History

Before the club was formed, the members have already been actively serving as choristers of Calasiao Chamber Chorus in Calasiao, Pangasinan. They serve on Sunday masses at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in their municipality. Aside from choral singing, some members also engage in different programs and events to give entertainment to people. The group is also fond of rendering their talents to raise funds for the children. With their background, the group was encouraged to join Kiwanis International.

Kiwanis Club of Calasiao, Lugar de Rayos was formed in June 2020, during the peak of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Our club was established with the help of Past Lieutenant Governor of Division I-A, Elvie Gutierrez, who happened to be the Lt. Gov. of DIvision I-A for 2019-2020. Her mother club, Kiwanis Club of Progressive Pangasinan, under Past President Merlyn Vicente, sponsored our club membership to Kiwanis International.

Club Name's History
The club derived its name from the town's etymology. In the early times, the municipality was called "KaLASIan" because of the frequent lightning (lasi) storms looming over the area. The Spaniards baptized the place as "Lugar de Rayos", which is the Spanish translation of Kalasian. Nowadays, the town is known as the Municipality of Calasiao.