Early in 1919 a group of Huntsville businessmen, desiring to form a Kiwanis club in the city, began to recruit members, and submitted a application for formation of the Huntsville club to the Kiwanis parent organization. The application was approved and the club was officially organized on July 14, 1919, making the Kiwanis Club of Huntsville the fourth club in the State of Alabama. The first president, Clarendon Davis, presided over 53 charter members. Kiwanis, as a true service organization, became a reality at the fourth annual convention in Birmingham, Alabama, the same year that the charter was approved for the Kiwanis Club of Huntsville. The Kiwanis Club of Huntsville is a proud member of Kiwanis International family that has been serving United States communities since 1915 and international communities since 1916. Today Kiwanis International has over 8,300 adult clubs and 7,900 youth clubs with a combined membership of over 702,000 members in more that 79 nations and geographical areas. The Kiwanis Club of Huntsville, part of the Great Alabama Kiwanis District, celebrated its Centennial on July 14, 2019. Our club together with the Kiwanis Club of Huntsville Foundation focuses on children and youth in the Huntsville area.