About Our Club

 The Kiwanis Club of Allentown was chartered on May 16, 1918 with twenty members. It is one of the oldest Kiwanis clubs in Pennsylvania. The club quickly grew to 97 members by the end of the year. One of the club’s first service projects was the establishment of a shelter for children from homes with Spanish Influenza. Annual dues at the time were $20. By 1921, the club grew to 118 members. Weekly club meetings alternated between the Hotel Allen, and the Americus Hotel. In 1929, our membership grew to 132 men. During this time period, we provided membership for 50 underprivileged boys to the YMCA, and 50 girls to the YWCA. We also sponsored a Boy Scout troop downtown. Membership swelled to over 200 in the 50’s. Our club meetings eventually moved to the Hilton Hotel at 9th and Hamilton Streets, which became the Crowne Plaza Hotel in 2004. We now meet for breakfast at the Brew Works on the Green in Allentown. Our membership has remained around 30 for the past several years.   

 

Current Membership Roster  

 

ANSELMO, Danielle                  Director                                      L.V. Child Care- Walnut St.               Bethlehem

ASHCRAFT, Bob                       IT Audit Manager                        Accume Partners                              Allentown

BALDRIGE, Jr., Ed                     Retired Professor                       Muhlenberg College                         Allentown    

CHANG, Young                         Branch Manager                          Lafayette Ambassador Bank            Whitehall

DURANT, Bernie                      Owner                                           Durant Enterprises                           Allentown

FARO, Ira                                Development Director                    LC Conference Churches                Allentown

FRONHEISER, Jim                   President                                       Bradley Pulverizer                          Barto

GRAY, Belinda                       Branch Manager                            KNBT                                               Allentown

HARP, Peg                             Computer Programmer                  Information Systems Manager         Bethlehem 

HARP, Tom                             Deputy Director, Administration     Northampton County                       Allentown

KISTLER, Larry                       Director                                           Lehigh Co. Tax Claim                     Bethlehem

KNAPP, Father Don                 Retired Pastor                                                                                        Allentown

KNEISS, Joan                         Program Coordinator                      Allentown Public Library                Center Valley

KOLP, Debbie                         Administrator                                 Girls Club of Allentown                    Allentown

KREAG, Ward                        Retired - Real Estate                                                                                  Allentown                        

LEWIS, Ron                           Director, Foundation                        Kutztown University                           Emmaus

LUKOW, Nick                        Financial Advisor                             Independence Planning Group          Whitehall

MARTIN, Enos                                                                                 PPL                                                   Coopersburg

O'REILLY, Jim                       Engineer                                           Spotts, Stevens & McCoy                  Allentown

PAWLOWSKI, Ed                  Mayor                                                City of Allentown                               Allentown

RANDALL, Bill                      Director of Development                                                                             Allentown

REIMER, Bruce                      Retired CPA                                                                                                Wescosville

REYNOLDS, Keith                  President                                          Reynolds Business  Systems              Allentown

SAXTON, Sam                       Chairman                                         Cedar Hill Memorial Park                   Allentown  

SIEGFRIED, Todd                   Director                                           Burkholder's Funeral Home                Allentown

STOFFA, John                       County Executive                             Northampton County                           Northampton

WALLS, Craig                       Project Manager                               Alvin Butz, Inc.                                     Allentown