Kiwanis Club of Asheville

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. -- Kiwanis defining statement, adopted October 2004.

When and where we meet: We meet each Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 10 N. Liberty Street (corner of Merrimon Ave. and East Chestnut St.), Asheville. Guests are always welcome.

What we do at club meetings:

12:00 to 1:00pm: Lunch, meet guests, announcements, reports, "happy pig," etc.

1:00 to 1:30pm: The Program: Informative, entertaining, timely; ends at 1:30pm sharp.

What we do outside club meetings: Click on Recently Completed Projects to see what we do for the community and how we raise money for our children's charities.

The objects of Kiwanis:

To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than the material values of life.
To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business and professional standards.
To develop by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship.
To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic services, and to build better communities.
To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism, which makes possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and good will.

Dues: $11.50 per week. This includes: weekly luncheon, subscription to Kiwanis International magazine, and contribution to worldwide service projects.