Kiwanis Club of Dothan

06/10/2026

Today, June 10, 2026, our speaker was local attorney, Ben Irwin. Attending with him were a couple of interns along with two members of his staff. He reminded us that everyone has their own story, point of view, and assumptions about any given topic. We should be willing to put ourselves in others shoes in order to understand where they are coming from and be open to their point of view. Ben talked about the Kiwanis impact on the children we serve. He said, “People will never forget what you do for them!” This is so true. We hear stories from adults about remembering when Kiwanis read to them when they were a child at Head Start or Kiwanis gave them a scholarship that enabled them to go to college!
Thank you, Ben, for motivating us today!

06/04/2026

At our 6/3/26 luncheon meeting our guest speaker was AL state representative, Rick Rehm. He informed us about the latest news from the legislature. Rick is a great supporter of education & has visited the schools in his district. Job creation is also important to him.

06/04/2026

Our RIF (Reading is Fundamental) books have arrived. We are getting them organized and ready for next year! We are going to video a Kiwanis member reading them and add a QR code inside the books. Teachers and parents can then access the video and have us read their book to the kids whenever they want!

05/22/2026

Key Club builds leaders!

05/22/2026

On May 20, 2026 our speaker was Kelley Herring. She is the State Director for Child Evangelism Fellowship of Alabama. She talked about after school programs called “Good News” clubs where her organization brings the gospel to children that don’t attend church. At this time they are working with four organizations in the Wiregrass and looking to expand.
Kelley is currently active in the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery.

05/19/2026

05/15/2026

Thank you to all who came out to support Kiwanis Club of Dothan and Alabama’s Sheriff’s Ranches, on May 14, at the Highlands for our annual golf tournament. You helped us come one step closer to putting a Boys and Girls Ranch here in the Wiregrass.

05/06/2026

Today (5/6/26) we awarded two more scholarships to worthy students in the Wiregrass!!!
Kit Quinlivan of Headland and William Wyrosdick of Kinston were each awarded $2000 in scholarship money. That makes $9000 we have given out in the past month!
Congratulations to all of our scholarship recipients!🎉🎉🎉

05/06/2026

On May 6, 2026 our guest speaker was Mike Doherty of Farley Nuclear Plant. He spoke of the many safety practices, training, and gear in place at Farley that ensures us that they are putting safety first! He had drawings that demonstrated how water is taken from the river and used to generate power. When the water is returned to the river, it’s cleaner than when it was removed! One interesting fact: Farley is the largest nuclear plant in the US!