kiwanis club of galena

One of the things Kiwanians excel at is providing support for those in need. Last week, a former member of our club lost her home and most of all her family’s personal belongings. We voted at our meeting on Tuesday to make an initial donation to St. Vincent De Paul to help her with finding a home and buying essentials for the family.

During our next three meetings all of our Happy Dollars proceeds will be given to the famliy as well. Please be kind and generous with cash or checks to help out this needy family during the holiday season

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and supported us during our Annual Peanut Day event. Special thanks to members who volunteered their time. Pictured above Terry, Stacy, Dan and junior volunteer Chloe.

It’s that time of year! Every Fall members of Kiwanis Clubs across the US gather in front of local businesses to publicise our misson: Serving the Children of the World. Thanks to everyone who volunteers, contributes and those businesses and individuals who fund presales of cases of peanuts and pretzels.

Volunteers will be stationed at Walmart and Tammy’s Piggly Wiggly Friday and Saturday. Stop by, grab a snack , and donate your spare change to help us if our efforts.

The Galena High School Key Club is participating in the Northwest Illinois Daily Drawing to help
support the Giving Tree and other service projects this year.

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Our Club is very proud of the many ways we provide support to Galena. Listed below are just some of our projects:

-Run for the Parks: Over the last five years we have donated approximately $40,000 to the City of Galena for park improvements

-Fireworks:  The Galena Kiwanis have sponsored the fireworks displays for the tri -state area for over 25 years. In recent years we have partnered with the City of Galena to provide this annual event.

-Galena Senior Scholarship:  Two per year at $1,000

-Monthly donation of $100 for various community organizations and events; ARC, St. Vincent DePaul, Honor Flight, American Legion, Mop Shop, Food Pantry, Friends of Library, etc.

-Galena High School Key Club:  We assist with supporting the Galena High School Key Club

-Project Eliminate: Partnering with UNICEF to assist with vaccines, health education, and a safe birth environment to assist children and families in need

-Menominee Rd. Clean Up:   Picking up litter along Menominee Rd. quarterly.

-Country Fair: Participate in the Country Fair vendor program yearly

-Kiwanis International Fund:  Used to support needy children and families

-Individual Volunteering:  Each member volunteers his/her time to assist with other service organizations and activities in the community

These are a few of the activities that the Kiwanis participate in to promote and support the children and families in the Galena area.

Our Club applied for, and recieved a grant from the Galena Country Fair organization for $3,000. These funds were awarded to our club to supplement monies raised through our Race For The Parks to help with improvments to Bouthillier Park. Pictured above, Club President Austin Gerlich presents a check to Hillary Dickerson, Facilities Manager for the City of Galena.