The Kiwanis Club of Bowling Green invites you to join us for the 2023 Thunderfest Fireworks and Music Festival at the National Corvette Museum Amphitheater! Title Sponsor, Meijer, invites you to pack your car with friends and family for food trucks, live entertainment and free kids zone! No coolers or outside drinks are allowed.
For the past 52 years, the Kiwanis Club of Bowling Green, Kentucky has presented one of the best fireworks shows in South Central Kentucky! Bring the kids out for a night of family fun on Saturday, July 1st with a rain date of Sunday, July 2nd. Get early-bird pricing of $20 per carload when gates open at 3pm. Carloads will be $25 after 5pm. Tyrone Dunn and Kin-Foke, Trevor Martin, and Bad Navigator will provide live entertainment beginning at 3:30pm this year!
Last year, the Kiwanis Club of Bowling Green raised more than $70,000 for 30+ local organizations serving children and their families with 100% of the proceeds being returned to non-profit organizations.
“The commitment our volunteers and sponsors make year after year allows for us to bring more entertainment and an enhanced experience for our community,” says Rod Hutcheson, Kiwanis Thunderfest Chairman.
For more information visit BG Thunderfest on Facebook or bgkiwanis.org/thunderfest or email us at bgthunderfest@gmail.com.
Our club has been continuously active since it was chartered on July 24, 1923, and currently consists of over 100 members. We’re known for our support of and service to many local community and children’s organizations. Our weekly meetings feature entertaining and informative programs, fellowship, and fun – all of which are important to the members of Kiwanis. In Bowling Green, Kiwanis is responsible for two major community-, family- and youth-oriented projects. Thunderfest is our annual Independence Day celebration, going strong since 1972. In 1998, Kiwanis hosted the first Truist All-American Soap Box Derby, which has become an annual tradition and has led to several rally races each year in Bowling Green. These community events have helped to provide incredible financial assistance to children’s programs, thanks to the appreciated support of local businesses and community leaders.
Kiwanis International is proud to have local clubs in 80 nations, staging nearly 150,000 service projects and raising almost $100 million every year for communities, families, and projects. Kiwanis also sponsors Service Leadership Programs, such as our local Aktion Club, Circle K Club, Key Clubs, Builders Club, and K-Kids Clubs. Kiwanians are also raising $110 million to end maternal and neonatal tetanus worldwide through The Eliminate Project, a partnership with UNICEF. More information is available online at www.kiwanis.org.
-submitted by Mandi Barnum, Timesavers
