Tag: Kiwanis Club

Kiwanis Club rewards student excellence

Kiwanis Club scholarship recipients - learners today, leaders tomorrow.

Vicki Baker With its history of strong support of higher education, the Kiwanis Club Robson Ranch awards college scholarships and sponsorships of CKI (Circle K International, a college-based Kiwanis service organization) at Texas Women’s University (TWU). Since 2009, Kiwanis has financially committed $21,000 to 24 deserving TWU college students. The annual scholarships are based upon…

Flavors fill the night at Taste of North Texas

Vicki Baker Once a year in Denton, local restaurants and bars get together for a good cause – Taste of North Texas – and make their food and drinks available for roughly the price of a single restaurant meal. This amazingly gluttonous fundraiser sponsored by the 93-year-old Denton Kiwanis Club supports the ongoing efforts of…

Kiwanians…start your engines!

Vicki Baker Kiwanis Club RR cruised on down to the Texas Motor Speedway – the site of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Nascar Race. But we didn’t sit behind the wheel of the snarling, rumbling engines and travel at insane speeds in cars plastered with ads driving around in a circle and turning left for…

Kiwanis Club silent auction recap

Vicki Baker Going once…going twice…sold to the highest bidder! The excitement reached a fevered pitch and bidding was hot and heavy at the Kiwanis Club’s silent auction held Saturday, April 13, in the clubhouse. Each year the KCRR auction gets better and better, and this year was no exception. Due to the relentless efforts of…

Kiwanis Club stacks it up with Pancake Breakfast

Vicki Baker You could smell the pancakes before your other senses registered their presence. The homey smell of frying butter reach your nostrils and assaulted your brain with mouth-watering images of fluffy, warm goodness. Grabbing your plate, you snagged a soft piece of heaven off the platter stacked deep with the round, tan deliciousness, then…

It’s Kiwanis silent auction time

Milt Glenn The Kiwanis Club of Robson Ranch Foundation is having its annual silent auction on April 13, 2019 in the clubhouse lobby from 3:30-7:00 p.m. This auction is held in conjunction with the Robson Ranch Choir Spring concert. Since 2008, when the Foundation was founded, members have volunteered and supported financial aid to many…

Kiwanis Club bingo blast – show me the money

Vicki Baker It would be a bit of a stretch to say that bingo, that staple of nursing home social calendars, post retirement cruises and charity fundraisers, is hip. But what is occurring at Robson Ranch these days is nothing short of a bingo revolution. It is not your grandmother’s bingo anymore, not around here.…

Kiwanis Club bowls for Kids Sake September 22

Vicki Baker The Kiwanis Club Bowling Charity Benefit is coming up and the only thing bigger than its name will be the fun shared by all! Score big on Saturday, September 22 at Brunswick Zone in Denton (2200 San Jacinto Blvd, behind Golden Triangle Mall) and help support the various children’s charities in Denton serviced…