Serving the Children
of our Community
We pride ourselves in being a very active club dedicated to helping the children in our community. Whether you are interested in helping with one of our many projects throughout the year or interested in joining our organization, you’ve come to the right place! Be sure to check out our upcoming events and learn how you can help.
Farmington Rio del Sol Kiwanis Club
Serving the Farmington Community since 2013!
Club News

Weekly News – Mar 19, 2025
Mar 19, 2025 Hello Everyone, Nicole Clark is our speaker...
Upcoming Events

2025 Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, June 14, 20257:30 AM - 10:30 AM Location Outback...

2025 Riverfest Duck Race
Sunday, May 25, 20253:00 PM Location Willett Ditch near...

2025 Scholastic Books for Kids
Friday, May 9, 2025 Kiwanis Scholastic Books for Kids at...

2025 Forks & Corks
Thursday, May 1, 20255:30 PM - 9:00 PM Location Triple J...

2024 Coats for Kids
Description Kiwanis Coats for Kids provides warm winter...
Newest Member

Beki Cassesls – Newly Inducted
Welcome Beki Cassels! Beki Cassels was inducted recently...
#KidsNeedKiwanis
The Farmington Rio Del Sol Kiwanis club is dedicated to serving the local community through various service and fundraising projects. We are part of Kiwanis International, an organization serving children in local communities for over 100 years.
We’d love for you to come join us at one of our meetings or a service project.
We meet every Thursday at Noon at No Worries Bar and Grill located at the Farmington Airport, Farmington, NM 87401. Bring your appetite and your energy as we discuss upcoming projects and hear from people in our community.
Help the Rio del Sol Kiwanis Foundation in Farmington support the children in need.
The Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
All donations are tax deductible.
See below for information about some of the programs your donations go towards.
Projects for Kids
Our club is actively involved in our community helping children in need. More can be found by clicking the Our Projects button below.
Kiwanis Clothes for Kids at Target provides $100/each for school clothes for approximately 300 children.
November each Year
Coats for Kids program provides hundreds of warm winter coats to San Juan County boys and girls.
November each Year
Scholastic Books for Kids program provides books for every child in a title 1 school in our district.
Kiwanis Shoes for Kids program provides new athletic shoes and socks to children attending Boys and Girls Clubs.
Farmington Rio del Sol Kiwanis Meetings
We meet every Thursday at Noon at No Worries Bar and Grill located at the Farmington Airport, Farmington, NM 87401.
Thursday - Mar 20, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Nicole Clark
Description
Nicole Clark – Masada House, Inc is a transitional program. Their mission is to provide a safe, secure home for women recovering from substance abuse to practice the skills taught in treatment to become productive community members.
Nicole will tell us about Masada and about their big fundraiser, Music for Masada.
Location
Farmington, NM, 87401
United States
Thursday - Mar 27, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
State Senator Lanier
Description
State Senator Steve Lanier. Steve will have just returned from the 60 day Legislative Session in Santa Fe. Kiwanis will be one of the first groups to hear what went on and what was decided for New Mexico.
Location
Farmington, NM, 87401
United States
Thursday - Apr 3, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Cody Cornyer
Description
Cody Cornyer – His experience, survival, and comeback from MS.
Location
Farmington, NM, 87401
United States
Thursday - Apr 10, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Joan Monninger
Description
Joan Monninger – Executive Director of Aztec Museum. She’ll tell us about all the interesting programs planned for 2025 as well as the efforts to promote cultural tourism with the Four Corners Museum Network.
Location
Farmington, NM, 87401
United States
Thursday - Apr 17, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Committee Chairs
Description
Committee Chairs are invited to give a report about their program, what it does, do they need volunteers, and the date planned for the program.
Clothes for Kids, Coats for Kids, Shoes for Kids, Riverfest Duck Race, Forks and Corks, African Library Project, Father’s Day weekend Pancake Breakfast, Scholastic Books for Kids, Connie Mack Sponsor, and Dining with the Dead.
Location
Farmington, NM, 87401
United States
Thursday - Apr 24, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Neilson Francisco
Description
Neilson Francisco is the Site Director for the San Juan County Site of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico. BBBS of San Juan County’s mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 18, in communities across the county. They develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.
Location
Farmington, NM, 87401
United States
Guest Speakers

Audra Winters – Mar 13, 2025
Audra WintersGuest Speaker Audra Winters, Executive...

Cody Diehl – Mar 6, 2025
Cody DiehlGuest Speaker Mr. Cody Diehl, Superintendent of...
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P.O. Box 843
Farmington, NM 87499
(505) 860-5165
