What Has Happened to Kiwanis over The Years
“CHANGE” is a pretty powerful, descriptive and versatile word. And that is true in both its noun and verb forms. Actually, there are more than 160 common word synonyms for “CHANGE” So one can ask, “Has Kiwanis changed”? Does Kiwanis change” I suppose you could say “Yes” but is that really the best way to describe the active history of our Club?”
Yes, we have “changed” our activities as previously described here…….no more Roast Beef Dinners, Homefronts, Golf Tournaments, Holiday Concerts, October Fests, etc. And yes, we have “changed” our Membership; down from around 155 to about 80. And yes, we have further diversified our Membership, even the sexes, and adding younger Members. So, yes, there surely has been CHANGE in the Kiwanis Club in Wilton. But, I submit to you a far better way to describe the transition of our Club. I believe that we have ADJUSTED. Yes, we have adjusted our activities to sharpen and better serve our Community…….pumpkins, citrus, and candy, to raise charitable funds, and thousands of dollars for food for the Town’s Food Pantry. We have adjusted our leadership with a much younger Board of Directors and Primary Officers. We have adjusted our communications with our mighty new internet Newsletter edition, and the adjustment just now of our new Kiwanis Website is first class tops.
So if someone asks you what has happened to our Kiwanis Club over the last 70+ years? You can now give them either verbal approach: Adjustment or Change.
PS: But, our hard core basic essentials of Charity, Community Service and Friendship are “unchanged”.
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