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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

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]

Upcoming Events/ Fundraisers

Club Meeting Monday January 27th! Not able to join us!
Join us on Zoom: https://msu.zoom.us/j/97894879971
Passcode:  ELK2020 

Upcoming Special Events:
The Key Club is celebrating anniversaries in 2025. 
Key Club 100th Anniversary
On March 23, 2025, Key Club will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a fundraising campaign. Key Clubs are invited to raise $100 for the Youth Opportunities Fund, which supports service projects in schools and communities. 
Michigan District of Key Club Conference:
Feb 21st-23rd-The Michigan District of Key Club will host a conference, at the Crowne Plaza Lansing,  with a Friday evening opening session, a Friday night dance, a Saturday morning session, and a Saturday evening awards banquet. https://h12.site.kiwanis.org/

January Events: 
January 25th – PBS Kids Day-
I’m sorry to let you know that we won’t be able to volunteer at PBS Kids Day this year. It was not possible to process the background checks and volunteer vetting for kids in time for us to volunteer this Saturday.  For future in-person PBS events, we’ll need to sign up 2-3 weeks in advance. I’ll add that to my note for our next time.

But don’t think there is nothing else to do in the meantime.  WKAR will be stuffing 50,000 bags for their reading kit program from January 28th- February 8th in two hour shifts.   Here are two links. The first one is the video explaining the program, the second is the registration for stuffing the bags. This does not require any background checks. You just need to be over 18.

https://serve.msu.edu/service-project.cfm?projectID=5908

Upcoming February Events: 
February 21st-23rd- Key Club Service Leadership Conference- The 74th Service Leadership Conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. More information 

February 24th-Evening Meeting 6-8pm- 
Jaci Sayen & Kim Parviainen (MSU Department of Police & Public Safety) are coordinating  with us to provide “New” stuffed animals & books to MSU and East Lansing officers to give to children who are in traumatic situations. We are planning to have police staff/vehicles and hopefully the media attending.
Our goal is 160 stuffed animals & books. So far we have collected 45 stuffed animals! Thank you to Dave B, Terry, Chet & John for the $$ donations. 

Please help us make this event successful by purchasing a few new stuffed animals and bring them to the meetings. Sue or I are willing to purchase the stuffed animals If you would like to donate cash. 

Upcoming March Events:
Charity Poker: Scheduled for March 24th-27th. This is the first of four charity poker events for this year. Sign up to volunteer will be coming soon. 

Upcoming April Events:
The Kiwanis Club of Windsor is very happy to officially invite us to the 2025 Kiwanis Can-Am Goodwill Banquet, with the theme Launching Into Literacy.  Flyer Attached

The Event will take place Saturday, April 12, 2025 at the Hellenic Cultural Centre from 6-9pm. A chicken buffet will be served with the usual fixings. 
The Keynote Speakers are from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: 
 Jeanne Smitiuch, Senior Regional Director, Canada: Jeanne joined the Foundation in 2015 and oversees the Canadian growth and support of the Imagination Library in Canada.
Lauren Wirt, Regional Director, Lauren joined the team in 2023 and oversees the USA growth and support of the Imagination Library in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

We will also be joined by Kiwanis International Vice President, Hope Markes! 

Cost: $40 USD or $55CAD

REGISTRATION:https://forms.gle/MWchbaCF3Cicdrst8