Kiwanis clubs are organized in about 50 districts around the world, each district encompassing a state or province, group of states or provinces, or one or more nations. A district governor and other district officers lead each district. Within each district, Kiwanis clubs are grouped into divisions, such as the Long Island South Central Division which encompasses 19 clubs. A lieutenant governor leads each division, visiting the clubs in his or her division and advising them on administrative and service matters.

Warren Kalmenson, the Lieutenant Governor of the Long Island South Central Division of Kiwanis, recently visited the Levittown Club to learn firsthand about some of the club's projects and other news. Club President Peter Ray was happy to tell the lieutenant governor that the Levittown Kiwanis Club would be inducting four new members at its March 2 meeting.

This past weekend seven members of the Levittown Kiwanis Club traveled to the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa to attend the New York District Kiwanis Mid-Winter Conference. The conference included forums, educational programs and a celebration of past accomplishments. At the conference it was announced that the Levittown Kiwanis Club received distinguished status for the 2004-2005 year. In order to receive the distinguished designation clubs must meet numerous criteria including sponsoring and fulfilling their responsibilities to a sponsored organization or program (KKids, Builders Club, Key Club, Circle K, Aktion Club and Kiwanis Junior); participating in the Young Children: Priority One program; being represented at both the mid-year conference and district convention; and having a net gain in membership of at least one member by the end of the administrative year. The club will receive the distinguished club banner patch, a distinguished lapel button for the president and secretary for the past year, and a certificate from the International President acknowledging this achievement.

Terrific Kids is a Kiwanis-sponsored program that provides schools with a tool to reward students for special achievements that may otherwise go unnoticed. The Levittown Kiwanis Club has scheduled the following Terrific Kids Programs in each of the elementary and middle schools in the Levittown and Island Trees Districts for the upcoming months: Wednesday, March 15 at 9:10 a.m. at Gardiners Avenue School; Monday, March 27 at 2:25 p.m. at East Broadway School, Wednesday, April 5 at 9:15 a.m. at Wisdom Lane Middle School, Monday, April 10 at 9:30 a.m. at Summit Lane School; Tuesday, April 11 at 9:15 a.m. at Salk Middle School, Tuesday, April 11 at 2:15 p.m. at Northside School, Monday, April 24 at 2:25 p.m. at East Broadway School and Friday, April 28 at 9:30 a.m. at Lee Road School.

Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time- locally, through Kiwanis club sponsored activities and programs and globally through the Kiwanis International Worldwide Service Project and other worldwide initiatives. Kiwanis members are service-minded men and women united in their commitment to and compassion for others.

The Levittown Kiwanis Club is a very active part of our local community. Levittown Kiwanis hosts food drives, sends underprivileged children to camp, gives scholarships, sponsors community events and more. If you are interested in learning more about this philanthropic organization and the good works the club does, come to a meeting. Guests are welcome to attend. Levittown Kiwanis meets every Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. at: La Focaccia Restaurant, 70 East Village Green, Levittown, NY 11756. Telephone: 796-4461.

Look for the Kiwanis Korner in the Levittown Tribune every week.