WEEKLY GUEST SPEAKERS
Each week, at our meeting, we are presented with various speakers from our community, ranging from youth programs, waste disposal and recycling, new technologies, financial institutions, educational programs, city and local area projects and so much more. Come join us for meeting and discover what is meant by "Service Club"
Each Thursday - Except the 4th Thursday
12:00pm to 1:00pm
4th Thursday 6:00pm to 7:00 pm
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Habanero Mexican Restaurant
2472 University Ave.
Riverside, CA
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People ask us, “what is the Kiwanis Club of Riverside?”
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Kiwanis Club of Riverside was chartered in Riverside in 1921.
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Our Kiwanis Club of Riverside Foundation supports many community programs, for example
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We’ve awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual scholarships to college-bound high school seniors from Riverside schools.
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We’ve funded an endowed scholarship for RCC students since 1999.
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Kiwanis Club of Riverside sponsors an outstanding, award-winning Circle K club at UCR and several local high schools to help students learn about leadership, fellowship and philanthropy. The UCR club raised nearly $2400 for philanthropic projects. They average about 150 community service hours per month.
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Since 1992, Kiwanis Club of Riverside has supported families at Longfellow elementary school with: Holiday food drives; partners in the “Starting Blocks” programs, for no-cost swim lessons to elementary students from Longfellow and Jefferson schools; tutoring for elementary students on campus; Riverside Art Museum’s “Art to Go” program on campus; playground sports equipment and shoes; a vegetable garden on campus; painting a multicolor map of the USA on the playground; refurbishing used bicycles as incentives to support students’ perfect attendance and improving grades.
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Kiwanis Club of Riverside provides financial support and drivers for the Meals on Wheels program helping seniors with nutrition needs and fellowship.
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Kiwanis Club of Riverside sponsors a high school basketball tournament in December, with entertainment for the fans and game experience for the student-athletes.
Each KIWANIS club has a special and unique bell. It is used to open and close all meetings, whether they are regular meetings or special meeting. There is a strange tradition amongst clubs, and that is to "steal" the bell and hold it hostage until an officer from the club where the bell was taken from, comes to the regular meeting of the club holding it hostage. This is really a fun thing and the club with the "lost" bell has to do the sleuthing to find where the bell is and who has it.
The KCOR bell was taken to the "A Heart for Riverside" dinner and dance. It was left unguarded in the open. Our brethren from the Uptown KIWANIS club were so very kind to support our event and had a table near out bell. So Bishop Tim, member of Uptown, just couldn't let such a rare moment pass without hiding the bell in our own Becky Whatley's bag.
It took several weeks for poor Ida, our president, to find out who had it and how to get it back. Through sleuthing and dare we say confession, we discovered where it was. Ida was ill and not able to go retrieve it so Dennis, president elect, went in her place.
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Success!! for a measly $20 ransom, the bell is back home!!!