Civic Groups
Here are some local Civic Groups in the City of Mulvane.
The Mulvane Tree Board
Mulvane Tree Board 1990-2018
The Mulvane Tree Board was established in 1990 by the Mulvane City Council as a part of the City Beautification Program. The Tree Board is Funded by the City of Mulvane for the Purpose of maintaining and improving the tree canopy in the city parks and public land. We are able to accomplish this by the planting of trees and partnering with the city parks department for maintenance and planning. We also enjoy support from the Kansas Forest Service
The Mission of the Mulvane Tree Board is: To maintain the urban forest to Mulvane. Our goal is to provide public awareness to importance of trees and the environmental impact they have on our community. We are able to do this through various projects such as the Arbor Day celebration, the Annual Tree Sale in April and working with the youth to further appreciation for our tree resources. We also Sponsor the Memorial Tree Program to hone those held in regard.
The Tree Board Membership is comprised of seven volunteers appointed by the Mayor of Mulvane for a term of 3 years. This can be renewed every third year. Our knowledge of trees is obtained through attendance at workshops and conferences. Monthly meeting are held for planning projects and exchange of information regarding our tree resource in the city parks. We are not experts, just citizens interested in providing valuable resource for the future generations.
Contact Info:
Jerry Quigley
316-777-4352
bjquigley611@gmail.com
Mulvane Garden Club
The Mulvane Garden Club was established in 1932. There were over 50 members and they met once a month in the gardens of members. They listened to music, read poetry and shared plants and information on flowers and birds.
The Mulvane Garden Club now meets at the Mulvane City Building at 211 N. Second on the first Monday of every month at 1:30 p.m. The group exchanges thoughts, memories, reminders and lessons on plants and flowers. They also plant flowers every spring at Cobb Park around the fountain and in front of the museum.
Friends of Mulvane Public Library
Facebook – Mulvane Friends of the Public Library
Web Page – Mulvane. Scklf.inf
The Friends of the Mulvane Public Library is a non-profit, volunteer organization established in 2005.
The Friends formed with the purpose of helping the Library grow physically and by providing financial help to do so. Currently the Friends meet 6 times a year on the second Tuesday of the month. Meeting months are February, April, August, October and December.
Some of the Friends projects at the Library are: the purchase and upkeep of the aquarium, the end of summer reading program party at the Pool, a metal picnic table and bench for outside and a Defibrillator for the building.
Membership is only $5 a year and forms are available at the Library Desk.
Contact Info:
408 N. Second
Mulvane, KS 67110
316-777-1211
Mulvane Federated Women's Club
The Mulvane club was established in 1914 and is a part of one of the world’s largest and oldest women’s volunteer service organizations. Since then the club has been striving to make the Mulvane community a better place.
We encourage participation in the: arts, music, writing, education, veteran projects, library, children’s organizations, historical museum, healthy lifestyles, and other civic involvement.
Our monthly meetings are held September through May at the Mulvane Lutheran Church on the second Wednesday of the month at 12 noon. We are always welcoming new members. Our yearly dues are $30. We are a fun group of ladies who enjoy interesting programs and helping our community.
Contact Info
Telephone: 316 777 1881
Email- daisyque@aol.com
Mulvane Marauders Car Club LLC
The Mulvane Marauders Car Club was originally founded in 1958 by a bunch of kids who thought it would be "cool" to start a real car club. It started with about a dozen members, some of whom didn't even own a car, and a small shop in downtown Mulvane, Kansas. The club only lasted a few years before shutting down.
In June 1999, a handfull of local friends thought it would be "cool" to have a car club, only this time, do it right with a logo, T-shirts and jackets. After contacting more of the local car guys, the Mulvane Marauders were resurrected. Since that time, the club has continued to grow with members from all around the area, including 4 of the original members and one of the original jackets!
Each year, we host the "Showdown in the Valley" Car Show in Mulvane, and each year over 300 cars, bikes, and special interest vehicles are on display. The car show is a fundraiser with proceedings going for the city of Mulvane beautification program and 3 area charities. Past charities have been: The Boys & Girls Club, Toys for Tots, Kansas Food Bank, Wichita Childrens Home, Honor Flights for Veterans, and many others. The club focuses on family-oriented, communitys, and charitable events.
During the car show season, activities and events are scheduled for most weekends. From Friday and Saturday night cruises to Saturday and Sunday car shows. Club members like to tour together and for out-of-town shows; we meet somewhere and cruise together. Additionally, we are the host club for two other major car shows in the area each year. In the off season we meet each month for a Club breakfast at the Mulvane American Legion, we also have a club dinner in the spring and one in the fall.
Contact Info:
PO Box 151
Mulvane , Kansas 67110
Email Address(es): email address(es) are of the club officers: stevegnichols@yahoo.com, hotrodcardwell@aol.com, cherylabs001@gmail.com, hfunke.mb@hotmail.com
Mulvane Community Foundation
Creating a way for you to establish a legacy that will continue to provide Mulvane with resources far beyond your lifetime.
Your gift, no matter how big or small will help to fund events, design a future, manage resources, & facilitate leadership. You can designate a specific cause or donate to the general improvement of our beloved community. Contact us for more information.
P.O. Box 234
Mulvane, KS 67110
Telephone: 316-777-0046
MulvaneCommunityFoundation@gmail.com
Mulvane Historical Society
The Mulvane Historical Museum, housed in the former Santa Fe Depot, was dedicated and opened August 19, 1983. The Mulvane Historical Society was Chartered July 11, 1973. The Depot was built in 1910. By the early 1970's, the depot was used only by railroad repair crews as it was no longer serving passengers. In October 1981, the railroad agreed to sell the depot and lease the land to the Historical Society ending years of negotiations. The museum houses many photographs portraying life in Mulvane throughout its history. It also is home to many displays of collections and treasured pieces of Mulvane History.
During the year, we help support and host various community events throughout the year along with the Mulvane Chamber of Commerce and the Mulvane Community Foundation: Easter Egg Hunt, Ice Cream Social, Old Settlers Days, Halloween Treat Night, and the Downtown Christmas Holiday Celebration.
One can join the Mulvane Historical Society: $5.00 annually or $50.00 for a lifetime. Our meetings are the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the depot. Your service and your ideas are welcomed.
Contact Info:
Address- 300 W. Main
Mulvane, KS 67110
Mailing Address- P.O. Box 17
Mulvane, KS 67110
Telephone: 316-777-0506
Mulvane Education Foundation
In 2011, a steering committee comprised of community members and Mulvane High School alums, driven by the needs of our schools, teachers, and students, formed a not-for-profit corporation with the Kansas Secretary of State, named the “Mulvane Education Foundation, Inc.” The Mulvane Education Foundation is a community-based corporation formed exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes, and specifically “not-for-profit”, so as to qualify as an organization exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, so that any donations it may receive will be legally tax deductible to all donors.
The exclusive purpose of this Corporation is to improve the quality of education in Mulvane by soliciting and raising charitable donations to be allocated toward the enhancement of educational opportunities and related extracurricular activities for the residents and patrons of Unified School District No. 263, Mulvane, Kansas.
This endeavor has created, for the first time in our schools history, a recognized “legally organized” foundation, solely in support of educational pursuits in the Mulvane School District. The goal is to create a separate, organized entity, to which people can make charitable donations for two broad purposes. First, donations will be used to provide grants in aid of educational pursuits in our school district by providing money directly to teachers, classrooms and schools for equipment, supplies and technology. Secondly, the corporation intends to establish graduation scholarships which can be used to propel students graduating from Mulvane High School to post-secondary success in amounts and numbers that could never have been realized without a central, duly qualified, non-governmental, legally-organized, and tax-exempt corporation.
To date, with your help and the help of the community, through donations and fundraising projects, we have we have raised nearly $200,000 to award grants to our teachers for projects including I-Pad Data Tracking, Alphabetic Phonics Materials, Social and Emotional Skills Improvement, Smartboard / Projector and Sound System, Promethean Boards, starting a National Jr. Honors Society, “Paperless” Debate and Forensics Technology, and a new Kiln, just to name a few.
Come join us to build futures and strengthen Mulvane.
Contact Info:
Brad Canfield
Address - 628 E. Mulvane, Mulvane, Kansas 67110
Telephone - (316) 777-1102
Email Address -bcanfield@usd263.org
Web Site Addresses
- www.MulvaneEducationFoundationInc.com
- www.MulvaneEducationFoundationinc.net
- www.MulvaneEducationFoundationInc.org
Mulvane WildActs Community Theater
The Mulvane WildActs Community Theater was founded in 2016 with a group of fantastic volunteers led by Levi Nord and Nancy Farber Mottola.
This group of volunteers organizes and performs approximately 4 shows a year with the support of the Mulvane Community Foundation.
We are serving the Mulvane Community by creating a wide variety of opportunities for both attending and participating in performance arts.
Contact Info:
PO Box 234, Mulvane, KS 67110
Telephone: 316-777-0046
Pix Marquee Committee
Mulvane greeted the new Pix Theater in a big way August 1, 1942. The owners; Mr. & Mrs. Slothower from Wichita invited guests that included Mr. & Mrs. Walter Beech, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Nessly and representatives of Paramount Pictures, National Screen, Twentieth Century Fox and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures. They all proclaimed the theater to be beautiful, and the projection and sound to be perfect. The marquee was the new center piece of Main Street and Mulvane was very proud of the statement it made.
The City of Mulvane has recently renovated the theater building into what is now the Pix Community Center. A committee was formed in 2017 to raise funds to replace the marquee. The committee consists of Kyle Steadman, Gary McQuire, Nancy Mottola, Dan Harvey, Jeri Myers, Claud Giles, Ray Westfall, Beckie Bowers & Karen Rambo. The endeavor includes replacing the marquee, ticket booth and landscaping. The new marquee will be made to look as much like the old one as possible except that it will be digitally controlled from city hall. The message board will display upcoming events and again be the center piece of Main Street. The total amount needed to fully fund the project is $125,000.00.
The first fundraiser was held in April 2017. A dinner and auction raised $11,000.00, added to the approximate donation amount of $4,000.00 that was previously received brings our total to a little over $15,000.00. If you would like to donate, you can contact one of the committee members or mail donations to Mulvane Community Foundation, P.O. Box 234, Mulvane, Ks. 67110. Please designate on the memo line Pix Marquee Donation. All donations are tax deductible and very much appreciated. Help us bring back a part of Main Street we can all be proud of!
Contact Info:
Address- PO Box 234
Mulvane, KS 67110
Telephone: 316-777-1256
Email Address(es) MulvaneCommunityFoundation@gmail.com
MulvanePixMarquee.com
Doc Sunback Film Festival
All About Us....
The festival is named after the local pioneer veterinarian, Dr. Willis O. "Doc" Sunback, who was born in 1879. He was a good doctor & was even trusted to help people with their ailments when a medical doctor wasn't available. He lived to be 81 and is still personally remembered by some of the folks from Mulvane.
The Doc Sunback Film Festival began in 2015 with three founding members,
Nancy Farber Mottola, Kenneth Linn, & Sheri Kaufman-Marsh. This small band of
over-achievers screened 500+ films and with the help of volunteers put together a film festival & art crawl that spanned 2 days, in 3 theaters, 2 art venues, and featured over 100 films and 12 local artists.
The 2018 Doc Sunback Film Festival took place on June 21st, 22nd, 23rd, & 24th, 2018. We showed about 2 hours of films on Thursday evening, including the independent film American Folk. Films were shown all day Friday in two locations and all day Saturday in three locations. The Awards Ceremony was well attended on Saturday night before we headed outside to show films in Cobb Park. We finished things up on Sunday with some great films at the Pix theater.
We are already working on next year's festival which will be held in June 2019.
Contact Info:
Address-PO Box 234
Mulvane, KS 67110
Telephone 316-777-0046
Mulvane Downtown Revitalization Program
The Mulvane Downtown Revitalization Program began in 2012 when a group of locals began a grassroots effort to work together with the City of Mulvane to revitalize the downtown area.
These volunteers are responsible for creating the Mulvane Murals, the 4th of July Parade, the Doc Sunback Film Festival, The Golden Egg Hunt, The Mulvane WildActs Community Theater, the Mulvane Main Street Beer & Wine Festival, the annual Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting, an annual Ballet in the Park performance, The Mulvane Community Foundation, KanLaunch (an monthly entrepreneurial event), several clean up efforts, the redistribution of dilapidated historical buildings, as well as ongoing efforts to provide resources and support to downtown businesses.
If you'd like to volunteer, donate resources, or just know more about our efforts, please email us at the address provided, DowntownMulvaneKansas@gmail.com and we'll gladly get in touch with you as soon as possible.
Contact Info:
DowntownMulvaneKansas@gmail.com
Mulvane Baseball Association
The Mulvane Patriots Baseball Association was founded in 2017 by a few local volunteers and has had 2 successful seasons. The Patriots are made up of college players, ranging anywhere from 18-23 years old, from all over the US that are looking to continue playing throughout the summer. The Patriots are a member of the Sunflower Collegiate League and have played in the National Baseball Congress World Series the past 2 seasons. In their inaugural seasons, the Patriots were 1st in the Sunflower Collegiate League and finished in 5th place at the NBC World Series Tournament. This past season, the Patriots finished 2nd in league and won their pool in the first week of the NBC World Series.
Our organization relies a lot on the support of the Mulvane community and businesses to make this team happen. First, we would like to thank our host families who open their homes to our players for the summer. We also would like to thank everyone who has supported the Patriots by volunteering their time and talents, being a sponsor, or filling the stands. We look forward to many more successful years ahead!
Contact Info:
Larry Gerwick - General Manager
718 Brent
Mulvane, KS 67110
Telephone:(316) 777-0763
(316) 214-7360 (cell)
mulvanepatriotsbaseball@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MulvanePatriotsBaseball/?ref=bookmarks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MulvanePatriots
Mulvanepatriots.com
Contact Us
- Phone: (316) 777-1143
- Staff Directory
- Hours: Monday – Friday 7:00am - 3:00pm
Utilities Hours:
Monday – Friday 7:00am - 3:00pm
Emergency - After Hours:
(316) 777-1143
(316) 777-4262