serving the children of the world new member orientation kiwanis international

Serving the Children of the World

New Member Orientation

KiwanisInternational


Welcome to the Kiwanis

club of

KiwanisInternational

HastingsInstructors:

Don Siffring and David Kempf


Agenda

•Learn about Kiwanis•Learn about our club•Find out how you can make a difference

•What’s next?


PurposeTo improve lives through fellowship

in service worldwide.

Defining StatementKiwanis is a global organization of volunteers

dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.

What is Kiwanis?


Fast facts

First club in started in 1915: Detroit, Michigan

8,400 Kiwanis clubs in 72 countries

Motto is Serving the Children of the World

Organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

What is Kiwanis?


The Club Experience

Everything we do starts at the club level:

•Leadership•Fellowship•Service


About Our Club

Our club was chartered on December 14, 1920

We have 96 members

Our meetings are heldThursdays

12:00 NoonOK Café 806 W 16th St Hastings


About Our Club

Last year, our club:

Contributed $19,470 to our community

Delivered 2,100 service hours from 69 service projects

Directly benefitted 1,500 youth and children


Our Club Officers

President: Mary Peterson

President-elect : Doug Nienhueser

Vice-president: Alan Kvetensky

Secretary: Joan Bittfield

Treasurer: Jim Krebsbach-- An annual meeting is held between May 1st and June 30th to elect the Officers and Board of Directors


Our Club Committees

ACTIVITIES• Community Service• Youth Services• Young Children Priority One• Sponsored Youth• Special Olympics• Aktion Club• Key Club• Human & Spiritual Values• Agriculture• Special Fellowship• Sports• Kids Against Hunger

ADMINISTRATIVE• Finance• Membership Growth• Publicity• Weekly Programs• Astonisher Newsletter• Fund Raising• Pancake Day• Interclub• History• Music• Kiwanis Education• Club Web Site


Our Club’s Activities

Community Service

1.Key Club at Hastings Senior High School2.Reading is Fundamental program at Head

Start3.Young children programs4.Winterization & Habitat projects5.Backpack project6.Youth organizations support



Community Service - Continued

7. Blood Mobile8. Bowling for kids9. Meals on Wheels10. K Mart shopping for Kids11. Crop Walk12. Aktion Club…etc…etc…etc…



Club Fellowship Activities

1.Meetings2.Holiday party3.Baseball outing4.Kiwanis Family picnic



Club Fund-raising Activities

1.Annual Pancake Day Sales2.Golf tournament3.Various concession stands and

other fundraisers



Leadership Development Opportunities

1.Committee work2.Project leadership3.Community partnerships4.Youth mentoring5.Kiwanis conferences and

conventions


Membership Benefits

• We change children’s lives• We improve the community and the world • You build friendships• You enhance leadership skills• You develop business contacts• Receive KIWANIS magazine and club

communications• Enjoy discounts and promotions.• Liability insurance coverage for Kiwanis club

activities


Expectations of Members

• Attend club meetings regularly• Participate in club service

activities • Support club fund-raising projects• Share the experience with others• Demonstrate pride of membership• Invite one new member every year


Organizational Structure

Our club is governed by a Board of Directors which consists of the club officers and 8 additional directors (4 elected anually).

Our club is 1 of several clubs in Division 23 of the NE-IA District

Our district holds an annual convention each August.

Our club is a member of Kiwanis International, a worldwide organization governed by a board of 20 trustees. It holds an annual convention each June or July.


Communication

• Club Meetings• Missing Member Responder programs• Club Newsletters (Astonisher)• Board Meetings• Division Newsletters• District Newsletters• KIWANIS Magazine• Kiwanis International Web site (www.kiwanis.org)• Hastings Kiwanis Web site (www.hastingskiwanis.org)• Hastings Kiwanis Email accounts

(email.hastingskiwanis.org)


Club Administration

Club bylaws define our club structure and operation.Our club membership votes on:

•Election of club officers and directors•Amendments to club bylaws

The Board of Directors•Determines club policies•Approves club projects•Sets and approves the club’s budget


Finances/Budgeting

•Administrative Account– Income from club dues, meal charges, new

member fees.•Service Account

– Income from public fund-raising projects or contributions and cannot be used to pay administrative expenses of the club.


Club Dues and Fees

Our annual club dues amount is $115

$42 are Kiwanis International dues$25 are NE-IA District dues$28 is retained by the club for administrative costs$12 provides liability insurance for clubs activities$8 is a subscription to KIWANIS magazine


Kiwanis Foundations

Kiwanis has several 501(c)(3) charitable foundations which support the work of the organization

Kiwanis International Foundation

NE-IA District Foundation


Service Leadership Programs

Enriching young students



Empowering teens



Equipping adults


Our Club Sponsors

Key Club at Hastings Senior High School

Aktion Club of Hastings for the mentally and physically challenged

-We are working to establish clubs at:

Builders Club at Hastings Middle School

K Kids at Lincoln, Longfellow, and Hawthorne Elementary Schools

You are encouraged to visit each of these at least once.


Our Club’s Impact

1. Leadership development of youth

2. Improve reading skills of youth

3. Safe environment for youth

4. Expanded opportunities for youth

5. Support base for youth serving organizations


The year ahead…

1. New emphasis on hunger abatement

2. Each committee is urged to find one new effort

3. Expanded use of Hastings Kiwanis web page and technology


What questions do you have?

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