I AM CIVITAN: as old as life, as young as the rainbow, as endless as time. • MY HANDS do the work of the world and reach out in service to others. • MY EARS hear the cry of children and the call throughout the world for peace, guidance, progress and unity. • MY EYES search for others to join in the fellowship and service of Civitan. • MY MOUTH utters the call to daily duty and speaks prayers in every tongue. • MY MIND teaches me respect for law and the flag of my country. • MY HEART beats for every friend, bleeds for every injury to humanity and throbs with joy at every triumph of truth. • MY SOUL knows no fear but its own unworthiness. • MY HOPE is for a better world through Civitan. • MY MOTTO: builders of good citizenship. • MY BELIEF: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. • MY PLEDGE: to practice the Golden Rule and to build upon it a better and nobler citizenship. I AM CIVITAN: as old as life, as young as the rainbow, as endless as time. • MY HANDS do the work of the world and reach out in service to others. • MY EARS hear the cry of children and the call throughout the world for peace, guidance, progress and unity. • MY EYES search for others to join in the fellowship and service of Civitan. • MY MOUTH utters the call to daily duty and speaks prayers in every tongue. • MY MIND teaches me respect for law and the flag of my country. • MY HEART beats for every friend, bleeds for every injury to humanity and throbs with joy at every triumph of truth. • MY SOUL knows no fear but its own unworthiness. • MY HOPE is for a better world through Civitan. • MY MOTTO: builders of good citizenship. • MY BELIEF: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. • MY PLEDGE: to practice the Golden Rule and to build upon it a better and nobler citizenship.
Since its inception, Civitan has attracted the talents of exceptional individuals from all walks of life. Some famous past members of Civitan include:

Thomas Edison
President Calvin Coolidge
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Harry S. Truman
President John F. Kennedy
President William J. Clinton*(SEE BELOW)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ed Sanford

WWI Gen. John "BlackJack" Pershing
Richard Petty ("King" of NASCAR)
Cindy Harrell (model)
Eddy Arnold (Country Singer)
Bobby Eakes (Soap Opera Star)
Bo Jackson (Pro football and baseball)
Frank Thomas (Chicago White Sox)

*President Clinton was a Junior Civitan from our District, joining the Junior Civitan Club during high school at Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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