Kiwanis Club of Deercreek

10/02/2026

Yesterday a number of our members joined the Kiwanis Club of Westside Jacksonville to celebrate their annual officer installation along with the awarding of two Legion of Honor awards. Thank you to Lt. Governor Will Hanzel for officiating.

Congratulations to David Selin for being recognized for 50 years of service.

Congratulations are also in order to Bert Wasmund for his 25 years of service.

The individual and shared commitments of these gentlemen to their clubs and the mission of the Kiwanis is something we can all learn from. Thank you both for your service! The world is a better place with you in it.

10/01/2026

We have a few opportunities coming up to connect, serve and learn more about the Kiwanis Club of Deercreek!

Our club meets twice each month, and we would love to welcome new faces who are interested in getting involved in the Mandarin community and supporting local children and families.

Our upcoming meeting is this Tuesday, and we are also holding a food drive to benefit the Mandarin Food Bank. If you are joining us, please consider bringing a donation. Every item helps stock the shelves and support local families in need.

Nonperishable donation suggestions include:

• Clean, dry paper grocery bags
• Canned meat such as Spam, chili, ham, chicken, hash or tuna
• Spaghetti sauce and pasta
• Macaroni and cheese
• Soups of all kinds
• Peanut butter and jelly
• Rice
• Hot and cold cereal
• Canned vegetables and fruit
• Dry vegetables, including mashed potatoes, pasta salad, prepared rice and noodle packets
• Crackers and cookies

You don't have to be a Kiwanis member to join us and learn more about what we do. If you've been looking for a way to give back locally, meet other like-minded people and make a difference in our community, come check us out.

Bring a friend, bring a donation and come see what Kiwanis of Deercreek is all about!

09/19/2026

Today, the Kiwanis Club of Deercreek was proud to join fellow Kiwanis members from across the district for a District-Wide Service Project with Meals of Hope.

Led by Will Hanzel, today’s effort brought members together to pack a total of 13,000 meals that will benefit local charities across Northeast Florida.

Our chapter was proud to fundraise for five boxes of meals, which will be delivered to the Mandarin Food Bank to help support families in our local community.

We also had the opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of fellow Kiwanis members. Will honored the Beaches Club for receiving the Distinguished Club Award, recognizing their commitment to serving their community and making an impact through Kiwanis.

A special thank you to our special guest, Linda Skaathun, Florida Kiwanis Governor for 2026-2027, for joining us today!

And a HUGE thank you to the Jacksonville Fair for hosting our event and providing a space for Kiwanis members from across the district to come together for such an important day of service. We truly appreciate your support of our efforts to give back to Northeast Florida.

Thank you to our Kiwanis members who came out and put in the work today: Will, Paula, Louise, Pete, Tim, Joe and Alysia. We missed you, Lola!

We were also grateful to have members of our extended families and close friends join us and be part of the effort. It was wonderful to see so many people come together for a morning of service, fellowship and community.

Thank you also to area Key Clubs and Circle K groups for joining us and participating.

13,000 meals packed. Five boxes funded by Kiwanis of Deercreek. Countless people who will benefit from the work of Kiwanis clubs across Northeast Florida.

This is what Kiwanis is all about: serving together and making a difference in our communities.

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04/10/2026

01/28/2026

Sharing our Scholarship Fund Drive ---

09/21/2025

We enjoyed a great day of fellowship with our other Division 5 Kiwanis Clubs and Key Clubs and service to our community yesterday. We packed more than 11,000 meals that we and our fellow clubs can give out in our communities to help fight hunger. Alysia Cantelmo Morris Paula Huffingham Suhey Lola Argalas Pete Gentry Louise Gentry Tim Swan Will Hanzel

07/16/2025

Proud of our club for supporting Wolfson Children's Hospital's Christmas in July to support the kids in their care.
2025 Christmas in July - Campaign https://giving.baptistjax.com/campaign/2025-christmas-in-july/c682817
Will Hanzel Paula Huffingham Suhey Pete Gentry Lola Argalas Jesse Dale

04/02/2024

This Spring around Easter Season, Kiwanis Club of Deercreek is holding a Virtual Food Drive to support Feeding NE Florida. They can make the money you would spend on food at the grocery story for a physical food drive stretch farther to feed more people with their economies of scale. Every $1 donated let's them to provide 6 meals for those needing that support in our NE Florida Community. Please consider joining us to help fees those in need this spring.

Just go to https://fooddriveonline.org/feedingnefl/goal.php?c=202e1a436 or scan the QR code on the flyer below to give to this great cause. Once on the page, it's like a virtual grocery store checkout.

1. Pick which item you want to give (or fill in the $ amount in the $ donation option).
2. Drag that choice across the virtual grocery store checkout.
3. Once the cart has what you want to donate in the cart, click the checkout button and follow the prompts.

Will Hanzel Paula Huffingham Suhey Paul Halter Peggy Halter Pete Gentry Miriam Funchess Florida Kiwanis Kiwanis International Florida Division 5

03/06/2024

The Kiwanis Club of Deercreek sponsored a table at the Rakad Gala. Our Christ's Church Academy Key Clubbers were on hand to help get ready and then to serve at the event. Paul and Peggy Halter, Pete and Louise Gentry, John Meux (who took the photos). Miriam Funchess (not pictured) and Deborah Hansen enjoyed a lovely evening and helped Rakad raise $10,000. We were missing Will and Samantha Hanzel, Tim and Joanne Swan, Bert Williams and Lillian Bell. It was a great event!

02/27/2024

Pete Gentry founded our club and has served as our Secretary and Treasurer for years. Recently, he decided to let others try to fill his big shoes to take over those roles. Thank you Pete for your years serving our club and doing all of those "little things" to keep our club working smoothly. Paula Huffingham Suhey Paul Halter Peggy Halter Will Hanzel