Who Belongs to Kiwanis

Membership in Kiwanis is open to all men and women who are willing to attend meetings, work on projects, and wish to make a difference in their community. The Castleton-Schodack Kiwanis Club is made up of local citizens dedicated to making their community and the world a better place to live through their volunteer efforts. Each member volunteers many hours each year, and enjoys nearly every minute of it.

What can Kiwanis Can Do For You?

• Provide the opportunity for you to become personally involved in the life of your community, and to help improve your community, the nation, and the world;
• Provide you with the opportunity for fellowship that is often lacking in a busy world, and to make lifetime friendships based on mutual interest and the shared joy of doing for others;
• Enable you to share ideas and opinions with others who wish to make the world a better place in which to live,;
• Help you to develop leadership skills by serving a Kiwanis Club in positions of responsibility;
• Provide you with the opportunity to help train tomorrow's leaders through Kiwanis' unique Sponsored Youth Programs;
• Help broaden your general knowledge by providing speakers on scores of interesting subjects during club meetings;
• Provide you with the good feeling that comes from knowing you have personally helped your community and its people.

What can you do for Kiwanis?

• Participate in club meetings and functions;
• Give club members a chance to know you better, and to build lasting friendships with you;
• Strengthen a Kiwanis Club by lending your talents and special skills where they are needed;
• Speak out and share your ideas with others;
• Stengthen Kiwanis by inviting your friends to join your Kiwanis Club;
• In short, help to keep Kiwanis the number one service organization in the world today.

How Active are Members?

• A member's level of activity in the Castleton-Schodack Kiwanis depends upon the member's schedule outside of Kiwanis. Some members are very active and participate in most weekly meetings and community service projects. Other members participate in only a few meetings and community service projects.
• Each member decides upon his/her level of participation. Often a member's degree of participation may vary when the member has children who are very active in school activities.
• The Castleton-Schodack Kiwanis respects each member's right to determine the level of activity that is appropriate for that member.

Interested In Joining?