Metro Detroit Young Professionals Kiwanis chartered in August 2015. We emphasize the fun aspect of Kiwanis and meet less to ultimately serve more. Our areas of focus are:
In 2018, our club adopted Little Free Libraries as our signature service project. We are excited to foster a love of reading across all ages! We installed and maintain the following Little Free Libraries:
Grant Park in Royal Oak
Oakland Family Services in Pontiac
River Bends Park in Shelby Township
Richmond Middle School in Richmond
Socials
We host monthly socials to allow our members to get to know one another outside of meetings and service projects. Popular socials include Detroit City Football Club games, ice skating, cider mills, and our annual holiday party. No matter the event, we always have a great time!
Fundraisers
We run a number of fundraisers throughout the year, including football Squares boards and our annual Euchre tournament. The money raised supports our own service initiatives as well as:
Adopt A Family: Adopt a family for the holidays.
Kiwanis of Michigan Foundation: Support key programs at four children’s hospitals around Michigan that provide therapies and activities to allow kids to be kids while undergoing treatment.
Kiwanis Children’s Fund: Support Kiwanis International’s programs on kids’ health and nutrition, education and literacy, and youth leadership development.
Richmond Middle School Builder’s Club
In 2019, we began sponsoring Richmond Middle School’s Builders Club. These amazing middle school students have continued on their leadership journey and make a tremendous impact in their school and community. The work they do is truly inspirational and we can’t wait to see what they do in the future. We are proud to instill a lifelong commitment to service in each of them.
Leader Dog's mission is empowering people who are blind or visually impaired by teaching them life skills and matching them with a seeing eye service dog that best fits their lifestyle. Dogs are raised and trained within Leader Dog's volunteer network. These programs are provided free of charge to clients and is 100% donor supported and the annual Bark and Brew 5K run and drinks in downtown Rochester helps support these amazing services. We will be helping support the staff however needed.
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. Sign up here. 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].
Come join us as we cruise our way down the Detroit River with up to 18 passengers on board the Big Kahuna Boat. Come one, come all, and bring your favorite snacks and beverages on board. No pedaling necessary! The tour starts and finishes out of Riverside Marina in Detroit. Tickets will be $38 per person, and the city owned marina charges $12 a car to park. Let's #cruisefloatdrink.
If you have any additional questions about this social, please email social director Jaylen Bradley at [email protected]. Sign up here.
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]. Sign up here. 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].
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].
About Us
Metro Detroit Young Professionals Kiwanis chartered in August 2015. We emphasize the fun aspect of Kiwanis and meet less to ultimately serve more. Our areas of focus are:
Service
We provide easy access to service opportunities with roughly two service projects a month.
We work with organizations all over Metro Detroit, including The Greening of Detroit, Gleaners Community Food Bank, Focus: HOPE, and Earthworks Urban Farm. We have a special relationship with our corporate member Oakland Family Services and we assist them quarterly.
In 2018, our club adopted Little Free Libraries as our signature service project. We are excited to foster a love of reading across all ages! We installed and maintain the following Little Free Libraries:
Socials
We host monthly socials to allow our members to get to know one another outside of meetings and service projects. Popular socials include Detroit City Football Club games, ice skating, cider mills, and our annual holiday party. No matter the event, we always have a great time!
Fundraisers
We run a number of fundraisers throughout the year, including football Squares boards and our annual Euchre tournament. The money raised supports our own service initiatives as well as:
Richmond Middle School Builder’s Club
In 2019, we began sponsoring Richmond Middle School’s Builders Club. These amazing middle school students have continued on their leadership journey and make a tremendous impact in their school and community. The work they do is truly inspirational and we can’t wait to see what they do in the future. We are proud to instill a lifelong commitment to service in each of them.
Student Activities:
Events
Happy Hour Social
If you have any additional questions about this social, please email social director Jaylen Bradley at [email protected]. Sign up here.
Summer Boat Social RSVP Deadline
Leader Dog Bark and Brew
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. Sign up here. If you're signing up less than 48 hours before the project, please give Jeff a heads up.
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].
Summer Boat Social
If you have any additional questions about this social, please email social director Jaylen Bradley at [email protected]. Sign up here.
Free Store for Redford-Brightmoor Initiative
If you have any additional questions about this service project, please email service director Jeff Ridsdale-Smith at [email protected]. Sign up here. If you're signing up less than 48 hours before the project, please give Jeff a heads up.
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].
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].