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"Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing our World one child and one community at a time."
As one of 8,500 clubs in 90+ countries, the Kiwanis Club of
Aurora is proud to serve many issues involving children while it supports our community in many other ways.
With a focus on SERVICE...MEMBERSHIP GROWTH...and FUN & FELLOWSHIP, our accomplishments in just one year included:
Donations
- $362 collected at a Tuesday meeting for the Salvation Army to kick off their bell ringing.
- $1,548.25 raised for The Salvation Army by Bell Ringing.
- $236 donation of Happy Dollars to Aurora University’s Circle-K.
- Food donations were collected in October for AU’sCircle-K’s ‘Feed the Hungry” campaign.
- $4,000 to Community Foundation for scholarships.
- $3,000to Big Brothers Big Sisters.
- $200 donation to support the new Kiwanis Naperville Morning Club.
- $2,500 donation to Carpenter’s Place.
- $25,000 to Rosary for the Hurrell scholarship.
- $400 to the Boy Scouts of America.
- $300 to Becky Springborn to attend and volunteer at the Special Olympics.
- $100 to Jewel Middle School’s Children’s Project.
- $50 for the Spastic Paralysis advertising campaign on Pace Buses.
- $50 to Muscular Dystrophy in memory of John Drury.
- $3,500 to our four Sponsored Groups.
- $500 support plus $375 faculty advisor stipend: AUCircle-K, ACC & IMSA Key-Club and FVSR Aktion Club.
- $150 to Mutual Ground.
- $150 to Aurora Central Catholic HS Super SaturdayNight major fundraiser.
- $250 to Royal Blue Stars Youth Basketball team fromAurora.
- $250 to Sally Weddige with St. Thomas Church’s HaitiMedical Supply Mission.
- Special food donation to Wayside Cross.
- $250 to the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry.
- $100 to the II District’s Spastic Paralysis fund.
- $100 to the Fox Valley Academy of Music.
- $250 to Hope D Wall School.
- $500 to the Marklund Children’s Home.
- $500 to the Girl Scouts
- $500 to Honor Flight Chicago to fly WW-II veteran toWashington DC.
- $1,000 donation to Reverend Gary L. McCann’s choice– New England Congregational Church.
- $2,500 in materials and supplies to beatify theplayground and grounds at the Marie Wilkinson Child development Center.
- $500 to the Compassion Foundation
- $500 to the Fox Valley Special Recreation
- $250 to the Fox Valley Park District’s Celetastity
- $50 to the Watseka Kiwanis Club’s Children’s Fair
- $50 to the Linda Canaday Scholarship Fund.
- $600 for Pony League
- $400 to Boys baseball
- $300 for Girls softball
- $30 to the Kiwanis I-I District Penguin Project
- $455 Club annual gift to Kiwanis International
- $2,000 to Kiwanis International for SpasticParalysis
Community Service
- Our members volunteered 68 hours for bell ringingfor the Salvation Army.
- 24 were Bigs-for-a-Day on December 15th – 72 hours of community service.
- 31 attended the Pearl Harbor Day luncheon to paytribute to those that have served.
- New Key Club started at Aurora Central Catholic HighSchool.
- Eight members volunteered for one night at the Festivalof Lights for the Rotary Club.
- Kiwanis Community Blood Drive – 33 units of blood.
- Nine members volunteered at the AID Telethon and helped AID raise $97,000.
- Sponsor & MC the Character Counts Awards Ceremony.
- Six area students received $100 savings bond as our support to Character Counts.
- Kiwanis One Day 250 volunteers cleaned the banks ofthe Indian Creek over 1000 community volunteer hours!
- 250 people attend the God and Fellowman Award dinner.
- Reverend Gary L. McCann is honored as this year’s God and Fellowman Recipient for
his tireless and unselfish Devotion toGod, to the Greater Aurora
Community, and to Humanity.
- 45 Kiwanians volunteered 110 community service hoursat the Marie Wilkinson
Child development Center to beatify grounds andplayground.
- 30 Kiwaniains volunteered 150 community servicehours at Downtown Alive.
- 25 Kiwainians and family marched in Aurora’s 4th of July Parade
- 14 Kiwanians volunteered 68 hoursfor Sue Vos’ garden - Members helping members!
- Chartered Cub Scout Pack 569 from the Homestead Elementary School
Fellowship
- 74 members and guests attended the Installation of Officers
- 92 members have attended fifteen interclubs!
- 18 new members!
- Three After Work Social Hours – 85 members have attended.
- Kiwanis International Vice-President Paul Palazzolo– 80 members attended Tuesday meeting.
- 50 Family and friends attended the Kiwanis Night Out @ US Cellular Field
- 71 golfers and 25 more for dinner - a total of 96 participants for the Kiwanis Golf Outing.
Fundraising
- Served 1,378 at our 58th Annual Pancake Breakfast and countless hours volunteered.
- Placemats raised $14,255.00!
- Pancake Day raised $18,019.00!
- Peanuts raised $8,354.34!
- Downtown Alive tips $986.10
- Golf Outing raised $1,600