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The Golden K Kiwanis is a service club dedicated to serving the children of the world. 

The name Kiwanis was coined from an expression in the language of an American Indian tribe from Michigan,”Nunce Kee-wanis” which translates to “we trade” or “we share our talents.” More...

Welcome!

The Elgin Golden K Kiwanis Club meets every Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. in the basement of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 357 Division St. in Elgin, Illinois. More...
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Director of Community Crisis Center Maureen Manning visits us. Club President Lyle Wolff and Secretary/Treasurer Rob Blake present Golden K check for $5,000. Photo courtesy of Jerry Turnquist
We're a service club dedicated to serving the children of the world.

We have one major fund raiser each year. The bulk of the money we collect to support the club and our many charitable causes comes from our annual “Peanut Days” campaign.

However, it's not all we do, not by a long shot. Learn more about our projects and how you can get involved.

Check out photos from our weekly speakers! (Click the photo below.)
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Maria VandeDrnk joins us to remember husband Jim
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March 1 - Welcomed Tiffany Henderson of Kingdom Advancement Center - our neighbor , a vibrant worship space and U-46 science resource. TIffany was our guest December 21, 2022. We were pleased to donate $200 for her work at KAC. Photo courtesy of Sara Johnson
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Donations collected March 2023 and forwarded - diapers to the Crisis Center and Spaghetti to Food Pantry. Photo courtesy of Sara Jonson
WHAT'S NEW...
If you want to buy Kiwanis Peanuts and support a local service club, you can order the peanuts by sending an e-mail to our club Secretary Ron Blake at blake2208@msn.com. You get 100 packs of delicious peanuts in every box, priced at $36.00 a box. We appreciate your help in these challenging times.
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Our June 7th meeting welcomed Sharry Blazier, Director of Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and Anthropology. She offered a fresh historical view of the museum, which goes back to Elgin’s prominent benefactors, George and Mary Lord. Built in 1907 as the Lord Memorial Museum and opened in 1920 as the Elgin Audubon Museum, it is the oldest museum building in Illinois still used as such. She told stories of a 2-headed calf and a Lion named Sparky. Upcoming events include Dog Days (August 12), an Indigenous People Observation, and Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Sharry truly brought the museum’s history into a bright vision of Elgin’s past. Photo courtesy of Sara Johnson