Giving new life to an old service theme, Kiwanis sponsors the first Farm-City Week to promote understanding between the rural and urban sectors of society. Circle K International is granted official recognition by the Kiwanis International Board as a sponsored-youth affiliate. After almost 40 years of renting ever-expanding office space, plans are made for Kiwanis to own its own headquarters. Cleveland, Ohio, hosts the convention. J. A. Raney, Indianapolis, Indiana, is elected President.
Membership surpasses the quarter-million mark.
Kiwanis Kids Day events throughout the US and Canada attract more than 1.3 million youngsters. A site at 101 E. Erie Street in Chicago is purchased for the planned Kiwanis building. The convention is held in San Francisco. Reed C. Culp, Salt Lake City, Utah, is elected President. US Vice President Richard Nixon is the main speaker at the International Convention in Atlantic City.