About Us
A global organization of volunteer dedicated to helping our community, one child, at a time.
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If you are not a member of The Dalles Kiwanis Club, you are more than welcome to attend our meetings to see what we’re all about.
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History
Kiwanis became an international organization with the founding of the Kiwanis Club of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 1916. Kiwanis clubs formed in communities across the United States and Canada until the 1960s, when worldwide expansion was approved. Today, Kiwanis clubs are helping children thrive, prosper and grow in nearly 80 nations and geographic locations.
Kiwanis was founded in Detroit, Michigan, on January 21, 1915.
In the early years, Kiwanis clubs focused on business networking, but even then, members were serving the needs of the poor.
By 1919, the organization had changed its focus from business to service.
Kiwanis became an international organization in 1916 with the organization of the Kiwanis Club of Hamilton, Ontario.
Kiwanis limited its membership to the United States and Canada until 1962 when worldwide expansion was approved.
Until 1987, Kiwanis was a male-only organization. But after years of debate and growing support, women’s membership was received overwhelmingly.
The Dalles Kiwanis Club was chartered in December 1921 and is still growing!
What is Kiwanis?
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.
Objects of Kiwanis…
The six permanent Objects of Kiwanis International were approved by Kiwanis club delegates at the 1924 Convention in Denver, Colorado. Through the succeeding decades, they have remained unchanged.
To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life.
To encourage the 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 goodwill.
Are you looking for ways to get to know people in your community? To connect with others—and get involved in projects that change lives? Then you’ve come to the right place. Kiwanis is all about making friends—and making an impact—in your local community.
