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The Kiwanis Club of St. Petersburg, Florida
Committee Assignments for 2010-2011 (as of 8/11/10)ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES Achievement Ron Braun- Chair Communications / Marketing Frank Ranieri – Chair Education Bob Piplitz- Chair Finance Ron Braun - Chair Laws/Regulations/Risk Assessment David Abbey – Chair Music Bernie Lodge – Co-Chair Attendance Jim Beach-Chair REPORTING COMMITTEES Community Services Pat Biscotti – Chair Human & Spiritual Values Bob Sherman– Chair Inter-Club Harry Eisnaugle - Chair International Understanding Candice Nyarkoh– Chair Sponsored Leadership Services Jerry Little– Co-Chair –SC Key Club Young Children: Priority One Kathy Condon – Co-Chair Youth Services - Boys & Girls Worth Blackwell– Chair Youth Services – Every Child A Swimmer Dan Nardozzi –Chair Youth Services - Fischer-Carr Scholarship Bob Byelick – Chair Youth Services - Vocational Guidance J.C. Russell - Chair ACTIVITY COMMITTEES Membership Development & Retention Mellissa Kelley - Chair Program Biff Baker – Co-Chair Social & Sports Hunter Booth– Chairman COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIESBOYS AND GIRLS COMMITTEE (A Reporting Committee) THE COMMITTEE REPORTS AS YOUTH SERVICES WITH THE VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE COMMITTEE, EVERY CHILD A SWIMMER, AND THE FISCHER-CARR SCHALORSHIP FUNDTO SOLICIT FROM APPROPRIATE AGENCIES WHO SERVE THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS WHICH, IN THE JUDGEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE, BEST MEETS THE GOALS OF THE KIWANIS. THE BUDGET NORAMLLY IS BETWEEN $14,000 AND $20,000 EACH YEAR. A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO THE COMMITTEE, ALONG WITH BOARD APPROVAL, DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE GIVING SMALL AMOUNTS OF $300-500 AND TO GIVE FEWER GRANTS BUT WITH LARGER AMOUNTS. COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE (A Reporting Committee) TO GENERATE “HANDS ON” PROJECTS WHICH CLUB MEMBERS WILL SUPPORT WITH THEIR TIME AND WILL BENEFIT VARIOUS SEGMENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE SALLIE HOUSE EASTER EGG HUNT, SPECIAL OLYMPICS, BLUES FEST ARE A FEW EXAMPLES. INTER-CLUB COMMITTEE (Reports monthly activity directly to club secretary) TO VISIT ALL CLUBS OF THE DIVISION AT LEAST ONCE DURING THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR WITH A MINIMUM OF FOUR (4) CLUB MEMBERS AT EACH VISIT. THE COMMITTEE IS NORMALLY STAFFED BY A PREPONDERANCE OF PAST PRESIDENTS WHO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE VISITS. THERE SHOULD BE AN INTER-CLUB HELD AT LEAST ONCE EACH MONTH OF THE FISCAL YEAR. IN THE PAST, THE CLUB TRAVELED OUT OF THE COUNTY ON OCCASION FOR AN INTER-CLUB. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE (A Reporting Committee) THE COMMITTEE STRIVES TO INCREASE CONTACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL KIWANIS FAMILY THROUGH CLUBS THOUGHTOUT THE WORLD. FOR THE PAST 10+ YEARS, THE COMMITTEE MAINTAINED CONTACT WITH A FOSTER CHILD WHICH THE CLUB SUPORTED THROUGH CHILDREACH. STARTING IN 2009-10, THE COMMITTEE PROVIDED FUNDS TO ORGNIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE FOOD, MEDIICINE, ETC. TO CHILDREN IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. YOUNG CHILDREN: PRIORITY ONE COMMITTEE-YCPO – (A Reporting Committee) TO GENERATE PROJECTS WHICH WILL SERVE CHILDREN FROM PRE-NATAL UP TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND WILL OFFER HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLUB MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE? ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES EDUCATION TO THE MEMBERS ABOUT KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL’S YCPO WORLDWIDE PROJECT. SPONSORED LEADERSHIP SERVICES – ( A Reporting Committee) TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THE KEY CLUBS WHICH THE CLUB SPONSORS AT ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL AND SHORECREST PREPARATORY SCHOOL, AS WELL AS THE CKI CLUB (formally known as Circle K) ON THE USF-ST. PETE CAMPUS. OUR CLUB BUDGETS FUNDS TO ASSIST THEM FINANCIALLY. ATTENDANCE AT THEIR REGULAR MEETINGS IS NECESSARY AND HAVING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE KEY CLUBS OCCASIONALLY ATTEND OUR MEETINGS IS A GOAL TO STRIVE FOR. OUR CLUB NORMALLY MAKES THE KEY CLUB AND CKI SPONSORS “HONORARY” MEMBERS OF OUR CLUB. THE COST IS $15. HUMAN AND SPIRITUAL VALUES COMMITTEE (A Reporting Committee) TO PROVIDE AN INVOCATOR AND AN INTRODUCER FOR EACH WEEKLY MEETING AND TO SECURE SPEAKERS FOR ANY SPECIFIC PROGRAM ASSIGNED BY THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SELECTS THE BERNIE LODGE LAY PERSON OF THE YEAR AND THE AWARD IS PRESENTED AT THE INSTALLATION BANQUET. THE COMMITTEE SHOULD STRIVE TO DETERMINE OTHER NEEDS OF THE MEMBERS SUCH AS PROVIDING RIDES TO THE MEETINGS FOR MEMBERS UNABLE TO DRIVE, VISITS TO NURSING HOMES, ETC. VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE COMMITTEE – ( A Reporting Committee) REPORTS AS PART OF YOUTH SERVICES TO SOLICIT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS FROM GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS THROUGH THEIR SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND OTHERS, EVALUATING THEIR ACADEMIC RECORDS, INTERVIEWING THE ONES SELECTED AS THE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AND FINALLY SELECTING TO STUDENTS WHO BEST MEET THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE GRANTORS OF THE TRUST. ONE APPLICANT WILL RECEIVE A GUARANTEE OF RECEIVING A GRANT FOR FOUR YEARS BUT OTHER APPLICANTS MAY BE GRANTED A ONE-TIME PAYMENT FOR THEIR FIRST YEAR ONLY. OTHER COMMITEES ARE: CLS 8/10
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