Applications for the Nebraska-Iowa District Achievement Awards are open Oct. 1 – Dec. 1, 2026. These awards recognize merit and success for the 2025-2026 Kiwanis Year.
There are three categories for this year’s Achievement Awards. Click on the award names above to find the form to submit an application and also the criteria for each award. Award results will be announced in the spring of 2027.
Exemplary Club
This award is given to honor those clubs that accomplish Kiwanis’ mission by conducting service projects, growing membership, staying in compliance and taking advantage of educational opportunities. Criteria documentation will be submitted after the Kiwanis year ends (Sept. 30) and prior to Dec. 1. See Criteria
Outstanding Secretary
Club secretaries are often the cornerstone of a successful club. This award recognizes those secretaries who make sure their club and members are the best they can be. See Criteria
Interclub/Fellowship
This award recognizes a Kiwanis club that exemplifies the meaning of interacting and having fellowship with other Kiwanians, including those in Service Leadership Program clubs. Visiting other clubs and Kiwanis activities includes meetings, events and projects. District and international events count too! These interclub visits can be in person or virtual. See Criteria
Achievement Awards
Applications for the Nebraska-Iowa District Achievement Awards are open Oct. 1 – Dec. 1, 2026. These awards recognize merit and success for the 2025-2026 Kiwanis Year.
EXEMPLARY CLUB
OUTSTANDING SECRETARY
INTERCLUB
There are three categories for this year’s Achievement Awards. Click on the award names above to find the form to submit an application and also the criteria for each award. Award results will be announced in the spring of 2027.
Exemplary Club
This award is given to honor those clubs that accomplish Kiwanis’ mission by conducting service projects, growing membership, staying in compliance and taking advantage of educational opportunities. Criteria documentation will be submitted after the Kiwanis year ends (Sept. 30) and prior to Dec. 1. See Criteria
Outstanding Secretary
Club secretaries are often the cornerstone of a successful club. This award recognizes those secretaries who make sure their club and members are the best they can be. See Criteria
Interclub/Fellowship
This award recognizes a Kiwanis club that exemplifies the meaning of interacting and having fellowship with other Kiwanians, including those in Service Leadership Program clubs. Visiting other clubs and Kiwanis activities includes meetings, events and projects. District and international events count too! These interclub visits can be in person or virtual. See Criteria