What is K-Kids? K-Kids
is a "student-led" community-service organization, which operates under
school regulations and draws its members from the student body. K-Kids
clubs can also be established in a community-based organization. Such
organizations might include, but are not limited to: community library,
Boys Club, Girls Club, YMCA, YWCA, or a church. K-Kids
is unique because it's sponsored by a local Kiwanis club, composed of
leading business and professional people of the community.
K-Kids is the youngest and fastest growing service organization for
elementary students worldwide. These clubs are ideally suited for
students in grades 1 through 5 (ages 6 to 12).
The first Builders Club was chartered in 1975. Today, there are more than 2,000 clubs in Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Italy, Jamaica, Korea, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Philippines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, and the United States.
Builders Club is a “student-led” community service organization, which operates under school regulations and draws its members from the student body. Community-based Builders Clubs also may be established at community facilities such as: churches, libraries, YMCA’s, or lodges. Builders Club is unique because a Kiwanis club, composed of leading business and professional people of the community, serves as the club’s sponsor.
Builders Club is structured only on the local club level but is supported by the Kiwanis International Office in Indianapolis, Indiana, which provides programs, literature, and opportunities to relate to teenagers from countries all around the world!
District Builders Club Retreat Package
Key
Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school
students. What makes Key Club so successful is the fact that it is a
student-led organization that teaches leadership through serving
others. Members of the Kiwanis International family, Key Club members
build themselves as they build their schools and communities. Today,
Key Club exists on almost 5,000 high school campuses, primarily in the
United States and Canada. Growth efforts, however, have taken the Key
Club experience internationally to Canada, the Caribbean nations,
Central and South America, and most recently to Asia and Australia. Key
Club International is an organization of individual Key Clubs and is
funded by nominal dues paid by every member. Its officers are high
school leaders elected by the members at district and International
conventions. The organization offers a wide range of opportunities to
its members: Originally,
Key Club adopted as its motto, “We Build,” the same motto as its parent
organization, Kiwanis International. In 1976, the organization opted to
change its motto to “Caring – Our Way of Life” because these words more
clearly conveyed members’ reasons for helping others.
What is Circle K? Circle
K is a co-educational service, leadership development, and friendship
organization, organized and sponsored by a Kiwanis club on a college or
university campus. It is a self-governing organization and elects its
own officers, conducts its own meetings, determines its own service
activities, and establishes its own dues structure. Its Objects include
the Objects of Kiwanis. Once organized, a Circle K club continues to be
sponsored by a Kiwanis club. Although the ultimate responsibility for
Circle is that of the Kiwanis Board of Directors, the sponsorship
function is most directly carried out by the Kiwanis club Committee on
Circle K Clubs, assisted by a faculty advisor (who may or may not be a
Kiwanian) designated by the college or university administration. District
and International Conventions are held each year. At the International
Convention, International officers are elected, the Constitution and
Bylaws are amended, and Circle K members participate in a service
project.
Aktion Club is the newest member of the
Sponsored Organizations an Programs at Kiwanis International. Aktion Club is a community-service group
for adult citizens who live with a disability. The mission of Aktion Club
is: ·
To provide these adults an opportunity to develop initiative and
leadership skills. ·
To serve their community. ·
To be integrated into society ·
To demonstrate the dignity and value of citizens living with
disabilities. Aktion Club members strive to return to
their communities the benefits, help, and caring they have received, as
well as develop important skills in the process. An Aktion Club can benefit its members in
many ways through service and recreational events. These activities enable
the members to: ·
Participate in the active life of the community. ·
Provide an opportunity to contribute to the community. ·
Develop mechanical, creative, and intellectual abilities. ·
Social interaction awareness ·
Improve self-esteem ·
Develop leadership skills ·
Achieve personal and service goals
What is Aktion Club?
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