While it is not possible to estimate the value of the glorious achievements of clubs in the field of JOMH, community and national service, we have tried to briefly outline the annual activities in this booklet, KIWANIS IN ACTION. May 11 Be inspired, as Kiwanians, to provide leadership, to demonstrate the umelish service to fellow humanity and the generation of the 11JOrth of our 11Jay of life, and in part to thank the bt1ildi11g of a cathedral of friendship in 11Jwhom all people and 11atiom will find peace and contentment.". KIWANIANS from ARCATA, CALIFORNIA are rightly proud of their 400 Club Dinner that they sponsor annually.
Such a cow is classified as "excellent" and the dairyman who owns the cow is honored at the 400 Club Dinner. Through this program, and with the hope that the idea will spread to other communities, these Kiwanians feel that understanding between the United Stales and the rest of the world will improve. Early in the year they sponsored the fourth annual Conservation Day program, entertaining 179 farmers during an all-day affair.
Just sixty days later, the club organized a tour for sixty farmers at the experiment station, which included demonstrations of tillage, chemical weed control, and no-crop plots—lunch was again served "at the Kiwanis Club." These active and agriculturally oriented Kiwanians also had other programs on farm education and adult animal evaluation. With all the energy and industry of true Kiwanis, they raised $2,000 in the first month of their efforts. The old system was nearly forty years old and the city was poorly lit, so the Kiwanis Club decided to do something about it.
The club visited all the residents of South Porcupine and encouraged them to attend the clinic led by two experts in the diabetic field.
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He has not left me naked in my power to my enemies." In developing the fundamental goals of K i111anis International, our leaders chose as the most important: "To give preference to human and spiritual over material valttes Although Kiwanis is well past its thirty-sixth birthday, it was only in 1935 The Committee for the Preservation of Humanity in their spiritual goals became an official and integral part of another administrative community.
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Believing that there should be closer relations between the clergy and local industry, club members picked up 111 clergymen at their homes early in the morning and took them to a large manufacturing plant. After the tour, the ministers and their Kiwanis hosts went to the auditorium to hear the president of the society speak. Afterwards, the entire group was taken to the hotel for a regular meeting, accompanied by motorcycle policemen.
It is easy to see why relations between the clergy, the Kiwanis, and the various industries of the city of Milwaukee are so cordial. Admittedly, there was a lot of organizational work, but this was made easier by the fact that the oil pastors of the three churches are Kiwanis and members of the committee to support the churches in their spiritual goals. Enrollment loss over the summer was 238 children, representing 145 families, and over-enrollment was over 200.
This is a magnificent tribute to the excellent work done by the members of this fine club. "LITILE DE LITILE-". In collaboration with the local probation officer and the Juvenile Crime Coordinating Committee, members of the club have developed a program to ensure that these unfortunate youths receive the spiritual guidance they desperately need. Someone has said, "Unless the men and girls of today are well-led, well-read, and well-behaved; 1 m less it is well said what we elders say to them; then these boys and girls will not be."
It is extremely gratifying that each group, in its own way, conveyed these principles by providing free services to young people in their community. KIWAANS of FULTON, NEW YORK believe in the old saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Last year, they held a city competition to name the athletic field. Then they hired an athletic director who coached sixteen sandlot baseball teams, all sponsored by the club.
THE KIWANIATS of SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO not only carry their shovels, they also swing their pickaxes. The club actually spent $14,000 on materials, then raised the balance by selling "certificates of debt" to local citizens, which will be retired at a rate of about $5,000 a year from the club. White elephant sales, carnivals, ox roasts, tax pan collections and a "Horse Cap" show were some of the successful fundraising projects.
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CAPITAL KIWANIANS of DENVER, COLORADO believe in the conservation of human as well as natural resources. The city lacked funds and space to build more public playgrounds; that's why Capital City Kiwanians held a "Backyard and Neighborhood Playground Contest." The aim of this competition was to provide safe, adequate and desirable play space and equipment in private lots and vacant lots close to the children. All participants received an "honorable ribbon" bearing the name of the Kiwanis Club of Ontorio.
A special edition of the local paper was printed and Kiwanions occupied street corners to raise additional funds for their youth service work. A twenty minute color film was made of the parade and the Kiwanians of Pensacola hope to make it available to other clubs as an inspiring and practical example of this great activity. It is clear that the years of experience of the leading business men and professionals of the Louisville club greatly helped the girls to chart their future path.
T 11Jenty-six years r1go, t11Jo eclttcr1tors of the Sac'l'amento, Californict High School, u :ho r1lso were members of. Although numerous examples of Kiwanis activities in the organization of Key Clubs could be shown, it seems more appropriate to recount a few of the activities of individual Key Clubs. MONTREAL, QUEBEC KEY CLUBBERS showed movies in the school auditorium every other week and raised money.
Notional Children's Day 1950 had special meaning for Brandon Kiwonions, as it was on this date that their children's hospital opened as part of Brandon General Hospital. PUEBLO, COLORADO KIWANIANS are convinced that “there is no such thing as a bod boy.” They also believe that the environment plays a very big role in a boy's behavior. The proof of the pudding of this valuable pawn is the fact that in over two years no boy has thrown away this opportunity.
It is now a district-wide project and is proving to be a "people maker". Before the boy is paroled, the Kiwanis Club in his hometown. KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE KIWANIANS have achieved a remarkable record on behalf of the neglected children of this city. Operating the Kiwanis Fresh Air Farm with an annual expenditure of $4,000 to $5,000, these Kiwanis can be proud of the fact that the 150 children who attend the camp annually gain an average of three pounds each during the two-week camp period.
These conscientious Kiwanlans feel that it is indeed a small investment for the miraculous improvement of the health of these young people. In addition to the Kiwanis• camping period, groups such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the Neighborhood Council of Churches use all of the excellent facilities of the Kiwanis Fresh Air Farm.
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