Aktion Club

Aktion Club participates in Food for Kidz

Apr 10, 2024

Aktion Club members participated in the annual Stewartville Kiwanis Club project Food for Kidz on Saturday April 6. “Along with over 100 volunteers per shift, we scooped, bagged, weighed, sealed, and packed over 100 thousand meals,” the club said in a news release. Members attending from left to...

Aktion Club gives to fire department

Jan 31, 2024

The Lake City Kiwanis Aktion Club presented a $500 check to Matt Herzig of the Lake City Fire Department on Jan. 8. Pictured are Vice President Christina Peyla, Matt Herzig, Treasurer Amy Garlitch, and President Jesse Litscher. Aktion Club is a community service organization for Developmentally...

Aktion Club donates over 100 pounds of pop tabs to Ronald McDonald House

Sep 27, 2023

On Saturday, Sept 23, 14 members of the Lake City Aktion Club were able to travel to Rochester to donate approximately 120 pounds of pop tabs to the Ronald McDonald House (RMH). “We also were able to tour the home, seeing the game room, craft area, and kitchen and dining areas. Mary K led the...

Aktion Club honors Fuhrman for a decade of assistance and support

Jun 21, 2023

The Lake City Kiwanis Club supports the local Aktion Club that is an active group of people of all ages with disabilities who perform numerous projects to improve life in the Lake City area. Seen here at left is Jenny Hofsman, Aktion Club president, presenting an appreciation award to Bonnie...

Aktion Club makes sesquicentennial poster with 150 pop tabs

Jun 15, 2022

The Lake City Aktion Club made a poster celebrating Lake City’s 150th anniversary using 150 pop tabs. Collecting pop tabs is an ongoing project for the club to benefit the Ronald McDonald House.

Aktion Club raises disability awareness

Mar 16, 2022

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, and to mark the occasion, Lake City Aktion Club members presented to the group posters they made showing themes such as: Abilities, Possibilities, Inclusiveness, Empathy, Family and Community Support, and Empowerment. According to the National...

Aktion Club makes $1,000 in donations

Mar 16, 2022

The Lake City Kiwanis-sponsored Aktion Club donated at total $1,000 to several of their favorite charities at the March 7 meeting. “Aktion Club members practice leadership skills, develop self-confidence in their ability to make a difference by doing service projects in their communities,”...

Club donates Bowl-a-Thon proceeds

Jul 10, 2019

Aktion Club members participated in their third annual Bowl-a-Thon fundraiser. Members collected pledges for participating in the bowl-a-thon in May from friends, family members and community members. Aktion Club members raised $734 to donate to the local “Packing for the Weekend”. Volunteers...

Aktion club supports Food for Kidz

Apr 17, 2019

Members of the Lake City Aktion Club presented a check to the Stewartville Kiwanis Club for $114.00 for the 16th Annual Food for Kidz held at the Civic Center in Stewartville, Minn. Twelve Lake City Aktion Club members, along with staff, helped pack bags of rice and bean meals to be shipped to...

Bluegrass duo Birtzer-Johnson performs Aug. 21 in Patton Park

Aug 8, 2018

Lake City Kiwanis Aktion Club and the Lake City Public Library are sponsoring a free performance by bluegrass duo Birtzer-Johnson at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21, in Patton Park. Attendees are advised to bring their own chairs. Derek Johnson helped form The High 48s and later joined Monroe...