It’s time to grab your dancing shoes and join the Sammamish Kiwanis Club for its third annual Jumpin’ Jive to Thrive event Saturday.

“I’ve been known to get on the dance floor — probably more than I should,” former Kiwanis president and city council member Bob Keller said. “It’s a so much fun … It’s our hometown night out.”

The club expects between 150-200 people to show for the Kiwanis “birthday party” held at the EX3 Teen & Recreation Center from 7-10 p.m., for adults 21 and older.

This year’s event celebrates the international organization’s 100th anniversary and the Sammamish club’s 20th year of operation.

The Microsoft Jumpin’ Jive Orchestra, the event’s focal point, will provide music from the big band era. All of the musicians are either current or previous Microsoft employees.

The majority of the event’s proceeds will contribute to The Eliminate Project.

Kiwanis International, in partners with UNICEF, created the project to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. Kiwanis International has dedicated the last several years to this project.

Thousands of newborn babies die from tetanus every year.

“It is a miserable, horrific death for a child,” Keller said.

It is contracted through unhygienic childbirth practices and it is highly lethal.

But tetanus is extremely preventable.

The Eliminate Project helps provide affordable vaccinations to women of childbearing age to stop the disease before it’s a problem.

Donating to causes like these are what really makes the evening magical for Keller and Kiwanis Chair Heidi Hodges.

“It’s just so important to look beyond your community,” Hodges said. “It’s a huge impact that such a small amount of money can make.”

With a series of three injections, that costs $1.80, maternal and neonatal tetanus can be stopped, according to the Kiwanis International webpage.

The 2014 Jumpin’ Jive to Thrive event allowed the Sammamish Kiwanis to donate $4,000 to The Eliminate Project, in addition to the $4,500 distributed to seven local non-profits, Hodges said.

She hopes to donate at least $4,000 to The Eliminate project this year.

“There’s a huge giving spirit in this community,” she said. “That’s what makes us unique.”

Among the dancing, music and food, several nonprofit organizations will be hosting silent auctions. Proceeds from those auctions will go directly to those organizations.

A Jumpin’ Jive to Thrive ticket, which includes food, is $20 at the door. Attendees can purchase beer, wine and soft drinks inside.

There will also be raffle tickets for sale.

The EX3 Teen & Recreation Center is located at 825 228th Ave. NE.

For more information about the event visit https://sammamishkiwanis.givezooks.com/events/2015-jumpin-jive-to-thrive.