Club Committees
2006-07

Awards and Nominations:
The Awards and Nominations Committee coordinates the Kiwanian of the Month/Year and New Kiwanian of the Year awards.  It selects and presents Everyday Hero Awards and recommends Citizen of the Year candidates.  It selects and presents a slate of officers and board members for the next year.  Chairperson" Glenn Klein, kleing@onid.orst.edu.  This committee meets the first Wednesday of each month from 11:30 am to noon at the Corvallis Inn.

Berry Sales:
The annual Berry Sale is a major annual fund-raising effort that involves several local Kiwanis clubs.  Various berries are provided between May and August be Stahlbush Island Farms.  The Berry Sale Committee coordinates the sale of these berries each summer for the Kiwanis Club of Corvallis.  Chairperson: Harold Kerr, h.kerr@comcast.net.  This committee meets on a schedule determined by the committee during the berry sale season.

Budget and Finance:
The Budget and Finance Committee collects budget requests for the Kiwanis fiscal  year from committee chairs and officers, proposes allocations for the administrative and service budgets to the board of directors. advises the board, treasurer and membership of budget issues and policy.  Chairperson: Jim Searcy, jim@asmc.com.  This committee meets during the late summer to plan the upcoming  year's budget and then as needed throughout the year.

Community Services:
The Community Services Committee is one of two major service committees in the Kiwanis Club of Corvallis.  It is responsible for planning and coordinating various service projects that benefit the community at large.  It responds to requests for community assistance and conducts on-going programs such as Grab Bar Installation, Home Life, Neighborhood Housing, Vina Moses, Meals on Wheels, Old Mill Center for Children, Operation Iraq and the South Corvallis Entrance Project to name a few.  Chairperson: Alice Mills Morrow, morrowam@comcast.net.  This committee meeting every third Wednesday of each month from 7:00-8:00 am at Corvallis Elmer's Restaurant.

Feed the Hungry Local Kids:
Oregon holds the dubious distinction of having one of the highest rates of hunger in the nation and young kids make up at least 44 percent of this population.  The Feed the Hungry Local Kids Committee coordinates donation for food and money to and from Linn-Benton Food Share and the Fill the Backpacks program to feed the hungriest kids and families over weekends.  Chairpseron: Bob Van Patten, banpatten@comcast.net.  This committee meets on a schedule determined by the committee.

Holiday Greens Sale:
The Holiday Greens Committee is a cooperative fund-raising effort between the Kiwanis Club of Corvallis and Kiwanis Western Hills.  Holiday greenery items are sold.  Chairperson: Elise Schloeder, 541-758-6241.  This committee meets on an as-needed basis, particularly during the latter part of each calendar year.

Human and Spiritual Values:
Kiwanis International list six basic objects, one of which says, 'Give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than the material values of life."  One of the regular activities of this committee is arranging for members to contribute words of inspiration during weekly meetings.  Chairperson: Bob Stebbins, stebbinr@peak.org.  This committee meets on an as-needed basis.

Interclub:
One way to meet new people is to attend Kiwanis meetings in other communities.  When four or more members from one club attend a meeting of another club, this is known as an "interclub meeting."  The Interclub Committee is responsible for coordinating these events.  Chairpersons: Les Whittle.  This committee meets on an as-needed basis.

Kiwanis Fall Festival Run:
This is another seasonal fund-raising committee.  Putting together a community run/walk event is a great way to raise money for worthwhile programs while promoting good health at the same time.  The Fall Festival Run occurs at the same time as the Corvallis Fall Festival in late September of each year.  Chairperson: Jack Peters.

Marketing and Membership:
Without a doubt, the strength and vitality of any club is its members.  Growth of a club through constant infusion of new members, positive involvement and community education is the important task of this committee.  Chairpersons: John Dion and Beth Fox, jcdion@comcast.net and foxb@linnbenton.edu.

Pancake Party:
This is another major fund-raising activity that our club engages in.  In April of each year, the Kiwanis Club of Corvallis puts on huge community pancake feed at Linus Pauling Middle School.  Children's anti-crime posters are displayed and various kinds of entertainment provided.  This is the club' single-biggest fund-railing event of the year.  Chairperson: Mickey Bernhardt, mickey.assetrealty@comcast.net.  This committee meets on an as-needed basis during the pancake party planning season.

Printer Cartridge Recycling:
The Kiwanis Club of Corvallis raises funds by recycling spend printer cartridges.  Chairperson: Mike Boegel, mboegel@comcast.net.

Program and Fellowship:
One of the benefits of being a member of Kiwanis is being able to take advantage of the excellent opportunity to learn about interesting things going on within the community.  The Program and Fellowship Committee is responsible for scheduling presentations of general interest at each of the Kiwanis regular weekly meetings (except Club Day on the last Wednesday of the month).  It submits weekly club meeting notices in the FYI column of the Corvallis Gazette-Times newspaper and maintains information about the status of members/spouses who are ill.  Chairperson: Bob Stebbins, stebbinr@peak.org.  Sick Bay Coordinator: John Landers, 541-753-7603.  This committee meets every second Wednesday from 11:30 am to noon at Corvallis Inn.

Reception and House:
Each week, the Kiwanis Club of Corvallis conducts its regular meeting.  The Reception and House Committee has the responsibility of ensuring that flags, club banners and name badges are properly displayed, that lunch and raffle tickets are sold and that guests are properly introduced.  Chairpersons: Les Whittle and Muriel Hilliard.  This committee meets on an as-needed basis.

Young Children - Priority One:
The primary purpose of the Kiwanis Club of Corvallis is to help needy children under the age of five.  An example of this mission has been participating in Kiwanis International's effort to eradicate iodine deficiency disorders (IDD).  Chairperson: Jerry Groesz, ggroesz@firstam.com.  This committee meets every third Thursday from noon to 1:00 pm at China Blue Restaurant.

Youth Services:
The Youth Services Committee supports the youth of our community through a wide range of activities.  This includes such things as student of the month from both Corvallis high schools, scholarships to students of the year, financial assistance to youth attending events or programs that will help them achieve life's goals, fighting delinquency through support of scouting programs and safety education.  The committee studies, devises and suggests methods to assist children in social, economic and moral ways.  It develops ways and means of assisting in vocational and career guidance of youth.  Chairperson: Betty Brose, brosebetty@comcast.net.  This committee meets every second Tuesday from 7:00to 8:00 am at Corvallis Elmer's Restaurant.