20th Annual Golf FORE Children Set for August 20th, 2024
Since 2004, the Appleton-Fox Cities Kiwanis Club has hosted Golf Fore Children – an event benefiting the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Charitable Fund and other non-profit partners who support the children of our community.
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46th Annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet Set For July 21, 2024
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14th Annual Fox Cities Butterfly Festival Set for June 15, 2024
The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club, in partnership with Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin, proudly announces the 14th Annual Fox Cities Butterfly Festival which will be held Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 9:00am – 12:00pm at City Park - 500 East Franklin St, Appleton. |
6th Annual Fox Cities Kidz Expo Set for April 20th, 2024
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Wisconsin Upper Michigan Kiwanis Division 10 Governor's Visit
Our members recently attended the Wisconsin Upper Michigan Kiwanis Division 10 Governor's Visit at Stadium View in Green Bay. It was a great night of networking, sharing best practices, and get updates on what is all happening within Kiwanis International. |
Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Awards $5,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club Accepting Applications for 2023 Grants
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Car Show Kickoff Featuring Food Truck Rally & Music by The Third Wheels
The 45th Annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet will kick off the weekend Saturday July 15th with live music and food trucks in Pierce Park in Appleton. The kick-off starts at 4:00pm with a food truck rally. At 5:00pm, bring a chair and enjoy the music of The Third Wheels from the pavilion stage.
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Menasha Key Club Leaders Look to “Shoe Us Your Love”
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5th Annual Fox Cities Kidz Expo Draws Over 4,000 Attendees
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Every car has a story at the 44th Annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club Celebrates 50th Year
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Kiwanis Welcome Return of Fox Cities Butterfly Festival
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44th Annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet
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19th Annual Golf FORE Children or Cornhole Tournament
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Spark Spark BANG! at the Appleton Old Car Show Kickoff
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Support Red Nose Day
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Past President Anthony Snyder Named Outstanding Alumni Award Winner
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. |
4th Annual Fox Cities Kidz Expo Draws 4,000 Attendees
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Thank You for Supporting the 2nd Annual Chicken Soup Drive Thru Fundraiser
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2nd Annual Chicken Soup Drive-Thru Fundraiser Set for February 12th
Event Details 2nd Annual Chicken Soup Drive-Thru Fundraiser Hosted by the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club Sunday, February 12, 2022 from 11:00AM – 2:00PM Grand Meridian Parking Lot (2621 N. Oneida Street, Appleton) Preorder HERE The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club will be hosting the 2nd annual chicken soup drive-thru fundraiser on Saturday, February 12, 2022 from 11:00AM – 2:00PM in the Grand Meridian Parking Lot (2621 N. Oneida Street, Appleton). Price is $10.00 a quart and payments can be made via PayPal or cash at time of pick-up. There will be only 200 quarts of chicken soup for sale and pre-orders are welcome at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022KiwanisSoupFundraiser. |
Little Library Dedicated at Long Cheng Market
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.
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Kurt Eggebrecht Awarded George F Hixson Fellowship Award
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.
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Kiwanis Welcomes Members Back with Inspirational Breakfast
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.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Goes to the Soup-er Bowl
While millions of sports enthusiasts watched the 55th annual ‘big game’ on television to mark the end of the football season, the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis club held a new fundraiser to add some soup to the tailgating spread. Like many clubs, our fundraisers in 2020 were either cancelled, delayed or scaled down putting in jeopardy the financial support we provide our Kiwanis programs. While the Green Bay Packers did not make it to the Super Bowl this year, our club brought the Soup-er Bowl to Wisconsin.
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Leroy Butler And WI-UM Kiwanis Partner To “Leap Over Literacy”
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:
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The 4th Annual Fox Cities Kidz Expo has been rescheduled to Spring 2022
We believe this is the responsible action to take in an effort to keep everyone safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The health and safety of our participants, volunteers, sponsors, and community remains our top priority. We are extremely grateful for our Presenting Sponsor - North Shore Bank, to our Stage Sponsor - Octoberfest, and to our Silver Sponsors - Capital Credit Union and Michel’s Corp, and all of our supporters and participants during this challenging time and we look forward to seeing you all in 2022. Until then, please take care of yourself and each other. |
Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Adopts Police Department “Soft” Room
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.
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12th Annual Fox Cities Butterfly Festival Rescheduled to 2022 |
2020 Appleton Auto Show and Swap Meet Announcement
The 43rd Annual Appleton Auto Show and Swap Meet has been cancelled for 2020 and will be rescheduled for July 18, 2021. We believe this is the responsible action to take to keep everyone safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The health and safety of our participants, volunteers, sponsors, and community remains our top priority.
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Join us each Friday at 7:15am on Zoom
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 |
Every car has a story at the 42nd Annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet
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Join us for the 42nd Annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet
Event Details 42nd Annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet Hosted by Appleton Old Car Show and Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club Sunday, July 21, 2019 at 8 AM – 4 PM Pierce Park (W Prospect Ave, Appleton) http://www.appletonoldcarshow.com/ The Appleton-Fox Cities Kiwanis Club is ready once again for the 42nd Annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet. This free, family fun event is scheduled for Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Pierce Park in Appleton. The Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet is considered one of the largest free car shows in the country. The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club has been a proud partner for over 37 years. |
We're Moving Meeting Locations
Due to our current meeting location closing, starting April 26th, 2019, our weekly Kiwanis meetings are moving to First English Lutheran Church (located at the corner of City Park on the corner of North and Drew Street) north of Downtown Appleton. Look for the "Kiwanis is Serving Here" signs. We will be looking/evaluating a more permanent meeting location so stay tuned! Special Thank You to Sue and Bogey for providing our meeting space at Atlas Waterfront Cafe & Gathering Room over the years. We will miss you! |
Fox Cities Butterfly Festival Changes Leadership
The Fox Cities Butterfly Festival has changed leadership this year. Family Services of the Greater Fox Valley has handed over the leadership and direction of the festival to the Appleton- Fox Cities Kiwanis as of January 1, 2019.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Honored as "Today Club"
The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis has been honored as "Today Club" for the past Kiwanis year. There is no other way to give to so many areas—to touch the lives of so many children and communities—and in so many different ways than by giving a Gift of Today.
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Kidz Expo aims to start new Fox Cities tradition
APPLETON - When Quarry Quest called it quits about a year and a half ago, it left a lot of people who played a role in organizing the annual and wildly popular family-friendly event with some free time on their hands.
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Kiwanis Supports National Pancake Day for Children's Hospital of WI
Appleton Fox-Cites Kiwanis Club and the Golden K Kiwanis Club joined in the fundraising opportunity of The National Pancake Day, for IHOP (International House of Pancakes) and the Children's Miracle Network hospitals, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, |
Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Announces Award Recipients and New Officers The 2015-2016 Kiwanis year was another outstanding year for the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis service club and celebrated the year at their recognition breakfast on September 30th at Atlas Coffee Mill in Appleton. The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club provided over 2,000 hours of service to the community during the Kiwanis calendar year.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Holds Annual Inspirational Breakfast
On Friday, May 20th, the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis hosted their annual Inspirational Breakfast at Atlas Coffee Mill. It was a great morning to show our guests what Kiwanis is all about. Along with great fellowship during breakfast, Kiwanis presented a $1,000 check to the Community Early Learning Center, which is a multi-agency center that helps to ensure that by age 5, children of the Fox Valley have the foundation to achieve their full potential.
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AKtion Club Chili Dinner With Mayor Hanna
At their April 27, 2016 meeting, the Fox Valley AKtion Club members had a special guest cooking for them. Appleton’s Mayor Tim Hanna shared his talents as a chef by making and serving his famous chili.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Brings Holiday Cheers to 100 Youth
On Saturday, December 5th, the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club and the Appleton North Key Club hosted a Breakfast with Santa for around 100 children from various nonprofit agencies. The youth spend the morning at the Building for Kids having breakfast, meeting Santa, (who had presents for them) and playing in the museum.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Announces Award Recipients and New OfficersThe 2014-2015 Kiwanis year was another outstanding year for the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis service club and celebrated the year at their recognition breakfast on September 25th at the Grand Meridian in Appleton. The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club provided over 2,800 hours of service to the community during the Kiwanis calendar year.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Supports Light Up Appleton
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. |
Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis to Support the Annual Help the Homeless Campaign
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. |
4th Annual Fox Cities Kidz Expo Set for April 9th, 2022
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What is Kiwanis??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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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Supports the "Help for the Homeless" Campaign
“I don't know what I would do if I couldn't have a shower and clean clothes. Being homeless is one thing but trying not to look or smell homeless is everything to me. Thank you so much for your hygiene donations!-Fox Valley Warming Shelter Client |
Longtime Kiwanis volunteer embraces new challenges
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! ______________________________________________________________ |
Appleton-Fox Cities Kiwanis Celebrates Success of Kidz Expo
On April 8th, the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club embarked on a new family tradition in the Fox Cities by coordinating the Inaugural Kids Expo held at Fox Valley Technical College. On June 9th, Kiwanis celebrated the success of the event, which drew over 3,000 attendees, with the many community partners that made the event happen. The Kidz Expo was created as a replacement to a popular family outing called Quarry Quest, and is a free family event that looks to bring fun, be educational, and help kids be adventurous. |
Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Announces Award Recipients and New OfficersThe 2016-2017 Kiwanis year was another outstanding year for the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis service club and celebrated the year at their recognition dinner on September 26th at the Building for Kids in Appleton. The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club provided over 2,000 hours of service to the community during the Kiwanis calendar year.
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Appleton-Fox Cities Kiwanis Show Their Patriotism
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 Gets "Social" with the Social Station
The Appleton-Fox Cities Kiwanis welcomed entrepreneur Chris Burns and his rolling wonderbike - THE SOCIAL STATION - to a recent Kiwanis meeting at Atlas Waterfront Cafe. |
Christmas in July Comes to Kiwanis
At the August 4 Friday morning meeting of the Appleton-Fox Cities Kiwanis, President Snyder presented Appleton Old Car Show Co-Chairs Jay Stephany and Mary Ann Wepfer with "ugly" Kiwanis Christmas sweaters to thank them for all they did to bring joy into the lives of Kiwanis members. |
14th annual Golf FORE Children Set for August 15th, 2017
The 14th annual Golf FORE Children event will bring smiles to the participants the day of the event and smiles to children of the Fox Cities throughout the rest of the year.
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Join us for the 40th Annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet
The Appleton-Fox Cities Kiwanis Club is ready once again for the 40th annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet. This family fun event is scheduled for Sunday, July 16th, 2017 at Pierce Park in Appleton.
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Help for the Homeless Donations Top $377,000!
The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club has once again partnered with 91.9/91.5 The Family and the Help the Homeless Campaign. Our club delivered the boxes to the various locations and also helped with the pick-up efforts.
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Appleton-Fox Cities Kiwanians Strengthen Club through Education
More than a dozen members of the Appleton-Fox Cities Kiwanis attended a weekend training experience designed to boost their understanding of Kiwanis, gain additional ideas as club leaders and have a little fun in the process. |
Kidz Expo Starts New Fox Cities Family Tradition
On Saturday, April 8th, the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club embarked on a new family tradition in the Fox Cities. As a replacement to a popular family outing called Quarry Quest, the Kiwanis club now looks to fill a void for families looking for fun on a Spring Saturday. The Kidz Expo is a free family event that looks to bring fun, be educational, and help kids be adventurous. |
Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Starts Holiday Season with City Park Tree Lighting
Nothing says Christmas time like the Christmas tree! The smell of the pine, the twinkling of the lights – it’s magical. What also is magical about the holiday season is volunteering. The Appleton Christmas Parade committee was seeking a volunteer organization to take ownership over the Tree Lighting Ceremony in City Park prior to the Appleton Christmas Parade and the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis was up to the task.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Completes “Gift of Play” Project at Green Meadow Park
In celebration of Kiwanis International celebrating 100 years of community service, the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club partnered with the Appleton Parks, Recreation and Facilities Management Department to install 2-5 year old focused playground equipment to Green Meadow Park in Appleton. The Kiwanis Club’s “Gift of Play” investment to the park was around $12,000. The playground build happened on July 11th and with 20 members putting the equipment together, by 12:00pm the new playground system was complete.
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Another country eliminates MNT!
We have wonderful news to share! The World Health Organization’s validation survey confirmed that Mauritania has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT). Thanks to the generosity of Kiwanis members around the world, UNICEF and its partners, 36 countries have now officially declared victory over the pain and suffering of MNT. We are changing the world.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Brings Holiday Cheers to Almost 90 Youth
On Saturday, December 6th volunteers from the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club and around 90 children from various nonprofit agencies spend the morning at the Building for Kids having breakfast, meeting Santa, (who had presents for them) and playing in the museum.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Announces Award Recipients and New OfficersThe 2013-2014 Kiwanis year was another outstanding year for the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis service club and celebrated the year at their recognition breakfast on September 26th at the Grand Meridian in Appleton. The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club provided over 2,800 hours of service to the community during the Kiwanis calendar year. |
Horizon's Middle School Coffee Can Collection a Success
The coffee can collection was initially a rain out at Horizons school. That, however, did not dampen the volunteer spirit of our young second grade friends at Horizons. We were able to reschedule last week and provide the Salvation Army ...with a load of coffee for their meal program.
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Ron Steindorf Awarded 2014 Bert Grover Child Advocacy Award
If you ask a member of the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis club about the volunteering that we do, you will find that volunteering extends past Kiwanis service projects.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club Partners in Refugee Resettlement
The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club is proud to partner with Lawrence University, The City of Appleton, and World Relief to welcome new refugees to the community and need we need your help!
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club Donates $1,000 to Community Clothes Closet
At a recent club meeting, the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club presented a check to John Mendoza who visited our meeting as a representative from the Community Clothes Closet. Our donation will help continue the mission of the Fox Valley non-profit. One of our longstanding service project partnerships, the Community Clothes Closet distributes over 25,000 items of clothing each month to needy families in the area.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Awards $5,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits
The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club recently delivered $5,000 in annual donations to various nonprofits and community projects in the Fox Valley community.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Announces Award Recipients and New OfficersThe 2012-2013 Kiwanis year was another outstanding year for the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis service club and celebrated the year at their recognition breakfast on September 27th at the Thompson Community Center in Appleton. The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club provided over 2,500 hours of service to the community during the Kiwanis calendar year. |
Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Ready to Supports Annual Help for the Homeless Campaign
The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club has once again partnered with 91.9/91.5 The Family and the 22nd annual Help the Homeless Campaign.
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The Eliminate Project
It would be difficult to explain, in a few short words, why we, as American Kiwanis, should become passionate about the Eliminate Project that Kiwanis International has adopted as our next world project.
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January Service Project Fun at Habitat Restore
Indoor service projects in January are hard to find but our club had a chance once again this year to support the Habitat Restore.
We will be working with the Habitat Restore on a variety of projects, merchandising of the sales floor or other small items that are needed. This is a great indoor project.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Supports Give a Child a Book Campaign
Terry Dawson, director of the Appleton Public Library, spoke with our club Dec. 3 about the Friends of Appleton Public Library's 12th annual Give a Child a Book Campaign.
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AKtion Club Helps Support Holiday Projects
We all know that the holiday season is a busy time for Santa. As one of its December service projects, the AKtion Club of the Fox Cities wrapped 60 gifts for Santa during one of our regular club meetings. The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club, one of the sponsoring Kiwanis Clubs of the AKtion Club, gave out the gifts on December 4th during their breakfast with Santa at the Building for Kids, our local children's museum.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Provide Food Baskets to the Less Fortunate
The holiday season is fast approaching, and once again our club partnered with the Salvation Army to provide food baskets to some needy families in the Fox Cities. Thanks to Renee Waterman and Maria Van Lannen for doing the shopping this year.
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Harbor House Carpet Tearing Project
The Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club over the years has supported the Harbor House in a variety of ways. Our club members have painted rooms and hallways, laid carpet in their new addition, and coordinated donation drives.
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Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Supports 2010 Boo Bash Event
Boo Bash 2010 was a great success and the Appleton Fox Cities Kiwanis Club supported the event on a variety of different levels.
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Kiwanis AKtion Club Receives $600 Donation
On September 18th, members of the West Business Services sales teams took part in the sand sculpture contest at a fox cities event called Quarry Quest. Quarry Quest is a yearly event held in Neenah, WI.
Quarry Quest was created in 1999 by a team of community-minded organizations to help provide a better understanding of the construction and mining industries to the children of all ages while also raising funds for local charitable organizations. Involvement equals 250 businesses and nearly 1,000 volunteers. In ten years, the event has attracted 150,000 people and raised over $750,000 for charity. |
