Since 1956, Twin City Kiwanis Club members have donated countless hours serving the community and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for organizations that directly and indirectly support local youth. Below is a list of organizations we have supported in recent years.The Youth Programs and Support Committee is chaired by John Wells.
2023-2024 DONATIONS:
The Twin City Kiwanis Club awarded 19 grants totaling $42,000 to 18 nonprofit youth organizations in Winston-Salem and one in Vietnam. Funding came from the Twin City Kiwanis Pancake Jamboree (PanJam) and the Harold T. Southern TCK Endowment:
A Bed and a Book
Old Hickory Council BSA
Buddy Bears
Crosby Scholars
Crossnore Children’s Home
The Dwelling
Second Harvest Food Bank of NC
Forsyth Educator Warehouse
Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministry
Heart Math Tutoring
Love Literacy
Parenting Path
Postpartum Resources
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club – Literacy Program
Smart Start
FC Sheriff’s Dept (Blankets
WS Street School
Children of Vietnam
2022-2023 DONATIONS:
The Twin City Kiwanis Club has awarded 19 grants totaling $40,900 to 18 nonprofit youth organizations in Winston-Salem and one in Vietnam:
Twin City Kiwanis Sponsored Youth
Kiwanis International/Carolinas District Foundations
Camp Carefree
Children of Vietnam
Crossnore School
Salvation Army, Winston Salem, Red Kettle
Mount Airy (N.C) Aktion Club
Second Harvest Food Bank
Forsyth Educator Warehouse
A Bed and a Book
City Light Ministry
Crosby Scholars
Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministry
Parenting Path
Read Write Spell
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club
Smart Start, Forsyth County
Youth Collaborative
2021-2022 DONATIONS:
The Twin City Kiwanis Club awarded 13 grants totaling $20,000 to 12 nonprofit youth organizations in Winston-Salem and one in Vietnam:
A Bed and a Book
Old Hickory Council, Boy Scouts of America
City Lights Ministry
Crosby Scholars
Crossnore School and Children’s Home
Down Syndrome Association of Winston-Salem
Second Harvest Food Bank
The Educator Warehouse
Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries
Junior Achievement of the Triad
Read Write Spell
Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
Children of Vietnam
2020-2021 DONATIONS:
The Twin City Kiwanis Club awarded grants totaling $26,000 to 12 local, nonprofit youth organizations in Winston-Salem and Vietnam. • Arts for Life, for art supplies and art kits • Children of Vietnam, COVID-19 recovery • City with Dwellings, short term housing • Crosby Scholars, African American Males Pursuing Educational Dreams (AAMPED) summer leadership academy • Crossnore School and Children’s Home • Forsyth Educator Warehouse, teacher supplies • Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries, Family Builder • Junior Achievement, economic training classroom • Middle Springs Middle School • Read Winston-Salem, instructor academy • Salvation Army, computer hardware and software • Second Harvest Food Bank backpack grab program
Proceeds from the club’s annual Pancake Jamboree fund the grants. However, because of the pandemic, the club raised money from Club members’ donations, social media followers, and local businesses.
2019-2020 DONATIONS:
The Twin City Kiwanis Club presented donations totaling $40,840 in 2019-2020 to these nonprofit youth organizations:
Sponsored Youth, $1,140
Children of Vietnam, $4,000
Fuel the Flight/Winston-Salem, $1,000
Salvation Army, $8,000
Kiwanis International / Carolinas District, $1,750
Arts for Life, $750
Boy Scouts of America / Old Hickory Council, $2,500
Crosby Scholars, $2,750
Crossnore School, $2,500
Second Harvest Food Bank, $5,000
Forsyth Education Warehouse, $1,000
Forsyth Prison Ministry, $1,500
Junior Achievement / Triad, $1,250
READ WS, $3,500
Smart Start / Forsyth County, $3,000
Piedmont Renewal Network, $500
Centenary United Methodist Church / R.J. Reynolds High School Food Pantry, $500
The Enrichment Center, $200
2018-2019 DONATIONS:
The Twin City Kiwanis Club awarded 20 grants totaling $40,600 to 19 organizations in Winston-Salem and one in Vietnam:
Who We Support
Since 1956, Twin City Kiwanis Club members have donated countless hours serving the community and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for organizations that directly and indirectly support local youth. Below is a list of organizations we have supported in recent years.The Youth Programs and Support Committee is chaired by John Wells.
2023-2024 DONATIONS:
The Twin City Kiwanis Club awarded 19 grants totaling $42,000 to 18 nonprofit youth organizations in Winston-Salem and one in Vietnam. Funding came from the Twin City Kiwanis Pancake Jamboree (PanJam) and the Harold T. Southern TCK Endowment:
2022-2023 DONATIONS:
The Twin City Kiwanis Club has awarded 19 grants totaling $40,900 to 18 nonprofit youth organizations in Winston-Salem and one in Vietnam:
2021-2022 DONATIONS:
The Twin City Kiwanis Club awarded 13 grants totaling $20,000 to 12 nonprofit youth organizations in Winston-Salem and one in Vietnam:
2020-2021 DONATIONS:
The Twin City Kiwanis Club awarded grants totaling $26,000 to 12 local, nonprofit youth organizations in Winston-Salem and Vietnam.
• Arts for Life, for art supplies and art kits
• Children of Vietnam, COVID-19 recovery
• City with Dwellings, short term housing
• Crosby Scholars, African American Males Pursuing Educational Dreams (AAMPED) summer leadership academy
• Crossnore School and Children’s Home
• Forsyth Educator Warehouse, teacher supplies
• Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries, Family Builder
• Junior Achievement, economic training classroom
• Middle Springs Middle School
• Read Winston-Salem, instructor academy
• Salvation Army, computer hardware and software
• Second Harvest Food Bank backpack grab program
Proceeds from the club’s annual Pancake Jamboree fund the grants. However, because of the pandemic, the club raised money from Club members’ donations, social media followers, and local businesses.
2019-2020 DONATIONS:
The Twin City Kiwanis Club presented donations totaling $40,840 in 2019-2020 to these nonprofit youth organizations:
2018-2019 DONATIONS:
The Twin City Kiwanis Club awarded 20 grants totaling $40,600 to 19 organizations in Winston-Salem and one in Vietnam: