Kiwanis of Greater Jonesboro AR

Kiwanis of Greater Jonesboro AR The Kiwanis Club of Jonesboro is a civic and service organization open to residents of the Jonesboro area.

Weekly meetings are held on Wednesdays featuring a wide variety of programs. The Kiwanis Club uses its resources to benefit the community, especially its children. Each year the Kiwanis Club of Jonesboro presents three 1-year scholarships to high school seniors to attend Arkansas State University — one each from Jonesboro, Nettleton and Valley View schools. In addition to those “Pop” Parrish schol

arships, Pancake Day proceeds and other fund-raising efforts allow the club to help many area organizations. Kiwanis sponsors area high school Key Clubs and a Circle K organization at ASU.

Andrew DeMillo, editor-in-chief of the Arkansas Advocate, spoke with the Kiwanis Club of Greater Jonesboro today. DeMill...
03/18/2026

Andrew DeMillo, editor-in-chief of the Arkansas Advocate, spoke with the Kiwanis Club of Greater Jonesboro today. DeMillo informed the club about Sunshine Week and the goals of the state's leading state-government focused nonprofit news outlet.

03/13/2026

Chase Gage, morning news anchor for KAIT-TV, spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Greater Jonesboro Wednesday. He told the club that he will soon take over a new position at the station — that of online anchor, in charge of streaming services.

03/09/2026

It was a day filled with fun and education for local students as Kiwanis Club of Kern relaunched its “Take a Kid Fishing” event.

03/09/2026

Kiwanis Key Leader is a weekend and one-day program that empowers students to become more caring and confident leaders. It flows through large and small group sessions, time for personal reflection, interactive activities and “challenge course” activities.

The program focuses on five principles: leadership, growth mindset, global citizenship, meaningful connection and effective communication.

Learn more and find an event in your area: key-leader.org

We had another successful Kiwanis Pop Strickland Pancake Day. Thanks so much to everyone who bought tickets, gave donati...
03/09/2026

We had another successful Kiwanis Pop Strickland Pancake Day. Thanks so much to everyone who bought tickets, gave donations or helped in any way. 100% of the money will be used for scholarships and other projects to benefit children in the community.

Micheal Sullivan, director of the American Red Cross in Jonesboro, spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Greater Jonesboro Wedne...
02/19/2026

Micheal Sullivan, director of the American Red Cross in Jonesboro, spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Greater Jonesboro Wednesday, focusing on the agency's work in Northeast Arkansas.

Sgt. Brian Arnold of the Jonesboro Police Department's Division of Recruiting and Community Outreach, spoke to the Kiwan...
02/12/2026

Sgt. Brian Arnold of the Jonesboro Police Department's Division of Recruiting and Community Outreach, spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Greater Jonesboro Wednesday. Arnold, who began his law enforcement career as a Jonesboro police officer in 2008, focused on the Citizen Police Academy, which will begin its 2026 session Feb. 26.

Danna Johnson, one of the six original Northeast Arkansas volunteers for Make-A-Wish Mid-South, spoke to the Kiwanis Clu...
02/05/2026

Danna Johnson, one of the six original Northeast Arkansas volunteers for Make-A-Wish Mid-South, spoke to the Kiwanis Club Wednesday. Among other things she discussed the organization's 28th annual Have-A-Heart fund-raising campaign, scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 13.

The incumbent Division 5 judge, Charles “Skip” Mooney Jr., addressed the Kiwanis Club and answered questions on Wednesda...
01/21/2026

The incumbent Division 5 judge, Charles “Skip” Mooney Jr., addressed the Kiwanis Club and answered questions on Wednesday. He was the only one of the three candidates for the position to attend our scheduled program on the Division 5 race. Chief Public Defender Brian Miles of Paragould sent word earlier Wednesday that he’d had a death in his family and he would not be able to participate. Luther Sutter, a Jonesboro attorney, had agreed to participate but did not show up.

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