Projects

Simonds Elementary K-Kids Club

Almaden Valley Kiwanis sponsors Simonds Elementary School through the Adopt-A-School program. Through this partnership, we have painted a colorful map of the United States on their playground, complete with stars marking each of the state capitals.

Leland High School Key Club

We sponsor the Key Club of Leland High School. Not only do they do great work (even during the summer!), but they maintain their own web page.

Pioneer High School Key Club

Pioneer High School has a Key Club. They also have their own web page.

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat For Humanity is a project to use the energy and time of volunteers to create/repair housing for families in need. The meetings are (for now) at 7:00 pm on Thursdays, in their office at 513 Valley Way, Milpitas -- but if you want to come to a meeting you'd best check with them first as the don't meet every week. The web page for San Jose's local branch of Habitat For Humanity is www.habitatsanjose.org.

Terreno Gardens Extended Care Center

We work with Carl DiLeonardo to help wherever we can at Terreno Gardens, a nonprofit nursing home providing 24-hour licensed nursing care. Recently we've contributed money for the replacement of their weekly calendar, a focal point of the community that had fallen into disrepair. They conduct frequent picnics at nearby Vasona Park, and we provide some volunteers to help push wheelchairs.

Santa Clara Valley YMCA

Please take a look at the Santa Clara Valley YMCA web page to see some of the great things they do in our community.

Turnaround scholarships

The turnaround scholarship program is designed to recognize high school students who have turned their lives around. Maybe they had a hostile environment at home, or got drawn into a bad crowd, but whatever the causes they started high school failing. Then someone or something inspired them to turn their lives around, and they graduate in the A-B range and head off to college. We provide a renewable $1,000 scholarship for some number of students each year from our sponsored high schools.

Special Games

The Special Games is an event hosted by Kiwanis that replicates the Special Olympics, but for children who don't qualify to participate in Special Olympics.