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Kiwanis HistoryThe first Kiwanis club was organized in Detroit, Mich. The group received a charter from the state of Michigan on January 21, 1915, and this is regarded as the birth date of Kiwanis. The first clubs were organized to promote the exchange of business among the members. However, even before the Detroit club received its state charter the members were distributing Christmas baskets to the poor. A lively debate ensued between those who supported community service as the Kiwanis mission and those who supported the exchange of business. By 1919, the service advocates won the debate. Kiwanis, like most service organizations formed in the early 20th century, was originally established as an organization for men. The issue of women's membership was debated with increasing support throughout the 1970's and 1980’s and was approved in 1987. Today, more than 60,000 women worldwide call themselves Kiwanians. Kiwanis became international with the organization of the Kiwanis Club of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada, in 1916. The organization expanded to the province of Quebec in 1917 with the creation of the Kiwanis Club of Montreal and organized its first francophone club in Quebec City in 1921. Kiwanis limited its membership to the U.S. and Canada until 1962, when worldwide expansion was approved. Since then, Kiwanis has spread to all the inhabited continents of the globe and there have been three individuals from outside the U.S. and Canada to serve as Kiwanis International President. |
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Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.
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