Brecksville Kiwanis

The Brecksville Kiwanis Club is a local chapter of Kiwanis International. Service projects are based on local community needs. Members work together to give children the chance to learn, grow and succeed.

Our Club meets at the Brecksville United Methodist Church, each Thursday, at 6:15p.m. Dinner is served followed by a brief meeting and an interesting speaker. Click Here for Meeting Schedule for 2012 & 2013.

Interested to learn more about Kiwanis and your local club? Please contact any of our Club Officers to arrange a visit to a club meeting as our guest.

The 66th Annual Horse Show takes place on Sunday, August 4th, 2013 at the Cleveland Metroparks - River Ford Area. We have put together another exciting day for exhibitors and spectators alike. We would like to welcome back our supporting Vendor, the Clip-ity Clop Saddlery and Western Wear, featuring a wide display of tack and related items. For more information, please click here.

Through its work within the community, the Kiwanis Club of Brecksville encourages future generations of service leaders to make a positive impact upon the City. In an effort to assist these future leaders, the Kiwanis Club of Brecksville and the Kiwanis Foundation of Brecksville awards scholarships. This year the club awarded 7 scholarships totaling $11,000. These scholarships are strongly based on the applicant’s service to the community. The recipients of the scholarships were: (pictured front row) Cindy Zhao, Megan Dunphy, Alexandra Sankovic, Kayla Wade, and (pictured back row) Alex Blumenthaler, Andrew Eder, Dalton Ulm. Additionally, the Club awarded the Elton Lube Scholarship, named in honor of past Ohio District Kiwanis Governor Elton Lube. This scholarship is awarded to the student who has done the most service. This years recipient was Dalton Ulm. The Kiwanis Club of Brecksville congratulates these students, and encourages them to continue making a positive impact upon the community through their service.

The hunt will be Saturday, March 30th at 10:00 AM at Oak Grove Pavilion in the Metroparks. For more information, please click here.

Baskets of Hope is a project that gives Easter Baskets to underprivileged children around the Cleveland area. For more information, please click here.

The Kiwanis Club of Brecksville on February 28th did a service project of making peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches for St. Malachi Church in Cleveland for their homeless mission work. To view pictures, click here.

On the chilly evening of February 7, 2013, local artists, service organizations, businesses, and community members came together to enjoy a hot bowl of soup and raise money for two deserving food banks, the Brecksville Food Pantry and South Hills Lend a Hand. This event, known as Empty Bowls and created by The Imagine Render Group and “is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger” (www.emptybowls.net). A simple meal of bread, salad and soup which was donated by 10 local restaurants was served. The manager of the Zoup in Independence even offered extra help serving the meal. Attendees then took home ceramic or wooden bowls as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The bowls were created by artists from the Brecksville Broadview Heights High School, the Brecksville Center for the Arts, and the North Coast Woodturners Club. The Empty Bowls event was led by the Brecksville Kiwanis and the Broadview Heights Lions Club. These two organizations also received support from the BBHHS Key Club, the Royalton Hills Lions, and the Independence Kiwanis.  Approximately $5000 was raised as a result of this event, which included a silent auction of 5 wooden bowls and a generous donation from the Girl Scouts who handed out desserts and collected donations. The money raised will truly help to benefit the hungry in these communities. Thank you to ....

Zoup, Independence
D'Agnese's Cafe - Restaurant - Bar
Creekside Restaurant & Bar
Burntwood Tavern
Pizzeria Cerino
Austin's
St. Basil Church
Don Faulhaber Funeral Home and Family
Heinen's
Jennifer Mahnic, Broadview Heights Councilwoman
The City of Brecksville
Reinecker's
Brecksville Center for the Arts
Broadview Heights Lions
Royalton Hills Lions
Brecksville Kiwanis
Independence Kiwanis
North Coast Woodturners
Brecksville Broadview Heights High School Art Department
Sheila Humphrey
Dennis C. Jackson Co. LPA
David J. Horvath
Simon's Restaurant & Deli
Bob Evans', Independence
Sam's Club
Panera Bread, Seven Hills
Toth Painting Solutions, Inc.
Eppich Photography

Jim McAllister, a former President of the Brecksville Kiwanis Club, was installed as the Lieutenant Governor for the 24th Ohio District of Kiwanis International. The 24th District encompasses 12 Kiwanis Clubs in the Southwestern suburbs of Cleveland. The installation took place at the Brecksville Community Center on September 19th. There were approximately 85 Kiwanis members from Northeast Ohio to witness the ceremony.