Today, the New England District of Kiwanis consists of 21 divisions and 140 Kiwanis Clubs. In 1918 when Kiwanis was just starting in New England, it was a different story.
The first club in the District was in Boston, MA, organized on March 2, 1916 (the 14th in Kiwanis). Kiwanis Clubs were then charted in Bridgeport, CT; Hartford, CT (July 15, 1916); Worcester, MA (November 11, 1916); and Springfield, MA (January 10, 1917).
The organization of the New England District occurred on November 15, 1918, in Worcester, Massachusetts. There were thirteen clubs in the district at that time. Charles S. Webster of Portland, Maine, was the first governor. He was re-elected the next year at a Springfield MA meeting, and he served until October 8, 1920. At the 1920 convention in Holyoke, MA, Thomas E. Babb, Jr. was elected and he, too, was reelected and served until the end of 1922.
Kiwanis Clubs and Divisions
Click on the Division for more details about each Kiwanis Club.
Division 1
MAINE – Caribou and Presque Isle
Division 2
MAINE – Bangor Breakfast, Brewer, Dexter Sunrise, Dover-Foxcroft, Hampden, Moosehead Lake, Orono-Old Town, Three Rivers-Milo
Division 3
MAINE – Augusta, Greater Pittsfield, Rockland, Greater Waterville
Division 4
MAINE – Lewiston-Auburn, Portland, Saco River Valley, Sanford, Scarborough, Standish, Westbrook
Division 5
NEW HAMPSHIRE – Dover, Exeter Area, Laconia, Meredith, The Seacoast
Division 6
MASSACHUSETTS – Greater Lawrence, Haverhill, Methuen, Pentucket-Haverhill
NEW HAMPSHIRE – Concord, Hooksett, Hudson, Manchester, Salem
Division 7
NEW HAMPSHIRE – Berlin, Colebrook, Mt. Washington Valley
VERMONT – St. Johnsbury
Division 8
NEW HAMPSHIRE – Claremont
VERMONT – Barre, Hardwick, Montpelier, Rutland
Division 9
MASSACHUSETTS – Beverly, Danvers, eKiwanis, Georgetown, Greater Amesbury, Greater Lowell, Peabody, Westford, Wilmington, Woburn
Division 10
MASSACHUSETTS – Allston-Brighton, Natick-Metrowest, Roslindale-West Roxbury, Waltham, Wellesley, and Worcester
Division 11
MASSACHUSETTS – Hanson, Marshfield, Pembroke, Rockland, Weymouth (coming soon!)
Division 12
MASSACHUSETTS – Chelsea, East Boston, Everett, Great Boston Young Professionals, Malden, Medford, Somerville, Wakefield-Lynnfield-Melrose.
Division 13
MASSACHUSETTS – Bourne-Wareham, Central Cape Cod, Hyannis, Lower Cape Cod, Mashpee, and Sandwich.
Division 14
MASSACHUSETTS – Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Middleboro, Plymouth, Taunton
Division 15
MASSACHUSETTS – Fall River, Greater Seekonk, New Bedford
RHODE ISLAND – Aquidneck Island, Newport
Division 16
MASSACHUSETTS – Bernardston, Greenfield, Northfield, Shelburne Falls, Winchendon
NEW HAMPSHIRE – Keene, Peterborough, Winchester
VERMONT – Brattleboro
Division 17
MASSACHUSETTS – Holyoke, Lee, Northampton, Pittsfield, Sheffield, Springfield, Westfield, West Springfield/Agawam
Division 18
CONNECTICUT – Berlin, Glastonbury, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, Newington, Southington, West Hartford, Windsor
Division 19
CONNECTICUT – Cheshire, Milford, New Haven, New London, Old Saybrook-Lyme-Old Lyme, Wallingford
Division 20
CONNECTICUT – Bridgeport, Danbury, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Weston, Westport, Wilton
Division 21
BERMUDA – Hamilton, St. George’s
About the District
Today, the New England District of Kiwanis consists of 21 divisions and 140 Kiwanis Clubs. In 1918 when Kiwanis was just starting in New England, it was a different story.
The first club in the District was in Boston, MA, organized on March 2, 1916 (the 14th in Kiwanis). Kiwanis Clubs were then charted in Bridgeport, CT; Hartford, CT (July 15, 1916); Worcester, MA (November 11, 1916); and Springfield, MA (January 10, 1917).
The organization of the New England District occurred on November 15, 1918, in Worcester, Massachusetts. There were thirteen clubs in the district at that time. Charles S. Webster of Portland, Maine, was the first governor. He was re-elected the next year at a Springfield MA meeting, and he served until October 8, 1920. At the 1920 convention in Holyoke, MA, Thomas E. Babb, Jr. was elected and he, too, was reelected and served until the end of 1922.