Presented by: Ryan Balentyne and Ashley WolfeKiwanis Family Relations Committee

Illinois-Eastern Iowa DistrictCircle K International

The Ins and Outs of the Kiwanis Family

Kiwanis Family Relations

• Table of Contents– Branches of the K-FAM– The “Can-Do’s!”– Reaching Out– Keeping Good Connections

K-FAM!!!

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)

• 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

Kiwanis International

• 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!

What can we do with Kiwanis?

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 Go out and Serve

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

Support

Do It!

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

Build Relationship

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?