hours to service. Every Kiwanian impacts the lives of 200 children.

The Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison pledges $67,500 toward the Eliminate Project.That amount was fully paid in January 2017.

In 2011, the Downtown Club sponsors the Memorial High School Key Club. In anticipation of its 100th birthday in 2017, the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison

celebrates its 95th Anniversary on April 23, 2012 at the Edgewater Hotel. The ARMS Program started in the early 1990’s with Downtown Kiwanis members

volunteering at Emerson School through the Terrific Kids Program. Now celebrating its 25th year in 2017, ARMS has recruited UW students, faculty, and staff as well as employees from Exact Sciences and other science-based businesses. There are now more than 70 volunteers working with ARMS each year, mentoring youth and leading science programs in most of Madison schools and community centers.

Looking forward, the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison budget supports 37 serviceprojects, each sponsored by one of six service committees and funded primarily by the Foundation. In addition, there is one project sponsored directly by the Foundation and five service projects not requiring budget support for which our members will be volunteering. (Please see the inside back cover of this booklet.)

On February 4, 2017 the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison commemorates its 100th Anniversary with a gala celebration at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.

Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison Historical Meeting Locations

1917 – 1934 Unknown1934 – 1955 Park Hotel1956 – 1969 Loraine Hotel/Turner Hall1969 – 2004 United Methodist Church2005 – 2011 Edgewater Hotel2011 – 2013 Double Tree Hotel2013 – 2014 Coliseum Bar2014 – 2017 Madison Club

Presidents of the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison

Charter President – Emerson Ela1917 Frank Cross 1972 Silas G. Johnson, Jr.1918 M. J. Cleary 1973 John W. Icke1919 H. L. Brubaker 1974 Terry Shockley1920 Matthew Dudgeon 1975 Charles Stumpf, Jr.1921 Walter C. Owen 1976 Arthur R. Kurtz1922 Walter C. Owen 1977 A. L. Sweitzer1923 Forrest Kilgore 1978 Frank Rice, Jr.1924 Andrew W. Hopkins 1979 Willard T. Reese1925 William Hotchkiss 1980 Robert M. Gates1926 Frank W. Ray Stevens 1981 Daniel Hildebrand1927 Daniel W. Mead 1982 Fred H. Buelow1928 Volney G. Barnes 1983 William V. Kasakaitas1929 William F. Winterble 1984 David L. Mortensen1930 John H. Kolb 1985 Herman F. Freymiller1931 Harry H. Fuller 1986 Theodore J. Iltis1932 Milton Findorff 1987 James L. Nemke1933 Lloyd H. Mohr 1988 Lyle H. Hill1934 Alfred W. Swan 1989 Richard Berling1935 James R. Garver 1990 Robert Nicholas1936 Albert F. Gallistel 1991 Stanley H. Cravens1937 Harvey R. Burr 1992 Larry Russell1938 William C. Rhodes 1993 Joachim von Elbe1939 Ben G. Elliott 1994 Charlotte Woods1940 Earl D. Brown 1995 Peter Dohr1941 Arthur Trebilcock 1996 Laura Keefer1942 Leon L. Iltis 1997 Robert G. Heideman1943 Moses W. Smith 1998 Marguita Fox1944 Wilbur S. Grant 1999 Vincent M. Lubenow1945 Edward J. Samp 2000 Karen A. Lenhart1946 Emery E. Oliver 2001 James Leonhart1947 Howard G. Danford 2002 R. Michael Gengler1948 W. M. Harris 2003 Scott B. Wallace1949 Silas G. Johnson, Sr. 2004 Ken Koscik1950 Gustave Bohstedt 2005 Bruce Murray1951 Edward J. Konkol 2006 Elaine Lohr1952 Glen S. Pound 2007 Douglas Caves1953 Milton Schmeling 2008 Michael Doran1954 Jacob Beverage 2009 Melinda Certain1955 Donald W. Pahl 2010 Thomas Brodd1956 Arnold Gehner 2011 Gregg McManners1957 Charles Stumpf, Sr. 2012 Paula Dollard1958 Ray Lillywhite 2013 Joseph T. Krzos1959 Don E. Wilkinson 2014 Matthew Dew/Edward Young1960 James Woodburn 2015 Ned Paschke1961 Vilas W. Matthias 2016 Elton Aberle1962 L. C. Webster 2017 Michael Ely1963 Raymond S. Elliot1964 Roy E. Nichols Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District Governors from our club1965 Gordon Johnson 1932 William F. Faulkes1966 Robert W. Smith 1940 William Darling1967 Harold E. Calbert 1944 Ben Elliott1968 Arthur W.Wichern 1953 Silas G. Johnson, Sr.1969 F. Anthony Brewster 1998 Stan Cravens1970 William C, Braucht 2008 Patricia Brinkman1971 Carl F. Ehlert

Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison 2017 Service Projects

Kiwanis Club of Madison Foundation Direct Funding

Adult Role Models in Science (ARMS)

Agriculture, Conservation & Environment Committee Citizenship Committee

A.C.E. Award to deserving entity or individual Salvation Army Kids’ CaféFFA Recognition Luncheon Simpson Street Free PressSasman Endowment in the Wisconsin FFA Foundation Independent Living Ice Cream SocialCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences Day for Kids Wil-Mar Community Center (noon meal monthly)Aldo Leopold Nature Center’s Academy ALDO Oakwood Bingo (monthly)UW Arboretum Naturalist Class Presentations Henry Vilas Zoo garden maintenanceOakwood Trail and Conservancy Maintenance Washcloth Bag Project (YWCA & Salvation Army)Flyways Waterfowl Museum Community Service Awards Gustav Bohstedt Scholarship Red Cross BloodmobileFFA District Speaking Contests Adopt-A-Highway Clean-up (Hwy 19 Waunakee)

Wisconsin Public Television TelethonSalvation Army Bell-Ringing

Human and Spiritual Values Committee International Committee

YWCA Third Street Project Canyon ScholarsMt. Zion Academic Learning Center Cloud Forest SchoolDomestic Abuse Intervention Service (DAIS) Cambodia Social ProjectSouthside Raiders Football and Cheerleading International event at local school

Honduras Orphanage

Sponsored Youth Committee Youth Services Committee

Circle K Member Lunch Scholarships for students at riskDues support for UW-Madison Circle K Emerson Science Family NightDues Support for Memorial Key Club ARMS Science field tripsCircle K and Key Club conferences and conventions Mt. Zion A.L.C. science activitiesCircle K and Madison College Scholarships Community Coordinated Child Care (4C) Grants toWisconsin – Upper Michigan Circle K Leadership Program Child Care Centers

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