Capital District Life Membership

Capital District Life Member status provides a unique opportunity for acknowledging Kiwanians who qualify for special recognition. Individuals who achieve Capital District Life Member status are those who perpetuate the Objects and objectives of Kiwanis International.

• Recipients must hold active membership in a currently chartered Kiwanis club within the Capital District.
• A club may apply for Capital District Life Member status to honor its president or any other club member.
• A family or friends may apply through a club.
• A division may apply to honor its lieutenant governor or past lieutenant governor.
• A district may apply to honor a district officer, past or present.
• An application for Capital District Life Member status by a club or an individual is subject to the approval of the club’s board of directors and must be submitted by the president or secretary of the club.
• Applications must be made in the name of the individual who is to achieve Capital District Life Member status, not in the name of the office.
• Each member granted Capital District Life Member status receives a personalized certificate.
• The cost of Life Membership status is 15 times the amount of the annual District dues ($480) payable upon application. (Please note: This amount is subject to change in the event that district dues are increased.)
• Capital District Life Member status is achieved when payment is received. Please expect certificate to arrive 1-2 weeks after receipt of payment.
• Once Capital District Life Member status has been achieved, the member’s primary club will never again be required to pay Capital District dues for that member.
• Capital District Life Member status has no effect on Kiwanis International dues, the Kiwanis publications fee, the Liability and D&O insurance fee or club dues.