(Above) The Dover Kiwanis Club recently made a $250 donation to the Ronald McDonald House located across from the A. I Dupont Hospital for Children near Wilmington, Delaware. The group also maintains a family room at Kent General Hospital in Dover. Pictured (l. to r.) are Youth Services Committee Chairperson Pat Orona and Ronald McDonald House Volunteer Manager Sara Funaiock. Kiwanis is a service club dedicated to improving the lives of children in the community and around the world. New members are welcome. Please contact President Joyce Thompson at 678-2753.
(Above) On November 24, 14 Key Club members from Grafton High participated in the Human Race sponsored by the Volunteer Center of the Virginia Peninsula. Each year, the Volunteer Center sponsors this walk through the Christmas Lights in Newport News Park to help local civic groups raise money for their organizations.
(Above) Every year, the Grafton Kiwanis Club, the Grafton High Key Club and the Grafton Middle School Builders Club visit Regency Health Care Center, a nursing home in York County, to sing Christmas Carols and deliver gifts to residents. Members carol throughout the building singing to residents in their rooms and common areas.
The Kiwanis Club of Hopewell is currently selling tickets to it's Pancake Supper to be conducted from 4pm to 7pm on Saturday, January 23, 2010. The event will be held in the dining hall of the Dupont Masonic Lodge at 730 West Broadway in Hopewell. Tickets may be obtained from any member or at Vergara's Cleaners.
Roger Diehl states that Teenager of the year materials will be sent to current LTM Governors this week. Watch for it.
(Above) Eight volunteers from the Grafton Kiwanis Club and two volunteers from the Peninsula Bicycling Association spent most of their morning December 10 working on 130 bicycles to get them ready for Christmas delivery by the Salvation Army. PBA volunteers were Ron Hafer and Lou DeGrace. Kiwanis volunteers were Bill Monroe, Charlie Park, Gary and Mary Boxer, Jim Majka (pictured), Tom Tragle, Jim Barnett and Lee Roberts. This is the fifth year the club has provided this assistance for the Salvation Army. See video at http://ow.ly/LkGy
(Above) Grafton Key Club members and parents gather after their November walk through the lights at Newport News Park (Human Race). The Race is sponsored each year by the Volunteer Center of the Virginia Peninsula in partnership with the City of Newport News Park Celebration in Lights. Grafton High School Key Club is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Grafton as part of the Kiwanis International Service Leadership Program.
(Above) Over 1500 cans of food Donated! The Grundy Kiwanis Club and the Grundy Key Club of Division 8 held a food drive for the three local food pantries. Local businesses and churches also helped by donating cans and with monetary donations. The monetary donations were distributed equally among the three food banks. Kiwanis members Brandee Owens, chairman and Priscilla Johnson, President, spearheaded the drive. The Grundy Kiwanis and Key Clubs thank all who participated in this project, in giving to others less fortunate we participate in the true meaning of Christmas.
The Virginia Beach Kiwanis Club joined the Hope Haven Children's Home for their annual Christmas Breakfast on Saturday, December 5th. They provide shelter for families, health and dental care, counseling, substance abuse programs, and job training. We had a wonderful time listening to the children sing Christmas carols. On Tuesday, December 15th, our club served the women of Virginia Beach in our annual Salvation Army Christmas Depot. While there, many members assisted women in need to pick out toys and other gifts for their children. This project is one of the club's favorites every year! We made sure to take time to celebrate the Holiday Season with a social on Saturday, December 12th. We had a great time catching up with members and their spouses. We are looking forward to a fantastic 2010!
(Above) Mercury 64 ringing the bell for the Hampton, VA Salvation Army on Dec 12. Pictured are (l to r) Joan Davis, Amy Thorstad, and Rachel & Heather Livingston.
(Above) The Kiwanis Club of the Colonial Capital recently completed its toy distribution to local needy children in its annual 'Toys for Local Kids' campaign. Donations to its canister campaign provided the funds for the club to purchase over $18,000 worth of toys. On December 12, over 100 Kiwanis members and spouses along with Key Club members from Bruton High School and Wiliamsburg Christian Academy assisted 254 guest families with their Christmas toy shopping for 509 children.
(Above) On Sunday, November 22, 2009 the Kiwanis Club of Reisterstown held their annual "Peanut Day". It was held at the Giant Store in Reisterstown from 10:00a.m. until 4:00p.m. Many thanks goes to all of our members who came out and helped with this event. "Peanut Day" is held to let everyone know what the Kiwanis Club is all about and what we do for our community. We collected money during this event to help the Community Crisis Center. This check will be presented to them at one of our regular meetings in the near future. (Pictured is left Gary Beck, Chairman of Peanut Day and Jerry DeBar, President Elect.)
(Above) Santa and Mrs. Claus visited Ocean Pines at the Community Center on Saturday December 5th where the kids and their parents could visit and have their pictures taken by photographer and Kiwanian, Mark Page. Other Kiwanians volunteered to cook the pancakes and sausages for the Breakfast with Santa. Pictured are Kiwanis kitchen workers (L to R) Roy Foreman, Ed Aurand, Bud Breidenstein, Steve Rosen and Ralph Chinn. Also pictured are Santa and Mrs. Claus who were there at the request of good friends, Charlie and Sid Warner of the Kiwanis Club of Greater OP-OC. The breakfast is an annual event of the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department which Kiwanis supports.
(Above) Pictured is Diakonia Director, Claudia Nagle, accepting a $500 donation from the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City from Kiwanis President, Dan Peletier, after she was the guest speaker for the weekly club meeting. Claudia spoke about Diakonia's mission is to provide short-term housing, food assistance and a bridge to employment as well as their efforts to raise funds.
