Welcome!
QUICK FACTS:
The Kiwanis Club of Forest City-London is a local chapter of Kiwanis International, a global organization dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.
Our charter dates back to November 30, 1920.
Some of the major projects supported by our club include:
- Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario
- Kiwanis Baby Book Bag Program for Expectant Parents
- Kiwanis Bandshell
- Kiwanis Community Seniors Centre
- Kiwanis Park
- Kiwanis Skateboard Plaza
- Kiwanis Music Festival
How we serve
The Kiwanis Club of Forest City-London gives almost $100,000 annually to local community programs and initiatives as well as global projects.
In 2020, we fulfilled our $100,000 five-year commitment to assist Kiwanis International in its worldwide service project to ELIMINATE Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus, which claimed the lives of some 130 children each day before we this project began.
We’re proud to share a list of some of the organizations and projects the Kiwanis Club of Forest City-London has supported over the past few years:
- Aeolian Hall Music Arts Association
- Alzheimer Society
- Ark Aid Mission
- Big Brothers Big Sisters – London
- BGC London
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Children’s Health Foundation
- Coats for Kids
- Community Living London
- Crohn’s and Colitis Canada
- Crouch Neighbourhood Resource Centre
- Doctors Without Borders
- Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of Canada (for schools in rural India)
- Farmtown Canada
- Growing Chefs! Ontario
- Heritage London Foundation
- Investing in Children’s Kids’ 1st Day
- Jamaica Relief Fund
- Junior Achievement of London and District
- Key Club (for high school students)
- Kids Help Phone
- Kiwanis Foundation of Canada Eliminate Project
- Kiwanis Music Festival
- Limberlost Chaplaincy
- London Abused Women’s Centre
- London Fanshawe Symphonic Chorus
- London Public Library
- Merrymount Family Support & Crisis Centre
- Mission Services of London
- Rotholme Women’s and Family Shelter
- Sleeping Children Around the World
- Thames Valley Education Foundation
- The Foundation for Gene and Cell Therapy
- The Possibilities Project (St. Joseph’s)
- Unity Project
- Westminster Wildbots Robotics Team
- Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Executive Team
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 2025-2026
President:
Brian McNichol
Immediate Past President:
Paul Garrett
President-Elect:
Brenda Martin
Vice President:
TBA
Secretary:
Bill Guthrie
Treasurer:
Henry Thuss
Lieutenant Governor:
Jim Patterson
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Two-Year Term:
Rosalyn Fast
David Perks
George Robertson
Jim Scott
One-Year Term:
Ron Elliot
Jim Garey
Sharon Lessard
Member Meetings
The Kiwanis Club of Forest City-London and Kiwanis Club of Middlesex alternate between lunch meetings at the Carling Heights Optimist Centre, 656 Elizabeth Street and morning meetings at the Kiwanis Seniors Centre, 78 Riverside Drive.
Both sites are accessible and offer ample parking.
2026 Meetings:
Carling Heights Optimist Centre – 12:10 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.: January 5 and 19; February 9; March 2 and 16; April 6 and 20; May 11; June 1 and 15. (Buffet luncheon is served.)
Kiwanis Seniors Centre – 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: January 15; February 5 and 19; March 12 and 26; April 16; May 7 and 21; June 11 and 25.
Socials are held during the last week of each month. Date, time and location will be announced in advance.
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SUMMER MEETINGS
Even though we take a break from meetings during the July and August, our members are still busy with community outreach at events in and around London, and working with community partners like the Western Fair to help families make lasting memories.
