{"id":697,"date":"2020-07-03T18:41:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T18:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kiwanistiger.org\/?p=697"},"modified":"2020-07-03T18:58:02","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T18:58:02","slug":"speakers-corner-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aderik.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/03\/speakers-corner-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker\u2019s Corner!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pf-content\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We were very pleased to wel\u00adcome Kiwa\u00adnis Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Chief Oper\u00adat\u00ading Offi\u00adcer, Jeff Oat\u00adess as our spe\u00adcial guest speak\u00ader this evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: white; color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-698 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/aderik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/jeff-oatess-e1593799962628.jpg\" alt width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/strong>Jeff pre\u00adsent\u00aded us with an overview of Kiwa\u00adnis as it cur\u00adrent\u00adly deals with the pan\u00addem\u00adic. Past Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Pres\u00adi\u00addent and our <span class=\"caps\">EOT<\/span> sage, Jim Rochford, had the priv\u00adi\u00adlege to intro\u00adduce Jeff to meet\u00ading par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpants. He expressed his admi\u00adra\u00adtion for Jef\u00adf\u2019s forth\u00adright, hon\u00adest approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: white; color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Since March 16th, <span class=\"caps\">KI<\/span> staff have essen\u00adtial\u00adly worked from home and insti\u00adtut\u00aded a vol\u00adun\u00adtary pay reduc\u00adtion dur\u00ading this time. A mora\u00adto\u00adri\u00adum was put in place on unnec\u00ades\u00adsary trav\u00adel, a new mem\u00adber fee waver was ini\u00adti\u00adat\u00aded and the <span class=\"caps\">KI<\/span> con\u00adven\u00adtion was can\u00adcelled. The can\u00adcel\u00adla\u00adtion was announced once penal\u00adties were waived sav\u00ading our mem\u00adber\u00adship from any finan\u00adcial repercussions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Elec\u00adtions will take place on July 25th with the Board and Gov\u00ader\u00adnors to select the Board for 2020. Online train\u00ading for Lieu\u00adtenant Gov\u00ader\u00adnor and <span class=\"caps\">CLE<\/span> train\u00ading has been vir\u00adtu\u00adal this year. Sim\u00adi\u00adlar\u00adly, most clubs have been meet\u00ading online and have found that it allows for a vari\u00adety of guest speak\u00aders, oth\u00ader\u00adwise unavail\u00adable dur\u00ading an in-per\u00adson meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">There are cur\u00adrent\u00adly 37 inter\u00adnet clubs. We are pleased to report that we are now the num\u00adber one club in mem\u00adber\u00adship. An inter\u00adnet club aver\u00adage mem\u00adber age is 54, rang\u00ading from 20 to 92 years. There are cur\u00adrent\u00adly 10 Dis\u00adtricts in the <span class=\"caps\">US<\/span> that do not have an inter\u00adnet club. That pro\u00advides oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty for club growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">What will post pan\u00addem\u00adic clubs look like? Will they be a com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adtion of in-per\u00adson and online meet\u00adings? Only time will&nbsp;tell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We thank Jeff for his insight\u00adful pre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion and hope he has recov\u00adered from his fierce feline zoom encounter\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were very pleased to wel\u00adcome Kiwa\u00adnis Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Chief Oper\u00adat\u00ading Offi\u00adcer, Jeff Oat\u00adess as our spe\u00adcial guest speak\u00ader this evening. Jeff pre\u00adsent\u00aded us with an overview of Kiwa\u00adnis as it cur\u00adrent\u00adly deals with the pan\u00addem\u00adic. Past Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Pres\u00adi\u00addent and our <span class=\"caps\">EOT<\/span> sage, Jim Rochford, had the priv\u00adi\u00adlege to intro\u00adduce Jeff to meet\u00ading par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpants. 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