Upcoming Events

Check out the calendar for all of the upcoming events and meetings!  Just click the "calendar" link above.

Membership & Grant Application

Interested in joining the Kiwanis Club of Pekin?  You can find an updated membership application by clicking here.

And you can find an updated grant application by clicking here.  The Kiwanis Club of Pekin is interested in making grants to organizations working in our area of focus.  Our 3-year mission is to "Help Improve the Wellness of Children."  Each year we have a different focus:

• Year 1 (2015):  Focus on children's physical health
• Year 2 (2016):  Focus on children's mental health
• Year 3 (2017):  Focus on maintaining wellness throughout the life of the child and building a healthy family environment.

Please see the grant application for more details and information.

Upcoming Events Need Your Help

Kiwanis Club Members - Please sign up to work one of these upcoming events.  Click the link and sign up!

Trick Trot or Tee: www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c44a9af29a3f58-trick

Bell Ringing for Salvation Army (2 Dates): www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c44a9af29a3f58-salvation

Aktion Club Helper (you can sign up for all 12 dates or just one - They meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month): www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0C44A9AF29A3F58-aktion

Officers Installed

Lt. Governor Ron Givens installed the officers of the Kiwanis Club of Pekin at the October 13th lunch meeting.  The officers started their one-year terms on October 1st:  President:  Leon Edwards; 1st VP, Dan Pfeifer; 2nd VP, Baylee Gambetti; Secretary, Michele Ginther.

New President's Message

Hi Everyone! Welcome to FY16 for the Kiwanis Club of Pekin. I am very excited to get things started and thankful that there have been so many strong leaders before me which makes this whole being president thing much easier! I think that we have some exciting things going on this year with our club. Thank you all for your dedication to our club, Kiwanis and the Central Illinois Community! If there is ever anything that you think we as a club or myself as president could be doing better, please do not hesitate contacting me or any of the board members. 

Last year we decided as a club to create a 3 year mission that our club would focus on. That mission is “Help Improve the Wellness of Children”. Each year the club has a different focus. 

o    Year 1 (2015): Focus on children’s physical health

o    Year 2 (2016): Focus on children’s mental health

o    Year 3 (2017): Focus on maintaining wellness throughout the life of the child and building a healthy family environment.

​This year we would like to tie this mission/focus in to what we are doing as a club. Programs, grants, volunteer projects, etc.. If you have ideas on how we can do this please see your committee chair person.  You can also download a copy of the grant application. ​

Last year we also divided our committees into 3 major areas. Membership - Fundraising - Community Services. Each member was asked to join one of these committee and get involved with one of the committee projects. We will be doing the same this year. If you are interested in joining a different committee or if you would like to stay on the same one please go to the link listed below. I have created an online sign up that will allow us to catch everyone even if you're not at the Tuesday meeting. We will have various links to Sign Up Genius as projects come up and we need volunteers. Please know that you do not have create a sign up genius account to sign your name. All they will need from you is a name, number and email. That information only goes to the committee chair person and it is not shared by sign up genius. I used this same service several times over the past couple of years and I am fully confident on the security of your information.   

Committee Sign Up Link: www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c44a9af29a3f58-committee

Dan will be sending a revised K of the Day schedule out shortly. We will be adding in the 4th week to the schedule, so your dates that were previous set may change slightly.

We have a few things coming up over the next month or so I wanted to let you all know some dates.  

10/9/2015 - Governor's Dinner which is hosted by our club at the Pekin Country Club. Tickets are $25 but since we did not have the 5th Tuesday meeting last month, in lieu of a social we will use this dinner as the social. So tickets for Kiwanis Club of Pekin members will be discounted to $15. The flyer can be downloaded here.

10/13/2015 - At our regularly scheduled committee meeting lunch we will be installing new board members and also voting to approve the new yearly budget. In order to have enough for a vote we need every member to be present at this meeting.

10/27/2015 - Membership Drive for Kiwanis Club of Pekin. This will be a 5k Fun run and we will be sending out more information as it becomes available. Please print the attached flyer and post it wherever you can. We are encouraging everyone to dress up in costumes!  You can download the flyer here.

Again, if there is ever anything that I can do or help with, please let me know.

Thank you,

​Leon​ &

The Kiwanis Club of Pekin Board Members