Chartered in 1951, the Kiwanis Club of Garden City has been actively involved in supporting the children and community of Garden City. Garden City Kiwanis sponsors the Builders Club in Garden City Middle School, the Key Clubs in Garden City High School and Sacred Heart Academy as well as the Circle K Club at Adelphi University. Service projects throughout the year are conducted in the community and surrounding areas to assist those in need.
Garden City Kiwanis supports Kamp Kiwanis aimed at providing fun, physical exercise and adventure, and striving to afford opportunities to participate in a creative outdoor group experience in a democratic setting and develop characteristics of leadership and fair play. Island Harvest, the largest hunger-relief organization on Long Island and Mercy First, a leading not-for-profit human service agency serving more than 4,000 children, teenagers and families each year in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Leadership:
President Louis Cappelli
Vice President Michael Ventre
Vice President Anthony Bandelato
Secretary Gloria Sena
Treasurer John Collins
Immediate Past President Arthur Anderson
Directors: James Lynch, Thomas Rechner, Valerie Giacinto, Frank Tauches, Anthony Giampaolo, Robert Greek, Philip Sands, John Gearns, Peter Schlick
Past Presidents: Richard Deremer, Leslie Cuneo, James Burdi, Joseph Giacinto, Patrick Curry, Michael Ogazon, Bertram Donley, Roger Eltringham, Robert Harper, James Dooley, Arthur Anderson