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Mankato Kiwanis The Mankato Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.

Our motto is serving children of the world.

A great way to get together, help Kiwanis Holiday Lights and share the club!
10/19/2026

A great way to get together, help Kiwanis Holiday Lights and share the club!

At the Monday, Oct. 19, meeting of the Mankato Kiwanis Club, Lucy Porwoll from Mankato Loyola was honored as our Octobe...
10/19/2026

At the Monday, Oct. 19, meeting of the Mankato Kiwanis Club, Lucy Porwoll from Mankato Loyola was honored as our October Student of the Month. Her mom is Esther Porwoll.

Lucy is currently enrolled in AP Chemistry, Theology 12, AP Government, AP Literature, Statistics 101, Choir, and Theology 11. Lucy has volunteered with Saints Peter and Paul Church, been a Teen Leader at Saint Peter Church, Camp Summit Camp Counselor, Loyola Catholic School Choir, and Kiwanis Holiday Lights with the Loyola Key Club. She is also involved in Honors Piano, Speech, Key Club, Knowledge Bowl, and Student Council.

She has received many awards and recognitions, including the following: Loyola Catholic School A Honor Roll (2023-2026), Varsity Letter Award in Speech (2024, 2026), Featured Graph for the Desmos 2024 Art Expo, Superior for the Grand Piano Festival (2024, 2025, 2026), Excellence in Piano Performance at Grand Piano Festival (2025), 6th Place Varsity Speech Sections (2026),Superior and Best in Site in Piano at State-Section Solo and Ensemble (2026), National Honor Society (2026), Christian Student Participant of the Year (2026), AP Scholar Award (2026) and Questbridge College Prep Scholar.

Lucy plans to go to college and study physics and music. She wants to pursue a career in research and is interested in climate physics, astrophysics, and optics.

She was introduced by club member Jim Armbruster. Congratulations, Lucy!

On Monday, Dr. Terry Morrow, general counsel for Minnesota School Boards Association, spoke about modernizing the Perman...
10/12/2026

On Monday, Dr. Terry Morrow, general counsel for Minnesota School Boards Association, spoke about modernizing the Permanent School Fund through the 2026 Constitutional Amendment.

Terry recounted how the permanent school fund has supported public schools since statehood, and the constitutional amendment voters will consider this November. He gave an explanation of the fund and talked about what voters should know before casting their ballots. Most importantly: not casting a vote is recorded as a "no" vote.

He is a former member and chair of the St. Peter School Board, served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for three terms and was a Nicollet County Commissioner from 2019 to 2025. He taught communication studies at Gustavus Adolphus College for 18 years.

Thanks, Terry, for providing the information that helped us understand the importance of the Permanent School Fund and this year's amendment question. Here is a link to his presentation: https://youtu.be/dSEtqRgq9A4

At Monday's meeting, we had the pleasure of having our own member and Kiwanis MN/DAK District Governor Elect for 2026-27...
09/28/2026

At Monday's meeting, we had the pleasure of having our own member and Kiwanis MN/DAK District Governor Elect for 2026-27 Jaci Lageson on hand to install officers for the coming Kiwanis year.

The following officers were installed:
October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
President – Allison Jennings
President Elect – Andrew Burk
Vice President – Shawn Andrews
Treasurer – Alex Swanson

Secretary – Sharon Taylor
Billing Secretary – Scott Wojcik
(The Immediate Past President is Kyle Mrozek.)
BOARD MEMBERS:
Serving a First Term (3-yr): October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2029:
Cory Merrill
Serving a Second Term (3-yr): October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2029:
Rebeckah Maday (not present) and Brett Prescher

Our thanks to everyone for your service!

Also on Monday, the Mankato Kiwanis Club heard from Twin Rivers Council for the Arts Executive Director Kaaren Grabianow...
09/21/2026

Also on Monday, the Mankato Kiwanis Club heard from Twin Rivers Council for the Arts Executive Director Kaaren Grabianowski. She works to support, promote, and strengthen the arts and cultural community.

Through her leadership, Kaaren helps connect artists, arts organizations, community members, and creative opportunities throughout the region. With a strong commitment to the role of the arts in building vibrant and connected communities, Kaaren brings energy, collaboration, and advocacy to her work. She is dedicated to creating opportunities for artists and ensuring that the arts remain accessible and meaningful to people of all ages and backgrounds.

Kaaren leads the organization’s programs and initiatives while building partnerships that advance the arts and contribute to the cultural vitality of the communities Twin Rivers Council for the Arts serves.

Just a couple of the programs that Twin Rivers oversees are the CityArt Sculpture Walk Tour, the Twin Rivers Arts Festival on Thanksgiving weekend (formerly GSR), and the Best in Art events. For more information, visit twinriversarts.org

Thanks, Kaaren, for all you do to make Greater Mankato a better place to live and grow!

On Monday, the Mankato Kiwanis Club honored its first Student of the Month for the 2026-27 school year. Khya Culbertson,...
09/21/2026

On Monday, the Mankato Kiwanis Club honored its first Student of the Month for the 2026-27 school year. Khya Culbertson, daughter of Tracy and Jack Culbertson, is a student at Mankato East High school, who would like to attend college, possibly at Minnesota State Mankato or South Dakota School of Mines, to study mechanical engineering.

For this year however, she is studying concert band, AP calculus, online creative writing, AP economics, and yearbook while doing community service with Youth United, Hillside Church, Key Club and Connections Shelter.

Extracurricular activities include Link Crew, student council (co-president), robotics, track and field, National Honor Society and mental health club. But the school year is new, so there may be more before she's done.

She has been recognized at state by VEX Robotics in 10th and 11th grades, has won multiple competition awards and a piano competition award.

Congratulations, Khya! As always, our students set a very high bar for those to come. She was introduced by club member and SOM coordinator Kathy Brynaert.

The Mankato Kiwanis Club welcomed four new members on Monday (one is not pictured). We are proud to maintain our positio...
09/14/2026

The Mankato Kiwanis Club welcomed four new members on Monday (one is not pictured). We are proud to maintain our position as Mankato's top service club with several key projects that benefit youth and families in Mankato. Welcome, Jodi, Jordan and Pat!

On Monday, Cindy Olson, president of the League of Women Voters Mankato Area, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedi...
09/14/2026

On Monday, Cindy Olson, president of the League of Women Voters Mankato Area, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging informed and active participation in government, spoke about the role of the long-time organization. In her role, Olson helps lead the local League in its efforts to promote civic engagement, voter education and participation in the democratic process.

The League of Women Voters Mankato Area welcomes community members (male and female) and works to connect citizens with opportunities to become informed and engaged in their local government and elections. It recently reformed after several years' absence and has 52 members. Thanks, Cindy, for educating us on your work!

A big thank you to our club members who helped staff our booth Saturday at Pridefest! We shared a lot of good news about...
09/12/2026

A big thank you to our club members who helped staff our booth Saturday at Pridefest! We shared a lot of good news about being Kiwanians!

Monday was our annual visit to the Kiwanis Recreation Area along Highway 169. While temperatures were down over previous...
08/31/2026

Monday was our annual visit to the Kiwanis Recreation Area along Highway 169. While temperatures were down over previous years, traffic noise was not. But we had a wonderful presentation by City Manager Susan Arntz, who gave us a State of the City report on these subjects...and more!

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Mankato, MN
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