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On April 15, 1922, International Field representative,
Ed Bacon held the organizational meeting of our club. The meeting was held in the Northern Hotel and
Everette R. Hooper was the first president. The original membership was limited to 50 members, however, three months later it was voted to raise the limit to 55. The club membership has since varied from 20 to over 100.
In 1928 our attendance record for the year was 91.98%. A record year in growth and activities. Free milk and cod liver oil were given to school children, medical support to many children and corrective shoes were purchased by the club. We instituted the "Kiwanis Dad" program for youngsters. The club rapidly fell into the "International" program, directing its combined efforts toward help for children. In 1942 we started a Community Builder Award, presented yearly to an outstanding civic worker, with the last award being presented in 2002. In 1942 we also hosted the Rocky Mountain District Convention and started the student loan program. This same year, the club led the community in bond sales.

"Stars of Tomorrow" was created by our club in 1946 and, along with the Community Builder, has been an ongoing, successful program and fund raiser. Five dollars in gold were given as an attendance prize in 1946, while extra efforts were made to secure talent programs to boost the attendance and membership that same year. Generous contributions were made to city parks and playground areas in 1958. Through the years, the Club has chartered a Key Club in Fort Collins High School and in 1981, sponsored a club at Rocky Mountain High School. Three new clubs were chartered, one in Loveland, the Eye Openeres Kiwanis Club in Fort Collins, and the Fort Collins Golden K Club. A Circe K Club was also started at Colorado State University.
The Shared Family Christmas program was started to help needy families with clothing and other gift items.
The Club provided an Annual Pancake Day from 1958 until 1998. During the 1980-81 administrative year, the club contributed to 21 different youth and community projects. In 1983-84, the club contributed $4800. to help purchase a bus to transport the handicapped and elderly through Care-A-Van. In 1999, the club hosted its first Car Show, originally set up to coincide with CSU Homecoming. In 2000, the date of the show was changed as to not occur on the same weekend as a CSU football home game. The club created its first annual Christmas ornament, featuring an artist rendering of Canadian Geese flying past Horsetooth Rock. This project was so successful, the club sold out of ornaments in a matter of hours. These and other projects will continue to be a part of our Kiwanis organization for many years to come.