K-Kids - Our Commitment to the Future

     The Kiwanis Club of Springfield sponsors one K-Kids clubs. K-Kids is the youngest and fastest growing service organization for elementary students worldwide. Our club members work with children to help them learn leadership skills, develop strong moral character, and encourage loyalty to the school, community and nation. K-Kids are generally aged 6 to 12 and provide our club members with a constant reminder of what is right in our community. Our club is proud to help these kids learn and live up to the K-Kids pledge:    "As a K-Kid, I promise to serve my neighborhood and my school; I will show respect toward my environment; and I will try to make the world a better place in which to live."

Springfield Kiwanis Club Sponsors Builders Clubs

     Kiwanis Club of Springfield is proud to sponsor two Builders Clubs at Roosevelt and Schaefer Middle Schools . Builders Club is open to any middle school student who wants to join. These clubs provide any student who is interested in performing community service an opportunity to do so by joining Builders Club. Because Middle school bridges the gap between childhood and young adulthood, it presents young people with unique challenges and opportunities. Kiwanians believe that young people need and want new and exciting challenges. We also believe that positive efforts and involvement by adults can channel a childs energy to help in their personal development of a happy and productive life. Builders Club helps to build strong leaders for tomorrow...today.
    

Our Club supports Key Clubs --- Youth Leadership Program

    The Springfield Kiwanis Club currently sponsors four Key Clubs. Key Clubs are designed to teach high school kids about the value of community service and to focus them on the positives surrounding them. Key Clubs get kids involved with many community service activities. Many Key Clubbers go on to leadership positions in the Key Club organization and assume leadership positions in other organizations and communities later in life.

Springfield Kiwanis supports Clubs at:

    Springfield High School
    Clark Technical Career Center
    Shawnee High School
    Catholic Central High School

Supporting College Students through Circle K

     The Kiwanis Club of Springfield sponsors a Circle K Club on the Wittenberg University campus.
Circle K Clubs focus on service to the community, building tomorrow’s leaders, and creating fellowship between Circle K members. Service, a fundamental element of Circle K International, is exemplified by the more than one million hours of service on Circle K members contribute on campuses and in communities annually. A primary focus of Circle K, and shared with Kiwanis International, is serving the children of the world. Circle K International has crated a service initiative called Focusing on the Future: Children. This initiative encourages members to address the issues facing children ages six to 13 and to find solutions through service for addressing these issues. Our club donates both time and funds to annually to support our Circle K club.