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RMD History
The Rocky Mountain District of Kiwanis International consists of 4,093 (as of 10/1/06) members serving in 125 clubs located in 17 divisions throughout the states of Colorado, Wyoming, and the panhandle of Nebraska. The district was formed on September 25, 1918 as the Colorado District at Denver, Colorado. At that time there was only one club in existence – the Denver Club formed February 2, 1918. Wyoming was combined with Colorado to form the District of Colorado-Wyoming by action of the Executive Committee on November 27, 1920. The name of the district was changed once again from the Colorado-Wyoming District to the Rocky Mountain District on August 30, 1932. The first ten clubs organized in the Rocky Mountain District were:
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Early History: 1918 was an eventful year in our history. Woodrow Wilson was President of the United States, a half million people died of influenza in the United States and on November 11 th, World War I was ended when the Armistice was signed in Marshall Foch’s railway coach near Compiegne, France at 11:00 a.m. Rudolph Friml’s “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” was the popular tune as Boston won the World Series from Chicago. |
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