More than 20 members of the Kiwanis Club of Kirkland met on Feb. 9 to put together almost 1,000 sack lunches for the Special Olympics King County 2014 Regional basketball tournament.

Kiwanis Club of Kirkland has been providing meal support for Special Olympics for more than 10 years with continued support from eastside businesses. For more information about Special Olympics visit their website at http://www.specialolympicswashington.org.

An all volunteer organization, the Kiwanis Club of Kirkland, along with their affiliate organization, the Kirkland Kiwanis Foundation, benefits the Kirkland community in a variety of ways including academic scholarships, the Bill Petter Memorial Scholarship in transportation technology, assistance with orthodontic care through the Keller Memorial Fund, middle and high school leadership programs, school supplies to disadvantaged children, supporting KITH and KTUB, Eastside Baby Corner and much more.

For more information, visit http://kirkland.kiwanis.org, or contact Club Secretary Matt Gregory at 425-828-0231. The club meets at noon for a Wednesday lunch meeting at Hector’s in downtown Kirkland.