Fishing Rodeo - This is a worthwhile project held at Sharon Johnson Park each spring, sponsored by the Madison County Commissioners, and is a special outing for children ages 5 – 15. Our club helps in every capacity, including parking, giving out prizes (which we provide), putting worms on hooks and weighing the fish. We also try to keep the parents from cheating!
Reading is Fundamental - We visit and read to Head Start classes at a local elementary school three times a year. This is a particularly rewarding adventure for our Kiwanians. The Alabama District RIF programs comprise 50% of the RIF programs in Kiwanis International!
Salvation Army Soup Van - On the fourth Monday of each month Metro Kiwanis members take the Soup Van to various sites in Huntsville to bring the evening meal to the homeless families of our community.
Thanksgiving and Christmas Deliveries - In cooperation with Christmas Charities Year 'Round, Metro members deliver food at Thanksgiving and toys at Christmas to those families in need in our community. This is a popular project with our members and also with our Sparkman Key Club.
Salvation Army Bell Ringing - Each year during the Christmas Season Metro members give hours of their time ringing the bell for the Salvation Army at the Drake Avenue Wal-Mart.
IDD Project - We have been able to meet our club goal with donations to the Kiwanis International Project and are ranked 9th in the State of Alabama with a donation of $10,600.
We make donations of money and time to various projects in the city of Huntsville. Those include Big Brothers Big Sisters, CASA, The Older Americans Festival, SafeKids, The Senior Center Kids and Karegivers Program, Christmas Charities, Better Business Bureau Peer Mediation Program, Junior Achievement and others.