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Chartered in 1977, the Kiwanis Club of Wawasee is a group of volunteers dedicated to improving the Syracuse-Wawasee Community. We meet at 7:00AM every Saturday at the Syracuse Community Center.

Upcoming Events

WAWASEE KIWANIS TRIATHLON

SATURDAY JULY, 26, 2025 @ SYRACUSE COMMUNITY CENTER TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE
May
Wawasee Summer League- Baseball Concessions (Schrock Fields)
17 - Adopt A Highway Clean Up
TBD- Peanut Day Fundraiser for Riley Hospital (Benefiting Youth Mental Health Initiatives)

June Wawasee Summer League- Baseball Concessions (Schrock Fields)

July
Wawasee Summer League- Baseball Concessions (Schrock Fields)
26- Wawasee Triathlon Fundraiser (Syracuse Community Center)
August
TBD- Adopt A Highway Clean Up

2024 - 2025 wawasee kiwanis officers

Pictured Left to Right: Tom Edington- Past President, Matt Ringler- Treasurer, Carol Boon- President, Michelle Edington- Secretary, Ken Oswald- Vice President, Doug Ogle - Lieutenant Governor, Jenn Wilkinson- President Elect

2024-25 Board Members

Tony Ferrara Tom Hoover Greg Long Joe MartinPatrick MooreAnn VanDyke Eric Wienholts Larry Winkler Lieutenant Governor: Doug Ogle (Goshen Noon Kiwanis)

Impact

Kiwanis

Community Service

Our Kiwanis club members engage in community service initiatives. This fosters a sense of unity, drives positive change, and profoundly enriches the lives of individuals in our community.
- Dr. Suess Week- donate and read books to Preschool and Kindergarten
- Adopt a Highway Cleanup- we cleanup along SR13 a few times a year
- Santa's Breakfast- we cook and serve breakfast to the community
- Hot Shots Competition (Basketball shoot out)- Middle School Students
- Snowmobile Races
- Old Fashioned Christmas (parking crew)
- Wawasee Summer League- Baseball Concessions
- Organize and deliver family food boxes during the holidays
- Teen Parents Succeeding- maintenance and yard work
- Tour D Des Lakes (set up & water station)
- Triathlon (run all stations)

Donate

Community and business donations to Wawasee Kiwanis are essential. Donations fuel impactful projects and services; enabling us to enrich lives and foster positive change in our community. By supporting our youth, we invest in our future, ensuring the next generation has the resources and opportunities to thrive.

Past Presidents (EST. 1977)

1977 Tom Swartz 1978 Ron Roberts 1979 Jack Oswald 1980 Clair Mohler 1981 Joe Martin 1982 Terry McDonald 1983 Don Denny 1984 Ken Bowton 1985 Bob Sloop 1986 Hershel Wells 1987 Phil Hoover 1988 Larry Martindale 1989 Don Strauss 1990 Greg Long 1991 Harold Mazenfield 1992 Ted Mahnensmith 1993 Al Eades 1994 Gary Taylor 1995 Noel Reed 1996 Tom Hodgson19971998 Craig Balas1999 Bob Trame2000 Scott Abbs2001 Dick Pelletier2002 Jan Hodgson
2003 Randy Wamsley2004 Tami Vandal2005 Rob Vandal 2006 Roger Leinsetter2007 Sara McKeefer2008 Karl Schmucker2009 Stephen Leininger2010 Jack Birch2011 Dan Buchman2012 Tammy Cotton2013 Paul Newcomer2014 Pat Moore2015 Tyler McLead2016 Lauren Warner2017 Matt Ringler2018 Alexis Mast2019 Michelle Edington2020 Clay Rassi2021 Cole Warner2022 Randy Huber2023 Tom Edington2024 Carol Boone

7:00am - Saturdays at the Syracuse Community Center

1013 N Long Dr, Syracuse, IN 46567
For general inquiries
P.O. Box 372 Syracuse, IN 46567

2023-2024

With you, we can accomplish even more for our Wawasee Community. Are you ready to make a difference? Join the Kiwanis Club of Wawasee. Kiwanis is ready for you!

We invite you to join, make new friends, participate in a project and help change the community in which you live. Just one smile from a child will give you the best reward!
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Community

  • Kiwanis International is a global community of clubs, members and partners dedicated to improving the lives of children one community at a time. Today, we stand with more than 550,000 members from K-Kids to Key Club to Kiwanis and many ages in between in 80 countries and geographic areas. Each community has different needs, and Kiwanis empowers members to pursue creative ways to serve the needs of children, such as fighting hunger, improving literacy and offering guidance.
  • Kiwanis International is a global community of clubs, members and partners dedicated to improving the lives of children one community at a time. Today, we stand with more than 550,000 members from K-Kids to Key Club to Kiwanis and many ages in between in 80 countries and geographic areas. Each community has different needs, and Kiwanis empowers members to pursue creative ways to serve the needs of children, such as fighting hunger, improving literacy and offering guidance.
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  • Kiwanis International is a global community of clubs, members and partners dedicated to improving the lives of children one community at a time. Today, we stand with more than 550,000 members from K-Kids to Key Club to Kiwanis and many ages in between in 80 countries and geographic areas. Each community has different needs, and Kiwanis empowers members to pursue creative ways to serve the needs of children, such as fighting hunger, improving literacy and offering guidance.
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Contact


P.O. Box 372 Syracuse, IN 46567