Club Profile

The Kiwanis Club of Columbia was organized March 30, 1920, with charter granted on August 6, 1920. It is the oldest civic club in Columbia, and the only one to survive the Great Depression. W. S. Beasley served as the first president and the only one to serve two years.

Not only is it the oldest club in Columbia, it is also the largest club in Division 1-West of the Kentucky-Tennessee District. Through the years the club has sponsored several new Kiwanis Clubs, two Key Clubs, a Builders Club and a Circle K Club. The Kiwanis Clubs are still active today in Franklin, 1922; Lewisburg, 1989; Lawrenceburg,1953; Fayetteville, 1957; Giles County,1981; Maury County Golden K,1991and Bedford County Golden K,1992. Also, the Key Club was established at Columbia Central High School in 1942.

Through the years, the club has helped build sidewalks (1933-34); organized the Central High School Band (1938); worked in World War II scrap and bond drives; put a fence around Maury County Football Stadium; conducted horse shows and tractor pulls; and built two large picnic shelters, one in Maury County Park (1964-65), and in Woodland Park (1978-79); furnished and installed lighting for new arena at Maury County Park (1985).

The Club was incorporated in Tennessee, June 6, 1949, and by Kiwanis International in 1955.

2009-2010 Club Officers

Club Events

Mule Day Fundraiser:  First Weekend of April
YMCA/Kiwanis Annual Golf Tournament
Headstart Reading Day:  2nd Tuesday of each month from Sept.-May at 10:30am
Travelogue:  Contact Jeff Jacob for dates and info

Objects of Kiwanis

• To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than the material values of life.
• To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
• To promote the adoption and application of higher social, business, and professional standards.
• To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
• To provide, through this club, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build a better community.
• To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.

Distinguished Members