This improved motto, typical of the new spirit of Kiwanis, was adopted at the Portland, Oregon, convention in 1920. The Secretary is appointed by the Board of Trustees, attends Board meetings, and acts as secretary to the Board. This is very valuable for promoting international objectives in their respective constituencies.
Volunteering is one of Kiwanis' core principles and an important factor in its success. The I NTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, located at 520 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, is one of the most practical examples of Kiwanis' administrative efficiency. The work of the International Headquarters is conducted under the direction of the International Board of Trustees, with the International Secretary providing executive direction.
This is responsible for building new clubs and for providing field service to the clubs. The head of this department serves as managing editor and advertising manager of The Kiwanis Magazine. 34;To seek in the district and through the clubs in the district the achievement of the objectives of Kiwanis International as described in Con·.
34;To promote the participation of the district's clubs in the overall objectives, programs and policies of the district and of Kiwanis Interna·. Each district is headed by a district governor, who is assisted in the administration of the district by lieutenant governors, one for each division, a district secretary and a district treasurer. This also applies to the district treasurer, unless that position is combined with that of the district secretariat.
Their job is to assist the International committees by helping the local clubs of the district to carry out the International pro·. ALMOST all the twenty-nine districts publish a bulletin at more or less regular intervals. It is sent to the Kiwanians of the district and deals with the affairs of the district to a greater extent and in more detail than is possible for the International Journal.
It is headed by the District Governor and under the control of the District Board of Trustees. Each district convention is normally attended by at least one official representative of the International Board of Trustees, assisted by the International President. He must also embrace the ideals of the organization and respond to its service spirit.
Kiwanis Club membership is intended to be representative of the best in business and professional life.
IWA.NIS ll'f BRIEF
It is the policy of Kiwanis to operate according to a strict budget system in each organizational unit and, after careful auditing of the accounts, make them available for the information of every member of Kiwanis. It ascertains the character of the community in which the new club is to be built and ascertains the probable ability of that community to support such an organization. It provides the District Governor with the information that may be necessary for the approval of the proposed new club.
For the sake of healthy growth, the addition of new members is limited to two members per quarter during the first year of the club's existence. The small additional expense to each member contributes wonderfully to the club's ability to undertake many forms of effective service and is appreciated. The interpretation of the above objects in certain practical projects is shown in the following objectives for the years 1932-33.
To promote and expand all provisions of the three-year plan through the dedication, efforts and interest of all Kiwanis members. To provide a scheme of membership for junior men after consideration of the whole matter by the Committee of the Board. The appropriate district committees shall endeavor to assist the international committees in educating the clubs of the district in the work programs of the committees and in promoting their local application.
The ultimate success of all the work of the Kiwanis Committee rests on the activity and loyalty of the Club Committee. The effective functioning of the club committee is the goal of this potentially productive correlation between the international, district and club organization. Many valuable leaflets have been prepared by the officials of the organization and by the com·.
The Club Officers Handbook is an authoritative and comprehensive compendium of information and instructions on the work of local club officers and committees. IGwanis Acti'l'ities is a book that is published annually and summarizes the activities that the clubs report in their monthly reports. Because despite everything Kiwanis does for underprivileged children and the betterment of the community, for the betterment of business and professional standards and the relationship between the world.
Although listed as annual undertakings, many of the thirty-five thousand activities, as well as many others never recorded, are permanent contributions to the welfare of the respective communities. Such an enterprise, for example, as the building by popular subscription among Kiwanians of the Harding International Good Will Memorial, in Stanley Parle, Vancouver, B.
