The Flower Garden Thrives

Have you seen it recently?  The lovely flower garden at the corner of 20th Street and Grand Avenue was sponsored by Ames Noon Kiwanis Club beginning in 1995.  Then,  in 1999, Ames Golden K Kiwanis with the support of the… Read More

The Latest on the Paper Project

This is an article submitted for publication in the Story County SUN. The Ames Golden K Paper Recycling Project began in the fall of 2012.  The collection site is located at the CENEX Station at 809 East Lincoln… Read More

Friendship Ark donation 2017

On June 29, Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a donation of $350 to support the efforts and programs of Friendship Ark. Pictured, left to right: Golden K member Duane Brodie, Friendship Ark Board President Sarah Buck, and Golden… Read More

Golden K Listeners Finish 2nd Year

Ames Golden K has just completed our second year working with elementary children in the Golden K Listeners Program.  Those shown served.  They are— Rear, left to right: Don Muff, Dennis Smith, Dick Wilson, Pete Peterson. Front, left… Read More

Emergency Residence Project 2017

Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a check for $1,500 to the Emergency Residence Project  on June 22 to support their efforts to provide emergency shelter to individuals and families.  The recent closing of emergency residence homes in Boone… Read More

MICA, 2017

Ames Golden K Kiwanis donated of $450 to the Story County division of Mid Iowa Community Action (MICA) on June 15.  The donation will help MICA support their Story County Family Development Center and Food Pantry.  Pictured left… Read More

Workers for Teen Maze 2017

On April 3-7, Youth and Shelter Services and Nebraska-Iowa Division 11 Kiwanis presented Teen Maze to 1,200 Seventh Grade Students from Story, Boone, Greene, and Jefferson Counties. Teen Maze experiential learning exercises are designed to provide seventh graders… Read More

Bethesda Food Pantry 2017

Ames Golden K presented a check for $300 to Bethesda Lutheran Church on April 6 to support the Bethesda Food Pantry in their efforts to supply better than 14,000 annual users of the Pantry’s services. Pictured is Rodney… Read More

A Million Pounds of Paper!

We did it!  We have collected over ONE MILLION pounds of paper since 2012 when the Paper Recycling Project began.  In the photo Golden K’ers Duane Brodie, Jim Penney, and John Slaughter load a pile of cardboard during… Read More

Stash the Trash 2017

We did it again!  On April 1 Ames Golden K helped clean Brookside Park during Ames’ annual Stash the Trash event.  Pictured above from left:  Gene Pollmann, Pete Peterson, Bill Shrum, Dennis Smith, Dick Wilson, Roger Anderson, Ed Augustine, Bob Sperry, Tom Peter, Larry Trede, John… Read More