The Kiwanis Club of Jenkintown is dedicated to serving the community through various services and fundraising projects. Our club has been serving Jenkintown since 1949.
Our club participates in a variety of projects throughout the year that involve fundraising, community service, and assisting children locally and worldwide. Additionally, we have speakers at our weekly meetings to explore topics of interest to the membership. We engage in a number of social activities to share experiences, talents and our collective interests. All represent great opportunities for service, friendships and personal growth.
Club Officers and Board of Directors
Each Kiwanis club is governed by elected Club Officers & Board of Directors
Officers: 2026-2027 President: Lucy Sharp Pres. Elect: Janet Crawford Secretary: Stuart Tollen Treasurer: Ed Foy Past Pres: Janet Crawford
Directors 2026-2028 Carol Godfrey Bob Smyrl Bella Victor
Foundation Trustees 2026-2028 Anne Lotz-Chair Mike Czerwonka Bob Maher
Club History
The Jenkintown Kiwanis Club was chartered as one of 7,700 clubs in 80 countries in 1949. Our motto is “Serving the Children of the World”.
The club traces its beginning to 1948, when a committee of the Kiwanis Club of Glenside developed interest in having a luncheon Kiwanis Club in the area. Both the Kiwanis Club of Glenside and Kiwanis Club of Old York Road, which had sponsored the Glenside club earlier, met in the evenings. The committee found many business leaders and professionals who were more interested in meeting for luncheons.
By early 1949, they had signed up 27 potential members and one of the Glenside members, Howard Yoder, was willing to transfer to the new club. So, on March 3, 1949, Kiwanis International granted an official charter to the Kiwanis Club of Jenkintown, which had already started to meet every Thursday for lunch. The charter was officially presented at a charter night party in May by the Kiwanis Governor of the Pennsylvania District, Elmer Menges, a member of the Ambler Kiwanis Club.
Today we still met for lunch, every Thursday, so come out and join us!
Original Club Officers: President: Joseph H. Cochran Vice President: Robert Synnestvedt Secretary: Vicent J. Pupura Treasurer: Arthur W. Hoch
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Short Stable 520 Meetinghouse Rd, Jenkintown, PA 19046, USA
Beds for Kids program
Many social service agencies in the Philadelphia area help low-income families obtain housing, but few can help families turn their housing into functional homes. As a result, children are forced to sleep on the floor, on sofas, or crowded into bed with several family members. Sleeping arrangements such as these often lead to poor sleep, which goes hand-in-hand with poor health and poor school performance.
OHAAT’s Beds for Kids program delivers beds, bedding, and tools that encourage healthy bedtime habits directly to the homes of children in need. With beds of their very own, children can get the quality and sufficient sleep they need to thrive.
Come out and join us as Kate Fay will educate us on this wonderful program
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About The Kiwanis Club of Jenkintown
Our Mission
The Kiwanis Club of Jenkintown is dedicated to serving the community through various services and fundraising projects. Our club has been serving Jenkintown since 1949.
Our club participates in a variety of projects throughout the year that involve fundraising, community service, and assisting children locally and worldwide. Additionally, we have speakers at our weekly meetings to explore topics of interest to the membership. We engage in a number of social activities to share experiences, talents and our collective interests. All represent great opportunities for service, friendships and personal growth.
Club Officers and Board of Directors
Each Kiwanis club is governed by elected Club Officers & Board of Directors
Officers: 2026-2027
President: Lucy Sharp
Pres. Elect: Janet Crawford
Secretary: Stuart Tollen
Treasurer: Ed Foy
Past Pres: Janet Crawford
Directors 2026-2028
Carol Godfrey
Bob Smyrl
Bella Victor
Foundation Trustees 2026-2028
Anne Lotz-Chair
Mike Czerwonka
Bob Maher
Club History
The Jenkintown Kiwanis Club was chartered as one of 7,700 clubs in 80 countries in 1949. Our motto is “Serving the Children of the World”.
The club traces its beginning to 1948, when a committee of the Kiwanis Club of Glenside developed interest in having a luncheon Kiwanis Club in the area. Both the Kiwanis Club of Glenside and Kiwanis Club of Old York Road, which had sponsored the Glenside club earlier, met in the evenings. The committee found many business leaders and professionals who were more interested in meeting for luncheons.
By early 1949, they had signed up 27 potential members and one of the Glenside members, Howard Yoder, was willing to transfer to the new club. So, on March 3, 1949, Kiwanis International granted an official charter to the Kiwanis Club of Jenkintown, which had already started to meet every Thursday for lunch. The charter was officially presented at a charter night party in May by the Kiwanis Governor of the Pennsylvania District, Elmer Menges, a member of the Ambler Kiwanis Club.
Today we still met for lunch, every Thursday, so come out and join us!
Original Club Officers:
President: Joseph H. Cochran
Vice President: Robert Synnestvedt
Secretary: Vicent J. Pupura
Treasurer: Arthur W. Hoch
Upcoming events
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Speaker-Jennifer Canon
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Sevice Project-Assemble Cake Kits for Liz’s Birthday Closet
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Jenkintown Kiwanis Club Board Meeting
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Speaker-Kate Fay
Beds for Kids program
Many social service agencies in the Philadelphia area help low-income families obtain housing, but few can help families turn their housing into functional homes. As a result, children are forced to sleep on the floor, on sofas, or crowded into bed with several family members. Sleeping arrangements such as these often lead to poor sleep, which goes hand-in-hand with poor health and poor school performance.
OHAAT’s Beds for Kids program delivers beds, bedding, and tools that encourage healthy bedtime habits directly to the homes of children in need. With beds of their very own, children can get the quality and sufficient sleep they need to thrive.
Come out and join us as Kate Fay will educate us on this wonderful program
Reading @ Jenkintown Day Nursey
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Sevice Project-TBD
Abington Aktion Club Banquet of Thanks
No meeting today due to Holiday
JKC's Zoom Meeting
Jenkintown Kiwanis Club Board Meeting
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Reading @ Jenkintown Day Nursey
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Jenkintown Kiwanis Club Board Meeting
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