Marion Noon Kiwanis

10/16/2026

Kiwanian Dean Jacob took us on a wonderful photo tour of the Stengel-True Museum and the Henry True Home, as well as sharing some facts about the people connected with these two hidden treasures in Marion. He explained that these two magnificent house museums are not meant to be secrets, but very few Marionites know what's in them or understand their significance and the people who made them important. Dean is the retired President and CEO of Marion Community Foundation and now keeps himself active traveling and as a managing director of the Stengel-True Museum and a trustee of the Henry True Trust.

10/05/2026

Thank you to Jenise Lefevre, development coordinator, for Turning Point, for an inspirational presentation. Your story and the stories of others helped us understand the importance of Turning Point.
Turning Point is a non-profit organization that provides free and confidential support services, safe emergency shelter, and advocacy for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.

09/18/2026

Thank you to Tri-Rivers new Superintendent, Dr. Pamela Noeth, for a great presentation on what’s new at Tri-Rivers and what some of the future goals include. Dr Noeth previously served as the Senior Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Innovation at the Springfield-Clark Career Technology Center in Springfield, Ohio. She is focused on student-centered learning, workforce readiness, and community engagement as Tri-Rivers celebrates its milestone 50th year.

09/13/2026

Ashley Shields, executive director for the Marion Palace Theatre, gave a wonderful presentation to our group. She shared her background and her career journey that brought her to Marion; interesting history on the Palace Theatre, current programming and what’s in the future! With her knowledge and enthusiasm, this beautiful gem is in good hands!

08/06/2026

The Marion Public library has so much to offer adults and kids. Today, Youth Services Librarians, Danielle Tanner and Danielle Underhill, highlighted some of the recent youth programs and upcoming events/programs for young people. The list was extensive from Vex Robotics to Dinosaur Digs to Adventure Authors to Story times to a Teen Escape Room and so much more! Thank you for sharing! What an amazing resource for Marion!

08/03/2026

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07/18/2026

The Marion Noon Kiwanis Annual Ice Bath Challenge during Downtown Marion’s Third Thursday and Online Auction was a huge success! So much fun and so many people/groups to thank! We give special thanks to Denton-Prater Chiropractic and Natural Health and Pure Function CrossFit for providing the location and coordination of Ice Bath Challenge and thank them for their support of the auction. Their partnership with us makes this event possible and allows us to continue investing in the children and families of Marion County.
We are also thank Marion Technical College for all of their work on setting up the online auction!
We thank everyone who supported the event by bidding and donating. Thank you to WZMO for covering our event.

Thank you to all of the Ice Bath Challengers who each hit the 5 minute time and raised funds—total to be announced. They are a cool group! —Dr Amy Adams, MTC; Manoj Sharma, Alluvial Private Wealth; Katie Grimes, Shamrock Insurance; Nolan Hensel, Marion County Children Services and Director of Leapin’ Outreach; Kevin Davidson, County Commissioner; Parker Richards, Marion City Firefighter/Paramedic; Ashton Platt, Marion Public Library; Todd Schneider, Marion City High School Principal and Rob Cowell, Marion City Director of Public Safety/ Services.

The auction raised over $2,600! Thank you to all who donated items/services: Wenig’s Heating and Cooling, Hemmerly’s Flowers and gifts, Carlyle’s, Southland Barber, Adrenalin Arms & JoJo Farms, Messenger Farms, The Sharma Family, Presidential Post Acute & Michele Berg, Whit’s Frozen Custard, OX-B, the YMCA, Goodwill, the Zimmerman Family, Linda McKinnins, Harbor Freight, Dennis & Rex Swartz, Pure Function CrossFit, Tim & Colleen Prater, Marion Public Library, Marion Technical College, The Ohio State University-Marion, Allana Rena & Rhonda Burggraf, Prime Ethos Coaching and Consulting, The Neff Family, Vizual Express, Carroll’s Jewelers, Marionaires.

We also received a generous match to funds raised. We will have a total for the combined events soon!

Thank you Marion, your support of our projects for area children is AMAZING!

07/15/2026

You go, Amy! Be sure to support your favorite Ice Bath Challenger!
It's all for the kids! Make Your donations at: Venmo . Check out the other Ice Bath Challengers in the comments.

07/12/2026

Hi, Friends: Here’s the link for the Kiwanis Silent Auction being held in conjunction with the Annual Ice Bath Challenge to raise funds for all the incredible projects they assist with here in Marion. Check it out and bid high and bid often! 💙
Note: Just a heads up on registering for the auction site. You will be asked to respond to an email verification from givebutter. That email might be filtered out from your "in" box. …you may need to look in other email files to find your givebutter email.

https://givebutter.com/c/marion-noon-kiwanis-third-thursday-iaksm5?fbclid=IwdGRjcAS_xINwZG9mA2ZkaWQWUKYxOO9JjXVf_GxXN5sm8rsZ3OcPO2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR48364ERCV57_7cebx0vrJ0Jyaa0rMdkq7tRPN9oyTn5byZva6TBCbIYuI4VA_aem__B06PEvlKFjZUm_gl8b54w

By Marion Noon Kiwanis Foundation Inc

07/11/2026

Please Share! Updates on our Annual Kiwanis Ice Bath Challenge, this Thursday, July 16, 2026 at Marion Downtown's Third Thursday at 5pm at Pure Function Crossfit, 202 S. Main St. You can support your favorite Ice Bath Challenger by using the Venmo QR and specifying who you are supporting with your donation or give your donation directly to the participant. You can also support Kawanis' mission by registering to bid on items in Kiwanis' first ever ONLINE fundraising auction! Bidding is open thru Thursday, July 16 at 6:30pm..See the details and QR codes in the flyer. All proceeds benefit Marion children! Special thanks to Pure Function Crossfit! They are amazing partners and supporters of Kiwanis!