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SERVICES and EVENTS

  • Backpacks of Food - Preparing bags of food to be distributed to children for weekend meals

  • Wentzville Back to School - Prepare visitor bags and assisting with MO Chip registration

  • Annual Turkey Trot Race (Oct) - for Wentzville Holt Cross Country Team and our club service programs

  • Holiday Cards for Heroes (Oct) - Writing holiday well wishes to be sent to those serving away from home.

  • Poinsettia Sales - Raising money for scholarships and student supply closets

  • Holiday Tree Trimming - Decorating the Wentzville Police Station for the holidays

  • Wentzville Police Junior Youth Camp (Aug) - Assisting at the event organized by WPD

  • Poinsettia Sales (Nov-Dec)- Raising money for scholarships and student supply closets

  • Annual Essay and Oratorical Competitions (Jan-Feb)- Scholarships offered to seniors residing within Wentzville School District

  • Clothing and School Supply Closet - Needy identified by Wentzville Police Dept. or Wentzville School District

  • Lending Libraries located at: Lindenwood Ice Area and Whisper Creek Fire House #5 on Hwy Z

  • Playground update - LINC Daycare - Service project making improvements to the non-profit daycare

BOLD items above are student service hour opportunities. Select JOIN US if interested in participating.

EVENTS CALENDAR

​Club Meeting - 2nd and 4th Monday of every month, 6:30 - 7:30PM at IHOP (arrive early to dine)

Watch our Facebook for specific dates and times. We'd be happy to have you join us.

October

Holiday Cards for Heroes - Cliff View Branch of St. Charles County Library.

Turkey Trot - Students in the Wentzville School District area, third grade through sixth grade can participate.  The winner in each bracket receives a frozen turkey and a medal.  The top third racers of each bracket receive a medal.  All racers receive a race shirt* and a race bib.  *race shirts if registered prior to entry deadline

The race encourages kids to have a healthy lifestyle, supports the Holt Cross Country Team, and helps fund our club scholarships and community activities.

November - December

Poinsettia Sales - Proceeds help fund our annual scholarships

Trim-a-tree at the Wentzville Police Department

January

Optimist International Essay and Oratorical contest judging.  WPD senior winners receive a $500 scholarship and a single winner of each contest advances to the zone/regional/ and possibly the international contest

February

Lake St. Louis Polar Plunge - Our team helps at the event which raises money for the Special Olympics

~~Summer of 2026~~ Veteran 250 raising money for Folds of Honor in celebration of 250 Years of Independence

May

Scholarship presentations and awards banquet with our GOLD corporate sponsors

July

Helping Wentzville Police Explorers at the summer camp

August

Junior Kids Camp with Wentzville Police Dept - Assisting where needed during the three-day event

Back to School Fair; Filling backpacks with school supplies for the fair, helping the Masonic Organization during the fair with their MoCHIP program

September

Officer Recognition; recognizing an officer in Wentzville and Lake St. Louis for their service to kids

We also support 2 Lending Libraries in the community; Wentzville Ice Arena, Whisper Creek Fire Station and are on call for support of the Kids Clothing Closet requests.

You can sponsor our club and help us serve the kids in our community.  All donations over $100 can be tax deductible.  Please contact the club about how you can Help kid's dreams come true!

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