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Sponsor a K-Kids club
K-Kids are the Kiwanis family’s youngest members. K-Kids clubs thrive by engaging with the community around them and connecting to other clubs. You can make that happen by sponsoring a K-Kids club. This means more than offering financial support. It means having a mutually beneficial relationship that helps both students and your club.
For Kiwanis clubs, the benefits of sponsorship include:
Expanding the Kiwanis family.
Expanding your club’s visibility among schools and kids’ families.
Doing intergenerational service and activities together.
Improving service impact in your community through K-Kids service projects.
The expectations for a Kiwanis club that sponsors a K-Kids club are:
Pay the charter fee and annual K-Kids club renewal fee to Kiwanis International.
Appoint a Kiwanis advisor to the club. Ensure the advisor receives adequate training, including adherence to Kiwanis Youth Protection policies.
Ensure the Kiwanis advisor attends K-Kids meetings and events and works with the faculty advisor to determine which activities they will help with.
Host or participate in joint activities (whether for service or celebration) involving K-Kids advisors, officers and/or members.
Invite K-Kids advisors, officers and/or members to attend Kiwanis club meetings so they can share their club’s accomplishments.
Cosponsor a K-Kids club
A Key Club or Circle K International (CKI) club can also cosponsor a K-Kids club — with the help of a Kiwanis club. Cosponsoring clubs have some of the same responsibilities as the sponsoring Kiwanis club. Discuss your cosponsor role with the Kiwanis club and the K-Kids club advisors.
Things Key Club and CKI cosponsors can do to make the K-Kids club experience positive for its members and officers are:
Be mentors and model service leadership.
Lead meetings using the K-Kids virtual meeting kits.
Lead K-Kids through service project planning using the K-Kids Service Guide.
Assist with K-Kids service events.
Invite members to assist with Key Club or CKI service projects.
Organize a Kiwanis family service project, partnering with your sponsoring Kiwanis club and K-Kids club.
Train club officers.
Help the Kiwanis club meet the cost of chartering and/or renewing the K-Kids club.
Start a club
Learn how to charter a K-Kids club in your community!