What We Do

Promote Service Leadership

The Kiwanis Club of Alexandria provides over $40,000 in college scholarships to Alexandria students. The Club also sponsors service leadership programs at these schools:

• Key Clubs at TC Williams, John R. Lewis and Edison High Schools
• Builders Club at Jefferson Houston School
• Support John Adams Elementary School

Support Community Organizations

We contribute to over 40 local community organizations that service children and youth in Alexandria.

• Alexandria Seaport Foundation
• ALIVE Preschool
• City of Alexandria Domestic Violence Program
• Community Lodgings
• Friends of Guest House
• Hopkins House
• John Adams Elementary School
• Liberty’s Promise
• Network Preschool
• Northern Virginia Family Services
• Olympic Boys and Girls Club
• Residential Youth Services
• Spina Bifida Foundation
• The Art League
• The Salvation Army
• SOHO – a Space of Her Own
• UMC Preschool scholarships
• … and many more.

Organize Service Projects

• Annual Youth Concert featuring professional musicians and children’s groups
• Litter clean-up at Windmill Hill Park through the city’s Adopt-a-Block program
• Sponsor the annual Police Officer of the Year award
• We stuff and deliver over 400 Christmas stockings annually to disadvantaged children
• Conduct a Fishing Day in cooperation with the Alexandria Recreation Department
• Participate in events such as the Walk for the Cure and Walk-n-Roll for Spina Bifida
• Our members read to preschool children every week
• Annual luncheon to honor all local volunteer organizations