Annual Events
The Joseph T. Connolly Collection Drive
Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024 and every spring and fall
Kiwanis members collect clothing, food, furniture, housewares, and toys for the needy. This year's donations will go to the Lupus Foundation of America.

Trivia Night
Date: February 20, 2025
For more information, visit our Trivia Night page.

Fall Festival of Flavors (Previously OctoberFeast)
Date: Every October. See you in 2025!
For more information visit our Fall Festival of Flavors page.

Memorial Day Parade and Picnic
Date: Memorial Day
On behalf of and in conjunction with the town council, the Kiwanis Club organizes the annual town Memorial Day Parade, Service, and Picnic. With dozens of other town groups, Kiwanis members march in the parade down Ridgewood Avenue. Immediately following the parade and memorial service the club holds the town picnic at the train station.

Meetings
The club meets at Fitzgeralds 1928 located at 13 Herman Street in Glen Ridge.

We meet September through June on the first and third Mondays of the month at 7:00 PM.

Donate

Our mailing address
Kiwanis Club of Glen Ridge
P.O. Box 201
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028

Glen Ridge Centered Activities

  • Sponsor & mentor 3 youth service group

    • K-Kids for grades 3 to 6

    • Builders Club for grades 7 & 8

    • Key Club for grades 9 to 12

  • Provide annual scholarships

  • Conduct a fundraiser for the primary schools’ music program.

  • Provide funding for Key Club Leadership training program.

  • Publish the Glen Ridge Phone Directory

  • Sponsor and organize the Memorial Day Parade & Town picnic

  • Annual leaf cleanup at the Freeman Gardens in late fall

  • Two annual clothing and household goods collections for needy groups

Our state, national, and international activities

  • Presently raising funds in support of Kiwanis International’s Project

  • Eliminate to eradicate neonatal tetanus in developing countries

  • Raised funds in support of Kiwanis International’s Iodine

  • Deficiency Disorder program to eliminate the leading preventable cause of mental retardation in developing countries

  • Raised funds for the Kiwanis Autism Project

  • Raised funds for the creation of Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ

  • Initial prime sponsor of the Essex County Health Fair Day for Disabled Children at Turtle Back Zoo