Winthrop Kiwanis Club

Now In October – The Give Methow Fund Drive…

When you live in a large town you can go to the Macy’s store or JC Penny or another large retail store to get pictures of your children with Santa Claus. Where do you go for Santa Pictures when you live in the Methow Valley?

 

You go to the Red Barn in Winthrop on the Saturday of Christmas at the End of Road where Santa, his elves and members of the Winthrop Kiwanis will be taking pictures free of charge. The Winthrop Kiwanis Club have been taking Santa pictures, providing cookies, and hot chocolate, and fun holiday crafts for all the families of the Methow Valley for many years.

 

Your donations to the Winthrop Kiwanis make this possible along with an annual Easter Egg Hunt and pictures with the Easter Bunny every spring.

 

The Give Methow Campaign is an easy way for you to continue to support The Winthrop Kiwanis Club and all we do for children of the Methow Valley.

 

Please consider making a donation. A Link to the Kiwanis Give Methow Campaign is provided below?

Give To The Winthrop Kiwanis

The Winthrop Family Park Project…

For nearly 10 years, Kiwanis Club of Winthrop has had a vision to improve the town property adjacent to the ballfield. In 2020, the Club committed to making the vision a reality in the form of a Family Activity Park.

Surveys were conducted with participation of Methow Valley School District students, community members, and the Town Council. Two open houses were held to gain feedback on draft plans for the park.

In 2021, with volunteer assistance from a landscape architect, preliminary drawings were developed showing activities and spaces within the park, with the main attraction continuing to be the existing pump track. A four-phase plan with cost estimates was created to be our guide for the ambitious project.

Today, we have begun phase one with a partnership with the Town of Winthrop. Grants have been written and submitted in hopes of obtaining funding for the project. We continue to seek opportunities for partnerships and funding. We hope you join us in the development of the Family Activity Park. 100% of your donation will go toward helping our vision become a reality.

Visit our Family Park Project page.

The Winthrop Kiwanis Club was established in 1949 and has been in continuous operation ever since. The Winthrop Club currently has 32 members who come from throughout the Valley and contribute over 2,700 volunteer hours to the community. Each year the Club holds 4 fund raisers to support a wide variety of projects. We are proud of the fact that 100% of the net proceeds from our fundraisers go back into helping kids and the community.

Our Club meets every Tuesday at 7am at the Winthrop Red Barn…. Meetings run 1 hour…  We will serve you breakfast also!  🙂 

Our Major Fund Raising Events…

49er’s Day Parade and Food Booth – Saturday May 11th, 2024 at Mac Lloyd Park by the Red Barn in Winthrop

Annual Labor Day Weekend Duck Days Family Activities and Duck Race
Duck Days Activities – Sunday September 1st, 2024 from 11am – 3pm at Mac Lloyd Park by the Red Barn in Winthrop
Duck Race – Monday September 2nd, 2024 at Noon

Okanogan County Tourism

Winthrop Kiwanis is a proud partner with our local Chamber of Commerce. Over the years our club has enhanced parks, playgrounds and ball fields to attract tourism to the Methow Valley. Our current project is the creation of the Family Activity Park, an outdoor place for basketball, picnics, natural climbing areas, native plants and trees, and a pump track for bicycle enthusiasts.

See the links below for more information regarding tourism in the Methow Valley and Okanogan County.

Winthrop Chamber Of Commerce
Methow Trails
Winthrop Facebook Page
Okanogan Country Tourism