What
is a Kiwanian?
Kiwanis Name
The name “Kiwanis” means “we trade” or “we share our talents.”
It was coined from an American Indian expression, Nunc Kee-wanis.
Kiwanians are volunteers changing the
world through service to children and communities. Kiwanis members help shelter
the homeless, feed the hungry, mentor the disadvantaged, and care for the sick.
They develop youth as leaders, build playgrounds, raise funds for pediatric
research, and much more. No problem is too big or too small. Why? Because
working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. When
you give a child a chance to learn, experience, dream, and succeed, great
things happen!
As Kiwanis clubs and members, we see
it everyday!
Membership
§ About 8,000
clubs in 96 countries
§ More than
260,000 adult members
§ Approximately
320,000 youth
To serve children of the world.
Service
Each year, clubs:
§ Sponsor
nearly 150,000 service projects.
§ Raise more
than $107 million.
Members and clubs have:
§ Contributed
more than $80 million toward the global elimination of iodine deficiency
disorders (IDD), the leading preventable cause of mental retardation.
Global Results
Members and clubs have contributed
more than $80 million toward the global elimination of iodine deficiency
disorders (IDD), the leading preventable cause of mental retardation.