Henry C. Heinz Award

Posted by Neil Weathington

Past-Treasurer Jim Carter must have figured something was up when his son and daughter arrived at Kiwanis on Friday, September 27.

Dan Lewis, Secretary of the Georgia District Kiwanis Foundation, presented Jim Carter with the Kiwanis Heinz Award. A generous donation from the Carrollton Kiwanis Foundation was given to the Georgia District Kiwanis Foundation in Jim's honor .

photo: Dan Lewis, Jim Carter, Jenny Ingram.

Henry C. Heinz was a vice president and director of C&S Bank in Atlanta. He was a founder and later president of the Atlanta Boys' Club. He was also the son-in-law of Coca-Cola founder Asa Griggs Candler.

In addition, Henry C. Heinz was one of the first Kiwanians in Georgia, and the first Georgian to serve as President of Kiwanis International, in 1927-1928. Prior to serving as President, he had served three years as Treasurer of Kiwanis International, and also served as an International Vice President.

Appropriately, the first Key Club was formed during Henry C Heinz's year as International President in Sacramento, California. Further strengthening Kiwanis' support of youth work was the publicity given to this Key Club, thus laying the groundwork for many additional clubs to be formed in the future.

Henry C. Heinz was elected Kiwanis International Foundation President in 1941 and served until his untimely passing in 1943.