Welcome to the Carolinas District of Kiwanis International! We are an eclectic mix of ages, genders, occupations, backgrounds and interests. We are all passionate about making our community and the world a better place for children so they can thrive. We are devoted to serving the children in our local communities and also children all across the country and worldwide through unique and innovative service projects and fundraising initiatives.
As your Governor this year, I’ve chosen the theme “10-4 Good Buddy”—a phrase where “10-4” means “understood” and “everything is okay.” It represents our commitment to truly hearing our communities’ needs and our confidence that together, we can make everything okay. Just as truckers rely on each other across the highways, we rely on each other across our communities to get the job done.
There’s an ancient Hebrew concept that has guided communities for centuries: tikkun olam, literally meaning “repairing the world.” This profound idea teaches us that each of us has a responsibility—not just to ourselves or our immediate families, but to the entire world around us. We are called to actively participate in healing what is broken, lifting up what has fallen, and creating justice where there is inequality. But here’s the crucial question: How do we transform this beautiful ideal into tangible action?
📻 Monday Membership Minute — and this week it’s personal. 💙
Yesterday Jennifer and I attended the wedding of the daughter of our dear friend Lori — someone who came into our lives about ten years ago through our shared work in Kiwanis as CKI District Administrators.
Lori was in that role first. She showed me the ropes. And somewhere in the middle of that shared work, a friendship was born. We’ve both moved on to other Kiwanis responsibilities over the years, but this organization has a way of pulling people back together — most often at Kiwanis International Convention, where we seem to find each other every year.
Yesterday that friendship brought us to a wedding in Michigan. 💒
That’s not a membership statistic. That’s a life.
The reason people stay in Kiwanis for decades isn’t usually the projects. It’s the people. The friendships built around a shared mission that become some of the most meaningful relationships in your life.
When you invite someone to join your club, you’re not just offering them a chance to serve. You’re offering them a community that shows up — at the milestone moments and the hard ones.
This week’s challenge: think about a friendship Kiwanis gave you. Then think about who in your life deserves that same gift — and hasn’t been invited yet. 💙
📻 Monday Membership Minute — and this one is for Dolly. 💙
We lost a legend last week. Dolly Parton passed away Tuesday in Nashville at 80 years old — and the world is a little less shiny.
But her legacy? That's as loud as ever.
Most people know Dolly for her music. Fewer know that in 1995, inspired by her father's inability to read, she started the Imagination Library — a program that has now delivered more than 300 million free books to children from birth to age five across five countries.
And across the Carolinas, Kiwanis clubs are among the local partners making that program possible in their communities. 📚
In her family's statement, they asked that donations in Dolly's memory go to the Imagination Library. That tells you everything about what mattered most to her. Not the awards. The children.
If your club isn't yet partnered with the Imagination Library — this week is the week to look into it. Visit imaginationlibrary.com to learn more.
Dolly gave away her love for eighty years without keeping score.
Carolinas District of Kiwanis International
Welcome to the Carolinas District of Kiwanis International! We are an eclectic mix of ages, genders, occupations, backgrounds and interests. We are all passionate about making our community and the world a better place for children so they can thrive. We are devoted to serving the children in our local communities and also children all across the country and worldwide through unique and innovative service projects and fundraising initiatives.
As your Governor this year, I’ve chosen the theme “10-4 Good Buddy”—a phrase where “10-4” means “understood” and “everything is okay.” It represents our commitment to truly hearing our communities’ needs and our confidence that together, we can make everything okay. Just as truckers rely on each other across the highways, we rely on each other across our communities to get the job done.
There’s an ancient Hebrew concept that has guided communities for centuries: tikkun olam, literally meaning “repairing the world.” This profound idea teaches us that each of us has a responsibility—not just to ourselves or our immediate families, but to the entire world around us. We are called to actively participate in healing what is broken, lifting up what has fallen, and creating justice where there is inequality. But here’s the crucial question: How do we transform this beautiful ideal into tangible action?
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📻 Monday Membership Minute — and this week it’s personal. 💙
Yesterday Jennifer and I attended the wedding of the daughter of our dear friend Lori — someone who came into our lives about ten years ago through our shared work in Kiwanis as CKI District Administrators.
Lori was in that role first. She showed me the ropes. And somewhere in the middle of that shared work, a friendship was born. We’ve both moved on to other Kiwanis responsibilities over the years, but this organization has a way of pulling people back together — most often at Kiwanis International Convention, where we seem to find each other every year.
Yesterday that friendship brought us to a wedding in Michigan. 💒
That’s not a membership statistic. That’s a life.
The reason people stay in Kiwanis for decades isn’t usually the projects. It’s the people. The friendships built around a shared mission that become some of the most meaningful relationships in your life.
When you invite someone to join your club, you’re not just offering them a chance to serve. You’re offering them a community that shows up — at the milestone moments and the hard ones.
This week’s challenge: think about a friendship Kiwanis gave you. Then think about who in your life deserves that same gift — and hasn’t been invited yet. 💙
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📻 Monday Membership Minute — and this one is for Dolly. 💙
We lost a legend last week. Dolly Parton passed away Tuesday in Nashville at 80 years old — and the world is a little less shiny.
But her legacy? That's as loud as ever.
Most people know Dolly for her music. Fewer know that in 1995, inspired by her father's inability to read, she started the Imagination Library — a program that has now delivered more than 300 million free books to children from birth to age five across five countries.
And across the Carolinas, Kiwanis clubs are among the local partners making that program possible in their communities. 📚
In her family's statement, they asked that donations in Dolly's memory go to the Imagination Library. That tells you everything about what mattered most to her. Not the awards. The children.
If your club isn't yet partnered with the Imagination Library — this week is the week to look into it. Visit imaginationlibrary.com to learn more.
Dolly gave away her love for eighty years without keeping score.
That's the Kiwanis way too. 💙
Rest easy, Dolly.
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