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Q. Our club has a longtime member who, because of health reasons, is not able to attend meetings regularly. What can we do to keep him on our roster?
According to the Standard Form for Club Bylaws, anyone who has been an active member of one or more Kiwanis clubs for not less than 10 years and who is unable to meet attendance requirements because of health, business, or other extenuating circumstances, may be elected, upon written application, a senior member by the club’s board of directors. Senior members are entitled to all the privileges of membership and must meet standards of attendance and participation as set forth by the board, and must pay annual dues.
Q. Can I receive attendance credit for attending our district convention?
Yes. One member-participation credit shall be given for attending a variety of meetings and activities during the calendar month of seven days immediately preceding or following the month a club meeting is missed. These include International, district, and division conventions; a club project or round table meeting; Kiwanis-family functions; and meetings of Service Leadership Program clubs your club sponsors.
Q. For many years, I have heard that becoming a Kiwanis member is by invitation only. I know we are trying to increase Kiwanis’ membership to 1 million members by 2015 and that we are running advertisements promoting Kiwanis. Does this mean we can run advertisements for prospective members?
No. Admission into Kiwanis, according to Policies and Procedures of Kiwanis International, is by invitation only. The policies also stipulate that clubs “shall not solicit new members through newspaper ads, general mailing to the public, or other such forms of nonselective advertising.”
Q Our club keeps all its funds in one account. Is this OK?
No. Every club must have at least two types of funds—administrative and community service or charitable. Administrative funds are derived from membership fees and dues. Monies received from fundraising projects in which the public participates—or from members or others—for the service activities sponsored by the club, should be segregated from administrative funds, according to the Standard Form for Club Bylaws. These funds are to be used only for charitable, educational, and religious purposes. |
