North Platte adds to holiday nights

The North Platte Kiwanis Club had several projects on their December calendar. The club furnished lights and decorated the tractor and wagon for the Christmas season at the Lincoln County Museum.

On Dec. 5, the club took part in “Downtown on the Bricks”. Members cooked and served pancakes for the holiday lighting in downtown North Platte in the “Canteen District”.

In November, the club reported the induction of new members Jim Neal, Becca Moss and Jon Ruda.

Submitted by Rex Cross, North Platte Kiwanis Club secretary 

Le Mars clubs make 1,500 popcorn balls

The Kiwanis and Aktion Club members in Le Mars, Iowa had a great time on Dec. 4 making popcorn balls at the American Legion Hall. These volunteers made approximately 1,500 popcorn balls in two hours. There was a good turnout and members had the help of Pride Group staff, Kiwanis spouses and friends.

The popcorn balls were made to hand out at Pioneer Village Winter Wonderland at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds on Dec. 7 and 8 and Dec. 14 and 15.

The clubs thank the American Legion for the use of the hall and also to Fareway for use of their saran wrap machine!  

Submitted by Barb Hames, Le Mars Kiwanis Club

Grundy Center K-Kids collect coats

Last spring before school was out, the K-Kids Club in Grundy Center had a community-wide winter coat drive to help fellow students in need this winter. UniFirst volunteered to launder all the coats to get them ready for distribution throughout the Grundy Center school system.

There were 70 winter coats collected, along with 22 hats, 10 pairs of gloves, three scarves and five pairs of boots.

K-Kids is a group of third and fourth grade young leaders helping others. They meet once a month after school. 

Submitted by Tim Melloy, Grundy Center Kiwanis Club secretary

Iowa City-Old Capitol chili fundraiser a success

The Iowa City-Old Capitol Kiwanis Club, with the help of Scout Troop 250, hosted its 56th annual chili supper fundraiser on Nov. 13. The monies raised from this event help the club support the kids in the Iowa City, Coralville and North Liberty Corridor areas.

This is a full club event, from organizing donor contact lists, selling of the tickets, picking up silent auction items, cooking of the chili, hosting a dine-in experience or a drive-through pick up, to cleaning up. This year, club members cooked 200 gallons of chili and ended with two gallons left at the end of the night. It was a huge success. The club should clear more than $15,500.00.

Submitted by Tim Brandt, Iowa City-Old Capital Kiwanis Club president 

Nevada Key Club offers comfort for emergencies

The Nevada Key Club members do a service project during one of their 25-minute meetings. Members are so busy outside of school that it is hard for them to do out-of-school projects. So a couple of years ago, the members started doing one a month at a meeting. 

The monthly service projects have been a great way for students to give and those meetings typically have the highest attendance.

Last month, the project was tie blankets for the Nevada Fire Department. These will be used during emergency calls.

The Fire Department expressed its gratitude for the project with a post on its Facebook page.

“We have such respect for the Nevada High School Key Club. Teaching young adults there is a bigger world than themselves always pays off. Today they donated hand-crafted blankets to our Lt. Ray Beaty to support medical calls. Imagine on a day like today being trapped in a wrecked car. Having a warm and loving hand-crafted blanket to keep you protected while being rescued are the little things we want our patients to have,” the department posted.

Submitted by Meg Frideres, Nevada Key Club advisor 

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