Somerville
Serving the Children of the World
The Kiwanis Club of Somerville was organized on March 16, 1925, and chartered on May 21, 1925. The Club has been active in the City of Somerville for 88 years!
To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than the material values of life.
To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional standards.
To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build better communities.
To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.
The Name
The name Kiwanis stems from a North American Indian phrase, which, like many aboriginal terms, had a variety of meanings, including; “We have a good time,” “We make a noise,” or “We trade.”
The name Kiwanis stems from a North American Indian phrase, which, like many aboriginal terms, had a variety of meanings, including; “We have a good time,” “We make a noise,” or “We trade.”
Past Presidents
HENRY G. STEEVES * 1925-1926
G. HAROLD GLINES * 1927
HENRY M. WALKER * 1928
EVERETT W. IRELAND * 1929
ERNEST M. VOSE * 1930
DR. FREDERICK G. BODGE * 1931
H. ARTHUR HALL* 1932
DR. THOMAS H. MacDONALD * 1933
NORMAN E. CORWIN * 1934
WALTER P. SWEET * 1935
ROBERT W. YOUNG * 1936
GEORGE E. WYMAN * 1937
DR. ROBERT K. SWEELEY * 1937
LYMAN A. HODGDON * 1938
CHARLES M. SULLIVAN * 1939
CHARLES M. COULTER * 1940
GORDON G. HOWIE * 1941
JOSEPH S. HAWTHORNE * 1942
EDWARD F. MOYNIHAN * 1943
ELLSWORTH C. LOUD * 1944
OSCAR P. GROVE * 1945
DONALD E. WALLIS * 1946
CHARLES F. GILES * 1947
FRANCIS J. TAGUE * 1948
LOUIS J. McKAY * 1949
DR. GEORGE E. JONES * 1950
DR. RALPH J. DEYOE * 1951
F. VINCENT BOWIE * 1952
MORGAN E. WILLIAMS * 1953
ALBERT J. OLIVA * 1954
EDMUND P. FLEMING * 1955
WILBUR F. LEWIS * 1956
RICHARD V. KILEY * 1957
JOHN A. DANIELS * 1958
PHAIR E. CONRAD * 1959
E. STUART RUMERY * 1960
DR. LEO T. WHITE * 1961
CLIFFORD D. BAIN * 1962
JOSEPH W. HOWARD 1963
ROBERT W. HARRIS * 1964
CHARLES L. DAVIDSON * 1965
PHILIP H. CRANE 1966
JAMES H. BROOKS * 1967
PAUL J. PETERSON * 1968
EARL J. PIKE * 1969
WILLIAM J. MAHER * 1969-1970
CLIFFORD W. BIRCH 1970-1971
CHESTER A. DONADIO * 1971-1972
C. LESLIE FREDERICK 1972-1973
ARNOLD J. KNOX JR 1973-1974
JOHN F. WALSH * 1974-1975
FRANK SCIMONE 1975-1976
JOSEPH C. O’MEARA 1976-1977
LeROY H. KEIHN 1977-1978
THOMAS J. KELLY * 1978-1979
JOHN J. SHEEHAN, SR * 1979-1980
D. FRANCIS ZULLO * 1980-1981
FRANK STELLATO * 1981-1982
GILBERT F. BOUVIER * 1982-1983
SALVATORE J. BERTOLAMI 1983-1984
ROBERT A. NISSENBAUM 1984-1985
GEORGE J. LEON 1985-1986
ARTHUR W. COOK 1986-1987
JOSEPH L. RIGAZIO, JR. * 1987-1988
FRANK A. BELLISTRI 1988-1989
ROBERT F. LaHAIT * 1989-1990
PETER A. DUPUIS, JR. 1990-1991
SAL QUERUSIO 1991-1992
ROBERT H. ARNOLD 1992-1993
JAMES A. LYNCH, III 1993-1994
W. JAMES HERBERT 1994-1995
ROBERT J. BROOKS, JR. 1995-1996
FRANK P. ARMSTRONG 1996-1997
SANDRA L. McGOLDRICK 1997-1998
JOHN M. CONNOLLY 1998-1999
ROBERT D. CATALDO 1999-2000
JOHN A. FIRENZE 2000-2001
ANTHONY V. FEDELE * 2001-2002
DAVID F. O’BRIEN 2002-2003
PAULINE M. D’AURORA 2003-2004
DAVID BLUMSACK 2004-2005
SUSAN M. CALLAHAN 2005-2006
CHARLES S. BALL 2006-2007
GEORGE F. McLEAN 2007-2008
ELLEN O'BRIEN 2008-2009
ROBERT H. COSTELLO JR. 2009-2010
FRANCIS X. WRIGHT JR. 2010-2011
PATRICIA NG 2011-2012
GEORGE F. McLEAN 2007-2008
ELLEN O'BRIEN 2008-2009
ROBERT H. COSTELLO JR. 2009-2010
FRANCIS X. WRIGHT JR. 2010-2011
PATRICIA NG 2011-2012
ISAAC MACHADO 2011-2013
* Deceased
* Deceased
Kiwanian of the Year
William J. Maher, PP 1982
Earl J. Pike, PP 1983
George J. Leon, DPP 1984
Joseph W. Howard, PP 1985
Frank A. Bellistri, PP 1986
LeRoy H. Keihn, DPP 1987
Robert A. Nissenbaum, PP, DS 1988
Salvatore J. Bertolami, PP 1989
Paul B. Bain, Jr. 1990
Sal Querusio, PP 1991
Joseph L. Rigazio, Jr., DPP 1992
Robert F. LaHait, PP 1993
Arnold J. Knox, Jr., DPP 1994
Frank A. Bellistri, PP 1995
James A. Lynch, III, DPP 1996
James Bowdring 1997
Salvatore Bertolami, PP 1998
Frank Bellistri, PP 1998
David F. O’Brien 1999
Sandra L. McGoldrick, DPP 2000
Salvatore Bertolami, PP 2001
Pauline D’Aurora 2001
Gerard P. Donahoe 2002
David Blumsack 2003
Charles Ball & Fran Gayron 2004
Robert A. Nissenbaum, PP, DS 2005
George McLean 2006
Robert A. Nissenbaum, PP, DS 2007
Sandra M. McGoldrick, DPP 2008
Susan Callahan, DPP 2009
Frank Scimone, PP 2010
Ellen O'Brien, PP 2011
Isaac Machado, IPP 2012
Anthony Ciccariello, PE 2013
Frank Wright, PP