House approves seven amendments

Amendment No. 6: Allocate the costs to hold Kiwanis International conventions equitably among the member clubs of the organization.  

I was not at the convention, but I really wanted this to pass.  I heard from Kiwanians that attended - that this Amendment was not explained or discussed properly - thus it was voted down.   Hopefully, this amendment can be put on the ballot in the future.  Our club sent 3 people from Florida and we always send 2; when Orlando had the convention, we sent 10 attend; thus our club has spent way to much on Convention Registration.  This amendment solves this issue - and trust me - all clubs benefit by the Kiwanians that attend; thus it is very fair to spread this Kiwanis Education expense among all clubs.  This vote occurs based on the clubs that attend the convention, so those clubs should be motivated to approve this amendment.

I believe it be best to have it be Per Member versa Club - but either way it is a win for Kiwanis.  

In Kiwanis Service,

Dale

I totally agree.  The registration costs for Geneva will severely limit the number of attendees.  This amendment would have gone a long way in getting more attendees and  thereby spreading information and understanding throughout our organization.

I am ecstatic that Amendment 6 was defeated.  If you want to go to the conference, you should pay for it.  Asking other clubs to foot your bill is ludicrous.  This isn't meant to be a party, it's for training purposes.  This method allows each club to send as many representatives as they can afford that can come back to present the information given.

I believe Amendment 6 was one of the most important measures  to be considered by Kiwanians in Kiwanis  history for reasons too many to enumerate here. True , a difficult measure to explain on floor and will not argue that it needed some refinement which I have no doubt Kiwanians working together could remedy. No one thing has touched lives of Kiwanians and changed course of history than ICONs.Stories of inspiration and passion experienced by Kiwanians have changed clubs and communities forever! Therefore, ICONS important and we need to incentivize attendance to ReMember Clubs and restore the Kiwanis Experience, not to mention Be Global. Another important reason for amendment that was never mentioned is that hard to plan a convention not knowing revenue and creates business risk. Better and more fiscal responsible budgeting knowing revenue. Lets keep dialogue alive to reach a solution that will transform clubs and Kiwanians and communities!

I was in attendance at the Convention.  I believe there would have been more support for this amendment if a mechanism was available for ALL clubs to vote on the Amendments and Candidates, regardless of Convention attendance.  It seems we put the cart before the horse on this one.  

Was anyone else appalled at the mass exodus of Delegates from the House after voting on the amendments but before voting on Candidates for International Office?  Most everyone had things to do and places to go, but as Delegates, I believe it is our duty to stay through to the end.  Delegates leaving in droves was very disrespectful to the Candidates as well as  to the remaining Delegates.  I wonder how individual clubs would feel knowing that they may not have been well represented on these very important matters.

Just my two cents.