The Kiwanis Club of Weston is a proud sponsor of this event.

On Saturday, February 1, 2025 (1–3 PM), Weston Intermediate will host its first-ever Community Service Day: WIS Wolf Pack Gives Back — a new tradition that will bring students in grades 3–5 and their families together for an afternoon of hands-on giving.

This event is about more than a few hours of volunteering — it’s about teaching kids the power of service. Each family will roll up their sleeves to create items and care packages that go directly to local organizations in need, including animal shelters, food pantries, senior centers, children’s hospitals, and homelessness outreach programs. Along the way, students will learn that even small acts of kindness can make a real difference — and that Weston is part of a much larger community of compassion.

What excites me most about this event — beyond how hands-on it will be — is the opportunity to introduce students to a wide range of service organizations, many of which are right here in Weston and Fairfield Country. By the end of the afternoon, kids and their families will have learned about 20 different types of organizations and created tangible items to donate that will make an immediate impact.

These projects will likely include making dog toys for an animal shelter, flower pots for a senior center, diaper bundles for a family agency, seed bombs for an environmental organization, toiletry bags for a homeless shelter, and craft kits for children at a domestic women’s shelter.

We’ll also have collection bins that day to support the Weston Food Pantry, local clothing drives, and collections for sports gear, books, and other essentials.

We will even have small, live animals from a Rescue Farm, which the kids are going to love!

And as a signature activity, we will also host End Hunger New England, during which families will put on hair nets and gloves, and work on an assembly line to package 10,000 meals for people in need.

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Weston Kiwanis meets most Saturdays from September through June at Norfield Congregational Church parish hall. Doors open at 8 a.m. for coffee and conversation, with the breakfast meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending no later than 10 a.m. After breakfast, we have a speaker or community service activity.


Meetings are open to all, drop-ins are welcome, and your first breakfast, normally $10 for a full breakfast or $5 for a continental,  is on us.