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Clubs
The definition of a club - a group of persons organized
for a social, literary, athletic, political, or other purpose.
Brandon offers a great choice for those inclined to
organized social gatherings. Our area clubs have united
members who have invested in the advancement of our
hometown. Check out this list in our area:
Crown Club
Service Project of Junior Auxiliary of Rankin County
Crown Club encourages the young women of Rankin County during
their 8th through 12th grade years to build leadership skills, foster
good character, and understand the importance of good citizenship.
Crown Club members experience the act of caring for others through
community service projects.
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International is a global organization of members dedicated to
serving the children of the world. Kiwanis and its family of clubs - nearly
600,000 members strong - annually raise more than 100 million dollars
and dedicate more than 18 million volunteer hours to strengthen
communities and serve children. Members of every single age attend
regular meetings, experience fellowship, raise funds for various causes
and participate in service projects that help their communities. Members
also make an impact throughout the world by participation in Kiwanis
International’s Global Campaign for Children, The Eliminate Project:
Kiwanis eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus. The Rankin County
Kiwanis Club meets every Wednesday at noon at Penn’s.
www.kiwanis.org / rankinkiwanis@aol.com
Rotary Club
Founded in 1905, Rotary is the world’s oldest and largest international
service organization. The 34,000 Rotary clubs across the globe are
composed of 1.2 million business leaders, friends, and neighbors
located in over 200 countries and territories. Together they create
positive, lasting change in their local areas and around the world.
From community service to working for a polio-free world, Rotary’s
universal motto is “Service Above Self.” Rotarians in Rankin County
participate in a multitude of service projects such as children’s literacy
and reading programs, student scholarships, helping needy families
at holidays, hosting community blood drives, assisting with building community
parks, providing dictionaries to third graders and supporting
clean water projects abroad. The Rankin County Rotary Club meets
every Thursday at noon in the Buchanan Room at Genna Benna.
601-540-2995
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