We are a local chapter of Kiwanis International, a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time.
As a young professional organization, we emphasize hands-on service work and club socials that fit around the busy lives of our members. We grow our members into true community leaders while serving the Metro Detroit community at large. Interested in learning more about what we do? Check out our calendar for upcoming events.
2024-2025 Leadership
President: Kristy Godley Vice President: John Kerby Secretary/Treasurer: Ben Strandskov Past President: Brynn Schaadt
Service Director: Jeff Ridsdale-Smith Social Director: Jaylen Bradley Development Director: Lauren Kerby Membership Director: John Sovinsky
Gleaners is a food distribution center that provides food to more than 660 partner soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and other agencies across the region, and supplements efforts of those partners by offering direct service drive-up grocery and food box distributions
Fresh! is a new free produce and dairy market. Volunteers will be moving and stocking fresh produce, frozen produce, milk and eggs. Sign up here.
5 Star Lanes, 2666 Metro Pkwy, Sterling Heights, MI 48310, USA
Come and bowl with us on a Saturday night! Because, why not!? This will be a fun and laid-back Saturday where you can bowl with us here at Kiwanis! We will get a chance to unwind and do a bit of low energy exercise! No matter what skill level you are, we will welcome you! There will be a cost associated depending on how many people that we have interested.
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026 Time: 7 pm - 9 pm Location: Five Star Lanes: 2666 Metro Parkway, Sterling Heights, Michigan USA 48310
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email Jaylen Bradley ([email protected]) or text me at 313-330-3885.
Whiskey Taco Foxtrot, 28 S Main St, Clawson, MI 48017, USA
Join us for our monthly club meeting. We will be reviewing our past events and preparing for our upcoming service projects and socials.
If you've never been to an event with us before, this is a great chance for you to check us out and get a better idea of what we are all about. All are welcome to attend!
If you have any additional questions about our monthly meeting, please email club president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected].
Please volunteer as we join the Detroit Wine Organization at their exclusive Wines of the World event. Wines of the World is a charity event to benefit The Kid's Table and the Miracle League of Plymouth. The 2026 event will be their 7th annual event, featuring wine, beer, and spirit tastings, strolling food samplings, and musical entertainment. The wine, beer, and spirits will be donated by DWO members and sponsors. The food samplings will be donated by area restaurants and caterers. Kiwanis members will assist at stations pouring wine for event attendees and other tasks that may be needed throughout the evening.
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected].
Redford Brightmoor Initiative, 12065 Outer Dr W, Detroit, MI 48223, USA
The Redford Brightmoor Initiative is a non-profit that helps with important services for the communities of Redford and Brightmoor. These services range from food assistance, washing machines, fun activities for kids, and many more. They have two main sites, but for this event, we will be meeting at their Brightmoor location, Brightmoor Aldersgate United Methodist Church.
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. If you're signing up less than 48 hours before the project, please give Jeff a heads up.
Whiskey Taco Foxtrot, 28 S Main St, Clawson, MI 48017, USA
Join us for our monthly club meeting. We will be reviewing our past events and preparing for our upcoming service projects and socials.
If you've never been to an event with us before, this is a great chance for you to check us out and get a better idea of what we are all about. All are welcome to attend!
If you have any additional questions about our monthly meeting, please email club president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected].
Grant Park, 598 E Irving Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48067, USA
MDYPK has committed to cleaning up Grant Park in Royal twice a year. Now spring is here, we will clean up the park from trash and other things, especially as the park is being used again. Please bring your own gloves and trash bags. Additionally, we will monitor the status of our Little Free Library at the site.
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. If you're signing up less than 48 hours before the project, please give Jeff a heads up.
Total Sports & Entertainment, 40501 Production Dr, Harrison Township, MI 48045, USA
Join us for our 7th Annual Euchre Tournament for a fun night of cards, food, and friendly competition. Check-in begins at 6:30 PM, with pizza served at 6:45 PM and play starting at 7:15 PM. The cost is $25 per person and includes pizza and soda, plus we’ll have door prizes and raffles throughout the night. Sign up here.
Oakland Family Services is our only organizational member. OFS is a private, nonprofit human service organization serving the area since 1921.They offer a continuum of prevention, education, and treatment services to support families in need. We will be helping with cleanup and maintenance at their facilities
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. If you're signing up less than 48 hours before the project, please give Jeff a heads up.
Whiskey Taco Foxtrot, 28 S Main St, Clawson, MI 48017, USA
Join us for our monthly club meeting. We will be reviewing our past events and preparing for our upcoming service projects and socials.
If you've never been to an event with us before, this is a great chance for you to check us out and get a better idea of what we are all about. All are welcome to attend!
If you have any additional questions about our monthly meeting, please email club president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected].
Habitat Oakland ReStore Southfield, 22110 Telegraph Rd, Southfield, MI 48033, USA
Habitat Oakland ReStore volunteers bring new skills and build capacity to help provide discounted building materials and home goods to the community. Habitat Oakland uses funds raised by its ReStores to help families build, rehabilitate and repair homes. We will be organizing and moving merchandise, customer service, helping our drivers and more.
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. If you're signing up less than 48 hours before the project, please give Jeff a heads up.
Whiskey Taco Foxtrot, 28 S Main St, Clawson, MI 48017, USA
Join us for our monthly club meeting. We will be reviewing our past events and preparing for our upcoming service projects and socials.
If you've never been to an event with us before, this is a great chance for you to check us out and get a better idea of what we are all about. All are welcome to attend!
If you have any additional questions about our monthly meeting, please email club president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected].
1200 Oakman Boulevard Building B. Detroit, MI 48238
Volunteers that participate will be "cutting stock", that is Focus: Hope lingo for opening boxes to prepare to put the commodities in boxes, load on pallets for delivery. This is a moderately physical activity with periods of active moving and standing are required.
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. If you're signing up less than 48 hours before the project, please give Jeff a heads up.
Whiskey Taco Foxtrot, 28 S Main St, Clawson, MI 48017, USA
Join us for our monthly club meeting. We will be reviewing our past events and preparing for our upcoming service projects and socials.
If you've never been to an event with us before, this is a great chance for you to check us out and get a better idea of what we are all about. All are welcome to attend!
If you have any additional questions about our monthly meeting, please email club president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected].
Whiskey Taco Foxtrot, 28 S Main St, Clawson, MI 48017, USA
Join us for our monthly club meeting. We will be reviewing our past events and preparing for our upcoming service projects and socials.
If you've never been to an event with us before, this is a great chance for you to check us out and get a better idea of what we are all about. All are welcome to attend!
If you have any additional questions about our monthly meeting, please email club president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected].
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Welcome!
We are a local chapter of Kiwanis International, a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time.
As a young professional organization, we emphasize hands-on service work and club socials that fit around the busy lives of our members. We grow our members into true community leaders while serving the Metro Detroit community at large.
Interested in learning more about what we do? Check out our calendar for upcoming events.
2024-2025 Leadership
President: Kristy Godley
Vice President: John Kerby
Secretary/Treasurer: Ben Strandskov
Past President: Brynn Schaadt
Service Director: Jeff Ridsdale-Smith
Social Director: Jaylen Bradley
Development Director: Lauren Kerby
Membership Director: John Sovinsky
Events
Gleaners FRESH!
Fresh! is a new free produce and dairy market. Volunteers will be moving and stocking fresh produce, frozen produce, milk and eggs. Sign up here.
Bowling Night with MDYPK
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Time: 7 pm - 9 pm
Location: Five Star Lanes: 2666 Metro Parkway, Sterling Heights, Michigan USA 48310
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email Jaylen Bradley ([email protected]) or text me at 313-330-3885.
Sign up here.
Club Meeting
If you've never been to an event with us before, this is a great chance for you to check us out and get a better idea of what we are all about. All are welcome to attend!
If you have any additional questions about our monthly meeting, please email club president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected].
Detroit Wine Organization's Wines of the World
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected].
Sign up here.
Free Store at Redford Brightmoor Initiative
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. If you're signing up less than 48 hours before the project, please give Jeff a heads up.
Sign up here.
Club Meeting
If you've never been to an event with us before, this is a great chance for you to check us out and get a better idea of what we are all about. All are welcome to attend!
If you have any additional questions about our monthly meeting, please email club president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected].
Grant Park Cleanup
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. If you're signing up less than 48 hours before the project, please give Jeff a heads up.
Sign up here.
7th Annual Euchre Tournament
Oakland Family Services Facility Clean Up
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. If you're signing up less than 48 hours before the project, please give Jeff a heads up.
Sign up here.
Club Meeting
If you've never been to an event with us before, this is a great chance for you to check us out and get a better idea of what we are all about. All are welcome to attend!
If you have any additional questions about our monthly meeting, please email club president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected].
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. If you're signing up less than 48 hours before the project, please give Jeff a heads up.
Sign up here.
Club Meeting
If you've never been to an event with us before, this is a great chance for you to check us out and get a better idea of what we are all about. All are welcome to attend!
If you have any additional questions about our monthly meeting, please email club president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected].
Focus: HOPE's Food For Seniors
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. If you're signing up less than 48 hours before the project, please give Jeff a heads up.
Sign up here.
Club Meeting
If you've never been to an event with us before, this is a great chance for you to check us out and get a better idea of what we are all about. All are welcome to attend!
If you have any additional questions about our monthly meeting, please email club president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected].
Club Meeting
If you've never been to an event with us before, this is a great chance for you to check us out and get a better idea of what we are all about. All are welcome to attend!
If you have any additional questions about our monthly meeting, please email club president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected].