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Discover the transformative leadership journey of Mary Bowen, the first woman to join Kiwanis in Fridley, MN. Learn how she empowers high school students to become better leaders and foster community service through service learning. Despite her exceptional achievements and numerous awards, Mary remains humble and dedicated to uplifting others.
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CRZY MRY A Leadership Biography of Mary Louise Bowen
Kiwanis • Community service organization originally created for business networking for men in 1915 • In 1919 focused on business men to be involved in and give back to their communities - Service • 1987 Women could Join Kiwanis
Asia-Pacific & Europe Asia-Pacific • Australia • Malaysia • Philippine Luzon • Philippine South • Taiwan • Japan • New Zealand-South Pacific • Korea Europe • Austria • Belgium-Luxembourg • Czech Republic & Slovakia • France-Monaco • Germany • Iceland-Faroes • Italy-San Marino • Netherlands • Norden • Poland • Switzerland-Liechtenstein
Kiwanis Family Kiwanis • Aktion Club - Adults with Disabilities • Circle K - College/University • KEY Club - High School • Builders Club - Middle School • K Kids - Elementary School
Mary Bowen • Birthday: September 29th, 1937 • First woman to join Kiwanis in Fridley, MN • Started KEY Club in Fridley • Still the Kiwanis advisor • One of the most successful clubs in KEY Club International • District Assistant Administrator for Minn-Dak District
Mary Bowen as a Leader • Transformational Leader • Mary’s Role is to help high school students become (better) leaders • Mary finds the leadership qualities in students and helps them build on those while focusing on community service, or better yet, service learning • She is full of motivation and keeps kids energized and interested in projects and events
Mary as Leader to Me • Mary is humble and will take little credit for helping students succeed • She does take pride in all of the events she has lead • She knows she is worthy of all the awards she has received but is honored and humble when speaking of them • Minn-Dak KEY Club has an award named after her - Crzy Mry Creativity in Leadership