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KIWANIS CHILDREN’S FUND VOLUNTEERS
Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board of Trustees
Kiwanis International’s fundraising arm, the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, elects a Board of Trustees to oversee its administration. Among the board’s responsibilities:
- Implement the Kiwanis International mission, which is to serve the children of the world.
- Develop and implement a strategic plan for the Children’s Fund.
- Ensure the stability and growth of Children’s Fund corpus funds by cultivating and soliciting financial gifts, as applicable, from individual Kiwanians and friends, businesses and foundations.
- Monitor and distribute funds from fundraising programs for grants worldwide.
Ambassadors and district chairs
In each Kiwanis area and district, specific Kiwanis members spread awareness about the Children’s Fund and assist fundraising efforts among their fellow members.
| Area | 2025-26 Ambassadors | Districts | 2025-26 District Chairs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific | Efi Taylor | Nepal Philippine Luzon Southern Philippine |
Vacant Lanie Mendoza Cristy Sebastian |
| Asia Pacific | Vacant | Japan Malaysia Taiwan |
Vacant Vacant Vivian Tsai |
| Asia Pacific | Vacant | Australia Korea New Zealand-South Pacific |
Bob Sitters Vacant Vacant |
| Europe | Christian De Maesschalck | Austria Belgium-Luxembourg France-Monaco Germany Iceland-Faroes Italy-San Marino Netherlands Norden Romania Switzerland-Liechtenstein United Kingdom |
Günter Thurnher Marie-Jeanne Vandenberghe Patrick Maurel Vacant Óskar Guðjónsson Maurizio Di Profio Sjoerd Timmermans Carl-Erik Thieleman Vacant Daniel Wettstein Vacant |
| Latin America | Rodrigo Zuluaga | Colombia Ecuador Panama |
Vacant Martha Andrade Modesta Haughton |
| Central USA | Vacant | Illinois-Eastern Iowa Indiana Kansas Minnesota-Dakotas Nebraska-Iowa Texas-Oklahoma Wisconsis-Upper Michigan |
Herb Kasube Terry White Bill Donegan Kathy Welle Jody Melcher Paul Heinz Fitz Fitzpatrick |
| Northeast USA | Scott Greenlee | Capital Michigan New England & Bermuda New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania |
John Tyner Vacant
Jen Vare |
| Southeast USA, Eastern Canada & Caribbean | Barb Thompson | Alabama Carolinas Eastern Canada & the Caribbean Florida Georgia Kentucky-Tennessee Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee Missouri-Arkansas |
Vacant Cindy Stewart Melford (Mel) Clarke Kim Mills John Holley Claire Crouch Lenny Simmons Tiffany Ermeling |
| Western USA & Western Canada | Vacant | California-Nevada-Hawaii Montana Pacific Northwest Rocky Mountain Southwest Utah-Idaho Western Canada |
Vacant Alida Wright Mike Frucci Vacant Vacant David Ferdinand Vacant |