| Kiwanis International was
founded January 21, 1915, in Detroit, Michigan, by Allen Simpson Browne,
a Moose lodge organizer, and Joseph G. Prance, a tailor. Kiwanis is an
organization devoted to the principle of service; to the advancement of
individual, community, and national welfare; and to the strengthening
of international goodwill. Kiwanis membership spans the globe, with more
than 300,000 members in more than 8,000 clubs in 79 countries, giving
on average $70 million and 6.5 million volunteer hours for community service
each year. The six permanent Objects of Kiwanis International were approved
by Kiwanis club delegates at the 1924 Convention in Denver, Colorado.
Through the succeeding decades, they have remained unchanged. |
