Kiwanis Gravette

06/05/2026

Mayor Kurt Maddox was our speaker for Gravette Kiwanis this morning. He spoke about long term planning for the City of Gravette including infrastructure and new businesses. Karen Benson who is the planning director for the city also spoke and was available for questions.

05/15/2026

Jay Oliphant presented the following scholarships from Kiwanis to the following Gravette High School graduating seniors: the Corey Mosier Scholarship was presented to Cameron Bedwell. The Al Kuettner Scholarship was presented to Jaryn Jackson. Both the Gravette Kiwanis Club and Earl Collins Scholarship from the MOARK district were presented to Leslie Alvarez.

05/10/2026

Gravette Kiwanis and Ozarks Community Hospital held a Stem Cell donor drive recently and added 49 potential donors to the registry. Members of the Gravette Key Club also helped. This can be a lifesaver for individuals with leukemia and lymphoma. Many thanks to Gayla and Maggie McKenzie for organizing this.

05/04/2026

This stem cell donor drive was sponsored by Gravette Kiwanis and Ozarks Community Hospital. Around 50 new people were signed up on the donor registry.

Organizer Maggie Mckenzie lost her father in 2025, and now looks to help save lives

05/01/2026

Kate Verkamp was our speaker for Gravette Kiwanis today. Her husband had a stem cell donation 6 years ago for leukemia and is going well. We are doing a stem cell donation drive today until 1:00 at the Ozarks Community Hospital Annex.

04/17/2026

Lesa Ohnstad who is a lymphoma survivor was our speaker at Gravette Kiwanis today. She underwent a stem cell transplant at UAMS in Little Rock and is very grateful for the stem cell donor that saved her life after chemotherapy failed. On Friday May 1st Gravette Kiwanis is doing a stem cell donation drive. A flyer with the times and details is on our website. All it takes to sign up on the donor registry is a cheek swab and if you are selected as a match all that is required is a blood donation to be a donor. Potential donors must be ages 18-55.

04/14/2026

All this requires is a mouth swab to register and if you are later selected to be a match a blood donation

04/10/2026

The Kiwanis Gravette club and Ozarks Community Hospital will be hosting a stem cell donor registry drive on Friday, May 1st. Please make plans to stop by and share a cheek swab. It only takes a few minutes to register. Then perhaps you will someday have the opportunity to save a life. We will be sharing more information in the coming weeks.