Serving the Children of the World
WHAT IS KIWANIS?
We are a volunteer organization consisting of local clubs in 83 nations, with a focus on serving kids -through causes of health and nutrition, education and literacy, and youth leadership development. If you would like to make a difference for kids and for the communities around them, join us.
Kiwanis Clubs are always locally organized, and their projects are chosen locally. Kiwanis International is our “umbrella organization” and provides us with resources that help us help our community.
Service footprint: Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis Club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage nearly 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$107 million every year for communities, families and projects.
Kiwanis was formed in Detroit in 1915. There are now some 606,608 active members worldwide who belong to more than 8,400 clubs in 96 nations. Kiwanians represent nearly every culture on every continent, all seeking to improve people’s lives.
The name Kiwanis comes from a Native American phrase that can be roughly translated as “to express one’s self.”
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BY THE NUMBERS
6,522
Kiwanis clubs around the World
516,000
Service projects conducted annually by Kiwanis clubs worldwide
98
Kids whom the average Kiwanian reaches with service per year
7,824
Clubs worldwide in our service programs for youth, college students and adults with disabilities
83
Nations where Kiwanis has clubs
448,509
Members of the Kiwanis family (adult and youth)
7,100,000
Hours devoted to service each year by the Kiwanis family of clubs.
1.3 billion
U.S. dollars raised by Kiwanis clubs since 2021.
Georgia Kiwanian – October 2023 – Georgia Kiwanis – Home (view as a flip book or download and print)
The Georgia District of Kiwanis International was established in 1919. The 3 clubs in the District at that time were Atlanta, Columbus, and Rome. Over 90 years later, the Georgia District has 18 regions within communities throughout the state of Georgia, USA.
Our members are in every corner of the Georgia District and are committed to developing future generations of leaders through guidance and example. They are ordinary people performing extraordinary work within the community every day. Whether revitalizing neighborhoods, organizing youth sports programs, tutoring others, building playgrounds, and/or being examples for others to follow, Georgia Kiwanians’ continue to make a difference by willingly performing countless projects to help develop the children within our communities to become the future leaders of tomorrow.
The Georgia District of Kiwanis International is comprised of 142 Kiwanis Clubs located in 157 of Georgia’s 159 counties. Walker and Dade Counties in North Georgia are part of the Kentucky-Tennessee District, due to their proximity to Chattanooga, Tennessee.