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Kiwanis Club of Champaign-Urbana
History:
The C-U Noon Kiwanis Club, now one of the larger membership clubs in Kiwanis International, had its official beginning when its charter was issued May 18, 1921. Kiwanis International was just six years old at that time.
The charter was not quite the start. Our coming into the world of Kiwanis resulted from the efforts of a member of the Decatur Kiwanis Club, who was also a Lieutenant Governor of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District. He contacted three good friends in Champaign-Urbana and arranged a luncheon with them at the Inman Hotel April 14, 1921. This small group grew to around 50 who then met May 12, 1921, at the Inman Hotel. The organizational meeting followed shortly thereafter May 18, 1921, followed by the charter banquet June 2, 1921 at the Beardsley Hotel.
The C-U Noon Kiwanis Club, now one of the larger membership clubs in Kiwanis International, had its official beginning when its charter was issued May 18, 1921. Kiwanis International was just six years old at that time.
The charter was not quite the start. Our coming into the world of Kiwanis resulted from the efforts of a member of the Decatur Kiwanis Club, who was also a Lieutenant Governor of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District. He contacted three good friends in Champaign-Urbana and arranged a luncheon with them at the Inman Hotel April 14, 1921. This small group grew to around 50 who then met May 12, 1921, at the Inman Hotel. The organizational meeting followed shortly thereafter May 18, 1921, followed by the charter banquet June 2, 1921 at the Beardsley Hotel.