Kiwanis Club of Ozark Coast

What is a Kiwanian?

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.

Kiwanis Name

The name "Kiwanis" means "we trade" or "we share our talents". It was coined from an American Indian expression, Nunc Kee-wanis.

Kiwanians are volunteers changing the world through service to children and communities. Kiwanis members help shelter the homeless, feed the hungry, mentor the disadvantaged, and care for the sick. They develop youth as leaders, build playgrounds, raise funds for pediatric research, and much more. No problem is too big or too small. Why? Because working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. When you give a child a chance to learn, experience, dream, and succeed, great things happen! As Kiwanis clubs and members, we see it every day.

Membership

• About 8,000 clubs in 96 countries
• More than 260,000 adult members
• Approximately 320,000 youth

Mission

To serve the children of the world.

Service

• Each year, clubs sponsor nearly 150,000 service projects
• and raise more than $107 million