PREPARATIONS CONTINUE FOR A NEW YEAR

With less than 30 days until the start of the new Kiwanis year, club leaders should be counting down on the checklist items for next year preparation.

If your club is one of the 52 clubs that has not reported officers for the 2023-2024 year, please do so immediately. Club secretaries do that reporting through the Kiwanis online secretary dashboard. Even if officers remain the same this coming year, they need to be reported so that division, district and international leaders have a complete list.

As a reminder for membership renewal invoicing, Kiwanis International dues and fees for the coming year are $82. (52, dues; $8, Kiwanis magazine/publications; $18, member liability insurance; $4, directors and officers insurance) Nebraska-Iowa District dues are $40. The combined total dues and fees are $122. Clubs may also have a fee they charge per member.

REMINDER: Sept. 30 is the final day to enter a new member for 2022-2023. Oct. 10 is the final day to remove members who will not be renewing for 2023-2024. Kiwanis International will bill renewals based upon the clubs' Oct. 11 rosters.

TRUSTEE CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED, DELEGATE FORMS DUE

Special elections have been called in Regions 2 and 3 to fill the vacancies as of Oct. 1 for regional trustee.

Region 2 will hold its regional meeting and election on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. via Zoom.

Region 2 Clubs

• Division 17: Atlantic, Clarinda, Council Bluffs Downtown, Glenwood, Hamburg, Red Oak
• Division 18: Norfolk, Norfolk Morning
• Division 19: Blair, Florence, Fremont, Omaha, Wahoo Area
• Division 20: Bellevue, Bellevue-Offutt, Omaha Golden K, Southwest Omaha, West Omaha 

Region 3 will hold its regional meeting and election on Monday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. via Zoom.

Region 3 Clubs

• Division 3: Emmetsburg, Estherville, Milford, Spencer After Five, Spencer Hy-Noon, Spencer-Daybreakers, Spirit Lake, Spirit Lake Golden K
• Division 4: George, Hull, Inwood, Prairie Queen Sheldon, Rock Rapids, Rock Valley, Sheldon, Sibley, Sioux Center
• Division 5: Le Mars, Onawa, Sioux City
• Division 6: Alta, Aurelia, Holstein, Ida Grove, Sac City, Storm Lake, Storm Lake Beavers 

A quorum of clubs in each region must be present to hold the elections. Club leaders have been emailed the link to register delegates for these meetings. Information on each region's meeting is also available HERE. Clubs are asked to submit their delegate forms now so a quorum can be expected.

Region 2 Trustee Candidate

Linda Placzek

Kiwanis Join Date: Sept. 27, 2005

Club: Omaha Golden K

Served as Lt. Governor: 2010-2011

Region 3 Trustee Candidate

Barb Hames

Kiwanis Join Date: Nov. 1, 2003

Club: Le Mars

Served as Lt. Governor: 2019-2020 & 2020-2021

More information on each candidate is available HERE. Candidate application in each region closed Sept. 6.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS



The date and location for the 2024 District Convention have now been locked in. Circle Aug. 1 and 2 on your calendars and plan a trip to the West Des Moines Sharaton in West Des Moines, Iowa!

RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO CLUBS

Resources for clubs and members are available on the District website.

A special page has been created for club education and training. The club Education and Training page includes the Leadership Guide and the slides from this summer's virtual Club Leadership Education hosted by the district. Two for Two Membership pamphlets, ABCs of Kiwanis and other material are available as well.

The Growing Kiwanis In Your Community web page also has resources that can be used for club activities and projects.

Videos that can be used for member education or a meeting program are available on the District's YouTube channel, Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis District Video.