What is Kiwanis?
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time.
What does the name Kiwanis mean?
The name Kiwanis comes from an expression in an American Indian language from the Detroit area, "Nunc Kee-wanis,"
which means, "we trade" or "we share our talents."
The name Kiwanis comes from an expression in an American Indian language from the Detroit area, "Nunc Kee-wanis,"
which means, "we trade" or "we share our talents."
It takes great members to make a great Kiwanis club.
Go out there today, tomorrow and every day….smile and make someone happy.
Go out there today, tomorrow and every day….smile and make someone happy.
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Why Should You Join Kiwanis?
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Why Should You Join Kiwanis?
Kiwanis is fun, friendship, leadership, service, educational, networking, personal growth, and recognition. Join to make new friends - friends that will last a lifetime. Join to have fun and experience good fellowship. Join to be a better informed citizen thanks to the great information shared by guest speakers and other members. Join to have the opportunity to do some networking. Join to help children and families in your community. Join to change the world. Join to see a smile on a face of a child and realize that without you that smile would not be there. Join to bring fresh energy and ideas to Kiwanis clubs. Reach out, learn more, get involved. Kiwanis is ready to welcome you! Join Us Now! |
Objects of Kiwanis
To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life To encourage our daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional standards To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship To provide, through Kiwanis Clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships to render altruistic service, and to build better communities To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism, which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and good will |
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library specialty license plates are now available to Tennessee residents.
GET YOURS NOW! Proceeds benefit local Imagination Library affiliates across the state. These plates are available at the Blount County Clerk's office. Local Imagination Library affiliates will receive $15.37 of the total cost. |
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History of Maryville Kiwanis
The Maryville-Alcoa Kiwanis Club was founded at the Mary Blount Cafe on December 29, 1919. It was the first civic club to be organized in Maryville, Tennessee, and the 190th Kiwanis club in the world. Twenty-one Kiwanians from the Knoxville club (formed in April 1919, the 61st Kiwanis club to be organized) along with 22 men from Maryville and Alcoa were present. The 22 local men who attended signed up that day were our founding members.
On February 6, 1920, the club helped form a local Chamber of Commerce for Blount County. On March 19, 1920, K-T District Governor O. P. Darwin from Chattanooga presented the club’s official charter at a gala Charter Night banquet attended by 33 charter members and their wives or guests. John H. Mitchell, the club’s first President, presided. Mr. R. R. Kramer accepted the charter on behalf of the club. Club records indicate that there were 59 "charter members" of the club.
During the club’s active first year steps were taken that led to create the first Blount County Health Department, the A. K. Harper Memorial Library, better telephone service, railway express service and much improved city planning in Maryville.
By July 1954, the club and the community had grown to such an extent, it was decided to form the Alcoa Kiwanis Club as a separate organization. The original club then became the Maryville Kiwanis Club. Today, the Kiwanis Club of Maryville has about 100 members, men and women dedicated to service in this community with emphasis on the needs of youth, particularly the very young, in keeping with the Kiwanis International major emphasis "Young Children Priority One."
On February 6, 1920, the club helped form a local Chamber of Commerce for Blount County. On March 19, 1920, K-T District Governor O. P. Darwin from Chattanooga presented the club’s official charter at a gala Charter Night banquet attended by 33 charter members and their wives or guests. John H. Mitchell, the club’s first President, presided. Mr. R. R. Kramer accepted the charter on behalf of the club. Club records indicate that there were 59 "charter members" of the club.
During the club’s active first year steps were taken that led to create the first Blount County Health Department, the A. K. Harper Memorial Library, better telephone service, railway express service and much improved city planning in Maryville.
By July 1954, the club and the community had grown to such an extent, it was decided to form the Alcoa Kiwanis Club as a separate organization. The original club then became the Maryville Kiwanis Club. Today, the Kiwanis Club of Maryville has about 100 members, men and women dedicated to service in this community with emphasis on the needs of youth, particularly the very young, in keeping with the Kiwanis International major emphasis "Young Children Priority One."