About our Kiwanis club

Kiwanis members standing behind several cardboard boxes filled with school supplies
Kiwanis Club working with the Texas-Oklahoma District to create backpacks for kids

Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Our Kiwanis club looks out for our community and the Kiwanis International organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. Our Kiwanis club is generous with its time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way!

For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.

The Kiwanis Mission & Vision

Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the world by making lasting differences in the lives of children. Kiwanis strives to be a positive influence in communities worldwide β€” so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive. Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through Kiwanis Community Service Projects

Kiwanis Service

Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage approximately 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone.

Our Kiwanis club focuses on changing the world by serving children, one child in our community at a time. To reach more people and have a greater service impact on their communities, many clubs sponsor a Kiwanis family club β€” K-Kids for primary school children; Builders Clubs for adolescents; Key Clubs for teens; Circle K clubs for university students and Aktion Clubs for adults living with disabilities.

Join Us

Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through Kiwanis Community Service Projects.

Are you ready to help create communities that let all children thrive, prosper and grow? It’s pretty easy to do! Simply contact us with your questions and apply for Kiwanis club membership here.

Kiwanis Club of Coppell Bi-Monthly Club Meetings:
2nd (Hybrid) & 4th (Virtual) Thursdays, 6-7 PM CT

Follow our Facebook page for upcoming events: https://www.facebook.com/CoppellKiwanis

The kids in your community and the world are counting on you!


Kiwanis Glossary

SLP: Service Leadership Program (Aktion Clubs, Circle K International, Key Club International, Builders Club, K-Kids

Organization:
KI: Kiwanis International
AC: Aktion Clubs
CKI: Circle K International
KCI: Key Club International
BC: Builders Club
KK: K-Kids

Organizational and leadership roles:
DB: District Board
LTG: Lieutenant Governor, the leader of a division
DLT: Division Leadership Team, a team that assists the Lieutenant Governor
DG or DGOV: District Governor
DS or DSEC: District Secretary
DT or DTREAS: District Treasurer
DE: District Editor
DA: District Administrator
ADA: Assistant District Administrator
RA: Regional Advisor (SLP)
FA: Faculty Advisor (SLP)
KA: Kiwanis Advisor (SLP)
EA: Executive Assistant
IP: International President, OR Immediate Past (i.e. IPG = Immediate Past Governor)
IS: International Secretary
IT: International Trustee

Events and meetings
DCM: Division Council Meeting, a monthly meeting for the division
DCON: District Convention, an annual convention
ICON: International Convention, an annual convention
OTC: Officer Training Conference
CTC: Candidate Training Conference
RTC: Region Training Conference
MWC: Mid-Winter Conference
FTC: Fall Training Conference
FRN/FRS: Fall Rally North/South

Programs, initiatives:
BUG: Bring Up Grades: Elementary Schools Academic Achievement Program.
TK: Terrific Kids: Elementary Schools Character Development Program.
KCF: Kiwanis Children’s Fund
KEY: Kiwanis Educates Youth
KFF: Kiwanis Family and Foundation
SOSP: Spotlight on Service Program
SOEP: Spotlight on Education Program
YOF: Youth Opportunities Fund
YCPO Young Children Priority One
PTP: Pediatric Trauma Program
CMN: Children’s Miracle Network
MRP: Member Recognition Program
IDD: Iodine Deficiency Disorder
TOT: Trick or Treat for UNICEF
WSP Worldwide Service Project

Other acronyms:
DSA: Distinguished Service Award
MRF: Monthly Report Form, a report submitted by clubs
AAR: Annual Achievement Report
CLE: Club Leadership Education resources
ACE: Achieving Club Excellence resources
ME: Member Education (Training)
YSA: Youth Services Award
SM: Social Media
SP: Service Projects
TRNG: Training
WS: Web Site

District/Division acronyms:
D39S: Division 39 South (an example of a specific division) (Kiwanis Division 39 in one, but Key Club Division 39 has North & South.)
TO or TX-OK: Texas-Oklahoma (a specific district)
CNH or CalNevHa: California-Nevada-Hawaii (a specific district)
PNW: Pacific Northwest (a specific district)
EEC: Eastern Canada & Caribbean (a specific district)
NEB: New England & Bermuda( a specific district)
I-I: Illinois-Eastern Iowa (a specific district)
Minn-Dak: Minnesota-Dakotas (a specific district)

Inter-Club: An Inter-Club Meeting is a meeting or activity staged by two or more Kiwanis Family Clubs including Kiwanis, Circle K, Key Club, K-Kids, Builders Club and Aktion Club. The definition of an inter-club was expanded from simply attending another Kiwanis club meeting to include attending the projects, activities and social events of another K-Family Club. The broadened definition promotes more opportunities for fellowship, education and encourages greater interaction between Kiwanis Clubs and our Service Leadership Programs:

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