The name Civitan is a Latin word meaning Citizenship.  The motto for Civitan is "Builders of Good Citizenship".  Since the 1930's, Civitan International has had its attention on Delevelopment disabilities in children and adults and later it began to add to that research mental disabilities... the Alabama Reasearch Center at Sparks Clinic at UAB never stops its research for cures to help with these people and to find ways to prevent it... Civitan supports that...

The Civitan Creed

I am Civitan - as old as life, as young as a rainbow, and as endless as time. 

My Hands- Do the work of the world and reach out in-service to others.

My Ears- Hear the cry of children and the call through out the world for peace, guidance, progress, and unity.

My Eyes - Search for others to join in the fellowship and service of Civitan.

My Mouth- Utters the call to daily duty and speaks prayers in every tongue.

My Mind- Teaches me respect for law and the flag of my country.

My Heart - Beats for every friend, bleeds for every injury for humanity, and throbs for joy at every triumph of truth.

My Soul - Knows no fear but it own unworthiness.

My Hope - Is for a better world through Civitan.

My Motto - Builders of Good Citizenship.

My Belief - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

My Pledge - To practice the golden rule and to build upon it a better and nobler citizenship.