Club History  

The Pikes Peak Kiwanis Club received its charter on February 23, 1955. It was chartered by a small group of men, pioneered by the leadership of Virgil Justice, who obtained enough members for the club to obtain a charter. Like other service clubs, a chief function of ours is to raise money through different projects and then allocate that money to different benevolent activities, charity groups and other special needs, with our major emphasis being with youth activities. Our first meeting place was the Alta Vista Hotel, and since that time, other official meeting places have included the Embers, Acacia Hotel, Delmonico Restaurant, Hackney House, Ruth's Oven, Stockyard's Steakhouse, Village Inn, Rocky Mountain Club and Giuseppe's. As of this writing, Will Perkins is the only remaining charter member with the club. In the early 70s we had approximately 75-80 members. Our membership is now 40-45 members. We have always met on Thursdays for a luncheon Meeting.

-Jack Agee, Historian