New Member Orientation

1. Kiwanis International New Member Orientation

2. Kiwanis International Welcome to the Kiwanis club of Hastings Instructors: Don Siffring and David Kempf

3. Agenda • Learn about Kiwanis • Learn about our club • Find out how you can make a difference • What’s next?

4. What is Kiwanis? Purpose To improve lives through fellowship in service worldwide. Defining Statement Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.

5. 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

6. The Club Experience Everything we do starts at the club level: • Leadership • Fellowship • Service

7. About Our Club • Our club was chartered on December 14, 1920 • We have 96 members • Our meetings are held • Thursdays • 12:00 Noon • OK Café 806 W 16th St Hastings

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Our Club’s Activities • Community Service • Key Club at Hastings Senior High School • Reading is Fundamental program at Head Start • Young children programs • Winterization & Habitat projects • Backpack project • Youth organizations support

12. Our Club’s Activities Community Service - Continued 7. Blood Mobile 8. Bowling for kids 9. Meals on Wheels 10. K Mart shopping for Kids 11. Crop Walk 12. Aktion Club …etc…etc…etc…

13. Our Club’s Activities • Club Fellowship Activities • Meetings • Holiday party • Baseball outing • Kiwanis Family picnic

14. Our Club’s Activities • Club Fund-raising Activities • Annual Pancake Day Sales • Golf tournament • Various concession stands and other fundraisers

15. Our Club’s Activities • Leadership Development Opportunities • Committee work • Project leadership • Community partnerships • Youth mentoring • Kiwanis conferences and conventions

16. 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 • ReceiveKIWANIS magazine and club communications • Enjoy discounts and promotions. • Liability insurance coverage for Kiwanis club activities

17. 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

18. 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.

19. 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)

20. 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

21. 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.

22. 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

23. Kiwanis Foundations Kiwanis has several 501(c)(3) charitable foundations which support the work of the organization Kiwanis International Foundation NE-IA District Foundation

24. Enriching young students Service Leadership Programs

25. Empowering teens Service Leadership Programs

26. Equipping adults Service Leadership Programs

27. 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.

28. Our Club’s Impact • Leadership development of youth • Improve reading skills of youth • Safe environment for youth • Expanded opportunities for youth • Support base for youth serving organizations

29. The year ahead… • New emphasis on hunger abatement • Each committee is urged to find one new effort • Expanded use of Hastings Kiwanis web page and technology

30. What questions do you have?