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Kiwanis International (/ k ɪ ˈ w ɑː n ɪ s / ki-WAH-nis) is an international service club founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, and is found in more than 80 nations and geographic areas. In 1987, the organization began to accept women as members.
The corps was founded in 1936 by members of the local YMCA as the Kiwanis Kilties. [35] The name came from their unique uniforms, Royal Stewart tartan kilts, that were donated by the city Kiwanis Club. [36] After serving as a parade band for local events, they first competed in August 1937 at the Chicagoland Music Festival.
Key Club International, also called Key Club, is an international service organization for high school students. [4] Key Club International is the high school branch of the Kiwanis International family, classified as a Service Leadership Program and more specifically as a Kiwanis Youth Program. [5]
Kiwanis members stage more than 150,000 service projects, devote more than 6 million hours of service and raise nearly $100 million annually for communities, families and projects. "We are all ...
Oct. 13—INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Katrina Baranko of Albany was appointed recently to serve a one-year term as president-elect of Kiwanis International. She was elected as a trustee of Kiwanis in ...
That same year, Kiwanis International voted to allow women into Kiwanis clubs. Key Club had gone co-ed in 1977. As of the end of 2005, membership consisted of over 13,250 college students in 17 nations around the world. Most of the Circle K membership currently resides in North America, in 30 Districts recognized by Kiwanis International.
Jo Schwartz has gone from local leadership in the Abilene Kiwanis Club to state leadership when she served as Kansas District Governor in 2019-2020 and has now advanced to an international ...
The California-Nevada-Hawaii District Key Club International, Cali-Nev-Ha, or simply CNH is a governing body of Key Club International, a youth sponsored community service organization of Kiwanis International, local Kiwanis clubs and school districts across the state.