Spaghetti Feed • April 13th

KIWANIS

Fellowship and Service

Kiwanis offers an opportunity for personal involvement in the leadership and improvement of the community, the nation and world.  While service is what Kiwanians are known for, their club offers much more. Meetings and projects provide fellowship --fellowship that is sincere and lasting.

Since its founding in 1915, the organization has grown to about 9,000 clubs in more than 80 nations.  Nearly a third of a million Kiwanians are helping to improve people's lives on every continent -- from Canada to Colombia; from Austria to Australia; from Tunisia to the Republic of China.

Kiwanians are engaged in education, government, banking, marketing, agriculture, international trade, non-profit organizations, and many other fields.   They are corporate officers, managers, small-business owners, and self-employed professionals. They are young individuals embarking on careers, successful executives and active retirees.

Let's face it, People are busy with family, friends, careers, hobbies, and other interests.  Kiwanis offers an affordable opportunity -- one that costs a little time, not a lot of money -- to make a difference in the community.   Members decide how much time and money they want to invest.

Club meetings offer an atmosphere of fun, learning, and fellowship, while providing a welcome change in the daily routine.  In addition to attending the meetings, the typical Kiwanian volunteers time each month in club service projects.

Because of the flexibility and fulfillment that Kiwanis offers, men and women who are involved in service activities need not feel uneasy about adding to their schedules.

"Young Children: Priority One" is the Kiwanis program that places continuing focus on projects addressing the needs of children in pediatric trauma, safety, child care, early development, infant health, nutrition and parenting skills.

The typical Kiwanis club plans numerous projects each year that focus on the special needs of the community.  They include fighting substance abuse, helping the elderly, promoting literacy, supporting youth sports and other projects involving children or persons in meet.

Kiwanis also provides leadership opportunities in community service for youth. Local clubs sponsor Builders Clubs in middle schools.  In high schools and colleges, Key Club and Circle K are the largest service organizations o their kind in the world today.