Kiwanis Club of
San BernardinoKiwanis International is a global organization serving children of the world for over 100 years. The Kiwanis Club of San Bernardino is dedicated to serving the local community through various service and fundraising projects. Our club has been in service to our community for more than 100 years. We are a group of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. We would love to have you join us!
Getting Involved
Join Our Club
Come to a meeting
We have lunch meetings on the 1st and 4th Tuesdays of each month. We are currently meeting at the Claim Jumper Restaurant located at 1905 Commerce Center East in San Bernardino California 92408. The restaurant can be entered from Hospitality Drive just West of Waterman Dr. The club also meets in a hybrid format – those who can’t be there in person join us on Zoom for our meetings at 12:30 pm. We welcome guests, speakers, and potential new members at any meeting!
Volunteer with us
We volunteer around our community throughout the year. We host an annual basketball tournament for high school boys and girls, we give out over $30,000 of scholarships every year, we work with the Boys and Girls Club to help students with back-to-school shopping, and we are always looking for new volunteer activities, and ideas!
What we do
Our Service Projects
Basketball Tournament
In December of 2023, we will be hosting our 65th Annual Men’s Basketball Tournament. Our host school for the tuornament is Arroyo Valley High School. The second site is rotated among other high schools in the San Bernardino Unified School District
Scholarhsips
Each year, we give over $30,000 in scholarships to high school graduates continuing their education at trade schools, community colleges, and four-year universities!
Back-To-School
As part of the Boys and Girls Club Back-to-School Shopping event, every year, we sponsor students by taking them shopping for back-to-school clothes at Khols. Department Store in Redlands. It is always a fun event for us and the kids!
...And More
We sponsor two Key Clubs for high school students at Indian Springs High School and Middle College High School. We also sponsor Bringing Up Grades and Terrific Kids programs at Lincoln Elementary. We are always looking for new ways to volunteer and help our community!
What Drives Us
The Kiwanis Mission
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.
Diversity, Inclusiveness, and Equity
The Kiwanis Club of San Bernardino does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
Upcoming Events
July 19- Kiwanis Division Meeting
The monthly Division Meeting for Division 36 will be held at The Mill Creek Inn, at 1874 Mentone Blvd., Mentone CA 92359.
July 29 - MEMBERSHIP OPEN MEETING AND Orientation
4 pm- 7 pm at the East Valley Home Owners Association, East Valley Lake, at 6892 Cloverhill Drive, Highland, CA 92346. The Kiwanis Club of San Bernardino will hold a picnic and orientation for prospective members. If you are interested in serving Children, this is an event you will not want to miss.
Get to know us
Board Members
Carole Coley
Secretary, 2021-2022
Elizabeth Silvius
Immediate Past President, 2021-2022
Get to know us
Our Newest Members
Christina Harris
Christine Harris was born in Berkeley, CA, and raised in San Bernardino. She attended Cajon High School. In 2007, she decided to continue her education at San Bernardino Valley College, receiving her certificate in Psychiatric Technology, where she is now an adjunct instructor.
She has worked for the State of California for the past 13 years. She obtained her Associate’s Degree in 2011. In 2014, she started her own company, CH Investments LLC, which purchases distressed properties throughout San Bernardino county. She is a proud member of the Kiwanis Club and San Bernardino County’s Black Chamber of Commerce. She is excited to give back to her community, for she recalls all the people that assisted her on her incredible journey thus far.
Setareh homayoni
Setareh grew up in San Bernardino after immigrating here with her family from Iran at the age of nine. She attended UCLA and then UC Berkeley School of Law. After law school, she served for one year as a Judicial Law Clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. After that she joined the large, global law firm where she is currently employed. She was a member of Key Club while attending Arroyo Valley High School and she recently moved back to San Bernardino. So she joined Kiwanis to give back by helping serve the kids of her community!
Pamela Grogan
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