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About Kiwanis Kiwanis International was founded January 1, 1915 in
Detroit, Michigan, by Allen Simpson Browne, a Moose lodge organizer, and
Joseph G. Prace, a tailor. Kiwanis is an organization devoted to the
principle of service, to the advancement of individual, community and
national welfare, and to strengthening international good will. Kiwanis
membership spans the globe, with more than 300,000 members in more than
8,000 clubs in 79 countries, giving an average of $70 million and 6.5
million volunteer hours for community service each year.
Objects of Kiwanis
The six permanent Objects of Kiwanis International were approved by
Kiwanis club delegates at the 1924 Convention in Denver, Colorado. Through
the succeeding decades they have remained unchanged.
- 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 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 good will.
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