Support for Communities
The Redmond Kiwanis Club (RKC) runs several active projects in the community in partnership with various local organizations. The key programs we participate in are:
Redmond Food Box Program:
Together with the Redmond School Break Food Box Program we care for families with school-aged children in the Redmond area. Our volunteers partner with the organization to deliver food boxes with fresh, healthy and nutritious items, that families and kids can enjoy.
Avondale Park Dinners:
Every other month, RKC members host a full dinner for families at the Avondale Park community. We partner with Hopelink to serve families who join us for a hearty and hot meal.
Friends of Youth Meals:
Friends of Youth serves youth and young families facing circumstances of homelessness, foster care and behavioral health challenges. RKC organizes volunteering support to provide hot meals or snacks to the Friends of Youth at Willows.
Community Events with the City of Redmond:
Redmond, Washington is home to a close-knit community. We provide volunteering support to city-wide public events like “Beat the Bunny” 5K Walk & Run in April, Rockin’ on the River, Redmond Arts Festival and Derby Days in summer and Redmond Lights in December. All are welcome to attend and enjoy together.
Community Events:
We support Redmond Foodbox , KidVantage (formerly Eastside Baby Corner) and Pantry Packs with Lake Washington Schools Foundation. We partner with Second Story Rep for selected community events.
Key Clubs at Redmond High School and TESLA STEM School:
Key Clubs provide high school students with opportunities for leadership development. Key Clubs are the world’s largest service club for high school students and have over 217,000 members.
Key Clubs are active in over 4,800 high schools in the United States, Canada, and 18 other nations. Every year, two hundred or more new Key Clubs are added to this fast growing organization. Well over 1 million people today can look back on Key Club as part of their high school experience.
The Redmond Kiwanis Club sponsors and mentors Key Clubs at Redmond High School and the TESLA STEM School.
Jubilee Reach Monthly Breakfasts:
We support the mission of Jubilee REACH to positively impact the lives of the students and families in Bellevue by serving healthy breakfast to school going children.
Redmond Connector Cleanup with the City of Redmond:
This Service Project is a quarterly community beautification effort picking up litter and trash along the Redmond Connector path through the heart of downtown. Our volunteers participate in cleanups to keep our city beautiful.
Community Partners in Redmond
Bring Your Organization to the Table
Businesses, nonprofits and community organizations can join Redmond Kiwanis.
Redmond is stronger when local organizations work together. RKC’s Corporate Membership gives organizations that care about kids, families, seniors and a thriving Redmond community a simple way to connect, serve and contribute.
How it works
For $156 per year, your organization becomes a Corporate Member of the Redmond Kiwanis Club.
Your organization designates one primary representative who serves as the official Kiwanis member, receives club communications and holds voting rights on club matters.
We also welcome up to three people from your organization to participate in RKC meetings, volunteer opportunities and community activities, giving more members of your team the opportunity to get involved.
More than membership
As a Corporate Member, your organization can:
Connect with local leaders, nonprofits and businesses who care about Redmond.
Give employees meaningful opportunities to volunteer and serve locally.
Bring community initiatives to RKC and explore opportunities to work together.
Participate in club meetings, events and service projects.
Be recognized on the RKC website with your organization’s logo as a Corporate Member and community supporter.
We’re especially interested in building relationships that go beyond putting a logo on a page. If your organization is working on an initiative that could benefit Redmond’s kids, families or seniors, we’d love to explore how RKC members can help.
Your organization. Your people. Our community. Let’s make an impact together. To become a corporate member, complete the payment and send in your request at <president@redmondkiwaniswa.org>
Sunshine Sacks Project by Redmond High School Key Club
RKC mentors the The Redmond High School (RHS) Key Club. The RHS Key Club put together an amazing end-of-school-year effort to help elementary school students enrolled in the Pantry Packs program.
RHS Key Club President Anaiah Galen and fellow officers/members assembled over 90 Sunshine Sacks that were donated to eligible students at Rockwell, Clara Barton, Einstein, and Horace Mann Elementary Schools. These cheerful kits included a hand-written note, stuffed animal, snacks, jump rope, beach ball, mini activity books, colored markers, fabric markers to decorate the tote bag, coloring books, chalk, and playing cards.
Redmond Kiwanis Club was honored to support their efforts with donations we raised from our members and online to purchase the needed materials and supplies.
Thank you Redmond High School Key Club for helping bring smiles to students and for your incredible leadership!