Special Veteran’s Day Invitation

Posted on November 6, 2011 by admin

The Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club would like to invite veterans, active duty personnel and Kiwanians from throughout Indiana to our Special Veterans Day celebration to be held this year on November 9 at the Strongbow Banquet Center in Valparaiso.  Our program speaker will be Lee Lane, who will be presenting about her experiences in Desert Storm.  Meal service begins at 11:15.

Lunch is a full turkey buffet for only $10.  All attending veterans will receive special recognition at the event.

Spouses, family, and friends are also welcome.  

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Kiwanis Pianos Return to Downtown Valpo July 7, 2011

Posted on July 5, 2011 by admin

Please visit this link on www.valpolife.com for more information on the Valpo Kiwanis Piano Event in Downtown Valpo.

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2011 Hot Air Balloon Fest

Posted on July 4, 2011 by admin

Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club 2011 Hot Air BalloonFest
9/9/11 and 9/10/11

The Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club will conduct our 21st annual Kiwanis Hot Air BalloonFest at the Porter County Fairgrounds in Valparaiso, Indiana this September.  Our 90 year old Kiwanis Club of 200 members has been using funds generated from the BalloonFest to support sponsored youth clubs (Key, Builders, K-kids, and AKtion) and other club projects that benefit the children of our community and of the world.  We are anxiously looking forward to this year’s balloon launches during the evenings of September 9 and 10.  Over 20 colorful, enormous hot air balloons are expected at this year’s event.  Nothing is more beautiful than to see these multicolored balloons ascend into the sky at dusk.  This year, if wind conditions permit, we will do an exciting balloon fly-in.

Another popular event of the BalloonFest is the Night Glow.  Following each evening’s launch the balloons return to the festival to conduct a Night Glow.  At this event, the balloons are tethered to the ground and they use their propane heaters to light up the multicolored balloons synchronized to music.  It is one of the most fascinating sites imaginable.  Tethered balloon rides will be available throughout the event at a nominal cost.

Food vendors will be present to entice the taste buds, musical entertainment is also on the agenda, there are amusements for kids, tethered Hot Air Balloon rides, and our Key Clubs participate with a face painting booth and by selling pins and tee shirts.  Entrance fees are $10 per carload.  It is a family-friendly, smoke-free event for the young and old.

Click here to print the special $2 Off Admission Coupon.

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Volunteer of the Year Award Program

Posted on February 3, 2011 by admin

Since 2002, the Valparaiso Kiwanis Foundation has recognized outstanding volunteers through its Volunteer of the Year Award program. Through this program, Kiwanis seeks to recognize Valpo area volunteers, promote volunteerism, encourage increased volunteerism within our community, and celebrate Valpo’s strong spirit of volunteerism in the past.

Attached are documents which describe the Volunteer of the Year program:

We encourage you to nominate a special volunteer by March 18. All nominees receive special recognition at our annual Volunteer of the Year program, this year on June 1. One volunteer is selected to receive a $500 donation to his/her nominating agency. Nominees and representatives from nominating agencies should be available to attend the Volunteer of the Year program at Strongbow Inn as our guests (1 volunteer and 1 agency representative) on June 1, at 11:45 am.

Nominations to this year’s program are limited to the first 12 agencies or institutions that return their nomination forms as directed. In addition, this year we have made an extra effort to make this invitation to many more non-profit agencies in the Greater Valparaiso area, so please nominate early.

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2011 Annual Kiwanis Pancake Day

Posted on February 1, 2011 by admin

March 12, 2011

All-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, and beverages!

6 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Early Bird Door Prizes, 6-9 am)

Valparaiso High School Cafeteria
2727 Campbell Street

Tickets: ONLY $5.00 in advance - $6.00 at the door (Pre-Schoolers eat Free)

Gold Sponsors of Pancake Day are:

  • Thrivent Financial for Lutherans -Porter County Chapter
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Direct Mail ADvantage

Tickets are Available from any Kiwanis Club member, or from Boy-Conn Printing, Porter County Career and Tech Center, Cartronix (Calumet location – 3000 Calumet Ave.), Valpo EmbroidMe, and Northwest Indiana Eye & Laser Center.

Kid’s Play Area – Entertainment – Face Painting – Cotton Candy – Magician – and…….THE BEST PANCAKES IN VALPO!

The Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club has 200 members who are business owners, teachers, doctors, retirees, government employees, lawyers, policemen, firefighters, pastors, housewives, architects, educational administrators, and more. We support the local community by donating all profits back to those in need. In any given year, we return nearly $50,000.00 to the community. We are involved with kids, the elderly, the handicapped, families in need of help, or those in need of temporary assistance.  Please help us serve our community by eating our pancakes!

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Purdue Glee Club to Perform at Valparaiso High School – January 30th, 2011

Posted on December 7, 2010 by admin

Purdue Glee Club Tickets Make Great Christmas Gifts

The Kiwanis Club of Valparaiso is once again sponsoring the Purdue Varsity Glee Club in concert on Sunday afternoon, January 30, 2011, at 2:00 pm in the Valparaiso High School Auditorium. Continue reading →

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Carl Philips Marks 50 Years With Kiwanis

Posted on November 4, 2010 by admin

Carl Philips recently marked 50 years with Kiwanis. Read about it on the Indiana District of Kiwanis website.

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2010 Hot Air Balloon Fest

Posted on October 10, 2010 by admin

Check out the great Balloon Fest pictures thanks to ValpoLife.com

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Royalty in the Family

Posted on July 28, 2010 by admin

Our own President Steve Ingram was elected Lt. Governor for the year 2011-2012. Congratulations!!

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The Eliminate Project

Posted on July 28, 2010 by admin

With The ELIMINATE Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of 60,000 innocent babies and 30,000 mothers each year. Read more about this new endeavor.

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