In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Bowling Green Kiwanis Club, Kiwanians are sponsoring a sock drive for those in the area who may not be able to keep their feet warm this winter season. Community members are invited to donate new socks to support those in our area.
Donations may be dropped off in the hallway of the Wood County District Public Library during the library’s regular hours throughout the month of January. In the event that you do not wish to go out during the COVID-19 pandemic and would like to schedule a socially distant “porch pickup” of socks, or if you would like to make a monetary donation please contact president@kiwanisbg.org.
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The Bowling Green club was founded on Dec. 23, 1920 and has contributed to numerous community projects including:
- Providing scholarships for high school seniors at Bowling Green and Eastwood high schools
- Providing leadership development projects for area children and youth
- Sponsoring the Youth Arts area at the annual Black Swamp Art Festival
- Sponsoring youth sports and activities
- Supporting the Salvation Army Christmas Bell ringing project
- Assisting with Breakfast with Santa
- Sponsorship of Key Clubs at Bowling Green and Eastwood High School, CKI Club at Bowling Green State University, Aktion Club at WoodLane, Builders Club at Bowling Green Middle School, and a K-Kids club at Conneaut Elementary
- Support of the Wood County District Public Library purchase of Books for the Children’s Resource Center
The Bowling Green Kiwanis Club currently meets every Thursday via Zoom with social time beginning at 11 a.m. and the meeting starting at 11:30 a.m. If you are interested in attending a meeting or would like more information about joining the club which boasts 120 members, please send an email to secretary@kiwanisbg.org. You can also view our club website at www.kiwanisbg.org or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BGKiwanisClub
