What is Kiwanis?
Kiwanis is a worldwide service organization of people who want to improve their communities.  As a group, they can achieve what individuals cannot do alone.   These people attend Kiwanis Club meetings for fellowship and inspiration.   They perform voluntary community services through committees.... usually after business hours.  Kiwanis is not a social club nor a secret or political society.   It does not prescribe a way of life for others.  It often does, however, act as a forum for diverse ideas.

What does Kiwanis do?
Kiwanis clubs perform services beyond the capability of the individual like; assistance to the aging, the needy, to youth, improvement of communities and encouragement of international understanding.

Who can join?
Individuals of good standing in the community.  Anyone who has a residence, place of business, or interests in a given community is eligible for Kiwanis membership.

Facts About Kiwanis

• The first Kiwanis club was chartered on January 21, 1915 in Detroit Michigan.
     
• Today, Kiwanis has grown to number in excess of 8,400 clubs in more than 96   countries around the world. Today, Kiwanis has grown to number in excess of 8,400 clubs in more than 96   countries around the world.
     

• Over a half-million  active members in the Kiwanis family are helping to improve people's lives on every continent. 
     
• More than 107 Million dollars and hundreds of thousands of service hours are spent every year on over 150,000 service projects benefiting local communities and people all around the world.