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Kiwanis Club invites all to July 17 meeting
There will be an organizational meeting for prospective members
SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD - The Kiwanis Club of South Orange-Maplewood is seeking to rebuild and resume its 96-year old legacy of service to the South Orange and Maplewood communities. There will be an organizational meeting for prospective members on Tuesday, July 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the South Orange Library, 65 Scotland Road. All are welcome. Dues for new members will be $150, which covers membership until October, 2019 (i.e. $10 per month).
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The Kiwanis Club of South Orange-Maplewood was organized with 50 members on February 8, 1922. It is presently the 5th oldest Kiwanis Club in New Jersey. In its early days, the club raised $20,000 (equivalent to $300,000 today) to construct a World War I monument for South Orange. In 1927, the club raised $10,000 (equivalent to nearly $150,000 today) to construct a Girl Scout Camp, which still exists today (The Oval at South Mountain Reservation). The club has always strived to help underprivileged boys and girls in the community. In 1998, the Kiwanis Club of South Orange-Maplewood started the Maplewood Annual Duck Race on Memorial Day in Maplewood Memorial Park. They ran it for 17 years, until it was taken over by the South Mountain YMCA in 2016.
The Kiwanis Club of South Orange-Maplewood sponsors the Key Club in Columbia High School. Key Club is the oldest and largest student-led service program for high school students in the world.
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About Kiwanis
Founded in 1915, Kiwanis International is a global organization of clubs and members dedicated to serving the children of the world. Kiwanis and its family of clubs, including Circle K International for university students, Key Club for students age 14–18, Builders Club for students age 11–14, K-Kids for students age 6–12 and Aktion Club for adults living with disabilities, annually dedicate more than 18.5 million service hours to strengthen communities and serve children. The Kiwanis International family comprises more than 702,000 adult and youth members in more than 79 countries and geographic areas. Visit www.kiwanis.org for more information.
