What is Kiwanis?
Sue Holt
President (2023-25) Kiwanis Club of Calgary Chinook |
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. For nearly 70 years, the Kiwanis Club of Calgary Chinook has been helping kids and their families in the local Calgary community and throughout the world. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. Check the Meetings Page tab for more information about our meetings.
The mission of the Kiwanis Club of Calgary Chinook is to provide opportunity for service by members to assist youth, seniors and the needy, by raising funds for special projects and by directly implementing these programs. Opportunity is given for personal growth of members through club programs and fellowship. We not only provide financial support to our community partner organizations, we also provide leadership opportunities for teenagers through our school clubs such as Key Clubs (high school) and Circle K clubs (university). We have fun together in our meetings and service projects and are making a difference in the Calgary community. If you have a passion for helping children and for making Calgary an even better place for families to live, then you will want to consider being involved with others who are excited about making an impact on the lives of children and on our city. Please contact us so that we can talk further about how you can make a difference! Check out our current Newsletter!!Coming soon
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Upcoming Events
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Are you looking for a way to give back to the community? Kiwanis Calgary Chinook would love your support. Check out our upcoming events and sign up to volunteer with us! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
For further information, please contact: info@kiwaniscalgarychinook.ca
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Upcoming events
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Kiwanis Calgary ChinookThe Kiwanis Club of Calgary Chinook received its Charter in December 1951 under the name of The Kiwanis Club of Calgary East with a membership of 44 members.
In the latter part of the 1950s the club changed its name to The Kiwanis Club of Calgary South and East which provided a larger area of the city to carry out the club's service projects. A further name change as a result of moving our meeting location to the North East part of the city was made in January 1994. The Kiwanis Club of Calgary Chinook was chosen to eliminate any area designation, allowing service to be carried out anywhere in the city. The Club celebrated its 50th Anniversary of service to the community on November 9th, 2001 at the Austrian Canadian Club with some 65 members, former members and companions in attendance. 
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About Kiwanis International
Kiwanis clubs, located in 80 nations, help their communities in countless ways. Each community’s needs are different—so each Kiwanis club is different. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things happen.
Service footprint: Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage nearly 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects. A family of servant leaders: Kiwanis clubs focus on changing the world by serving children, one child and one community at a time. To do this, many clubs also sponsor a Kiwanis family club—K-Kids for primary school children; Builders Clubs for adolescents; Key Clubs for teens; CKI clubs for university students and Aktion Clubs for adults living with disabilities—to reach more people and have a greater service impact on their communities. Traditional and not: No two Kiwanis clubs look exactly the same. Each member’s and community’s needs are different, and each club should look different. Some clubs are very traditional, with weekly meetings and a strong sense of history. Other clubs don’t meet at all, and instead hold meetings online and only come together for service projects. Newer clubs may follow the 3-2-1 concept: 3 hours of service, 2 hours of social activity and a 1-hour meeting each month. Clubs should reflect their communities and their members and should work to meet their needs. Flexibility is key to a successful club. Fellowship and fun: Kiwanis members don’t just do service—they have fun. Members make new friends by being part of a club where they attend meetings and participate in social events. Kiwanis clubs also provide excellent networking opportunities for professionals. Members meet new people from all over their region and the world through service projects, fundraising and by attending district and Kiwanis International conventions. |