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| Founded
in 1915 and headquartered in
Kiwanis first came to Colorado when a Denver club was organized in February of 1918. The Kiwanis Club of Pueblo was formally chartered on March 16, 1921, with 53 members and incorporated in May of 1945. The club now has more than 100 members, and is one of the larger clubs in the Rocky Mountain District. The Rocky Mountain District consists of clubs in Colorado, Wyoming and western Nebraska. Our division, Division 12, includes the clubs in the Lower Arkansas Valley. The Kiwanis Club of Pueblo has received many district-wide awards for excellence and community service. Kiwanis clubs view their role within their respective
communities with a great deal of foresight. Key aspects to operating an
effective club include:
Club meetings traditionally are held once a
week and offer an atmosphere of fun, learning, and fellowship. In addition to
attending the meetings, the typical Kiwanian volunteers
each month to assist with club service projects.
Kiwanis also plays a special role in developing future
generations of leaders. K-Kids clubs at the elementary school level, Builders
Clubs in middle schools and junior highs, Key Clubs in high schools, and
Circle K clubs at the collegiate level all are Kiwanis organizations that
teach community service and leadership skills to young people. Worldwide, the entire Kiwanis family is
committed to eliminating the devastating effects of
Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), the world's leading
preventable cause of mental retardation. More than 1.5 billion people
are at risk of suffering IDD because they do not receive enough iodine in
their diets. But, because of Kiwanis' efforts, many parents who have been
affected by IDD are able to watch their children grow up healthy and reach
their full physical and mental potential. The results of the IDD program will
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| History of the Pueblo Kiwanis Foundation (Written in 1990) The Pueblo Kiwanis Foundation was begun in the late 1930's by Judge Hubert Glover. Its emphasis was the Pueblo Placement Plan, a program to place kids in foster homes through the court system. The program received national acclaim for the Pueblo Kiwanis Club. In 1971, other agencies took over this program, and the president asked a committee to find a new direction for the Foundation funds. Over the next few years the committee spent $25 per month to bring prisoners to speak to Pueblo youth, sponsored a boy at the Colorado Boy's Ranch, painted homes and meeting places for senior citizens and participated in other charitable activities. In 1976 the Kiwanis president initiated the current Orthodontics Program for youth. A drive to establish an endowment fund for the Foundation was begun. $6,000 was raised in the first year alone. In June 1990, the fund was $30,000 and has grown to $240,000 today. In 1983 the Foundation was incorporated and a set of bylaws were developed. The bylaws direct the president of the club to appoint a committee with the first vice president as chair. The broad mission of the Foundation is "To help keep kids in school." However, the main emphasis has been the Orthodontia Program. To date (in 1990), 103 young persons have been served by the program at an approximate cost of $140,000 to the club. The endowment does not totally pay the expenses incurred by the Foundation. Additional funds come through special fundraisers which have included: pancake breakfasts, peanut sales, Buffalo Roundup, garage and rummage sales, raffles and Christmas item sales. In addition, members pledge $400 a month. [Since 1990, the Foundation has grown substantially. 2006 saw member contributions of $1700, outside contributions of $29,000, fund raising brought in $1751, happy dollars $728, scholarship endowments $3700 and investment earnings and gains of around $16,000. The Orthodontia Program and scholarship programs continue to be a success.] Past Presidents of Kiwanis Club of Pueblo
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