Club Honors Banners

For decades, Kiwanis Clubs have used felt banners and patches to mark momentous occasions and celebrate special accomplishments. Our club has three banners with dozens of patches collected over the course of our club’s existence. Find out more on about each banner and the patches here.

Banner 1 Legend
  1. 1991-1992 CKI Project Outreach Sponsor (Texas-Oklahoma District)1
  2. 1993-1994 Club Bulletin Award (Texas-Oklahoma District)
  3. 1995 Kiwanis International Foundation Birthday Celebration2
  4. 1994-1995 CKI Project Outreach Sponsor (Texas-Oklahoma District)
  5. 1996 Kiwanis International Foundation Birthday Celebration
  6. 1995 Las Vegas, 80th Annual Kiwanis International Convention
  7. 1997 Kiwanis International Foundation Birthday Celebration
  8. 1996-1997 CKI Project Outreach Sponsor (Texas-Oklahoma District)
  9. 1998-1999 CKI Project Outreach Sponsor (Texas-Oklahoma District)
  10. 1998 Kiwanis International Foundation Birthday Celebration
  11. 1999 Kiwanis International Foundation Annual Club Gift
  12. 2000 Kiwanis International Foundation Annual Club Gift
  13. Key Club Sponsor (unknown attribution)
  14. 1993 Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation Caring Corner3
  15. 1994 Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation Caring Corner
  16. 1995 Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation Caring Corner
  17. 1997-1998 Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation Caring Corner
  18. Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation Caring Corner
  19. 1999-2000 Caring Corner
  20. 2000-2001 Caring Corner
  21. 2001-2002 Caring Corner
  22. Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation Caring Corner
  23. 2002-2003 Caring Corner
  24. 2003-2004 Caring Corner
  25. 2004-2005 Caring Corner
  26. 2006-2007 Caring Corner
  27. 2010-2011 Caring Corner
  28. 2011-2012 Caring Corner
  29. George F. Hixson Fellowship for the Kiwanis International Foundation4
  30. Neil M. Hopkins
  31. Jessie L. Hopkins (x2)
  32. Gene Stahl
  33. Neil M. Hopkins (x1)
  34. Ronald “Ron” Kingsbury
  35. William “Bill” Gordon
  36. LaVonn Smith
  37. Ed Weeren
  38. Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation C.T. Bush Fellow5
  39. Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation Lady Bush Award6
  40. 1992-1993 Distinguished Club Officers
  41. 2000 Kiwanis International Foundation Annual Club Gift Century Award
  42. 2001 Kiwanis International Foundation Annual Club Gift
  43. 1963 Five Member Award
  44. 1985 Kiwanis International Convention Golden Anniversary
  45. 1992 Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation Caring Corner
  46. 10% Growth Award (unknown year)
  47. Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation Golden Award (unknown program)
  48. 1977-78 Distinguished Club President
  49. 1976-77 Distinguished Club President
  50. Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation Diamond Award (unknown program)
  51. 2006 Montreal, 91st Annual Kiwanis International Convention
  52. 2001 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership7
  53. 2003 Indianapolis, Kiwanis International Convention8
  54. 2000 Children Mirable Network Champion
  55. 1997 Nashville, 82nd Annual Kiwanis International Convention
  56. 1998 Montreal, 83rd Annual Kiwanis International Convention
  57. 1998 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership
  58. 25 Year Club
  59. Worldwide Service Project – $100 and $300 per member patches9
  60. 1999 Denver “Mile High Memories”, 84th Annual Kiwanis International Convention
  61. 2000 Miami Beach, 85th Annual Kiwanis International Convention
  62. 2002 New Orleans “Share the Dream”, Annual Kiwanis International Convention
  63. 1993 Children Mirable Network Telethon Supporting Club
  64. 1993-1994 New Kiwanis Club Sponsor (uknown attribution)
  65. Worldwide Service Project
  66. 1996-1997 Distinguished Club
  67. 1996-1997 Administrative Award
  68. 1996-1997 Worldwide Service Project Award
  69. 1997-1998 Administrative Award
  70. 1998-1999 Administrative Award
  71. 1996-1997 Service Award
  72. 1996-1997 Growth Award
  73. 1997-1998 Service Award
  74. 1997-1998 Worldwide Service Project Award
  75. 1998-1999 Service Award
  76. 2001 Kiwanis Rewards! (unknown program)
Banner 2 Legend
  1. Key Club Sponsor (unknown attribution)
  2. 1982-1983 Distinguished Club President
  3. 1974-1983 Tom Duncan Memorial (Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation)10
  4. 1984-1985 Diamond Growth Award
  5. 1986 Kiwanis International Foundation Birthday Campaign, Bronze Contributor
  6. 1983-1987, 1990-1991, 1992-1996, 1999-2006 Tom Duncan Memorial (Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation)
  7. 1981-1982 First Place, Multiple Service, Emerald Division (Texas-Oklahoma District)
  8. 1989 Kiwanis International Foundation Birthday Campaign, Silver Contributor
  9. 1985-1986 Excellent Key Club Sponsor Award (Kiwanis International Fundation)11
  10. 1984-1985 Membership Growth (Texas-Oklahoma District)
  11. 50% Builder “Here We Grow Again!” (year unknown)
  12. 1985-1986 Club Officers Merit Award
  13. 1992-1993 CKI Project Outreach Sponsor (Texas-Oklahoma District)
  14. Governor Achievement Award “Encourage Excellence” – 75 Years of Service
  15. Key Club Sponsor (unknown attribution)
  16. 1985-1986 Club Bulletin Contest (Texas-Oklahoma District)
  17. 1989-1990 CKI Project Outreach (Texas-Oklahoma District)
  18. Circle K Project Outreach Contributor (Texas-Oklahoma District)
  19. 1993 Nice “Discover the Charm”, Annual Kiwanis International Convention
  20. 1985 New Kiwanis Club Sponsor – Anderson Mill Area, Austin
  21. 1989-1990 Distinguished Club Officers
  22. American Institute for Character Education (AICE), Developing Responsible Citizenship12
  23. Key Club Sponsor (unknown attribution)
  24. 1984 Garage Sale Producer (Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation)13
  25. 1983 Fall Camporee14
  26. 1985-1986 District Secrtary Ron Kingsbury
  27. 1987-1988 Distinguished Club Officers
  28. 1991-1992 Distinguished Club Officers
  29. 1983-1984 Distinguished Club President
  30. 1985 Kiwanis International Foundation Birthday Campaign, Bronze Contributor
  31. Circle K Project Outreach Contributor (Texas-Oklahoma District)
  32. Quality Sponsor – Key Club (unknown year/attribution)
  33. 1981-1982 Distinguished Club President
  34. 1984-1985 Distinguished Club President
  35. 1990 Kiwanis International Foundation Birthday Campaign, Silver Contributor
Banner 3 Legend
  1. 2015 Builders Club Sponsor – Austin Achieve
  2. Kiwanis International Foundation Annual Club Gift
    • 2002-2005
    • 2006-2010
    • 2011-2015
    • 2016-2018
  3. Young Children Priorty One Partnership Project
  4. T-O CKI Leadership Fund Donor
  5. 2018 Abilene, Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Convention
  6. Key Club Sponsor (unknown attribution)
  7. 1996 Certiciation – The Salvation Army Texas Division – Disaster Conference & Emergency Management Training
  8. 2004-2005 Governor’s Project – Salvation Army (Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District)
  9. 2006-2007 “Disaster Relief – Opportunity Calling” Emergency Disaster Services (Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District)
  10. 50 Year Club
  11. 2011-2012 (possibly distinguished club?)
  12. 2014-2015 Women in Kiwanis Scholarship Contribution (Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District)
  13. T-O CKI Legacy Fund Patron
  14. The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services
  15. Caring Corner 20 Years – 1983-2003
  16. 2003-2004 (unknown attribution)
  17. 2007 The Woodlands, 89th Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Convention, 100% Club
  18. 2016 Toronto, 101st Annual Kiwanis International Convention
  19. 2002-2003 Shoes for Orphan Souls
  20. 2011-2012 “Sharing Your Story, One Shoe at a Time”, Governor’s Recognition Award (Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District)
  21. 2001-2002 Honor Club, Multiple Service, Coral Group
  22. 2003-2004 Honor Club, Multiple Service, Coral Group
  23. 2012-2013 Disaster Relief Backpack Program, Governor’s Project (Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District)
  24. 2004-2005 Project Linus Blanketeer, Renee Jantzen’s First Lady’s Project
  25. Skip a Meal
  26. 2017 Abilene, “Walk to Eliminate” Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Convention
  27. 2018 Las Vegas, Kiwanis International Convention
  28. Key Club Sponsor (unknown attribution)
  29. 2010-2011 “Step Up” Step-Ladder Award15
  30. 2010-2011 “Step Up” Extension Ladder Award
  31. Young Children Priorty One Partnership Project
    • 2005-2006
    • 2008
  32. 2012-2013 +1 Award (Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District)
  33. 2016-2017 Lt. Governor Raymond Miller (Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District)
  34. 2018 Denver “Explore the Possibilities”, Kiwanis International Convention
  35. Circle K International Sponsor – Austin Community College
  36. Distinguished Club Award (Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District)
    • 2002-2003
  37. 2004-2005 Distinguished Club
  38. 2006-2007 Distinguished Club
  39. 2017-2018 Distinguished Club
  40. 2018-2019 Distinguished Club
  41. 2021-2022 Distinguished Club
  42. 2022-2023 Distinguished Club
  43. 1993-1994, 2008-2009, 2010-2012, 2014-2016, 2017-2019 Tom Duncan Memorial (Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation)
  44. 2012 “Walk to Eliminate” Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis K-Family Board Meeting
  45. 2016 Allen, “Walk to Eliminate” Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Convention
  46. 2022-2023 New Club Sponsor – Kiwanis Club of Bastrop County

Footnotes

  1. Project Outreach was an annual giving program that was renamed the Leadership Fund. ↩︎
  2. The Kiwanis International Foundation adopted the new name Kiwanis Children’s Fund in 2017. ↩︎
  3. The Caring Corner was an annual fundraising initiative held during the district convention. Clubs would contribute baskets and items for a silent auction with proceeds benefitting the T-O Kiwanis Foundation. ↩︎
  4. Hixson Fellowship ↩︎
  5. C.T. Bush Award ↩︎
  6. Before women were allowed as members of Kiwanis, women could be honored with the Lady Bush award, the parallel to the C.T. Bush Fellowship. ↩︎
  7. For decades, Kiwanis International was a formal partner in sponsoring students for Hugh O’ Brian Youth Leadership retreats. The Kiwanis International Foundation award patches to clubs that contributed. https://hoby.org/history/ ↩︎
  8. This patch features the former Kiki the Kiwanis Kid character ↩︎
  9. The first Worldwide Service Project from 1994-2005 was a global health initiative in partnership with UNICEF to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. ↩︎
  10. The Tom Duncan Memorial is the annual club gift recognition program. ↩︎
  11. Unknown program ↩︎
  12. Unknown program ↩︎
  13. Unknown program ↩︎
  14. Unknown program ↩︎
  15. Governor’s initiative ↩︎
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