Staying Connected

Staying Connected

These times are like no other we have ever seen. I have missed seeing my fellow Civitans during this time of social distancing. Club meetings, events, fundraisers, and service opportunities have been cancelled. Some of these can be deferred, but many are just gone....
May 2020 Champions of Service

May 2020 Champions of Service

East Cobb Civitan Club | Georgia District Members of the East Cobb Civitan Club organized and held a donation drive to collect items for children at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia. Devereux is one of the largest and most advanced behavioral healthcare...
Offer Closure to Graduating Junior Civitans

Offer Closure to Graduating Junior Civitans

As I near a milestone anniversary of my high school graduation, I am reminded of memories from my senior year. I remember my last day of school, saying goodbye to my favorite teachers and classmates I felt I would lose touch with after summer came and went. I remember...
Hope for Rett Syndrome

Hope for Rett Syndrome

A Student’s Perspective Researching at the Civitan International Research Center By Lourdes Marie Rodriguez When my family and I moved to Birmingham, Alabama, in the summer of 2010, my little sister of six years, was able to walk with near independence. Little did I...
Today’s Civitan Women

Today’s Civitan Women

There is no set definition of what it means to be a woman in Civitan. Our female members represent all races, colors, and creeds. They are pioneers. They are leaders. They are builders of good citizenship in their communities. Some joined because friends and family...
Daring to be Different

Daring to be Different

Polly Mooney Forestier was merely a spectator when she accompanied her husband to the Civitan International Convention in Boston in 1974. What she witnessed there became history, as the membership barely passed an amendment to the organization’s bylaws. Civitan would...