Iowa Hunger Calendar
2018 Kiwanis District Convention
You’re invited to attend presentations from the nation’s leading experts on the importance of childhood nutrition & factors that affect children’s brain development! Hosted by the NE-IA Kiwanis District at the Airport Holiday Inn & Convention Center (6111 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA), Saturday August 11, you will have the opportunity to attend one or both presentations by esteemed speakers Roger Thurow and Wil Blechman, M.D. A unique & interactive experience, you will also have the option to attend small breakout sessions facilitated by Roger Thurow & Wil Blechman, M.D.!
Saturday, August 11,9:00 am-2:30 pm
Come to hear ROGER THUROW, author of The First 1,000 Days: A crucial time for mothers & children--and the world and DR. WIL BLECHMAN, Chair, Young Children: Priority One Committee, Kiwanis International
Roger Thurow, morning keynoter. Dr. Blechman, luncheon keynoter. Both keynotes will be followed by breakout sessions led by them.
The First 1000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children – And the World
10-11:00 AM - Breakout Session
Ending Childhood Hunger in Your Community:
What You Can Do
Roger Thurow is an author and a journalist. He is a former foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. Thurow has been a senior fellow of global agriculture and food policy for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs since 2010. He is noted for his writing about the politics of world hunger. He is the author of, "The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children and the World."
(Lunch Provided)
Learning Doesn't Begin in Kindergarten
1:45-2:45 PM – Breakout Session
Why Are You Here?
Dr. Blechman is a rheumatologist who developed an interest in children's issues because of his work with Kiwanis. Dr. Blechman was instrumental in developing the organization's ongoing worldwide program, Young Children: Priority One. The basic structure of the human brain is created in the womb & throughout the first two years of life. Discussion will explore factors that can improve or lessen the optimal development of the child's brain and potential projects for Kiwanis involvement in positive support of such development.
Because of the importance of the information these men have to share about the health and well being of our children, the Nebraska-Iowa District of Kiwanis International is opening this segment of their convention to the public.
Register at:
www.ne-ia.kiwanisone.org
Cost & Registration Options
$30 – Roger Thurow presentation/session,
lunch not included
$40 – Dr. Wil Blechman presentation/session,
lunch included
$50 - Thurow & Blechman presentations/sessions, lunch included
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