Chiro
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{{dablink|This page is about the Flemish youth organization; for the Ethiopian district, see [[Chiro (woreda)]]; for the TV series character see [[Chiro (fictional character)]].}}
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! colspan="2"| Chiro
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| Established: || 1850
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| Address: ||Kipdorp 30<br>2000 [[Antwerpen]]
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| Telephone: || 03-231 07 95
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| Fax: || 03-232 51 62
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| Website: || [http://www.chiro.be]
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| E-Mail: || <small>[mailto:info@chiro.be]
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'''Chiro''' is a [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[youth organization]] based on [[Christian]] values which includes 93 665 members. It aims at developing youngsters' responsibility and skills, but its mainly focused on having lots of fun.
The name '''Chiro''' is a combination of the [[Greek alphabet|Greek]] letters ''chi'' (χ) and ''rho'' (ρ), which are the first letters of ''Christos'', the Greek form of [[Christ]].
The members are divided into several sections according to their age.
*''Ribbels'':6-8 years old (not in every chiro group)
*''Speelclub'':8-10 years old, if there are ribbels, else 6-9 years old
*''Rakwi'':10-12 years old, if there are ribbels, else 9-12 years old
*''Tito'':12-14 years old
*''Keti'':14-16 years old
*''Aspi(rant)'':16-18 years old
==Famous Chiromembers==
* [[Bert Anciaux]] (Flemish politician)
* [[Rutger Beke]] (Triatlete)
* [[Janine Bischops]] (actrice)
* [[Raf Coppens]] (cabaretier)
* [[Jean-Luc Dehaene]] (politician, he later transferred to [[scouts]])
* [[Mark Demesmaeker]] (politician)
* [[Michiel Devlieger]] (television presentator)
* [[Stijn Devolder]] (Cyclist)
* [[Luc De Vos]] (Flemish singer [[Gorki (band)|Gorki]])
* [[David Dewaele]] and [[Stephen Dewaele]] (both singersà
* [[Frank Dingenen]] (Flemish singer, presentator and actor)
* [[Piet Goddaer]] (singer: [[Ozark Henry]])
* [[Felice]] (Flemish presentator)
* [[Marc Herremans]] (Triatlete)
* [[Ilse Van Hoecke]] (presentator)
* [[Leif Hoste]] (Cyclist)
* [[Willy Kuypers]] (politician)
* [[Goedele Liekens]] (presentator)
* [[Ronny Mosuse]] and [[Robert Mosuse]] (singers)
* [[Jean Bosco Safari]] (singer)
* [[Herman Schueremans]] (CEO [[Rock Werchter]])
* [[Ingeborg Sergeant]] (singer and actrice)
* [[Mark Tijsmans]] (Actor))
* [[Thor]] (Eurosong for Kids 2006)
* [[Urbanus (artiest)|Urbanus]] (comedian, singer, actor)
* [[Peter Van de Veire]] (Radio presentator)
* [[Stan Van Samang]] (actor, singer)
* [[Johan Verminnen]] (singer)
* [[Inge Vervotte]] (politician)
Craig St. Clair
==External links==
*{{nl icon}} [http://www.chiro.be]
[[Category:Youth organizations based in Belgium]]
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[[nl:Chiro]]