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| Napa #57 - Easter Egg Hunt |
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| April 02, 2012, Napa Valley Register |
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| Carson Valley #85 - Easter Egg Hunt |
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| March 31, 2012, RecordCourier.com |
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| Northern Colorado #1040 to Award $300000 to Nonprofits |
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| February 21, 2012, Northern Colorado Business Report |
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| In It For The Kids |
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| February 08, 2012, From North Bay Biz |
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| Throughout the North Bay and across the United States and Canada, groups of young women and men between the ages of 20 and 40, are actively helping their communities by helping needy children. |
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| Greater Sacramento #1032: Helping Others: Crab Feed Helps 20-30s Meet Their Goals |
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| February 01, 2012, SacBee.com |
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| Phoenix #99 - Service Club Vows Boost in Helping, Giving in 2012 |
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| December 21, 2011, AZCentral.com |
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| Bakersfield #27 - Bicycle Drive |
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| November 11, 2011, Bakersfieldnow.com |
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| Eugene #920 - Coats for Kids |
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| November 11, 2011, Eugene Daily News |
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| Healdsburg #205 - New Meets Old |
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| October 12, 2011, HealdsburgPatch.com |
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| Santa Rosa #50 Member Dominic Foppoli - A New Generation of Wine Makers |
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| September 22, 2011, PressDemocrat.com |
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| Greater Sacramento #1032 - Monte Carlo Night |
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| September 16, 2011, M. Spilman - Sacramento Press |
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| Film Festival handed over to new leadership. |
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| August 31, 2011, Rotary passes the torch to the Active 20-30 Club of Redding |
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| North Bay #656, Petaluma #30 and Sebastopol #63 - Joint National Project |
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| August 13, 2011, Rohnert Park Patch.com |
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| Three Active 20-30 Clubs Host Joint National Project - Coddington Store, Non-Profit Groups Host Back-To-School Shopping |
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| August 06, 2011, PressDemocrat.com |
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| Healdsburg #205, Redwood Empire #1029, and Santa Rosa #50 donated approximately $40,000 and took 200 needy children back-to-school shopping |
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| Healdsburg #205 - Who is Healdsburg's Next Generation of Leaders? |
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| July 29, 2011, SonomaWest.com - Healdsburg Tribune |
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| Bakersfield #27 - Gives $38,450 to Nonprofits |
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| July 21, 2011, Bakersfield.com |
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| Eugene #920 - 65 Years of Lighting Up the Sky |
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| July 03, 2011, Register-Guard |
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| Northern Colorado #1040 - Wine Festival Approved |
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| June 16, 2011, WindsorBeacon.com |
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| Carson Valley #85 - Special Kids Day at Carson Valley Days |
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| June 10, 2011, RecordCourier.com |
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| Healdsburg #205 - Barn Dance |
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| May 25, 2011, The Healdsburg Tribune |
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| Redding #143 Playground Project |
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| May 21, 2011, redding.com |
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Realizing The Need
Active 20-30 International had its beginnings in 1922 when young men in two widely separated communities of the United States saw the need for a service club for young men. They found that established service clubs were dominated by older men, run by older men, and whose officers were invariably much older men.
This realization led those groups of ambitious young men to stray away from existing groups and organized a club of their own. These clubs shared the ideal that young men would have a chance to engage actively in service to their communities; where young ideas, backed by enthusiasm and the energy of youth, could share in civic responsibilities on an equal basis with clubs composed of older men.
These pioneers of young men’s service clubs simultaneously created two virtually identical clubs: the Active International, located in Aberdeen, Washington, and 20-30 International formed in Sacramento, California.
Both the International and Active International Associations were charter members of the World Council of Young Men’s Service Clubs (WOCO). John Armenia, Joe Crowe and Arnie Scheldt of Active and Dr. James Vernetti, Henry Heyl and Ray Fletcher of 20-30 were among those who fostered the World Council movement up to its formal beginning in 1945 (See WOCO information).
Merging Ideas & Resources
In 1959, President Norm Morrison of 20-30 and President Ken Helling of Active, exchanged a letter renewing the long standing proposal that these two identical young men’s service clubs should merge.
Between 1959 and 1960, meetings were held between the two groups, culminating in the proposed Constitution and Resolution to be presented to the 1960 Conventions of each organization. In addition to Morrison and Helling, Jack Kummert, Doug Martin and Clint McClure of 20-30, and Victory W. "Bill" Smith, Owen Barnes and Jim Robertson of Active participated in the early negotiations.
In 1960, the 20-30 International Convention was held in Santa Cruz, California. The delegates unanimously adopted the merger proposal and the Constitution. One month later, the delegates at the Active International Convention in Calgary, Alberta, also unanimously adopted the propositions. Therefore, on August 1, 1960, Active International and 20-30 International became the Active 20-30 International.
While the mechanics of the merger were being formulated, each organization maintained its separate administrative structure, officers and National Office through its convention year. In October 1960, the first combined magazine, Active 20-30 made its appearance. The first convention of Active 20-30 International was held in Tucson, Arizona, July 10-14, 1961, where the Constitution and bylaws were officially adopted.
The major International Projects selected for the new organization were Keys in the Car, Aid to Scouting, Public Speaking and Rheumatic Fever. During the 1975 Convention in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the new International Charity Foundation was adopted to replace Rheumatic Fever.
The Creation of Active 20-30 US & Canada
In 1981, a proposal was put forth to the membership to allow for National Associations in Active 20-30 International. In 1982, the Active 20-30 United States and Canada, Inc., was formed with its National office in the building owned by Active 20-30 US & Canada on 1915 I Street, Sacramento, California. Arnie Krogh of Sacramento served as its first National President. In 1996, the National Office was moved over to 915 L Street in Sacramento, California, where Nossaman LLP, a professional association management team, is currently serving Active 20-30 US & Canada.
International Affiliations
Active 20-30 US & Canada is also a member of Activo 20-30 International and the World Council of Service Organizations (WOCO).
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