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Easter Egg Hunt – visit page
Established in 1933, this tradition is one of our most cherished. Children up to age 12 are invited to join us at the Lincoln High School back parking lot at 9:00 AM the Saturday before Easter. There are craft and games, the Easter egg hunt itself starts at 10:00 AM. Each year up to 500 children giggle and laugh as they search for their candy. This event provides opportunities to introduce children to virtues of sportsmanship, courtesy, and giving.
Youth Outdoors Day – Summer – visit page
Every First Saturday of June, targeted for youth ages 8-16 and their parents. The community is invited to participate in 20 outdoor related activities ranging from archery and pellet rifles to duck calling, fishing and compass reading. This is a full day event starting at 9:00 AM, lunch is provided for all attendees and wraps up with a door prize raffle at 3:30. At our first event we had more than 60 youth, in 2010 175 youth attended the event. Children must be accompanied by a parent. It requires more than 40 volunteers to host this event. Throughout the day this event provides us teaching opportunities regarding: patience, respect, and sportsmanship as well as encourages families to become more active.
Your Charity Golf Scramble – visit page
Each 2nd Monday of August, teams and hole sponsors specify a local charity of their choice and play to win money for their charity. Not only will entry fees be split amongst the charity of the winning teams, but so will hole sponsorship, hole events, skins, mulligans, etc. Each year we have donated between $5,000-$8,000 to area charities through this event.
Coats for Kids – visit page
Every year, from October through December, collection bins are placed at the Wood County Sherriff and Wisconsin Rapids Police departments, Immanuel Lutheran Church and KeySavings Bank.
We ask the public to donate their gently used or new winter clothing articles. Donations are sorted and laundered. Annually, thousands of winter clothing articles are distributed to families throughout South Wood County via the school systems and the Family Resource Center.
Youth Outdoors Day – Winter – (Cancelled for 2023)
Is the spirit of the Youth Outdoors Day help in June, on the third Saturday in February we host an event at the Nepco Lake Shelter to introduce area residents to outdoor winter activities. The event is help free to the public and includes the following activities: snowshoeing, cross country skiing, ice skating, shooting, fur trapping, ice fishing and more.
Kiwanis Educational Scholarship
Area students are invited to submit an application by mid April each year. A committee of members reviews the applications and determines who will receive the annual scholarship. We award a one-time sum of $2,000 to one applicant each year.
Additionally, we provide a $1,000 scholarship through the Mid-state Technical College Foundation also for a local student. The foundation selects the best candidate.
Student of the Month
In recognition of hard work and dedication to both studies and volunteering, we recognize one student each month from surrounding area high schools. Participating schools include: Nekoosa, Port Edwards, Assumption, and Lincoln high schools. Students are invited to a club meeting, at which they are introduced by a faculty member, provide a short presentation regarding their accomplishments and future goals, and finally are presented a plaque recognizing their accomplishment.