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"Welcome to the Nampa Kiwanis Club chartered in 1922 -
one of the most active service clubs in the Treasure Valley."
The Nampa Kiwanis Clubs meets every Thursday at noon to enjoy the association of business,
informational programs and to promote projects to help the young people of the Treasure Valley.
(Nampa Kiwanis meets at the Hong Kong Restaurant at the corner of
12th Avenue South and 2nd Street in Downtown Nampa.)
Guests are always welcome!
Contact any club officer or member to find out more about becoming a Nampa Kiwanis Club member.
Download a new member application - available online - click here.
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to  changing the world one child and one community at a time
Please check the Nampa Kiwanis program list click here to see the next program and comming events. Thank you for helping serve the children of the Treasure Valley.
Local Events
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Midyear: time to think convention
There's a time and a place to think about the 2009 Kiwanis International Convention: your district midyear conference.
Many Kiwanis districts will provide information about the organization's upcoming annual gathering in Nashville, Tennessee. At your district meeting, you also may meet new Kiwanis friends who also will attend the International celebration.
Make plans to meet on the streets of Music City, U.S.A., June 25-28, 2009.
Visit your district's Web site, contact the district office, or talk with your lieutenant governor to find out where and when your district midyear conference will be.
Happy birthday, Kiwanis
Did you know Kiwanis has a birthday coming up? Do you know when? Following are three important dates in Kiwanis' history. Just for fun, which one is the official anniversary? And what significant events occurred on the other two dates?
- December 7, 1914
- January 21, 1915
- May 21, 1919
Answers:
- On December 7, 1914, Allen Simpson Browne walked into Joe Prance's tailor shop in Detroit, Michigan, and introduced the concept of a business-networking organization that would become Kiwanis.
- On January 21, 1915, the State of Michigan granted a charter to the first Kiwanis Club: Detroit. This date is recognized as the official anniversary of Kiwanis.
- On May 21, 1919, delegates raised $17,500 in one-half hour to purchase the organization from its founder, Browne.
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Installation banquet was great, great food, great fun and great leaders...congratulations to the officers and board for 2008-09.
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Todd Goode takes over as the 2007-2008 President of the Nampa Kiwanis Club from Nickie Chandler and will also serve his 2008-2009 term. Thanks Nickie and have a great time in your new adventure. |
| RAD Choir directed by Bette Moore, Boys and Girls Club, and the Syringa House operated by Northwest Children's Home are a few of the projects selected by the Nampa Kiwanis Club for this year. Click on Club Projects to find out more about Syringa House |
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Objectives of Kiwanis
The six permanent Objectives of Kiwanis International were approved by Kiwanis club delegates at the 1924 Convention in Denver, Colorado. Through the succeeding decades, they have remained unchanged.
- To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life.
- To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
- To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional standards.
- To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
- To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build better communities.
- To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.
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What does the name "Kiwanis" mean?
The name "Kiwanis" was adapted from the expression "Nun Kee-wanis" in the Otchipew (Native American) language, meaning "We have a good time," "We make a noise," or, under another construction, "We trade or advertise." A popular translation is "We Meet".
During the organization's founding in 1915, members belonged to the "Benevolent Order Brothers." The name, however, was unsatisfactory from the first.
"It seems to me," said member Harry A. Young, "that Benevolent Order Brothers is a might peculiar name for an organization of businessmen. Who wants to be a BOB? Well, I don't for one. The name sounds downright silly, and I think we'd be getting off to a better start if we changed it right now before we go any further."
A committee of members sought the assistance of Clarence M. Burton, then historian for the City of Detroit, Michigan. Burton found the expression "Nunc Kee-wanis" in Bishop Baraga's dictionary of the Otchipew language.
The name was perfect. It satisfied founder Allen Simpson Browne, because one variation of its meaning, "We trade," corresponded with his conception of the new organization. He believed that better business opportunities among the members--adding up to a sort of reciprocal trade arrangement--constituted its prime purpose.
Other members, however, believed that the group should "make a noise"--a noticeable difference--through community service.- Adapted from Dimensions of Service-The Kiwanis Story. |
