What We Do

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

The Kiwanis Club of Coldwater has raised and donated over $500,000 to support children, youth and child focused organizations in the last 20 years.

Scholarship Banquet & Achievement Awards

**2026** **Kiwanis Scholarship Recipients**

Safe Sleep Program with Community Hospital

**Donation of crib sheets for Maternity Department**

Printed newborn fitted
crib sheet — **Printed newborn fitted crib sheet**

Christmas at Memorial Park 2025

The fifth Christmas at Memorial Park will be held the first weekend in December 2025. There will be a lighted Christmas area in the Park every evening from December 5th through December 28th. Special events planned for the first weekend include:

Friday, December 5th:

Parade at 6:30 and Flip the Switch
Cookies and hot cocoa
Walking Christmas characters
Santa Claus

Saturday, December 6th:

Kids Fun Day: 2:00 – 5:00
Ice Skating Rink
Gingerbread Playland
Snowman Igloo Bounce House
Cookies and hot cocoa
Walking Christmas characters
Santa Claus Sing-a-Long

Sunday, December 7th:

Kids Fun Day: 2:00-5:00
Carriage Rides
Pony Rides
Juggler
Cookies and hot cocoa
Walking Christmas characters
Santa Claus

Christmas at Memorial Park Facebook Page: Christmas at Memorial Park | Facebook

Mercer Health Pediatric Treatment Room

A recent Kiwanis club major project was raising funds for the Mercer Health Pediatric Treatment Room. We committed to a pledge of $25,000 that was completed over 5 years.

**The final donation toward the $25,000 pledge for the Pediatric Treatment Room**

Some of our Service Projects

Scholarships for high school seniors – Scholarship Banquet Sponsor
Christmas at Memorial Park
Pork and non-perishables for the food pantry
Adopt-a-Highway (State Route 118 South of Coldwater)
Support for Safe Sleep program (SafeSleep.Ohio.gov)
Literacy Night for elementary students
A Park 4 All Abilities donation for playground ride (The WHIRL)
Little League Team sponsor
M.A.V. Youth Mentoring (Formerly Big Brothers/Big Sisters) donor
Junior Fair sponsor
Our Home Family Resource Center Empty Bowls Event donor

The Kiwanis Club of Coldwater completed its $50,000 pledge to the Kiwanis Children’s Fund for the International Project called “Eliminate.” in 2019. The goal of the Eliminate Project is to rid the world of maternal/neonatal tetanus. Since Kiwanis International joined UNICEF in the project, Maternal/neonatal tetanus has been eliminated in 27 countries. Risk of the disease still remains in 12 countries.