KIWANIS IN THE NEWS

12:30pm – 1:30pm SPIRITUAL AND HUMAN VALUES FELLOWSHIP PRESENTATION:

Honoring and Remembering our Kiwanis Family That Has Left Before Us

Elana Gardner, 2020–2021 Capital District Governor-Elect

1:35pm – 2:05pm CLOSING KEYNOTE

A Look Into the Future: What Kiwanis Might Look Like as it Relates to our Mission Statement

Katrina Jones Baranko, Kiwanis International Trustee and Board Counselor to the Capital District

Today you have heard speakers discuss our Kiwanis Mission: “Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers, dedicated to improving the world, one child, and one community at a time.” Our mission hasn’t changed, but the Kiwanis organization must change to keep up with the needs of our community and it’s members. International Trustee Katrina Baranko will share her insights with Capital District members on the future of our organization.

About Katrina: Katrina Baranko is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Albany, Georgia. In 2018, she was elected to a three-year term as trustee of Kiwanis International. She is serving as the 2020-2021 Kiwanis International Board Counselor to the Capital District. As Trustee, Katrina has served on the Membership Committee, the Service and Partnership Committee and as Vice Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee. Katrina has been a member of Kiwanis for 27 years and served the Kiwanis Club of Albany as distinguished president and secretary. At the district level, Katrina was a distinguished governor, lieutenant governor, a member of the finance committee and has been parliamentarian. She is a George F. Hixson Fellow and a Walter Zeller Fellow. Katrina was The Formula chair for the Southeast Area and the Georgia District. Katrina holds a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree in education from Georgia State University. The Kiwanis Club of Ellicott City’s Backpacks for Breaks project recently got some great coverage in The Baltimore Sun and on the Kiwanis International blog!

PSAs to Promote Membership

The Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg’s effort to increase their membership faces special challenges during the pandemic. One excellent idea Brian Molloy and Neal Steele, radio personality on WXGM-FM who recently spoke to the club, came up with was to produce a public service announcement to be aired on Xtra 99.1 FM that promoted membership in our club.

Four of the finest voices from the club including Mike Rock, Doug Holroyd, Scott Zimmerman and Mary Beth Murphy recorded this commercial. Click here for your listening pleasure.