Historic Roswell Kiwanis

Meeting on 17 January 2008

Has it made a difference in the world that you are a Kiwanian? 

Georgia Kiwanis District Governor Maurice J. "Mick" Maguire was the guest of honor at Historic Roswell Kiwanis for the celebration of the 93nd anniversary of the founding of Kiwanis International.  He reminded Roswell Kiwanians that without them in Kiwanis, so much good would have been left undone.

Historic Roswell Kiwanis treasurer Roger H. Lamprey was presented with the Georgia Kiwanis District Leadership Medallion.

Mick Maguire of the Kiwanis Club of Peachtree City is the 88th Governor of the Georgia District of Kiwanis.  As the current governor, he follows a line of Georgia Kiwanis leaders that began in 1919. The first Kiwanis Club in Georgia, the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, was chartered on May 27, 1918 as the 6th Club in Kiwanis International.

The first Kiwanis club was organized in Detroit, Michigan. The group received a charter from the state of Michigan on January 21, 1915, and this is  regarded  as  the

Happy 93rd Birthday, Kiwanis International!

birth date of Kiwanis. Kiwanis became international with the organization of the Kiwanis Club of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 1916. Kiwanis limited its membership to the United States and Canada until 1962, when worldwide expansion was approved. Since then, Kiwanis has spread to all inhabited continents of the globe.

Governor Mick, President Chris and Roger Lamprey lead KCHR in a rousing chorus of "Happy Birthday..."

Roger Lamprey Receives the Georgis Kiwanis District Leadership Medallion from Kiwanis Governor Maguire