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 – Aug 6, 2025
Aug 6, 2025 Hello Everyone, Our speaker tomorrow is Rick...
Upcoming Events
2025 Dining with the Dead
Saturday, September 6, 20254:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location...
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...
Newest Member
Lyssa Begay Inducted
Welcome Lyssa Begay! TLyssa Begay is re-inducted into the...
#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 - Aug 7, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Rick Burns
Description
Rick Burns – Karadah Project – For almost a decade, LTC (retired) Rick Burns was in and out of Army deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. During and in between those deployments, Rick felt once the military withdrew, there would still be a lot more work to be done in these countries. The people he worked with who believed in our U.S. mission and at great personal risk, worked closely with us, deserved our best efforts, he believes. That inspired the founding of Karadah Project Int’l, a nonprofit supporting internally displaced women and children in the countries where he served.
Location
Farmington, NM, 87401
United States
Thursday - Aug 14, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Kyle Rhodes
Description
Kyle Rhodes – President/CEO Pesco – a family owned company with over 50-years’ experience in manufacturing high quality equipment for the natural gas and oil industries. They are the largest privately held manufacturing firms in San Juan County, and one of the largest in New Mexico. PESCO designs, manufactures, and services production equipment for use throughout the United States, primarily in the Rocky Mountain region and Texas. They currently have over 420 employees operating in over 115,00 Sq. Ft. of manufacturing space operating on over 60 acres of land.
Location
Farmington, NM, 87401
United States
Thursday - Aug 14, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Seth Bingham
Description
Seth Bingham will take a couple of minutes to share 911 Day of Service Information.
Location
Farmington, NM, 87401
United States
Thursday - Aug 21, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Lisa Monee Korbas
Description
Lisa Monee Korbas, Title One Coach at McCormick Elementary, will present on their ‘Book Vending Machine’ and how students can earn gold coins to use to select books as prizes. Kiwanis Scholastic Books provided books for each student to select 2 books to take home. The extra money purchased books for the ‘Vending Machine’. Students receive token for attendance, good behavior, academic success and more. Cody Cornoyer is Chair.
Location
Farmington, NM, 87401
United States
Thursday - Aug 21, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Audra Winters
Description
Audra Winters will take a few minutes to give information on the upcoming Cancer Style Show.
Location
Farmington, NM, 87401
United States
Thursday - Aug 28, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Patty Tharp
Description
Patty Tharp, Historian and Past President of SJC Historical Society will give a shortened presentation of one given to Historical Society Members about the Tully House. Anna Helena Tully is portrayed by Joan Monninger in DWTD. The Tully House is in Flora Vista and one of the oldest remaining homestead houses in the county.
Location
Farmington, NM, 87401
United States
Guest Speakers
Rick Burns – Aug 7, 2025
Rick BurnsGuest Speaker Rick Burns, a retired US Army Lt....
Debra Mayeux – Jul 31, 2025
Debra MayeuxGuest Speaker Debra Mayeux was our speaker for...
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P.O. Box 843
Farmington, NM 87499
(505) 860-5165
