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Get social media assets for your club

Aug 11, 2025 | General interest, News | 0 comments

Add visual flair and positive messages to your feeds — for free.

By Tony Knoderer

Don’t forget: Kiwanis International can help you put more fun and color into your club’s social media feeds. Our webpage of assets offers items that are ready to download and use!

Choose from an assortment of photographs and illustrations to catch people’s attention, along with words that inspire people to serve, mentor and more. You’ll even find assets and messaging that fit seasonal appeals or encourage people to celebrate educators.

On the webpage, we also offer optional text that you can combine with each asset. If you wish, copy and paste the text into your Facebook, Instagram and X feeds. You can also adjust it to fit your club’s specific needs and information.

Our social media assets are just one page among several in the branding and marketing section that we make available to Kiwanis club members on our website. Check out the links to downloadable logos, photographs and much more — including our free service for creating club websites.

It’s all part of the support that helps your club represent Kiwanis with quality and consistency.

Five fundraiser fundamentals

Aug 8, 2025 | Fundraising, General interest, Service projects | 0 comments

Here are tips for launching or refreshing your club’s event.

By Tony Knoderer

Service is the heart of Kiwanis. But service projects require money.

That’s why fundraising events are crucial to Kiwanis clubs. Whether your club is launching a fundraiser or updating an established one, we offer five fundamentals for making it work:

Make it sustainable. As a club, answer these questions: Do we have the time and ability to make this event successful over time? Does the event have growth potential? Are we making the best use of our resources and relationships?
Promote your cause and your club. Your event may be the public’s first opportunity to learn about your cause. Same for your club and even Kiwanis. Make sure every attendee understands what they’re supporting — and that your club is helping them support it.
Highlight local culture. Is there an industry or a “scene” that’s important in your town? Is there a sport or a team that unifies the community? Whatever is special in your area, make it a part of your event — and include the people, businesses and organizations that make it special. The Lititz Chocolate Walk is a great example on our blog.
Have fun! Ultimately, Kiwanis is about kids — so make your event playful and light, even if all the attendees are adults. Keep in mind that if club members themselves don’t embrace the event, it might not be the right one.
Follow up. People who attend your fundraiser may be interested in becoming members or partnering with your club. Don’t wait for them to get in touch. Reach out!

Looking for more ideas? Check out this step-by-step guide to creating a silent auction. And if your club needs to re-evaluate a current fundraiser altogether, see how some of our ACE tools can help.

Peck Fox receives 2025 Circle of Service Award

Aug 7, 2025 | General interest, News, Service projects | 0 comments

The honor recognizes the Kiwanian’s contributions to Circle K International.

By Destiny Cherry

Peck Fox has been awarded the 2025 Circle of Service Award by Circle K International (CKI), the Kiwanis Service Leadership Program for university students. A member of the Kiwanis Club of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. — and the Alabama District administrator for CKI — Fox was honored in June during the 2025 CKI Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. (See above, with 2024-25 CKI President Taylor DiCicco.)

The Circle of Service award annually honors one or more individuals within Kiwanis International who have made the most outstanding contribution to CKI.

Fox’s affiliation with the Kiwanis family began in 1975, when he joined the University of Alabama’s CKI club. He was a member of the board that created the Alabama CKI Luminaries project — the club’s annual signature project, during which members raise money by lighting lanterns and selling items on the university quad. Fox went on to serve as a CKI international trustee, further strengthening his love for service and the community.

A distinguished record
Fox met his wife during his time in CKI, and soon after his time at the University of Alabama, he took a job as the Alabama District’s administrator. He has won the honor of distinguished administrator for the past four years.

Fox’s connection to the Kiwanis family also includes his own family: His daughter is a past governor of CKI’s Alabama District, and his son-in-law is a past CKI president.

Fox has been described as a mentor, leader, confidant and a supporter. He has also been described as loyal, compassionate, impactful and selfless. These traits have made a lasting impact on the youth he has served and the communities he has touched.

“Peck Fox is such an outstanding Kiwanian,” says Dillian Alcorn, current lieutenant governor of the Alabama District. “He has made an impact on so many people’s lives that if we could get a testament from each and every person he has impacted, we would have to turn in an entire book.”