Celebrate and acknowledge milestones
2024-25 Builders Club Awards and Contests
Apply for awards and contests this year to give members opportunities to use their skills, celebrate their officers and advisors, and share your club’s accomplishments! All awards and contest entries are due by April 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
How to apply for awards and contests
Distinguished Club and Honor Club Awards
Each Builders Club can earn a Distinguished Club or Honor Club award from Kiwanis International if it carries out enough of the activities listed in the Builders Club Annual Achievement Report and completes and submits the report.
Download a PDF of the Annual Achievement Report here to review and use as you gather information and attachments.
Online report form: Builders Club Annual Achievement Report
(Remember, you will need to complete the form in one session and cannot return to the form once you’ve begun. Plan for 30-45 minutes to complete and submit the form.)
Single Service Project Award
Did your club plan and conduct an amazing service project this year with a significant impact on your school or community? Did club members learn about the community and use their skills to plan and carry out the service? If so, submit your project to be recognized with a Single Service Project Award!
Download a PDF of the Builders Club Single Service Project Award Criteria here to review and use as you gather information and create a document explaining your club’s project.
Entry form: Single Service Project
Distinguished Officer Award
Do any of your officers (president, vice president, secretary, treasurer or other officer) serve your club in outstanding ways and role model learning, service, engagement and leadership? Do they go above and beyond taking care of their responsibilities? If so, nominate an exceptional officer for the Distinguished Officer award.
Nomination form: Distinguished Officer
Distinguished Advisor Award
Does your Builders Club faculty advisor or Kiwanis advisor show outstanding care, empowerment of students, and mentoring of officers and members? If so, nominate them for Distinguished Advisor award.
Nomination form: Distinguished Advisor
Builders Club Contests
Contests are an opportunity to celebrate club spirit and encourage officers and members to use their skills of writing, public speaking, art, design, organization, and video making.
Involve officers and members in deciding which contests your club will participate in this year!
Entry form: Speech contest (for individuals)
Entry form: Poster contest (for individuals or a group)
Entry form: Scrapbook contest (for the club)
Entry form: Video contest (for the club)
Awards announcements and recognition items
Faculty and Kiwanis advisors of clubs receiving awards (and district administrators) will be notified from Kiwanis International through email by mid-May. The list of awardees and winning contest entries will be posted on this webpage, on social media and in the Builders Club newsletter in mid-May. Advisors are asked to inform their clubs, officers and members about awards they receive.
Recognition items (including certificates and award items) will be mailed to your school or organization by mid-May. Also, the award email sent to advisors will contain a link to download a digital badge and certificate to display on the school or club website or newsletter to celebrate the club’s achievements with the community.
Review past Builders Club award recipients!