Clintonville Woman's Club
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Kiwanis Club of Northern Columbus

Clintonville Woman's Club, also, Kiwanis Club of Northern Columbus. . , Clintonville Woman's Club , On February 4, 1939, six Clintonville women met at the house of Mrs. Frank Hiatt to discuss the need for a cultural, charitable, and civic group in the Clintonville community and the value of a club house as a center for those activities. From this meeting, the Clintonville Woman's Club was founded on February 25, 1939. The founders crafted a statement of community which ends with the statement, "Clintonville is our community and it is entitled to our support." Any woman in sympathy with the objectives of CWC is eligible for membership., In 1947, the gold and blue emblem of the Club was introduced symbolizing the Ace of Clubs or the "best of clubs." In 1951, with the help of the Kiwanis Club of Northern Columbus, land adjacent to Whetstone Park was acquired for a clubhouse. The address of 3951 is fitting. The Club was founded in 1939, and the land was purchased in 1951., The clubhouse building was designed by George M. Clark; the contractor was Gorwin L. Knowles. It features a. n open floor plan with exposed beams, expansive walls of glass, angular features, and asymmetrcal lines , all consistent with mid-century modern architecture. The clubhouse was dedicated on April 23, 1965., Throughout its history, Clintonville Woman's Club has continued to support Clintonville and the larger community. Its many philanthropic efforts include support for local food pantries, women, children, and military veterans., Kiwanis Club of Northern Columbus , The Kiwanis Club of Northern Columbus was chartered on November 15, 1928. The original planning meetings were held at the Florence Restaurant at the corner of Como Avenue and North High Street with Rand Hollenback, Forrest Smith, Arnold M. Wright, Ralph Van Cloud and Forrest Detrick. Other Clintonville and Worthington businessmen added as charter members were Joe Gratziano, Ralph R. Orr, Dr. L.C. Scatterday, John A. Seiller, Earl Calkins and John A. Miller. Throughout the years, hundreds of men and women have served the community through events such as the Easter Egg Hunt, college scholarships, children's bookfairs and supporting dozens of other projects and organizations. The Kiwanis Club is known for its pancake breakfasts and annual fish fry, as well as service to the youth of this community and beyond. , Kiwanis International is a service organization founded in 1915 in Detroit. It originally was called the Supreme Lodge Benevolent Order of Brothers but changed its name to Kiwanis a year later. The name “Kiwanis” was coined from an American Indian expression, “Nunc Kee-wanis,” which means, “We trade.” In 1920 the Kiwanis motto became “We build.” In 2005, members changed it to “Serving the children of the world.”