Canadian government makes unprecedented commitment to The Eliminate Project

Last month, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and philanthropist Bill Gates led a meeting in Ottawa, Canada. Kiwanis International President Dr. John Button and UNICEF Canada President and CEO David Morley participated in the discussion. The topic was the health of mothers and children in developing nations.

And it yielded a big result: the Canadian government will give to The Eliminate Project by matching every dollar (up to CAD$2.5 million) raised by UNICEF Canada and Kiwanis Canada. That’s essentially a CAD$5 million commitment over the next two years. This makes Canada the largest government donor to The Eliminate Project.

“Canada’s announcement is an unprecedented government commitment to join with Kiwanis and UNICEF to rid the world of maternal and neonatal tetanus,” says Button.

Canada's commitment will support UNICEF Canada and Kiwanis Canada as they work to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus in Chad, Kenya, Pakistan, Sudan and South Sudan. In fact, Morley says, it will save countless newborn babies.

“We're on the brink of eliminating this childhood killer,” he adds, “and this funding is a critical step in making elimination a reality for five countries.”

A result of 16 months of discussions, the commitment also brings us one big step closer to our ultimate goal: the elimination of MNT from the face of the Earth.

Read related articles:
http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2015/02/25/pm-meets-bill-gates-advance-maternal-newborn-and-child-health-priority
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/02/25/stephen-harper-announces-225m-to-boost-inoculation-programs-in-poorer-countries.html

Calendar, Kiwanis Division 9: A Winning Formula and more in the latest issue of The BUILDER

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Highlights:

• Kiwanis Music Festival Update
• Kiwanis Division 9: A Winning Formula
• Tools for Kids Program
• The George Rigg Kiwanis Scholarship
• The Toronto Kiwanis Boys & Girls Clubs Updates
• Kiwanis Calendar: Upcoming Dates

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Kiwanis Division 9 Caucus Meeting – High Importance

Joe Elkerton has had to step down as Lt. Gov. of Division 9 for health
reasons. I would like to thank Deborah Knight, past President of Toronto Club who has agreed to take on the leadership role of Lt. Gov. Division 9.

I would like to express on behalf of Div. 9 Clubs our thanks to Joe Elkerton for his efforts over his term. Joe and Past Lt. Gov. George Rowell have kindly agreed to lend their experience and support to Deborah. Deborah can be reached at 416-200-3577 and e-mail at dknight@dkpr.ca and copy to info@torontokiwanis.ca

A special caucus meeting will be held for Division 9 Clubs to meet Lt/ Gov. Deborah and hear from Trustee candidates for election to Region B.

Please make every effort to attend the Div. 9 Caucus meeting on Saturday January 24th, 2015.
9:30 a.m. to Noon

Please reply to me by Friday January 16th who will attend from your club. We would like to have between 2-4 Kiwanians from each club attending.

- From Trustee Barnaby Ross – Region B
barnaby.j.ross@gmail.com. 416-231-2229

January 14th issue of Kiwanis newsletter The BUILDER is online.

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Find out what we've been building, and dates to save in early 2015.

Highlights:

• A Message from the District Education Committee
• ELIMINATE update
• Kiwanis Calendar

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Thank you, our members, for continuing to help our club build communities and relationships.