Welcome to Kiwanis Club of Cle Elum! Chartered in October 1922, 2022 is our 100th year! Watch our Centennial Anniversary page for updates on celebrations.
Our club provides services and funding to children, students, and the community in the Upper Kittitas County towns of Cle Elum, Easton, Roslyn, Ronald and South Cle Elum, in Central Washington state, USA.
Kiwanis Club of Cle Elum first launched our website on April 27, 2012. We undertook a major redesign in September of 2021 to provide more in-depth information and news about our local club, and to better integrate with Kiwanis International chapter sites worldwide.
Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Our Kiwanis club looks out for our community and the Kiwanis international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. Our Kiwanis club is generous with its time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way!
For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.
The Kiwanis Mission & Vision
Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the world by making lasting differences in the lives of children. Kiwanis strives to be a positive influence in communities worldwide — so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive. Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through Kiwanis Community Service Projects
Kiwanis Service
Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage approximately 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone.
Our Kiwanis club focuses on changing the world by serving children, one child in our community at a time. To reach more people and have a greater service impact on their communities, many clubs sponsor a Kiwanis family club — K-Kids for primary school children; Builders Clubs for adolescents; Key Clubs for teens; Circle K clubs for university students and Aktion Clubs for adults living with disabilities.
Are you ready to help create communities that let all children thrive, prosper and grow? It’s pretty easy to do! Simply contact us with your questions and learn how to apply for Kiwanis club membership here.
The kids in your community and the world are counting on you!
This is the official Facebook Page of the Kiwanis Club of Cle Elum. We use this space to post events and programs we are holding in the community. Chartered in October 1922, 2022 is our 100th year!
Happy 2022 to each of you! As we move into our Centennial year we feel immensely blessed to be connected to such an amazing community. We will be posting our upcoming Centennial Celebrations so please look for our posts!
Merry Christmas to each of you! As we move into the new year, we offer gratitude for each of you. Blessings to you and your families in 2022! If you would like to be on the mailing list for our upcoming 2022 events and information about our Centennial Celebrations, please PM us your email address and we will keep you and your family updated.
Thank you for supporting tree sales and for making our community great.
Love and Light to each of you, Your Cle Leum Kiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
We still have 11 beautiful trees left by our Kiwanis Tree Kiosk on the corner of Pioneer Coffee. Pick out your tree and pay across the street at Farm and Home.
Thank you to Farm and Home and Pioneer Coffee for your support of Kiwanis. We appreciate you! Please remember to shop and eat locally to support our community and the amazing businesses committed to the well-being of our community.
Here is my recipe for greens! They are not only delicious, but high in vital minerals and nutrition: THIS IS A FAMILY FAVORITE! In a large stock pot take your favorite greens (cleaned and cut up) and cover with water. I use three kinds of greens: kale, chard, and mustard. Leave in the stems as they have the majoroty of the nutrition!
Cover with a lid and let simmer on 5 (medium heat) stirring occassionally, moving the greens from the bottom of the stockpot to the top to cook and breakdown evenly.
Braise 7 - 8 oxtails or beef shortribs and drop into the greens. Let simmer for 24 hours. I turn them down at night to low, and return them to medium heat during the day.
When the greens are soft: Add a good amount of Amish butter or a butter with a high fat content. You can also add some chicken broth and beef broth to boost the flavor.
Let it cook down with the butter and broth until all is combined together.
Serve with cornbread or rice, and baked chicken breast.
Enjoy!
Happy Holidays to you and yours, Your Cle Elum Kiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
Bright Greetings Everyone, Thank you so much for purchasing our Kiwanis Trees. We are so grateful to each of you for your support.
We have a few trees left if you still want one for your home. We are located at the corner of Pioneer Coffee. You can pick out your tree and pay for it at Farm and Home if we are not at the Kiwanis tree kiosk.
WANT TO BE ON OUR EMAIL LIST FOR UPCOMING EVENTS? If you would like to receive an email for our upcoming Kiwanis events please message your email address to me! We have fun events throughout the year.
2022 is our Centennial Celebration for Cle Elum Kiwanis and we will be having events to mark our commitment to our community.
The beautiful wreath photo and recipe are from our talented member, Ann Risvold!
The recipe is a decades old family treasure and Ann has kindly shared it with all of us.
Happy Holidays to you and yours, Your Cle Elum Kiwanis
Santa’s Whiskers Makes 3-4 dozen
Ingredients: o 1 cup butter o 1 cup sugar o 2 tbsp milk o 1 tsp vanilla or rum extract o 2-1/2 cups flour o ¾ cup finely chopped red and green candied cherries o ½ cup finely chopped pecans o ¾ cup flaked coconut
Instructions: Cream butter and sugar. Blend in milk and vanilla. Stir in flour, candied cherries and nuts. Form into rolls 2 inches in diameter and 8 inches long. Roll in coconut, wrap, and chill several hours or overnight. Slice ¼ inch thick and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375° for about 12 minutes or until edges are golden. ... See MoreSee Less
Bright Greetings to each of you as we are in the joyful energy of the season! Tree sales continue right up to the week of Christmas, so if you have not yet picked out a tree, we would love to have you stop by! You can pay at the Kiwanis Tree Kisosk by Pioneer Coffee, or take your tag across the street to Farm and Home and pay for your tree.
We appreciate your kindness and support, as we are able to contriubte to local groups in needs of support. 100% of our donations go to local groups: Boyscouts, The Shop, and The Summer Program (through Community Builders) in Cle elum (to name a few).
Christmas was my Mother's favorite time of the year... Her birthday was on December 15th and she had the decorations up early! The house smelled of freshly baked breads and rolls, desserts, and there was always a pot of tea ready for visitors.
Here is my Mom's 5 Star Recipe for Pumpkin Bars! I will preface the recipe with the statement that they are addictive!:
PUMPKIN BARS: 4 Eggs 1 & 2/3 Cup Sugar 1 Cup Oil 1-16 Oz. Can Pumpkin 2 Cups Flour 2 Teaspoons Cinnamon 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1 Teaspoon Salt 1 Teaspoon Bakng Soda
Beat Eggs: add sugar & beat well, then beat in the oil. Add the Pumpkin. sift or mix dry ingredients and add to the egg mixture until all the flour is moist (don't overbeat!) Pour into a greased & floured 15 X 10 X 1 inch jelly roll pan:; bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. coll on pan on rack. FROSTING: Beat 1 - 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese with 1/2 cup margarine, 2 cups powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spread on cooled cake. Sprinkle top with finely chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts). Cut into bars and serve.
About our Kiwanis club
Welcome to Kiwanis Club of Cle Elum! Chartered in October 1922, 2022 is our 100th year! Watch our Centennial Anniversary page for updates on celebrations.
Our club provides services and funding to children, students, and the community in the Upper Kittitas County towns of Cle Elum, Easton, Roslyn, Ronald and South Cle Elum, in Central Washington state, USA.
Learn more about us:
Kiwanis Club of Cle Elum first launched our website on April 27, 2012. We undertook a major redesign in September of 2021 to provide more in-depth information and news about our local club, and to better integrate with Kiwanis International chapter sites worldwide.
Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Our Kiwanis club looks out for our community and the Kiwanis international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. Our Kiwanis club is generous with its time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way!
For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.
The Kiwanis Mission & Vision
Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the world by making lasting differences in the lives of children. Kiwanis strives to be a positive influence in communities worldwide — so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive. Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through Kiwanis Community Service Projects
Kiwanis Service
Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage approximately 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone.
Our Kiwanis club focuses on changing the world by serving children, one child in our community at a time. To reach more people and have a greater service impact on their communities, many clubs sponsor a Kiwanis family club — K-Kids for primary school children; Builders Clubs for adolescents; Key Clubs for teens; Circle K clubs for university students and Aktion Clubs for adults living with disabilities.
Join Us
Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through Kiwanis Community Service Projects.
Are you ready to help create communities that let all children thrive, prosper and grow? It’s pretty easy to do! Simply contact us with your questions and learn how to apply for Kiwanis club membership here.
The kids in your community and the world are counting on you!
Weekly Lunch Meetings
Kiwanis Club of Cle Elum meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month from 12 noon - 1pm in the Kiwanis Room at the Putnam Centennial Center. 719 E. 3rd St., Cle Elum - click for directions. NEW MEMBERS AND INTERESTED PERSONS WELCOME!
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This is the official Facebook Page of the Kiwanis Club of Cle Elum. We use this space to post events and programs we are holding in the community. Chartered in October 1922, 2022 is our 100th year!
Happy 2022 to each of you! As we move into our Centennial year we feel immensely blessed to be connected to such an amazing community.
We will be posting our upcoming Centennial Celebrations so please look for our posts!
Stay safe and warm everyone!
Blessings from your Cle Elum Kiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
Comment on Facebook
Merry Christmas to each of you! As we move into the new year, we offer gratitude for each of you.
Blessings to you and your families in 2022!
If you would like to be on the mailing list for our upcoming 2022 events and information about our Centennial Celebrations, please PM us your email address and we will keep you and your family updated.
Thank you for supporting tree sales and for making our community great.
Love and Light to each of you,
Your Cle Leum Kiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
Comment on Facebook
Happy Holidays from your Cle Elum Kiwanis!
We still have 11 beautiful trees left by our Kiwanis Tree Kiosk on the corner of Pioneer Coffee. Pick out your tree and pay across the street at Farm and Home.
Thank you to Farm and Home and Pioneer Coffee for your support of Kiwanis. We appreciate you! Please remember to shop and eat locally to support our community and the amazing businesses committed to the well-being of our community.
Here is my recipe for greens! They are not only delicious, but high in vital minerals and nutrition: THIS IS A FAMILY FAVORITE!
In a large stock pot take your favorite greens (cleaned and cut up) and cover with water. I use three kinds of greens: kale, chard, and mustard. Leave in the stems as they have the majoroty of the nutrition!
Cover with a lid and let simmer on 5 (medium heat) stirring occassionally, moving the greens from the bottom of the stockpot to the top to cook and breakdown evenly.
Braise 7 - 8 oxtails or beef shortribs and drop into the greens.
Let simmer for 24 hours. I turn them down at night to low, and return them to medium heat during the day.
When the greens are soft:
Add a good amount of Amish butter or a butter with a high fat content. You can also add some chicken broth and beef broth to boost the flavor.
Let it cook down with the butter and broth until all is combined together.
Serve with cornbread or rice, and baked chicken breast.
Enjoy!
Happy Holidays to you and yours,
Your Cle Elum Kiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
Comment on Facebook
Bright Greetings Everyone,
Thank you so much for purchasing our Kiwanis Trees. We are so grateful to each of you for your support.
We have a few trees left if you still want one for your home. We are located at the corner of Pioneer Coffee. You can pick out your tree and pay for it at Farm and Home if we are not at the Kiwanis tree kiosk.
WANT TO BE ON OUR EMAIL LIST FOR UPCOMING EVENTS?
If you would like to receive an email for our upcoming Kiwanis events please message your email address to me! We have fun events throughout the year.
2022 is our Centennial Celebration for Cle Elum Kiwanis and we will be having events to mark our commitment to our community.
The beautiful wreath photo and recipe are from our talented member, Ann Risvold!
The recipe is a decades old family treasure and Ann has kindly shared it with all of us.
Happy Holidays to you and yours,
Your Cle Elum Kiwanis
Santa’s Whiskers
Makes 3-4 dozen
Ingredients:
o 1 cup butter
o 1 cup sugar
o 2 tbsp milk
o 1 tsp vanilla or rum extract
o 2-1/2 cups flour
o ¾ cup finely chopped red and green candied cherries
o ½ cup finely chopped pecans
o ¾ cup flaked coconut
Instructions:
Cream butter and sugar. Blend in milk and vanilla. Stir in flour, candied cherries and nuts.
Form into rolls 2 inches in diameter and 8 inches long. Roll in coconut, wrap, and chill several hours or overnight. Slice ¼ inch thick and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375° for about 12 minutes or until edges are golden. ... See MoreSee Less
Comment on Facebook
Bright Greetings to each of you as we are in the joyful energy of the season!
Tree sales continue right up to the week of Christmas, so if you have not yet picked out a tree, we would love to have you stop by!
You can pay at the Kiwanis Tree Kisosk by Pioneer Coffee, or take your tag across the street to Farm and Home and pay for your tree.
We appreciate your kindness and support, as we are able to contriubte to local groups in needs of support. 100% of our donations go to local groups: Boyscouts, The Shop, and The Summer Program (through Community Builders) in Cle elum (to name a few).
Christmas was my Mother's favorite time of the year...
Her birthday was on December 15th and she had the decorations up early! The house smelled of freshly baked breads and rolls, desserts, and there was always a pot of tea ready for visitors.
Here is my Mom's 5 Star Recipe for Pumpkin Bars! I will preface the recipe with the statement that they are addictive!:
PUMPKIN BARS:
4 Eggs
1 & 2/3 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Oil
1-16 Oz. Can Pumpkin
2 Cups Flour
2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Bakng Soda
Beat Eggs: add sugar & beat well, then beat in the oil. Add the Pumpkin. sift or mix dry ingredients and add to the egg mixture until all the flour is moist (don't overbeat!) Pour into a greased & floured 15 X 10 X 1 inch jelly roll pan:; bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. coll on pan on rack.
FROSTING:
Beat 1 - 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese with 1/2 cup margarine, 2 cups powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spread on cooled cake. Sprinkle top with finely chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts). Cut into bars and serve.
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
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