Past Activities
Our club meets every Thursday at the Two Rivers Convention Center, at 1st and Main from 12:00 noon to 1:15 p.m.  Time is set aside for lunch, fellowship, and to conduct club business. The remainder of the meeting is reserved for a brief, but informative program of general interest to the membership. 

We are an active club providing a variety of activities to support Kiwanis International and it’s young children Priority One projects. 

• Pancake Day -our June fundraiser with proceeds going to local nonprofits that benefit young children.
     
• Sponsorship of two Key Clubs - local high school youth involved in club leadership and community service projects. 
     
• Co-Sponsorship of the Grand Junction Aktion Club
     
• Young Student of the Month - honors an outstanding student from each area high school during the school year. 
     
• Camp Kiwanis - providing camp experience to youth with emphasis on underprivileged youth - located on beautiful Grand Mesa. 
     
• Monthly Informal Social Activities
     
• Sponsor and Host - a Junior College baseball team during the JUCO World Series.
   
• Annual Rocky Mountain District Governor’s Dinner - to meet our new governor.
     
• Quarterly Food Drive for the community food bank
     
• Annual Bell Ringing and member donations to benefit the Salvation Army. We enjoy spirited competition with the Downtown Rotary Club. 
     
• Annual Kiwanis Sponsored Service Club Golf Tournament. 
     
• Periodic Interclub Meetings with our fellow Division 7 members from Black Canyon, Delta, Gunnison, Hotchkiss and Montrose. 
     
• Beef Raffle - Raffle off beef that is purchased at the local 4-H auction. 
     
• Annual Christmas Program for kids and grand kids of club members. 
     
• Annual Christmas Dinner/Dance for members and guests. 
     
• Annual Charter Luncheon to celebrate our club’s original charter and to honor the Kiwanis’ Grand Junction “Citizen of the Year.” 
     
• College Scholarship Programs for outstanding Key Club members. Funded by the annual Kiwanis sponsored Service Club Golf Tournament.
     
• Red Crawford Scholarship Fund - Scholarships for UTEC Students. 

 

In recent years, proceeds from Pancake Day and Oktoberfest have gone to benefit the following: 

 

• Kids Voting
• Partners of Mesa County
• Senior Scholarship Program
• Mesa Developmental Services
• Grand Valley Catholic Outreach
• Habitat for Humanity
• Marillac Clinic
• Marillac Dental Clinic
• Hospice & Pallative Care of Western Colorado
• Girl Scouts of Chipeta Council
• Special Olympics Colorado
• Western Colorado Math & Science Center
• Girls on the Run
• Western Colorado Suicide Prevention Foundation
• Mesa County Meth Task Force
• Strong Families Safe Kids
• Hilltop Community Resources
• CASA of Mesa County
• Community Food Bank
• Camp Hope at Camp Kiwanis
• West Slope Center for Children