{"id":362,"date":"2021-09-29T01:22:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T23:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/?page_id=362"},"modified":"2025-07-06T19:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T17:21:08","slug":"storia-del-kiwanis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/il-kiwanis\/storia-del-kiwanis\/","title":{"rendered":"Storia del Kiwanis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"362\" class=\"elementor elementor-362\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09f88b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09f88b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-951b19c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"951b19c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a54d7e\" data-id=\"1a54d7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b403da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b403da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>STORIA DEL KIWANIS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb3480d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb3480d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dd566d\" data-id=\"1dd566d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c21d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27c21d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Il Kiwanis \u00e8 nato a Detroit nel 1915,<\/strong> in un periodo in cui, negli Stati Uniti, si erano gi\u00e0 formate e prosperavano una dozzina di organizzazioni di service.<br \/>I primi Club Kiwanis erano impegnati nello scambio di servizi legati al mondo degli affari.<\/li><li>A partire dal 1919 il Kiwanis ha optato per un maggiore sostegno al service piuttosto che ai rapporti di tipo economico tra i soci.<\/li><li><strong>Il primo club Kiwanis organizzato fuori dagli Stati Uniti e Canada<\/strong> \u00e8 stato il Club di Tijuana, Baja California in Messico, che ha ricevuto la charter <strong>nel 1962<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Il primo club Kiwanis in Europa<\/strong> \u00e8 stato organizzato a <strong>Vienna, in Austria<\/strong>, <strong>nel 1963<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Il primo club Kiwanis della regione Asia-Pacifico<\/strong> \u00e8 nato <strong>a Tokyo, in Giappone<\/strong>, nel gennaio <strong>1964<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a94a7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a94a7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4901159\" data-id=\"4901159\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a030d94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a030d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>CENNI STORICI<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a8b7c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a8b7c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82220b7\" data-id=\"82220b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee29c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ee29c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/01.storia-browne.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-828\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Allen Browne<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54b0f91\" data-id=\"54b0f91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39335c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39335c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/02.storia-prance.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-829\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Joseph Prance<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f037fb\" data-id=\"0f037fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f938f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f938f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/04.storia-prima-charter-300x241.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-831\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/04.storia-prima-charter-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/04.storia-prima-charter.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Nasce il primo club Kiwanis a Detroit <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bfade5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bfade5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1a0086\" data-id=\"e1a0086\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fdf39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25fdf39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Nel dicembre 1914, <strong>Allen S. Browne e Joseph G. Prance<\/strong> riunirono un gruppo di amici e fondarono<strong> a Detroit nel Michigan il primo club degli Stati Uniti d\u2019America<\/strong>, ufficialmente registrato al tribunale di tale citt\u00e0 il <strong>21 gennaio 1915<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Nello stesso anno fu costituito un altro club a Cleveland nell\u2019Ohio e, nel febbraio 1916, il primo club canadese ad Hamilton, nella regione dell\u2019Ontario.<\/li><li>Nello stesso anno <strong>1916<\/strong>, ebbe luogo <strong>a Cleveland il primo congresso<\/strong> con i delegati di sedici club nel quale furono poste le basi per una organizzazione internazionale.<\/li><li>In tale occasione, su suggerimento dello storiografo Burton, venne adottato all\u2019unanimit\u00e0 per l\u2019associazione il nome di <strong>&#8220;KIWANIS&#8221;<\/strong>, termine contratto da una frase dell\u2019idioma della trib\u00f9 indo-americana degli Okipei,<strong><em> &#8220;Nun-Kee-Wan-Nis&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>, il cui significato pu\u00f2 condensarsi in <strong><em>&#8220;Conoscersi meglio&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li><li>Nel <strong>terzo congresso<\/strong>, svoltosi <strong>a Providence<\/strong>, nello stato del Rhode Island, venne adottata la suddivisione territoriale del Kiwanis in Distretti, e furono stabilite le regole di formazione e di governo.<\/li><li>Nel 1920 al <strong>Congresso di Portland<\/strong>, nell\u2019Oregon, su proposta del direttore della rivista del Kiwanis, Roe Fulkerson, venne adottato<strong> il motto ufficiale &#8220;WE BUILD&#8221;<\/strong> (<strong><em>Noi Costruiamo<\/em><\/strong>).<\/li><li><strong>Nel 1924 a Denver<\/strong>, nel Colorado, il congresso modific\u00f2 il nome dell\u2019associazione in <strong>&#8220;KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Dal 1963 \u00e8 iniziata l\u2019espansione del Kiwanis International anche nel continente europeo che ha portato, nel <strong>Congresso di Zurigo del 1968<\/strong>, alla <strong>costituzione della Federazione Europea<\/strong> della quale fanno parte i Distretti europei.<\/li><li>L&#8217;Associazione fu aperta alle donne nel 1987. Oggi ci sono pi\u00f9 di 51.000 membri donna e in molti club il Presidente \u00e8 donna.<\/li><li>Con il motto: WE BUILD (Noi costruiamo) <strong>i club Kiwanis finanziano progetti di assistenza e opere di volontariato<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c299414 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c299414\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c88e70\" data-id=\"0c88e70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c409209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c409209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/06.storia-primo-board.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-833\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Primo Board del Kiwanis<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cde88e0\" data-id=\"cde88e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adbed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2adbed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/05.storia-prima-convention-300x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-832\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/05.storia-prima-convention-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/05.storia-prima-convention.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Prima Convention del Kiwanis International<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4731850\" data-id=\"4731850\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e93cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e93cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/storia-nancy-regan-193x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-834\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/storia-nancy-regan-193x300.jpeg 193w, https:\/\/www.kiwanis.it\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/storia-nancy-regan.jpeg 322w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Nancy Reagan <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48022a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48022a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f8aa67\" data-id=\"8f8aa67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f3e84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5f3e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Nell\u2019ultimo ventennio il Kiwanis ha diretto prevalentemente le sue <strong>attivit\u00e0 di servizio alla comunit\u00e0 (service) in favore delle giovani generazioni e dei bambini<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Nel 1983 \u00e8 stato lanciato <strong>il service &#8220;Scopo del Kiwanis: i bambini meno fortunati&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Nel 1984 Nancy Reagan<\/strong> si impegna con il Kiwanis in una campagna contro l\u2019abuso di droghe nell\u2019et\u00e0 scolare svolgendo un programma radiofonico &#8220;Kiwanis e Nancy Reagan&#8221; che prosegue negli anni successivi con ampio successo, talch\u00e8 <strong>nel 1986 viene assegnata alla First Lady Americana la Medaglia Kiwaniana di Service<\/strong>. Tale Medaglia, istituita nel 1985, fu assegnata per la prima volta al <strong>Dr. Giuseppe Maggi, medico italo-svizzero<\/strong> dedicatosi per 40 anni a costruire e dirigere ospedali nel Camerun in Africa Occidentale. Nel 1991 viene definitivamente individuata nei <strong>bambini la priorit\u00e0 numero uno delle azioni di servizio alla comunit\u00e0<\/strong> (<strong><em>Young Children: Priority One<\/em><\/strong>) e nel 1994 viene lanciato<strong> un progetto di service mondiale, in collaborazione con l\u2019U.N.I.C.E.F., per prevenire le malattie dovute a carenza di iodio<\/strong> (<em><strong>Iodine Deficiency Disorder: I.D.D.<\/strong><\/em>) per la quale \u00e8 tuttora in corso una raccolta di 75 milioni di dollari USA.<\/li><li>Nel 1995 la Medaglia Kiwaniana di Service \u00e8 assegnata a <strong>Rosalynn Carter e Betty Bumpers<\/strong>, fondatrici della<strong> campagna di vaccinazione &#8220;Un bambino su due&#8221; nel Terzo Mondo<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Nel 1996 lo stesso riconoscimento \u00e8 conferito a <strong>Madre Teresa di Calcutta<\/strong> per l\u2019impegno dedicato durante tutta la sua vita a favore dei <strong><em>&#8220;pi\u00f9 poveri nel mondo dei poveri&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li><li>Nel<strong> congresso internazionale di Montreal del 1998<\/strong>, al motto &#8220;We build&#8221; \u00e8 stata affiancata, quale visione per il futuro, la frase <strong>&#8220;SERVING THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD&#8221;<\/strong> (<strong><em>Assistiamo i Bambini del Mondo<\/em><\/strong>) a sottolineare l\u2019impegno assunto dal Kiwanis a livello mondiale.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3846e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3846e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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