|
Our Club has maintained a
membership of between 40 and 50 members for the past 15-20
years and though many Kiwanis Clubs in the St. Louis area
have failed to bring in younger members, we have been more
fortunate in maintaining at least a quarter of our members
in the 30-60 age bracket. About 30 percent of our members
neither live or work in Bridgeton, partly because several
of our members did live and work in Bridgeton, but have moved
since, while maintaining membership through the friendships
developed over the years.
Our major community events:
A Pancake
Breakfast every Palm Sunday that is a major fund-raiser,
and a great opportunity to join the Club's friends and families
while being served all the pancakes you can eat along with
sausage, orange juice, milk, or coffee.
A Civic
Prayer Breakfast that brings many in the community
together to begin the day with prayer, usually during early
May, and many times on the National Day of Prayer. While this
is not meant to be a major fund-raiser, it is one of our major
community events.
A Senior
Barbecue where we serve around 200 or more community
seniors and patients from some of the nursing homes, usually
during the month of June.
A Golf Tournament
usually held at a nearby golf course during one of the summer
months, to bring together friends, family and business associates
to enjoy a day of golf while helping raise funds for the various
charities we support, (see link for Charities).
One or more public Barbecues,
usually held somewhere along St. Charles Rock Road where we
offer barbecued ribs, chicken, brats or hamburgers and the
trimmings. This is another of our major fund-raisers and we
invite everyone to attend. Usually held during the summer
months.
For years, we have been an
ardent supporter of Camp Wyman,
a summer campr for disadvantaged childre. Some of our activities
involve the Community Helping Ministry,
a lay organization that helps those in need. We help fund
their activities and also help with their Food
Drives. In recent years we have provided help for
Room at the Inn, a community-based
program that provides emergency shelter for women and their
families.
We also sponsor various
youth activities, we have sponsored a Key Club
at Pattonville High School since 1982, a K-Kids and Builders
Club at Holy Spirit School and Bridgeway Elementary School
of the Pattonville School Syatem). Since 1983 we have provided
scholarships to deserving high school seniors, with
the amounts dependant on the success of our fund-raising activities.
|
