Hudson Kiwanis History
| 1951 |
Hudson Kiwanis Club Chartered. (Little League baseball organized) |
| 1952 | HHS Kiwanis Key Club founded. High school volunteers helping the community. |
| 1962 | Hudson Horse Show. First major club fundraiser which ran for 26 years. |
| 1965 | Youth soccer program introduced by Hudson Kiwanis. |
| 1975 | Kiwanis initiated youth field hockey program and provided seed money for HHS field hockey teams. |
| 1980 | Kiwanis youth baseball introduced. |
| 1984 | First Annual Hudson Hoop Classic. |
| 1985 | Scholarship program introduced, (3) $1,000 scholarships awarded annually. |
| 1995 |
Fundraising for lights at The Ball Park
at Hudson. Six computers given to Hudson Library. |
| 1996 | Club initiates student loan program. |
| 2000 | Hudson Kiwanis Foundation donates $40,000 for athletic fields at Barlow Farm Park. |
| 2001 |
Hudson Kiwanis Foundation donates
$10,000 to David J. Gagat Indoor Instructional
Baseball Facility at HHS. Kiwanis Baseball fields 1,300 players. |
| 2003 | First Annual Hudson Kiwanis Foundation donation of $12,000 to Hudson Schools for educational purposes. |
| 2006 |
Hudson Hoop Classic XXI hosts 107 teams
(approximately 1,200 players). Over 7,000 fans
attended. Hudson joins Little League Baseball of America. |
| 2008 | Boy Scout Camp Manitoc
Cabin Sponsor Memorial plaque dedicated in memory of Kiwanian Alonzo Church at Hudson High School Baseball Field |
| 2011 | Participate in the
Young Entrepreneurs Program at East Woods School Commitment to Hudson Community First for Veteran’s Way Park as a Signature Basketball Court Sponsor at the $10,000 level Kiwanis members marched with Little League Baseball teams in the Memorial Day Parade $5,000 commitment to Hudson Schools Foundation for the high school stadium project |
