I AM CIVITAN: as old as life, as young as the rainbow, as endless as time. • MY HANDS do the work of the world and reach out in service to others. • MY EARS hear the cry of children and the call throughout the world for peace, guidance, progress and unity. • MY EYES search for others to join in the fellowship and service of Civitan. • MY MOUTH utters the call to daily duty and speaks prayers in every tongue. • MY MIND teaches me respect for law and the flag of my country. • MY HEART beats for every friend, bleeds for every injury to humanity and throbs with joy at every triumph of truth. • MY SOUL knows no fear but its own unworthiness. • MY HOPE is for a better world through Civitan. • MY MOTTO: builders of good citizenship. • MY BELIEF: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. • MY PLEDGE: to practice the Golden Rule and to build upon it a better and nobler citizenship. I AM CIVITAN: as old as life, as young as the rainbow, as endless as time. • MY HANDS do the work of the world and reach out in service to others. • MY EARS hear the cry of children and the call throughout the world for peace, guidance, progress and unity. • MY EYES search for others to join in the fellowship and service of Civitan. • MY MOUTH utters the call to daily duty and speaks prayers in every tongue. • MY MIND teaches me respect for law and the flag of my country. • MY HEART beats for every friend, bleeds for every injury to humanity and throbs with joy at every triumph of truth. • MY SOUL knows no fear but its own unworthiness. • MY HOPE is for a better world through Civitan. • MY MOTTO: builders of good citizenship. • MY BELIEF: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. • MY PLEDGE: to practice the Golden Rule and to build upon it a better and nobler citizenship.
Since its inception, Civitan has attracted the talents of exceptional individuals from all walks of life. Some famous past members of Civitan include:

Thomas Edison
President Calvin Coolidge
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Harry S. Truman
President John F. Kennedy
President William J. Clinton*(SEE BELOW)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ed Sanford

WWI Gen. John "BlackJack" Pershing
Richard Petty ("King" of NASCAR)
Cindy Harrell (model & actress)
Eddy Arnold (Country Singer)
Bobby Eakes (Soap Opera Star)
Bo Jackson (Pro football and baseball)
Frank Thomas (Chicago White Sox)
Jake Delhomme (NFL Quarterback)

*President Clinton was a Junior Civitan from our District, joining the Junior Civitan Club during high school at Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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