Our Kiwanis club raises funds for college scholarships every year.
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Key Club Sponsorships
Our Kiwanis club supports Key Club service projects, facilitate the Key Club meetings, provide mentorships and provide college scholarships for the Key Club students. We are currently sponsoring the following Kiwanis Key clubs:
Seaman High School, Topeka, KS
Highland Park High School, Topeka, KS
Kiwanis Builders Club Sponsor
Our Kiwanis club recognizes, supports and encourages the kids, through example, so they feel empowered to do great things in their communities. We support Builders Club service projects, facilitate the Builders Club meetings, provide mentorships. We sponsor the following Kiwanis Builders clubs:
French Middle School
Kiwanis BUG Bringing Up Grades
Certificates, pencils and dollar coins! We honor student achievement through their deeds and actions at school. We are currently sponsoring many elementary schools in Topeka.
Are you ready to join us? Contact us or apply for Kiwanis club membership here
Kiwanis Golf Tournament
The Kiwanis Club of Topeka hosts a golf tournament every year to put funds in our Charities account to help fund the above programs and other programs or request we receive throughout the year.
Pancake Feed and Silent Auction
The Kiwanis Club of Topeka hosts a fundraiser pancake feed and silent auction every year. The funds raised go into our charities account and supports many of the activities listed above. Latest interview on WIBW
Monday, July 28, our club meeting featured Dr. Nick Gardner, principal of Ross Elementary School, let us know he is now also the principal of Eisenhower Middle School. With a combined near 1,000 students, they have 180 staff members. They work hard to decrease the number of "Chronic Absenteeism" and have lowered the percentage this past year but have more to do. Nick let us know that our "Kiwanis Partnership" taught the kids how to shake hands (something rather assumed as knowledge, but is not). Robert & Jan Maxwell are the Kiwanis liaisons with Ross Elementary with other club members pitching in to help from time to time. We appreciate Dr. Gardner taking time to come speak at our club meeting. ... See MoreSee Less
Today's meeting had multiple activities happening. Of course we had our happy dollars.
Greg Sims provided an update for the recent golf tournament. Thanks to all our sponsors listed that contributed to our golf tournament.
Then we did announcements (see the attached image for upcoming activities) and we rolled into elections for 2025-2026 for both the Kiwanis Club of Topeka (Downtown Kiwanis) and the Topeka Kiwanis Foundation. Congrats to next year's leadership.
Finally, we had our guest speakers, Brian Alexander from Bartlett & West and Kate Craft from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), talk with us about the Polk Quincy Viaduct. Thanks for the update. ... See MoreSee Less
We have a lot of opportunities to serve in the next few weeks. Check out our calendar on www.topekakiwanisclub.org for more info.
May 12th: Speakers from Bartlett & West and KDOT re Polk Quincy Viaduct Project & Elections
May 15th: 5-8 PM, Social at the Celtic Fox in the River room - Bring a friend. A chance to visit & get to know some of our new members. *Sign-Up Genius on the club website calendar.
May 19th: Scholarship Luncheon honoring our 6 high school scholarship winners / Speaker to be announced. Catered luncheon buffet, consider donating the cost of a lunch for one of our honorees or their family members. Sign-Up Genius for head count on the website calendar.
May 20th: 5:30 - Club Board meeting at Mayfair Place
June and July Speakers: June 9th – Robert Maxwell June 23rd - Ruth Santer – Kiwanis Foundation July 14th – Meegan Shuler – Shawnee Co. CASA July 28th – Nick Gardner – Ross Elementary
July 18-20th: Key Leader - Leadership Weekend at Rock Springs 4H Ranch for students who are or will be in high school next fall. Encourage high school students you know to learn leadership skills and become a leader in their community. Registration is open!! www.key-leader.org
Bringing Up Grade Programs: May 15th, 2:30PM: Quincy Elementary May 16th, 9:45 AM: Williams Elementary May 21st, 2:45 PM: McClure Elementary School May 22nd, 12:45 AM: Meadows Elementary May 22nd, 12:30 – 3 PM: Ross Elementary: Signature Music School , ½ hour increments per grade K-3 May 27th, 10:15 AM: Lowman Hill Elementary School May 28th, 1:30 PM: Ross 5th Grade Promotion State Street & Scott Elementary yet to be scheduled
Look for information about Kans 4 Kids, an aluminum recycling project in Hoisington, that benefits children with cancer. ... See MoreSee Less
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College Scholarships
Our Kiwanis club raises funds for college scholarships every year.
Application
Key Club Sponsorships
Our Kiwanis club supports Key Club service projects, facilitate the Key Club meetings, provide mentorships and provide college scholarships for the Key Club students. We are currently sponsoring the following Kiwanis Key clubs:
Kiwanis Builders Club Sponsor
Our Kiwanis club recognizes, supports and encourages the kids, through example, so they feel empowered to do great things in their communities. We support Builders Club service projects, facilitate the Builders Club meetings, provide mentorships. We sponsor the following Kiwanis Builders clubs:
Kiwanis BUG Bringing Up Grades
Certificates, pencils and dollar coins! We honor student achievement through their deeds and actions at school. We are currently sponsoring many elementary schools in Topeka.
Are you ready to join us? Contact us or apply for Kiwanis club membership here
Kiwanis Golf Tournament
The Kiwanis Club of Topeka hosts a golf tournament every year to put funds in our Charities account to help fund the above programs and other programs or request we receive throughout the year.
Pancake Feed and Silent Auction
The Kiwanis Club of Topeka hosts a fundraiser pancake feed and silent auction every year. The funds raised go into our charities account and supports many of the activities listed above. Latest interview on WIBW
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Kiwanis Club of Topeka (Downtown Kiwanis)
Kiwanis Club of Topeka meets in person on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. Kiwanis is a global organization.
Monday, July 28, our club meeting featured Dr. Nick Gardner, principal of Ross Elementary School, let us know he is now also the principal of Eisenhower Middle School. With a combined near 1,000 students, they have 180 staff members. They work hard to decrease the number of "Chronic Absenteeism" and have lowered the percentage this past year but have more to do. Nick let us know that our "Kiwanis Partnership" taught the kids how to shake hands (something rather assumed as knowledge, but is not). Robert & Jan Maxwell are the Kiwanis liaisons with Ross Elementary with other club members pitching in to help from time to time. We appreciate Dr. Gardner taking time to come speak at our club meeting. ... See MoreSee Less
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Today's meeting had multiple activities happening. Of course we had our happy dollars.
Greg Sims provided an update for the recent golf tournament. Thanks to all our sponsors listed that contributed to our golf tournament.
Then we did announcements (see the attached image for upcoming activities) and we rolled into elections for 2025-2026 for both the Kiwanis Club of Topeka (Downtown Kiwanis) and the Topeka Kiwanis Foundation. Congrats to next year's leadership.
Finally, we had our guest speakers, Brian Alexander from Bartlett & West and Kate Craft from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), talk with us about the Polk Quincy Viaduct. Thanks for the update. ... See MoreSee Less
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We have a lot of opportunities to serve in the next few weeks. Check out our calendar on www.topekakiwanisclub.org for more info.
May 12th: Speakers from Bartlett & West and KDOT re Polk Quincy Viaduct Project & Elections
May 15th: 5-8 PM, Social at the Celtic Fox in the River room - Bring a friend. A chance to visit & get to know some of our new members. *Sign-Up Genius on the club website calendar.
May 19th: Scholarship Luncheon honoring our 6 high school scholarship winners / Speaker to be announced. Catered luncheon buffet, consider donating the cost of a lunch for one of our honorees or their family members. Sign-Up Genius for head count on the website calendar.
May 20th: 5:30 - Club Board meeting at Mayfair Place
June and July Speakers:
June 9th – Robert Maxwell
June 23rd - Ruth Santer – Kiwanis Foundation
July 14th – Meegan Shuler – Shawnee Co. CASA
July 28th – Nick Gardner – Ross Elementary
July 18-20th: Key Leader - Leadership Weekend at Rock Springs 4H Ranch for students who are or will be in high school next fall. Encourage high school students you know to learn leadership skills and become a leader in their community. Registration is open!! www.key-leader.org
Bringing Up Grade Programs:
May 15th, 2:30PM: Quincy Elementary
May 16th, 9:45 AM: Williams Elementary
May 21st, 2:45 PM: McClure Elementary School
May 22nd, 12:45 AM: Meadows Elementary
May 22nd, 12:30 – 3 PM: Ross Elementary: Signature Music School , ½ hour increments per grade K-3
May 27th, 10:15 AM: Lowman Hill Elementary School
May 28th, 1:30 PM: Ross 5th Grade Promotion
State Street & Scott Elementary yet to be scheduled
Look for information about Kans 4 Kids, an aluminum recycling project in Hoisington, that benefits children with cancer. ... See MoreSee Less
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