In The News – Local club calls on community to help continue decades of service
April 21, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 4/21/2026, Written by Petra Mollina
After more than four decades of service, the Kiwanis Club of North Lake Tahoe continues to play a steady role in the region — but members say the organization now faces a growing challenge: keeping community support strong enough to sustain its work.
Founded in 1981, the club emerged at a time when many of its members were young families, shaping its early priorities. From the start, the group focused on youth — supporting academics, athletics and local schools across the North Lake Tahoe region, including Truckee, Tahoe City, Kings Beach and Incline Village.
“At the start, we worked with state parks to split firewood, and would sell it around town to fundraise,” said founding member David Antonucci.