Our committees serve many purposes!
Administration/Tech Support
Focus:
Work to deliver effective club meetings and interactions. Emphasis includes meeting content, meeting space, audio/visual support, risk management and interclub relations.
Recent Examples:
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Club management
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Meeting agendas
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First United Methodist meeting place & technical support
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Kiwanis International Risk Management requirements
Community Service
Focus:
Ways to support our community. These may focus on the arts, beautification, civic improvement, health, literacy, and Senior or disadvantaged groups.
Recent Examples:
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Senior Center Holiday Party
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Cleveland Manor
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Raked leaves for club members
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Midland Blooms
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Santa House
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Phoenix Farm
Fundraising
Focus
Organizing means to raise revenue for club projects.
Recent Examples:
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Midland County Fair popcorn booth
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Gift card program (SCRIP)
Human and Spiritual Aims
Focus
Ways to support spiritual development, provide human companionship and comfort or offer counseling and guidance. Projects can encourage interfaith and nondenominational religious activity such as prayers, but are not to support a specific religious sect.
Recent Examples:
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CROP Walk
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Honor Veterans
Membership Growth and Education
Focus:
Leads efforts to recruit new members, ensure members are onboarded via their club mentor, counsel / promote club member’s engagement in committees, projects or club leadership roles. This committee will also plan for Club Socials and Annual Picnic.
Recent Examples:
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Recruitment
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New Member Hats
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Club Picnic
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Club Social Activities
Public Relations
​Focus:​
Communicate / promote club activities within the community.
Recent Examples:
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Club display and banners
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Maintain club website
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Social Media (facebook)
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Communication with media
Scholarship
Focus:
Promote, recognize and support the activities and accomplishments of academic programs and/or individuals.
Recent Examples:
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Honors banquet
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Youth choir
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Mini-grant program
STEM
Focus:
Support efforts to educate students in developing problem solving, critical thinking, science, technology, engineering and math skills using hands-on activities and projects in the classroom; helping to prepare students for the real world and the changing workforce.
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Preschool support
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High school chemistry support
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SMEK camp
Young Children Priority One
Focus:
Implement projects for children, prenatal through age 5. Projects can address maternal and child health, early development, nutrition, parent education and support, advocacy, pediatrics trauma or safety.
Recent examples:
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Playground builds
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Outdoor classroom builds
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Preschool program financial support
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Preschool holiday parties
Youth Services
Focus:
Implement projects for children / youth ages 6-18. Projects can address literacy skills, science/math skills, leadership skills, athletic skills, confidence building activities, the promotion of other skills necessary to becoming productive adults.
Devise ways and means to establish, encourage and promote Special Leadership Programs (SLP); K-Kids in elementary schools, Key Clubs in high schools and Circle K in universities. This includes advisors to the sponsored clubs.
​Recent examples:
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Midland Co. Youth Leadership Program
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MI State Police Law Enforcement Academy
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American Legion Girl State
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Tall in the Saddle​
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4H Small Animal Auction