Newnan Kiwanis Club History

The Newnan Kiwanis Club was originated by Dr. Thomas Bailey and sponsored by the Atlanta Kiwanis Club in 1925. Judge W. L. Stallings served as our first president and Congressman Sid Camp was the first vice president. The first secretary was Charlie Arnall of Senoia who was also clerk of Coweta County Commissioners. It's first directors were Dr. Thomas Bailey, Marvin Starr, the longtime Superintendent of the Coweta County School System, H. E. Ragland, owner of Ragland Hardware, Eugene Askew, a local lumber dealer, Dr. J. B. Penniston, one of the founders of Papp Clinic, Dr. W. E. Stone and H. S. "Bunk" Banta, founder of Avery Banta Jewelers and a Chesterfield in every sense of the word. Also, among the original 35 charter members was W. L. "Rat" Welch, who was the last surviving charter member - he passed away in the 1990s. The club first met at the Swinton Hotel which is now known as the Commercial House. The meals cost 50 cents.

Another area in which the Newnan Club has succeeded through the years is interclubbing. In fact, in 1971 when Walker Horne was President the Newnan Club had 2 International Interclubs. They flew to the Bahamas and to Rome, Italy.

We also have sponsored the Coweta County Fair every year but once since 1947. Through its profits we have funded numerous projects throughout the city and county including the sponsorships of Key Clubs, Builders Club, K-Kids, Aktion Club, 4-H Clubs, Scout Troops, and Little League and Soccer Teams. We also bought and gave to the county 37 acres on Pine Road for the new fairgrounds and are donating more land for additional parking. We, and the whole area, will benefit from this gift for years to come. In addition, we gave local police and fire equipment, provided numerous scholarships to worthy students, hosted "back to school" and Christmas shopping days for needy children, sponsored the first Girl Scout Troup in Coweta County, and numerous other donations that for the past several years have totaled in the hundred thousands per year. All the money that is raised from the fair is put directly back to work in the community as a result of Kiwanis generosity and foresight.

Kiwanis International

Kiwanis was founded in Detroit, Michigan, on January 21, 1915. In the early years, Kiwanis clubs focused on business networking,but even then, members were serving the needs of the poor. By 1919, the organization had changed its focus from business to service. Kiwanis became an international organization in 1916 with the organization of the Kiwanis Club of Hamilton, Ontario. Kiwanis limited its membership to the United States and Canada until 1962 when worldwide expansion was approved. Until 1987, Kiwanis was a male-only organization. But after years of debate and growing support, women's membership was received overwhelmingly.

Kiwanis members are guided by these key principles:

• To give importance to the human and spiritual rather than the material values of life.
• To encourage living by the Golden Rule.
• To promote higher social, business, and professional standards.
• To encourage and be servant leaders.
• To build Kiwanis clubs that build lasting friendships & serve & strengthen local communities.
• To promote justice, patriotism, and goodwill.

Primetime amusements

PrimeTime Amusements, LLC is a clean, well lit, family oriented carnival. We carry the finest selection of modern rides, food and game concessions, all staffed by courteous, uniformed employees. We proudly serve events in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky and we look forward to serving you.

We currently maintain an inventory of thirty rides, however, our relationship with some of the best independent operators and carnivals in the country make us capable of producing spectacular midways of 50 rides or more. This allows us to produce midways for almost any size event!

Safety is our number one priority at PrimeTime Amusements, LLC.

Every ride is inspected:
• after setup, by our maintenance team
• daily, by our ride operators
• weekly, by local and state safety inspectors
• annually, by our insurance company's inspectors

It is rare to find anything wrong, but when we do, it is fixed correctly (no skimping, no shortcuts) before the ride is put into operation.

Our ride operators are well trained in all aspects of their particular ride including setup procedure, inspection and operation. Our operators are never just "button pushers".

Organizations we support

• Meals on Wheels of Coweta County
• Boy Scouts of America
• Boys and Girls Club of Newnan
• Bridging the Gap
• Brown’s Mill Battlefield Association
• Christian City Children’s Village
• Communities in Schools
• CORRAL
• Coweta CASA
• Coweta County 4-H
• Coweta County Special Olympics
• FERST Foundation
• Guitars Not Guns
• Coweta Samaritan Clinic
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Coweta STEM Institute
• Family Patterns Matter
• Georgia Sheriffs Youth Home
• Angel’s House
• Newnan-Coweta Distinguished Young Women
• Carnegie Foundation
• Newnan Continental Society
• Newnan-Coweta Habitat for Humanity
• Newnan-Coweta Youth Association
• One Roof
• Patrons of the Centre
• Puddle Jumpers
• Purified Living Ministries
• River of Life
• Rutledge Center
• SAFE
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul
• Soles for Cole
• Stepping Stones
• University of West Georgia
• Summit Family YMCA