Join us each Friday at 7:15am for a hybrid Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Meeting. We are meeting in person at First United Methodist Church - Appleton (325 E Franklin St, Appleton, WI 54911) or you you can join us via Zoom by registering at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkf-GhqTkiHtQC1S2InTAS8voiHgZMIGDS
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.
Welcome to the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis!
We meet In Person
Fridays at 7:15 AM
First United Methodist Church - Appleton
Address: 325 E Franklin St.
Appleton, WI 54911
United States of America
Appleton, WI 54911
United States of America
Phone:
(920) 205-9181
Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis is now on Facebook.
In a move that is set to bring relief and support to a host of local youth-focused initiatives, the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club has announced the distribution of $5,000 in grants to 3 nonprofits in the Appleton-Fox Cities region.
The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club, in partnership with Northshore Bank welcomed over 4,000 attendees to the 5th Annual Fox Cities Kidz Expo held April 15th in downtown Appleton. This year's theme "A Day in Motion", was chosen to create a welcoming environment that provides a combination of recreation and education while promoting family bonding and togetherness. Our vision was that “A Day in Motion” would provide us the opportunity to promote other local businesses and family resources and give back to the community by offering a free, family-friendly event.
Ryan Johnson and Taylor Kolasinski with the Menasha High School Key Club created a shoe drive fundraiser in February and their goal was to have 2,500 pairs of new or gently used shoes donated which will be sent to developing countries to help communities get out of poverty. The shoe donations help recipients earn money to get out of poverty and helps children go to school. This is beneficial for many countries who are less fortunate while also decreasing the number of shoes that end up in landfills by giving them a second life.
The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis is supporting the 31st annual “Help for the Homeless” hygiene drive which will go from February 12 – March 5 by being the sole distributor of over 360 donation boxes to area businesses, churches, and schools as the organizers prepare for the donation drive. The goal of the "Help for the Homeless" campaign is to supply an entire years’ worth of hygiene and personal care products to agencies so that they can dedicate their limited financial resources to providing qualified personnel, safe housing, nutritious food, education, and counseling to those they serve.
Light Up Appleton is a family festival in the city of Appleton coinciding with the unofficial start of the winter holiday shopping season. Many retailers in downtown Appleton remained open late, and street vendors and other concessionaires sold food, hot beverages, treats and promotional items. The downtown was decorated with Christmas lights, angels over the intersection, trees, among other holiday decorations.
Establishing a positive and beneficial impact on the community has been at the forefront for members of the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club who recently celebrated their 50th year of existence, having been chartered September 26, 1972. For 50 years, the local Kiwanis members have spent countless hours offering support and raising funds for charitable causes, both local and non-local to fulfill the mission of Kiwanis of “changing the world, one child and one community at a time.”
One of the traditional highlights of autumn in the Fox Valley takes place in downtown Appleton the last Saturday of September and after two years, Octoberfest was back, and the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis were ready to serve.
The annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet held on Sunday, July 17, 2022 in Pierce Park, is a car lover’s dream. Car collectors and enthusiasts at the 44th annual event, the largest free car show in the Midwest, viewed an estimated 1,000+ cars dating back to the early 1900s. There were families passing on a bit of nostalgia to their children and grandchildren, and still others just gawking at the sheer coolness of the vehicles.
In the Unites States alone, around 12 million children – that’s nearly one in six – live in poverty.
UWO College of Business names Anthony Snyder Outstanding Alumni Award winner
by News Bureau | May 9, 2022 | Alumni News, Business, Headlines
Anthony Edward Snyder, the chief executive officer for the Fox Valley Workforce Development Board, was recently honored with the 2022 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Business Outstanding Alumni Award.
The 2021 Inspirational Breakfast was more special then in the past as it marked the return of our club to in person meetings after over a year of Zoom.
On May 18th, the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club and Appleton 3-2-1 Kiwanis held a Kiwanis n’ Cops n’ Kids reading at the Long Cheng Market in Appleton and dedicated our latest little library. During the dedication, Polly Olson, the newly-appointed Assistant Chief of the Appleton Police Department, read 'Camp K-9' while Maiyoua Thao, District 7 Alderperson for the City of Appleton and owner of Long Cheng Market, read 'Astrid and Apollo,' a story about a brother and sister at a Hmong New Year celebration, in honor of Asian American Heritage Month.
When COVID-19 changed the face of community service in 2020, the Appleton-Fox Cities Kiwanis Club began looking for new projects that would fulfill the Kiwanis mission while providing social distancing and/or a virtual component. District Governor Jean Long Manteufel’s Kiwanis ‘n Cops ‘n Kids Governor’s project affords clubs the opportunity to perform pandemic-proof service.
Submitted by Jean Long Manteufel, 2020-2021 WI-UM Kiwanis District Governor
As incoming governor of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Kiwanis District, I was looking for a different kind of Governor’s Project, one that we could do with all of our Kiwanis clubs. It needed to tick several boxes:
As incoming governor of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Kiwanis District, I was looking for a different kind of Governor’s Project, one that we could do with all of our Kiwanis clubs. It needed to tick several boxes:
- Something clubs can do when money is tight;
- Something impactful in each Kiwanis community;
- Something which serves children (of course);
- Something which affords clubs the opportunity to do service safely, while social distancing; and
- Something that is fun!
The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club has a rich history of helping others in the Appleton community. Recently, Kiwanis approached the Appleton Police Department searching for a way to help child and adult victims that the police encounter.
Past President of the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis was recently recognized in a Post Crescent story. Members like Jean are what makes Kiwanis a great resource for our community.
Long-time member Jim Pierce was recently the subject of the Post Crescent "Good Neighbors" page. Thank you Linda Dums for writing the story. Well deserved recognition Jim!
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Here’s a riddle: What program, conceived and inaugurated in 2009, turned 40 this year? The answer: Old Glory Honor Flight. That’s right, this program, which offers WWII, Korean War and Viet Nam veterans a memorable, safe and rewarding tour of our nation’s capital and the monuments erected in their honor, flew its 40th mission on June 7, and arrived back at the Appleton International Airport to a tumultuous welcome home!
Kiwanis International is a global community of clubs, members and partners dedicated to improving the lives of children one community at a time. Each community has different needs, and Kiwanis empowers members to pursue creative ways to serve the needs of children, such as fighting hunger, improving literacy and offering guidance.
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Service Committee Meeting
Zoom MeetingOct 04, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM -
Kiwanis 'N Cops 'N Kids Reading- Boys & Girls Club
Appleton Boys & Girls ClubOct 05, 2023
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM -
Kiwanis 'N Cops 'N Kids Reading- Boys & Girls Club (Menasha)
Menasha Boys & Girls ClubOct 05, 2023
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM -
Fox Valley Tough Toddler Challenge
Highlands Elementary SchoolOct 07, 2023
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM -
Serve Lunch at the Salvation Army
Salvation Army-Fox CitiesOct 09, 2023
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM -
Membership Committee Meeting
Zoom MeetingOct 10, 2023
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM -
Board of Directors Meeting
First United Methodist Church - AppletonOct 13, 2023
6:30 AM – 7:15 AM -
Highway Clean-up - HWY JJ
CTN JJ from Mayflower to US76Oct 14, 2023
7:15 AM – 11:00 AM -
Serve Lunch at the Salvation Army
Salvation Army-Fox CitiesOct 17, 2023
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM -
Old Glory Honor Flight Welcome Home (Mission 63)
Appleton International AirportOct 18, 2023
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Round Table - Day After Thanksgiving
Nov 24, 2023
Meet us for coffee at Copper Rock Coffee Company in Downtown Appleton
Round Table - Christmas Eve Observance
Dec 22, 2023
Meet us for coffee at Copper Rock Coffee Company in Downtown Appleton
Round Table - New Year's Eve Observance
Dec 29, 2023
Meet us for coffee at Copper Rock Coffee Company in Downtown Appleton