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 ClubDecided to drop BOBChoose Kiwanis for a nameFrom 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 Detroit1917 – Kiwanis became International, new club in Hamilton, Ontario1917 – First Kiwanis magazine – Kiwanis Hornet, later Kiwanis Torch1918 – Kiwanis established 1st international office in Chicago, 2 rooms1919 – Purchase of Kiwanis name from Browne, $17,500.1920 – ‘We Build’, Kiwanis motto coined1920 – 28,500 members in 267 clubs1922 – 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 – 19471939 – Kiwanis Foundation was incorporated1940 – 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 Washington1943-45 – No International Conventions due WWII1944 – First Key Club Convention – Gainesville, Florida1946 – Resumed International Convention, over 10,000 attendees1947 – First Circle K club chartered as a service organization

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, Austria1964 – First Club in Asia – Tokyo, Japan1973 – Circle K opens membership to women1975 – Builders club become official Kiwanis program1975 – Admission of girls into Key club1975 – First Golden k club organized1987 – 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 students2000 – Aktion Clubs for adults with disabilities2005 – Changed motto ‘Serving the Children of the World2010 – 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 members277, 025 adult (Kiwanis, Aktion, Circle K)351, 277 youth (Key Club, Builders Club, Kiwanis Kids)

Clubs8, 176 adult clubs7, 904 youth clubs

Service150, 000 service projects+ $100 million raised/yr+ 18.5 million hours of service/yr.

SINGING

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SINGING HAS BEENAMPLY AND ABLY DEMONSTRATED

THERE IS A DOUBLE VALUE IN MASS SINGINGTHE 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 TipperaryIt’s a long way to go

It’s a long way to TipperaryTo the sweetest girl I know

Good-by PiccadillyFarewell, Leicester Square

It’s a long, long way to TipperaryBut my heart’s right here

PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES

Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bagAnd smile, smile, smile;

Don’t let your joy and laughter hit a snagSmile boys --- that’s the styleWhat’s the use of worrying/It never was worth while, so

Pack up your troubles in your old kit—bag,And smile, smile, smile!