Kiwanis Club of Lake City

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Welcome to Kiwanis Club of Lake City

Kiwanis was brought to Lake City, Florida on December 11, 1923 by a group of 42 local businessmen. At that time Kiwanis was still predominantly a business fraternity, but the focus soon changed and was directed agressively at promoting programs to benefit children.

In the 86 years Kiwanis has been in Lake City, we have actively engaged the community and we regularly provide assistance to children and families in Lake City and Columbia County.

Kiwanis originally met at the Blanche Hotel in downtown Lake City and later moved to the Woman's Club on Lake Isabelle, which is where Kiwanis meets today.

Kiwanis in Lake City has grown to 100 members and is actively seeking others that hold the same community spirit and have a desire to help children across the area. Some things we have been involved in over recent years are:

There are many more opportunities to become involved in the Kiwanis program and we welcome new members to join us in promoting worthwhile projects that have a deep and lasting positive influence on children across Lake City and Columbia County.

 

Boys' State - Ben Meyers

January 19, 2010

Ben Meyers was the guest speaker of the day, introduced by Kyle Keen. Ben talked about his selection to attend Boys' State, an annual event in Tallahassee initially started by the American Legion as a way to get young people involved in government.

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Convict re-entry program - Marsha Rhoden

February 2, 2010

Kiwanian of the Day Riley Rhoden introduced Marsha Rhoden as the guest speaker. Marsha, a 31 year veteran of the Florida Department of Corrections talked about a pilot program instituted at Baker County Correctional Institution designed to improve the ability of ex-convicts to move from an institutional setting into a role as a productive member of society.

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SPEAKER LIST

We have now updated the website to include the upcoming speakers and programs. To see who is coming to Kiwanis on a particular day. Simply click here to see the upcoming schedule. As always, we hope to see you there!

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