Funded Groups

Our club engages in fundraising throughout the year to give back to the community and support a variety of organizations, listed below.  As Kiwanis is a global organization, we also support two international initiatives.

Local Initiatives

Thunder Bay Autism Hub – Resources for families and providers.

Our Kids Count – rent at the Westfort Family Resource Centre (1315 Crawford) and funds toward a nutritionist to support food programming

BGC Thunder Bay (Boys and Girls Club – Christmas Party, four bus rides and the breakfast program at Algonquin Avenue Public School

Communities Together for Children =  We Welcome You Kits

Magnus Theatre – Youth Education Series Partner

Camp Quality Northwestern Ontario – Sponsoring a child to attend camp

Thunder Bay Multicultural Association – Covering the cost of the facility and supplies for camps offered to children who are new to Canada

Thunder Bay Paddlesport Club – Supplies for youth activities

Rural Heritage Days – Children’s area sponsorship

Northwestern Ontario Regional Science Fair – Event Sponsorship

Random Acts of Kiwanis – Providing unsolicited donations as  “random” gifts to local organizations to support their work in the community

Financial Bursaries for Post-Secondary Education – Awarded to four deserving students

Volunteer HEART Award – Recognizing two community volunteers who support activities for children and youth and making a donation to their respective organization to help continue their good work

International Initiatives

Foster Parents Plan

–        Sponsoring a child

Sleeping Children Around the World

–        Providing 40 bed kits to children in other countries