About Us

Passionate in Giving Back to the Community

CIVITAN INTERNATIONAL

"My hands do the work of the world and reach out in service to others"

The Civitan Club was established in 1917 in Birmingham, Alabama by a group of business leaders as a way to positively impact their community.

THE ARLINGTON FLEA MARKET IS OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER

In 1986, the Arlington Civitan in cooperation with the Arlington County Government joined forces to provide the Arlington community with a public venue to recycle used goods.

The Arlington Flea Market was born and in the ensuing years has become the "mother" of all flea markets in the local community.

THE ARLINGTON CIVITAN CLUB

Since their inception in 1960 to improve their community through service to others, the Arlington Civitan Club has been able to achieve their goals in three ways:

SERVICE

The Arlington Civitan Club provides financial assistance to several local charities, many of which focus on supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Civitan members worldwide help support the Civitan International Research Center, a facility for research and treatment of developmental disabilities and injuries and diseases of the brain.

KNOWLEDGE

The Arlington Civitan Club learns about their community from speakers who represent various social and philanthropic organizations such as:

Community Residences

Arlingtonians for Affordable Housing

Phillips Programs

The Hospice of Northern Virginia

Members are also "hands-on" in helping to coordinate such activities as:

Annual Burke Lake Picnic for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Processing applications for Civitan College scholarships

"I am Civitan: as old as life, as young as the rainbow and as endless as time."