Kiwanis Club of Mid-Montgomery County
Kiwanis Capital District, Division 17
INFORMATION ABOUT KIWANIS
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL
Nearly 90 years ago, Kiwanis was founded in Detroit, Michigan. Initially a business-oriented group, Kiwanis soon began to focus on charity and community service. Rapidly growing into a leading organization for community service worldwide, Kiwanis today has over 8,000 clubs around the world. Professional and retired members of communities, both men and women, belong to Kiwanis.
Kiwanis recognizes 6 primary objectives:
- To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life.
- To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
- To promote the adoption and application of higher social, business, and professional standards.
- To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship.
- To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build better communities.
- To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.
To learn more about Kiwanis International, please visit:
The Kiwanis International Web Site (www.kiwanis.org)
OTHER KIWANIS FAMILY LINKS:
Circle K International, the college-level service organization
Key Club International, the high school-level service organization
Builders Club, the jr. high school-level service organization
The Capital District of Kiwanis Web Site
Kiwanis Division 17 of the Capital District Web Site
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Last updated on October 16, 2006