Accomplishments – Broad Ripple Kiwanis Club

Here are a few of our accomplishments from the past Kiwanis year (2024 through Sept. 2025):

James Whitcomb Riley #43

Purchased tripod, microphone, and camera for recording student presentations and school performance
Purchased technology to fascilitate the transition to a visual performing arts school. to enable students to create digital projects
Enabled exploration of the ecosystem by purchasing supplies for STEM experiments and the proper technology for STEM research
Purchased materials to help 2nd and 3rd graderes understand insects. This included an iPad, ant farm, bug viewer, lady bugs, and study materials
Provided 1st graders with materials to create a dramatic play area so that their lessons come alive
Helped purchase a Mac laptop and iPad for use in improving students’ reading skills and comprehension and understanding of technology applications
Provided headphones to enable students to focus during independent reading time
Purchased photo printer and supplies for 3rd grade class
Helped purchase books to establish arts library

Phalen Academy #48

Purchased individual whiteboards, markers, and erasers for writing math problems. Also provided printer ink to enable printing of math work sheets
Provided headphones for each student to enable them to focus without distractions of conversations
Helped provide essential care items for stdents’ daily needs, to enable them to focus on the essential task of learning
Purchased a charging cart for storage of Chromebooks and keeping devices operational
Funded the purchase of a 32 charging station cart, rugs to be used in education, and classroom supplies
Purchased electronic supplies for 3rd grade classroom, including headphones, computer mice, and storage bags
Purchased materials for a classroom’s STEM projects

Eliza Blaker Butler Lab School #55

Funded the purchase of iPads for students to use to be able to share their work with their parents
Provided framing materials to permanently display students’ art pieces of bugs, created from found objects

William Bell Butler Lab School #60

Purchased a class set of Sphero Indi robots for young learners, tohelp students understand coding in a more concrete way
Purchased Magna-Tiles to teach math and physical science. The materials teach students about forces and patterns, while they sort, create, design aand construct
Provided funding for supplies to start the school yeaar, including headphones for the class
Purchased an Edison robot to enable students to learn coding

Rousseau McClellan #91

Purchased 4 tablets to be retained in the special education classroom so students would always have access to this technology
Helped provide work tables for student use in creating STEAM projects

Purdue Polytechnic High School North

Provided funds to enable participation in the competitive evGrand Prix, held at Purdue University in West Lafayette. With our sponsorship the team was able to purchase tires, lithium battery, magesium wheels, disk brakes and brake line, left and right spindles, steering column, racing suit, gloves, shoes, rib protector, neck brace, input gear, output gear, and mechanic’s tool set
Gave funds to adquire supplies for the maker program, such as hardwood
Approved funding to purchase supplies for the school’s robotics team

Shortridge High School

Purchased materials or silkscreen printing of students’ artwork
For art instruction, provided an iMac All-in-One to enhance digital art, animation, and multi-media projects. This enables student development of 21st century skills, creation of digital portfolios, and exploration of new creative pathways
Funded a tool cart to organize art materials, and assist sstudents in creative presentation in a professional manner
Purchased an iPad for art classroon to integrate technology with art curriculum and expand creative possibilities
Purchased a laptop charger and tablet so every student would have access to this technology
Purchased health monitoring equipment so athletes can understand physiology and performance
Purchased organizational materials for Algebra II class
Purchased graphing calculators to fascilitate complex calculations
Provided funding for car for advanced digital media students
Purchased Prismacolor Premier Colored pencils for art classes

ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

As a Go Fourth activity, pulled invasive garlic mustard plants at Broad Ripple Park
Provided docents for the Broad Ripple Historic Home Tour
Donated coats, hats and gloves for students at Purdue Polytechnic High School
Purchased replacement art supplied for summer art camps at Broad Ripple Park, after materials were destroyed in an act of vandalism
Collected supplies to help 91 Place, which provides shelter and services to youth, ages 18-24 facing homelessness
Cleaned and maintained our adopted median at 70^th and College on a weekly basis
Continued to co-sponsored the clean-up of Broad Ripple Village on the first Saturday of every month

Hosted the fourth annual Pumpkin Smash for STEAM Cash. Held in partnershp with Half Liter BBQ, this free family event features pumpkin drop from scissor lift, smashing pumpkins on the ground, arts events for kiddos, live music, on-line auction, and Dine-to-Donate generosity of Half Liter restaurant, a Sahm establishment
Hosted a beach bingo and tropical triva event, raising funds to provide assistance for needs other than STEAM

Held bi-weekly lunch meetings at Half Liter BBQ, and monthly Think with a Drink at various location
Continued to support Haverford Little League
Donated funds to support after-school STEAM programs of AYS
Continued support of STEAM-focused summer day camp scholarships at Jordan YMCA
Focused on membership growth with outreach in the Broad Ripple area
Supported the Kiwanis International Children’s Fund
Supported the programs of the Indiana District of Kiwanis International