Your club can be among those celebrated as a Distinguished Club or Honor Club — thanks to the Annual Achievement Report. It’s a great way to capture and share the service and leadership activities of your K-Kids club during the year while earning a Kiwanis International award. Download the K-Kids Award and Contest Guide to review the award rules, steps to completing the report and the report’s questions.  

A big part of preparing your club’s report is gathering examples of the year’s activities, including:  

  • Copies of one completed activity from each of the following: the K-Kids Member Guide, K-Kids Advisor Guide and K-Kids Service Guide. 
  • Flyers, images, emails and announcements from the four types of service projects:  
    1. A fundraiser.  
    2. A donation drive or donation of money.  
    3. An advocacy project (educating others about a cause). 
    4. A hands-on service project.  
  • A member recruitment flyer and list of committees.  
  • A meeting agenda showing that officers lead meetings or an image of an officer carrying out their responsibilities with a caption that explains it (e.g., “Secretary taking meeting notes”). 
  • A description of your club’s favorite service project, with an image from the project. 

Look at these examples of evidence submitted by clubs that earned the Distinguished Club Award last year!  

K-Kids Member Guide completed activity (question 9): Northside Elementary K-Kids in Florida, U.S., uploaded this image to show members used this guide: 

Evidence of Learning –  Knowing Talents shows “how members identified and used their talents in club activities” (question 12). McDeeds Creek Elementary K-Kids in North Carolina, U.S., shared a document that explained ways members use their talents in club activities and included supporting images. 

Evidence of Learning – Doing Community Research (question 13) shows “members conducting age-appropriate research to learn about community needs and causes.” Berlin K-Kids in New Hampshire, U.S., attached this image of a research activity from the K-Kids Member Guide: 

Evidence of Engaging – Connecting in the Community (question 15) shows “members in club activities outside the school/organization or evidence of the club hosting visitors from outside organizations.” K-Kids of Otisville in New York, U.S., uploaded a document with a picture, explanation and program that showed the event where members interacted with their sponsoring Kiwanis club:  

Evidence of Serving – Fundraising (question 17) “shows the club raised money for a cause through an event or fundraising activity.” Barnum Woods Elementary K-Kids in New York, U.S., used an image that showed a donation the club made after fundraising for a cause.

Evidence of Serving – Advocating (question 18) “shows the club educated others about a cause or issue.”  K-Kids of Berlin in New Hampshire, U.S., uploaded a document with an image and an explanation of the cause and how the club educated its community about it.

Evidence of Leading – Empowering (question 21) “shows that officers or committee chairs lead club meetings or activities.” Northside Elementary K-Kids in Florida, U.S., included an image with an explanation that made it clear the image was evidence of an officer leaving an activity: 

Here are important tips as you gather examples for each question: 

  • Do not include a piece of evidence more than once. Each item can only be used ONCE in your club’s report. 
  • Do not include an image without an explanation unless the context is obvious. 
  • If you use an image that shows your club doing an activity featured in the K-Kids Service Guide, include an explanation with the name of the activity. 

Download a PDF of this article [LINK TBD] to use as you work on your club’s report. If you or your members have any questions, contact the K-Kids program staff.