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Welcome to your local Kiwanis service club, serving River Forest and Oak Park, where we are dedicated to supporting a culture of service in our community and developing youth as community leaders. READ MORE>>
Memorial Day Commemoration
The Kiwanis are proud to partner with the village of River Forest and the River Forest Park District on May 25th to participate in the River Forest Memorial Day parade. Our club and and volunteers will be handing out over 1,200 hot dogs (plus meatless option). Come by and support those who served.
Go Baby Go
On May 2nd Kiwanis clubs in our area and the Illinois Spina Bifida Association built 9 Go Baby Go cars for children with developmental challenges promoting mobility and socializtion.
Bowl-a-thon
On April 12th Kiwanis clubs in our area raised almost $5,000 benefitting kids with developmental issues through the Kiwanis Neuroscience Research Foundation and YMCA Camp Independence at Forest Park's Circle Lanes.
PACTT House
On Mar 21st, the Kiwanis Club of River Forest & Oak Park brought together its members and volunteers, including several members of the OPRF Tau Gamma service club to apply a fresh coat of paint to the bedrooms and kitchen at the PACTT group home in Oak Park.
Join us: We meet twice monthly (2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month), and engage in service projects and social activities throughout the year. See our EVENTS CALENDAR>>
Sponsors
Sugar Beet
We thank SugarBeet! for their continued support of the Kiwanis
We have fun on Kiwanis Peanut Day, and throughout the year, raising funding for teen scholarships, community grants, and service projects. Find out how you can donate, apply for grants or scholarships, or participate in fundraising.
Service is at the heart of our club. Learn more about upcoming volunteer opportunities to engage with your friends and neighbors to help in the community. If you have an idea for a service project in our community, contact us.
We enjoy volunteering side-by-side for good causes, helping to seed the start of community events like Lincoln School's Science Expo, and learning more about the community from guest speakers during our meetings. Join us.