About Kiwanis

06/18/02

What is Kiwanis International?

Kiwanis is an international organization of local clubs comprising adult men and women who provide service to their communities. Kiwanians participate in projects and fund raisers that provide assistance to local charities, hospitals, schools, shelters, other community organizations, and individuals.

Objects of Kiwanis International :

	To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to 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 goodwill. There are currently more than 8,700 Kiwanis clubs comprising 331,000 men and women in 83 countries and geographic regions.

Brief History of the club.

It all started in 1974 when a few men with vision and dedication to service and community organize the creation of a Kiwanis club in the city of Iriga.

They were men compose of a politician, an educator, a contractor and a few ordinary citizen of the city.

On February 25, 1974, the Kiwanis club of Iriga City was born.

Since then the club engage itself in the enduring process of servicing the community through its various club projects that will take you an hour to read.

This Year the club is on its 29th year of existence receiving various distinguish awards and citation over the years from the Kiwanis International and the Philippine Luzon District.

What do you get out of Kiwanis?

An opportunity to develop leadership and public speaking skills.

The pride of belonging to one of the finest service organizations in the world.

An opportunity for meeting and networking with prominent leaders in the community, nationally, and internationally.

The good feeling from knowing you have personally helped your community and its people.

What do we do?

We voluntarily share the challenge of community improvement and leadership, assuming personal responsibility for civic projects including assistance to youth, the disadvantaged, the elderly, conservation of natural resources, development of community facilities and creation of international understanding and goodwill.

If you live in one of the communities in which Kiwanis is represented and have a community service project with which Kiwanis might be able to help, we want to hear from you. All requests will be considered but projects which directly benefit young children and their families will be given more favorable consideration. We prefer projects that we can do, build or otherwise participate in rather than just providing financial assistance.

Social Activities:

We have a few social activities of various sorts throughout the year. Partners and older children frequently join with us to share the fellowship and good feelings on our many worthy service projects.

Our Meetings:

We Meet every 2nd and 4th friday of the month at 8:00 in the evening at a designated residence of a club member. Contact tel. nos. 054-6552327 or 054-2992895 for immediate schedule and venue.

Guests are always welcome! We are proud of our organization and will happily tell you about what we are doing to build a stronger community.

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