Sports Amid COVID

Jamie Pollard, ISU’s 2019 Big 12 Athletic Director of The Year, was recently Ames Golden K’s guest speaker at their weekly Thursday meeting, which continues to be held virtually.   Seventy-eight Golden K and Kiwanis members from Iowa… Read More

Hospice 101

Kristi Crane, Community Representative for Care Initiatives Hospice, a non-profit provider serving 66 counties in Iowa, spoke recently at Ames Golden K’s weekly Thursday 9AM meeting, which continues to be held virtually via ZOOM. Ms. Crane’s program “Hospice… Read More

Five Special $1000 Awards!!

Ames Golden K Kiwanis Club recently awarded Five $1,000 one-time Grants to charities and agencies who help children and families in Ames and surrounding communities. The competitive grants were from fund-raising activities and donations from Golden K members… Read More

Mary Greeley Med Ctr and COVID-19

Amber Deardorff, Vice President of Clinical and Support Services at Mary Greeley Medical Center, spoke recently at Ames Golden K’s weekly Thursday meeting, currently being held virtually. Amber is using her experience in a variety of roles as… Read More

Ames During COVID-19

Mayor John Haila was the guest speaker at the June 11 meeting of Ames Golden K. The weekly meetings continue to be held virtually.  Forty-seven Golden K members were in attendance along with Al Wicks of Iowa City… Read More

Ames in COVID-19 Crisis Times

Ames Golden K recently hosted Ames Chamber of Commerce’s Dan Culhane at their weekly Thursday 9 AM virtual meeting.  Mr. Culhane {pictured} spoke about how the mandated closures due to the pandemic have been hurtful, with overall impact… Read More

Iowa Ag Economy in COVID Times

Chad Hart, ISU Department of Agronomy Economist  recently spoke to Ames Golden K members who  continue to meet virtually every Thursday at 9 AM. Highlights include: The COVID-19  pandemic has caused a significant slide in Corn and Soybean… Read More

Meetings Canceled by Virus

All Golden K Kiwanis regular Thursday meetings for March and April 2020 are canceled due to the COVID-19 virus.

Alleviating Childhood Hunger

     Recent data shows that 15% of Story County families are experiencing food insecurity. Many local food pantries are having shortages to keep up with the demand.  The Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis District has set “Alleviating Childhood Hunger” as… Read More

Christmas at the AKTION Club

​The Ames Golden K Singers presented a choral program at the Dec. 17 meeting of the Cyclone Country AKTION Club.  A variety of Christmas Carols and several rousing Broadway Musical selections were presented to a large and very… Read More