New member orientation

• So I’m a Noon Kiwanian.

• Now what?
• We have all the answers!
 New member orientation
Topics we will cover today:

▪ Who we are and what we’re about

▪ The Kiwanis Club of Fountain Hills (Noon)
▪ Kiwanis International
▪ Questions and wrap up
Welcome to Kiwanis!
 Who we are
Defining statement

Kiwanis is a global organization

of volunteers dedicated to improving the world
one child and one community at a time.
 Who we are
Our motto: Serving the children of the world

What do we do?
Each year, Kiwanis clubs around the world:

▪ Sponsor nearly 150,000 service projects

▪ Devote more than 18.5 million hours to service
▪ Raise more than $100 million
 Who we are
Why are we here?
To improve lives through fellowship in service worldwide

Where are we?

More than 7,000 clubs in 79 nations and geographic areas

When did Kiwanis begin?

Founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan
 Kiwanis structure

Club
Division

District Kiwanis
International
 Division 12
• Consists of 9 clubs in Phoenix area
• Includes Sunset Kiwanis of FH
• Interclub visits are encouraged
• A lieutenant governor each year helps within
the division and works with the Southwest
District to achieve goals
 Southwest District
• Includes all of Arizona, New Mexico and El
Paso, Texas area
• Has about 100 clubs and 2,000 members
• Executive director currently located in Santa
Fe, New Mexico
 About our club
▪ Kiwanis Club of Fountain Hills
▪ Charter date: January 1974
▪ Meet 1st, 3rd Thursday, 12 noon
 Quick glance at our club
▪ Approximately 60 members
▪ Attendance not required but encouraged!
▪ Currently meet at Fountain View Village
▪ All ages welcome
▪ Active participation highly encouraged
 Our club’s organization
Financial review*
Membership
▪ Invitation/Retention
▪ Education
▪ Public relations
Programs
▪ Club meetings
▪ Special events
Service and fundraising
▪ Service projects
▪ Service Leadership Programs
*This committee is required by the Kiwanis International Standard Form for Club Bylaws
 Our club’s service projects
Blood Drive
Adopt-A-Street
Ronald McD. House
FH Food Bank
Make a Difference Day
Kiwanis One Day
 More programs
• Terrific Kids
• Pacesetters
• Falcon Leaders
• Santa Breakfast
• Food for Kidz
• Day of Play
• Recycle your Bicycle
 Our club’s Service
Leadership Programs

K-Kids, Builders
4-8 graders
FH Middle School
Advisor: Marcia H.
 Our club’s
fundraising projects
❑ Halloween in the Hills
❑ Fountain Festival (November)
❑ Super Bowl Sunday Pancake Breakfast
❑ Great Fair (February)
❑ Oktoberfest
❑ Donations, sponsorships, grants
 Who we support
• Extended Hands Food Bank
• Junior Achievement
• FHHS Band Program
• Boys & Girls Club McKee Branch (FH)
• FHHS Senior Scholarships
• KI and SWD foundations; others
 Our club’s traditions
Optional lunch
Lotto pot/happy dollars
Fun fellowship
Name badge
Kiwanis pin
Annual banquet
Communication
▪ Newsletters – KI Update; Southwest district

▪ Websites
▪Club: www.fhkiwanis.org
▪Kiwanis International: kiwanis.org

▪ Kiwanis magazine: kiwanismagazine.org

▪ Social media: KI - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

▪ Club- Facebook, email blasts
 About our club
Club leaders
▪ President: Matt Jefferson
▪ Immediate past president: Bernie Hoenle
▪ President-elect: Keith Junk
▪ Vice President: Keith Larson
▪ Secretary: Jean Linzer
▪ Treasurer: Rick Swanson
▪ Lieutenant Governor: Bernie Hoenle
 Club business
▪ Members vote to:
▪ Elect club officers and directors
▪ Amend club bylaws

▪ Board of directors:
▪ Determines club policies
▪ Approves club projects
▪ Approves and controls club’s budget
▪ Approves membership applications
▪ Manages the club
Board of directors meeting

▪ Follows second lunch meeting of month

All members are welcome to attend

Only board members can vote
Kiwanis year begins October 1
Two budgets available for review
 Finance & budget
Administrative account
▪ Income from club dues, meal charges, new member fees
▪ Happy dollars, lotto pot
▪ For administrative expenses of club
Service account
▪ Income from public fundraising projects or contributions
▪ Cannot be used to pay club administrative expenses of the
club
 Annual dues $175/$250
Club: $58
Southwest District: $40
Kiwanis International: $52
Dir. & Officers Insurance: $4
Gen. Liability Insurance: $13
Kiwanis magazine: $8
 Become involved
▪ Attend club meetings
▪ Participate in service and fundraising projects
▪ Attend district council meetings
▪ Participate in inter-club meetings
▪ Serve on committees
▪ Volunteer for club office
▪ Spread the word about Kiwanis
 Kiwanis International

Centennial
Celebration
2015
 The Kiwanis Objects
▪ To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather
than to the material values of life.

▪ To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in

all human relationships.

▪ To promote the adoption and the application of

higher social, business and professional standards.
 The Kiwanis Objects
▪ To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent,
aggressive and serviceable citizenship.

▪ To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to

form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service and
to build better communities.

▪ To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound

public opinion and high idealism which make possible
the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and
goodwill.
 Benefits of membership
▪ Change children’s lives
▪ Improve our community and the world
▪ Build friendships
▪ Enhance leadership skills
▪ Networking
 Kiwanis Children’s Fund
▪ Charitable entity of Kiwanis International

▪5 Kiwanis cause areas:

▪Disaster relief
▪Service Leadership Programs
▪Club and district service projects (grants)
▪The Eliminate Project
▪Sustained elimination of iodine deficiency disorders
 The Eliminate Project
Partnership with UNICEF
Goals:
•Eliminate maternal/neonatal tetanus
•Raise $110 million
More information: TheEliminateProject.org
Service Leadership
Programs
▪ The largest and oldest youth service clubs in the world
▪ Program for adults living with disabilities
▪ Over 367,000 members worldwide
Conventions
▪ District midyear conference
▪ District convention
▪ Kiwanis International convention
▪ Key Club International convention
▪ Circle K International convention
Questions?
Thank you for attending!

We hope you will enjoy being a part of our

club and serving the children of the world.