Civitan Club
Civitan was founded in Birmingham,
Alabama in 1917. The mission of
Civitan is to build good citizenship by providing a volunteer
organization of clubs dedicated to serving individual and community
needs with an emphasis on helping people with developmental
disabilities.
The three basic principles of Civitan are service,
knowledge and fellowship. The Civitan's motto is
"Builders of Good Citizenship".
The Carleton Place & District Civitan Club is
one of nearly 1,000 Civitan Clubs worldwide. Civitan is a worldwide community
service organization of more than 30,000 men and women in 24 nations on four
continents who work together in community clubs to help those less fortunate
than themselves. Civitan clubs provide a great deal of service to their
communities, with emphasis on aid to people with mental retardation and
developmental disabilities (MR/DD), youth leadership development, and good
citizenship. Civitans also fund the Civitan International Research Center,
a research and treatment facility for MR/DD, located at the University of
Alabama at Birmingham.
The Civitan International Web Site is a wonderful source of
information and can be visited at
www.civitan.org
The Canadian District East Civitan Clubs include: Almonte,
Aylmer, Brockville & District, Carleton Place & District, Chateauguay, Cobden,
Elite Civitan of Gananoque, Kingston & District, Lachine, Lakeshore, Lanark,
Pembroke, Perth, Greater Petawawa & Smiths Falls. Visit the Civitan Canadian
District East at
www.civitancanada.org
Through Civitan, club members discover the best in
themselves and in others. Civitan gives members opportunities to develop new
friendships and business acquaintances as well as gain valuable leadership
skills that can be used in all aspects of life. Most importantly, however,
people find in the organization an opportunity to give their time to make their
communities better places to live and work.
The Carleton Place & District Civitan Club meets regularly
on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at the Lanark
Community Living Building located at 178 Townline Road, Carleton Place.
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