Christmas Party 2019

More than 100 Ames Golden K members and guests recently held their annual Christmas Celebration at United Methodist Church.  Ames KHOI radio personality Paul Wierson {pictured} presented “My Christmas Story,” a very poignant, touching, amusing recollection of his… Read More

More for the Miracle League Park!

Ames Golden K recently revived their baseball-themed competition that raised $33,135 for the Ames Miracle League Playground and Field in January-early July 2019. The Golden K organization was again split into two teams–Redbirds and Goldfinches–with the goal to… Read More

Nevada FFA and Kevin Cooper

Nevada High School’s award winning Agriculture Education Teacher and FFA Advisor Kevin Cooper, 2019 Iowa Conservation Teacher Of The Year and 2017 Iowa Outstanding Ag Education Teacher,  teamed with several of his top students to give a presentation… Read More

First “Kiwanian Year” New Member!

Ames Golden K inducted Mark Lohafer as our first 2019-20 “Kiwanis Year” new member.  Mark has recently retired from the Iowa Dept. of Agriculture, and has already become actively involved in our Golden K Listeners Program at Sawyer… Read More

Annual Awards Dinner 2019

Ames Golden K Kiwanis held their annual luncheon on September 26 at the Ames Golf & Country Club.  The luncheon began with all present joining in singing the National Anthem and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by… Read More

Kiwanis “K” Garden 2019

The lovely flower garden at the corner of 20th Street and Grand Avenue was sponsored by Ames Noon Kiwanis Club  beginning in 1995. In 1999, Ames Golden K Kiwanis with the support of the City of Ames who… Read More

Northwood Preschool 2019

Ames Golden K Kiwanis recently donated $600 in support of Northwood Preschool’s outstanding education programs designed for three and four year old children, plus five year old early kindergarten students. Golden K’s donation will be used to purchase… Read More

Blast Back to School 2019

The Story County Blast Back to School Fair held August 9 at Ames Middle School helped relieve the burden of back to school expenses for local families of K-12 students. This is a community effort coordinated by many… Read More

New Directions for Paper Collections 2019

The recycling company in Mason City that buys our paper collections (to make insulation products) becomes backlogged from time to time, especially due to lengthy inclement weather such as what occurred last winter.  This can cause a shortage… Read More

Bethesda Food Pantry 2019

Ames Golden K recently donated $750 to support Bethesda Community Food Pantry in their efforts to serve “food insecure” families in Story County  and surrounding areas.   The Bethesda Food Pantry currently serves more than 300 families monthly… Read More