KIWANIS CLUB OF
ALBUQUERQUE
About Our Club
OUR CLUB
The Kiwanis Club of Albuquerque is one of the first Kiwanis Clubs
in the nation. It was chartered on October 3, 1917, two years after the founding of
Kiwanis as an organization. The Kiwanis Club of Albuquerque is among the largest
Kiwanis club in the world. For over
90
years we have been serving the people of Albuquerque by providing needed services to those
less fortunate than ourselves. Our belief is that when we strengthen, inform and aid our
fellow citizens, we help to create a better place for all of us to live. We are extremely
proud of our community and our Club's role in making it a wonderful place to live.
OUR MEMBERS
Our members come from all walks of life: bankers, lawyers,
doctors, accountants, judges, scientists, financial planners, educators, social service
professionals, elected officials, retirees and many others spanning the entire spectrum of
professions in Albuquerque. What we all have in common is a desire to give back to the
community that has been so good to us.
OUR PROJECTS
We Build
Some of the many projects we have accomplished over the years
include:
- Build a wheelchair accessible fishing dock at Tingley Beach
- Install outdoor wheelchair accessible interactive panels
at Carrie Tingley Hospital
- Install bleachers at the New Mexico Boys Ranch
- Provide pots and plantings for the upper outdoor sitting area at
Explora Science Center and Children's Museum in Old Town.
- Prepare the area and install a playground at the new
Explora Science Center and Children's Museum.
- Designed and built "Champions of Survival" interactive
children's exhibit at the Rio Grande Zoo
- Removed the old playground at the Ronald McDonald House and
replaced it with a brand new Rainbow Play Structure
- Painted the railroad overpass at Central Avenue at the entrance
to downtown Albuquerque
- Built the stone Kiwanis Cabin at Kiwanis Point atop Sandia Crest—and
refurbished the cabin several years later.
- Constructed handicap accessible trails and guard rails atop Sandia Crest so that
all citizens could enjoy the abundant nature.
- Constructed pole fences around Kiwanis Meadow and other areas on top of Sandia
Crest to help protect the wildlife (especially the Big Horn Sheep).
- Built an organic garden with windmill, well, pole fence and decorative gate at
the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
- Built an outdoor basketball court, playground, barbecue grill, and butterfly
garden at All Faiths Receiving Home.
- Over several years, built a picnic shelter, wildlife blind, and handicap
accessible trail at the Elena Gallegos Picnic Area.
- Built a chapel at the Juvenile Detention Facility.
- Landscaped the entrance to Old Town.
- Built a picnic shelter at the Albuquerque Aquarium and Botanical Garden.
- Present Annual Fishing Derby for disadvantaged children
- Sponsor Key Clubs at Manzano H.S. and
Highland H.S. in Albuquerque
- Co-sponsor Circle K Club at University of New
Mexico
In addition to these hands-on projects, financial support has
been provided to many worthy causes including:
- Grant three (3) $1,000 college scholarships to graduates of Albuquerque
high schools
- Teen Challenge
- Kamp Kiwanis near Gallup, New Mexico (facility for handicapped children)
- Recognition of Police Officers of the Month.
Junior Achievement
4-H Clubs
Special Olympics
Our philosophy is that if it needs doing in
Albuquerque, we will consider doing it. Young Children Priority One.
WHAT TO DO NOW
If you think you would like to be a part of this dynamic
organization, or would like some additional information, just click on the Membership
Information Request link below, fill out the brief form and tell us how you would like to
be contacted. You will not regret your decision to check out and then join the premier
service organization in Albuquerque, and the world. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Membership
Information Request
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