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The Kiwanis Club of East Lansing is a service club chartered November 11, 1949, & devoted to improving the quality of life in our community, state, nation and worldwide, with a special focus on the needs of children and young people.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.

Kiwanis members are generous with our time.
We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference.
And we have fun along the way! 

Our Weekly Luncheons Discuss Upcoming Needs, Events, Financials, Etc.
If You’re Looking For A Place To Give Back Or To Fulfill Your Need To Serve Your Neighborhood—
We Promise You That You’ll Feel Right At Home With Us.
We Invite You To Be Our Guest!
Meetings are held on Mondays
from 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Coral Gables Restaurant
2838 Grand River Ave., East Lansing

Next Meeting Monday October 20th! Not able to join us! 
Join us on Zoom: https://msu.zoom.us/j/97894879971  Passcode:  ELK2020

Upcoming Events/ Fundraisers

Upcoming October Events-
October 15th Foundation board meeting at noon. Join us on Zoom: 
https://msu.zoom.us/j/97894879971  The  passcode is  ELK2020.  Anyone is welcome to join, even if you are not a board member.

October 25th- State of Michigan Key Club Fall Rally at Comstock High School. Our East Lansing high school club plans on attending and the club contributed $150 towards the registration costs. As a brief update for this school year, they have written letters to loveforourelders.org,  cleaned and organized the Clothing/Food/Toiletries Needs Closet at ELHS, and  are making requested go toys for The Humane Society.

October 27th-30th Poker Fundraiser– Scott has secured another date in October for the Charity Poker events. We average $3500 for each of these fundraisers. We really need volunteers for the 29th from 6:15 until 10:15pm. So any help you can be is appreciated. Sign up link here: https://signupschedule.com/norbkerr

October 27th- Halloween Party during the meeting. Decorations, treats and fun! Come ready to scare! Some of us are pretty scary already but it’s lots of fun! Our speaker that day is going to be the representative from Shaffer Distributing that provided us with all the book vending machines. He is driving from Columbus Ohio so let’s give him a really frightening Kiwanis welcome!

October 29th New Member Orientation- Please join Sue and I for our New Member Orientation Program:
 Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 
 Time: 6-8 pm
 Location: Coral Gables Restaurant-  Front Conference room, Order dinner off the menu

This is a great chance to meet fellow members, learn more about our mission and impact, and discover how you can get involved. We’ll answer questions, share resources, and make sure you feel right at home. Kindly RSVP by October 24 to let us know you’ll be attending.

Upcoming November Events-
Friday November 14th Board Meeting- The monthly board meeting is at 9am. Join us on Zoom: https://msu.zoom.us/j/97894879971  The  passcode is  ELK2020. 

November 22nd or 23rd Zonta Thanksgiving Food Basket Project  –
Because of the outstanding job we did last year, the Zonta Club has once again invited us to participate in their Thanksgiving Food Basket Delivery this year!

Tom’s Food Center in Okemos has generously agreed to partner with Zonta again to provide the food items for the baskets. The assembly and delivery will take place on one of the days during the weekend before Thanksgiving. With Thanksgiving falling on Thursday, November 27, this year’s event will likely be held on Saturday, November 22, or Sunday, November 23 (exact date to be confirmed).

Zonta warmly welcomes — and highly appreciates — any Kiwanis members who would like to help assemble and deliver the baskets to this year’s selected nonprofit organization. We’ll share the confirmed date and nonprofit partner as soon as the committee finalizes those details.

Community Engagement Conference November 22nd- 
Sue is planning an exciting event open to everyone, non-profit clubs or the public interested in getting involved. The program will focus on creative ways to engage the community, increase membership, and boost interest in local organizations. Stay tuned—more details coming soon!  So far as speakers confirmed are.

1. Matt Gillett: Award-Winning Entrepreneur
Matt Gillett is the owner of Saddleback BBQ, Lansing’s premier craft
BBQ destination, and a driving force behind several other local food
brands.
2. Dr. Morgan Shipley
Associate Professor
Foglio Endowed Chair in Spirituality
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies
3. Dr. Jennifer Marcy
Director of Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and
Social Enterprise programs

Upcoming December Events-
December 5th- Salvation Army Bell Ringing Meridian Mall– We do this every year and thanks to John M it is something that contributes to the Salvation Army’s holiday giving events. I know we have plenty of time but sign up early to get your spot. Sign up link: https://signupschedule.com/norbkerr 

Friday December 12th-  Board Meeting- The monthly board meeting is at 9am.. Join us on Zoom: https://msu.zoom.us/j/97894879971  The  passcode is  ELK2020.

December 15th – Holiday party during the meeting. White elephant gifts. Ugly sweater contest, treats and games…..lots of fun to kick off the season. 

TBD December date- Turner Dodge House Festival of Trees- For the last three years we have submitted a Kiwanis themed tree to the Festival of Trees. This year we are going to be in the toy room and give out books to the guests. Decorators are welcome. More info to come. 

At our weekly meetings, we host speakers from the local area and beyond to share information about organizations, events, and other interesting topics. If you would like to come and speak at one of our meetings please contact Scott Greenlee at [email protected]

• Oct 20 – iSpeak from MSU
• Oct 27 – Marty Turner from Shaffer Distributing (Book Vending Machines) – (Halloween party)
• Nov 3 – Joe Garcia – CEO of Catholic Charities of Ingham Eaton and Clinton (tentative)
• Nov 10 – Club Roundtable and Brainstorming – Kate Hude
•  Nov 17 – iSpeak from MSU
• Nov 24 – Thanksgiving celebration- No speaker yet
• Dec 1 – iSpeak from MSU
• Dec 8 – Alesha Williams – Prime Time Senior Programs
• Dec 15 – Club Christmas Party
• Dec 22 – No Meeting – Christmas Break
• Dec 29 – No Meeting – Christmas Break