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The Kiwanis Club of Norcross, GA "Assisting
Kiwanis International to Serve the Children of the World" |
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Kiwanis Impact
Kiwanis clubs also sponsor Kiwanis-family
organizations for young people and adults:
K-Kids
clubs in elementary schools,
Builders Clubs in middle school and junior highs,
Key Clubs
in high schools,
Circle K clubs at the collegiate level,
Kiwanis Junior clubs for young adults
in Europe, and
Aktion clubs for adults living with
disabilities. These clubs teach future world leaders the importance
of helping others.
Thousands of Kiwanis clubs support Young Children: Priority One —a continuing service program focusing on the needs of children, prenatal through age five, with projects in pediatric trauma, safety, child care, and early development. Brief History of KiwanisThe first Kiwanis club was organized in Detroit, Michigan. The group received a charter from the state of Michigan on January 21, 1915, and this is regarded as the birth date of Kiwanis. The first clubs were organized to promote the exchange of business among the members. However, even before the Detroit club received its state charter, the members were distributing Christmas baskets to the poor. A lively debate ensued between those who supported community service as the Kiwanis mission and those who supported the exchange of business. By 1919, the service advocates won the debate. Kiwanis became international with the organization of the Kiwanis club of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 1916. Kiwanis limited its membership to the United States and Canada until 1962, when worldwide expansion was approved. Since then, Kiwanis has spread to all inhabited continents of the globe.
We welcome visitors
and inter-clubs...
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Links of Interest
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