The Kiwanis Community Playground is our gift to the community. Built in 2009, it is located at Tracy Park in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Tracy Park is a beloved community gathering space where people of all ages come to relax and enjoy outdoor activities in the heart of the city.
Check out the YouTube video below to see the photos from the original construction of the playground.
We recently made our playground even better with the addition of ADA playground equipment.
This makes what we do all worthwhile! Elisha Duncan, 12, takes a turn on our new ADA swing. She is the daughter of Kimberly O’Madden, General Manager of FC Daehler Mortuary, a Diamond Donor for our new ADA additions to our Kiwanis Playground in Tracy Park.
Our playground formerly lacked adequate equipment for children with special needs, limiting their ability to participate fully in the park’s offerings. In early 2024, the club raised funds to purchase and install ADA-compliant swings to create a play area that can be used by all children. The Kiwanis Children’s Fund awarded a $12,000 grant to the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth to support these improvements, and several organizations and individuals in our community also supported this project.
The Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, for our new ADA addition to make it accessible to children with disabilities! Thanks so much to our ADA Playground Committee Chair Misty Simco and our committee members (pictured above from left): Todd Medley, Dan DeLotell, Bill Ogg, Misty Simco, Kiwanis President Jamie Colley, Sharon Carver, and KC Rase. Autumn Dowdy is not pictured.
Special thanks to the following donors who made this playground addition possible:
Come out and support your local kids at the annual Kiwanis Pancake Day set for Wed., April 23, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 each for all you can eat pancakes. Also included are sausage, coffee, milk or juice. Purchase your ticket today from a Kiwanis member or buy your ticket at the door. If questions, message us on Facebook or email us at [email protected]. Thank you to our sponsor, UK King’s Daughters! ... See MoreSee Less
Kiwanis scholarships are due by midnight on Friday, February 28, 2025. If mailing, they must be postmarked by February 28, 2025.
ALL FOUR requirements below are necessary in order for your scholarship application to be considered: - The application - High School transcript - TWO recommendations - Certification of eligibility
Visit kiwanisofportsmouth.org and select the Scholarship tab for more information and to apply online.Have you submitted your application yet for a Kiwanis scholarship? If so, did you also do the following?
- Send your transcript to [email protected] - Have two recommendations completed (available online) - Have your guidance counselor submit your certification of eligibility online.
ALL of these steps are required for your application to be considered complete. Don't miss out! We're giving away four $1,000 scholarships to Scioto County seniors who plan to attend Shawnee State University this fall.
Applications are due by midnight on February 28, 2025! Visit kiwanisofportsmouth.org, and click on the Scholarships tab. #KidsNeedKiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
Kiwanis Playground
The Kiwanis Community Playground is our gift to the community.
Built in 2009, it is located at Tracy Park in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Tracy Park is a beloved community gathering space where people
of all ages come to relax and enjoy outdoor activities in the heart of the city.
Check out the YouTube video below to see the photos
from the original construction of the playground.
We recently made our playground even better
with the addition of ADA playground equipment.
This makes what we do all worthwhile! Elisha Duncan, 12, takes a turn on our new ADA swing. She is the daughter of Kimberly O’Madden, General Manager of FC Daehler Mortuary, a Diamond Donor for our new ADA additions to our Kiwanis Playground in Tracy Park.
Our playground formerly lacked adequate equipment for children with special needs, limiting their ability to participate fully in the park’s offerings. In early 2024, the club raised funds to purchase and install ADA-compliant swings to create a play area that can be used by all children. The Kiwanis Children’s Fund awarded a $12,000 grant to the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth to support these improvements, and several organizations and individuals in our community also supported this project.
The Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, for our new ADA addition to make it accessible to children with disabilities! Thanks so much to our ADA Playground Committee Chair Misty Simco and our committee members (pictured above from left): Todd Medley, Dan DeLotell, Bill Ogg, Misty Simco, Kiwanis President Jamie Colley, Sharon Carver, and KC Rase. Autumn Dowdy is not pictured.
Special thanks to the following donors who made this playground addition possible:
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Come out and support your local kids at the annual Kiwanis Pancake Day set for Wed., April 23, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 each for all you can eat pancakes. Also included are sausage, coffee, milk or juice. Purchase your ticket today from a Kiwanis member or buy your ticket at the door. If questions, message us on Facebook or email us at [email protected]. Thank you to our sponsor, UK King’s Daughters! ... See MoreSee Less
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Kiwanis scholarships are due by midnight on Friday, February 28, 2025. If mailing, they must be postmarked by February 28, 2025.
ALL FOUR requirements below are necessary in order for your scholarship application to be considered:
- The application
- High School transcript
- TWO recommendations
- Certification of eligibility
Visit kiwanisofportsmouth.org and select the Scholarship tab for more information and to apply online.Have you submitted your application yet for a Kiwanis scholarship? If so, did you also do the following?
- Send your transcript to [email protected]
- Have two recommendations completed (available online)
- Have your guidance counselor submit your certification of eligibility online.
ALL of these steps are required for your application to be considered complete. Don't miss out! We're giving away four $1,000 scholarships to Scioto County seniors who plan to attend Shawnee State University this fall.
Applications are due by midnight on February 28, 2025! Visit kiwanisofportsmouth.org, and click on the Scholarships tab. #KidsNeedKiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
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