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Kiwanis Leadership Guide - New Lt. Gov's September Agenda
Things To DoIn September, Prior to Your Term of Office WHEN YOU COMPLETE EACH ITEM - CHECK IT OFF. 1. Conduct education and preliminary division council meeting (if not completed in August). Incoming presidents and secretaries who did not attend Club Leadership Education must be instructed separately by October 1. 2. Contact each club president-designate. Obtain a written copy of the club’s goals for the year. Request list of club officers, board, committee chairmen, and appointments. Ask to be placed on the club’s newsletter mailing list. Remind president-designates of upcoming meetings. Schedule official club and board visits and complete as soon as possible to maximize the help you can provide. (All official visits must be completed by March 15.) 3. Continue club contact visits. Contact visits must be completed by October 1 (p. 102). 4. Check progress of each member of division leadership team. Schedule organizational meeting for a new club in October or November. (Refer to the New Club Building section of the Membership Development Manual.) 5. Review progress on division/district goal achievement. Make certain criteria are being met for Distinguished Division Award. Make sure each club president has a growth goal and plan. 6. Plan Governor’s Official Visits. Determine site and expenses, including gift. Plan meal. A division council meeting (p. 124) should be conducted in conjunction with the Governor’s Official Visit (p. 125). Seek guidance from the district. 7. Recruit a new member for induction into your club. Schedule an induction ceremony in October to demonstrate your emphasis on growth. 8. Relax and enjoy your accomplishments! Your hard work in planning and preparation will result in great success and personal satisfaction in your year as lieutenant governor. 9. Contact each club president in the division. Follow up each month by telephone. Remind of due dates: semiannual dues (October 1); September Monthly Report (October 10); Annual Club Report (October 15), responsibility of outgoing president and secretary; adoption of budget (October 1); club and community analysis (October 1); Club Leadership Education (October 1); Club President’s Education of Incoming Officers and Appointees (October 1). Circle K and Key Club dues (October 1). Builders Club, K-Kids, and Aktion Club membership fees due October 1. Items of Note in September • Kids’ Day Kiwanis Leadership Guide - New President's September Agenda
Things To DoIn September, Prior to Your Term of Office WHEN YOU COMPLETE EACH ITEM - CHECK IT OFF. 1. Goals. Develop goals and the resources needed to accomplish each, based on Club Assessment (Membership Development Manual); recommendations of committees; advice of current and incoming officers, board members, and other club leaders; and on goals established by the division, district, and International. Submit club goals to your lieutenant governor. 2. Club President’s Education of Incoming Officers and Appointees (p. 111). Develop agenda that includes discussion of responsibilities, goals, events, and deadlines for the coming year; the Young Children: Priority One program, and Kiwanis policies and procedures. Sources for education information are this Guide, the secretary’s and committee chairmen’s sections of the Club Officer Packet, as well as any support materials you may have ordered. 3. Awards. Review awards programs (p. 153). 4. Organizational Board Meetings. Conduct meeting of incoming board prior to October 1 (p. 106). Finalize proposed budget for board approval in October (pp. 143-144); board must adopt by October 1. 5. Due dates. Pay semiannual dues by October 1 to International and the district. (Check with secretary.) Pay Circle K and Key Club dues by October 1. Adopt budget by October 1. Completed Club and Community Analyses by October 1. Annual Club Report due October 15. This is a summation of the previous year’s activities and is the responsibility of the outgoing president and secretary, but assisting them will show you the type of information to be filed during your year. 6. Club roster. Ask incoming secretary to prepare updated club roster for distribution to members in October. 7. Club President’s Conference. Conduct at the first or second club meeting in October (p. 114). 8. Follow-Up. Make certain every officer, board member, committee chairman, and special appointment is prepared to hit the ground running on October 1. Relax and enjoy your year. 9. Young Children: Priority One. Ask the club chairman to send a report on the young children projects planned and any materials needed to the Service Program Department at Kiwanis International, service@kiwanis.org 10. Worldwide Service Project. Review the club roster to make sure that each member has had the opportunity to make a personal contribution to the project. 11. Sponsored Organizations and Programs. Review plans for any joint service, social, and/or fund-raising activities for the year. Extend invitation(s) to sponsored club president(s) and faculty advisor(s) to attend club officer installation event. Set plans for Kiwanis Family Month (November). Items of Note in September • Club and Community Analyses completed by October Kiwanis Leadership Guide - New Secretary's September Agenda
Things To DoIn September, Prior to Your Term of Office WHEN YOU COMPLETE EACH ITEM - CHECK IT OFF. 1. Due dates. Semiannual dues to Kiwanis International and district payable October 1. Pay Circle K, Key Club dues, and Builders Club and K-Kids membership fees by October 1 (where applicable). Annual Club Report due October 15. This is a summation of the previous year’s activities and is the responsibility of the outgoing president and secretary, but assisting them will show you the type of information to be filed during your year. 2. Committee reports. Collect report from the chairman of each incoming club committee. Reports should include committee goals, division of tasks, and budget proposal. 3. Preliminary budget. Meet with president-designate and incoming treasurer to review committee reports, analyze supply needs, and establish preliminary club budget proposal. 4. Organizational board meeting and budget planning/approval session. Finalize plans and agenda with president-designate. Produce needed materials and follow up to ensure attendance. 5. Club roster. Update club roster and reproduce for distribution to club members in October. 6. Club President’s Education Conference of Incoming Officers and Appointees. President-designate should conduct prior to October 1. 7. October board meeting. Conduct prior to October 15 to adopt budget if not approved prior to October 1. Work with president-designate to plan agenda. Incoming board should adopt club budget by October 1. 8. Awards programs. Review Kiwanis International award programs (p. 153), district, division, and club awards programs. 9. Upcoming events. Attend division council meetings (where applicable). Record scheduled dates of lieutenant governor’s official visits to your club and club board meetings. 10. Finalize appointments Club secretary should send e-mail address of Young Children: Priority One committee chairman to the Program Development Department at Kiwanis International, service@kiwanis.org 11. Young Children: Priority One Ask the club chairman to e-mail a report on the Young Children projects planned for the year and any requests for resource materials to service@kiwanis.org (the Program Development Department at Kiwanis International). Items of Note in September • Club and community analyses completed by October 1. Commodore Mayo Club Pancake Breakfast Time: 8:00am - 11:00am Location: Mayo, Maryland
The Commodore Mayo Kiwanis Club serves breakfast on the First Sunday of every month at the Kiwanis Club Building on Carrs Wharf Road, Mayo Md. 21106 Adults $4 Kids $2 (under 10). Contact President Jim Ziepolt at 301-261-7849
Kiwanis Club of Columbia - Hospital Ambassadors Program Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Columbia, MD
Ambassadors at Howard County General Each week one member from our club takes a couple hours out of his or her day to volunteer at the Emergency Room. Our purpose is to be a resource to the patients and their families through such simple tasks as getting a blanket for a patient, helping individuals find their family members, and assisting in the registration process.
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