Kiwanis; 100 years of service to Baxter Springs community
The 2021 Baxter Springs Kiwanis celebrate 100 years of service. Left to right: Jim Day, Larry Crozier, David Pendergraft, Larry O’Neal, Brian Kuehn, Chuck Sweeton, David Hunt, Doug Hill, Kelly Abbott, Ben Kerr, Kelly Knokes, Casey Roberts, Art Roberts and Andrew Paciorek. Not pictured: Todd Webb, Larry Hiatt, Joe Maghe, and Brian Caswell. Photo by Dee Riley.
Members of the Baxter Springs Kiwanis Club spend numerous hours doing volunteer work in the community. Not only do they work with children and youth causes, but they also participate in clean up and repair projects.
One of the projects the Baxter Springs Kiwanis Club is famous for is the annual Easter egg hunt. Area children look forward to the hunt and there are usually some unique prizes for the winners.
One of Baxter Springs’ community service organizations celebrated 100 years in October.
Kiwanis Club members in Baxter Springs can be found organizing Easter egg hunts, cleaning up local areas and providing flags on various holidays just to name a few projects.
Baxter Springs held their first Kiwanis Club meeting October 18, 1921.
Joplin, Missouri had a thriving club at the time and sent over 50 Kiwa…
