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Since 1926 The Kiwanis Club of Mountain View has served our community, having celebrated its 72nd Anniversary this March. The club is part of the world wide Kiwanis International community service organization with over 8000 clubs, more that 320 thousand members in 83 nations and geographic areas. A sampling of the club's activities include purchasing, building and maintaining both Boy and Girl Scout facilities, sponsoring a Little League team, Bobby Sox and Babe Ruth teams. IDD The most important step in Kiwanis history was the adoption by the House of Delegates in 1994 at the New Orleans, Louisiana International Convention, of our first Worldwide Service Project, a campaign to eliminate IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS (IDD) from the globe. Joining UNICEF, the International Council of Iodine Deficiency Disorders, and other groups concerned with the future of our children, Kiwanis hopes virtually to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders by the year 2000. You! As our Special Guest The Mountain View Kiwanis Club welcomes you as a participating citizen to our meetings. We seek women and men who desire to become personally involved as a group working together to achieve what individuals cannot do alone in service to our community. Whatever their individual goals may be, Kiwanians are motivated by a common desire to service and to achieve an appreciation of good fellowships. Just call (650)968-0914. Check out our Latest New Letter |
Many projects are supported through the Community Service Agency including prenatal care unit, senior care functions, a program called WAGES that helps women train to start up their own businesses, and six scholarships to applicants from local high schools. A partial list of "hands on" organizational support include American Diabetic Associations Tour De Cure, Kiwanis Divisional Special Games for handicapped children, Santa Claus Exchange, Christmas in April, CASA SAY youth shelter, Kids in Common, Mountain View Asian Parade, Child Spree, bell-ringing for the Salvation Army, Santa's Visit to the Retirement Home and the Silicon Valley Bowl Game .Click Here for more information on the Bowl game and Special Games. Grants The Mountain View Kiwanis Club Foundation will consider grant requests that meet a critical health or human care need in the cities of Mountain View. Projects must address the needs of low-income children and adolescents under the age of 18 or seniors age 60 and over. Services must have objectives that are time specific and measurable. Click here to download Guidelines for applying for a grant. For any questions regarding Grants please contact Nick Galiotto at [email protected].
The name "Kiwanis" is a coined word taken from the language of an American Indian tribe which lived in the area where Kiwanis was founded. The original phrase was "Nunc Keewanis". It means "self expression", or "to oneself be known". It was shortened and modified to become "Kiwanis". "We Build" is the motto under which Kiwanis has advanced and become widely known since it was founded in Detroit, Michigan on January 21, 1915. |
Funds are raised for these projects through a variety of means. Our major fund raisers each year include a golf tournament and selling our famous Polish sausage sandwiches at the Annual Mountain View Art and Wine Festival. WHAT IS KIWANIS?
The heart of Kiwanis is the club itself. Each club is composed of men and women in the community from a wide variety of occupations and professions, even retirees wishing to keep active, who have the desire to become personally involved in making their communities better places in which to live. As a group, these men and wonen achieve what individuals cannot do alone. Working together, Kiwanians voluntarily share the challenge of community improvement and leadership, assuming personal responsibility for humanitarian and civic projects that public authorities are not prepared or able to perform. These projects are predominantly local in nature. They include such activities as assisntance to youth and aging, conservation of natural resources, development of community facilities, and building international understanding and goodwill. Whatever their goals may be, Kiwanians are motivated by a common desire to serve, and to achieve an appreciation of good fellowship. The Mountain View Kiwanis awards several scholarships to graduating high school seniors residing in either the cities of Mountain View or Los Altos who meet certain requirements. The deadline for the current year is April 9, 2008. Click on the below link and print out a copy of the scholarship form. This form is shared by other local organizations and you may also be considered for their scholarships by following the directions on the form. Contact Jeff Sato at 650-903-6188 for any questions regarding the Mountain View Kiwanis scholarships. |
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