About Us

Welcome to Fort Pierce Sunrise Kiwanis! 

If you’re looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community while building lasting friendships, you’ve found your place. Fort Pierce Sunrise Kiwanis is a dynamic 100-year-old civic organization dedicated to serving the youth of St. Lucie County.

Our Impact Our Signature Project is the All-Abilities Kiwanis Playground at Jaycee Park—a beautiful, inclusive space that provides a safe and joyful place for children of all abilities to play, learn, and grow. In addition, we support six thriving Key Clubs in local high schools, host community-building events like Farm City BBQ and Bridge Buster 5K, and civic minded mission driven events like the Sights & Sounds Parade that on 2024 brought together over 80 floats and performance groups, drew an estimated crowd of more than 10,000 spectators, and showcased the heart and holiday spirit of our Fort Pierce community; the Art Exhibit at the Kiwanis Building St. Lucie County Fair with participation of over 32 schools, and provided thousands of dollars annually in scholarships, awards, and service opportunities for youth.

Interested in Joining? Becoming part of our Kiwanis family is as easy as getting involved. Here’s how you can get started:

  • Join Us for Meetings: Attend 2 regular club meetings and one social—or simply join 3 regular meetings. Get to know us and feel the energy of a group that’s all about action.
  • Serve in a Way That Works for You: Complete 6 hours of service—whether it’s helping set up or clean up after a meeting, collecting books for our Little Library, volunteering at a community clean-up, or bringing in a sponsor for an event. Every contribution counts!
  • Experience Our Events: Join us for a service project, fundraiser, or social. It’s a great way to see our mission in action—and have some fun while you’re at it!
  • Step Into Membership: Dues are $475 annually includes breakfast and help fund our local projects and Kiwanis International programs. Dues are renewed in the first week of November each year.

What We Expect From Our Members Once you’re part of the club, we ask you to: – Participate in at least two activities each month (meetings, events, service projects, or socials) – Choose a committee to support—helping us stay strong, organized, and full of momentum – Actively support fundraising efforts by donating time, resources, or spreading the word

Our Committees Find where your talents and passions fit best: – Farm City BBQ – Key Club Conclave – Sights and Sounds Christmas Parade – 5K Bridge Buster – School Fair Display at Fairgrounds – Golf Tournament – Scholarship Committee – Key Clubs – Playground (All-Abilities Park) – Membership – Communications – Guest Speaker – House Committee – FPSK 100th Anniversary

We can’t wait to welcome you into the Fort Pierce Sunrise Kiwanis family. Because when we come together with purpose, there’s no limit to the good we can do.

Let’s serve, lead, and grow—together.

KIDS NEED KIWANIS                                                                                              
Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Local clubs look out for our communities and the international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. We are generous with our time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way.

For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.

THE KIWANIS MISSION                                                                                                                Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.

THE KIWANIS VISION                                                                                                                       
Kiwanis will be a positive influence in communities worldwide — so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive.

KIWANIS SERVICE                                                                                                                           
Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage approximately 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. 

A FAMILY OF SERVANT LEADERS                                                                                                  
Kiwanis clubs focus on changing the world by serving children, one child and one community at a time. To reach more people and have a greater service impact on their communities, many clubs sponsor a Kiwanis family club — K-Kids for primary school children; Builders Clubs for adolescents; Key Clubs for teens; Circle K clubs for university students and Aktion Clubs for adults living with disabilities.

JOIN US                                                                                                                                                   
Are you ready to help create communities that let all children thrive, prosper and grow?      Join us on Thursday mornings at 7:30 AM, at The Fort Pierce Yacht Club. The kids are counting on you.