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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?