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IMPROVING THE WORLD ONE CHILD AT A TIME. For more than a century the focus of Kiwanis International one of the worlds largest community service organizations has beenand continues to bechildren and service. Members in more than 80 countries around the world performing more than 150000 service projects devoting more than 18 million hours of service and raising more than 100 million dollars for communities families and projects each year. And while international in scope Kiwanis empowers members such as the Biscayne Bay Kiwanis to pursue creative ways to serve the needs of children through local service projects and fundraising.