Club Projects

  • AKTION CLUB
        Aktion Club is the newest member of the Sponsored Organizations an Programs at Kiwanis International.
        Aktion Club is a community-service group for adult citizens who live with a disability. 
            The mission of Aktion Club is:

    • To provide these adults an opportunity to develop initiative and leadership skills.
    • To serve their community.
    • To be integrated into society
    • To demonstrate the dignity and value of citizens living with disabilities.

        Aktion Club members strive to return to their communities the benefits, help, and caring they have received, as well as develop important skills in the process.

  • CAMP BECK
        Camp Beck Is a joint project with Big Brothers/Big Sisters (BB/BS). The land was donated to BB/BS and is slowly being turned into a site for BB/BS to use as a private place to fish, hike, have group get together, etc.  

  • CIRCLE K CLUB
            For college and university students, Circle K International is devoted to involving college and university students in campus and community service while developing quality leaders and citizens. 
        Circle K inspires people to better our world through its international membership of more than 11,500 collegians on more than 500 college campuses in nine nations. 
        Circle K finished up a great year of activities at the end of April with a banquet and fun!  Seniors made their farewells and pledged support to the club in the future. 
        For more information, e-mail circlek@kiwanis.org.

  • FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
        The sole purpose of the Findlay Kiwanis Foundation is to raise funds for and present scholarships to local students.  
        In 2008, five $1000 scholarships were awarded to Findlay High and Hancock County high school seniors.

  • HOBY
        HOBY is coming up soon.  We have 102 Ambassadors registered to date!  The steering committee is busy putting together a dynamic weekend of learning for these area high school sophomores.  
        This is joint project with the Ft. Findlay Kiwanis Morning Club. The HOBY mission is to seek out, recognize and develop leadership potential commencing with high school sophomores. 
        The Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) was founded by Hugh O'Brian in 1958. That year, Mr. O'Brian had the unique opportunity to spend nine inspirational days with the great humanitarian, Dr. Albert Schweitzer at his clinic in Africa. There, Dr. Schweitzer impressed upon him that "the most important thing in education is to teach young people to think for themselves." 
        That thought became the cornerstone for the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership, which Mr. O'Brian founded two weeks after his return to Los Angeles. 
        Since then, HOBY has carried out its mission "to seek out, recognize and develop leadership potential commencing with high school sophomores, and to encourage and prepare the next generation of civic and corporate leadership for America's future." HOBY implements its purpose in three ways: 

    • by providing interactive opportunities for critical thinking

    • by promoting democracy and America's incentive system

    • by encouraging social responsibility among individuals and participating corporations. 

    Generous gifts from our constituents, combined with the active support of more than 5,200 volunteers, provide the backbone of support necessary to deliver HOBY's programs. 

  • K-KIDS CLUB
        For elementary students, K-Kid, the newest of the Kiwanis sponsored programs, provides young people between the ages of six and ten the opportunity to develop at an early age self-esteem, leadership skills, morals, and standards, and respect for others. 
        For more information, e-mail k-kids@kiwanis.org.

  • KEY CLUB
        For high school students, Key Club International is the world's largest high school service organization with more than 205,000 members in 20 nations. 
        Students commit to serving their home, school, and community through various activities that promote the Objects of Key Club which are:

    • To develop initiative and leadership;

    • To provide experience in living and working together;

    • To serve the school and community;

    • To cooperate with the school principal;

    • To prepare for useful citizenship;

    • To accept and promote the following ideals.

  • KIWANIS SANTA'S HOUSE
        Kiwanis Santa's House is a branded community service project held every year at Christmas.
        Santa and Mrs. Claus entertain & provide Christmas presents for every visiting child without cost to the child and their family.

  • PARKS PROJECT
            We provide manpower & monies to improve different parks. Litzenberg Park (operated by the Hancock County Park system) has been our main project. 

  • SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF HANCOCK COUNTY
            A new service endeavor is to aid the Special Olympics of Hancock County program to remain solvent and active.  Fundraisers and other support activities are sponsored by the club. 

  • YOUNG CHILDREN - PRIORITY ONE
        Young Children: Priority One is the ongoing service program of Kiwanis International, addressing the needs of children prenatal through age five. 

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