Kiwanis Licensing & registered trademarks

As one of the foremost volunteer-service organizations in the world, Kiwanis International is vigilant about the proper use of the organization’s brand and trademarks. That’s why we require vendors to have or obtain a license when they prepare products with Kiwanis branding for your club.

In accordance with the Kiwanis International Bylaws (“Use of Name of Emblem” Policy C., 4), if your club purchases merchandise marked with a Kiwanis family emblem, your supplier (or your Kiwanis organization) must have a license to produce and sell these items. All such merchandise must be: 

• Marked with a Kiwanis family (Kiwanis, Key Club, Circle K, Builders Club, Kiwanis Kids or Aktion Club) name or emblem, and purchased or manufactured for resale. 
• Purchased exclusively from the Kiwanis International Family Store or from an official licensee authorized by Kiwanis International to manufacture, sell, or distribute merchandise bearing a Kiwanis-family emblem. 

Our partner Affinity Consultants manages all of our vendors to ensure that they are licensed and are using our logo and wordmark properly on promotional merchandise.