KIWANIS CLUB OF MONROE

 

 

The Kiwanis Club of Monroe meets each 1^st and 3^rd Thursday of each month to share in fellowship, listen to informative speakers, enjoy lunch, announce activities, and determine ways we can better serve and enrich the lives of those in our community.

 

                Time: 12:00 Noon

                Date: 1^st and 3^rd Thursday

                Location: Monroe Golf and Country Club

                Address: 1212 Alcovy Street, Monroe, GA 30655

                Contact Information: Ed Grayson,  770-267-5430

 

What is Kiwanis?

 

The Kiwanis Club of Monroe is part of a worldwide service organization for men and women committed to personal involvement in leadership and improvement of their communities.

 

As a group we can achieve what individuals cannot do alone.

 

 

What Kiwanis can do for you

 

Offers you many unique experiences while providing friendship and fellowship

 

Involves you in your community through social and service projects

 

Encourages you to exchange ideas and opinions with other community leaders

 

Broadens your knowledge through informative programs and interesting speakers

 

Allows you to perform community service beyond your capability as an individual, assisting the young, the aging, and the needy.

 

 

What you can do for Kiwanis

 

Strengthen the organization and your community with your special skills.

 

Speak out, share your ideas.

 

Become involved in any of the many active committees.

 

Recruit new members by inviting your friends and associates to join.

 

 

What the Kiwanis Club of Monroe does

 

Service to the community is funded by projects such as:

 

Pancake Supper	Garage Sale
Chicken Bar B Q’s	Golf Tournament

 

 

               

Service Projects Include the following:

 

Service to Youth	F.I.S.H.	Tomorrow’s Leaders
4H Club	Boys and Girls Club	Georgia Memorial Foundation
Boy Scout Troop 81	Young Children Priority One	Georgia District Kiwanis Foundation
Reading to Kids at Primary School	Auditory Verbal Center	Kiwanis International Foundation
Partners in Education with local schools	Childrens Miracle Network	Roadside Trash Pickup
Scholarships to two MACHS student	I.D.D.	Red Cross

 

 

WE BUILD

 

Fellowship and Fun

 

Making new friends and enjoying fellowship is one of the personal benefits Kiwanis offers to individuals.  Kiwanians come from all walks of life—education, government, banking, marketing, agriculture, international trade, nonprofit organizations, and many other fields.  They are corporate officers, managers, business owners, and self-employed professionals.  They are young individuals just embarking on careers, successful corporate executives, parents, grandparents, and active retirees.

 

 

Insight on Current Issues

 

Programs provided at weekly club meetings offer members a chance to hear from leaders in the community.  Speakers and topics range from education, the justice system, the arts and entertainment to public service, nonprofit organizations, and professional businesses.

 

 

Diverse Networking

 

Kiwanis meetings and club projects offer a social setting where members can interact with others in diverse business and professional backgrounds.  Members have an opportunity to meet people in many areas of interest within their own club and when visiting other club meetings.

 

Leadership Development

 

Working on various project and club committees or serving in a club officer position helps members build important leadership skills.  Members can serve at levels that fit their schedules and personal preferences.  Often, members are given a chance to try new things and learn new skills that can be useful in both their personal and professional lives.

 

 

Investing in the Future

 

Kiwanis also provides leadership opportunities in community service for youth.  Local clubs sponsor K-Kids in elementary schools and Builders Clubs in middle schools and junior high schools.  In high schools and colleges, Key Club and Circle K are the largest service organizations of their kind in the world today.  These important outreaches help implant community service ideals into young people who will carry the service “torch” to future generations.

 

Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD)

 

In 1994, Kiwanis International joined with UNICEF to undertake a Worldwide Service Project—to virtually eliminate iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) worldwide.  Tiny amounts of iodine are required for the brain and nervous system to develop properly in young and unborn children.  Older children and adults need iodine too.  Without it, the heart, liver, kidneys, muscles, and endocrine system are all affected.  Lack of iodine stunts physical growth.  It causes mental retardation.  It diminishes individual and national productivity.  It leads to stillbirths and infant deaths.  IDD threatens an estimated 1.5 billion people in at least 110 countries, and half of its victims are children.  Iodized salt is a simple, effective means of eliminating IDD.  One salt iodizing plant can produce enough iodized salt for up to 1 million people—for generations to come.  Kiwanis clubs have committed themselves to raising awareness and the needed funds to build the necessary iodization plants to rid the world of this very preventable disease—permanently.

 

 

 

Kiwanis is Service

 

Kiwanis International began in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan.  Since then, the organization has grown to more than 8,000 clubs in more than 70 nations—fulfilling its motto, “We Build.” 

 

Today, nearly 300,000 men and women are working to improve their communities and the lives of people all around the globe.

 

The typical Kiwanis club plans numerous projects every year that focus on special needs in the community.  Many clubs also provide ongoing support for programs such as Head Start, Reading is Fundamental, youth centers, elderly care facilities,

And more.

 

The “Young Children:  Priority One” program places continuing focus on club projects that address the needs of young children from prenatal to age five.  Kiwanians are involved in many projects aiding in child safety, child care, early development, infant health, nutrition, and parenting skills.

 

Kiwanis provides an opportunity for individuals to make a difference in their community—doing more together than one individual can accomplish alone.  Through the members’ collective efforts, local communities directly benefit from Kiwanis’ service.

 

 

 

KIWANIANS ACHIEVE

TOGETHER WHAT AN

INDIVIDUAL CANNOT

ACCOMPLISH ALONE

 

 

Is Kiwanis For YOU?

 

We live and work in a great community filled with numerous opportunities for service.  Since 1922, the Kiwanis Club of Monroe has actively served our community and, in the process, has enriched the lives of its members.

 

In preparing this pamphlet, our hope is that you will consider the question, “Is Kiwanis for me?”

 

                The answer may be “YES!”

 

And if so, we invite you to discuss the benefits of membership with one of our club members and to be our guest at one of our club meetings.

 

The purpose of this pamphlet is to give you a brief introduction to the Kiwanis Club of Monroe, and to invite you to contact us for more information if you have any interest in joining.

 

 

What is cost to belong to the Kiwanis Club of Monroe?

 

            Initiation Fee   $50.00

                  

                Monthly Dues   $34.00  Billed Quarterly

 

                                Includes District dues, International Dues and two meals per month

 

                We have approximately three special events per year. You pay for spouse or friends meal. Your meal is included in dues.

 

 

Quotables from Notable Kiwanians

 

“Kiwanians are friends who you can really depend on.”

 

“The people in Kiwanis make Kiwanis the great club that it is.  It is a fun club that is involved in many good projects throughout the community.”

 

“Kiwanians seem to be the movers and shakers in the community.  Throughout the years, the people who get things accomplished in the community seem to be Kiwanians.”

 

“Kiwanis creates opportunities for its members to contribute their time and talents in the name of service, fun, and fellowship.”

 

“Kiwanis weekly programs are diverse, different, interesting, motivating, and many times beneficial.  You don’t want to miss the programs.”

 

“The Kiwanis club provides an excellent opportunity to share friendships, develop new friendships, and reflect your community spirit by participating in the best community-service club in Monroe.”

 

“We all join Kiwanis for many different reasons.  I joined because of the good programs, fellowship, and involvement in community-service projects such as Terrific Kids.”

 

This is Kiwanis International

 

…an international service organization chartered in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan

 

…nearly 8,000 clubs in more than 70 nations

 

…280,000+ members internationally

 

…Our district, the Georgia District

 

…Our district, more than 180 clubs with more than 4000 members

 

…Districts are represented by divisions ¾ our 21^st  includes 9 clubs

 

…Our motto:  “WE BUILD”

 

…Our slogan: “Serving the Children of the World”

 

…Our club in Monroe, since 1922

 

…More than 15 service projects each and every year

 

…Community service, youth services, and young children are primary areas of involvement for our club

 

…We believe in having FUN and FELLOWSHIP and in performing SERVICE.

 

Want To Learn More About

Our Kiwanis Club and How

You Can Have Fun Serving

 The Community?

 

Then be our guest at our next meeting:

 

Kiwanis Club of Monroe

12:00 Noon

Monroe Golf and Country Club

1212 Alcovy Street, Monroe, GA 30655

 

Be part of a “hands-on” service organization with an 85-year history, with more than 8,000 clubs and nearly 300,000 members in more than 70 nations.