Kiwanis Club of Litchfield

09/25/2026

💜🖤 THANK YOU, KIWANIS CLUB OF LITCHFIELD! 🖤💜

Litchfield Sports Boosters would like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to the Kiwanis Club of Litchfield for supporting our Panthers as a 2026–2027 SILVER MEMBER! 🐾🥈

The Kiwanis Club is a community service organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children and families. As part of Kiwanis International, its members believe in strengthening communities through volunteerism, service projects, fundraising and supporting opportunities for our youth. 

We are especially grateful to have an organization that shares our passion for investing in the next generation supporting Litchfield athletics! Their generous Silver Membership helps Litchfield Sports Boosters provide additional resources and opportunities for our student-athletes and athletic programs.

🐾 Thank you, Kiwanis Club of Litchfield, for your SILVER Membership and for your dedication to our youth and community!

Together, we are making a difference for our Panthers, both on and off the field! 💜🖤

09/08/2026

Please note that the Kiwanis meeting will be held at HSHS St. Francis Hospital not Cornerstone Ministries.

Our September shared ad with Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation - Illinois is here, and now we’re looking ahead to OCTOBER! If you have an upcoming event you’d like included, send the details to: [email protected]

Let’s keep our community calendar full! Help us spread the word about what’s happening around Litchfield and Montgomery County this fall. 🍂🍂

08/26/2026

We are among many that were truly saddened to hear of the passing of Dolly Parton.

Dolly was a beloved artist and cultural icon, but perhaps just as importantly, she was a lifelong champion of literacy and the belief that everyone deserves access to books.

This is something that our Club is passionate about as well and had began working with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Illinois to bring the program to Montgomery County to serve the children of our community.

Dolly launched the Imagination Library in 1995, and for more than 30 years, she mailed a free book every month to each child who signed up from birth to age 5. Dolly Parton believed every child deserved the chance to fall in love with a book. Through her Imagination Library, she placed over 325 million books into children’s hands and opened the door to imagination, learning, and a lifetime of reading.

Today, we’re taking a quiet moment to read in Dolly’s memory and to celebrate the incredible legacy she leaves behind. May her memory live on in every child who opens a book and discovers a bigger world.

08/05/2026

We are excited to host Audra Cottrell with Imagination Library of Illinois at our next meeting on Monday, August 17th at 6pm at HSHS St. Francis Hospital in the Boardroom.

All community members and local businesses are welcome to attend to learn more about the program and investment requirements to bring the program to our area! Montgomery County is 1 of 11 counties in Illinois that does not have full coverage by the program.

We are expanding to Montgomery, Clay, Richland and Lawrence counties and need your help!

Would you like to inspire a love of reading or increase early literacy in your community?

We need partners like YOU to help start a program and create a culture of reading for babies and young children. To find out how you can start a program, visit https://imaginationlibrary.com/usa/start-a-program/

06/06/2026

Come join us at Walton Park. 10-2

05/15/2026

Congrats Jessie!

Congratulations to LLCC-Litchfield Director Jessie Blackburn, who has been awarded the LLCC Distinguished Service Award! This award is a testament to her unwavering dedication, integrity, and passion for making a difference. Jessie consistently goes above and beyond to serve others, uplift her community, and inspire those around her. This achievement reflects not only her hard work but also her genuine heart for service. Her impact does not go unnoticed, and she continues to set the standard for excellence in leadership. A well-deserved recognition!

05/13/2026

Celebrate Walton Park

Invite your family and friends! Walton Park already has so much to enjoy, and we’re adding even more fun for everyone!

Special shout out to our local partners who are helping make this event possible!

05/06/2026

Happy Nurses Week to our members who serve the community every day in their career:

Brielle Marten
Ian Polus
Julie Timmermann

05/01/2026

May is Membership Month, and we have been challenged to gain 9 more members for a total of 30 active members by May 19, 2026, to be able to apply to the Kiwanis Children's Fund Kickstarter Grant Program for a grant of up to $1,000. The grant is designed to help new clubs launch signature projects to serve their community!

04/27/2026

Last night, we celebrated the charter of the Kiwanis Club of Litchfield surrounded by local community members, city officials, and fellow Kiwaniians from Kiwanis Club of Downtown Springfield, our sponsoring club Maryville Kiwanis, and neighboring state districts.

Tim Eggleston, Illinois-Eastern Iowa District Lieutenant Governor, Division 28, graciously led the event as our emcee. Jacob Fleming - Mayor of Litchfield spoke on behalf on the civilian-led accomplishments in the short time since we became organized on January 19, 2026. Taka Ogata, Kiwanis International Membership Chair, presented the members with their pins and certificates and the club President with charter gifts following his remarks to the club. It truly was a pleasure to have them each in attendance and backing our efforts. Additionally, we are also beyond grateful for Kim Groom, I-I District Immediate Past Governor and our Club Coach, for guiding us in the founding process which led to twenty-one charter members being acknowledged for their contributions.

We cannot thank the community for their support thus far and for the generous donations made to our silent auction from local businesses: Team Victory Lane and Chelsea Lapolice Photography.

Last but not least, we are grateful for corporate member, Jessie Blackburn, and her assistant Christine Marietta at Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) for coordinating set-up and allowing us to utilize their space for our event. The food prepared and catered by Graceful Gatherings LLC Catering Company was absolutely delicious, and we were able to drop off some of the leftovers to the local firefighters after the event concluded.