{"id":105,"date":"2021-02-15T20:48:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5591.temp.domains\/~svkiwani\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:54:42","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/svkiwanis.org\/staging\/2046\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>Kiwanis Club<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>of<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Scotts Valley&nbsp;<\/strong>was originally chartered in August, 1984.&nbsp; In the last 32 years the<strong>&nbsp;Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley<\/strong>&nbsp;has developed into one of the largest non-profit contributors to the Scotts Valley community.&nbsp; Our members are community leaders, consisting of business people, professionals, and retired persons.&nbsp; In 2004 we merged with the San Lorenzo Kiwanis Club and now support both Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley.&nbsp; We are dedicated to making both areas a better place for our children and our communities. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What does Kiwanis do?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiwanis.org\">Kiwanis International<\/a> &#8211; a <strong>global volunteer organization<\/strong> dedicated to <strong>improving the lives of children and strengthening communities<\/strong>. The Club is dedicated to the betterment of the Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley communities, with a on local youth.\u00a0 Here are just some of our programs, activities and partnerships:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Music at Skypark (school music and art fundraiser)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Big Brothers\/Big Sisters Holiday Gift Buying and Santa Luncheon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">S.L.V. Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack 623<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201cK Day\u201d International Day of Service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Highway 17 Clean up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Valley Churches United&nbsp; Donation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Bowling for Big Brothers\/Big Sisters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">American Cancer Foundation Relay for Life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Mike Smith Annual Scholarship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Grabill Scholarship for Key Clubs Students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Ginilu Robinson Music Scholarship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Middle School Most Improved Student Awards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">High School Citizenship Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Sponsor Youth Service Clubs:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">&nbsp;Co-Sponsor of UCSC Circle K,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Primary sponsor of Scotts Valley Key Club<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Primary sponsor of the San Lorenzo Valley Key Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Local community events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svkiwanis.org\/staging\/2046\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6680.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svkiwanis.org\/staging\/2046\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6680-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svkiwanis.org\/staging\/2046\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6680-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svkiwanis.org\/staging\/2046\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6680-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svkiwanis.org\/staging\/2046\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6680-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, 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