Kiwanis is a worldwide service organization of individuals who want to improve their communities. As a group, they can achieve what they cannot do
alone. 
These men and women attend Kiwanis club meetings for fellowship and inspiration. They perform voluntary community service through committees and special projects. Clubs around the world have raised $75,000,000 to eliminate the Iodine Deficiency Disorder.
A special emphasis today is "Serving the Children of the World."
Kiwanis Club of North Vancouver
Website: www.kcnv.org
Kiwanis is a group of dedicated, community and service minded men and women from all walks of life, ethnic background, colour and creed. The most important ingredients to becoming a Kiwanian is a willingness to serve. If you are searching for a way to make a meaningful contribution, call us.
Individuals of good standing in the community who are sponsored by a Kiwanian.
Cost
The cost of belonging to a Kiwanis club varies depending upon the club. Each club attempts to keep the cost of membership as low as possible.
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Our club, one of the oldest service clubs on the North Shore, was chartered March 16, 1921. The Club, Kiwanis Senior Citizens Homes Ltd. and the North Vancouver Kiwanis Foundation, play an active role in helping to improve our community by:
- Providing modern affordable housing for about 600 seniors;
- Bursaries for local students;
- Support for Elementary School Music Programmes;
- An Annual Youth Water Ski Event;
- Sponsorship of International Mountain Film Festival;
- Supporting Youth Sports/Boy Scout Movement;
- CPR kits for N.V. High Schools;
- And much, much, more
Meetings
We meet on the first, third and fifth Tuesday evenings for fellowship and dinner at 6:15 p.m. at Kiwanis Towers. Our Penthouse meeting room has a
magnificent view of Vancouver Harbour. If you wish to attend, as our guest, please call us at 604-984-9166.
Our Activities, past & present, include:
- Mothers Day Plant Sales
- High School Bursary Presentations
- Christmas & Summer parties for tenants
- Food service at Edgemont Days
- Fund Raising for Kiwanis Worldwide Service Project, the elimination of the Iodine Deficiency Disorder
- Park & Tilford Christmas Lights
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Kiwanis Senior Citizens Homes
2555 Whiteley Court
North Vancouver, BC
Canada V7J 3G9
Kiwanis Lynn Manor I
2555 Whiteley Court
North Vancouver, BC
Canada V7J 3G9
Kiwanis Towers
170 West 2nd Street
North Vancouver, BC
Canada V7M 1C4
Kiwanis Carneby Place
1215 St. Georges Avenue
North Vancouver, BC
Canada V7L 3H9
Telephone: 604-984-9166
Fax: 604-984-9181
Email: info@kiwanisseniorhomes.org
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Today Kiwanis numbers approximately 300,000 members in 8,500 clubs in 80 different countries.
There are more than 8,600 Kiwanis clubs with nearly 300,000 members in 94 nations and geographic areas.
Financial support for music in our schools.
Kiwanis sponsors three organizations for young men and women: Builders Clubs in junior high schools, Key Clubs in high schools, and Circle K in colleges.
In total, over 600,000 in the Kiwanis family.
Kiwanis' continuing service emphasis is called "Young Children: Priority One," which focuses on the special needs of children from prenatal development to age five. Projects conducted as part of the "Young Children: Priority One" service emphasis involved $14.3 million and 1.3 million volunteer hours.
A teenager’s dream – to water ski!
Internationally, in one year, Kiwanis clubs sponsored 147,000 service projects. To do so, Kiwanians raised and spent nearly $100 million and contributed 6.2 million hours of volunteer time.
In 1994, Kiwanis launched its first Worldwide Service Project, a $75 million campaign in partnership with UNICEF to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders by the year 2000. Iodine deficiency is rare in areas where iodized salt is used, but in other parts of the world, IDD is the leading cause of preventable mental and physical retardation. As many as 1.5 billion people are at risk, especially young children.
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North Vancouver’s primary provider of senior’s housing, Kiwanis Senior Citizens Homes Ltd. is a non-profit company owned by the Kiwanis Club of North Vancouver and operated by a board of directors and a team of professional, caring managers.
Senior's housing has been an important part of the Clubs activities for many years. The original "Kiwanis Village" was a group of wartime houses purchased by the club in the late 40's. This was followed by "The Apartments", built in the 50's and 60's on 1st. Ave. These units were phased out. Our present facilities are:
A visit to any of our North Vancouver Kiwanis buildings reveals their comfortable, newly renovated suites; featuring balconies, full kitchens, ample storage, and spectacular views of North Vancouver mountains, parks, and the city. Close to shopping, medical services, bus routes and far enough from downtown to be free of smog, but close enough to access theatres and restaurants.
Please take your time to browse through our buildings or call our office to arrange for a tour.
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The Foundation was established in 1976 and presently has assets in excess of $900,000. Approximately $30,000 is available annually to support worthwhile community projects or needs. Since its founding, over $850,000 has been invested in the community in the form of grants to various organizations. The goal of the Foundation is to support community organizations in their charitable, cultural, educational and social projects.
Gifts, bequests and donations may be made to:
Kiwanis Foundation of North Vancouver
170 West 2nd Street
North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 1C4
Tel: 604-984-9166
A small representative listing of some of
the organizations that have benefited from
the Foundation:
- Annual High School Bursaries
- Scouts Canada
- Special Bus for Kiwanis Care Homes
- North Vancouver Arts Council
- North Vancouver Christmas Bureau
- North Shore Community Services
- North Shore Home Support Society
- North Shore Garden Contest
- North Vancouver Youth Band
- North Shore Neighbourhood House
- The Arthritis Society
- Relocation of PGE Station
The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of members of the Kiwanis Club of North Vancouver.
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We senior citizens today are so lucky to have places such as this, and I certainly do appreciate it, to feel safe, warm, and reasonable rents close to shopping and transportation.
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