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Since 1947, members of Kirkland Kiwanis have been committed to helping needy children in our community. The gratification is life changing – join us!Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. A Kiwanis club is a snapshot of the community it serves, with members from all walks of life and at every step of the career ladder, unified in their belief that children and their communities benefit from the efforts of a proficient group of caring and involved volunteers. Does this describe you?

Come join us – we meet for lunch in downtown Kirkland every Wednesday. Come and get together with wonderful caring members of all ages in a fun, planned action-oriented meeting with excellent speakers!

Kirkland Kiwanis Foundation The Kiwanis Clubof Kirkland

Community Service Can Be The Most Rewarding Hours You Ever Spend!

Do You Want To Make A Difference in

Your Community?Kiwanis Club of Kirkland meets every Wednesday at the

Crab Cracker Restaurant452 Kirkland Way • Kirkland, WA 98033

Buffet begins 11:45am - Meeting begins12:15pm

The Kirkland Kiwanis Foundation (KKF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Washington corporation, allowing fully tax deductible donations to various charitable causes: kirkland.kiwanis.org

The Jack Keller Memorial FundDr. Keller was a respected Kirkland orthodontist and long-time Kiwanian who died in a tragic hunting accident. The Jack Keller Memorial Fund was established in 1986.

Mission: Through a partnership between the University of Washington Department of Orthodontics (UWDO) and the Kirkland Kiwanis Foundation, the Keller Memorial Fund will work to help ensure that lower income children in the Greater Kirkland area have access to affordable orthodontic care.

Bill Petter Memorial ScholarshipBill Petter was a respected Kirkland businessman and philanthropist, as well as a long-time Kiwanis member. In memory of Bill, and with the generous support of the Petter Family through the Seattle Foundation, the Bill Petter Memorial Scholarship was established in 2012.

Mission: Due to Bill’s long involvement in various facets of the automotive industry, a scholarship fund has been created with the goal of assisting promising young people to enroll at the Lake Washington Institute of Technology, pursuing a career in the area of Transportation Technology.

The Foundation also provides support for the global joint effort between Kiwanis International and UNICEF to eradicate Maternal Neo-natal Tetanus (MNT).

Mission: Each year thousands of newborn babies – and often their mothers – suffer agonizing deaths due to MNT. The Eliminate project is committed to eradicating this horrible disease by providing tetanus shots for 100 million expectant mothers in Third World countries.

What Is Kiwanis? The Purpose of KiwanisTo give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than the material, values of life.

To encourage living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.

To promote the adoption and application of higher social, business and professional standards.

To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship.

To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service and to build better communities.

To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and good will.

Our Motto: “We Build!”

Our Mission: Service to Youth and the Elderly, to Community and Nation.

The Name: The name “Kiwanis” stems from an Indian phrase which, roughly translated, means “to express one’s self.”

What It Means to Be A Kiwanian: Through Kiwanis membership you can give of yourself, your experience, knowledge, time, and love - to those who need them most. You can work for a way of life in which you believe. You can form friendships on a first-name basis with fellow citizens you otherwise might never have met.

Who Can Join? Men or women over 18 years old who are of good standing in the community - invited by a Kiwanis member. The cost is low, especially when you consider the tremendous satisfaction Kiwanis membership provides.

History: Kiwanis was founded in Detroit, Michigan, January 21, 1915. It extended into Canada in 1916 and worldwide expansion was approved in 1962.

Facts: Today, Kiwanis numbers about 600,000 members in 94 countries and about 8,500 commu-nities. Kiwanis serves in countries around the world and the basic principles are the same everywhere. Kiwanis sponsors four organizations for young men and women: K-Kids in elementary schools, Builder’s Clubs in junior high schools, Key Clubs in high schools and Circle K clubs in colleges.

Kiwanis Club of KirklandActivities Sponsored by KCK• BringingUpGrades(BUG)Elementarystudenthelp• BuildersClub-MiddleSchoolserviceclubs• KeyClubs-Highschoolserviceclubs: –InternationalCommunitySchool –JuanitaHighSchool –LakeWashingtonHighSchool• Collegescholarshipstodeservingstudents• CubScoutpack-PeterKirkElementary• AnnualfreeEasterEggHuntatPeterKirkPark• Kirkland’sSummerConcertSeries:Co-sponsor

Organizations/Activities Supported by KCK Contributions• Adopt-a-Highway- Maintaining a portion of I-405• BoyScouts&GirlScouts- Offering “Camperships”• Boys&GirlsClubofKirkland- Assisting needy families• EastsideBabyCorner- Collecting clothing and other supplies for young children• EastsideDomesticViolenceProgram• KITH- Helping provide resources for needy families –Fundraisers –CommunitySuppers• KirklandTeenUnionCenter(KTUB) - Providing food at various events• MarchofDimesWalks - Provide matching funds• OperationSpiritofChristmas - Packing gifts for families of deployed troops• SpecialOlympics- Providing nourishing lunches for events• KiwanisCampCasey- Helping Seattle North Central Kiwanis provide a free summer camp for severely handicapped children• “What’sNext?”Bowlers- Organized bowling for disabled young adults

KCK Fundraising Activities• AnnualChristmasTreesalesatJuanitaPark• See’sCandyandgourmetnuts-Yearround• PancakeBreakfasttosupportKITHandtheannual 7HillsofKirklandbicycleevent

For more information contact:Matt Gregory, Secretary

Home (425) 828-0231 • Cell (206) 851-5585328 19th Avenue • Kirkland, WA 98033-4927

www.Kirkland.Kiwanis.org