The Kiwanis Club of Mission Viejo has been providing community service through projects and monetary donations since 1969. We are affiliated with the world-wide Kiwanis International, but our primary focus is local.
We hold quarterly recognition programs for outstanding students in local schools, conduct an annual bowling event for adult clients of Vocational Visions, supply backpacks for needy students identified though South County Outreach, make toy donations to families of Marines at Camp Pendleton and participate in the annual Red Ribbon Anti-Drug program.
New programs this year include the Tale Trail, a collaboration with the Mission Viejo Library. The Tale Trail consists of 20 signposts along a park pathway each containing a chapter of a story for children. We hold one major fund-raiser each year, selling See’s Candy. The club, now 53 years in existence, meets Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast, fun and a program guest most weeks at Denny’s on Alicia Parkway at Interstate 5 in Mission Viejo. Contact us through this page for further information.
For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.
Here is a list of some of the things our club does:
Student Recognition –
Outstanding students from Mission Viejo, Tersoro, and Capistrano Valley high schools
are all honored quarterly with recognition breakfasts attended by administrators
and family members of honorees.
Sponsor Key
Clubs – Members work with local Mission Viejo and Tesoro High
School Key Clubs which offer opportunities to serve, build character, and
develop leadership skills. We provide
Kiwanis advisors and join together when working on various service projects.
Scholarships – Offer
scholarships to graduating seniors and key club members from local high
schools.
Bowling Tournament–
The club hosts a bowling day for clients of Vocational Visions, a Mission
Viejo-based job training/mentoring organization for the developmentally
disabled. Each year nearly 50 bowlers
participate.
Musical
Instruments – during the month of April we solicit used instruments from
the community for donation to local school music programs. We also provide funds for repair.
Arts Alive – City
sponsored event in May. Kiwanis hosts a
booth where young people can build rudimentary musical instruments.
Mobile
Observatory – Kiwanis helps fund and provides member support for a mobile
astronomy observatory which regularly visits school campuses and parks to
enhance science education.
Food
Donations – members work with South County Outreach, a local food
bank, to help provide turkeys and other needed food items during the holidays
and when food bank low.
Stand Up
for Kids — work with the local homeless young people in providing
food, housing, and mentoring.
Toys – During
December we collect new toys for children of Marine families at Camp
Pendleton. The gifts are distributed
through a YMCA program on the base.
Student Supplies – At the beginning of the
school year, working with South County Outreach, we provide backpacks, filled
with school supplies, to needy, local middle school students.
Red Ribbon
Walk – An annual city/school anti drug event. Water, coffee and donuts are sold to students
and parents who participate.
Future
Development – In working with elementary schools we hope to start a
Kiwanis BUG (Bring Grades Up), wherein members work with teachers and community
sponsors to motivate students to improve academically.
See’s CandyFundraiser – All profits are returned
to the community through youth services at schools, various charity events in
the community, CHOC, YMCA, outreach programs, “Adopt a Family”, etc. In addition, each year at least 600 individual
1 lb boxes of See’s are sent to U.S. Marines deployed overseas and posted at
Camp Pendleton.
Guest
Speakers – Tuesday morning breakfast meetings include a wide variety
of speakers from the community and surrounding areas, including civic issues,
sports, vocations, hobbies, clubs, etc.
Social
Aspects – Club members gathers at an annual Christmas party as well
as attend various events as a group (with family) during the year including
theater productions, sporting events, etc.
Kiwanis Club of Mission Viejo donates $500 to Stand Up for Kids to help our local homeless teens.
Join Us
Are you ready to help create communities that let all children thrive, prosper and grow? It’s pretty easy to do! Simply contact us with your questions and if you would like to apply for Kiwanis club membership.
The kids in your community and the world are counting on you!
About our Kiwanis club
The Kiwanis Club of Mission Viejo has been providing community service through projects and monetary donations since 1969. We are affiliated with the world-wide Kiwanis International, but our primary focus is local.
We hold quarterly recognition programs for outstanding students in local schools, conduct an annual bowling event for adult clients of Vocational Visions, supply backpacks for needy students identified though South County Outreach, make toy donations to families of Marines at Camp Pendleton and participate in the annual Red Ribbon Anti-Drug program.
New programs this year include the Tale Trail, a collaboration with the Mission Viejo Library. The Tale Trail consists of 20 signposts along a park pathway each containing a chapter of a story for children. We hold one major fund-raiser each year, selling See’s Candy. The club, now 53 years in existence, meets Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast, fun and a program guest most weeks at Denny’s on Alicia Parkway at Interstate 5 in Mission Viejo. Contact us through this page for further information.
For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.
Here is a list of some of the things our club does:
Student Recognition – Outstanding students from Mission Viejo, Tersoro, and Capistrano Valley high schools are all honored quarterly with recognition breakfasts attended by administrators and family members of honorees.
Sponsor Key Clubs – Members work with local Mission Viejo and Tesoro High School Key Clubs which offer opportunities to serve, build character, and develop leadership skills. We provide Kiwanis advisors and join together when working on various service projects.
Scholarships – Offer scholarships to graduating seniors and key club members from local high schools.
Bowling Tournament– The club hosts a bowling day for clients of Vocational Visions, a Mission Viejo-based job training/mentoring organization for the developmentally disabled. Each year nearly 50 bowlers participate.
Musical Instruments – during the month of April we solicit used instruments from the community for donation to local school music programs. We also provide funds for repair.
Arts Alive – City sponsored event in May. Kiwanis hosts a booth where young people can build rudimentary musical instruments.
Mobile Observatory – Kiwanis helps fund and provides member support for a mobile astronomy observatory which regularly visits school campuses and parks to enhance science education.
Food Donations – members work with South County Outreach, a local food bank, to help provide turkeys and other needed food items during the holidays and when food bank low.
Stand Up for Kids — work with the local homeless young people in providing food, housing, and mentoring.
Toys – During December we collect new toys for children of Marine families at Camp Pendleton. The gifts are distributed through a YMCA program on the base.
Student Supplies – At the beginning of the school year, working with South County Outreach, we provide backpacks, filled with school supplies, to needy, local middle school students.
Red Ribbon Walk – An annual city/school anti drug event. Water, coffee and donuts are sold to students and parents who participate.
Future Development – In working with elementary schools we hope to start a Kiwanis BUG (Bring Grades Up), wherein members work with teachers and community sponsors to motivate students to improve academically.
See’s Candy Fundraiser – All profits are returned to the community through youth services at schools, various charity events in the community, CHOC, YMCA, outreach programs, “Adopt a Family”, etc. In addition, each year at least 600 individual 1 lb boxes of See’s are sent to U.S. Marines deployed overseas and posted at Camp Pendleton.
Guest Speakers – Tuesday morning breakfast meetings include a wide variety of speakers from the community and surrounding areas, including civic issues, sports, vocations, hobbies, clubs, etc.
Social Aspects – Club members gathers at an annual Christmas party as well as attend various events as a group (with family) during the year including theater productions, sporting events, etc.
Join Us
Are you ready to help create communities that let all children thrive, prosper and grow? It’s pretty easy to do! Simply contact us with your questions and if you would like to apply for Kiwanis club membership.
The kids in your community and the world are counting on you!