The Kiwanis Club of Napier, New Zealand  

"Serving the children of the World"

Welcome to the Kiwanis Club of Napier. The Napier Club was first formed in 1972, and has been actively involved in the life of New Zealand's Art Deco City ever since. Kiwanis is a global organisation of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.

Meetings:  

You are most welcome to attend one of our meetings and experience the friendship and fellowship that Kiwanians enjoy. Our meetings are held at the Napier R.S.A. rooms, corner of Vautier and Hastings Streets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 6.45 p.m. Meetings usually last for about 1 1/2 hours including dinner and at least once a month interesting guest speakers join us.

Napier Kiwanians are involved in a wide range of projects of a fund raising, labour intensive or supportive kind.  

Key Activities for Napier Club Members are:

E.I.T. Science & Technology Fair. This is an annual event with club members involved in administration, setting up and taking down the Fair and Security. In addition the club provides a cash prize, cup and medallion for a special award.

City of Napier Cadet Unit. Club members are involved in the support committee and raise funds for equipment and activities.

Napier Girls' High School Key Club. This is our newest venture and is a great opportunity for us to assist the Key Club members to develop personal, administrative and community skills; and to enhance the reputation of their school.  

Club members are also involved in assisting the Arthritis Foundation, N.Z. Heart Foundation and the Asthma Society in fund raising.  

Cooking on a roster basis at Cranford Hospice, and Bed pushing patients to Chapel at Hawkes Bay Hospital are other involvement's.  

Club members also enjoy fun activities and visits to the other clubs in our Division namely Taupo, Roto Whenua (Rotorua), Whakatane, Gisbourne and Tokoroa. We are always well represented at our annual District Convention and often at Asia Pacific and International meetings.  

The New Zealand - South Pacific District embraces New Zealand, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and French Polynesia (Tahiti) so we are multi cultural and multi national as is Kiwanis International. As Kiwanians we enjoy great opportunities for world wide information, friendships, service and travel.

For more detail visit the Web site, or for personal contact or information, please phone Trevor Langley (06) 843-3188.or call free on Ph: 0800 KIWANIS (0800 549-2647)

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Page last updated 4th October 2009