Civitan International is an association of community service clubs founded in Birmingham, Alabama (where it is still headquartered) in 1917 by Courtney W. Shropshire, a local doctor. The organization aims "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 organization includes about 30,000 members in almost 1,000 clubs in 23 countries. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A Service club is a type of voluntary organization where members meet regularly for social outings and to perform charitable works either by direct hands-on efforts or by raising money for other organisations. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby Government - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area - City 151. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...
The organization helps people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities (MR/DD) through programs like the Civitan Candy Box Project and the Civitan International Research Center, which conducts research into the causes of MR/DD and provides assistance for those affected. Mental retardation is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills (milestones) during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual capacity as an adult. ... Mental retardation (abbreviated as MR), is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills (milestones) during childhood, and a significantly below-normal intellectual capacity as an adult. ...
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Junior Civitans from all over North America will meet in Canada to participate in a fundraising event that will do more than move their soles -- it will warm your heart!
Support them in their efforts to help scientists at the Civitan International Research Center develop treatments for developmental disabilities by sending a donation.
To be eligible to attend the snowmobiling event in Ontario, Canada, each governor must raise a minimum.
Civitan International provides participating clubs with box displays and candy without charge for a Civitan volunteer to place and maintain.
Involvement by a large percentage of Civitan membership is critical to the continued success of this program that helps the local club, district and Foundation.
Civitan provides clubs with box displays without charge for a Civitan volunteer to place and maintain.
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