Portage Kiwanis

12/31/2020

12/25/2020

12/17/2020

Congratulations to Emily Calvillo, a 5 year member!

12/16/2020

Congratulations to Nancy Simpson on 5 years of dedicated service to Portage Kiwanis!

12/11/2020

Portage Township YMCA

Portage Township YMCA

Adult and Child Meals served daily, Monday - Friday, 5pm-6pm @ the Y - ABSOLUTELY FREE!
#TheYFeedsKids #AfterschoolMeals

12/11/2020

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12/09/2020

Thank you for all of you that help make help make children’s lives better.

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12/06/2020

Happy Holidays!! Another great event put on by wonderful collaborations.

12/06/2020

Portage.Life

That's a wrap on today's extra special Mistletoe on Main St. Drive-Thru Event at Founder's Square Park! Thank you to all who made the day a perfect way to welcome in the holiday season. Find plenty more photos and details here:

https://portage.life/article/santa-snow-and-smiles-at-portages-mistletoe-on-main-st/

Portage Kiwanis Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce Portage Indiana Government Page

12/05/2020

Portage Founders Square tonight only!

12/05/2020

Portage Indiana Government Page

Come see us today from 1-4pm. Bring a new unwrapped toy for our Toys for Tots collection and you'll receive a ticket for a free food item. Chili or hot dogs anyone? Also, our friends from Portage Township YMCA are here selling take home and decorate cookies. Oh yeah! The BIG GUY and Mrs. Claus are here on the fire truck.

12/04/2020

Portage Kiwanis Santa Letter Fundraiser!
Letters sent to your child are $6 each with REAL Reindeer Dust!
Orders due by December 10th to guarantee delivery by Christmas.

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12/04/2020

Portage Township YMCA

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Through the ongoing pandemic, the Portage YMCA has watched their free meal program, availble to all ages, erupt as the need for food increases.

11/28/2020

Portage Indiana Government Page

Portage will celebrate Christmas, the arrival of Santa and lighting of the Christmas tree in a safe, socially distanced celebration on Dec. 5.
Portage Event Partnership, Portage Kiwanis Club and the Portage Township YMCA are partnering to provide the holiday event beginning at 1 p.m. and culminating in the lighting of the city's Christmas tree at 4:30 p.m. All events will be held in the area of Founders Square Park and will be COVID-19 friendly and socially distanced.
Residents can enter the drive-through event on Buckley Way off Central Avenue. Volunteers will direct traffic and signage will direct visitors to the various activities.
Santa will be perched on top of a fire engine parked adjacent to the pavilion at Founders Square from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Children will be able to leave their vehicles for a brief, socially-distanced photo opportunity with Santa. Santa will also distribute candy canes in a non-contact manner using a specially-designed candy cane slide.
Members of the Portage Kiwanis Club will also be collecting new, unwrapped toys in an effort to Fill the Ambulance for their annual Toys for Tots drive. Those donating a new toy will receive a ticket for one food item. The food, chili, hot dogs, water, hot chocolate or coffee, can then be picked up at the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce office in a limited-contact manner. The office is located at 6340 E. Main St. Additional food items may also be purchased for a nominal cost from Kiwanis at the Chamber office. Kiwanis will donate a portion of the proceeds from the food sale to Toys for Tots and the remainder will benefit local projects, such as their dictionary project.
As visitors await their visit with Santa, members of the Kiwanis will be selling ornament kits and members of the Portage Township YMCA will be selling cooking decorating kits. All volunteers will be masked and will have been screened prior to participating in the event.
At 4:30 p.m., Santa and Mayor Sue Lynch will light the city's Christmas tree, which will be located outdoors this year on the grassy area between Fire Station 3 and the Portage Police Station. Limited parking just north of the grassy area may be available for those who want to witness the tree lighting. Limited parking will be available dependent on weather.
The tree lighting ceremony will also be videoed and be available on the city's page for all residents to enjoy.
In addition to the Dec. 5 activities, the Portage Event Partnership will be sponsoring a Christmas House Decorating Contest. The deadline for the free registration is Dec. 16. Photos of the homes will be posted on the Portage Event Partnership page. Votes will be calculated by the number of "likes" each home receives. Voting will be held from Dec. 18 through Dec. 26. Trophies will be presented to the first and second place People's Choice winners, through the voting. Portage Event Partnership will also present a Committee's Choice award. To register, send a photo of your fully-decorated home to [email protected]. The home decorating contest is free.
For additional information on the Dec. 5 events, please contact City Hall at 219-762-5425.

11/27/2020

Santa will visit Portage Dec. 5 in inaugural Mistletoe on Main event — Nextdoor

Santa will visit Portage Dec. 5 in inaugural Mistletoe on Main event — Nextdoor

Stay in the know with Nextdoor, the neighborhood hub.

11/24/2020

Portage Township YMCA

Tonight we were able to serve 40 Thanksgiving meal boxes to the Portage community! This would not be possible without 500 Turkeys. Thank you for supporting Portage.

11/23/2020

Portage Township Schools Food Services

Good morning! There is still time to reserve a weekend meal pack for delivery tomorrow. Any person 18 or younger is eligible, at this time. All meals are currently free for all. Children must be present for pick-up if they are not PTS students.

+++ (There is yogurt included in this weekend pack, too). +++ Some items may vary.

Reserve a weekend meal pack, here:
https://forms.gle/E4DtgFBBkqaEJBqW8

Our meal distribution location and times are listed, here:
https://www.portage.k12.in.us/UserFiles/Servers/Server_223664/File/Back%20to%20School/Mobile%20Meals%20bus%20routes.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0fh2v0NN-_burYEUr7Ik8yVItW00llealdNta9LXcyY0x-vT4FAKtMZRY

See you tomorrow!

11/21/2020

Portage Kiwanis Members were at Bass Pro today collecting for the Salvation Army

11/21/2020

Ben’s Blue Bags expands reach in NWI, aims to help those with autism, special needs

Ben’s Blue Bags expands reach in NWI, aims to help those with autism, special needs

Crown Point fire Lt. Matt Kodicek has hosted training sessions for 25 public safety departments, including police, fire and EMS, across the Region, doling out 58 of the sensory bags

11/19/2020

Portage Kiwanis took time this week to make thank you notes for our Portage School teachers. Thank you teachers for all you have endured during these trying times.

11/17/2020

Aurora Dental Wellness-Portage Indiana

We exceeded our goal! Thank you to everyone that donated and supported Aurora's Gobble and Smile food drive. We were able donate 232 food items to the Portage Food Pantry!
#ADW #shiningourlight

11/16/2020

Santa Letter Fundraiser $6 per letter. Please try and have the form returned by December 10th to ensure delivery before Christmas.

11/15/2020

Portage Kiwanis helping with Operation Christmas Child box stuffing for 500 children yesterday.

Come learn more about Portage Kiwanis we meet every Tuesday 8 am Portage Hospital Cafe. We are looking for members!

11/11/2020

Box assembly Operation Christmas Child, 450 box’s assembled in 1 hour!

11/11/2020

11/10/2020

Wonderful fundraiser for Portage Kiwanis! Great surprise for the kids!

Portage Kiwanis Santa Letter Fundraiser!
Letters sent to your child are $6 each with REAL Reindeer Dust!
Orders due by December 10th to guarantee delivery by Christmas.

Please Share!

10/30/2020

Check it out folks!!!

Portage Kiwanis Santa Letter Fundraiser!
Letters sent to your child are $6 each with REAL Reindeer Dust!
Orders due by December 10th to guarantee delivery by Christmas.

Please Share!

10/29/2020

Portage Kiwanis Santa Letter Fundraiser!
Letters sent to your child are $6 each with REAL Reindeer Dust!
Orders due by December 10th to guarantee delivery by Christmas.

Please Share!

10/27/2020

Thank you to Dr. Lisa from Aurora Dental Wellness in Portage for speaking to the group this morning.

https://www.facebook.com/AuroraDentalWellness/

10/24/2020

Track you to Matt Soliday for speaking to the group Tuesday.

10/23/2020

Family Promise of Porter County

Here is how you can help the families we're serving the most. Make a donation here: https://www.fpgives.org/organizations/family-promise-of-porter-county-bba75f71-8dfd-4b3d-a927-dc2995510efe?fbclid=IwAR1L7LiPXwMAoZZ18RlEnjhmUaU-5y_-QrQWlPifHSHuCw9ZvQgeLZqB0VQ

#FamilyPromiseWeek2020

10/17/2020

Portage Township - Brendan Clancy, Trustee

Applications for the 2021 heating season Energy Assistance Program are now available on the Portage Township Trustee's website, portagetrustee.org/
Information on the program can be found on the application.
Please see the flyer for additional information for this year's program.

10/17/2020

Tomorrow

10/14/2020

Operation Christmas Child program. Yesterday the group assembled small bags of school items for children in need.

10/03/2020

Thank You!