One of our annual fundraising events is the sale of tickets for Theatre in the Park's original musical comedy production of A Christmas Carol, based on the book by Charles Dickens and adapted for the stage by Ira David Wood III. The critically acclaimed show at Memorial Auditorium has been a seasonal favorite in Raleigh for many years, and is usually sold out by Thanksgiving.

Since 1990, the major annual fundraising event for our Foundation has been the Kiwanis Golf Classic. Proceeds benefit the programs of the Raleigh Kiwanis Foundation. We appreciate all of the players and contributors who help to make the event a success each year.

September 23, 2010 - Flyer

Please join us for our annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser at Highland United Methodist Church. Tickets are $5 and include all the pancakes and sausage you can eat plus your choice of juice, coffee, or milk.

October 23, 2010 - Flyer

Our members help direct traffic for the Raleigh Rocks Half Marathon, held annually in the spring. Please plan to participate in next year's race.

Builders Club is the largest service organization for middle school students, with more than 40,000 members worldwide. It provides opportunities for working together in service to school and community, to develop leadership potential, to foster development of strong moral character, and to encourage loyalty to school, community, and nation. We sponsor the Builders Club at The Franciscan School.
 

Circle K International is a Kiwanis organization devoted to involving college and university students in campus and community service while developing quality leaders and citizens. Emphasis is placed on service, leadership, career development, and fellowship. Circle K members are inspired to better the world through numerous projects on campus, in the community, and on a global scale. We sponsor the NCSU Circle K Club.
 

Key Club International is a Kiwanis organization for high school students that conducts an active program of service in the school and community. Its objectives include the development of initiative, leadership, and good citizenship. It is the largest high school service organization in the world. Our club sponsors Key Clubs at the following schools in Raleigh:

• Athens Drive High School
• Broughton High School

K-Kids is a service organization for elementary students in grades 1 through 5. The clubs provide opportunities for working together in service to school and community, to develop leadership potential, to foster development of strong moral character, and to encourage loyalty to school, community, and nation. We cosponsor the K-Kids Club at Pleasant Union Elementary School.
 

Aktion Club is an organization for adults living with disabilities who desire to become leaders in the community and provide service to others. We sponsor the Aktion Club of Greater Raleigh.
 

Members of our club help with the annual Fall Festival and put on an annual Christmas party for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake County. Since 1967, the organization has been providing wholesome, leisure-time programs and activities for the young people of Raleigh and surrounding area.  At its five year-round facilities and a summer camp, the clubs promote the development of children, ages 6 to 14, physically, mentally and emotionally. "Fun With A Purpose" is the slogan that best describes the Club's program. Children like action, lots of it, and they find it at the Boys & Girls Clubs. They are provided with many activities where they can have fun, learn some things, and develop self-esteem. The caring adult staff members are committed to helping young children grow into responsible adults.
 

One of the largest projects ever undertaken by our Kiwanis Club was the financing and construction of a Habitat for Humanity house on Spaulding Street in Raleigh in 1996-1997. The total cost of $46,800 was paid for with $30,000 in contributions from 115 of our members, $2,000 from an Athens Drive High School Key Club fundraiser, and $14,800 from The Raleigh Kiwanis Foundation. 60 of our members worked on the house along with students from our sponsored Key Clubs and other groups.
 

Our Foster Children's Shoe Program, in partnership with Wake County Human Services and Hudson Belk, provides shoes for Foster Children throughout the year. We also provide funding for Foster Children's Christmas Gifts each year.

One of our club's major commitments since 1986 has been to provide a volunteer daily to help serve at the Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen, located at the Church of The Good Shepherd, 125 Hillsborough Street in downtown Raleigh. The Shepherd's Table has been in operation since 1980 and serves a hot lunch to about 250 people Monday through Friday.
 

The second Kiwanis International Worldwide Service Project was announced in June, 2010. Kiwanis and UNICEF have joined forces for The ELIMINATE Project to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT). This deadly disease steals the lives of 60,000 innocent babies and 30,000 mothers each year. The effects of the disease are excruciating – tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch.

To eliminate MNT from the Earth by 2015, 120 million mothers and their future babies must be immunized. This requires vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff and more. It will take $110 million and the dedicated work of UNICEF and every member of the Kiwanis family.

If you would like to help in the fight against MNT, please print the donation form to mail with your tax deductible contribution. A gift of $1,000 will make you eligible for a Hixson Fellowship Award.

Kiwanis International launched its first ever Worldwide Service Project in 1994, partnering with UNICEF to protect children from Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), the world's leading cause of preventable mental retardation. Nearly $100 million was raised, the project was an immense success, and now IDD is virtually eliminated across the globe. Our club raised over $100,000 to help fight IDD.
 

We raised over $50,000 in 2004-2005 to help build a Kiwanis Cabin and provide camperships at Victory Junction. Located in Randleman, North Carolina, the summer camp enriches the lives of children aged 6 to 16 who have chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses by providing life changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun and empowering, in a medically sound environment. The program offers a week of exhilarating, challenging and nurturing fun under comprehensive, but unobtrusive, 24 hour medical supervision.