Community Projects
The Kiwanis Club of Okemos supports community projects and assists organizations with their specific needs. Kiwanis assists the endeavours with funding, building materials, volunteers, awards, and other means of support
The following is a partial list of activities and beneficiaries:
- Sponsor of Boy Scout Troop 125 and Explorer Troop
- Citizen of the month for outstanding Okemos High School students
- Sponsor high school representatives to Boys State and Girls State
- Annual Christmas party for Wards of the court
- Pancake Supper fund raiser for OAKS
- Sponsor Okemos High School Key Club
- Sponsor Odyssey travelogue series with Okemos Community Education
- Salvation Army bell ringing at Meridian Mall
- Adopt-A-Highway I-96 - highway beautification 3 miles
- Children's Miracle Network for Sparrow Hospital
- Delivery of Meals on Wheels and Mobile Meals
- Directory and road sign for Meridian Township Churches
- Senior citizen home maintenance projects in Meridian township
- Halloween Safety Open House hosted by Meridian Township Fire Department
- Build horseshoe pits and volley ball courts at Wonch Park
- CROP Walk, Christian World Service
- Christmas and Thanksgiving baskets
- Food and money donations for Greater Lansing Food Bank
- IDD - Iodine Deficiency Disorders, Worldwide
- Peanut Day - Collection for Community Projects
- Children's Hospitals - Michigan Kiwanis Foundation
- Scholarships
- Reading for the blind and Talking Books Greater Lansing Housing Coalition
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Special Olympics
- Golf Outing for community needs with council of other service clubs and townships
- State Police Academy
- Kids Fun Day at the Farm
- Broom Ball Hockey Game, Legal Eagles v. Spartans - Sparrow Pediatric ER
- Built TV Stand for Ingham County Care Facility (Dobie Road)
- Relay for Life - Walkathon for Cancer
- Parade of Homes - greeters host and hostess
- Gazebo construction for adult home
- Easter Baskets for homeless kids
- Flag Pole at Harris Nature Park