More than half a million adult and youth volunteers in the Kiwanis International family of service clubs come together during November to celebrate and participate in community service projects in honor of Kiwanis Family Month.
The Kiwanis family includes adult Kiwanis clubs, Circle K International for college students, Key Club for high school students, Builders Club for junior high and middle school students, Kiwanis Kids for elementary school students, and Aktion Club for adults living with disabilities.
Adult and youth members of Kiwanis promote the ideals of voluntary service as a means to improve lives, with an emphasis on children, and to give something back to the community.
“When I was a Key Club member in the early 1980s, some very dedicated Kiwanians made time for me and the other members of my club,” says 2009-10 Kiwanis International President Paul Palazzolo. “They helped us learn the values of service and leadership, and they made a positive impact on our lives. I knew then that Key Club and Kiwanis had a relationship that would mean a lot for a very long time. I felt that sense of family almost immediately, and I still feel it today.”
Kiwanis members are asked to reach out to other Kiwanis-family members during Kiwanis Family Month as a time to renew their commitment to service.
“Reach out to our youth members,” Palazzolo urges, “and invite them to a service project. Work alongside them. Mentor them. Laugh with them. Learn from them. These memories you’re making will last a lifetime.”
Interested in learning more about Kiwanis? Read more about our programs, including information about how to join.
Posted
Oct 15 2009, 07:45 AM
by
Chris Hayworth