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Kiwanis Centennial Celebration Madison West Kiwanis Program January 23, 2015

Today’s Presentation Outline

• Kiwanis International History Highlights
• Who was the first Kiwanian
• Who was Walter Kiwanis
• What Kiwanis means
• Cost of Kiwanis name
• Women becoming members
• Historical Songs
• Fortune Cookies

Pre – 1915

• Professional Organizer Allen S. Browne
• Detroit Tailor Joseph Prance
• Proposed organizing a club for businessmen
• Prance agrees to be first member
• Proposed name: Supreme Lodge Benevolent

Order Brothers (BOB)

First Kiwanis Board of Directors, Detroit Club Decided to drop BOB Choose Kiwanis for a name From Otchipew Indians (Nunc Kee-wan-nis) ‘We trade’, ‘We have a good time’, ‘We make noise’

• Jos. G. Prance

Application from Jos. G. Prance, first Kiwanis Member

Timeline - 1916 – 1928.

1916 – First Convention in Cleveland , OH (16 clubs, 1926 members) (George Hixson elected president) 1916 – Adopted Walter Kiwanis, a five year old at risk in Detroit 1917 – Kiwanis became International, new club in Hamilton, Ontario 1917 – First Kiwanis magazine – Kiwanis Hornet, later Kiwanis Torch 1918 – Kiwanis established 1st international office in Chicago, 2 rooms 1919 – Purchase of Kiwanis name from Browne, $17,500. 1920 – ‘We Build’, Kiwanis motto coined 1920 – 28,500 members in 267 clubs 1922 – First convention outside U. S. (Toronto, Ontario) 1924 – Established the six Objectives of Kiwanis (remain unchanged to this day) 1924 – Moved Kiwanis Office to larger facilities in Chicago (over 90,000 members and over 1,200 clubs) 1925 – First Key Club was formed in Sacramento, CA

Chicago’s Webster Building, the second home in 1918

Scales – donated in the 1920’s by the Kiwanis Club of Hagerstown, MD, USA -- help track students’ growth.

Kiwanis Clubs have a long history of providing transportation for police, fire and emergency departments

1926 – Five Akron, OH members have their arms full of babies from a ‘refuge for unwed mothers’

Timeline – 1928 – 1947

1939 – Kiwanis Foundation was incorporated 1940 – Walter Zeller auctions 25 Canadian silver dollars to provide initial funds for Foundation. 1942 – Approved charter for first Circle K organization, fraternity, at State College of Washington 1943-45 – No International Conventions due WWII 1944 – First Key Club Convention – Gainesville, Florida 1946 – Resumed International Convention, over 10,000 attendees 1947 – First Circle K club chartered as a service

• rganization

1932 – 29 Chrylers for 29 Drivers await 29 Governors at the Kiwanis International Convention in Detroit, MI

Pancake breakfasts became a popular fundraising activity in 1940, some had barbershop quartets.

First Circle K Organization was a Fraternity at State College of Washington - 1942

1940’s Some Kiwanis Clubs sponsored athletic teams

1949 –Selling peanuts

1950’s Bicycle safety days with Kiwanis and police working together

Timeline-1963 – present.

1963 – First Club in Europe – Vienna, Austria 1964 – First Club in Asia – Tokyo, Japan 1973 – Circle K opens membership to women 1975 – Builders club become official Kiwanis program 1975 – Admission of girls into Key club 1975 – First Golden k club organized 1987 – Approved amendment to allow women into Kiwanis (1985 – Ridgewood NJ Kiwanis brought lawsuit against KI) 1994 – Kiwanis joins fight to eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorders. $75 million, eliminated the disorders. 1999 – K-kids clubs for elementary school students 2000 – Aktion Clubs for adults with disabilities 2005 – Changed motto ‘Serving the Children of the World 2010 – Pledged to raise $110 million to eliminate maternal and neo- natal tetanus – currently at $74 Million

Welcome in Tokyo, Japan to establish first Asian Club in 1964

The announcement of the Eliminate Project, Maternal and neo-tetanus, 2010 International Conventional, $110 million goal, 2010-2015. Kick-off to eliminate project in Bo, Sierra Leone in November, 2011. (500,000 women immunized during that week)

Celebration - 2015 Events

• January 21 – 100th Anniversary of Kiwanis International
• January 23-24 – Anniversary Celebration in Detroit, hosted

by the first Kiwanis Club

• January – June – Kiwanis Centennial Tour hosted by

International President John Button (12 locations)

• (Nearest location, Chicago, build a $200,000 play ground

accessible to children with disabilities.), April 30 – May 3

• June 25-28 – International Convention, Indianapolis, IN
• October 1 – Sue Petrisin becomes first female Kiwanis

International President.

John Button Sue Petrisin

Kiwanis International Today

Motto-’serving the children of the world’ Membership 628, 302 adult and youth members 277, 025 adult (Kiwanis, Aktion, Circle K) 351, 277 youth (Key Club, Builders Club, Kiwanis Kids) Clubs 8, 176 adult clubs 7, 904 youth clubs Service 150, 000 service projects + $100 million raised/yr + 18.5 million hours of service/yr.

SINGING

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SINGING HAS BEEN AMPLY AND ABLY DEMONSTRATED THERE IS A DOUBLE VALUE IN MASS SINGING THE REAL WORTH OF IT LIES IN THE POWER TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF COURAGE, GOOD CHEER, AND RECEPTIVITY Charles Gage, editor

IT’S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY It’s a long way to Tipperary It’s a long way to go It’s a long way to Tipperary To the sweetest girl I know Good-by Piccadilly Farewell, Leicester Square It’s a long, long way to Tipperary But my heart’s right here

PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag And smile, smile, smile; Don’t let your joy and laughter hit a snag Smile boys --- that’s the style What’s the use of worrying/ It never was worth while, so Pack up your troubles in your old kit—bag, And smile, smile, smile!