Muscatine Kiwanis Club

Muscatine Kiwanis Club Dedicated to serving the children of the world and the Muscatine community since 1924. Join us!

Mike Gaeta represented the Muscatine Kiwanis Club at the annual Senior Awards Program, held the evening of Wednesday, Ma...
05/15/2026

Mike Gaeta represented the Muscatine Kiwanis Club at the annual Senior Awards Program, held the evening of Wednesday, May 13 at the Muscatine High School Auditorium.

During his remarks, he asked the seniors who are Key Club members to stand and be recognized for their many hours of community service during the year.

Mike also presented two $1,500 Kiwanis scholarships: the Henry Miller Memorial Scholarship, and the Harold Ogilvie, Sr. and E. Herbert Carlson Scholarship, received respectively by Faith Miller (pictured left) and Sasha Cacho (on the right).

In addition, Mike recognized the ongoing financial support of the Miller family over the years which continues to make the Henry Miller Memorial Scholarship possible.

On Friday, May 1st, the Muscatine Kiwanis Club teamed up with our counterpart, the Key Club at Muscatine High School, to...
05/04/2026

On Friday, May 1st, the Muscatine Kiwanis Club teamed up with our counterpart, the Key Club at Muscatine High School, to take on several highway cleanup projects as part of the 2026 community Day of Caring organized through United Way Muscatine County. Here are photos of a couple of our teams, taken by Jen Keltner, Key Club coordinator at MHS, and provided via United Way’s page.

Kiwanis member Vern McAlister made the arrangements for Muscatine County Treasurer Amy Zybarth to speak at our April 28t...
05/04/2026

Kiwanis member Vern McAlister made the arrangements for Muscatine County Treasurer Amy Zybarth to speak at our April 28th meeting. She provided an excellent background on the duties and responsibilities of the Treasurer’s office, and passed along some of the interesting experiences she has had in over 25 years of service. Thanks, Amy, for taking the time to speak to us – and best wishes on your upcoming retirement!

Our April 21st meeting featured an inspirational presentation by Randy McNeely, otherwise known as “Captain Kindman”. T...
04/27/2026

Our April 21st meeting featured an inspirational presentation by Randy McNeely, otherwise known as “Captain Kindman”. Through “The Courageous Kindness Shift,”™ Randy teaches others how to see, think, feel, listen, and respond differently by focusing on kindness, thereby helping students, educators, and organizations bridge divides, heal polarization, and create cultures of empathy and respect.

As founder of The Kindness Giver, LLC, he equips others with the ICA Method™ (Identify, Clarify, Amplify) and The Kindness Giver’s Formula™ to turn kindness into real, sustainable action.

Randy is also co-founder of positive film company “The Kindness Factor International” producer of “For Such a Time as This”, co-creator of “The Kindness Factor” series, and co-host of “The Kindness Factor” podcast.

Further information can be found at www.captainkindman.com

Thank you, Randy, for providing a meaningful program with an important, useful message!

Happy National Volunteers week! A heartfelt thank you to all of our Kiwanis Members! Without you we could not fulfill ou...
04/24/2026

Happy National Volunteers week!
A heartfelt thank you to all of our Kiwanis Members! Without you we could not fulfill our mission to Serve the Children of the World!

A special shout out to the Muscatine Key Club as we learned this week they have logged 125 volunteer hours this school year so far.

Rose deliveries are officially underway!
04/22/2026

Rose deliveries are officially underway!

ROSE DELIVERY REMINDER: Roses purchased during our annual fundraiser will be distributed on Wednesday, April 22nd, star...
04/18/2026

ROSE DELIVERY REMINDER: Roses purchased during our annual fundraiser will be distributed on Wednesday, April 22nd, starting at approximately 8:00 a.m. and continuing throughout the morning. Thanks to everyone who made a purchase this year --- your support makes a positive difference in our efforts to serve the children and youth in our community! Thanks as well to Missipi Brew for providing the cold storage to keep the roses fresh overnight prior to delivery day!

A lot of ground was covered at our April 14th meeting! Our program featured a presentation by Kim Warren, Director of t...
04/18/2026

A lot of ground was covered at our April 14th meeting! Our program featured a presentation by Kim Warren, Director of the Aligned Impact Muscatine (AIM) program at United Way of Muscatine. It was interesting to learn of the wide variety of ways that AIM has capitalized on opportunities to marshal various resources and revenues to benefit our community.

Lieutenant Governor David Franz (Clinton Kiwanis) and his wife, Barb (Fulton Kiwanis), visited our meeting. Dave passed along information from the Midwinter Conference while Barb shared success stories and ideas from the Fulton Club.

Ed Lampe provided an update on the Key Club at Muscatine High School. He reported that 23 members attended the most recent meeting. Current activities include staffing MHS concessions to raise funds, and supporting a blood drive at the school. Club members will be attending our meeting next week.

Ed also reported that four Muscatine Kiwanis members attended an interclub meeting at the Fulton Kiwanis Club last week.

Mason Kopf provided an update on our Highway Cleanup project scheduled for Friday, May 1st and passed around information/release forms to participants. The cleanup will be held concurrently with one sponsored by the MHS Key Club.

Jenna Wagner reminded members that Rose Sale distribution day is scheduled for this coming Wednesday, April 22nd. Participants may want to remind purchasers; a reminder notice will also be posted on our page.

A reminder was also made to board members that the April meeting is scheduled for noon this coming Monday, April 20th.

The speaker at our April 7th program was Dash Wiseman, the Boatswain (youth leader) of Sea Scout Ship 7127. Based in Mu...
04/11/2026

The speaker at our April 7th program was Dash Wiseman, the Boatswain (youth leader) of Sea Scout Ship 7127. Based in Muscatine, this is a youth-led, high-adventure scouting program unit chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers volunteers.

The Ship focuses on maritime skills, including boating and environmental stewardship on the Mississippi River,with activities such as kayaking and camping trips. Of special note was the new Towhead Island project, facilitated through a charitable contribution administered through the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine.

Thank you, Dash, for a great program – and thanks for Kiwanis member Mike Hartman for making the arrangements!

Well-known local businessman, golfer and Muscatine Charities board member Tom Hendricks provided an interesting presenta...
04/11/2026

Well-known local businessman, golfer and Muscatine Charities board member Tom Hendricks provided an interesting presentation on the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) at our March 31st meeting.

Established in 1978, the AJGA is national, nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.

This year, from April 29th thru May 3rd, Muscatine’s Geneva Golf & Country Club will be the venue for an AJGA Junior event, including a Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament on April 30th. It's sure to be a great opportunity to see some outstanding young golfers, and to support an excellent cause as well. Thank you, Tom, for an interesting and informative presentation!

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