The Kiwanis Club of Botetourt County

"Kids Need Kiwanis"  Come join us and positively impact our community.

​We are a local community service club that is part of an international service and leadership organization, Kiwanis International.   Our motto is “Serving the children of the world” and our activities focus on improving the lives of kids and their local communities.   Kiwanis International is a world-wide service organization in 80 countries with over 325,000 members. 

We remained a vibrant club over the challenging years of pandemic and continued our service focus on kids and education.   We have many ongoing service projects that offer opportunities for volunteers to join,

• 320+ Dictionary’s for each 3rd grader in our elementary schools
• 250+ ‘1000 Things before Kindergarten’ in partnership with our local Library
• 30 ‘Room on a Broom’ books for Spooky Storytelling Festival in partnership with our local Library
• 4 Awarded College and Vocational Scholarships (LHBS, JRHS, BTEC)
• 2 Key Club Sponsorships – Service Project Leadership (LHBS, JRHS)
• 2 After Prom Events Sponsorships (LHBS, JRHS)
• 1 Community Recycling Event
• 1 Teacher of the Year Award
• 1 Scholarship Endowment at Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke and at Mountain Gateway Community College in Clifton Forge. 
• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - REGISTER OR DONATE HERE

 
  We welcome individuals, groups, and corporate sponsors to come partner with us to make Botetourt even a better place to call home. 

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Meetings and Events

[email protected]The Kiwanis Club of Botetourt County meets the second and fourth Monday in the Bellacino's Restaurant Meeting Room at 11:45am. You are also invited to join us for a social lunch at the Town Center Tap House in Daleville for Mindful Mondays on the third Monday of each month at 12:00 noon. For information on our next meeting feel free to email us at ​[email protected].  All are welcome!​​

Recent Happenings

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library -Registration is now open for children age 5 and under. As of 2025 we have more than 800 children registered with 135 graduated from the program. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER OR DONATE

Our active club continues to work to benefit the children of Botetourt County by providing scholarships to deserving high school seniors at Lord Botetourt, James River and BTEC, dictionaries to elementary students and FREE books for ages 5 and under through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
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Check out our FUTURE EVENTS page to learn more about our upcoming activities.
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“Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”  
​Martin Luther King Jr.