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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