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Kiwanis

Kiwanis

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A club of volunteers in many countries who do community work to help children
  • proper noun
  • /kɪˈwɑːnɪs/
: Kiwanis
  • I don't suppose you remember me, but I met you at the Kiwanis get-together.
  • Kiwanis Club

So I stole the the phone list and started at my own Kiwanis Club and would do the telemarketing, go out twice a week and pick up checks.

Examples

  • "We speak to social organizations, including the Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, and VFW," O'Halloran said.

    Blog text (30)

  • The husband and I are going to the Kiwanis dinner-dance tonight, and I need to look my best.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Through Kiwanis' signature club project Read Around the World, members can help make that happen.

    Blog text (10)

  • Established in 1920, the Salisbury Kiwanis Club is one of the oldest Kiwanis organizations in the country.

    Blog text (14)

  • "When something's wrong, we have to deal with it," Montross said at a meeting of the Salisbury Kiwanis Club Friday.

    Blog text (14)

  • He asks me to write him a speech to deliver to the Kiwanis Club of Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

    Quiz Show (1994)

  • Ambitious young men anxious to get along in their profession soon discover that it pays to be good, join the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis Club, and, if they are interested in politics, the leading political party in the community.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Enthusiastic Carolina booster and graduate Ronnie Smith said Montross's visit to Kiwanis was "one of the greatest days of my life."

    Blog text (14)

  • The Kiwanis Club in our town organizes annual events to raise funds for local children's programs.

  • My father is a member of the Kiwanis, and he volunteers every weekend to help the community.

Surface Forms

Kiwanis main

Etymology

The word Kiwanis comes from an Ojibwe (a Native American) word that is often said to mean 'we share' or 'we give to others'. It was chosen to show people working together to help children and local communities. So the name matches the club's modern idea of service and helping.