Latest News & Happenings

We are proud to support The Holland Center! Have you stopped by to see the new renovation?

Join us TOMORROW for our last meeting of 2024! Wear your ugly sweater for prizes and get ready to hear from President Cam and the Black Mountain Elementary School Choir. It will be a festive meeting, so don't miss out!

We hope you will join us for a special Open House at The Holland Center today from 4:30 pm to 6 pm and see the renovation!

Our Kiwanis elves have been gathering and delivering toys for Adopt A Family this week!! We have 37 families that we are hoping to make this Christmas the best one yet!

Join us this Wednesday and get ready to be entertained by club member Ralph Spurgin as he shares funny Christmas stories and a few jokes! And that's not all... we will have a Margarita Bar to "cheers" to the holidays!

Thank you to everyone who came to Carefree for a Kiwanis Christmas. From bikes to camels, hayrides to balloon animals it was a fantastic event and we hope you had a great time too!! Thank you to all of the volunteers that helped make this event such a success. Share your favorite memory.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Kiwanis Club of Carefree! Today, we’re thankful for our incredible community, dedicated club members, and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of local children and families. Wishing you a day filled with gratitude, joy, and togetherness!

The Town of Carefree will once again transform into a winter wonderland for KIWANIS CHRISTMAS this Saturday! Join us for this fun-filled day as we will give away over 50 bikes (10+ per hour), have hayrides through town, exotic animals, hot dogs, cotton candy, games, prizes, and a special visit from... Santa! Did we mention it is all FREE!!

Linda and Gordon had a great meeting with the K-Kids of Lone Mountain Elementary School. What a great group of kids serving their community!!

Thank you Francine Sumner for talking with us today about Kid in the Corner and sharing your mission to shatter the stigma around mental health and the support you offer to those who need it!

SANTA will be here in 10 days with a bag full of bikes! Join Santa, Mrs.Claus, and all their elves at Kiwanis Christmas in the Town of Carefree from 10 am - 4 pm. Bike raffles will be every hour, and hay rides, hot dogs, games, and exotic animals all day long! This is one FREE family event you ...won't want to miss!!

Join us this Wednesday for our Club Meeting. We will have Francine Sumner, Founder & CEO of Kid in the Corner speak about their programs that provide youth with the skills, tools, and resources they need to shatter the mental health stigma. PLUS - there will be a Bloody Mary bar!!!

Gordon is a K-Kids advisor at Horseshoe Trails Elementary. He had fun making cards, along with the other kids. These beautiful cards will be attached to the gifts the K-Kids collected to be given away at Christmas. Great job everyone!

Congratulations to our President, Cam Kuniej for completing the Desert Foothills Leadership Academy! He is also pictured with leadership graduates Charlie Fisher, President of New River Kiwanis, Kiwanis member Dustin Holm and General Manager of Kiwanis Marketplace Thrift Store, Alex Perez! ...Congratulations to you all for enhancing your leadership skills to benefit our community!

We had an eventful meeting yesterday. We heard from our Executive Director, Sandra, who filled us in on everything they are doing to keep our club growing! Funds Committee members, Cheryl and Cam, presented a check to the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation to purchase equipment for the ...students to use for CPAT training. This will benefit students attending the Fire Science program at PVCC. Plus, it was a Veterans Day salute to those who served as we honored those fallen, imprisoned and missing.

Tom P. had the pleasure of delivering a check to Leigh Zydonik, Executive Director of the Foothills Food Bank, for holiday turkey and ham dinners for 1000 families. He was joined by a group of home-schooled children and parents from the "Growing Roots" agriculture club.

Santa is coming to the Town of Carefree on November 30th with a bag full of bikes! Join Santa, Mrs.Claus, and all their elves at Kiwanis Christmas from 10 am - 4 pm. Bike raffles will be every hour, and hay rides, hot dogs, games, and exotic animals all day long! This is one FREE family event you ...won't want to miss!!

Join us tomorrow at Harold's Corral at 11:30 am for our weekly club meeting. Sandra will be updating us on all the things that this tenacious trio has been working on!

Join us today for the Town of Carefree’s Veterans Day Celebration at the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion. We will be serving coffee, hot chocolate, apple cider and water from 3-5 pm. Thank you to all veterans for your service!

Today, we honor and celebrate the courage and sacrifices of our veterans. Kiwanis Club of Carefree extends our heartfelt gratitude to all who have served to protect our freedoms. 🇺🇸 Let’s take a moment to thank a veteran and remember the powerful impact of service.