Distinguished Member
To qualify, a club member must:
- Sponsor two (2) new
members.
- Attend
either the midyear conference, International convention, or district
convention. Equivalent meeting may
be Kiwanis University, Zone or Regional
Conference, or other district event.
- Participate
in six (6) Kiwanis service efforts.
- Financially support the
Kiwanis International Foundation.
The club president will verify those Kiwanians qualifying
for Distinguished Member recognition.
Distinguished Members will receive a lapel pin and recognition at the
2010 Kiwanis International Convention (for 2008-09 recipients) and at the 2011
Kiwanis International Convention (for 2009-10 recipients).
Distinguished Club
To qualify,
a club must excel in service, leadership education, and growth.
Service
- (SLP)
The Kiwanis club fulfills its responsibilities to Service Leadership
Program club(s) (K-Kids, Builders Club, Key Club, Circle K, Aktion Club,
or Kiwanis Junior), which includes providing club leadership education to
club officers - 10 points
- (NSLP)
The Kiwanis club builds and charters a new Service Leadership Program club
(K-Kids, Builders Club, Key Club, Circle K, Aktion Club, or Kiwanis
Junior) - 5 points maximum
- (BSP)
The Kiwanis club participates in a Kiwanis-branded service project, such
as Young Children: Priority One, Read Around the World, Bring Up Grades,
Terrific Kids, Key Leader - 10 points
- (ACG)
The Kiwanis club financially supports the Kiwanis International Foundation
- 10 points
Leadership Education
- (CLE)
The Kiwanis club president and secretary participate in the Club
Leadership Education training
session (or equivalent) prior to assuming office - 20 points
(10 points per officer)
- (NMO)
The Kiwanis Club ensures that all new members receive the Kiwanis
International new member orientation - 10 points
- (CA)
The Kiwanis club is represented at two of the following three educational
opportunities: the district midyear
conference (or equivalent of Kiwanis
University, zone
conference, regional conference), the Kiwanis International convention or
the Kiwanis district convention - 10 points
Growth
- (NG)
The Kiwanis club has a net membership gain by the end of the
administrative year.
1 member - 10
points (NG1)
2 members -
20 points (NG2)
3 members -
30 points (NG3)
More than 5
members - additional 10 points(NG>5)
- (SNC)
The Kiwanis club sponsors (or co-sponsors) a new Kiwanis club - 20
points
A Kiwanis club that accumulates at least 80 points and
has properly submitted its annual report will qualify as distinguished and receive
appropriate recognition acknowledging the achievement. The president of a distinguished club who
also has received distinguished member recognition will receive a Distinguished
President lapel pin. The Secretary of a distinguished club who also has received
Distinguished Member recognition will receive a Distinguished Secretary lapel
pin.
DISTINGUISHED
CLUB LEGEND:
SERVICE
SLP = Service Leadership Programs (Monthly Report - Part 1 of monthly report under SLP
section)
NSLP = New Service Leadership
Programs (Automatically updated when Kiwanis Int'l
processes new SLP charters)
BSP = Branded Service Projects (Monthly Report - Part 1, SLP section & Part 2, YC:PO section)
ACG = Annual Club Gift (Updated by Kiwanis Int'l Foundation every 2 weeks)
LEADERSHIP
EDUCATION
CLE = Club Leadership Education (Monthly Report - Part 1, Membership & Educ section)
NMO = New Member Orientation (Monthly Report - Part 1, Membership & Educ section)
CA = Convention Attendance (Monthly Report - Question will be on September report)
GROWTH
NG = Net Growth of 1, 2, 3 or more than 5 new
members (Automatically updated when Kiwanis Int'l
updates the membership records-not official until Oct 10th)
SNC = Sponsor New Clubs (Automatically
updated when Kiwanis Int'l processes a charter for a new club)
Distinguished Division
To qualify,
the clubs of the division must have achieved distinguished recognition as
follows:
- If
50% of the clubs in the division achieve distinguished recognition, the
lieutenant governor will be awarded the Governor’s Citation as a
Distinguished Division.
- If
35% of the clubs in the division achieve distinguished recognition, the
lieutenant governor will be awarded the Outstanding Leadership Citation as
a Distinguished Division.
The lieutenant
governor
of a distinguished division who also has received Distinguished Member
recognition will receive a Distinguished Lieutenant
Governor
lapel pin.
Distinguished District
To qualify:
- The clubs of the district
must have achieved distinguished recognition as follows:
- If
50% of the clubs in the district achieve distinguished recognition, the
governor and the district secretary/executive director will be awarded the
International President’s Citation as a Distinguished District.
- If
35% of the clubs in the district achieve distinguished recognition, the
governor and the district secretary/executive director will be awarded the
Outstanding Leadership Citation as a Distinguished District.
OR
- The
district achieves the official new-club
building goals as follows:
- If
the district achieves its new-club building Growth Goal by the end of the
administrative year, the district will be a Distinguished District and
will receive appropriate recognition at the 2010 Kiwanis International
Convention in Las Vegas.
- If
the district achieves its new-club building Growth Goal by June 1, 2009,
the district will be a Distinguished District and will receive appropriate
recognition at the 2009 Kiwanis International Convention in Nashville and the 2010 Kiwanis International
Convention in Las Vegas.
- If
the district achieves its new-club building Stretch Goal by the end of the
administrative year, the district will be a Distinguished District with
Honors, and will receive appropriate recognition, including complimentary
registration and lodging for the governor and spouse at the 2010 Kiwanis
International Convention in Las Vegas.
The governor of a
distinguished district who also has received Distinguished Member recognition
will receive a Distinguished Governor lapel pin.
The district secretary/executive director of a
distinguished district who also has received distinguished member recognition
will receive a Distinguished District
Secretary/Executive Director lapel pin.
* This criteria will remain in place
for the 2009-10 year.