2022-23 Awards and Recognition

Heighten members’ leadership experience – while adding more fun to the year. Participate in one or all of the following club and member recognition opportunities. Learn how to engage club members in collecting great information for awards and recognition opportunities by reviewing this helpful PowerPoint presentation.

Distinguished Club / Honor Club Recognition

Award information

K-Kids club members can complete the Annual Achievement Report with the help of their faculty advisor. This self-scoring report shares activities the club needs to conduct to receive recognition. In fact, think of this report as a guide to what your K-Kids club should achieve every year.
Reviewing the Annual Achievement Report at the beginning of the year ensures that the club accomplishes all the requirements to achieve recognition.
Reports are due June 10 and depending on the number of points earned, the club will be honored as a Distinguished Club or an Honor Club.
Faculty advisors of qualifying clubs will receive an email with confirmation of recognition and a link to download a digital badge to display on the school/club website, as well as social media graphics to promote the club’s achievement online.
Point totals: 15 points or more = Distinguished Club, 10 – 14 points = Honor Club

Benefits of being recognized

Recognition makes members proud and shows others how successful the club has been throughout the year.
It’s an opportunity to share great news about club accomplishments—particularly with the school, the district and sponsoring clubs. Others will want to celebrate with you, and they might even bestow recognition of their own!
It might inspire others to start new K-Kids clubs. By sharing the good work of your club members, your club can help grow the K-Kids program all over the world.

Submission form: Annual Achievement Report

Distinguished Club Officer Recognition

Have any of your club officers gone “above and beyond” to serve your club? With the help of your Kiwanis or faculty advisor, you can nominate any club officer, whether president, vice president, secretary or treasurer for a Distinguished Club Officers award!

Award information

Distinguished Club Officer nominations must be submitted no later than Monday, May 1. Submissions uploaded after this time will not be considered.
Submissions must be completed through the K-Kids online Formstack submission form. Other methods of submission will not be considered.
A club officer must be nominated by any member, fellow club officer, club advisor or district administrator. Club officers may not nominate themselves.
Nominators can submit only ONE entry for consideration.
There is no limit to how many club officers are selected in each district.
Distinguished Club Officer recipients will be posted on the website and announced via the official K-Kids monthly e-newsletter and on social media channels. Club advisors and district administrators will be informed by email. Advisors will inform officers of their award.
Kiwanis International employees, their licensees, associates, affiliates, subsidiaries, exhibitors or their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household are not eligible for nomination.

Award criteria

Any K-Kids club officer in good standing in an active K-Kids club is eligible to be nominated.
A club officer must be nominated by any member, fellow club officer, club advisor or district administrator. Club officers may not nominate themselves.
A club officer must fulfill the responsibilities of their position, specifically stated in their officer guide and listed in the nomination form.

By submitting a nomination for Distinguished Club Officer, the honoree and their parent/guardian agrees to the use of the honoree’s name, voice, likeness and photo/video submission in any advertising or promotion without compensation.

Nomination form: Distinguished Club Officer

Distinguished Club Advisor Recognition

Do you know a club advisor who deserves to be recognize for their outstanding care, empowerment, and mentoring of club officers and members? Nominate them for Distinguished Club Advisor recognition. The nomination process is easy.

Award information

Distinguished Club Advisor nominations must be submitted no later than Monday, May 1. Submissions uploaded after this time will not be considered.
Submissions must be completed through the K-Kids online Formstack submission form. Other methods of submission will not be considered.
A club advisor must be nominated by a club member, officer, fellow advisor, district administrator, or community partner. Club advisors may not nominate themselves.
Nominators can submit only ONE entry for consideration.
There is no limit to how many club advisors are selected in each district.
Distinguished Club Advisor recipients will be posted on the website and announced via the official K-Kids monthly e-newsletter and on social media channels. Club advisors and their district administrators will be informed by email about their award.
Kiwanis International employees, their licensees, associates, affiliates, subsidiaries, exhibitors or their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household are not eligible for nomination.

Award criteria

Any K-Kids advisor in good standing in an active K-Kids club is eligible.

A club advisor must be nominated by a club member, club officer, other club advisor, district administrator or community partner. Club advisors may not nominate themselves.
A club advisor must fulfill the responsibilities of their position, specifically stated in their advisor guide and listed in the nomination form.
By submitting a nomination for Distinguished Club Advisor, the honoree agrees to the use of their name, voice, likeness and photo/video submission in any advertising or promotion without compensation.

Nomination form: Distinguished Club Advisor

Congratulations award recipients

Award recognition will be forwarded to recipients by email the first week of June.

Watch for announcements

Watch for announcements in the monthly K-Kids e-newsletter sent to advisors from August through May. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to see winning submissions and receive more updates.