Classifications of membership

There are 3 classifications of membership in the Sand Lake Kiwanis Club – active, senior and honorary.

Active membership is the basic type of membership involving full participation and attendance.

Senior members are those who have maintained active membership for 10 or more years and who, due to personal or business reasons, are unable to continue to maintain regular attendance.  Upon written request the Board of Directors may grant a member senior status.  A senior member is still responsible for all dues and attending at least 12 meetings a year.  The membership committee and the Board of Directors review a member’s senior status annually.

Both active and senior members may be elected to and hold any office in the club.

Honorary membership is used to recognize individuals who have made a significant on going contribution to the programs of the Sand Lake Kiwanis Club but who are not members of the club.  The Board of Directors must review honorary membership annually.

Additionally there is a privileged member classification in Kiwanis International – but as one had to be elected to this classification prior to 1963 and because there are no such members in the Sand Lake Kiwanis Club – this classification has no relevance to the Sand Lake Kiwanis Club.  Kiwanians who were made Privileged Members prior to 1963 have no attendance requirements but are responsible for the payment of all membership fees.