About the Kiwanis Club of South Arlington

Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Our Kiwanis club looks out for our community and the Kiwanis international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. Our Kiwanis club is generous with its 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.

South Arlington

Arlington County, Va., is a community of about 240,000 residents immediately across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. “South Arlington” encompasses the area of the county south of U.S. Route 50 (Arlington Blvd.). While neither the club’s activities nor membership is confined to South Arlington, it represents the historic heart of the club.

Our club brochure

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Our bylaws

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Club leadership

The Kiwanis club year runs Oct. 1 to Sept. 30.

For 2024-25, the club leadership is Andres Tobar, president; Wilfred Braveboy, treasurer; Scott McCaffrey, secretary; and John Murphy, membership chair. Board members in addition to the leadership include Gloria Smith and MilaLynne Floro. We are a member of the Kiwanis Capital District; Josh Hiscock serves as Capital District governor and Robert Dodd as Division 2 lieutenant governor.

For 2023-24, the club leadership was Scott McCaffrey, president; Andres Tobar, president-elect; Wilfred Braveboy, secretary/treasurer; and Kelly LeBouef, special-events chair. We are a member of the Capital District (Eric Lamb, Charlottesville, 2023-24 governor) and its Division 2 (Kim Thompson, Leesburg, 2023-24 lieutenant governor).

Kiwanis mission & vision

Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the world by making lasting differences in the lives of children. Kiwanis strives to 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.

Our Kiwanis club focuses on changing the world by serving children, one child in our 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.

Building relationships

Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through community-service projects. We have a friendly and productive relationship with the Kiwanis Club of Arlington. We are one of more than 170 Kiwanis clubs in the Capital District. And we are a proud member of the Inter-Service Club Council of Arlington, which aggregates the power of community service from many organizations.

In support of students, we sponsor the Key Club at Arlington Community High School and have a relationship supporting Randolph Elementary School.

Ready to join us?

Are you ready to help create communities that let all children thrive, prosper and grow? It’s pretty easy to do! Simply email us at [email protected] or fill out the handy form below, and we’ll provide all the information you need!

The kids in your community and the world are counting on you!