Kiwanis Club of Aurora, IL -

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 15^{th �}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 4^th 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