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.
UWM Sports Complex, 867 S Blvd E, Pontiac, MI 48341, USA
Fleece & Thank You is a non-profit that specializes in making fleece blankets with personal video messages and then delivers them to children in hospitals all around Michigan and Northern Ohio offering words of encouragement to children going through their treatment journey. Currently, there are an average of 30,000 children every year that face hospital treatments inside Michigan. Their goal is to make 30,000 blankets a year, to make sure every child gets the comfort they deserve!
Make a Blanket Day is their largest in-person volunteer event of the year, open to everyone, where the goal is to make 2,025 blankets. All you need to bring is a smile and your helping hands, and get ready for a day filled with blanket-making, music, food trucks, giveaways, 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. Sign up here.
World Medical Relief, 21725 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075, USA
For over 70 years World Medical Relief has collected and distributed surplus medical resources to those in need without regard to race, color, gender, religion, nationality, or political beliefs. Their programs focus on local, national, and international developments.
The work of volunteers is an integral part of World Medical Relief that makes it all possible. We will be helping to sort their donated medical supplies.
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.
Granite City Food & Brewery, 699 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084, USA
Join us for an evening of celebration as we mark 10 years of service, connection, and community impact! The night will feature the installation of our new officers, a warm welcome to our newest members, and a chance to reflect on the projects, partnerships, and friendships that have shaped our first decade. Tickets are $55 at the door, and cocktail attire is encouraged for this special occasion.
Let’s honor our past, celebrate our present, and look ahead to an exciting future together! Sign up no later than October 11.
If you have any additional questions about this special event, please email president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected]. Sign up here.
Grant Park, 598 E Irving Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48067, USA
MDYPK has committed to cleaning up Grant Park in Royal Oak twice a year. Now that fall is here, we will clean up the park from trash and and check on the status of the Little Free Library. Please bring your own gloves and trash bags.
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.
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
Make a Blanket Day
Make a Blanket Day is their largest in-person volunteer event of the year, open to everyone, where the goal is to make 2,025 blankets. All you need to bring is a smile and your helping hands, and get ready for a day filled with blanket-making, music, food trucks, giveaways, 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. Sign up here.
World Medical Relief
The work of volunteers is an integral part of World Medical Relief that makes it all possible. We will be helping to sort their donated medical supplies.
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.
Last day to RSVP for 10th Anniversary Celebration
10th Anniversary Celebration!
Let’s honor our past, celebrate our present, and look ahead to an exciting future together! Sign up no later than October 11.
If you have any additional questions about this special event, please email president Brynn Schaadt at [email protected]. Sign up here.
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.
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].