To ensure that each of these contacts helps to build the Kiwanis image is the responsibility of every Kiwanian from the club president to the newest member. Yet to make sure the job gets done, one individual the public relations chairman must be constantly aware of all facets of Kiwanis contact with the public. Your job as public relations chairman is one of the most important, and one of the most rewarding, in Kiwanis. Writing thank-you letters to speakers and all those who contribute time, effort, or money to Kiwanis activities. Present a certificate of appreciation, if appropriate.
Certificates are popular and often are displayed on office walls.
Certificates are a way of saying thanks and giving someone a pro- motional poster for your club. Arranging annual public expressions of appreciation to local news people for the help they render through their columns and broadcasts. . Extending invitations to editors, station managers, mayors, school super- intendents, and other public officials to visit Kiwanis meetings and get acquainted with your members. Writing letters of congratulations to newly elected leaders of other ser- vice, civic, church, and community groups. Writing letters of appreciation to public officials who perform their duties in an outstanding manner.