Hi book lovers -
Pat and Maggie here. We are the new co-facilitators of the Kenmore Village Improvement Society's book club. Pat is a long-time member of KVIS, currently the Shopkeeper Coordinator, and a lifelong reader who enjoys a wide variety of genres. Maggie is a KVIS member and Shopkeeper who has three boys, works full time, and enjoys reading and volunteering. We invite you to join the book club or attend as your schedule allows. We plan for this to be a fun and low-stress chance to socialize with neighbors and read books selected by the group. We will provide snacks and beverages, but attendees are welcome to contribute food if they are so inclined. We plan to meet every other month on the second Thursday of the month, starting February 12, to discuss My Friends by Fredrick Backman. We will have a few questions ready to get the discussion started, but there are no rules - bring your questions, comments, emotions, all of it. Did you love the book? Hate it? Not understand it? Wish it ended differently? Bring it on! |
Make a DifferenceJoin the Kenmore Village Improvement Society—no dues, no obligations, just neighbors working together to keep our village thriving. Every hand helps, and we’d love to have yours.
BECOME A kvis VOLUNTEEr today!https://www.villageofkenmore.com/volunteerbecome-a-kvis-member.html
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Visit our other websites
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.
Help for Loneliness
https://www.helpforloneliness.com/
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Save the Bees WNY
https://www.savethebeeswny.com/
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2026 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.
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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.
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The perfect gift
a Made for good shop Digital Gift Card!
Give the gift that gives back! The KVIS now offers digital gift cards for the Made for Good Shop! The perfect gift for anyone who enjoys unique gifts created by local artists and makers and more. When you purchase from the Made for Good shop, you give a gift many times over:
- To the person you're giving the gift to
- To the artist/maker
- To the KVIS, a local non profit volunteer group who put the funds right back into the community
- To yourself -your gift becomes a part of your personal giving legacy.
More Female Bands Campaign
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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:
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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.
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.