1980-2026 "Celebrating 46 years of serving,

one child and one community at a time."

Visit our webpage CLICK HERE

Ft. Myers Metro-McGregor Kiwanis

PO Box 61104, Ft. Myers, FL 33906

Club President, Kim Gaide
kim.gaide@leehealth.org




For general inquiries contact us: metromcgregorkiwanis@gmail.com



10-27-26 Club Meeting

President Kim Gaide welcomed everyone to the meeting. Our guest speaker today was Amy Price from Lighthouse SWFL. There will be a recap in an upcoming newsletter. 
Thank you all who brought in candy for trunk or treat this month. Jewelry sales fundraiser starts next week. Flower Power fundraiser and link below. Holiday party RSVP and prepay starts Nov 3rd. Don't forget to report your service hours for October to Kim B by Nov 8th and thank you.

November and December are full of ways to serve and things to do. Refer to the calendar below!

Upcoming meetings and event information:

November 3rd-Regular lunch meeting, at Rusty's, 11:30am. Our speaker is our member Roseanne. Please come a few minutes early if you are ordering lunch.
Jewelry sales today.

November 8th- Service hours for October due to Kim B.

November 10th-Regular lunch meeting at Rustys 11:30am. Jewelry sales today.

November 17th-Regular lunch meeting, at Rusty's 11:30am. Youth Protection Training.

November 24th- Regular lunch meeting, at Rusty's, 11:30am.

November 24th- Deadline to RSVP and Pre-Pay for Holiday party

November 30th-Service project with Healthy Start 10:00am (Connie)

December 1st- Club holiday party at Famous Dave's BBQ, (no lunch meeting this day).

December 8th - Salvation Army Bell Ringing (no lunch meeting this day). (Kim B).

December 12th- Division 19 DCM at the Landings (Barbara).

December 15th- Regular lunch meeting at Rustys 11:30am.

December 22nd- Regular lunch meeting at Rustys 11:30am.

December 29th- 5th Tuesday

January 15th- BUG Celebration at Littleton Elementary

June 16-19 ICON in Dallas, TX

SLP celebration weeks

Oct 12-17, 2026 CKI week

Nov 2-6,2026 Key Club week

Feb 8-12, 2027 K-Kids week

Feb 22-26, 2027 Builders Club week

March 1-5, 2027 Aktion Club week

Upcoming Events, Fundraisers & Service Projects:

Flower Power Fundraiser October 18th-Dec 15th. All ordered online. See details below.

Dr. Piper Center 50th Anniversary; Nov. 6th at the FL Repertory. Honoring Dr. Ella Mae Piper.

Learn more - get tickets 7pm, earlier for those purchasing VIP tickets.

Jewelry sales fundraiser at our meetings on Nov 10 and 17. Order your holiday gifts!

Quarter Auction Social; Nov 10th, details will be emailed.

Heathy Start SWFL; Brunch for Babies Nov 12th at the Burroughs Home. 11am-1pm.
learn more - purchase tickets

Healthy Start Service Project- Nov 30th, assembling Mommy/baby holiday bags.

Kiwanis Defining Statement "Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time."

Volunteers L-R: Laura, Linda, Dawn, Connie and Connie's neighbor prepared our 6th meal of the year at Ronald McDonald House this month. The Family Meal Program is one our club has been part of for a number of years. You too can get involved, to learn more CLICK HERE

Atlas delivery at Littleton Elementary. From one of the 4th grade teachers; "I just want to say thank you again. We are keeping our atlases in class for now, and students each pick a country or region to read about each day. I truly believe in the power of the atlases to open up students' minds and become more curious about the world around them. My students love them!" K.L.

Photo approved by school administration.

Thank you Denny Sharma, Fort Myers Club for organizing this project and encouraging our club to be part of it.

Atlas delivery at Rayma C. Page Elementary.

Photos approved by school administration.

Collections....just another way we can help our community and K-Family

Bring tabs in year-round for Lighthouse SWFL. Kate or Kim B. will drop them off.

For Key Club Holiday Shoebox project: Bring in to meeting Nov 3 or 10. Small generic boys or girls toys, snacks, toiletries, socks, that would fit in a shoebox.

Looking for more information about our club and club projects?

SLP (Service Leadership Programs)

CKI (Circle K International) at FGCU: Suzette Rivera & Roseanne Oppmann

Key Club of Southwest Florida Julie Draulans & Cathy Smith

Builder's Club at Cypress Lake Middle School: Barbara Hartman & Your name here

K-Kids at Littleton Elementary School: Kim Berghs & Kim Gaide

Aktion Club at LARC, Inc: Karen Hurst, Linda Petrik

YCPO (Young Children Priority One) chair for Healthy Start is Connie Prevatt.

Public Relations: Rachel Toomey

Social Media: Jeremy Cline

Fundraising Committee Chair: Sherry Patterson

Membership Committee Chair: Kim Gaide

Service Chair: Kim Berghs

Financial Chair: Tom Nordquist

Sunshine/Social: Karen Hurst

SLP's: Cathy Smith

The Kiwanis Objects

• *To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life.
• *To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
• *To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business and professional standards.
• *To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship.
• *To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service and to build better communities.
• *To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and goodwill