The Kiwanis Club of Pawleys Island is a volunteer-led service organization focused on literacy, youth development leadership skills and community service. With over 27 years of community service, we are a part of the global Kiwanis International network (www.kiwanis.org), dedicated to improving the lives of children and communities. Our club’s largest focus is on improving the literacy rates in our elementary schools. We believe every child deserves an opportunity to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. We are generous with our time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference, and we have fun along the way.
The Literacy Project – Our Signature Project
The Kiwanis Club of Pawleys Island Literary Project is dedicated to improving the literacy rate of children within the communities in Georgetown County. The literacy project started in 2017 as a much smaller project and has now grew exponentially through school year 2025-2026, where we were distributing Up 3 books each year, to all children pre-k through 3rd grade in the Georgetown county elementary schools. Through this initiative our goal has been to help promote literacy and a love of reading at a young age. During the 2026-2027 school year our focus will shift to pre-k and first graders. Please visit our main literacy page to learn more about our on-going initiative.
Currently, the majority of the schools being addressed have reading levels around 37.5%
Andrews Elementary
Browns Ferry Elementary
Kensington Elementary
Maryville Elementary
McDonald Road Elementary
Plantersville Elementary
Pleasant Hill Elementary
Sampit Elementary
Waccamaw Elementary
Mingo Creek Preschool
Pawleys Island Christian Academy Preschool
Pawleys Island Child Development Center
In addition to our literacy project, we also have our hands in many other projects serving the community…
What We Do
Through partnerships with other non-profits, schools and community organizations our group supports:
The Aktion Club ( Service and leadership for adults with disabilities)
Baskervill Food Pantry, Sheriff’s Department Stuffed animal drive, Pop Tab collections to support Ronald McDonald House
Field of Honor Fundraiser – raising money for local scholarships
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Who We Are
The Kiwanis Club of Pawleys Island is a volunteer-led service organization focused on literacy, youth development leadership skills and community service. With over 27 years of community service, we are a part of the global Kiwanis International network (www.kiwanis.org), dedicated to improving the lives of children and communities. Our club’s largest focus is on improving the literacy rates in our elementary schools. We believe every child deserves an opportunity to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. We are generous with our time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference, and we have fun along the way.
The Literacy Project – Our Signature Project
The Kiwanis Club of Pawleys Island Literary Project is dedicated to improving the literacy rate of children within the communities in Georgetown County. The literacy project started in 2017 as a much smaller project and has now grew exponentially through school year 2025-2026, where we were distributing Up 3 books each year, to all children pre-k through 3rd grade in the Georgetown county elementary schools. Through this initiative our goal has been to help promote literacy and a love of reading at a young age. During the 2026-2027 school year our focus will shift to pre-k and first graders. Please visit our main literacy page to learn more about our on-going initiative.
Currently, the majority of the schools being addressed have reading levels around 37.5%
In addition to our literacy project, we also have our hands in many other projects serving the community…
What We Do
Through partnerships with other non-profits, schools and community organizations our group supports: