Weekly Meetings
First & Third Tuesdays, 12:00-1:15 PM
Café Wisteria
Allied Arts Guild
75 Arbor Rd, Menlo Park.
Programs & Speakers
At each of our meetings, members of community organizations join us to let us know about how their programs and services help people in and around Menlo Park. Contact us if you’d like to attend one of our meetings or if you’d like to join Kiwanis.
President: Charlie Porter
Secretary: Doug Scott
Treasurer: Brian Rigonan
Assistant Treasurer: Bruce Wellings
Board Members: Louise DeDera, John Pinkston, George Chaltas and Jan Gabus
Alternates: John Martin
Welcome To The Kiwanis Club Of Menlo Park California
14 Kiwanis Scholarships, totaling $100,000 were awarded to Menlo-Atherton graduating seniors at a luncheon for family and friends of the students. Shown in the front row are Isabella Kha, Gizelle Martinez Landa, Paulina Miechelle Cisneros Arreguin, Cho Yun (Ariel) Chen, Sofia Basso, and Abigail Gomez. In the back row are, Alex Charles Bissell, Quinne Sierra Davis, Yandel Omarion Hernandez Nunez, Mattea Jamella Harris, Lila Segro Chen, Meghan Lam. Not shown are Claire B. Chang and Theodore Weicker.
The Kiwanis Club of Menlo Park recently awarded $100,000 in scholarships to 14 Menlo Atherton High School graduating seniors at an awards luncheon at Allied Arts for family and friends of the students. John Martin, scholarship chair for the Club, introduced each student at the event,
inviting them to share where they were attending college and to provide a description of their desired course of study or their commitment to service. After hearing from each student, he gave remarks about the mission of Kiwanis International, which is to serve
the children of the world. “There are Kiwanis chapters all over the world giving back to their local communities. There are also collegiate organizations, called Circle-K clubs. In high schools Kiwanis groups are known as Key Clubs,” Martin said. Locally, Kiwanis in Menlo Park was founded as a chapter in the early 1950s, and it has given well over $1 Million in scholarships to M-A students.”
Kiwanis Menlo Park often stays in touch with scholarship winners. For example, Martin shared that one student came back to Kiwanis after graduation and received additional funds for well installation projects in Africa. “This shows the impact that Kiwanis and its scholarship award winners can have, both locally and on the world stage,” he added. “In fact, we encourage all of the Kiwanis scholarship winners to continue to be involved in community service.”
The Menlo Park Kiwanis Club appreciates all tax-deductible donations, big and small, in support of its local community and scholarship endeavors. To learn more about joining the Club or contributing to it, please visit https://menloparkkiwanis.org/ or write to:
Kiwanis Club of Menlo Park at PO Box 311, Menlo Park, CA 94026.
Kiwanis is a worldwide service organization for men and women. We meet weekly, and we work with the community on a variety of fundraising and community involvement projects to improve the lives of children and their families
Who We Support
Our members raise funds throughout the year to assist local and worldwide non-profits who provide a variety of services. And, we provide hands-on help to many local projects.
Projects Include scholarships for Menlo-Atherton High School graduates, serving meals at St Anthony’s Dining Hall, helping with Tour de Cure of Diabetes, joining other Kiwanis groups to put on Special Games for physically challenged youth each year, working with Key Club of Menlo-Atherton High School, providing hands on labor for Rebuilding Together, and participating in community events sponsored by the City of Menlo Park.
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