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What is a Kiwanian (continued)
Our Mission and Motto:
To serve the children of the world.
Service:
Each year, Kiwanis clubs:
- Sponsor nearly 150,000 service projects.
- Raise more than $107 million.
How YOUR Club Operates
MEETINGS
- Our club meets each Thursday morning at the Crossbow Restaurant at 7:00 a.m. You may enter by using the private entrance, on the north side.
- Breakfast is ordered from the menu and you pay before you leave.
- Members are encouraged to bring guests to our meetings. Guests will be introduced at the beginning of the meeting.
- All members are to wear their official club pin and name badge at each meeting.
- Badges are kept in a case and you must obtain yours upon arriving.
- You must bring your club pin with you and should wear it all day.
BASIC MEETING AGENDA
- At the ringing of the bell, all members stand for the morning invocation.
- Following, the invocation, members sing “My Country ‘tis of Thee and recite the pledge of allegiance.
- The president opens the meeting—usually announcements and updates of interest to the members.
- Normally, no business is conducted at the weekly meetings, except on Board Meeting days.
THE SHERIFF
- Each morning, tickets are sold for $1 for a drawing of half the pot of the tickets sold if you wish to participate.
- During the Sheriff’s time, various fines may be levied against members who are tardy, have been honored, forgot their member pins, etc. All in good fun.
- Members are also given a chance to donate money, often called “Happy Dollars” for significant events that have occurred in their lives.
- All monies collected are deposited in our administrative fund, to help fund the day to day operations of the club.
- Monies raised by the club are only spent on charitable and community activities approved by the Board of Directors.
PROGRAMS
- An educational program presented by a guest speaker occurs at most meetings.
- At the beginning of each Kiwanian year, which begins on October 1st, members sign up to sponsor the programs for each month.
- Normally, we do not have a program on the 1st Thursday of each month as our Board of Directors meet that day.
- However, programs can be planned for that day.
GOVERNANCE
- The club is governed by its officers and the Board of Directors.
- The officers of the club are: President, President-elect, Vice President, Immediate Past President, Secretary and the Treasurer.
- There are six members on the Board of Directors and each member serves a term of 2 years.
- The officers and three Board members are elected each year, in April. They take office on October 1st.
- All business of the club is conducted by the Board of Directors. Any member may attend this meeting.
NEW MEMBERS
- Each member is encouraged to recruit new members into the club.
- Prospective members must fill out an application for membership.
- The applications is submitted to the secretary and must be accompanied by the $55 initiation fee.
- This pays the prospective members dues for the year and pays for membership pin, magazine, name badge, etc.
- The applications the goes to the Board of Directors for final approval.
Our history and place in the Kiwanis family
OUR HISTORY
- The Huntsville Kiwanis Club got it's start back in 1975 with sponsorship from the Fayetteville Kiwanis Club and the Fayetteville-Sequoyah Club.
- The charter officers of the club were:
- Dean Stanphill, President;
- Sumner Brashears, 1st Vice-President;
- Bill Kilpatrick, 2nd Vice-President;
- Wayne Dickens, Secretary-Treasurer
- The first Board of Directors included: Jerry Bolinger, Ed Hargis, Howard Cain, Jr. Arlis Herriman, Jr. Earl McKinney, Jr. and Lloyd Haught
ORGANIZATION
- Kiwanis Clubs in the U.S. are organized by Districts and then into Divisions.
- The Huntsville Kiwanis Club is a member of the MO-ARK District and is located in Division 19B of that district.
- Each district is governed by a “Governor” and the divisions are supervised by a Lt. Governor.
- Division 19B consists of the 7 Kiwanis Clubs in Madison and Washington counties.
- Division 19A (Benton County) has 8 clubs.
- We are also a member of Region 6 of the MOARK District which is composed of the 24 clubs in Divisions 18, 19A, 19B.
VISITING OTHER CLUBS
- One of the joys of being a Kiwanian is visiting other club and meeting their members.
- In Kiwanian jargon, this is known as “an interclub”.
- Each year, our club tries to visit as many of the other clubs in our division as possible.
- In order to qualify as an interclub visit, at least four club members must make the visit.
- Members who interclub also receive a “make up” for missing a regular club meeting.
- Clubs in Division 19B are: Farmington, Fayetteville-Sequoyah, Fayetteville Metro, Huntsville, Lincoln, Springdale, White River Valley.
- Clubs in Division 19A are Bella Vista, Bentonville, Centerton, Gravette, Lowell, Rogers Noon, Rogers Breakfast, Siloam Springs.
- Interclub visits are normally organized during our weekly meeting for those who can attend.
- It is a great experience and each club member is encouraged to try and interclub as their schedule allows.
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