One of the highlights of this yearās Kiwanis Midwinter Conference will be the impact our Alabama clubs can make together through a statewide Food Drive benefiting Backyard Blessings, a grantee of the Walker Area Community Foundation.
Backpack Blessings provides weekend food backpacks for children experiencing food insufficiency ā ensuring they have nourishment when school meals arenāt available.
Every club can participate ā whether youāre attending Midwinter Conference or not!
We are asking each member to donate one (or more of course) of the following items:
ā¢ Individual Instant Grits Packets
ā¢ Cans of Chicken Noodle Soup
If members of your club are attending Midwinter, please send your donations with them. If not, contact your Lt. Governor to coordinate delivery through a neighboring club.
When Kiwanis shows up, we show up strong. Letās come together across Alabama and make a tangible difference for children who need us most.
As part of our Alabama District Kiwanis Midwinter Conference, weāre turning Friday night into a full-blown, laugh-out-loud Adult Spelling Bee!
This isnāt your third-grade classroom Beeā¦ This is after-dinner. This is competitive. This is Kiwanis-level fun.
āØ Test your vocabulary. āØ Compete with fellow Kiwanians. āØ Enjoy a few āwaitā¦ can you use that in a sentence?ā moments. āØ Earn ultimate bragging rights for the year.
Whether youāre a wordsmith, a confident guesser, or just coming to cheer from the audience ā this is going to be a highlight of Midwinter.
Study upā¦ or donāt. Either way, Friday night is going to be spell-tacular.
Michael Mulhaul of Interlaken, New Jersey, U.S., was elected to a one-year term as vice president of Kiwanis International during the 2023 Kiwanis International Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. He is also a trustee for the Kiwanis Childrenās Fund.
A Kiwanis member for 32 years, Mulhaul is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany, for which he has also served as president and treasurer. A certified Kiwanis club trainer, he also helped charter the Asbury club. In addition, he is a member of the Asbury Park, New Jersey, Kiwanis Club and a member of the Eye of the Tiger E-club.
Mulhaul has also served Kiwanis in leadership positions beyond the club level. He has been both governor and lieutenant governor of the New Jersey District and is currently president of the New Jersey District Foundation.
An investment professional for 40 years, Mulhaul intends to help Kiwanis International foster a financial stability that can serve as a foundation for future growth. He currently chairs the organizationās Audit and Finance Committee. He is also a member of the Executive Committee and the Risk Management Committee, as well as the Conventions, Conferences, and Recognition Items Committee. In addition, Mulhaul previously served on the Service and Partnerships Committee and the Public Relations, Image, and Marketing Committee.
As a donor to the Kiwanis Childrenās Fund, Mulhaul is a George F. Hixson Fellow, a Walter Zeller Fellow and a Dr. Wil Blechman Fellow. He has also earned the Tablet of Honor.
Along with Laura ā his wife of 31 years and a fellow Kiwanis member ā Mulhaul has three adult children: Zach, Curtis and Emily. He and Laura also have a son-in-law, Matthew, and a grandchild, Parker.
Located on the edge of the Bankhead National Forest on the banks of Clear Creek and nestled among breathtaking canyons, waterfalls, and forests, McDowell provides an atmosphere like no other. Comfortable lodging options for up to 770 guests are available to fit any budget. Our community retains a wonderful camp-like quality, yet has not relinquished its standing as a destination built upon simple elegance and attention to service and enjoyment.
Events at McDowell are memorable, uncomplicated, and as genuine as the historic property itself. Guests become part of a friendly and inclusive community that strives to live the way the world could be with servant-minded and easy-going staff. Guests will experience our passion for being excellent stewards of Godās creation through our use of geothermal and solar energy, and a recycling program. McDowell is an experience like no other.
CAMP MAP BELOW -Note: Walking Between Lodge & Conference Center Required
Miller Commons consists of five lodges and Pradat Hall, a meeting space that comfortably seats 70. Four of the five lodges in Miller Commons has 11 hotel style rooms – six upstairs and five downstairs – one has 9 hotel-style rooms -four upstairs and five downstairs- and both a front and back porch. The two front porch rooms in each lodge are handicap accessible. Linens and towels are provided and every space is heated and cooled. The common space of each lodge boasts a full kitchen and can be used as a meeting space for up to about 20 people. Miss Mary’s Lodge overlooks a large grassy field, excellent for frisbee or flag football, and sits next to a playground and pavilion, privately tucked away in the woods. Miller Commons has its own grilling pavilion and trails leading to St. Francis Chapel, Stough Lodge, and Tiller’s.
Mindwinter Conference 2026
One of the highlights of this yearās Kiwanis Midwinter Conference will be the impact our Alabama clubs can make together through a statewide Food Drive benefiting Backyard Blessings, a grantee of the Walker Area Community Foundation.
Backpack Blessings provides weekend food backpacks for children experiencing food insufficiency ā ensuring they have nourishment when school meals arenāt available.
Every club can participate ā whether youāre attending Midwinter Conference or not!
We are asking each member to donate one (or more of course) of the following items:
ā¢ Individual Instant Grits Packets
ā¢ Cans of Chicken Noodle Soup
If members of your club are attending Midwinter, please send your donations with them. If not, contact your Lt. Governor to coordinate delivery through a neighboring club.
When Kiwanis shows up, we show up strong. Letās come together across Alabama and make a tangible difference for children who need us most.
Letās step up. Letās give generously.
Letās overwhelm them with our KINDNESS.
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Think youāve still got it?
As part of our Alabama District Kiwanis Midwinter Conference, weāre turning Friday night into a full-blown, laugh-out-loud Adult Spelling Bee!
This isnāt your third-grade classroom Beeā¦
This is after-dinner.
This is competitive.
This is Kiwanis-level fun.
āØ Test your vocabulary.
āØ Compete with fellow Kiwanians.
āØ Enjoy a few āwaitā¦ can you use that in a sentence?ā moments.
āØ Earn ultimate bragging rights for the year.
Whether youāre a wordsmith, a confident guesser, or just coming to cheer from the audience ā this is going to be a highlight of Midwinter.
Study upā¦ or donāt. Either way, Friday night is going to be spell-tacular.
Michael Mulhaul of Interlaken, New Jersey, U.S., was elected to a one-year term as vice president of Kiwanis International during the 2023 Kiwanis International Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. He is also a trustee for the Kiwanis Childrenās Fund.
A Kiwanis member for 32 years, Mulhaul is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany, for which he has also served as president and treasurer. A certified Kiwanis club trainer, he also helped charter the Asbury club. In addition, he is a member of the Asbury Park, New Jersey, Kiwanis Club and a member of the Eye of the Tiger E-club.
Mulhaul has also served Kiwanis in leadership positions beyond the club level. He has been both governor and lieutenant governor of the New Jersey District and is currently president of the New Jersey District Foundation.
An investment professional for 40 years, Mulhaul intends to help Kiwanis International foster a financial stability that can serve as a foundation for future growth. He currently chairs the organizationās Audit and Finance Committee. He is also a member of the Executive Committee and the Risk Management Committee, as well as the Conventions, Conferences, and Recognition Items Committee. In addition, Mulhaul previously served on the Service and Partnerships Committee and the Public Relations, Image, and Marketing Committee.
As a donor to the Kiwanis Childrenās Fund, Mulhaul is a George F. Hixson Fellow, a Walter Zeller Fellow and a Dr. Wil Blechman Fellow. He has also earned the Tablet of Honor.
Along with Laura ā his wife of 31 years and a fellow Kiwanis member ā Mulhaul has three adult children: Zach, Curtis and Emily. He and Laura also have a son-in-law, Matthew, and a grandchild, Parker.
ABOUT THE MCDOWELL CONFERNECE CENTER
Located on the edge of the Bankhead National Forest on the banks of Clear Creek and nestled among breathtaking canyons, waterfalls, and forests, McDowell provides an atmosphere like no other. Comfortable lodging options for up to 770 guests are available to fit any budget. Our community retains a wonderful camp-like quality, yet has not relinquished its standing as a destination built upon simple elegance and attention to service and enjoyment.
Events at McDowell are memorable, uncomplicated, and as genuine as the historic property itself. Guests become part of a friendly and inclusive community that strives to live the way the world could be with servant-minded and easy-going staff. Guests will experience our passion for being excellent stewards of Godās creation through our use of geothermal and solar energy, and a recycling program. McDowell is an experience like no other.
CAMP MAP BELOW -Note: Walking Between Lodge & Conference Center Required
CONFERENCE CENTER WEBPAGE– with photos
Miller Commons
Miller Commons consists of five lodges and Pradat Hall, a meeting space that comfortably seats 70. Four of the five lodges in Miller Commons has 11 hotel style rooms – six upstairs and five downstairs – one has 9 hotel-style rooms -four upstairs and five downstairs- and both a front and back porch. The two front porch rooms in each lodge are handicap accessible. Linens and towels are provided and every space is heated and cooled. The common space of each lodge boasts a full kitchen and can be used as a meeting space for up to about 20 people. Miss Mary’s Lodge overlooks a large grassy field, excellent for frisbee or flag football, and sits next to a playground and pavilion, privately tucked away in the woods. Miller Commons has its own grilling pavilion and trails leading to St. Francis Chapel, Stough Lodge, and Tiller’s.
Questions? Executive [email protected]
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