KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL

FOUNDED: 1915

HEADQUARTERS: Indianapolis

AREA SERVED: Worldwide, has clubs in 96 countries

MEMBERS: 260,000

CLUBS: 8,000 clubs, five in Augusta-Aiken

SLOGAN: "Serving the Children of the World"

MAJOR CAUSE: Has contributed more than $80 million toward the global elimination of iodine deficiency disorders, the leading preventable cause of mental retardation

WEB SITE: www.kiwanis.org

LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL

FOUNDED: 1917

HEADQUARTERS: Oak Brook, Ill.

AREA SERVED: Worldwide, has clubs in 200 countries and geographic regions

MEMBERS: 1.3 million

CLUBS: 45,000, eight in Augusta-Aiken

SLOGAN: "We Serve"

MAJOR CAUSE: Provide eyeglasses and surgeries to the visually impaired; has contributed more than $202 million to help fight the causes of preventable blindness.

WEB SITE: www.lionsclubs.org

OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL

FOUNDED: 1911

HEADQUARTERS: St. Louis

AREA SERVED: Worldwide, has clubs in more than 200 countries

MEMBERS: 103,000

CLUBS: 3,200, six in Augusta-Aiken

MAJOR CAUSE: Youth development; members conduct about 65,000 service projects each year that reach 6 million young people. Optimists also spend $78 million on their communities annually.

SLOGAN: "Bringing Out the Best in Kids"

WEB SITE: www.optimist.org

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

FOUNDED: 1905

HEADQUARTERS Evanston, Ill.

AREA SERVED: Worldwide, has clubs in more than 165 countries

MEMBERS: 1.2 million

CLUBS: 31,000, nine in Augusta-Aiken

MAJOR CAUSE: Worldwide polio eradication; has contributed more than $620 million to provide polio vaccine to 2 billion children in 122 countries.

SLOGAN: "Service Above Self"

WEB SITE: www.rotary.org

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