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California-Nevada-Hawaii District
PURPOSE
The District hosts two mid-year conferences and an annual District Convention.
During this time, the District
provides club leadership with training and seminars and presents District awards
to Divisions and Clubs. At the general session, club delegates participate in
voting on resolutions and bylaws amendments and in the election of District officers.
For the most current information on the activities of the District, please visit the District website at
CNHKiwanis.org
HISTORY
The District was officially recognized, with the pledge of 40 clubs in California,
at the Providence Convention in June 1918. On June 19, 1919, the Los Angeles Kiwanis
Club, with a membership of one hundred, received its charter from International
and became the 67th club in Kiwanis International.
On March 24, 1923, Reno became affiliated with the District and the International
Board approved the California - Nevada District on December 5, 1924. The Honolulu
Club was organized in May 1947, and the Island Clubs became the Hawaii Division
of Kiwanis International. On May 11, 1950 the Hawaiian Division requested affiliation
with California - Nevada District. At the District Convention in Santa Cruz on
October 10, 1950, the District Board approved the request. Kiwanis International
approved the request on October 29, 1950 and voted to approve the name of California
- Nevada - Hawaii District as of January 1, 1951.
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The
purpose of a District is to provide direction and leadership to its Divisions
and Clubs; it is the highest level of organization that continually interfaces
with the management and focus of the clubs within Kiwanis.
The California-Nevada-Hawaii District is the largest in Kiwanis International, with more than 17,000 members and an additional 40,000 members in our Service Leadership Programs. Our membership contributes more than $530,000,000 and 850,000 volunteer service hours to make their communities a better place each year. The District Governor for 2007-2008 is Oscar Knight, a member of the La Mesa Kiwanis club.
In May of 1917, Kiwanis came to California. The primary purpose was to teach,
in a language the average man could understand and bring to full fruition, the
basic principle of an unselfish interest in the other fellow. Shortly prior to
May, W.W. Widenham and Paul Jesbury of Los Angeles made trips to the East where
they came into contact with Kiwanis Clubs. On May 16, E.F. Wescott and Alvah Stimmers
came to Los Angeles to assist in the organization of a Kiwanis Club. At noon on
June 6, twelve men met at the Clark Hotel and perfected the temporary organization
of the club. In September, with the membership of about sixty, the new club adopted
its Bylaws and began to plan activities.
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