Your Capital District Kiwanis Foundation

1. Your Capital District Kiwanis Foundation What can you do so support the Foundation? What can the Foundation do to support your club?

2. The Capital District Kiwanis Foundation • Who belongs? • Every Capital District Kiwanian is a member!

3. What does it cost to belong? • Clubs are asked to contribute a minimum of $2 per member based on their October 1 membership roster. These funds are unrestricted and are used within the Capital District. This program should not be confused with the Kiwanis International Foundation Birthday Fund that is required for a Distinguished Club Award.

4. What happens to this money? • Pediatric Trauma Hospitals are funded from $2 per member, Caring Corner, and Ducky Derby • Club GrantsGuidelineshtml or Word docFunded by $2 per member campaignApplicationshtml or Word doc • Teenager of the Year (TOY)Funded by $2 per member campaignHonor an outstanding Capital District student for good grades, involvement in their community and a willingness to give of themself.

5. And yet more ways your donations are used! • Service Leadership ProgramsSupport CKI and Key Club budget short-fallsRobert H. Turner Jr Scholarship for Key Clubbers • Clubs without a Service Leadership Program can contribute to the Youth Outreach Program

6. Tell me more about the Pediatric Trauma Centers! • Each year funding for Pediatric Trauma Hospitals is provided by:1. 100% of the Ducky Derby and Caring Corner. 2. 50% of the $2 per member clubs. 3. Additional contributions by clubs and individuals. • Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC • Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD • University of Virginia Health Center, Charlottesville, VA • Children's Hospital of the Kings Daughters, Norfolk, VA • Children's Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA • Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA • Nemours / Alfred I. duPoint Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE

7. What is the Teenager of the Year? • Teenager of the Year (TOY)Funded by $2 per member campaign honors an outstanding Capital District student for good grades, involvement in their community and a willingness to give of self. Recognition is made at the Governor's Banquet. The student receives a cash award and a plaque. Lodging is provided for the student and their parents at the District Convention

8. How are Service Leadership Programs supported? • Each year funds are available to cover any budget shortfalls in the Key Club and CKI district programs. • In previous years, the types of costs supported have included support for district conventions, assistance for district officer expenses to attend district board meetings and international conventions.

9. Tell me more about the Scholarship! • Robert H. Turner Jr Key Club Scholarship Application Guidelines, Application (HTML or Download Word Document) • The Robert H. Turner, Jr. Scholarships are awarded annually at the Capital District Key Club Convention to Key Club Members who have exemplified to the highest degree the basic principles of Key Club - caring and service - in their home, school, and community. The recipients shall be of high moral character and should have achieved excellence in all their endeavors. The Robert H. Turner, Jr. Scholarships Program is funded by the Capital District Kiwanis Foundation as part of its commitment to supporting the Service Leadership Programs in the Capital District. • The applicant must have been an active member for two (2) years of a Key Club in good standing.

10. More scholarship guidelines: • The applicant must be a graduating senior of an accredited high school program. • The applicant must be a college, university, technical or vocational school bound student. • The applicant's grade point average must be "B" average or the equivalent of a 3.00 on a 4.00 scale. • An official high school transcript must be submitted or requested with the application. • Application materials shall be submitted to the Key Club District Administrator by the deadline established by the district. For further information contact the District Administrator. • Financial need will not be a factor in the award.

11. I remember something about a club grant…… • FOUNDATION GRANT GUIDELINES • 1. Projects that relate to the purpose and mission of the Capital District Kiwanis Foundation will be accorded top priority by the Foundation Board of Trustees. • 2. Commitments are made for one year only. Funds will not be granted to the same club or individual for a project for more than three consecutive years. • 3. Grant requests for the funding cycles are to be received by the Executive Secretary of the District Foundation by the following deadline dates: • Cycle I: Postmarked by September 10th, Cycle II: Postmarked by March 15th

12. Guidelines for Club Grants: • 4. A review committee will be appointed by the Foundation President and will make recommendations to the overall Board of Trustees at the fall (November) and spring (May) meetings of the Foundation Board. • 5. Notification of the decisions by the Board of Trustees will be mailed no later than December 1st for Cycle I and June 1st for Cycle II. • 6. The Capital District Kiwanis Foundation will not consider Grant applications for less than $500 or more than $5000. Grants will only be considered twice a year as noted above.

13. Grant Guidelines continued. • 7a. The recipient of an approved grant may spend up to and including the specified amount for the sole purpose of the project and will receive reimbursement from the Foundation Treasurer upon submission of proper receipts. • 7b. If the approved grant requires funding at the beginning of the project, 65% of the approved amount will be given upon request and the remainder will be given according to (a) above. • 8. Grant recipients must submit to the Executive Secretary of the District Foundation a final report on the project within 45 days of the completion date of the project.

14. Submit application to: • Charles P. Adams • Executive Secretary • Capital District Kiwanis Foundation • 1601 Charrington Drive • Midlothian, VA 23113

15. What wonderful work the foundation does! What can I do to support this? • Obviously, $2 per member is not enough to ensure all these worthy projects continue. The CKDF is open to support in many ways. • Some clubs give $5 or more per member as their annual contribution.

16. Some clubs donate items to The Caring Corner at District events • The Caring corner accepts handmade crafts that reflect the values of caring and service. • Other new items such as toys, collectibles, gift baskets, and hobby items are welcomed. • Please contact Brian (Div 10) or Carolyn (Div 20) for more information on how and when to donate!

17. And then there’s the Ducky Derby! • Everyone can buy tickets for the Ducky Derby held annually at the District Convention! You can sell them to family, friends and business colleagues – winners to do not need to be Kiwanian’s. • Clubs are invited to donate prizes to the Derby! Prizes include gift certificates to local businesses – chains are preferred where possible – donations of services.

18. You can honor club members with.. • A District Foundation Life Membership Available to any Kiwanian with a $100 contribution. A Life Membership can be sponsored by a Kiwanian, a Kiwanis Club, a spouse or friend of a Kiwanian. The Kiwanian can be an individual, past officer or outstanding member of the Club, Division, or District. The Kiwanian receives a certificate and Life Member disc. Their name is listed on the Foundation's Life Membership Plaque and this web site. Funds derived from Life Memberships are invested. Only the interest earned is used for Foundation programs. Therefore, your one-time contribution continues to support the Foundation activities year after year.Use the Contribution Form (HTML or Word document) and send to the address on the form.

19. Or a Tablet of Honor….. • Honor an individual by contributing $1000. Sponsored by a Kiwanian, a Kiwanis Club, a spouse or friend of the Kiwanian. The recipient receives a certificate and Tablet of Honor Plaque. The name of the Kiwanian receiving the honor is listed on the Tablet of Honor Board and this web site.

20. Or Join the Founder’s Society! • The Founder's Society is an endowment fund within the Capital District Kiwanis Foundation (CDKF) created to benefit the Sponsored Leadership Programs. A tax-deductible contribution of $1,000 can be made to the CDFK designated for the Founder's Society. This can be done by check; gift of appreciated stocks or other financial investments assets, or a bequest in a Will, Trust or Estate Pan. • A contributor receives the satisfaction that they are maintaining a legacy of Kiwanis support for the Capital District Kiwanis K-Kids, Builders, Key Club and CKI; also a Founder's Society Neck Medallion Ribbon, Engraved Shadow Box Display Case, and a lapel Founder's Society pin.

21. You can donate as a memorial… • In recognition of a Kiwanian who inspired you! • Flowers last a few days – but a memorial donation to the CKDF will help with a lifetime’s worth of service!

22. Or as a way to honor this year’s club leaders! • A certificate or plaque is nice… • But think what a difference a contribution to the foundation will make when the plaque is shut away in a drawer somewhere! 2010 Teenager of the Year Award

23. Whatever way you choose…. • Be more involved with the Capital Kiwanis District Foundation Today! • Your division representative is:

24. Any Questions?