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OUR MOTTO:
Kiwanis is a global organization of
volunteers dedicated to changing the world
ONE child and ONE community at a time.
Kiwanis is
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 nearly
600,000 members in more than 8,600 clubs in
80 nations. To learn more about Kiwanis'
programs, Kiwanis' worldwide service
project, Kiwanis International Foundation,
and the numerous benefits of being a
Kiwanian, click on
Kiwanis
International.
The Kiwanis Club of Pasadena is part of the
Cal-Nev-Ha
District, Division 10, and was formed in
1920. It is the oldest Kiwanis Club in the
city and among the 100 oldest Kiwanis Clubs
in the world. Today, the club has around 60
members and the average yearly project
expenditures total $28,000.00. Major service
projects and organizations supported
include:
• Elizabeth House for young, unwed, new
and expectant mothers
• Boy Scouts
• Pasadena Boys and Girls Club Campership
program
• Youth team sponsorships
• Kiwanis International Foundation
• Student Awards (Scholarships)
• Support of our Key Club sponsored youth
activities, i.e., "Career Day"
• Day, club luncheons, officer training
and assistance with convention costs
• Rebuilding Together (formerly,
Christmas in April)
• Salvation Army
• Union Station
• Villa Esperanza Services
• Police Activities League (PAL) Program
(with the Salvation Army)
• Special Olympics
• Rosemary Children's Services
• Farm/City Program, an exchange for high
school students for our sponsored youths:
• visits to Division 18 farm
areas of Tulare and Visalia in the fall
• visits to Division 10 for city
tours for their students in the spring
The
Kiwanians of Pasadena work together to
achieve what one person cannot accomplish
alone. Our focus is to make Pasadena a
better place to live.
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