He had shopped around and was impressed that we were doing things with our spouses. As in service projects, the families enjoy Kiwanis company in their fun. The club's communications also are skewed to the next generation's technological preferences. The club has no printed newsletter. Everything is posted on its Web site or faxed to members.
Committees do most of their work via e-mail.
The Internet also serves as a recruiting tool. And, after they've visited the site and they're ready to join our club, they already are informed. It helps with indoctrination. Interesting and timely meeting programs also keep members coming back. When the local university's baseball team made it to the college World Series for the first time in its history, the coach was invited to speak.