What We Do for Our Community

Imagination Library

Since 2005, Maryville Kiwanis has been the sponsoring organization for Imagination Library in Blount County.  Imagination Library is a program in which every enrolled child receives a free, high-quality, age-appropriate book every month in the mail from birth to age 5.  The goal of the program is to improve reading readiness and foster a love of reading in young children.  As the sponsoring organization, Maryville Kiwanis raises over $60,000 per year through contributions, grants, and fundraising and works to increase enrollment.

Reading Program

​As part of the “Read for Success” program in Blount County Schools, members of Maryville Kiwanis spend an hour per week either reading to young children or working with struggling readers.

Salvation Army Bell-ringing

Each December, members of Maryville Kiwanis, working in two-hour shifts, spend five days ringing bells for the Salvation Army.  One of these days is staffed by our Service Leadership Programs – Circle K, Key Clubs, and Builders Clubs.