|
Committee |
Chair |
Description |
|
Charter Night |
Secretary and President |
Establish a date, select place, develop
program, menu and speaker. |
|
Community Programs |
Dick Ruprecht (Chair), Bob Cressy |
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 |
Pat Tiede
|
Publishes and distributes Club Membership
Directory and electronic versions of Club Roster on a timely basis. |
|
Fund Raising |
Jeanne Smith, Jim Leder, Gary Boswell |
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. |
|
Grants (giving) |
John Ratnavale
(chair)
Gary Boswell, George Patterson,
Jeanne Smith |
Coordinates Club activities with Bethesda
Kiwanis Foundation, and ensures timely nomination and sponsorship of
grantees. |
|
Greeter |
Pat Norry (chair), Bill Pennington,
John Walker |
Greet and welcome all guests and make sure
they are introduced to the President and Secretary. Greet all
members by their first name. |
|
Golf Tournament |
Harry Lowe (chair) |
Establish a committee, date and site for
the 38th Golf Tournament. Establish a concept, style, cost, lunch
and dinner menu and prizes to make it the best tournament we have ever
had. |
|
Health & Welfare
(formerly Cheer) |
Richard Ruprecht (Chair), Bob Cressy,
Bob Gradle |
Gather updated information regarding the
status of club members. What are they doing, honors, health,
education, vacation, grandchildren and birthdays. Finish the
meeting with a joke, wise saying, something the members can take home
and feel good. |
|
House |
Pat Tiede (Secretary), Pat Norry |
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 |
Ann Black
(chair) |
Organizes and promotes inter-clubbing
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. |
|
International Relations |
Ben Schlesinger (chair) |
Establish an understanding of countries
and people outside our borders. Obtain speakers to present world
topics of interest that involve our relationship with other countries.
Possibly involve representatives of various industries. |
|
KeeNotes |
George Patterson, Pat Tiede |
Transcribes the
Club’s weekly newsletter, Kee-Notes, and enters publication in any
Division, District or International club newsletter competitions. |
|
Membership |
Scott Brewer
(chair) John Beck, Ann Black, Bob Cressy, Shira Oler |
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), Roger Heymann, Shira Oler, Ron Spratt, |
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) |
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 (Co-Chairs) |
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. |
|
Service Leadership (including Key Clubs) |
Jeanne Smith, Dick Ruprecht
(Co-Chairs) |
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. |
|
Webmasters |
Pat Tiede (Chair), Jim
Lynch |
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 |
Tracy Miller (Chair) |
Establish programs and speakers covering
young children, First Book and our new world-wide project -- ELIMINATE. |
