Come to lunch. Stay to serve.

The best way to get to know Kern Kiwanis is to visit a meeting as our guest. There's no commitment.

RSVP for a visit See the monthly rhythm

How a month works

If you make just two meetings a month, one dinner and one lunch, you're doing great. Nobody should feel club life is a chore.

1st Thursday3-2-1 Meeting6–7:30pDinner with a guest speaker. The board meets first, 5–6p, and members are welcome.
2nd ThursdayLunch Meeting12–1pLunch and catching up with each other.
3rd weekDivision Council (DCM)6–7:30pAll Division 33 clubs meet together. The host club, date, and place rotate.
4th ThursdaySocials & service12–1pSocials, volunteering, and youth club events. Dates and places vary.

Where we meet

Our 3-2-1 and lunch meetings are at a regular home. The board is choosing a new one in East/Central Bakersfield: affordable, with a private room, and a place with generational roots we're proud to bring guests and speakers to.

Chalet Basque hosts us through the November 5 meeting.

What a lunch meeting is like

  • A patriotic song, the flag salute, and an invocation
  • A few minutes of fellowship and club news
  • A guest speaker from around Bakersfield
  • Done in an hour

Corporate membership

Your company joins, and an employee represents it at meetings and events. If that person changes jobs, name a new representative with no new membership fee.

Membership costs

Members pay a one-time membership fee and monthly dues, plus their own meals.

Draft: add current fee and dues amounts here.

Questions? Call Seth at (661) 345-2151.

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2026–27 leadership

Club officers

  • Seth HewettPresident
  • OpenVice President
  • Jim VenturaImmediate Past President
  • John WagnerSecretary / Treasurer

Board of directors

Jay BoydstunCecilia ProvensalChris StrongFuchsia Ward

Kern Kiwanis Foundation

  • Christopher AasnessSecretary / Treasurer

Foundation board

Jay BoydstunRichard YbarraSteve SnitchlerShirley Ventura

The club president, president-elect, vice president, and secretary/treasurer also serve on the Foundation board.

Interested in the open vice president seat? Let us know.