The Des Moines Golden K Kiwanis Club financially supports Capitol View Elementary School in Des Moines and mentors students at the city’s largest grade school enrollment wise. For more information about Capitol View Elementary School, go to https://capitolview.dmschools.org.
Findley Elementary School
Our club provides financial support for Findley Elementary School in Des Moines and mentors students in the school’s reading program. For more information about Findley Elementary School, go to https://findley.dmschools.org
Sweatshirt distribution
Six Kiwanians helped distribute sweatshirts and stocking caps to third grade students at Capitol View Elementary School in Des Moines Friday, January 24. They included Jan Burch, Matt Culp, Steve Dunn, Randy Gordon, Bob Mitchell and Bob Railey. (Jan is a member of the West Des Moines Kiwanis Club.)
From left, Kiwanians Bob Railey, Jan Burch, Bob Mitchell and Capitol View Elementary volunteer coordinator Nia Howard.
Honoring students in spring 2024
In the spring, our club honors outstanding fifth grade students at both schools during a regular meeting. The students receive gifts and are recognized along with their teachers and parents/guardians.
Four Capitol View Elementary School fifth grade students were honored in May 2023. They are shown here with their teachers.The annual event spearheaded by Youth Outreach Committee chairperson Bob Railey is one of the club’s highlights of the year.Two Findley Elementary School fifth grade students were recognized in May 2023.
Y Camp near Boone
Our club sends students from Capitol View and Findley Elementary Schools to the Y Camp located near Boone. For more information about Y Camp, go to https://y-camp.org.
Kiwanis Miracle League
Our club supports the Kiwanis Miracle League financially and works at the league’s concession stand during the spring and fall seasons. Established in Des Moines in 2009, the Kiwanis Miracle League enables youth with special needs to play baseball at a ball field near Principal Park, the home of the Iowa Cubs. Everyone bats, everyone scores, and every game ends in a tie. For more information about Kiwanis Miracle League, go to https://kiwanismiracleleague.org.
Coats for kids
Our club provides new winter clothing for students at Meredith Middle School in Des Moines who do not have suitable winter garments through a grant from Polk County.
Are you ready to join us? Contact us or apply for Kiwanis club membership here
What We Do
Capitol View Elementary School
The Des Moines Golden K Kiwanis Club financially supports Capitol View Elementary School in Des Moines and mentors students at the city’s largest grade school enrollment wise. For more information about Capitol View Elementary School, go to https://capitolview.dmschools.org.
Findley Elementary School
Our club provides financial support for Findley Elementary School in Des Moines and mentors students in the school’s reading program. For more information about Findley Elementary School, go to https://findley.dmschools.org
Sweatshirt distribution
Six Kiwanians helped distribute sweatshirts and stocking caps to third grade students at Capitol View Elementary School in Des Moines Friday, January 24. They included Jan Burch, Matt Culp, Steve Dunn, Randy Gordon, Bob Mitchell and Bob Railey. (Jan is a member of the West Des Moines Kiwanis Club.)
Honoring students in spring 2024
In the spring, our club honors outstanding fifth grade students at both schools during a regular meeting. The students receive gifts and are recognized along with their teachers and parents/guardians.
Y Camp near Boone
Our club sends students from Capitol View and Findley Elementary Schools to the Y Camp located near Boone. For more information about Y Camp, go to https://y-camp.org.
Kiwanis Miracle League
Our club supports the Kiwanis Miracle League financially and works at the league’s concession stand during the spring and fall seasons. Established in Des Moines in 2009, the Kiwanis Miracle League enables youth with special needs to play baseball at a ball field near Principal Park, the home of the Iowa Cubs. Everyone bats, everyone scores, and every game ends in a tie. For more information about Kiwanis Miracle League, go to https://kiwanismiracleleague.org.
Coats for kids
Our club provides new winter clothing for students at Meredith Middle School in Des Moines who do not have suitable winter garments through a grant from Polk County.
Are you ready to join us? Contact us or apply for Kiwanis club membership here
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