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The history of Kiwanis
Paul PalazzoloPast president
Kiwanis International
1915–1919
Mallers Building, Kiwanis’ first office
First board members
1915–1919
Historic marker in Detroit, Michigan
First president of the Downtown Detroit Kiwanis
Club,Donald A. Johnston
Kiwanis became an international organization
with the creation of the Kiwanis Club of Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada.
In 1916…
1920–1929
By 1924…
1,200 clubs
90,000 members
1930‒1939
1940‒1949
1950‒1959
1960‒1969
50th Anniversary, 1965
First club in Asia-Pacific: Tokyo, 1964
First club in Europe: Vienna, 1963
First club outside North America: Tijuana,
1962
1960‒1969
Kiwanis firsts…
Ian PerdriauFirst Asia-Pacific
presidentAustralia District
1994‒95
Eyjólfur “Eddie” SigurðssonFirst Europe president
Iceland-Faroes District
1995‒96
Walter SellersFirst African-
American president
Ohio District1997‒98
Juan "Ito" Torres
First Asia president
Philippine Luzon2002–03
1970–1979
1980–1989
1990–1999
324,726 members
8,972 clubs
83 countries and geographic areas
By 1992…
2000–2009
Iodine Deficiency Disorder, 1993
Lisa McCoyTexas-Oklahoma
District,first female
international board member
IDD
2000–2009
2010–2015
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