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       Kiwanis: Serving the Children of the World



         It's a lot more than pancakes.                                       every year for communities, families
         When members of the Plymouth                    ”                    and projects.
       Kiwanis Club start serving their              Service is                 Locally, the Plymouth club focuses
       famous pancake breakfasts early               at the heart             on changing the world by serving
       Saturday morning during the Fall                                       children, one child at a time. To
       Festival, they are also serving their          of every                reach more people and have a
       community. The club members are              Kiwanis club.             greater service impact on their com-
       an eclectic mix of ages, genders,                                      munities, many clubs sponsor a
       occupations, backgrounds and inter-                                    Kiwanis family club - K-Kids for pri-
       ests all passionate about making their                                 mary school children; Builders Club
       community and the world a better   dren. The Kiwanis International     for adolescents; Key Club for teens;
       place for children.                organization takes on large-scale   Circle K club for university students
         The $7 advance or $8 dollar day-of  challenges, such as fighting disease  and Aktion Clubs for adults living
       fee for the pancakes, sausage and  and poverty. Service is at the heart of  with disabilities.
       juice breakfast is just one of the  every Kiwanis club, no matter where  The Kiwanis members bring the
       fundraisers club members host to   members are located. Members stage  Good Morning USA Parade to down-
       ensure their ability to provide servic-  approximately 150,000 service proj-  town Plymouth each Fourth of July
       es locally and worldwide for chil-  ects and raise nearly $100 million  and regularly add new features to
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