Welcome to the Kiwanis Club of De Pere
"Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time"
Mark Your Calendar
Monday October 19, 2026 - De Pere Community Silver Knight Award dinner, recognizing outstanding community service since 1968. This year's honoree is Robert (Woody) Wolslegel. Bill Jartz will emcee the event at the Swan Club (6pm Cocktails, 7pm Dinner & Award) For more information, click the link below.
Wednesday October 28, 2026 - De Pere Kiwanis $10,000 raffle fund raiser and dinner held at the Swan Club in De Pere.
$10,000 RaffleWednesday, October 28, 2026
This LIVE EVENT runs from 6:30pm to 9:00pm at the Swan Club in De Pere and includes dinner, prizes and other opportunities to win!
Contact any De Pere Kiwanis Club member to buy your chance to win $10,000 or other cash prizes.
If you can't be with us in person, watch the livestream broadcast of the event beginning at 6:15pm. Find the link here or on Facebook on the day of the raffle.
28th AnnualTouscany-Scannell Memorial Golf OutingMonday, August 3, 2026
Another excellent turnout and great weather greeted our happy golfers as they enjoyed this 18 hole 4 person scramble event at Mid Vallee Golf Course.
Special thanks to our hole sponsors. Their support helps make the day a successful fund raiser for our youth oriented programs. See the complete sponsor list on the Golf Outing Events page.
Proceeds benefit the children we serve and other community activities of the De Pere Kiwanis Club with a special donation to the Ribbon of Hope in support of women in their fight against breast cancer.
Registration began at 9:15am with a Shotgun Start at 11:00am. Dinner and prizes followed immediately after go.
Mug Shot
Club member Timm Missbach shared his clay pottery hobby with everyone at our regular meeting on Monday, June 29th. With the guidance of Sarah and Keith Carter of Studio 1242 in Green Bay, club members let their creative juices flow, crafting artistic mugs of the finest quality.
In case you can't read Alice's sign, it congratulates new Mom and current Club President Caitlin Krause on the birth of baby Franklin who arrived while the mug that Mom had made was being painted and fired into final form.
Club members: Alice Kolb, Ted Pagels, Patrick Nehring,
Tom Schumacher,Timm Missbach and John Guzek and their creations.
iPads for Autism
Monday March 9, 2026 - Our club welcomed Christina Basina and her family for dinner and to award her son Gabriel an iPad to help with his learning. Our iPads for Autism program has provided iPads, protective cases and specialized software to over 50 deserving students since it began in 2013.
Helping Others Make a Difference
The De Pere Kiwanis embraces other organizations that serve the community, hearing from them at our weekly dinner meetings. Some recent programs and sponsorships are noted below.
Thanks to the De Pere Kiwanis, kids and their families enjoyed a hot dog dinner for $1.00 at the De Pere Park District Carnival in the Park at Optimist Park on August 5th. It was another sellout event.
Members of the De Pere Kiwanis and our sponsored youth De Pere High School Key Club donate their time each month to assist the De Pere Christian Outreach sort incoming donations.
We recently donated to the "Give a Kid a Book" program of The Friends of Brown County Library to provide books to young readers.
We heard an update on early childhood learning and reading readiness from Achieve Brown County which uses a data driven model to measure improvements in learning outcomes throughout the area.
Club members attended the June 2nd Sunrise Through the Darkness event to support veterans and first responders.
Be Our Guest!
De Pere Kiwanis serves area youth and the greater De Pere community. If that resonates with you, please join us for a free no obligation dinner to meet our members and learn more about the club. We meet at 6pm on most Mondays at Julie's Café, 500 Grant Street, De Pere. Contact our club president, Caitlin Krause (Phone: (920) 323-7683 or email to krausecai@gmail.com) to confirm upcoming meeting dates
Our club focuses on community initiatives and children-centered projects, striving to uplift local children by fostering growth and empowerment for a brighter future.
We are a major supporter of the De Pere Legion summer baseball program.
You can also find us serving $1 hot dog lunches to participants of the annual De Pere Parks Summer Carnival event.
We are passionate about raising funds to aid local children and families, and offering support for higher education through various annual scholarships.
Each year high school seniors from De Pere and West De Pere receive scholarship grants to attend area technical colleges.
To date nearly $100,000 has been awarded to over 150 students.
Our iPads for autism project has awarded over 50 specially equipped iPads to autistic students and their families .
Our club gathers regularly, fostering a tight-knit community while making a positive impact through our shared dedication to service and building lasting friendships.
We celebrate international Kiwanis One Day by reaching out in service to others, most recently helping the Isaac Walton League with spring clean up of the conservancy at Osprey Point
Once a month you can find our members assisting the De Pere Christian Outreach thrift store by sorting incoming donations.