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| Building A Better World Though Civitan |
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Welcome to the Alabama Central District's Web Site! Here you will find or be directed to information about Civitan and the Alabama Central District, which is part of Civitan International.
The "official" site of the Alabama Central District is located at:
www.alabamacentraldistrict.org
Stop by for a visit and see what's happening in our District.
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Civitan International
Civitan, a worldwide community service organization, was founded in 1917 by a group of businessmen in Birmingham, Alabama who began meeting weekly to discuss how they could improve their community. Civitan International was established three years later in 1920. The Alabama Central District is also known as the "Mother District" as it includes Birmingham, Alabama, the birthplace of Civitan.
The name Civitan is taken from the Latin word Civitas which means citizenship. Civitan's motto is "Builders of Good Citizenship".
Today, there are approximately 50,000 men, women, and young people in nearly 1500 Civitan and Junior Civitan clubs worldwide.
In 1974 Civitan became the first previously all-male service organization to welcome women as equal members.
Since the 1930s, Civitan International's major focus has been toward helping people with mental and physical disabilities: however, local clubs are involved in a variety of community service projects, based on the needs of their communities.
Civitan's most recognized fund-raising project is the Civitan Candy Box Project. Serviced solely by volunteers, 100 percent of the net proceeds of the project go to benefit with mental retardation and developmental disabilities locally and internationally.
Civitans believe in helping others through "hands-on" projects. Since 1960, the Civitan International Foundation has contributed more than $12 million to build group homes for the mentally retarded, give college scholarships, support Special Olympics, educate school children, help mentally and physically handicapped individuals, and create the Civitan International Research Center.
Visit us at these sites to find out more about:
Civitan International
www.civitan.org
Civitan International Research Center
www.circ.org
Alabama Central District
www.alabamacentraldistrict.org
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This site was prepared by Tony Ledbetter. |
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