AROUND CAPITAL CREATING BRIGHTER FUTURES BY JEN WOLFF, GOVERNOR-ELECT Kiwanis was considered an impressive organization back in the 1940s. And I mention the 1940s because recently on a Zoom call, we were informed that we have the same number of members NOW as when we did in the 1940s. The only difference is that we have a lot more clubs now. The clubs are smaller, but it’s still a lot of members overall. I’ve been thinking about the old saying that there is strength in numbers. How do we harness the full force of our over 4,000 members? In a world where everyone is vying for the attention of potential members and service opportunities — can you imagine what it would be like if we could take the united strength of 172 Kiwanis clubs to tell the communities within the Capital District that we are here and they should join?
When you recruit individuals to join your club, are you asking them to join your 36 club members, or are you asking them to join over 4,000 of us in the Capital District? Are you asking them to join a network of 200,000 members worldwide? It is true that we CAN be stronger than the sum of our parts. We can take our District or International numbers to get that media attention, partnerships, and service opportunities. We can harness our strength to get people to join us. It’s the mission of our District leaders to make that happen so that our clubs succeed, and the planning will continue. Stay tuned!
District Committee Opportunities for Next Year
Lt. Governor-Elect Positions Available
Service Chairperson: We are seeking a Kiwanian interested in assisting our clubs with their mission of service to communities in the Capital District and beyond in the 2022-23 service year! This individual would oversee the Service Committee in completing the following tasks: • Develop a service calendar with project ideas for the year. • Work with clubs as requested to help them complete a community assessment • Coordinate with the regional trustees and LTGs to plan a large scale service project in each region • Give presentations at conferences and share information through the District magazine about service initiatives and project planning techniques
To get started, you will need to complete the District PreElection Pledge. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Public Relations Committee We are seeking Kiwanians to be part of the Public Relations Committee. If you have experience with writing press releases, marketing events, updating websites, or social media and would like to help, please reach out! If everyone does a few tasks, then A LOT can be accomplished!
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The Capital Kiwanian
I am working now to fill the 2022-23 Leadership Team! We currently have a few Lt. Governor-Elect positions that are vacant. If you are a Past President from divisions 5, 6, 15, 17, 18, 19, & 20, please consider this worthwhile position. You will join the rest of the team in Virginia Beach in May for our training conference.
Membership & Experience Survey
The Capital District continues to seek information from our members about their professional and educational backgrounds. Please complete the brief survey here.
If you have any ideas or observations that you would like to bring to my attention, OR if you wish to serve on a District Committee next year, you can email me at jen. wolff@capitaldistrictkiwanis.org!
