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
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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.
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.
The Fox Cities Butterfly Festival draws thousands to City Park in downtown Appleton each June, and after delaying the Butterfly Festival for two years due to COVID, the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club welcomed back the 12th Annual Fox Cities Butterfly Festival on Saturday, June 18th at City Park in downtown Appleton.
In the Unites States alone, around 12 million children – that’s nearly one in six – live in poverty.
The Fox Cities Kidz Expo returned to the Fox Cities Exhibition Center in downtown Appleton on April 9th after a two-year COVID pause and by all the smiles and laughs from attendees, this year’s event delivered. The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis estimates that 4,000 attendees visited the Exhibition Center for a day of Fun, Education, and Adventure-the focus of the event.
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.
Thank you everyone who supported the 2nd annual chicken soup drive thru fundraiser.
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.
Ready to retire and spend time with family, friends and his fellow Kiwanians, Appleton's health departments Kurt Eggebrecht was all set to sit back and put his feet up. Then, a global pandemic hit, and retirement plans were put on hold as it became clear that navigating COVID-19 would be a heavy burden to bear for the city. Eggebrecht, a member of the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club since 2002 has been a past president, committee member, advisor, mentor and friend, so to choose serving the community vs. retirement was not a surprise to our club members.
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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Membership Drive Presentation Prep Meeting
Zoom MeetingJan 31, 2023
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM -
Help the Homeless Box Poster Project
WEMI Radio StationFeb 01, 2023
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM -
Kiwanis 'N Cops 'N Kids Reading- Boys & Girls Club
Appleton Boys & Girls ClubFeb 02, 2023
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM -
Kiwanis 'N Cops 'N Kids Reading- Boys & Girls Club (Menasha)
Menasha Boys & Girls ClubFeb 02, 2023
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM -
Help for the Homeless" Donation Box Distribution
WEMI Family Radio StationFeb 03, 2023 – Feb 10, 2023
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Kidz Expo Committee Meeting
First United Methodist Church - Appleton or ZoomFeb 03, 2023
8:15 AM – 9:30 AM -
Serve Lunch at the Salvation Army
Salvation Army-Fox CitiesFeb 03, 2023
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM -
Membership Committee Meeting
Zoom MeetingFeb 07, 2023
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM -
Board of Directors Meeting
First United Methodist Church - AppletonFeb 10, 2023
6:30 AM – 7:15 AM -
Fox Cities Butterfly Festival Committee Meeting
First United Methodist Church - AppletonFeb 10, 2023
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Foundation Check Presentation / Membership Growth
Feb 10, 2023
Renee Waterman & Sarah Long Radloff / Membership Committee