Happy Labor Day Weekend
Our Club Members have been busy setting up flags this week for Labor Day Weekend. Flags will stay up through September 11. Thank you to all our Flags Over Meridian Subscribers! Your support makes it possible for our club to…
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Michigan Great Lakes Conference
Over this past weekend several of our members attended the Kiwanis Michigan Great Lakes Conference for a weekend of learning, networking and fun. They will be sharing what they learned on September 29. The Michigan District of Kiwanis Great Lakes…
Children Are Our Future
Lynn, Vic, Don Frank along with Courtney Trebesh (President of the Okemos Key Club). Made our annual trip to Lansings McClaren OB department with our donated gifts for New Borns and comfort items to aide Mothers during Labor. These included…
Flags & Trap Shooting
For the past several years Tom H. has been leading an effort to put flags up for the Michigan Trapshooting Association during their summer tournaments. Over 100 flags will decorate the Michigan Trapshooting Association tournament grounds during the SCTP State…
Making An Impact
Over the past two months our club has been quietly making an impact in our community. Since the beginning of May we have honored our final Student of the Month, cleaned up Meridian Township’s Orlando Park, kicked off our Flags…
Backpacks for Kids
Haslett-Okemos Kiwanis packs backpacks full of school essentials in partnership with Meridian Cares. The backpacks are assembled with the teacher’s recommended school supplies by the H-O-K members, and are distributed to families who qualify for free lunches and will be…
Kiwanis Supports Haslett Robotics Club
Haslett Robotic Club ($6000 annual donation) The Haslett Robotics Club serves Haslett, Okemos and East Lansing students with a robotics opportunity to build competitive robots (shown here). This program serves budding engineers with creative building opportunities and competition similar to…
Youth Sports Pavilion at the Marketplace on the Green
Haslett-Okemos Kiwanis supported the Youth Sports Pavilion at the Marketplace on the Green ($75,000). This facility offers a synthetic outdoor ice rink that is available regardless of the winter weather! The pavilion is covered, keeping the surface clear of snow…
Dictionaries for Third Graders in Haslett and Okemos
Each March, kids in the third grade at Haslett and high school students at Okemos High receive dictionaries. These dictionaries provide students with an opportunity to build vocabulary in their writing assignments (and they help with Scrabble and spelling contests…
Lake Lansing Bandshell Concert Sponsors
Lake Lansing Bandshell Concert Sponsors Haslett-Okemos Kiwanis sponsors the popular Lake Lansing Bandshell concerts which serve the entire region with live music from the bandshell at Lake Lansing Park South. Situated on the grassy lawn lakeside in Haslett, the bandshell…