Brent F. Ashworth 2009-2010 Governor Utah-Idaho District Kiwanis International	Charles "Chuck" Baker Club Organizer	Gordon Lewis Club Organizer

About the Utah - Idaho District

The Utah District was organized March 24, 1919, at Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City appointed Alexander Eberhardt to act as governor. The Executive Committee of the International Board added Idaho to the territory of the district on November 27, 1920. The Utah-Idaho District came into existence as of December 16 of the same year. By mutual agreement, ratified by the International Board, the panhandle of Idaho consisting of 10 counties north of the Salmon River was added to the Pacific
Northwest District in July of 1925. The Utah-Idaho District’s first convention was in Salt Lake City on December 16, 1920. At that session, Herbert Van Damn, Jr. was elected governor at a convention in his home city. The first club in the district was Salt Lake City, completed October 10, 1918. The second club was Pocatello, Idaho, on August 5, 1920, and the third club was Boise, Idaho on August 10, 1920.

About Kiwanis International

Kiwanis International was founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. In the early years, members focused on business networking. In 1916, Kiwanis became an international organization with the creation of the Kiwanis Club of Hamilton, Ontario. In 1919, the organization changed its focus to service. By 1962, worldwide expansion was approved. In 1987, women officially were allowed into the membership

THE ORIGINAL TWENTY-NINE DISTRICTS OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL

ALABAMA	NEW ENGLAND
CALIFORNIA-NEVADA	NEW JERSEY
CAROLINAS	NEW YORK
CAPITAL	OHIO
FLORIDA	ONTARIO-QUEBEC-MARITIME
GEORGIA	PACIFIC-NORTHWEST
ILLINOIS-EASTERN IOWA	PENNSYLVANIA
INDIANA	ROCKY MOUNTAIN
KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE	SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA-MISSISSIPPI-WEST TENNESSEE	TEXAS-OKLAHOMA
MICHIGAN	UTAH-IDAHO
MINNESOTA-DAKOTAS	WESTERN CANADA
MISSOURI-ARKANSAS	WEST VIRGINIA
MONTANA	WISCONSIN-UPPER MICHIGAN
NEBRASKA-IOWA