GATC!

Now that I finally have a free moment, I thought I'd talk a little bit about GATC. GATC, the Governors and Administrators Training Conference, was held from April 3-5 in Indianapolis, IN. District Administrator John "Johnny K" Keegan and I were both in attendance.

With Johnny K at GATC.

Over the course of the weekend, I met the Governors and Administrators of other Circle K districts. CKI Director Erin Fisher, CKI Specialist Kandra Sejas, International President Kristen Reed, and International Vice President Ricardo Torres led us in training throughout the weekend. Part of the training actually took place in the Kiwanis International Office!

This is the first picture I took in Indianapolis!

Over the course of the weekend, I met all of the Governors from Sub-Region F. In addition to New York, Sub-Region F includes the Capital, New England, and New Jersey Districts.

On Kiwanis One Day, we all went to a YMCA in Indianapolis. The group I was in was responsible for cleaning up a kindergarten classroom. We washed chairs, tables, dolls, plastic food, and building blocks.

Washing dolls at the YMCA with some of the other Governors.

Overall, GATC was a great experience! And I didn't even know I'd be going until five days beforehand, since our District Convention was the weekend prior! It was great to meet the other leaders of our organization and receive training for our positions. I have high hopes as we continue onward in the 2009-2010 service year!

-Governor Michael