Community Organizations

Kirtland Area Service Council
The KASC is an agency consisting of its officers and a board of fifteen members elected from within the Kirtland School District. The KASC provides emergency, social, and educational services to the residents of the Kirtland School District, which is composed of Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Waite Hill, and portions of Willoughby and Chardon. The KASC is a 501C3 Corporation.

Contact President Phil Johnson at 256-3616 or Secretary Carole Clutter at 256-8069 for more information.

In case of an emergency, please contact Gail Pestich 256-3455.

KIRTLAND AREA SERVICE COUNCIL
ANNUAL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
Help Us to Help the Kirtland Community

Holiday Baskets
Thanks to the generosity of the local community, the Kirtland Area Service Council distributes holiday food baskets to Kirtland residents in need of assistance. The baskets, filled with groceries, including turkeys, hams and other non-perishable items. Information on collection will posted during each holiday season

Adopt a Family
The Kirtland Area Service Council offers an Adopt a Family program. Through this program, you will have an opportunity to help a family that needs assistance with purchasing gifts or other needed items for their children. If you would like to adopt a family for the holidays, please contact Gail Pestitch at 440-256-3455. 

Remembering Spouses and Children
The Kirtland Area Service Council also delivers a poinsettia to every family that has lost a spouse or child during the last year. 

For more information
Monetary donations are welcome and may be sent to and made payable to the: Kirtland Area Service Council, 9301 Chillicothe Road, Kirtland, OH 44094. 

If you are in need of assistance, please contact Gail Pestitch at 440-256-3455, President Phil Johnson at 256-3616 or Secretary Carole Clutter at 256-8069 for more information. 

Thank you for helping the Kirtland Area Service Council to share the spirit of the holiday season with those needing assistance in our community. 

Kirtland Kiwanis
Meetings: Every Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Kirtlander Party Center -- 9270 Chillicothe Road

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers, serving the children of the world and dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. The Kirtland Kiwanis meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Kirtlander Party Center on Chillicothe Road. Everyone is welcome to join and help the children of our community.

Some of our major fundraisers are the Strawberry Festival in June and the Italian Feast as well as other smaller ones throughout the year. All money raised stays in the community and is dedicated to children, school programs and scholarships. In addition to supporting children in need, Kiwanis supports our seniors and veterans.

Some of the Kiwanis projects, both past and recent, include the installation of wireless internet service at the Kirtland Elementary School, expansion of the Kirtland Schools weight room, and support for the after-prom, key club, and the Close-up programs.

All are invited to become a Kiwanian and see how you can make a difference in the life of a child.

For additional information, please call 256-1181.

2010 -- KIRTLAND KIWANIS STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
Kirtland High School -- 9150 Chillicothe Road
Point of Contact: Charles Bickart -- 440-256-1104
Thursday, June 17 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday, June 18 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday, June 19 from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday, June 20 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Complete list of contacts for the Strawberry Festival

Kirtland Grange No. 1245
10350 Chillicothe Road
440-256-1377

The community service and history in Kirtland goes back over 100 years. Structured on family life on in rural America, the Kirtland Grange is part of a nationwide organization. Membership is open to all, no preconditions exist. There is also a Junior Grange component that becomes active as the children reach age and interest. Some of the benevolent and beneficial interests of Kirtland Grange are:

• Organic food and food quality
• Water purity
• Waste collection and toxic pollution
• School and education quality
• Air Quality and greenhouse gas reduction
• Energy and alternate fuels
• Agricultural Society and Lake County Fair
• College and Secondary education
• Recycling and Reuse
• Civil Rights
• ...and much more!

The Grange has a voice in state and national legislative efforts and currently is working toward the Tax Relief Bill in the Ohio House and Senate. The grange expresses an interest in the quality and lack of inspection of imported foods for both human and animal consumption.

Membership Inquires are welcome, email .

Ask about meeting dates and times.

Links:
Ohio State Grange
National Grange
National Junior Grange

KIRTLAND SCOUTING

Boy Scouts

• Cub Scout Pack 286 is for boys grades 1 through 5.
• Boy Scout Troop 286 is for young men age 12 to 18.
• Venture Crew 826 is for young adults ages 15 to 21.

For information on Scouting programs in Kirtland, contact .

Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts are open to all -- all men and women, ages 18 and up, regardless of race, religion and socioeconomic status -- in grades Kindergarten through 12. Girl Scouts have six program levels designed to meet girls' developmental, educational, emotional, and social needs as they grow. Each level of Girl Scouts is based on grade level:

Daisies: Grades K – 1
Brownies: Grades 2 – 3
Juniors: Grades 4 – 5
Cadettes: Grades 6, 7 and 8
Seniors: Grades 9 – 10
Ambassadors: Grades 11 – 12

You may sign up for Girl Scouts throughout the year. An annual Girl Scout Membership Drive occurs at the beginning of each school year in communities across the Council.

For information on Girl Scout programs and/or leadership opportunities in Kirtland, contact Connie Aquila at (440) 256-5008 or via e-mail at kirtlandtroop262@yahoo.com.

Willoughby Rotary Club

P.O. Box 1302
Willoughby, OH 44094
Meetings: Every Monday at Noon
Gavi's - 38257 Glenn Avenue, Willoughby

Just as our home is known as "The Courtesy City," you will find Willougbhy Rotary to be a club where fellowship abounds. Willoughby Rotary has a high level of commitment to its community, and particularly youth programs.

The Willoughby Rotary Foundation supports a variety of projects including Lake County Clothe-a-Child, The Art Holloway and Christie Montrella Scholarships, Hospice of the Western Reserve, Lake County YMCA, Boy Scouts of America, local church food banks, and Rotary International humanitarian programs.

Our preference is to support those charities and programs where all money goes to the benefit of those in need. Funds are raised from a silent auction during our Annual Charity Ball at Kirtland Country Club. A full listing of monies donated in recent years may be viewed on our Foundation page.

Rotary International is the largest service organization in the world. It consists of approximately 1.2 million members in more than 32,000 clubs in 200 countries and regions who contribute their time and money toward the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace. Rotarians are persons who look beyond themselves to their community, nation and the world.

The Willoughby Rotary Club is comprised of members who work and live within Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Waite Hill, Willoughby, Willoughby Hills, and adjoining communities.

Willoughby Area Chamber of Commerce

28 Public Sq
Willoughby, OH 44094
(440) 942-1632