|
Committee |
Chair |
Description |
|
Cheer |
Jim Aylor (Chair), "All of Us" |
Organizes Club special events and social activities
outside of regularly scheduled Club meetings. Such events include family
bowling nights, Club annual holiday party, Club Charter Night, and other
fun gatherings and events. |
|
Community Programs |
Dick Ruprecht (Chair), Chris Van
DeMoortel, Sue Kirk |
Organizes and participates in special events in the
community to help to bring public awareness of the Bethesda Kiwanis
Club. These events generally include the annual Veterans’ Day observance
and Memorial Day ceremony, as well as other events that the committee
deems appropriate. |
|
Directory |
Greg Miele
(Chair), Gary Boswell, Liz Quinn
|
Publishes and distributes Club Membership
Directory and electronic versions of Club Roster on a timely basis.. |
|
Fund Raising |
Bob Quinn (Chair), Jim Leder
(Emeritus), Gary Boswell, Jim Aylor, Scott Brewer, Nicole Carr, Ann
Black |
Coordinates and organizes annual Golf Outing and other Foundation fundraisers so
that the Club can continue to provide financial support to children in
the community and throughout the world. |
|
Giving (grants) |
Gary Boswell (Treasurer), Laura Sildon,
John Beck |
Coordinates Club activities with Bethesda
Kiwanis Foundation, and ensures timely nomination and sponsorship of
grantees. |
|
House |
Pat Tiede (Secretary), Bob Gradle, John
Ratnavale, Chuck Carlsen |
Maintains house account, notifies Tragara of
anticipated head count before meetings and of meeting cancellations,
takes attendance at meetings and maintains attendance records for Club,
reports monthly attendance to the Club Secretary for the Monthly Report,
sets up and breaks down for Club meetings. Maintains house
supplies. |
|
Interclubs |
Chris Van DeMortel
(President-Elect), Bob Cressy |
Organizes and promotes interclubbing
throughout the Division and the district so that Club members will gain
and maintain an appreciation for the breadth and depth of Kiwanis and
the K-Family. Encourages interclubbing with Kiwanis Sponsored Youth
members in order to build unity throughout the K-Family. |
|
KeeNotes |
George Patterson |
Transcribes the
Club’s weekly newsletter, Kee-Notes, and enters publication in any
Division, District or International club newsletter competitions. |
|
Membership |
Jeanne Smith
(Chair), Scott Brewer, Bob Cressy |
Responsible for Club membership
growth and retention. Activities include recruiting, indoctrination
(induction and orientation). Recommends membership growth goals to the
Club President and Board of Directors. Educates members and others about the rich history
of the Bethesda Kiwanis Club and Foundation. |
|
Programs |
Jeanne Smith
(Chair), Scott Brewer, Robby Brewer |
Arranges for programs (speakers and
other entertaining guests) at regular weekly Bethesda Kiwanis meetings.
Coordinates with the Public Relations Committee to
promote special programs throughout the community and the Division. |
|
Public
Relations |
Shira Oler
(Chair), George Patterson |
Helps to ensure that the public receives, through the
media and other means, the Objects, goals, programs, and achievements of
Kiwanis International and the Club. Publishes Club brochures for
distribution to any interested parties. Promotes Club special programs
throughout the community. |
|
Spiritual Aims |
Bill Hague and John Walker |
To remind and
encourage members to live by the first
Object of Kiwanis, that is, “To give
primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values
of life”and to promote programs which reinforce this important Object of
Kiwanis. |
|
Sponsored Organizations and Programs (including Key Clubs) |
Jeanne Smith
(Chair), Dick Ruprecht, Johnathan Davis, George Spicer |
Devises ways and means to establish and
support K-Kids clubs in elementary schools, Builders Clubs in middle
schools, Key Clubs in high schools, Circle K clubs in universities and
colleges, and Aktion Clubs in the handicapped community. Finds ways the
Club can help boys and girls adjust themselves to their environment and
become adapted to the social, economic, and moral demands they may
encounter. |
|
Webmaster |
Ben
Schlesinger (Chair), Pat Tiede |
Manages and final-edits the Club's
award-winning website, www.BethesdaKiwanis.com and publishes KeeNotes,
the Club Calendar
and List of Speakers; works with Club Officers and Committee Chairs to
ensure Club website is timely and up to date, and publishes all
necessary changes. |
|
Young Children Priority One |
Debbie Van Horn (Chair), Liz Quinn,
Stephanie McCabe, Pat Norry |
Suggests methods and means for the Club to render
effective services to children – prenatal to age five. Initiates and
oversees Young Children: Priority One Club service projects. |
