Kiwanis is an international organization of more than 600,000 civic-minded men and women in 96 countries, dedicated to building better communities - one child at a time.
KIwanis was founded in Detroit in 1915. For many years the KIwanis motto was, “We Build.” That was recently modified to reflect our focus on “Serving the Children of the World.”
Kiwanis Club of Smithfield, VA Kiwanis initiatives to organize in Smithfield, begun in the Sixties and were completed with sponsorship by Suffolk Kiwanis in the Seventies. On November 17, 1976, forty-three “Founding Fathers” were installed at our Charter Banquet. J. Clyde Aycock was elected the first of a long line of successful Presidents, whose names are posted in our meeting room.
We are glad you visited our webpage; if you're interested in working with local community leaders to provide service to our youth, come join us and see if Kiwanis is the CLUB for YOU. Kiwanis Club of Smithfield, PO Box 143, Smithfield, VA 23431