Kiwanis Club of Corvallis We Build...A Better Corvallis

Community Services Committee

Alice Mills Morrow, Chairperson
morrowam@comcast.net

Corvallis is a wonderful community with many outstanding qualities.  Those of us who live here are proud of being able to live and work in such a place.

But all communities have needs, some of which may not necessarily be visible to all.  There are many people living in Corvallis who are considerably less fortunate than others.

The Kiwanis Community Services Committee tries to help fulfill these needs by conducting a series of activities aimed at making our community an even better place.

Community Services Committee Activities

Red Cross Blood Drives

The American Red Cross holds monthly blood drives on the third Tuesday of each month, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm at the Corvallis Episcopal Church.  Our Kiwanis club helps each month with the physical set up and take down as well as sponsoring two drives a year.  In addition, many Kiwanians donate their blood.

Home Life, Inc.

Home Life, Inc. is a Corvallis social service agency that provides safe and structured housing and life skills training for developmentally disabled adults.  Kiwanis helps with various projects, including painting, minor repairs and outside cleanup.

Grab Bar Installation

Many elderly and physically disabled people experience difficulty gaining access to standard bathrooms.  The Kiwanis Community Services Committee sponsors the acclaimed Grab Bar Installation Program in which Kiwanis volunteers install safety grab bars around toilets and bath tubs when requested by citizens in need.

Meals on Wheels

Many times as senior citizens age, they become less able to provide for their own basic needs.  One of these basic needs is receiving nutritious meals.  This decline is a natural result of the aging process and it happens to almost everyone sooner or later.  Sometimes, though, it can force seniors into a choice they may not wish to make - stay at home and not eat properly or move into a nursing home.  Meals on Wheels provides up to two nutritious meals a day for seniors and Kiwanis volunteers assist by delivering them to the seniors' homes.

Old Mill Center

Kiwanis provides funding support and helps with a variety of construction and yard maintenance projects for Old Mill Center.

South Corvallis Triangle

The next time your driving into or out of the downtown Corvallis area, take note of the South Corvallis Triangle – a small patch of ground where south third and fourth streets meet.  Kiwanis volunteers maintain an attractive array of plants, eliminate weeds and spread bark dust there in an effort to make our community as attractive as it can be.

Vina Moses

Vina Moses is a Corvallis non-profit agency that serves as a link between community giving and those with limited resources to meet basic needs by providing clothing, household items, and school supplies as well as emergency assistance for medical, shelter, heat and transportation.  Kiwanis Club of Corvallis donates clothing and household items, money and time to this program.  In addition, we donated a trailer hauling unusable donated items to the Allied Waste Disposal site.

Trillium Childrens Farm Home

The Children’s Farm Home, located on Highway 20 between Corvallis and Albany, provides an array of psychiatric mental health services to children and families. Members of Kiwanis Club of Corvallis help out with various projects on the home campus.

Kiwanis: An Active Community Participant

As you can see, the Kiwanis Club of Corvallis is an active participant in making the community a better place to live for all.  Please join us.

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