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The Kiwanis Club of Beloit Stateline Golden K is one of three Kiwanis Clubs in Beloit. Its members are made up primarily of retired men and women from the statline area.
A Kiwanis Club is part of the Kiwanis Family which consists of four sponsored youth clubs which function at the elementary, middle school, high school and college/university level. Another member of the Kiwanis Family is the Action Club whose members are made up of developmentally disabled adults.
The logos to the right represent, from the top, the Kiwanis Club, Builders Club and K-Kids Club.
CURRENT CLUB PRESIDENT AND OFFICERS
2003-2004
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| Larry Durben - President |
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| Doug Schultz, President-Elect |
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| Bob Seidel-Vice Ptesident |
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| Dick Baller - Secretary |
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| Ken Clowes - Treasurer |
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| Kiwanis International - Our Parent Organization |
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| Builders Clubs in Middle Schools |
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| K Kids in Elementary Schools |
WHAT DOES KIWANIS MEAN?
During the organization's founding in Detroit in 1915, members then belonged to the "Benevolent Order of Brothers." That name did not set well with the members and a committee sought assistance from an historian and in an Otchipew (Native American) book found the word "Nunc Kee-wanis' which meant: "We have a good time" or "We Make Noise",or under another construction,"We trade or advertise." These interpretations seemed to fit what business men do: they engage in trade and advertising, have fun, and make noise as they become involved in community service. Hence they became "Kiwanians."
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