Kenmore Village Improvement Society
  • About Us
    • Our Common Goal
    • Our Board Members
    • Scholarships
    • Fun Facts About Kenmore
    • All America City Award
    • KVIS Social Media
    • Village Contact Information
  • Committees
    • Be Well >
      • Mustache March 5K
    • Block Club >
      • Block Clubs
      • Block Parties
      • Good Neighbors
      • Kenmore Garden Makeover
      • Street Meetings
    • Businesses and Commercial Properties >
      • Commercial Real Estate Brokers and Agents Day Events
      • Trader Joe’s for Western New York
      • Businesses Surveys
      • Most Improved Commercial Property Award
      • KVIS Vision for Business Streets
      • Small Business Saturday
    • Historic Kenmore >
      • Our Municipal Building and Historic Designation
      • Kenmore: The Classic Trolley Suburb
    • Kenmore Creative Committee >
      • Kenmore Quilt Square
    • Publications and Marketing >
      • The Common Goal Newspaper
      • Kenmore! (The Video)
    • Public Properties >
      • Decorating the Village
      • The Big Kenmore Clean-Up
      • Green Thumb Helpers
      • Kenmore Recycling
      • Friends of Mang Park
      • Tree Planting
      • Sidewalk Safety
      • Rodent Control
    • Welcoming Committee >
      • Onesies for Newborn Children
      • New Residents Welcome
      • Holiday Greens for Seniors
      • Valentine Appreciation Gifts
  • Events & Initiatives
    • Calendar
    • Events at 7 Warren Ave
    • Childrens Concert Series
    • Dog Days of Kenmore
    • Gigantic Kenmore Garage Sale
    • Kenmore in Bloom
    • Save the Bees WNY
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer/Become a KVIS Member
    • Make a Donation
  • Made for Good shop

Kenmore Village Improvement Society

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Many of our concerns for our neck of the woods extends well beyond to the neck -concerns like the plight of pollinators and experiencing social isolation.  These affect those of us living in the Kenmore area, but also go well beyond our borders to the greater Western New York region.  We invite you to explore these websites for valuable information and inspiration.  
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Help for Loneliness
https://www.helpforloneliness.com/
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Save the Bees WNY
https://www.savethebeeswny.com/

2025 Calendar

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Calendar prints to legal size paper.  Printed copies are available at the Made for Good shop, 7 Warren Ave, Kenmore 14217.  

Your donation to the KVIS

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Your donation in any amount is greatly needed to help us continue our good work in the community.  The KVIS began in 2008, and since then KVIS members have generously given hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours to help make our community the very best it can be.  When you look at this website, you can see some of what we do each year, throughout the year.  We are kind and big-hearted people like you, who are willing to take of our time, talents, skills, and financial resources to thoughtfully help make our neck of the woods a better place for ourselves now and for those who come after us.  Just like running a home, it takes money for a non-profit to operate successfully.  Gifts from you and others like you, make the work you see here possible.  You can see more on some of our other websites like www.savethebeeswny.com and helpforloneliness.com.  The KVIS is a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation.   

More Female Bands Campaign

​The Kenmore Village Improvement Society (KVIS) is an all-volunteer 501c3 non-profit group.  Each summer we present a free Children’s Concert Series.  We strive to provide interesting and varied music in each Series, ensuring that we have music from different eras, of different styles and ethnicities.  We also work to have as much gender balance as possible among the performers, showing the children that music making is for everyone.  

This is where we have run into a problem -it is very challenging to achieve gender balance for the Concert Series because so many area bands are made up primarily of men.   

We have launched a ‘More Female Bands’ campaign to encourage more girls and women to form and join a band.  The campaign features a contest that will take place next year around this time.  The contest will award cash prizes to the top three all-female bands and is open to all female bands playing any style of music with band members of any age.  

How you can help: 
  • Tell those you know about the campaign and do what is within your power to encourage women and girls to form or join a band.
  • Use the sign up form below to offer to help with the campaign.  There's a lot to do and it will be such rewarding working together on this.    
  • Use the QR code to make a donation to this campaign.  All funds received will be added to the contest prize money.  Thank you! 
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    Count me in! I'm interested in helping with this campaign

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Now Offering
​Digital Gift Cards!

Give the gift that gives back! The KVIS now offers digital gift cards for the Made for Good Shop. You can purchase a digital gift card individually or pool money together from a group of contributors.
Purchase a Digital Gift Card
Are You a Good Neighbor?
​When the KVIS first started, we heard from many people who would sigh and say, "It seems like some people just don't know how to be a good neighbor."  We realized that there may be some truth to that statement sometimes.  So we set about finding out what the most common complaints are between neighbors and what makes for a really great neighbor.  We created our Good Neighbor Guide as a way to help us all know what the basic guidelines are for creating a fair and peaceful co-existence.  We also created the Good Neighbor Award to acknowledge and honor those whose goodness goes above and beyond.  Kenmore is filled with good neighbors, so most of us likely know of someone who is deserving of this Award.  Click below for the Good Neighbor Guide brochure and nomination form.
Good Neighbor Award Nominations Form
Kenmore Village Improvement Society (KVIS)
16 Warren Avenue
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 877-0477
[email protected]

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  • About Us
    • Our Common Goal
    • Our Board Members
    • Scholarships
    • Fun Facts About Kenmore
    • All America City Award
    • KVIS Social Media
    • Village Contact Information
  • Committees
    • Be Well >
      • Mustache March 5K
    • Block Club >
      • Block Clubs
      • Block Parties
      • Good Neighbors
      • Kenmore Garden Makeover
      • Street Meetings
    • Businesses and Commercial Properties >
      • Commercial Real Estate Brokers and Agents Day Events
      • Trader Joe’s for Western New York
      • Businesses Surveys
      • Most Improved Commercial Property Award
      • KVIS Vision for Business Streets
      • Small Business Saturday
    • Historic Kenmore >
      • Our Municipal Building and Historic Designation
      • Kenmore: The Classic Trolley Suburb
    • Kenmore Creative Committee >
      • Kenmore Quilt Square
    • Publications and Marketing >
      • The Common Goal Newspaper
      • Kenmore! (The Video)
    • Public Properties >
      • Decorating the Village
      • The Big Kenmore Clean-Up
      • Green Thumb Helpers
      • Kenmore Recycling
      • Friends of Mang Park
      • Tree Planting
      • Sidewalk Safety
      • Rodent Control
    • Welcoming Committee >
      • Onesies for Newborn Children
      • New Residents Welcome
      • Holiday Greens for Seniors
      • Valentine Appreciation Gifts
  • Events & Initiatives
    • Calendar
    • Events at 7 Warren Ave
    • Childrens Concert Series
    • Dog Days of Kenmore
    • Gigantic Kenmore Garage Sale
    • Kenmore in Bloom
    • Save the Bees WNY
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer/Become a KVIS Member
    • Make a Donation
  • Made for Good shop