WHAT WE DO

Service Projects

Our Kiwanis club participates in a variety of service projects that involves community service, fundraising, and assisting children locally and worldwide. Below are some of those projects. Contact us to learn more.

• Adopt-A-Family for the Holidays
  • 2022 – Ascencia & Home Again Los Angeles
  • 2023 – Ascencia, Home Again Los Angeles & Hillsides Youth Moving On
  • 2024 – Ascencia, Home Again Los Angeles & Hillsides Youth Moving On
  • 2025 – Home Again Los Angeles & Hillsides Youth Moving On
• Al Barro Foundation Items Sorting Party – 4/13/2024, 3/8/2025, 9/6/2025, 9/13/2025, 1/24/2026
• Altadena Fire Aid & Support – 2/20/2025
• Ascencia
  • Guest Chef – 7/27/2023, 1/23/2024, 1/29/2025, 9/23/2025, 2/2/2026
  • Snack Bags – 7/2025
• BBQ for Veterans – 5/20/2023, 5/18/2024, 5/18/2025
• City of Glendale Veteran’s Day Event – 11/11/2025
• Crop Hunger Walk – Kiwanis Club of the Verdugos Team – 10/27/2024, 10/26/2025
• Deukmejian Wilderness Workday – 3/16/2024
• Glendale Community College
  • Foster Youth Support Program (FYSP) Resource Event (Club Signature Project) – 10/2/2024, 4/23/2025, 10/22/2025
• Glendale Fire Department
  • Annual Jr. Firefighter Picnic – 5/2/2025
  • “Spark of Love” Toy Drive – 12/19/2024, 12/18/2025
• Glendale Kiwanis Club invites other Kiwanis Clubs to volunteer in their service projects.
  • Back to School Shopping – 8/5/2023
  • Duck Tagging Party – 4/27/2023, 5/2/2024, 5/1/2025
  • Duck Race – 4/29/2023, 5/4/2024, 5/3/2025
  • Meal Packaging Signature Project – 11/8/2025
• Glendale Police Department
  • Cereal Box Drive – 5/18/2023  
  • Cereal Box Domino Challenge – 6/1/2023
  • Cops for Kids & Al Barro Foundation Set up & Distribution – 9/6/2024, 9/7/2024, 8/7/2025, 8/9/2025
  • Sock Drive – 12/1/2022, 11/30/2023, 11/21/2024, 11/20/2025
• Glendale Youth Alliance
  • Items Distribution with Al Barro Foundation – 6/7/2024
• Home Again Los Angeles
  • Thanksgiving Dinner for their clients – 11/16/2023
• Kiwanis Rose Float Decoration
  • Feed the Volunteers – 12/14/2024, 12/20/2025
• La Crescenta Women’s Club – Soles4Souls Shoe Drive – 10/25/2023
• Little Library
  • Hillside Youth Moving On Peer Resource Center – 8/23/2023
  • Our Third Place at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services – 3/25/2025
• Montrose Octoberfest – 10/7/2023
• Our Third Place at Didi Hirsch MHS
  • Clothing Drive & Sorting – 7/18/2024, 7/19/2024, 8/30/2024
  • Crochet Workshop – 3/25/2025
  • Thanksgiving Dinner – 11/26/2025
• Pasadena Humane
  • Wiggle, Waggle Walk & Run – Kiwanis Club of the Verdugos Team – 4/21/2024, 4/6/2025, 4/19/2026
• Salvation Army
  • Food Drive – 9/9/2023
• Welcome Home Baskets
  • Union Station Homeless Services in Pasadena – 4/19/2023, 6/19/2025
  • Home Again Los Angeles (HALA) – 2/15/2024
• West Glendale Gateway Kiwanis Club invites other Kiwanis Clubs to volunteer in their service projects.
  • Holiday Party with Santa at Jefferson Elementary School – 12/14 2022, 12/13/2023, 12/11/2024, 12/17/2025
  • Middle School Track Meet
    • Hoover High School – 3/3/2023
    • Glendale High School – 3/1/2024, 3/14/2025

The Verdugos Kiwanis – Monetary Support

• American Legion Post 127
• American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1614
• Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund
  • First Lady’s Focus
  • Founder’s Day
  • Just Say YES!
  • Rose Float
  • Service Awards
    • Community Service Award (CSA)
    • Distinguished Service Awards (DSA)
• Glendale Arts
• Glendale Community College – Foster Youth Support Program
• Glendale Educational Foundation – State of the School
• Glendale Elks Lodge # 1289
• Glendale Emblem Club # 104
• Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Trust
• Glendale Moose Lodge # 641
• Hillsides Youth Moving On
• Home Again Los Angeles (HALA)
• Incarnation Church – Women’s Guild
• Kiwanis Children’s Fund
• Memorial Hall of Verdugos Hills
• Our Third Place at Didi Hirsch MHS
• Salvation Army

Key Club Sponsorships

Our Kiwanis club supports Key Club service projects, facilitate the Key Club meetings, provide mentorships and support for the Key Club students. We are currently sponsoring the following Kiwanis Key clubs:

• STEM Academy of Hollywood at Helen Bernstein High School, Los Angeles, CA
• Verdugo Hills High School, Tujunga, CA

Kiwanis Builders Club Sponsor

Our Kiwanis club supports Builders Club, brings in food and treats and recognizes, supports and encourages the kids, through example, so they feel empowered to do great things in their communities. We support Builders Club service projects, facilitate the Builders Club meetings, provide mentorships. We sponsor the following Kiwanis Builders clubs:

• Incarnation Parish School, Glendale, CA

Service Leadership Programs – Youth

The Kiwanis family includes members of all ages and abilities. In addition to Kiwanis clubs for adults who serve kids, Kiwanis offers Service Leadership Programs. The SLPs are Key Club International for high school students, Circle K International for college and university students, K-Kids for elementary school students, Builders Club for middle school students and Aktion Club for adults with disabilities.

SLPs are leadership and character-building programs hosted in a school or community agency and often sponsored by a Kiwanis club or another civic organization. Kiwanis International offers resources and support to help anyone open SLP clubs wherever there is a need and opportunity in their communities.

Since the first Key Club was founded in 1925, millions of SLP members have been inspired to lead lives of service and significance.

Fundraisers

Our Kiwanis club raises funds to support our service projects and monetary donations. Contact us to learn more.

• Bingo – 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• Verdugos Wine Fest – 2026
• Veterans BBQ – 2023, 2024, 2025

Social Aspects

Club members gather once a month to socialize and fellowship. Contact us to learn more.

• Installation Dinner (President, Officers & Board) – October
• Friendsgiving Potluck (annual) – November
• Holiday & Gift-Wrapping Party (annual) – December
• Celebrate Chinese New Year (dinner at a local restaurant)
• “Love Your Friends” Mixer
• Game Night
• Art & Dine
• Descanso Gardens & Lunch
• Dinner Under the Pergola
• Concert & Picnic in the Park
• Hollywood Bowl
• End of the Summer Party

Are you ready to join us? Please contact us at [email protected] or apply for Kiwanis club membership here