Serving the Children of the World

The Buffalo Club of Kiwanis International was established on July 3, 1916. It is the 11th oldest club in the world and has been in continual service helping children-in-need throughout Buffalo and Western New York.

We provide guidance, financial, and/or volunteer support to

(Click on a logo to learn more about the programs we support)

Niagara Frontier Camp Kiwanis

OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTER PS #42

We sponsor student-run Kiwanis clubs at

We also sponsor the Ruth Jantz Scholarship for City of Buffalo high school students going to college. The scholarship can be used to pay for books, meals, clothes, tuition, and lodging.

Upcoming Events & Notifications

Club's Meeting

Please join President John M. and our other club members at Chef’s Restaurant on Thursday December 9th at 12pm.

We will be meeting in a private dinning room and order off the menu.

Please RSVP to John M. or Bill S. by Tuesday, December 7th.

Our club is planning the Annual Member Auction at our January Lunch meeting on Thursday, Jan. 13th at noon.

The proceeds will benefit Kiwanis Pediatric Lyme Disease Program and The Buffalo Salvation Army Youth Services

We need donated items to be auctioned off and club members to participate. More info to follow.

Please join us on Thursday at noon at Chef’s.

Ground Breaking!

The Chestnut Ridge Conservancy and Erie County would like to invite Kiwanians to the formal ribbon-cutting for A Playground for All at Chestnut Ridge Park.

Date: Friday, October 22

Time: 11 am

Location: outside the Chestnut Ridge Park casino, Chestnut Ridge Park, 6121 Chestnut Ridge Road, Orchard Park NY 14127

The playground would not have been possible without Kiwanis support through the Legacy of Play.

John R. Oishei Children Hospital's Pediatric Trauma Program

The staff at the Pediatric Trauma Program have been out recently training people on pediatric trauma care and prevention.

Check out what they’ve been doing here.

Aktion Club

The Aktion Club is getting ready to start with in-person service projects. The first project of the 2021 season looks to be the cleaning up of the entrance around Tim Russert Park in West Seneca. More information will be coming.

Niagara Frontier Camp Kiwanis

The camp will be open this year but numbers are limited. To find out more, click here.

The Kiwanis Club of Buffalo depends on donations from supporters to help run fundraisers and provide funding to sponsored programs. Would you please consider donating what you can to help us achieve a better Buffalo for the children in our community.

All donations are processed through the Buffalo Kiwanis Club Foundation, Inc., and are tax-deductible.

Meeting Times

All Meetings Currently Held on Zoom Until Further Notice

Directions

The Buffalo Grand Hotel is located at 120 Church Street next to WKBW Television Studios

The Kiwanis Club of Buffalo consists of committed people from the business, nonprofit, and academia communities who have banded together to work on projects that benefit others in the Buffalo metropolitan area. We are always looking for new members. We not only value your support but we value your ideas on new projects the club can help out. To learn about becoming a member.