It may have had 100 years, but the members of the Jacksonville Kiwanis Club are looking forward to many more to come.
The Jacksonville Kiwanis Club was chartered on Sept. 15, 1921. While the club officially turned 100 in September, the club’s members will be celebrating with a banquet this month while looking forward to their future.
Club President Jake Price said the Jacksonville chapter is just six years younger than the international organization and he is proud of how strong of an organization they have in the Jacksonville community.
“The beauty of the club is our members and the dedication they have to giving back to the youth in the community,” Price said.
From a fishing tournament to a golf tournament to the other causes for which it raises money, Price said the club has spent the past 100 years dedicated to the youth in the community.
“We have people who have been members for 20, 30, and even 50 years,” Price said. “It shows the strength and impact we have on our community.”
This past summer, he attended a national convention where he talked with other clubs and said he was happy to hear that Jacksonville had a very active membership compared to other clubs.
“We have roughly 125 members, 50 that are active at weekly meetings,” Price said. “That doesn’t include the countless ones when we need volunteers for events and fundraisers. Some of these clubs don’t have 50 members in the club, even when they are from major cities.”
The club commemorated its 100 years with 100 for 100, a campaign to support 100 causes this year.
“We’ve been budgeting to do something monumental,” Price said. “Our spirits are about giving. We didn’t want to just take those funds and put up a monument saying we turned 100. We usually support between 30 to 40 a year. This year, we put the word out, had the application process and did it in just a few short months.”
The club will be celebrating on Nov. 19 at Hamilton’s and have invited all current Kiwanis members, past presidents, members of other district chapters and several local community members to attend.
Those that attend will be hearing from Jacksonville native Tiffany Yates.
Now the club is looking forward.
Price said the members of the club are already planning their fundraisers for next year with dates set for the annual Pancake and Sausage breakfast that has been a club fundraiser for more than 70 years, as well as the BBQ Bragging Rights, which it recently took over.
Price said while the club took over the event three years ago, the last two of which have been drive-thru style because of the pandemic, the club will be moving back to competition-style next year. And, has already reserved the fairgrounds for the event for the next four years.
“We have a lot of fun,” Price said. “We work very hard, but it is fun. …We are doing it for the community because a lot of us were born and raised here.”
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