23-24 and 24-25 Leadership Team Luncheon (Invitation Only)
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Exhibits & Caring Corner Open
1:30pm – 2:00pm
CDKF Finance Committee Meeting
1:30pm – 5:00pm
Club Leadership Education (CLE) Session
2:00pm – 4:00pm
CDKF Board of Directors Meeting
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Friday Baseball Game (Ticketed Event)
9:00pm – 11:30pm
Regional Hospitality Suites Open
Saturday, August 24, 2024
7:00am-3:00pm
Registration Desk Open
8:00am-9:00am
Opening Breakfast (Ticketed)
9:00am-3:00pm
Caring Corner & Exhibits Open
9:10am-10:00am
Educational Sessions 1
Setting Sail for Success: Check-In for Club Secretaries & Treasurers Charting a Course to Equity: Equipping Our Clubs with DEIBA Anchors Aweigh: Navigating Social Media for Your Club Anchoring Membership: Retention Techniques to Keep Clubs Afloat All Hands on Deck: The Kiwanis Solutions Center
10:10am-11:00am
Educational Sessions 2
The Captain’s Table: A Check-In for Presidents & Presidents-Designate Unlock the Power of Language: Leveraging AI for Club Promotion Dispatches from the High Seas: Your Story in The Capital Kiwanian A Course to Wellness: Take Care of Ourselves to Better Serve Others All Aboard for Growth: Attracting New Members In a FUN Way
11:10am-12:00pm
Educational Sessions 3
Setting Sail With Our SLPs: A Roundtable on Kiwanis Youth Programs Finding Fair Winds for The Possibility Project Voyage Better than the Pitt Pirates? Bringing Fundraising Across the Plate The Skipper’s Briefing: 2023-2024 & 2024-2025 Lt. Governor Meeting Full Steam Ahead: Elevating Kiwanis Engagement in Your Community
12:15pm-1:45pm
Fellowship Luncheon (Ticketed Event)
2:15pm-4:00pm
House of Delegates I / CDKF Annual Meeting
4:00pm-5:00pm
Past Lt. Governors Meeting
6:00pm-7:00pm
Governor’s Reception
7:00pm-9:30pm
Governors Gala (Ticketed Event)
9:30pm-11:30pm
Regional Hospitality Suites Open
Sunday, August 25, 2024
8:00am-8:45am
House of Delegates II
9:00am-11:00am
Inspirational Breakfast & Transfer of Leadership (Ticketed Event)
11:00am-12:00pm
Generosity Feeds Meal Packing Project
* Subject to change
Convention Sponsorships & Program Advertisements
Please consider sponsoring our annual 2024 Capital District Kiwanis Convention this summer from August 23rd – 25th, 2024 at the Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel. Complete sponsorship information is available here.
Advertisements in the District Convention Program can be purchased until July 26, 2024 by completing this form.
Club Delegates
At our district convention this August, each club in good standing, shall be entitled to seat up to three (3) delegates, two (2) of whom should be the club president and president-designate. All club delegates shall be active members of the clubs they represent.
The results of this form will be used to produce Delegate Passes which will be included in the registration envelopes of club and at-large delegates.
Hotel Information
Capital District Kiwanis has negotiated a rate of $119.00/night ($139.85 including tax) for sleeping rooms at the Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel through August 9, 2024. To make sleeping room reservations, please click here.
Registration Information
Kiwanis Package Registration rate of $200 is good through July 19, 2024 – which includes all conference materials, Friday Baseball Game and sessions including 5 ticketed meal sessions (Friday Baseball Night, Saturday Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Sunday Breakfast). This a $25 value over purchasing registration and meals separately. After July 19, package registration increases to $225.00.
There is no registration fee for non-Kiwanian guests attending with a registered Kiwanis member. Couples who are both Kiwanis members must register separately.
Kiwanis members/guests who are not coming for the entire weekend can register a la carte for the sessions they would like to attend:
A la carte Registration ($40 through July 19 and $50 afterwards) – This will allow attendance to all sessions other than meal sessions and allow the a la carte selection of meals:
Friday Baseball Game ($45)
Saturday Breakfast ($28)
Saturday Fellowship Luncheon ($34)
Saturday Governor’s Banquet ($50)
Sunday Inspirational Breakfast ($28)
After August 16th, Online Registration will close and there will be no on-site registration. Don’t delay…..register today!
If you don’t receive an email confirmation after hitting submit below, your registration did not go through and your credit card was not charged. Please make sure that you receive a confirmation email. For assistance please contact [email protected]
Cancellation Information
Cancellation of sleeping room accommodations must be done by 6pm ET two days (48-hours) prior to arrival or one night’s room and tax will be charged to the credit card on file.
Cancellation of convention registration/meals must be done by August 16th in writing (by email to [email protected]). No refunds will be provided after this date.
Registration Form
Each Kiwanis member attendee must complete the form individually.
2024 Capital District Kiwanis Convention
The Capital District Kiwanis Convention will be held August 23-25, 2024 at the Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel in Portsmouth, VA!
Join us for the fellowship, great speakers, educational workshops, a service project and more.
JUMP DIRECTLY TO THE REGISTRATION FORM
Preliminary Convention Agenda*
Setting Sail for Success: Check-In for Club Secretaries & Treasurers
Charting a Course to Equity: Equipping Our Clubs with DEIBA
Anchors Aweigh: Navigating Social Media for Your Club
Anchoring Membership: Retention Techniques to Keep Clubs Afloat
All Hands on Deck: The Kiwanis Solutions Center
The Captain’s Table: A Check-In for Presidents & Presidents-Designate
Unlock the Power of Language: Leveraging AI for Club Promotion
Dispatches from the High Seas: Your Story in The Capital Kiwanian
A Course to Wellness: Take Care of Ourselves to Better Serve Others
All Aboard for Growth: Attracting New Members In a FUN Way
Setting Sail With Our SLPs: A Roundtable on Kiwanis Youth Programs
Finding Fair Winds for The Possibility Project Voyage
Better than the Pitt Pirates? Bringing Fundraising Across the Plate
The Skipper’s Briefing: 2023-2024 & 2024-2025 Lt. Governor Meeting
Full Steam Ahead: Elevating Kiwanis Engagement in Your Community
Convention Sponsorships & Program Advertisements
Please consider sponsoring our annual 2024 Capital District Kiwanis Convention this summer from August 23rd – 25th, 2024 at the Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel. Complete sponsorship information is available here.
Advertisements in the District Convention Program can be purchased until July 26, 2024 by completing this form.
Club Delegates
At our district convention this August, each club in good standing, shall be entitled to seat up to three (3) delegates, two (2) of whom should be the club president and president-designate. All club delegates shall be active members of the clubs they represent.
In order to certify your club delegates (after they have been elected by the club membership), please have the Club President or Secretary complete this form as soon as possible, but no later than August 9th. There will be no on-site credentials certification.
The results of this form will be used to produce Delegate Passes which will be included in the registration envelopes of club and at-large delegates.
Hotel Information
Capital District Kiwanis has negotiated a rate of $119.00/night ($139.85 including tax) for sleeping rooms at the Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel through August 9, 2024. To make sleeping room reservations, please click here.
Registration Information
Kiwanis Package Registration rate of $200 is good through July 19, 2024 – which includes all conference materials, Friday Baseball Game and sessions including 5 ticketed meal sessions (Friday Baseball Night, Saturday Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Sunday Breakfast). This a $25 value over purchasing registration and meals separately. After July 19, package registration increases to $225.00.
There is no registration fee for non-Kiwanian guests attending with a registered Kiwanis member. Couples who are both Kiwanis members must register separately.
Kiwanis members/guests who are not coming for the entire weekend can register a la carte for the sessions they would like to attend:
After August 16th, Online Registration will close and there will be no on-site registration. Don’t delay…..register today!
If you don’t receive an email confirmation after hitting submit below, your registration did not go through and your credit card was not charged. Please make sure that you receive a confirmation email. For assistance please contact [email protected]
Cancellation Information
Cancellation of sleeping room accommodations must be done by 6pm ET two days (48-hours) prior to arrival or one night’s room and tax will be charged to the credit card on file.
Cancellation of convention registration/meals must be done by August 16th in writing (by email to [email protected]). No refunds will be provided after this date.
Registration Form
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🦆 Ducky Derby Time! 🦆
Will YOU be the one to win the $750 grand prize? You can't win if you don't enter!
To buy your tickets for 2024, visit:
Prizes include cash - $750, $500, $250, or retail gift cards
The Capital District Kiwanis Foundation supports over 150 local Kiwanis clubs through providing scholarships, grants and other financial supports to these clubs. In addition, the Foundation provides donations to 11 pediatric trauma hospitals in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington DC. The Ducky Derby contest is a major source of funding for these efforts.
Winners will be drawn at the Capital District Kiwanis Convention in Portsmouth in August. You do not have to be present to win, and ticket purchases are not tax deductible.
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Happy Juneteenth from Capital District Kiwanis!
Reflecting on Juneteenth, we honor the journey towards freedom and equality. 🕊️ As Kiwanians, we commit to nurturing every child and building communities where every voice is heard and valued.
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