Dedicated to serving children
The Elgin Golden K Kiwanis is part of Kiwanis International, a global organization of members dedicated to serving the children of the world. We meet every Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. in the basement of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 357 Division St. In Elgin, Illinois.
We serve coffee and doughnuts and we welcome anyone in the area to stop in and join us. We offer stimulating conversation, a few laughs, a featured speaker and the opportunity to volunteer in the community on many worthwhile projects. Kiwanis and its family of clubs, including the Elgin Golden K Kiwanis Club, is 600,000 members strong, annually raising more than 100 million dollars and dedicating more than 18 million volunteer hours world wide to strengthen communities and serve children. Our club's first meeting was held in November of 1975. Learn more about our projects. The world headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. For many years the main office was in Chicago. The very first Kiwanis meeting was held in Detroit Michigan in 1915. |
OfficersPresident...Jerry Turnquist
1st Vice President ...Dave Rohlwing 2nd Vice President...Sara Johnson 3rd Vice President...Save Wheelock Secretary Treasurer...Ron Blake Asst. Treasurer...Karen Snyder Past President...Lyle Wolff |
On April 24th we welcomed Mike Leubbing as our newest member. The ceremony was conducted by (left-to-right) Bill Snyder (Membership Chairman), Jerry Turnquist (President) and his sponsor Lyle Wolff.
On April 17th we welcomed John Moravec as our newest member. The ceremony was conducted by Bill Snyder (Membership Chairman, left), Jerry Turnquist (President, second right) and his sponsor Bob Langlois (right).
What's in a name?
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.” The motto of Kiwanis International is “Serving the Children of the World.”
To that end, Kiwanis International has formed the world wide Eliminate Project, raising millions of dollars to eradicate Maternal Neonatal Tetanus.
To that end, Kiwanis International has formed the world wide Eliminate Project, raising millions of dollars to eradicate Maternal Neonatal Tetanus.
Service to the Community
Weekly Meeting
Our weekly meetings include an opening by the current president, followed by the Kiwanis Calls song, Pledge of Allegiance, Kiwanis Creed. invocation, "Worth Repeating" jokes, recognition of today's servers and guests, a “happy dollars" interaction, recognition of anniversaries and birthdays, announcements, reports, the feature program, and adjournment.
Dan Gardner - Invocation
Chuck Traugott reports on 2023 Peanut Day Donations
Gary Newton - Worth Repeating
Jim Foote does our weekly "Happy Dollars" call for good news stories. Dan Gardner is in the foreground.