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Kiwanis Club of Midvale
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The Kiwanis Club of Midvale/Ft Union serves children in Midvale City and the surrounding communities. The Midvale/Ft. Union Kiwanis Club is one of many Kiwanis Clubs locted throughout the world. Our club was organized in 1938, making us one of the first service clubs in Midvale City. Programs we sponsor include Key Club and Terrific Kids and several other community projects focused on helping children.
On Tuesday, September 27, 1938 at Midvale Junior High School, the Midvale Kiwanis Club was organized with the following officers: President M.S. Peterson, Vice President Norval Vincent, Treasurer J. Hollis Aylett, Secretary Ben G. Bagley, and the following directors: Melvin Lind, Earl L. Smith, H.P. Cannon, Louis E. Goff, Kelvin H. Hunter, Howard C. Barrows, and Walter Anderson.
Charter members were: Walter Anderson, J. Hollis Aylett, Ben G. Bagley, Howard C. Barrows, E.R. Benson, Z. Brown, Alma G. Burton, H.P. Cannon, Bennett Cash, Elmo Christianson, George Cox, John J. Crane, Ivan Dahl, R.R. Gilbert, Louis E. Goff, Byron E. Grant, E.E. Greenwood, John A. Hosmer, Kelvin H. Hunter, W.S. James, Melvin Lind, Harold E. Nelson, M.S. Peterson, B.A. Rasmussen, Leon Rasmussen, Milton T. Rigby, Earl L. Smith, Roy Steadman, James T. Torsney, Arnold C. Troester, Norval J. Vincent, Tyler R. Vincent, Robert Wallace, Joseph M. Warner, C.J. Welch, J.E. Works, and Eldred G. Wright.
The Midvale Kiwanis Club is a member of The Kiwanis International and is made up of business and professional leaders dedicated to community service, pride in our nation and fellowship in city and neighboring communities.
The club has initiated many civic projects and supported the schools in their sports events. They have sponsored the Easter Egg Hunt, community Halloween programs, Red Cross Drivees, charity drives, Career Day at the high schools, essay contests for Midvale Junior High. They have promoted gun safety by organizing the Gun Club, sponsored Key Clubs at Bingham and Hillcrest High Schools, bought equipment for the ball park and playground and purchased a new electric wheelchair for Midvale sports enthusiast Barney Jones.
Building the Kiwanis Bowl in Midvale when Dr. J.O. Jones was President was proabably the club's most outstanding project. It was there that rodeos, boxing matches and special programs were held. Beginning in 1938 the Kiwanis Club sponsored Midvale's Harvest Days celebration with the support of other civic organizations and the cooperation of surrounding towns. This included a parade, queen contest, car raffle, and concluded with fireworks. During 1956 they persuaded Eugene Jelesnik to do a talent show which was won by Mickey Dowd and Daniel Belgique.
The Kiwanis Club of Midvale/Ft Union serves children in Midvale City and the surrounding communities. The Midvale/Ft. Union Kiwanis Club is one of many Kiwanis Clubs locted throughout the world. Our club was organized in 1938, making us one of the first service clubs in Midvale City. Programs we sponsor include Key Club and Terrific Kids and several other community projects focused on helping children.
On Tuesday, September 27, 1938 at Midvale Junior High School, the Midvale Kiwanis Club was organized with the following officers: President M.S. Peterson, Vice President Norval Vincent, Treasurer J. Hollis Aylett, Secretary Ben G. Bagley, and the following directors: Melvin Lind, Earl L. Smith, H.P. Cannon, Louis E. Goff, Kelvin H. Hunter, Howard C. Barrows, and Walter Anderson.
Charter members were: Walter Anderson, J. Hollis Aylett, Ben G. Bagley, Howard C. Barrows, E.R. Benson, Z. Brown, Alma G. Burton, H.P. Cannon, Bennett Cash, Elmo Christianson, George Cox, John J. Crane, Ivan Dahl, R.R. Gilbert, Louis E. Goff, Byron E. Grant, E.E. Greenwood, John A. Hosmer, Kelvin H. Hunter, W.S. James, Melvin Lind, Harold E. Nelson, M.S. Peterson, B.A. Rasmussen, Leon Rasmussen, Milton T. Rigby, Earl L. Smith, Roy Steadman, James T. Torsney, Arnold C. Troester, Norval J. Vincent, Tyler R. Vincent, Robert Wallace, Joseph M. Warner, C.J. Welch, J.E. Works, and Eldred G. Wright.
The Midvale Kiwanis Club is a member of The Kiwanis International and is made up of business and professional leaders dedicated to community service, pride in our nation and fellowship in city and neighboring communities.
The club has initiated many civic projects and supported the schools in their sports events. They have sponsored the Easter Egg Hunt, community Halloween programs, Red Cross Drivees, charity drives, Career Day at the high schools, essay contests for Midvale Junior High. They have promoted gun safety by organizing the Gun Club, sponsored Key Clubs at Bingham and Hillcrest High Schools, bought equipment for the ball park and playground and purchased a new electric wheelchair for Midvale sports enthusiast Barney Jones.
Building the Kiwanis Bowl in Midvale when Dr. J.O. Jones was President was proabably the club's most outstanding project. It was there that rodeos, boxing matches and special programs were held. Beginning in 1938 the Kiwanis Club sponsored Midvale's Harvest Days celebration with the support of other civic organizations and the cooperation of surrounding towns. This included a parade, queen contest, car raffle, and concluded with fireworks. During 1956 they persuaded Eugene Jelesnik to do a talent show which was won by Mickey Dowd and Daniel Belgique.