What is Aktion Club?
Aktion Club is the only service club for adults with disabilities, with more than 12,000 members worldwide.
Aktion Clubs draw members from various organizations that support individuals with disabilities, as well as other community programs. Aktion clubs can also be established at churches, libraries, YMCAs, lodges or similar facilities. A Kiwanis club, composed of like-minded, service-oriented people from the community, serves as the club’s sponsor.
Aktion Club is supported at the district level and by the Kiwanis International Office in Indianapolis, Indiana, which provides programs, literature and opportunities to relate to individuals with disabilities from countries worldwide.
Who joins Aktion Club?
Members of Aktion Club are people who want to serve and improve their communities. They’re energetic, they’re dedicated–they’re adults with disabilities who are passionate about making a difference in the world.
With Aktion Club, they’re discovering their heart to serve, answering their call to lead and igniting the courage it takes to build relationships. They step forward when others stand still. As a result, their communities grow stronger.
Pictured: Wendell Foster Aktion Club members install flags outside the Courthouse for the 2023 Walk of Honor. The local Aktion Club chapter was chartered on December 12, 2018.
Motto:
Where development has no disability.
Vision:
To develop competent, capable, caring leaders through the vehicle of service.
Mission:
To provide adults living with disabilities an opportunity to develop initiative, leadership skills and to serve their communities.
Core Values:
- Character Building: The ability to the right thing, even when it might be the unpopular choice
- Leadership: The ability to listen, communicate, serve and guide others
- Inclusiveness: Accepting and welcoming differences in other people
- Caring: The act of being concerned about or interested in other people or situations
Pledge:
I pledge on my honor to follow the Objects of Aktion Club.
To better my community,my country and myself.
To help those in need.
To demonstrate loyalty to our community and nation.
And to encourage others to do the same
For more information or to become a member, please contact:
Cindy Huston
Wendell Foster Facility Advisor
270-683-4517
[email protected]
Kirk Aldridge
Kiwanis Advisor
270-683-4517
[email protected]