Clubhouse

Club Clinic

Q My spouse and I both are Kiwanis members. Do we both have to subscribe to Kiwanis magazine?

No. According to Article XXI, Section 4, of the Kiwanis International Bylaws, if spouses are both members of a club, one spouse may choose not to subscribe to the official publication. Such arrangements can be made through your club secretary. Kiwanis International must receive the notice in writing or by e-mail.

Q We have a member in our club who, because of schedule conflicts, took a leave of absence. He recently was reinstated. Does he retain any perfect attendance records set during his first tenure of membership?

Yes. Attendance tabs denote years of perfect attendance rather than consecutive years of perfect attendance. The club should present an appropriate tab to its member upon completion of any 12 consecutive months of perfect attendance. Perfect attendance tabulations resume at the end of a leave of absence without loss of weeks already accumulated.

Q How long must a club president serve before being officially recognized as a past president?

A club president assumes office on October 1, the beginning of the Kiwanis International administrative year. He or she then becomes a past president of the club upon vacating the office, regardless of how long he or she has served. As such, he or she is entitled to wear a past president’s pin as long as he or she is a member of your club or some other Kiwanis club.