Kiwanis Ohana

Builders Club

 Builders Club builds leaders from middle school! Builders Club is similar to Key Club but for the middle school level. They are the largest service organization for middle school/junior high, and have 45,000 members all across the globe! The first Builders Club was chartered in 1975, and since then they have continued growing and fostering leaders. Their core values are the same as Key Club’s, and they focus on building leaders through service and character building. Builders Club is partnered with UNICEF and March of Dimes, and they work to help these charities and help children in need! Key Club can co-Sponsor Builders Clubs to help them grow into leaders and create a connection between the two branches. As Key Clubbers, we are able to help and guide them as leaders and we can invite them to our service projects! To learn more about Builders Club, go to https://www.buildersclub.org/

K-Kids

K-Kids, which stands for Kiwanis Kids, is the youngest branch of the Kiwanis Family! The members of K-Kids are elementary school students who serve and learn to become leaders at a young age. Within K-Kids, they have the Terrific Kids program, where K-Kids members set goals for themselves and define what “terrific” means to them! The program encourages good behavior and those who reach their goals are recognized for being a Terrific Kid! Another program by K-Kids is the Bring Up Grades program where students are encouraged to maintain good grades. Like in Terrific Kids, the students set goals for themselves! When they reach their goals, they are recognized and celebrated! K-Kids helps kids become the best they can be! To learn more about K-Kids and what they do, go to www.kiwaniskids.org/ 

KIWIN'S

Did you know that the word “Kiwin” is derived from “Anokiiwin”? This translates to “people working together in service.” One could argue that there has never been a more fitting word to describe the hardworking community of KIWIN’S today! In fact, “KIWIN’S” is always capitalized to emphasize the large impact of local KIWIN’S clubs on their surrounding communities. Founded in 1974, KIWIN’S was originally named “Keyettes”, as Key Club was an all-male club at the time! As Key Club and KIWIN’S have evolved into the all-inclusive clubs that we all love, both clubs parallel in their mission to serve their communities with passion and dedication. There will always be an everlasting bond between Key Club and KIWIN’S, as exemplified by the close relationship of the two CNH sister districts! Currently, CNH KIWIN’S major emphasis is on the “Live2Learn” program, which promotes education and building literacy skills in 5-9 year old youth. Check out the KIWIN’S website at https://www.kiwins.org/ to learn more about the initiative and KIWIN’S as a whole!

KIWANIS

With all of the branches of the K-Family being composed of thousands of kids, Kiwanis steps up to the responsibility of looking out for them. “Serving the Children of the World”, their global community of clubs, members, and partners all dedicate themselves to improve the circumstances of children and stand by them as they grow to become strong future leaders. As their focus has always been assisting the young, there are roughly 150,000 projects held yearly revolving around fighting hunger, improving opportunities, and many more activities that help with child development. They prove the statement, “Thousands serving millions” very well, especially when their mission is to help kids around the world as the parental figure of the K-family branches. Kiwanis originated in 1915 by a group of businessmen in Detroit, Michigan. The name was first called the ‘Supreme Lodge Benevolent Order of Brothers’, but changed to Kiwanis after the American Indian expression, “Nunc Kee-wanis” meaning, “We trade”. To learn more about Kiwanis and what they do, go to www.kiwanis.org/