The Kiwanis Club of Kindness Mission, Vision & Core Values
Mission statement: To nurture a culture of kindness by empowering children and their communities with opportunities to give, grow, and connect through acts of compassion, understanding, and service. Vision statement: A world where kindness is the foundation of every community, and every child has the opportunity to thrive as a compassionate leader of tomorrow. Core values: Kindness: We believe in the transformative power of kindness to inspire change and build stronger communities. Integrity: We are committed to transparency, accountability, and ethical practices in all we do. Nurturing: We foster a compassionate and supportive environment where every child feels valued, encouraged, and empowered to grow in kindness and confidence. Development: We are committed to the personal and social growth of children, equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and character needed to lead with kindness and integrity. Noble: We uphold the highest standards of integrity, respect, and selflessness, inspiring children to pursue meaningful and honorable actions that uplift others. Empathy: We prioritize understanding and supporting the needs of children and their families. Service: We dedicate ourselves to making a positive impact through acts of kindness, volunteerism, and community engagement that enrich the lives of children and those around them. Social Justice: We advocate for fairness, inclusion, and equity, ensuring that all children, regardless of background, have the opportunity to thrive in a world built on kindness and respect.
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Our Kiwanis club looks out for our community and the Kiwanis international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. Our Kiwanis club is generous with its time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way!
For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.
The Kiwanis Mission & Vision
Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the world by making lasting differences in the lives of children. Kiwanis strives to be a positive influence in communities worldwide — so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive. Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through various community service projects that prepare children for healthy, safe, kind lives where they can reach their full potential.
Kiwanis Service
Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage approximately 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone.
Our Kiwanis club focuses on changing the world by serving children, one child in our community at a time. To reach more people and have a greater service impact on their communities, many clubs sponsor a Kiwanis family club — K-Kids for primary school children; Builders Clubs for adolescents; Key Clubs for teens; Circle K clubs for university students and Aktion Clubs for adults living with disabilities.
The Origin of the Name “Kiwanis”
Historical tradition reports that he name Kiwanis comes from the American Indian phrase Nunc Kee-wanis, which means “we trade” or “we share our talents”. The name was chosen by the founders of Kiwanis International, an organization that was founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1915.
Webster’s New World Dictionary says the word simply means in Native-American language “to make oneself known.”
However we believe that the name came about as a compromise from the original members in Detroit. They were aware that most college and professional sports teams had animals or birds as their mascots (e.g., the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers). Also Lions Club International was in process of forming (1917) and Eagles (1898), Elks (1868) and Moose (1888) Clubs or Lodges were becoming more popular. The Detroit organizers of the new organization were split between Cows and Iguanas and had such strong opinions for their choices that they would not yield. A compromise was reached to combine the two, as Cows-Iguanas which was simplified with some creative spelling to “Kiwanis”. Moozie and Lil’ Iguana strongly endorse this version of the Kiwanis name origin.
Join Us
Are you ready to help create communities that let all children thrive, prosper and grow? It’s pretty easy to do! Simply email [email protected] with your questions and to apply for Kiwanis club membership.
The kids in your community and the world are counting on you!
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The Kiwanis Club of Kindness Mission, Vision & Core Values
Mission statement: To nurture a culture of kindness by empowering children and their communities with opportunities to give, grow, and connect through acts of compassion, understanding, and service.
Vision statement: A world where kindness is the foundation of every community, and every child has the opportunity to thrive as a compassionate leader of tomorrow.
Core values:
Kindness: We believe in the transformative power of kindness to inspire change and build stronger communities.
Integrity: We are committed to transparency, accountability, and ethical practices in all we do.
Nurturing: We foster a compassionate and supportive environment where every child feels valued, encouraged, and empowered to grow in kindness and confidence.
Development: We are committed to the personal and social growth of children, equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and character needed to lead with kindness and integrity.
Noble: We uphold the highest standards of integrity, respect, and selflessness, inspiring children to pursue meaningful and honorable actions that uplift others.
Empathy: We prioritize understanding and supporting the needs of children and their families.
Service: We dedicate ourselves to making a positive impact through acts of kindness, volunteerism, and community engagement that enrich the lives of children and those around them.
Social Justice: We advocate for fairness, inclusion, and equity, ensuring that all children, regardless of background, have the opportunity to thrive in a world built on kindness and respect.
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Our Kiwanis club looks out for our community and the Kiwanis international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. Our Kiwanis club is generous with its time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way!
For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.
The Kiwanis Mission & Vision
Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the world by making lasting differences in the lives of children. Kiwanis strives to be a positive influence in communities worldwide — so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive. Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through various community service projects that prepare children for healthy, safe, kind lives where they can reach their full potential.
Kiwanis Service
Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage approximately 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone.
Our Kiwanis club focuses on changing the world by serving children, one child in our community at a time. To reach more people and have a greater service impact on their communities, many clubs sponsor a Kiwanis family club — K-Kids for primary school children; Builders Clubs for adolescents; Key Clubs for teens; Circle K clubs for university students and Aktion Clubs for adults living with disabilities.
The Origin of the Name “Kiwanis”
Historical tradition reports that he name Kiwanis comes from the American Indian phrase Nunc Kee-wanis, which means “we trade” or “we share our talents”. The name was chosen by the founders of Kiwanis International, an organization that was founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1915.
Webster’s New World Dictionary says the word simply means in Native-American language “to make oneself known.”
However we believe that the name came about as a compromise from the original members in Detroit. They were aware that most college and professional sports teams had animals or birds as their mascots (e.g., the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers). Also Lions Club International was in process of forming (1917) and Eagles (1898), Elks (1868) and Moose (1888) Clubs or Lodges were becoming more popular. The Detroit organizers of the new organization were split between Cows and Iguanas and had such strong opinions for their choices that they would not yield. A compromise was reached to combine the two, as Cows-Iguanas which was simplified with some creative spelling to “Kiwanis”. Moozie and Lil’ Iguana strongly endorse this version of the Kiwanis name origin.
Join Us
Are you ready to help create communities that let all children thrive, prosper and grow? It’s pretty easy to do! Simply email [email protected] with your questions and to apply for Kiwanis club membership.
The kids in your community and the world are counting on you!
Kind people are our kind of people!
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