Construction is underway at the Kiwanis Cottage on the Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina campus in Lake Waccamaw. Please enjoy the photos below showing some of the progress.
Living Room – Goodbye to painted wood paneling.
Living Room – Hello to wainscoting and LED lighting.
Living Room – Add paint, and there you have it!
Dining Room – Goodbye to painted wood paneling and doors to nowhere.
Dining Room – Box in the alarm system, add wainscoting and paint. BOOM!
Rec Room – New walls and a new washer and dryer waiting for installation. Thanks to Suds of Love Truck for their donation of the washer and dryer.
Rec Room – Goodbye to old built-in bookcase.
Rec Room – new bookcase (awaiting a bit more paint) and new wall color.
Resident Bedroom – No more cinder block walls!
Resident Bedroom – Ready to go! Just add furniture.
Resident Bathroom – Old vanity: Gone!
Resident Bathroom – Old toilet: Gone! Cinder block above the tile : Gone! Old tile floor – Ready to be replaced with new easy to clean epoxy floor.
Resident Bathroom – Hello durable epoxy floor.
Resident Bathroom – Countertop added and plumber will be there soon to add fixtures.
Resident Hallway – Hello wainscoting, drywall and LED lighting.
Resident Hallway – Nearly there!
House Parents Office – Goodbye “casino carpet” and Hello to new vinyl plank flooring (beneath protective cover).
House Parents Office – Hello new floor and wall color.
Kitchen – Goodbye to old style tile flooring and hello to durable epoxy flooring.
Kitchen – New cabinets and countertops along with new wall color.
(Our earlier post was slightly glitchy)...here's the repost:
📻 Monday Membership Minute — and this week I'm asking a practical question.
When you look around your club, do you see your community? 💙
Not a perfect reflection — nobody expects that. But when you think about the people who actually live and work in your town — the retired teacher, the young professional, the small business owner, the newcomer down the street — are any of them at your table?
Here's the practical reality: a club with members from all walks of life has reach into every corner of the community. Different networks. Different connections. Different doors that can be opened.
That's a membership advantage. Plain and simple.
This week's challenge: think about who isn't at the table yet. Then make one specific move — one outreach, one invitation, one new relationship — to bring someone in who might not have found their way there otherwise.
Your community is made up of all kinds of people. Your club will be stronger for reflecting that. 💙
📻 Monday Membership Minute — and this week I'm asking the question nobody puts in the membership manual. 😄
Is your club fun?
Not forced-icebreaker fun. Actually fun. The kind where people linger after the meeting because they're not ready to leave. Where the drive home feels lighter than the drive there.
Here's the truth: people join organizations they respect. But they stay in organizations they enjoy. 💙
Fun isn't a distraction from the Kiwanis mission. It's what makes the mission sustainable. People volunteer for a cause they believe in — but they come back decade after decade for a community they love.
This week's challenge: take an honest look at your last few meetings. Did anyone laugh? Did people stay after — or bolt for the parking lot?
If the answer makes you a little uncomfortable — good. That's useful information. And fun is fixable. It starts with one great meeting where the people in the room matter more than the agenda.
That's the club people recruit for without being asked. 💙
Kiwanis Cottage Renovation Update
Construction is underway at the Kiwanis Cottage on the Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina campus in Lake Waccamaw. Please enjoy the photos below showing some of the progress.
Living Room – Goodbye to painted wood paneling.
Living Room – Hello to wainscoting and LED lighting.
Living Room – Add paint, and there you have it!
Dining Room – Goodbye to painted wood paneling and doors to nowhere.
Dining Room – Box in the alarm system, add wainscoting and paint. BOOM!
Rec Room – New walls and a new washer and dryer waiting for installation. Thanks to Suds of Love Truck for their donation of the washer and dryer.
Rec Room – Goodbye to old built-in bookcase.
Rec Room – new bookcase (awaiting a bit more paint) and new wall color.
Resident Bedroom – No more cinder block walls!
Resident Bedroom – Ready to go! Just add furniture.
Resident Bathroom – Old vanity: Gone!
Resident Bathroom – Old toilet: Gone! Cinder block above the tile : Gone!
Old tile floor – Ready to be replaced with new easy to clean epoxy floor.
Resident Bathroom – Hello durable epoxy floor.
Resident Bathroom – Countertop added and plumber will be there soon to add fixtures.
Resident Hallway – Hello wainscoting, drywall and LED lighting.
Resident Hallway – Nearly there!
House Parents Office – Goodbye “casino carpet” and Hello to new vinyl plank flooring (beneath protective cover).
House Parents Office – Hello new floor and wall color.
Kitchen – Goodbye to old style tile flooring and hello to durable epoxy flooring.
Kitchen – New cabinets and countertops along with new wall color.
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(Our earlier post was slightly glitchy)...here's the repost:
📻 Monday Membership Minute — and this week I'm asking a practical question.
When you look around your club, do you see your community? 💙
Not a perfect reflection — nobody expects that. But when you think about the people who actually live and work in your town — the retired teacher, the young professional, the small business owner, the newcomer down the street — are any of them at your table?
Here's the practical reality: a club with members from all walks of life has reach into every corner of the community. Different networks. Different connections. Different doors that can be opened.
That's a membership advantage. Plain and simple.
This week's challenge: think about who isn't at the table yet. Then make one specific move — one outreach, one invitation, one new relationship — to bring someone in who might not have found their way there otherwise.
Your community is made up of all kinds of people. Your club will be stronger for reflecting that. 💙
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📻 Monday Membership Minute — and this week I'm asking the question nobody puts in the membership manual. 😄
Is your club fun?
Not forced-icebreaker fun. Actually fun. The kind where people linger after the meeting because they're not ready to leave. Where the drive home feels lighter than the drive there.
Here's the truth: people join organizations they respect. But they stay in organizations they enjoy. 💙
Fun isn't a distraction from the Kiwanis mission. It's what makes the mission sustainable. People volunteer for a cause they believe in — but they come back decade after decade for a community they love.
This week's challenge: take an honest look at your last few meetings. Did anyone laugh? Did people stay after — or bolt for the parking lot?
If the answer makes you a little uncomfortable — good. That's useful information. And fun is fixable. It starts with one great meeting where the people in the room matter more than the agenda.
That's the club people recruit for without being asked. 💙
#MondayMembershipMinute #KiwanisFamily #MembershipMatters #CarolinasKiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
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