Kiwanis Club of Polk City Distributes Dictionaries

The Kiwanis Club of Polk City distributed dictionaries to North Polk Schools' 3rd graders yesterday, 133 dictionaries in all. The Kiwanis Club has been doing that each year for at least the past 10 years. Kiwanis focuses service projects on children and their families. This service project targets literacy development and knowledge acquisition. Thanks to so many in the community who participate in our fundraisers to raise money to give back to the community, such as this Dictionary Project and the upcoming Christmas Food Baskets for needy families.

Our next fundraising event will be the Christmas Treasures Silent Auction to be held the evening of the Polk City Tree Lighting, Tuesday, December 5, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM in the Polk City Community Room. We hope to see many community members bidding for the variety of treasures local businesses have donated for this silent auction. We thank them and we thank you!

See you there!

Kiwanis Club of Polk City Christmas Treasures Silent Auction

Kiwanis Club of Polk City's last fundraiser of the year is a Silent Auction to raise funds for the purchase of several Christmas Food Baskets for Polk City residents and the purchase of dictionaries for every 3rd grade North Polk student. Dictionaries for 3rd graders is a Kiwanis tradition for the last 11 years.  

EACH KIWANIS MEMBER IS ASKING A LOCAL BUSINESS FOR A DONATION OF A PRIZE to place in our auction to be held on Tuesday, December 4^th during the Polk City Tree Lighting. The donated items will be on display and the auction held in the Polk City Community Room and is scheduled from 5:00 through 8:00 pm with pickup from 8:00 to 8:30 pm.  Last year, our Kiwanis Club raised approximately $800 from this event. WE HOPE TO BEAT THAT NUMBER THIS YEAR TO HELP MORE FAMILIES IN NEED!

If you are a business owner, please consider donating generously. It might be a business item or service or a gift certificate for $25 to $50 or more. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated by the 3rd grade students receiving dictionaries and to the families receiving Christmas Food.

Thank you!

11th Annual Polk City Community Garage Sale sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Polk City

The 11th Annual Polk City Community Garage Sale is tomorrow, June 24, from 8 am to 4 pm. Pick up a map and listing of sales at Casey's and Kum and Go stores in Polk City, or print a map and listing from the city website or the Events section of this blogsite. Enjoy your day garage saling in Polk City!

11th Annual Polk City Community Garage Sale sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Polk City

Polk City Community Garage Sale registration is due June 9^th for the Saturday, June 24 Garage Sale from 8:00am -4:00pm.  View and print out the Garage Sale flyer and registration form on... (in the Events section of the Kiwanis Club blog)

 Polk City: www. http://polkcity.org/index.php/departments/city-hall/

Kiwanis: www.kiwanisclubpc.blogspot.com/

Completed applications plus the $10.00 registration fee payable to Polk City Kiwanis are mailed to PC Kiwanis, 532 West Trace Drive, Polk City, IA  50226 no later than June 9^th.

Maps charting all garage sale locations and items for sale will be available Friday, June 23 at Polk City Casey’s and Kum and Go stores plus the two web sites above.

Upcoming Kiwanis Club of Polk City Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast

The Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt will be on the west field at West Elementary School on Broadway St., Saturday, April 8 at 10:00am.  The Easter Bunny will be available for photo ops.  Please note the change of weekend from past hunts.

The Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast will be at the Polk City Community Building/Fire Station, Saturday, April 8 from 8:00am - 1:00pm.  The Easter Bunny will attend for photo ops following the Easter Egg Hunt which will be at West Elementary School.  Please note the change from Sunday to Saturday.

Kiwanis Club of Polk City, North Polk High School Senior Scholarship Application and Process

The Kiwanis Club of Polk City awards up to three scholarships to North Polk High School seniors in May of their senior year. You will find the scholarship application and the application process information under the "Resources" tab of this blog. Ms. Houser, a high school counselor, will also have copies of the application and will provide copies to interested seniors. The Kiwanis scholarship is a service scholarship, and all seniors can apply for it. We hope to have many applications from which to choose the three which will be awarded in May, 2019.

The Kiwanis Club of Polk City's Christmas Treasure Free Will Donation and Silent Auction is Tuesday, December 6 at 5:00 - 9:00 pm at the Polk City Community Center at 309 Van Dorn St. and is an opportunity for children and adults to buy gently used Christmas presents or donated items from local businesses in a Silent Auction.  Kiwanis will use funds to purchase Christmas Meal Gift Cards and dictionaries for all North Polk 3rd graders. We invite individuals and families to join us at our sale and be sure to have us punch your punchcard for this Christmas Tree Lighting event.