Kiwanis Club Of Algiers

Kiwanis was founded in Detroit, Michigan, January 21, 1915. The original name was "The Benevolent Order of Brothers", but within a year the name was changed to "Kiwanis" taken from an Indian term "Nun Keewanis" which roughly means "Self Expression. In 1916, a club was established in Canada and Kiwanis became international.

The Kiwanis Club Of Algiers was organized June 5, 1946. Therefore, it is one of the oldest clubs that provides service to the west bank of the metro New Orleans area. As of January 2001, our club was one of 7,977 clubs with 283,556 members in 71 nations and geographic areas. Including Kiwanis' three primary sponsored youth groups, at the college, high school, and junior high level, membership totals 532,968.