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

2025 Kiwanis Scholarship Recipients
2025 Kiwanis Scholarship Recipients
2025 Kiwanis We Build Award

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
  • Train Rides
  • 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)
  • Arts in the Park sponsor
  • 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.

Fund Raising

K-Burger Sales at Community Events

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