What is Kiwanis International?
Kiwanis is a thriving organization of service-minded men, women and youth who respond to the unique needs of their communities. As a group, they can achieve what they cannot do alone. These men and women attend Kiwanis club meetings for fellowship and inspiration. They perform voluntary community service through committees. . . . usually after hours. Kiwanis is not a political society. It does not prescribe a way of life for others. It does, however, act as a forum for diverse ideas. Kiwanis performs service beyond the capability of the individual: assistance to the aging, the needy and to youth; improvement to communities; and encouragement of international understanding. The objectives of Kiwanis * TO GIVE primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than the material values of life * TO ENCOURAGE the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships * TO PROMOTE the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional standards * TO DEVELOP, by precept an
