KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION: NURTURE THE FUTURE

The 2023 Kiwanis International Convention will be held in Minneapolis June 21-24. According to KI Executive Director Stan Soderstrom, this year’s convention will focus on educating members to be great leaders and improving a club’s service to its community. Changes that were unveiled at the Indianapolis convention last year will continue as our organization strives to provide exceptional education opportunities and sessions.

Redesigned master classes will go deeper into leadership training and community service with subjectmatter experts. These trained professionals will get you thinking and send you home with a to-do list designed to take your club to the next level.

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Educational and entertainment opportunities abound. Thursday’s keynote address will be presented by motivational speaker Clint Pulver, who specializes in employee retention. He also is an acclaimed drummer and an Emmy-Award winning entertainer. The educational conference closing speaker on Friday will be renown chef and restaurateur Andrew Zimmern, whose home is in Minneapolis. Saturday will be devoted to the Kiwanis Annual Meeting, where delegates will vote on important organizational amendments. Saturday evening’s “country night” closing gala will feature The Oak Ridge Boys in a ticketed event.

The Minneapolis climate is especially pleasant in late June, when the sun sets after 9 p.m. Register prior to May 16 to obtain the best rates.

KI also suggests making a list of your current members and their employment classifications. Then compare those classifications with a list of nearly 200 possibilities that KI has prepared in its roster analysis worksheet. Looking at those occupations not represented in your club, use chamber of commerce and city directories and compile a prospect list among occupations not currently represented in your club. Do you have an architect in your club at the moment? How about a restaurant owner? An interior decorator or a radio station manager? A lumber dealer? A stockbroker? Periodically send invitations to upcoming meetings to those prospects that might find a particular program attractive.