Mankato Kiwanis Club celebrates century of service
Mankato Kiwanis Club celebrates century of service By Marissa Voss | February 15, 2021 at 6:26 PM CST - Updated February 15 at 6:53 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The first service club in the area, Mankato Kiwanis Club started in 1921 and now the club has nearly 100 members.
Mankato Kiwanis has been in the works for 100 years and has programs that benefit the area.
Projects and partnerships include Holiday Sharing Tree, Thunder of Drums, History Fest and Kiwanis Holiday Lights.
Kiwanis officials are proud of the progress that they’ve made in 100 years.
”A bunch of our club are our members and the way that we work together, volunteer together to make a difference, but definitely a lot of pride. Just wanting to make sure that we are moving forward and holding what everyone has done in the past. Keep continuing to bring that forward, maintaining our group and the success that we’ve had,” Mankato Kiwanis Club president,
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Kiwanis Holiday Lights Organizers Already Looking Ahead To 2021
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Kyle Mrozek with the Kiwanis Holiday Lights organization says planning has started for the 2021 event. Mrozek says many in their organizations are coming up with ideas by looking at other displays.
“We don’t have a lot of time to go to other events when we’re running our own event,” said Mrozek. “While we were disappointed we couldn’t have the event this year, we’re excited to make the 2021 event better than ever.”
With city and state guidelines this year, event organizers were forced to cancel the event, which has been held for the past nine holiday seasons at Sibley Park.
MANKATO â Marley Krois was bummed that the annual Kiwanis Holiday Lights was canceled this year because her 2-year-old is finally old enough to enjoy it. Wanting to do something, the Mankato resident created a Facebook page and a map where people could find what homes are decorated.
Her goal was to help people get into the holiday spirit. Krois encouraged people on Facebook to send her their address if they had decorated and wanted to participate. Through her efforts and word of mouth, the project has been a success.
There were about 230 houses marked on the map as of Wednesday, and it is still growing. People interested in having their home listed on the map are encouraged to message Krois through the page she created.
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