Our History

  • Two men in suits smiling and shaking hands at a podium with a sign for the Kiwanis Club. One is Don Raybuck, the other is Clint Gossard, at a Redmond Kiwanis Club meeting.

    Dec 29, 1967, Sammamish Valley News

    “Clint Gossard, left, received his past president’s pin from immediate past president, Hoyt Boyd in a recent Redmond Kiwanis Club installation. Don Raybuck, will take over the reigns of the service club in January. Raybuck’s officers and Board members were also installed at the dinner meeting. Highlight of the night was the presentation of an 11 year perfect attendance pin to Ray Rood- the club was organized 11 years ago.”

  • April 19, 1968, Sammamish Valley News

    Redmond Kiwanis Club organized the Easter Egg Hunt for children of Redmond since several decades. Though the exact location and format of the event has changed, the fervor for community remains.

  • Vintage newspaper advertisement for a redmond Kiwanis Club barbecue event on Derby grounds featuring barbecue chicken and a half chicken meal with chips priced at $1.50 for adults and 75 cents for children, proceeds for Little League football, with a cartoon chef illustration.

    Proceeds for Little League Football, 1964

    To raise funds for the Little League Football club, the Redmond Kiwanis hosted several fundraisers. One of them is a the Derby Day event, which is still popular in Redmond.