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The Ins and Outs of the Kiwanis Family
Presented by: Ryan Balentyne and Ashley Wolfe
Kiwanis Family Relations Committee
Illinois-Eastern Iowa District
Circle K International
Kiwanis Family Relations
• Table of Contents
– Branches of the KFAM
– The “Can-Do’s!”
– Reaching Out
– Keeping Good
Connections
Branches of the K-Family
• Circle K International (You
and I)
• Kiwanis International
(Adults)
• Aktion Club (Adults with
Disabilities)
• Key Club International
(High School Students)
• Builders Club (Middle
School Students)
• K-Kids (Elementary School
Students)
Kiwanis International
• Founded in 1915 in
Michigan
• Volunteer’s dedicated to
serving the children of the
world, one child and
community at a time.
• Regular people who like to
volunteer
• Have regular meetings and
service projects
• Has over 600,000 members
What can we do with Kiwanis?
• Cosponsor a service project or
fundraiser
• Invite them to your meetings
• Make them feel welcome
• Ask if you can help them
• Make an effort to talk to them
and they will do the same
• Make sure you have one
person from Kiwanis who is
your main contact person!
Aktion Club
• More than 9,000
members in over 450
clubs worldwide
• Values: Character
Building, Leadership,
Caring, Inclusiveness
• Designed to help adults
with disabilities give
back to their
communities as well as
become leaders
What can we do with Aktion Club?
• Go to meetings
• Plan an event with them
• Host a celebration and invite them to come!
• Talk to the advisor first if you want to do
anything
• Make it a point to always encourage
Key Club International
• Founded in 1925 in California
• Has over 260,000 members and over 5,000
Clubs
• Core values:
Leadership, Character
Building, Caring,
Inclusiveness
What can we do with Key Club?
• Contact the club
advisor and school
first!
• Attend their events
• Invite them to your
events
• Give them advice on
school and college
Builders Club
•40,000 members
worldwide
•Designed to give
back to the school and
community
•Encourage
leadership
development
What can we do with Builders Club?
• Same as Key Club
• Some special things:
– Trick or Treat for
UNICEF
– Book and Coat Drives
– Reading/Tutoring
groups
– Be an Adult Friend
K-Kids
• 36,000 members
worldwide
• For Elementary age
students
• Designed to build
relationships and
develop leadership
skills
What can we do with K-Kids?
• Same as Key Club and Builders Club
• Ways to get involved:
– Make bookmarks
– Trick or Treating for UNICEF
– Go Caroling (Everyone likes the voices of
little kids )
– Dime Wars
– Clean-up the school grounds
Reaching Out!
• Go to a meeting
• Have a traveling Gavel
• Any type of Fellowship
bonding event
• Connections with the
K-Family is a life long
investment
• Learn Their Name
• Kiwanians are past
employers and
employees
– Networking
Tips to KEEP the Connection Strong
• Be actively contacting them at least every
couple weeks
• Do a combined event with at least one of the
K-Family every semester
• Schedule Interclub/Board meetings together
sparingly
Questions and Answers
•What do you want to
talk about?