About Us ….
Chartered in April, 1968, the Kiwanis Club of Lehigh Acres is one of our community’s oldest civic organizations. No other club in our community has contributed more money, time and volunteer hours to youth, elderly, or those in need than the Kiwanis. That is a record our members are proud of and one that requires our organization to reach out and continually enlist others to energize our ranks. Our charitable funds are raised exclusively through the generous donations to and by our customers’ patronage of the KIWANIS THRIFT STORE.
Each year over $100,000 has been budgeted by our club to make “our world” a better place to live.
The Kiwanis of Lehigh Acres
Each year in September, Kiwanis prepares a budget of giving contributions and funding support to its many sponsored programs. This past year over $100,000 was appropriated to the various programs.
Funding is a result of the many volunteer hours provided by
members and others at the KIWANIS THRIFT STORE.
Kiwanis receives generous tax deductible donations of unwanted, useful household items such as: clothing, furnishings, sporting goods, appliances, fixtures, tools, books, luggage, you name it ….
we’ve probably got it!
The merchandise is resold which generates funds to sponsor all of
our projects. Some of our past and present projects include:
Key Clubs, Shots for Tots, Hope Hospice, Ronald McDonald House, Meals on Wheels, Community Services, Salvation Army, Horses for Handicapped, LARC, Do the Right Thing, High School Athletics, Apples for Teachers, FGCU Scholarships, LSHS Chorus, Spring Festival, Concert Association, Heifer Project, Terrific Kid Programs, Iodine Deficiency Disorder, Habitat for Humanity, Day Care Center Grants, Children Wish Foundation, Concert Band, Candlelighters, Lehigh Singers, Community Council, K-Kids Clubs, Healthy Start, Academic Award Programs, WGCU Radio, High School Bands, Boy Scouts , Soccer Leagues, Pop Warner Programs, 911 Education, The Sheriffs Youth Activities League, Golf Tournaments College Scholarships, Middle School Bands, Home School Activities, Girl Scouts, Little Leaguers, Youth Swim Programs, ECHO International, Paint Your Heart Out, Builder’s Clubs, Native American Assoc. D.A.R.E., Children Home, Our Daily Bread, Ricky Blake Scholarship, Challenger Baseball, YMCA Basketball, Kiwanis Foundations, Alzheimer’s, Jim Fleming Ecological Park
Serving the Children of the World
What day of the week do you meet?
We meet on Wednesday mornings, 7:30 AM at Hope Hopice (Hope Healthcare Systems) located at 1202 Wings Way in Lehigh Acres. Meetings are about 1 hour, a continental breakfast is available should you desire breakfast. Thank you for your inquiry.
Thank you for your interest in speaking to our membership. I have forwarded your email and request to our person responsible for guest speaker scheduling. I’m sure she will be in touch with you very soon.
Is your Thrift Store still open at 15 Homestead Road South in Lehigh Acres, Florida? If yes, what are the hours ? The phone number posted on your website is no longer in service. Thank you.
Out Thrift Store is open Monday through Saturday, 9am till 5pm, except for selected holidays. If donating items our drop off collection times are 9am to 4pm Monday – Friday and 9am to 2pm on Saturday. Thank you for your inquiry.
Cool! What is this kiwanis about?
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The Kiwanis organization was formed in 1915. You can learn more about the Kiwanis Organization by visiting the international website at Kiwanis.org