Des Moines Kiwanis

Welcome

Des Moines Kiwanis

We help kids. The funds raised from our volunteer efforts support a variety of good causes helping the children of our community.

Spearheaded by the Downtown Club, we have successfully built the very first Miracle League Field in Iowa—right downtown across from Principal Park, at 525 SW 5th Street. Managing the field is our primary service project in the community. Sixty kids with special needs played in our “exhibition season” in the fall of 2008. We had 115 kids in our spring 2009 season and nearly 150 kids in our fall 2009 season. Naturally, we ended the season with a trophy/pizza party for over 400. Plans are now underway for opening day on May 15, 2010. We KNOW that "one can make a difference", right here in central Iowa.

We meet every Wednesday starting at 11:45 a.m. at AllPlay Des Moines, 615 3rd Street. Please consider joining us.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.

Breaking Club News...

Teacher of the Year Named

Our 2008-2009 Teacher of the Year has been selected. Drum roll please... The winner is Joseph Adrian, 5th grade teacher at Phillips Traditional School. Check out our web page for more details and a picture of the presentation. For a copy of the official press release, just click here.

What a Year!
A glowing report was recently sent to Kiwanis International about our Club. See what was written and a thank you from Jan Burch here...

Des Moines Kiwanis Needs Your Time and Talent
2009-10 Des Moines Kiwanis President urges all members to review and volunteer for committee assignments for the coming Kiwanis administrative year. Many hands make light work. Click here to view and print our latest Time & Talents brochure.

Member Orientation
The new member orientation is now available in PDF format. Download it to review online or print your very own copy. Not just for new members, all Downtown Kiwanians will find a plethora of information about our Club.