Mankato Kiwanis Club celebrates century of service
Mankato Kiwanis Club celebrates century of service By Marissa Voss | February 15, 2021 at 6:26 PM CST - Updated February 15 at 6:53 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The first service club in the area, Mankato Kiwanis Club started in 1921 and now the club has nearly 100 members.
Mankato Kiwanis has been in the works for 100 years and has programs that benefit the area.
Projects and partnerships include Holiday Sharing Tree, Thunder of Drums, History Fest and Kiwanis Holiday Lights.
Kiwanis officials are proud of the progress that they’ve made in 100 years.
”A bunch of our club are our members and the way that we work together, volunteer together to make a difference, but definitely a lot of pride. Just wanting to make sure that we are moving forward and holding what everyone has done in the past. Keep continuing to bring that forward, maintaining our group and the success that we’ve had,” Mankato Kiwanis Club president,
More than 2,400 people receive gift cards through Holiday Sharing Tree
More than 2,400 people receive gift cards through Holiday Sharing Tree By Kelsey Barchenger | December 18, 2020 at 1:27 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 1:27 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Despite challenges brought on by the pandemic, the Holiday Sharing Tree continues its mission to provide gifts to those in need this holiday season.
For their 35th year in the community, the program switched to gift cards due to COVID. During distribution this week they handed out gift cards to more than 2400 local recipients. Through the generosity of local businesses, donors and volunteers the program has now given out a total of more than 70 thousand gifts to people in need in Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties.