George R. Delisle of Westfield was elected to the Board of Trustees of Kiwanis International during their recent convention in Las Vegas, NV (Photo submitted)
LAS VEGAS, NV – George R. Delisle of Westfield was elected to the Board of Trustees of Kiwanis International July 29 at the group’s annual international convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Delisle was one of five candidates contesting three open seats on the Kiwanis International board. The 15-member board includes nine members representing the United States and western Canada. Other separately-elected members represent Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and eastern Canada and the Caribbean. He will become the first Western Massachusetts Kiwanis member ever to serve on the Kiwanis International board when he takes office Oct. 1.
Delisle recently retired after a 46-year career as a journalist and an information technology specialist with The Republican. He has been a member of Kiwanis since 1979, when he joined the Springfield Kiwanis Club. He served that club as president in 1989-90. He is currently a member of the Westfield Kiwanis Club, the Northampton Kiwanis Club, where he serves as club secretary, and the Centennial e-Kiwanis Club of Pennsylvania. He has previously served the New England and Bermuda District of Kiwanis as a lieutenant governor, committee chair, treasurer, secretary, and district governor.
Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers which includes 8,072 adult clubs and 8,427 youth clubs in 79 countries around the world. Kiwanis has 215,016 adult members and 342,840 youth members. Kiwanis annually raises more than $100 million and dedicates more than 18.5 million hours to strengthen communities and help children. Through service projects and fundraisers, Kiwanis members improve their communities, make lifelong friendships and, most importantly, help children reach their full potential.
