CHANGE THE FUTURE

FUNDRAISING PROJECTS

Change the Future

Since 2013, we have had a money jar on the sign in table at our weekly meetings, giving our members and guests an opportunity to donate their spare change, a dollar, or more for the benefit of the Raleigh Kiwanis Foundation. We also ask our members to consider donating a birthday check in a dollar amount equal to their age.

Change the Future is our club's only direct fundraiser with the purpose of growing the endowment of the Raleigh Kiwanis Foundation, and donations are tax deductible. Please make your check payable to Raleigh Kiwanis Foundation with Change the Future on the memo line.

Boys & Girls Clubs

Members of our club host an annual Christmas party for the Boys & Girls Clubs. Since 1966, the organization has been at the forefront of youth development, serving thousands of Wake County young people from age 6 to 18 with a safe after school environment. The Boys & Girls Clubs provide a safe place to learn and grow, ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals, and life enhancing programs and character developing experiences that give young people opportunities to be successful in life and become productive members of society.

Fight Hunger Food Drive

Since 2010, we have sponsored an annual Fight Hunger Food Drive in partnership with Urban Ministries of Wake County. Urban Ministries is a nonprofit human service organization that alleviates the effects of poverty in Wake County by meeting people’s basic needs for food, shelter, and healthcare, providing services that promote self-sufficiency, and building awareness of the issues of poverty within the larger community.

Kiwanis One Day

Each year, Kiwanis Clubs around the world join in a global day of service as part of Kiwanis One Day. The entire Kiwanis family is united in performing nearly a million hours of service around the world in just one day. The energy, commitment, and camaraderie surrounding this single day make the experience of hands-on service even more gratifying for our members as they make an immediate, measurable impact on the community.

Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen

Since 1986, our club members have volunteered to help serve at the Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen, located at the Church of The Good Shepherd, 125 Hillsborough Street in downtown Raleigh. The Shepherd's Table has been in operation since 1980 and serves a hot lunch to about 300 people Monday through Friday.

100K Club

The Eliminate Project

The second Kiwanis International Worldwide Service Project was announced in June, 2010. Kiwanis and UNICEF joined forces for The Eliminate Project to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), a disease that results in the painful death of thousands of newborn babies and mothers each year. The initial goal was to raise $110 million to provide vaccines for more than 100 million mothers and their future babies throughout the world.

In March, 2012, our club voted to participate in The Eliminate Project as a 100K Club with a fundraising goal of $100,000. We reached our goal in September, 2014, and our current total in 2018 is $110,766.

Kiwanis International reached the fundraising goal of $110 million in 2016, but our job is not done yet. We are determined to finish what we started and provide additional funds for vaccines to eliminate MNT in the last remaining countries where it exists.

If you would like to participate in this important project, please print the donation form to mail with your tax deductible donation, making sure to designate it as being for The Eliminate Project.

The Salvation Army

We donate surplus food from our weekly meetings and provide volunteers for the soup kitchen at The Salvation Army of Wake County. One of the largest charitable and social service organizations in the world, The Salvation Army has been serving the people of Wake County since 1887. The organization provides food for the hungry, companionship to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless, opportunities for underprivileged children, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, and many more services to assist those in need.

SERVICE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

Aktion Club

Aktion Club is an organization for adults living with disabilities who desire to become leaders in the community and provide service to others. We sponsor the Aktion Club of Greater Raleigh, chartered in 2008, with support from The Arc of North Carolina and The Arc of Wake County, and in affiliation with Wake Enterprises.

Key Club International

Key Club International is a Kiwanis organization for high school students that conducts an active program of service in the school and community. Its objectives include the development of initiative, leadership, and good citizenship, and it is the largest high school service organization in the world. We sponsor the following Key Clubs:

    Athens Drive High School, chartered in 1987
    Broughton High School, chartered in 1991
    Enloe High School, chartered in 1993
    Vernon Malone College & Career Academy, chartered in 2018
    Wake Early College of Health and Sciences, chartered in 2013