KIWANIS IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED TO
CHANGING THE WORLD ONE CHILD AND ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME
CHANGING THE WORLD ONE CHILD AND ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME
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WHO ARE THE LAX KIWANIS? WE ARE A DIVERSIFIED MIX OF COMMUNITY-MINDED INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL INDUSTRIES AND BACKGROUNDS RANGING IN AGE FROM 20’S TO 80’S. AS A PURELY VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION, WE ARE PROUD THAT MORE THAN 97% OF EVERY DOLLAR WE RAISE GOES DIRECTLY TOWARD THE COMMUNITY. HOW DO WE SERVE THE COMMUNITY? OUR FLAGSHIP FUNDRAISER IS OUR ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT, GOING ON FOR OVER 25 YEARS. THIS SPECTACULAR EVENT RAISES MORE THAN $30,000 A YEAR TOWARDS OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND. ADDITIONALLY, WE PARTNER WITH THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES BY SERVING QUARTERLY “HAPPY MEALS” FOR THE FAMILIES RESIDING THERE. WE ALSO HOST MORE THAN A DOZEN CHILDREN IN NEED FOR OUR ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING SPREE HELD AT KOHL’S IN WESTCHESTER. ROUNDING OUT THE YEAR WE ALSO BUILD AND DELIVER HOLIDAY BASKETS FOR FAMILIES AT THE WESTCHESTER FAMILY YMCA WHO WOULD OTHERWISE GO WITHOUT DURING THE HOLIDAYS. WITH THE GENEROSITY OF OUR CORPORATE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE HAVE AWARDED MORE THAN $600,000 AND GROWING IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS – SENDING WORTHY STUDENTS TO TOP UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING UCLA, BERKELEY, GEORGETOWN, AND MORE. |
LAX KIWANIS - FAST FACTS:
-FOUNDED IN 1954 -501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT -25 MEMBERS & GROWING! 
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