The Kiwanis Club of Emmaus looks outward as well as inward.  It reaches out to attract members from the greater Emmaus and East Penn community, people of high moral character and concern for human betterment.  Inwardly, it offers its members personal growth through hearty fellowship and teamwork, and encourages the formation of strong friendships.  And it turns outward again, using this teamwork to deliver an extensive program of civic and benevolent services.  It is an outstanding example of comradeship and volunteerism is action.

Club membership includes men and women in a wide range of occupations.  Thus, members become personally acquainted with people of good standing in many vocations with varied backgrounds and experience.

As a service organization, Kiwanis depends on member participation.  Also, teamwork and friendship cannot develop without interaction of the members.  Therefore, attendance at meetings is expected of all active members.  We know that personal and professional commitments may require periodic absence from meetings.  Opportunities exist for compensating for this by participating in club projects, attending meetings of the Board of Directors, or attending "interclub" meetings at one of the twelve Kiwanis clubs in the area.

Members select the committees on which they choose to work.  These committees originate, plan and implement the Club's service projects.

Activities and programs we sponsor include:

• Emmaus High School and Whitehall High School Key Clubs
• Lower Macungie Middle School Builder' Club
• Eyer Middle School Builders' Club
• Two intramural boys baseball teams
• One Intramural girls softball team
• Western Lehigh United Soccer Club
• Annual $2,000 scholarship to an EHS senior
• Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Community Park
• Walter C. Stoudt Memorial Prayer Breakfast
• Annual Christmas Party for Mentally Handicapped

In addition, we support area Special Olympics, Senior Citizen Programs, the Pennnsylvania Kiwanis Foundation for Children's Heart Program at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danbury, and the International Kiwanis Foundation project for Worldwide Iodine Deficiency Disease elimination.  We also help many local activies such as the Salvation Army bell ringing, the Emmaus 1803 Haus Memory Day celebrations, the EHS Fitness Club, and the Hugh O'Brien Leadership Foundation for an EHS sophomore.  The Kiwanis motto, "We Build" applies figuratively and literally at the Kiwanis Ball Field for the Knee-Hi ball teams and a shelter cabin for scouts on South Mountain.

Please consider putting your talents to work as an Emmaus Kiwanian.  Call one of the members of our membership committee:

• Stan Holmes (610) 965-3657
• Dan Cardinale (610 967-3809