Hastings Kiwanis Committees

Kiwanis Committees

Committees are a vital part of our club. Individual committees steer all of our projects and fundraisers. In short, they make our club "tick". We ask that all of our members serve on at least one committee. The list below shows our current committees, what each one does, and the members on that committee. The chair and/or co-chairpersons for each committee are listed in BOLD.

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Committee	Responsibility	Chair and Members
Agriculture	Honor farm family. Recognize and support youth agricultural activities.	CHAIR: Darrell Nelson
		Heather Bolte, Doug Edwards, Neil Grothen, Jim Heyen, George Howard, Renee Johnson, Dan Rutt, Lee Saathoff, Margaret Shaw, Ken Stein
Astonisher	Collect and report monthly information of Club, District, and International interest	CHAIR: Karen Kempf
		Joan Bittfield, Neil Grothen, David Kempf, Jim Lewis
Web Site	Maintain the Hastings Kiwanis website.	CHAIR: David Kempf
		Drew Ceperley, Patrick Crawford, Neil Grothen, Renee Johnson, Karen Kempf, Jacki Lemonds, Jim Lewis
Club History	Maintain written history of club, add to 85th Anniversary history publication & DVD.	CHAIR: Leo Lemonds
		Patrick Crawford, David Kempf, Karen Kempf, Jacki Lemonds
Community Service	Study community needs and report suggestions of club response to the Board of Directors.	CHAIR: Neil Grothen
		Shelly Boden, Erik Buderus, Patrick Crawford, Doug Edwards, Mike Engelhardt, Mathew Fong, Don Goodrich, Mike Johnson, Rob Lloyd, Gene Lockwood, Steve Nicholson, Clyde Sachtleben, Ted Schroeder, Ken Stein, Gaynor Watson, Lee Wigert
Finance	Develop annual budget and maintain financial records.	CHAIR: Jim Krebsbach
		Anne Castek, Jeanette DeWalt, George Howard, Ken Pittz, Dwayne Strasheim
Fund Raising - Concessions	Coordinate community requests/opportunities. Including now: Gumball machine and Wish-N-Spin duties.	CHAIR: Margaret Shaw
		Joan Bittfield, Doug Edwards, Ed Kuehn, Tim Maul, Doug Nienhueser, Gail Pittz, Don Siffring, Linda Stark
House (weekly mtgs) & Installation	Responsible for member and guest check-in, meal money, keep restaurant informed of special events and changes.	CHAIR: John Boltz
		Joan Bittfield, Anne Castek, Becky Crecelius, Scot DeWitt, Mathew Fong, Don Janssen, Doug Nienhueser, Dan Rutt, Margaret Shaw
Human and Spiritual Values	Encourage the first object of Kiwanis, Promote non-denominational spiritual activities in club and community.	CHAIR: Les Harms
		Tim Gronseth, Mike Johnson, Joel Remmers, Barry Rempp, Lee Wigert
Inter-Club	Organize inter-club activities.	CHAIR: George Howard
		Don Goodrich, Don Siffring
Kids Against Hunger	Establish all aspects of the new satellite food packaging project. Volunteer coordination and fund raising.	CHAIR: Chuck Hastings
		Father James Benton, Joan Bittfield, Patrick Crawford, Becky Crecelius, Don Goodrich, Ashley Hajny, Katherine Hohensee, Mike Johnson, Renee Johnson, David Kempf, Karen Kempf, Jim Krebsbach, Ed Kuehn, Leo Lemonds, Jim Lewis, Rob Lloyd, Mary Peterson, Dan Rutt, Lee Saathoff, Greg Schultz, Margaret Shaw, Don Siffring, Susan Spady, Linda Stark, Nate Thompson
Kiwanis Education	Help educate members of value of Kiwanis, Provide new member orientation.	CHAIR: Don Siffring
		Shelly Boden, Erik Buderus, Mathew Fong, George Howard, David Kempf, Darrell Nelson, Abe Tamayo
Membership, Social Concerns, and Retention	Increase membership, conduct membership campaign, assist with new member induction.	CHAIR: Linda Stark
		Erik Buderus, Anne Castek, Becky Crecelius, Don Goodrich, David Kempf, Darrell Nelson, Doug Nienhueser, Lee Saathoff, Don Siffring
Music	Continue tradition of great singing within the club, Provide special music for special events.	CHAIR: Mike Johnson
		Judy Barnes, Darla Bruna, Don Goodrich, Duane Johnson, Alan Jorgensen, Mary Plock, LaVila VanBoening
Pancake Day	Plan and delegate responsibilities for the annual fundraiser. Promote ticket sales.	CHAIR: Margaret Shaw
		Gary Aadland, Judy Barnes, Shelly Boden, Becky Crecelius, Jeanette DeWalt, Don Goodrich, Neil Grothen, Jim Heyen, Katherine Hohensee, Rob Lloyd, Doug Nienhueser, Gail Pittz, Dan Rutt, Lee Saathoff, Greg Schultz, Linda Stark, Ken Stein, Ron Veburg, Gaynor Watson
Program	Provide programs for the weekly meetings	CHAIR: Kathy Schultz
		Susan Brown, Jeanette DeWalt, Mathew Fong, Don Goodrich, Alan Jorgensen, Ed Kuehn, Darrell Nelson, Doug Nienhueser, Mary Plock, Dan Rutt, Dwayne Strasheim, Abe Tamayo, Lee Wigert
Publicity	Publicize club activities. Arrange for news media representatives at events. Publicize Pancake Day.	CHAIR: Doug Edwards
		Drew Ceperley, Becky Crecelius, George Howard, Renee Johnson, David Kempf, Karen Kempf, Ed Kuehn, Linda Stark
Sponsored Youth/Key Club	Develop and support Key Club, Help develop other youth clubs.	CHAIR: Ashley Hajny, David Kempf
		Don Goodrich, Don Janssen, James Karloff, Karen Kempf, Jacki Lemonds, Gene Lockwood, Amy Niemoth, Mary Peterson, Lou Pratters, Chuck Skarin, Kari Valentine, Ron Veburg, Shade Whalen
Aktion Club	Develop and support Aktion Club.	CHAIR: Tom Genung, Linda Stark
		Don Goodrich, Chuck Hastings, Amy Niemoth, Mary Peterson, Margaret Shaw, Kari Valentine, LaVila VanBoening, Shade Whalen
Sports	Conduct youth sports events, Bowling Day, Etc.	CHAIR: Gail Pittz
		Matt Baack, Erik Buderus, Anne Castek, Becky Crecelius, Jim Heyen, Amy Niemoth, Ken Pittz, Greg Schultz, Margaret Shaw, Don Siffring, Kari Valentine, Shade Whalen, Murray Wilson
YC-PO (young children - priority one)	Conduct Club projects and activities with focus on children ages 1-5	CHAIR: Heather Bolte
		Gary Aadland, Tom Ackles, Judy Barnes, Erik Buderus, Chuck Hastings, Steve Nicholson, Amy Niemoth, Dan Rutt, Greg Schultz, Kathy Schultz, Margaret Shaw, Don Siffring, Kari Valentine, Franc E Wagner, Shade Whalen
Youth Services	Conduct Club projects and activities with focus on youth ages 6 through teens	CHAIR: Don Siffring
		Father James Benton, Erik Buderus, Mike Engelhardt, Tim Gronseth, Mike Howie, Don Janssen, Mark Johnson, Karen Kempf, Tim Maul, Maureen Mohlman, Lila Munsell, Darrell Nelson, Amy Niemoth, Dan Rutt, Margaret Shaw, Linda Stark, Abe Tamayo, Kari Valentine, Shade Whalen
Ways and Means	Maintain Club vigor. Assists ALL committees to assure goal attainment.	CHAIR: Rob Lloyd
		Shelly Boden, Chuck Hastings, Tim Jacobi, Jim Lewis, Greg Schultz, Dwayne Strasheim

Summary of Committee Members

Committee Reports