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KIWANIS CLUB OF LOS
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More about Kiwanis . . . |
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| THE CLUB |
| The Los Altos Kiwanis Club is one of about 8,593
Kiwanis Clubs throughout the world. Our club was organized in 1947, about five
years before the City of Los Altos was incorporated, making us the first service
club in Los Altos. We believe we were also the first Kiwanis Club in Kiwanis
International to formally include women in our membership.
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| THE MEMBERS |
| We are a group of about 50 men and women who live or
work in Los Altos and neighboring communities. Our club is a service
organization, similar to Rotary and Lions. Our desire to serve the
community is the common interest that brings us together. Our service
objectives are generally expressed in the "Objects"
of Kiwanis. Membership is open to all adults interested in community service.
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| THE MEETINGS |
| We all meet for lunch once a week on Tuesdays to enjoy an excellent
lunch and catch up with our friends. Each week there is a speaker or other
program of interest to our members. A board of directors, elected by the
members each year, handles the club's business at monthly meetings.
Kiwanis is not a mystical organization -- no funny hats and no secret rites.
We do have a softball team. We are a very social group. We are good
friends and value the fun we have together. |
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| COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| The community we serve extends from Los Altos to
international projects. We provide both volunteer and financial help. Our
members contributed over 4,000 hours of community service last year. See the
Other Club Activities page for several examples of Los Altos Kiwanis'
community service projects, in addition to the
Kiwanis Special Games and the Kiwanis Pet Parade, and the
Kiwanis Christmas Tree Lot and other fundraisers that enable us to bankroll them.
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KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL
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| Kiwanis International
is an association of men and women committed to volunteer community service
locally and world wide. Since 1915, the member clubs of Kiwanis International
have donated time and financial support to worthy causes in their local
communities. Kiwanis International has some 323,249 members in 8,593 clubs
in 83 countries. Membership in Kiwanis student organizations world wide is
about 239,046. Together, Kiwanis organizations annually donate over $70 million
and more than 7 million volunteer hours for community service.
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| STRUCTURE OF KIWANIS |
| Each Kiwanis
Club is a member of a group of neighboring clubs, which we call a "Division".
Our
Division 34 includes all of
the Kiwanis Clubs from Sunnyvale to San Francisco. |
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Bill Menafra
Division 34 Lt. Governor
Kiwanis Club of DeAnza |
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| Divisions are grouped into larger "Districts". Our
Cal-Nev-Ha District includes, in its 45 Divisions, all
of the Kiwanis Clubs in
California, Nevada and Hawaii. |
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Kiwanis
International
consists of 46 Districts covering all corners of the globe.
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