Kiwanis Club of Alameda and its Foundation presented grant money to 11 community organizations in 2024. Midway Shelter, Girls Inc of the Island City, Christ Church Alameda Warming Shelter, Rhythmix Culture Works, Alameda Boys & Girls Club, Bay Area Music Project, the Alameda Post, the Foodbank Players, Alameda Adaptive Arts, Island Hacks, and the Alameda Civic Ballet.
The programs are of ongoing importance to the community. Over the years the Kiwanis has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars back to the community through annual fundraising.
Scholarship Recipients
The Alameda Kiwanis Foundation awarded $100,000 in scholarships to nine graduating seniors from Alameda high schools in 2024. Criteria included academics, leadership, financial need, community service and extracurricular activities. The awardees were recognized at a Kiwanis evening meeting on June 5 th with their families and friends in attendance.
The scholarship winners for 2024: Sean Phu (Encinal HS), receiving the Key Club Scholarship; Jeremy Sagurit (Encinal HS), receiving the Herb and Jeanne Justin Scholarship; Kayla Chin (Alameda Science and Technology Institute), receiving the Asher Broughton Scholarship; Ivan Lopez-Herrera (Encinal HS) receiving the Martin and Lucille Stohr Scholarship; and five students receiving Kiwanis Foundation Scholarships: Winnie Gao (Alameda Science and Technology Institute), Nina Leach (Encinal HS), Jiajie Luo (Alameda HS), Phuong Nguyen (NEA Community Learning Center) and Justice Petersen (Encinal HS).
Kiwanis is a service organization with chapters across the United States and abroad. Its mission is the betterment of life, one child and one community at a time. Chartered in 1923, Alameda Kiwanis has participated in many service projects, all with that same objective. Scholarships to college have always been a priority. Given the cost of higher education, students and their families, and ultimately the community, benefit from this aid.
SAVE THE DATE 23rd Annual Kiwanis Foundation Chili Cook-off
Voting for Alameda's favorite Chili, Music, Auctions & More!
Saturday, February 01, 2025 from 5 pm - 9 pm Albert DeWitt Officers' Club 641 W Redline Ave - Alameda Point
To be a Sponsor or Purchase Tickets Please click here
2024 Grants & Scholarship Awards
Alameda Kiwanis Awards 2024 Community Grants
Kiwanis Club of Alameda and its Foundation presented grant money to 11 community
organizations in 2024. Midway Shelter, Girls Inc of the Island City, Christ Church Alameda
Warming Shelter, Rhythmix Culture Works, Alameda Boys & Girls Club, Bay Area Music Project,
the Alameda Post, the Foodbank Players, Alameda Adaptive Arts, Island Hacks, and the
Alameda Civic Ballet.
The programs are of ongoing importance to the community.
Over the years the Kiwanis has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars back to the
community through annual fundraising.
Scholarship Recipients
The Alameda Kiwanis Foundation awarded $100,000 in scholarships to nine graduating seniors
from Alameda high schools in 2024. Criteria included academics, leadership, financial need,
community service and extracurricular activities. The awardees were recognized at a Kiwanis
evening meeting on June 5 th with their families and friends in attendance.
The scholarship winners for 2024: Sean Phu (Encinal HS), receiving the Key Club Scholarship;
Jeremy Sagurit (Encinal HS), receiving the Herb and Jeanne Justin Scholarship; Kayla Chin
(Alameda Science and Technology Institute), receiving the Asher Broughton Scholarship; Ivan
Lopez-Herrera (Encinal HS) receiving the Martin and Lucille Stohr Scholarship; and five students
receiving Kiwanis Foundation Scholarships: Winnie Gao (Alameda Science and Technology
Institute), Nina Leach (Encinal HS), Jiajie Luo (Alameda HS), Phuong Nguyen (NEA Community
Learning Center) and Justice Petersen (Encinal HS).
Kiwanis is a service organization with chapters across the United States and abroad. Its mission
is the betterment of life, one child and one community at a time. Chartered in 1923, Alameda
Kiwanis has participated in many service projects, all with that same objective. Scholarships to
college have always been a priority. Given the cost of higher education, students and their
families, and ultimately the community, benefit from this aid.
SAVE THE DATE 23rd Annual Kiwanis Foundation Chili Cook-off
Voting for Alameda's favorite Chili, Music, Auctions & More!
Saturday, February 01, 2025 from 5 pm - 9 pm
Albert DeWitt Officers' Club
641 W Redline Ave - Alameda Point
To be a Sponsor or Purchase Tickets Please click here