Many individuals join Kiwanis clubs specifically because we are an international
organization with a global mission-that lofty goal of changing
the world one child and one community at a time. To this
point, with a few notable exceptions, our Capital District
clubs seem to have focused on local efforts directed toward
helping our own children and communities. This is commendable,
but it does not address the incredible needs of children
worldwide...Accordingly,
our District Committee on International Understanding has
decided to pursue a new approach
to achieving our global mission. We have selected Africa because its needs are great and most of us know extremely
little about this part of the world...Lights!
Camera! Action! Capture your One Day project on film!
by
Joedy Isert, PR Manager, Kiwanis International jisert@KIWANIS.ORG
If a picture were worth a thousand words, the value of video would be enormous. And a video of a special project such as Kiwanis One Day would be priceless, especially as it relates to storytelling potential, emphasis on service and focus on the benefit that Kiwanis clubs bring to children and their communities worldwide.
Your One Day project could be the subject of that professionally shot video, or of specialized coverage in KIWANIS magazine, through the Kiwanis One Day Contest. If chosen for the video shoot, your club will receive a copy of the video, which you can use to share your club’s service story, to recruit members, or just to share the good work you do, and Kiwanis International will retain a copy for use in its marketing and publicity programming around the world.
To enter, log on to http://forms.kiwanisone.org/fs-KiwanisOneDayContest.aspx, and enter the pass code that appears on the page to use the electronic form to describe your project, or describe your project in a letter and send it to:
Kiwanis One Day Contest
Attn: Elizabeth Warren
3636 Woodview Trace
Indianapolis, IN 46268-3196
The submission should be as complete and comprehensive as possible, providing specific details about your planned project and its impact upon and benefit to the community, including its primary beneficiary audience(s). If Service Leadership Programs (K-Kids, Builders Club, Key Club, Circle K, Aktion Club, Kiwanis Junior) will be involved, explain how, and whether or not your club needs additional financial assistance. If financial assistance is needed, please explain the need and how the funds will be utilized.
Include information on prior Kiwanis One Day projects, including details about the work and the benefit, and provide, by mail, any photographs and/or videos of or for the project. Also include samples of media coverage from the past year and examples of how your project helped raise awareness of Kiwanis and children’s needs in your community.
Submissions for the Kiwanis One Day video contest must be received at the Kiwanis International Office no later than December 19, 2008.
The materials will be reviewed by a committee comprising members of the Kiwanis marketing and branded program staff ("committee") to ensure the project accurately and dynamically represents Kiwanis International’s vision, mission, and values.
The committee will select finalists and submit the finalists'project materials to the Kiwanis Executive Management Team ("EMT"), who will select a winner and runner up from the finalists. All decisions by the EMT are final, and an announcement of the winner is expected by January 30, 2009. The winning club will have its project professionally videotaped and, a runner-up project will be included in KIWANIS magazine.
