The Program Committee's primary function is to provide the most effective club meeting possible for each week of the administrative year, including (but not limited to) a presentation each week of an interesting and timely topic by a capable speaker.
Chaired by the club's Vice President, this committee develops methods and means whereby the club can render effective community service in terms of providing volunteers for projects of this club or other community organizations and of awarding grants from funds raised by the club specifically for community service.
This committee monitors the financial condition of the club, devises ways and means of raising money for community projects and administrative needs, assists the President Elect in developing for Board approval Administrative and Service budgets for the ensuing year, and assumes responsibility for seeing that the club's financial situation is audited annually.
This committee manages a community food shelf located in the Fairview Community Center in cooperation with Keystone Community Services, receives food donations, inventories stock on hand, purchases needed food supplies not available from donations, and maintains a roster of club members who volunteer to work at the food shelf several hours each week.
This committee cooperates on broad and non-denominational lines with religious leaders and others to create a greater individual and public consciousness of the importance of religious and spiritual values. Among other activities, it coordinates an annual church youth leadership breakfast involving 20 or more local churches, and provides volunteers from among club members to give the opening invocation at each club meeting.
This committee's activities have been successful in maintaining a growing membership in the club. It considers all proposals for membership and submits its recommendations to the Board of Directors. It plans for the orientation and induction of new members and the education and utilization of all members, promotes communication and fellowship among members including maintenance of a club website, and organizes and updates "Circle 3" keep-in-touch groups within the club.
This is the key group whose activities promote the Children: Priority One theme of Kiwanis International. Examples of these include building equipment and repairing toys for a Head Start program, and tutoring children in local schools, as well as helping to support such activities financially.
The general objective of this committee is to assist boys and girls to adjust themselves to their environment and become adapted to the social economic and moral demands which they may encounter. It sponsors or cosponsors and supports sound youth development activities such as Community Partners with Youth.
In Kiwanis, this term refers to clubs of boys and girls of college and high school age and younger that have their own names and organization (such as Circle K, Key, Builders, or K-Kids) but are sponsored by a regular or a Golden K club. Clubs in which the age range is that of middle schools are known as Builders Club. Through this committee, our club sponsors a Builders Club that meets in Roseville Lutheran Church, although most such clubs meet in schools.
This committee serves as a jury to screen applications from seniors at area high schools for one or more academic or vocational post-secondary entrance scholarships funded by the club, and serves as an advisory group on the scholarship program.
This is a program of defensive, safe driving instruction for persons age 55 and over presented with the cooperation of AARP and of the Roseville Parks & Recreation Department. It's a very popular program because persons who take the course successfully are granted a 10% discount on their car insurance.
A complete list of assignment of members to the various committees and special projects is published in the Club Roster.
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