Service

Kiwanis Service
Service is at the heart of the Kiwanis club of Las Vegas. Since 1925 (nearly 100 years) The Kiwanis club of Las Vegas has served the needs of Las Vegas and Southern Nevada. Over the years the Kiwanis club of Las Vegas members delivered 1,000’s of service projects and raise millions for Las Vegas with projects such as: the Kiwanis water conservation Park (today is the Springs Preserve), Varsity Quiz, Kiwanis/Rotary Thanksgiving Food Drive, and Operation Christmas Child Christmas Shoebox.

2023-2024 Service Projects

Kiwanis / Rotary Thanksgiving lunch, Operation Christmas Child, Toys for Tots, Goodwill, Helping Hands, Pop Tabs, Collecting Old Eyeglasses, Books for Elementary Schools, Reading to Students, Packing Boxes for Troops, and Boys and Girls Club

Projects

69th Annual Kiwanis/Rotary Thanksgiving Food Drive lunch
Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023

For the 69th consecutive year the Kiwanis Clubs of Division 28 will meet for lunch with the Rotary Club of Las Vegas on the day before Thanksgiving to raise funds for The Salvation Army's effort to feed those in need during the Holidays.

TIMES: Arrival time: 11:30am Meeting time: 12:15pm
LOCATION: Lawry's Prime Rib
4043 Howard Hughes Parkway @ East Flamingo
COST: $35 cash or by check payable to:
Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas
RSVP's REQUIRED: No refunds for no shows or cancelations after Nov. 16 2023.
DONATIONS: Donation checks should be made payable to The Salvation Army; Cash is also acceptable.
Donate to the Salvation Army Southwest to provide meals, shelter, and hope to those in need. The Salvation Army Southwest is providing food, clothing, & shelter for those in need.

Operation Christmas Child
Christmas Shoebox Project

Since 1993 Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritans Purse has sent over 1O3 million shoeboxes filled with gifts to children in need around the world. Each box is filled with school supplies, toys, hygiene items (no liquids please) that will bring smiles to the faces of children who live in poverty, orphanages, and or storm ravaged countries.
Our Goal this year is to fill 40 shoeboxes.

Judith Granese Scholarship Winner

Judith Granese, with Estefany Merino Rojas receiving a $2,500 scholarship check from Kiwanis President John Case.

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Some history of the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas in pictures!

Varsity Quiz 54th Season
Play-Off Winners

Howard NaylorThe 54th season of Varsity Quiz ended in February 2023 with Coronado High School, coached by Matt Aberman, as the winner of the Silver League, and Silverado High School, coached by Nick Pavlides, as the winner of the Blue League. The Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas awarded each team $500.00 to be applied to the school's Varsity Quiz account.
The Annual Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Howard Naylor Scholarship of $2000.00 was awarded to Coronado Senior Frank Abbeduto.

Varsity Quiz 2023-2024

We are getting ready for the 55th season of Varsity Quiz scheduled for the Fall of 2023. The Varsity Quiz program is patterned after a high school program that was being sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim. In 1969 a delegation from that club convinced the leadership of the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas to sponsor a similar program in Clark County. The Southern Nevada program was named Varsity Quiz, and is conducted within the Clark County School District (CCSD). The initial matches between school teams are held at selected school campuses with members of the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas assisting as Judges, ending in December. The Finals are then held at Vegas PBS Channel 10 from January to March to determine championships and end with an All-Star fun match and the award of the scholarship.
The Varsity Quiz Program is a continuing partnership between the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas, CCSD, and Vegas PBS TV-10
more Varsity Quiz information

Educator of the Year 2019
Anthony Gebbia
Spring Valley High School

Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas' Educator of the Year Program, starting in 1992, was the brainchild of Kiwanian Ned L. Jacobs. The purpose of the program was to recognize outstanding educators at the secondary level in the Clark County School District (CCSD). The inaugural Educator of the Year Awards was held on April 29, 1992, at the Port Tack Restaurant. The 2019 awards presentation was at the Stratosphere Tower under the direction of Mark Segal, Educator of the Year Committee Chairman. Due to Covid restrictions that was our last year for the Educator of the year project.
more Educator of the Year information

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Donations to the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Foundation enrich the lives of children in the Las Vegas Community and throughout the world. In Las Vegas donations support activities such as the Kiwanis Educating Youth (KEY Club) at high schools, the Clark County School District’s Varsity Quiz and may be used to honor the Kiwanis Educator of the Year. The Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Foundation is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 charitable Foundation. Contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Club History - 98 Years of Service to Our Community

On December 4, 1925, the Las Vegas Kiwanis Club was born. Kiwanis meeting date and time was set for 12: 10 PM on Wednesdays and the day has never changed.
The first meeting was held at Las Vegas High School. The Kiwanis Club of San Bernardino was our sponsor. After that the meeting place became “The Beanery”, an unofficial name for the coffee shop at the Union Pacific Depot. Over the years the meeting location has changed but our mission has remained the same.

Improving the World One Child & One Community at a Time:
Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. To accomplish the Kiwanis International mission the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas sponsors five KEY Clubs in area high schools. KEY (Kiwanis Educating Youth) Club members learn important leadership skills and volunteerism. By working together, members can achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things happen.