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WHO ARE WE?
Capital District Kiwanis is
an extended family with more than 23,000 members spread over
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
We are part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated
to changing the world, one child, one community at a time.
These Are Our Values
The Six Permanent
Objects of Kiwanis International:
Approved by Kiwanis club delegates at the 1924
Convention in Denver, Colorado. Through the succeeding decades,
they have remained unchanged.
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To give primacy to the human and
spiritual rather than to the material values of life.
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To encourage the daily
living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
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To promote the
adoption and
the application of higher social, business, and professional standards.
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To develop, by precept
and
example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
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To provide, through
Kiwanis
clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render
altruistic service, and to build better communities.
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To cooperate in
creating
and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make
possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and
goodwill.
This is what we want to do
The
Capital District of Kiwanis International is committed to be the
leading
worldwide service organization by providing the highest quality of
support
and service to our communities in an efficient and effective manner. By
promoting membership growth; increasing communication; improving
education
and training; participating with our sponsored youth and continuing
"hands on"
service to all those in need, we will improve lives throughout the
district
and the world, as well as enriching the "Kiwanis Experience" for each
and
every member.
Vision
Statement:
Capital
District Kiwanis will set the Standard of Excellence in Community
Service
by continuing to build a better world through a climate of
compassion, respect
and teamwork. Every Kiwanian should strive to build a membership that
values
and insures integrity, diversity and creativity in meeting the
challenges of
the Twenty First Century. We must participate in quality service
locally
and globally, provide innovative leadership at all levels, build our
youth
for the future and make membership in Kiwanis a meaningful and
rewarding
experience.
Diversity Statement:
Capital
District Kiwanis International defines Diversity as that which
encourages
collaboration and participation from different backgrounds,
experiences,
regions, and perspectives for achieving excellence in District
endeavors
ranging from membership growth to community service within the K-Family.
Capital
District Kiwanis embraces diversity as an opportunity to create a
distinctive
organization always striving for innovative and collaborative ways in
providing
the finest community service to the people of the Capital
District.
This can only be achieved through sustaining an inclusive and diverse
environment
that mirrors the community at large from which we recruit our
membership.
Our Diversity Statement is maintained through:
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Promoting
inclusiveness
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Creating
an environment of open communication
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Sustaining
respect
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Supporting
collaboration and cooperation
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Encouraging
broad participation
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Appreciating
and understanding differences and perspectives
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