Become a Member
We are always looking for others who want to give back to their community sharing of their time and talents. Each individual has life experiences, work experiences and personal convictions that makes the club stronger and more effective.
We hope you’d consider joining us for a meeting/free meal on us to learn more about our club and how we truly serve with youth of the Wisconsin Rapids area. Email us at membership@wrkiwanis.org.
Visit our Facebook Events page to see where you’ll find
Kiwanis Food Trailer
Visit us for Lunch! The majority of our foundation fundraising is through our food trailer sales. We sell hamburgers, cheeseburgers, brats, hotdogs, chicken sandwiches, french fries and beverages throughout the summer months.
Events: Cranberry Blossom Fest, St. Mary’s Church Picnic, Grand Affair, Rudolph Country Christmas
2nd and 4th Fridays from May through September you can find us at KeySavings Bank from 11:00-1:30 on the corner of 8th St and E Grand Ave.
Kiwanis Peanut Drive
It takes a lot of peanuts to feed an elephant! Kiwanis Peanut Day is our other major fundraiser. This is our annual campaign seeking tax-deductible donations from our community businesses and members, in exchange we provide our donors with a quantity of individual packages of peanuts based on the size of the donation
All proceeds from Kiwanis Peanut Drive are then given back to the community through both services project and project support grants.
Meat Raffle
Open the the public, we are hosting quarterly meat raffles at our clubhouse in Kellner Wisconsin. The full-service bar opens at 1:00pm with prize drawings starting at 2:00pm. Participants purchase a paddle (or multiple paddles if desired) at the start of the event and lottery balls are then drawn throughout the event identifying the winning paddle holder. Prizes include bacon, steaks, roasts, chicken and fish fillets, etc but we also will draw for free drinks and other prizes.