TOY - Time Line, Ideas

SAMPLE DRAFT OF PRESS RELEASE - edit as appropriate for your club

(put on Club/Division letterhead, and include a copy of your club bulletin and an IDD brochure when presenting to the press)

Date________________                                                         Contact:
                                                                                                (name)
                                                                                                (telephone)
                                                                                                (e-mail)

For Immediate Release

         (winner name) CHOSEN TEENAGER OF THE YEAR

            (TOWN, STATE) -- ____________________________ has been selected as the

2006 Teenager of the Year by the Kiwanis Club of _____________________.

 ___________________ , a ___________ at ____________________ High School, was

selected from a field of nominees from the area's high schools.  Nominees were evaluated on their academic achievements, volunteer service, citizenship and leadership performance.

            The award was presented to Miss/Mr______________ by ___________________,

President of the Kiwanis Club.  In making the presentation, Mr/Ms ____________ said,

"We are proud to recognize ___________________ as Teenager of the Year for his/her

achievements, responsibility and leadership role in his/her school and the community. He/she exemplifies today's young people striving for excellence in their own lives, as well as contributing to the betterment of their communities."

            ___________________ is the son/daughter of ________________________ of

____(town)________.  He/she is active in  _________________(school activities)_____,

_____________(other major activities/volunteer service).

            _______winner's future plans/other info)_________________________________

________________________________________________________________________.

            (if this is true)  As the winner on the club level, _______'s nomination will be submitted to the division and district competition with other teenagers through Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and DC.

            The Kiwanis organization's major emphasis is "serving the world's children," and a major focus is youth services.  Kiwanis clubs throughout the world sponsor Circle K clubs in colleges, Key Clubs in local high schools, Builders Clubs in middle school and K Kids in elementary schools, as well as mentoring teens and other projects benefiting children.

            The Kiwanis Club of ________________ currently sponsors __________________

(Circle K, Key Club, Builders/where/number of members) _________________________.

The Club also conducts projects _______(youth/children)__________________________.

___(club's history on selecting Teenager of the Year)_______

The Club also contributes to the Kiwanis International goal to raise $75 million to eradicate iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) throughout the world.  IDD is the result of a lack of iodine in the diet and causes mental retardation, goiter and other impairments.  In partnership with UNICEF, Kiwanis International is helping to build salt plants, educating families on proper diet and working with third world governments to regulate salt manufacturing to include iodine.