Kiwanis International is an organization of community service clubs with more than 320,000 members in 8,500 clubs throughout the world, half of which are located in North America. A Kiwanis club is a group of local business people with a typical membership of 25 to 60 people; however, the larger clubs number about 500. Each Kiwanis Club meets once a week and has several committees that implement service projects.

Kiwanis members are called Kiwanians. (This is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable: Ki-wan-ee-an).

The average Kiwanian is 55 years old. Forty percent of members are mid-level executives, 30 percent are entrepreneurs and the remaining 30 percent represent other professions or are retirees.

Kiwanis clubs are organized into divisions, with generally eight to 15 clubs in each one. Divisions are organized into districts, which may cover one state or several states. Districts vary in size from 100 to 600 clubs.

Are you interested? Please come and see what the club is all about.

Would you like to join an organization of community people who give back to their community?

Are you interested in joining? Please come to one of our meetings for a "look see." I guarantee you'll be impressed.

Would you like to help us help children? Then join us.

Did you know Kiwanis has a website? For you computer hackers: check Kiwanis International Website at www.kiwanis.org.

Please save all your soda/drink flip top tabs and all your Campbell soup labels and General Mills box tops and turn them in to the Levittown Kiwanis Club at one of our meetings. You may ask: why labels and soda tabs? The labels and box tops go to St. Jude's Ranch for Children, where they redeem them for a monetary amount. The soda tabs go to the Bellmore Fire Department and Fork Lane School in Hicksville. They are redeemed for monetary donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Annual Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast will be held at the Memorial Education Center on Sunday morning, March 17, from 7 to 11 a.m. That Sunday is also the LEAD WEEK FAMILY WALK and FAIR at Memorial. Come early to get your pancakes and then walk it off at the Lead Walk. Hope to see you there.

Tuesday, Feb. 26	2:00 p.m.	Northside School
Wednesday, Feb. 27	2:30 p.m.	East Broadway
Wednesday, March 6	10:00 a.m.	Wisdom Lane Middle School
Wednesday, April 3	9:15 a.m.	Wisdom Lane Middle School
Tuesday, April 9	2:00 p.m.	Northside School
Wednesday, April 24	2:30 p.m.	East Broadway
Thursday, April 25	10:00 a.m.	Lee Road School
Wednesday, May 29	2:30 p.m.	East Broadway
Thursday, May 30	10:00 a.m.	Lee Road School
Tuesday, June 4	2:00 p.m.	Northside School
Tuesday, June 18	9:30 a.m.	East Broadway
Over 1,000 students have received a Terrific Kids certificate last year. Please watch for our bumper sticker.

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The Levittown Kiwanis Club meets every Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. at: La Focaccia restaurant, 70 East Village Green, Levittown, NY 11756. Telephone - 796-4461.

Please stop by and get involved with the Kiwanis Club of Levittown and see what it does for its community.

Look for the Kiwanis Korner in the paper every week.