Kiwanis MAGAZINE TELLING THE KIWANIS STORY AUGUST 2020
LEARNING CURVE STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS ARE STRUGGLING TO ADAPT TO THE “NEW NORMAL” IN EDUCATION. KIWANIANS CAN HELP.
RISING ABOVE BEST IN SHOW LITERACY POWER KIWANIS RESPONDS SIGNATURE PROJECT KIWANIANS BECOME DURING PANDEMIC CONTEST WINNERS STORYTIME HEROES
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NOW IT MATTERS MORE THAN EVER.
We’ve saved so many lives already. Now, the crucial part: reaching mothers and babies in some of the world’s most dangerous areas. Don’t rest — this is the critical moment. Help eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus from the face of the Earth.
kiwanis.org/TheEliminateProject
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LITERACY POWER • Page 34 Contents AUGUST 2020 • VOLUME 105, NUMBER 5
Features Departments
12 RISING ABOVE 4 VOICES Mission Statement Even in the midst of the COVID-19 Letter from the Editor; President’s pandemic, Kiwanis clubs find ways Message; Executive Perspective; The mission of Kiwanis to help. Letters magazine is to empower and inspire Kiwanis 20 LEARNING CURVE 8 NEWS Students, teachers and parents are Important dates; New member fee members to make struggling to adapt to the “new waived; Legacy of Play Contest lasting differences in the normal” in education. coming soon; Fewer babies dying lives of children — and of tetanus; Key Leader is going to share their powerful 30 BEST IN SHOW virtual; COVID-19 grants awarded; work with the world. Congratulations to the best of the In memoriam best in the 2020 Signature Project Contest. 42 CLUBS IN ACTION Binding agreement; All aboard; 34 LITERACY POWER Title role; T-shirt kindness California Kiwanians boost reading with inventive program, become 50 WORKBOOK local heroes. Diversity is key to a successful club
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p002-003_KIM_0820_TOC.indd 3 7/1/20 7:31 PM KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL KIWANIS MAGAZINE STAFF PUBLISHER Stan D. Soderstrom CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS Ben Hendricks OFFICER EXECUTIVE EDITOR Kasey Jackson MANAGING EDITOR Tony Knoderer ART DIRECTOR Andy Austin ASSISTANT EDITOR Julie Saetre From the executive editor MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS Curtis Billue EDITOR 2019–20 KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS PRESIDENT Daniel Vigneron hat a time we live in. share in this issue of the magazine Howald, Luxembourg PRESIDENT-ELECT Arthur N. Riley As we were preparing (see page 12), so we have also shared Westminster, Maryland, USA IMMEDIATE James M. Rochford W content for the June/July 2020 many on social media and on kiwan- PAST PRESIDENT Peoria, Illinois, USA issue, we were just beginning to under- is.org. Please, go read them. Let them VICE PRESIDENT Peter J. Mancuso North Bellmore, New York, USA stand the severity and significance of lift you up in this time of uncertainty. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Stan D. Soderstrom Indianapolis, Indiana, USA COVID-19. We knew Kiwanis family And speaking of uncertainty, with TRUSTEES Katrina J. Baranko, Albany, Georgia, USA; Greg clubs would step up to help. No matter COVID-19 came lots of change, Beard, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA; Gunnsteinn Björnsson, Sauðárkróki, Iceland; Chian Chu-Ching, Taichung City, Taiwan; the global stay-at-home orders, Kiwan- not least of which came in how Gary Cooper, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA; George R. Delisle, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA; Elio Garozzo, Catania, is members would find a way. We just our children around the world are Italy; Charles R. Gugliuzza, Homestead, Florida, USA; Tony Gunn, Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia; David W. Hurrelbrink, hadn’t heard much yet, so we couldn’t learning. We are faced with more Kansas City, Kansas, USA; Richard G. Olmstead Jr., Lancaster, California, USA; Ernest Schmid, Einöde, Austria; Sam Sekhon, report to you how things were going in questions than answers, it seems. Is Sandy Hook, Manitoba, Canada; Ronald E. Smith, Fountain Hills, Arizona; USA; Cathy Szymanski, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA your communities. So we sat back and it safe to go back into schools? How 2019–20 KIWANIS CHILDREN’S FUND OFFICERS waited for you to tell us. will kids keep up if they are to stay PRESIDENT Ann Wilkins Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA And wow, did you all deliver. at home for learning? How are our PRESIDENT-ELECT Norman A. Velnes Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada The Kiwanis family’s response to educators dealing with the constant- IMMEDIATE George E.H. Cadman PAST PRESIDENT Q.C., North Vancouver, British the pandemic stretches from continent ly shifting demands of education Columbia, Canada to continent. You’ve donated masks, during this crisis? Such big topics TREASURER Robert M. Garretson Fort Collins, Colorado, USA food, school equipment and more — to think about. As Kiwanians, you EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Stan D. Soderstrom Indianapolis, Indiana, USA not to mention your bravery and time know how to find answers to make CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Ann Updegraff Spleth Indianapolis, Indiana, USA to a cause that, let’s be honest, had positive change. And in our cover TRUSTEES Patricia Barsotti, Concord, California, USA; Matthew Cantrall, Lakeland, Florida, USA; Filip Delanote, some danger to it. After all, we’ve all story this month, we offer some Koksijde, Belgium; Peter J. Mancuso, North Bellmore, New York, USA; Robert S. Maxwell, Topeka, Kansas, USA; Benjamin R. been told to distance ourselves and information from experts as well as Osterhout, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, USA; Serena Quek, Johor Bahru Johor, Malaysia; Armand B. St. Raymond, Vestavia Hills, limit our activities in order not to advice (see page 20). Alabama, USA; James M. Rochford, Peoria, Illinois, USA; John Tyner II, Rockville, Maryland, USA; Chien-Kung Yang, Hsinchu spread the illness. So doing something And one last thing: I challenge City, Taiwan; Amy Zimmerman, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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p004-005_KIM_0820_Mast-Column.indd 4 7/1/20 7:32 PM “EVERYBODY CAN BE GREAT BECAUSE EVERYBODY CAN SERVE. — Martin Luther King Jr. ” For many people, a lifetime of service begins in Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs. When your Kiwanis club sponsors a Kiwanis Service Leadership Program, you build crucial skills — in the people who will build a better world. Thank you for empowering leaders of all ages and abilities.
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p004-005_KIM_0820_Mast-Column.indd 5 7/1/20 7:32 PM DANIEL VIGNERON President’s message KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
s I write this, we are still very from my region is the ingenuity of a vention and election season. Kiwan- much dealing with COVID-19 club in Belgium. The Kiwanis Club ians are putting their heads together A and our different way of life. of Welkenraedt Trois Frontières has a to figure out a different way of doing We abide by directives to wear big annual fundraising dinner during things for the latest set of challenges. masks and practice social distanc- asparagus season. Gathering for We will get it done — Res, non verba. ing. We have lost a number of our the event was not possible this year I share and carry forward my prede- Kiwanis members. because of COVID-19, so members cessor Poly Lat’s belief in continuity. During my time at home, my Ki- of the club made the feast available Our current team of officers works wanis Club of Vielsalm stayed in touch for pickup. Asparagus, potatoes and closely together to strategize for a through online meetings. We kept ham were prepared in a restaurant productive future. We are friends, and up our service to our community by and then picked up by those who had I believe we are open and strong in distributing masks. I have appreciated ordered them. The club raised more our collaboration to make Kiwanis the the many messages of support sent to money than it ever had before! best it can be. me. I have done my best to return that It is that kind of spirit that keeps us Thank support with my communications and going. I have regretted canceling some you for your efforts to listen and help clubs through scheduled travel, especially after support and some of their difficulties. many districts put in so much work to dedication. While some clubs face more of a plan and host visits. And this column Please continue struggle than others, a bright spot will be published during district con- to be safe.
STAN SODERSTROM Executive perspective KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
’ve been reflecting in recent months But it can also be volatile. This is es- the speed and instant reaction of today, about the way we live now. Who pecially true when two things happen the answer also lies in our long-held I hasn’t? First there was the coronavi- simultaneously: more people being responsibilities. Whether it’s global ser- rus — and then the economic fallout. cooped up with their screens and a ma- vice or our latest post, we’ll strive to be Then came protest and social unrest in jor social issue that demands we state known by our good works and guided the U.S. and other countries regarding our position and affirm our values. by the values expressed in our Objects. issues of racial justice. All together, Now consider Kiwanis members’ Will we do it perfectly? Probably not. this has been a period of controversy diversity — our range of ethnicities, And as a nonpartisan organization, we upon crisis upon general uncertainty. religions, politics, languages and won’t always express ourselves in a In the middle of this mix lies social more. That’s a strength, as is our age way that fits every member’s person- media. That raises the question: What range, which includes young people al outlook. But we’ll still share your is the best use of such a powerful but and their passion for the issues shap- commitment to children. often unpredictable platform for an ing their future. But this also means And we’ll organization like ours? that no statement on issues or events work with Social media is easy, and it’s instan- will gain universal approval. Each you to change taneous. And that can be an advan- will get “likes” and draw criticism. lives — out in tage for Kiwanis, which has members So how will Kiwanis continue to the real world, around the world with whom we navigate the social-media age? We’ll where kids need to communicate. use it to listen. That takes time. For all need us most.
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What’s happening Important dates in TRENDS, TIPS, FACTS AND FIGURES FROM KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL August
August 12: International Youth Day August 19: World Humanitarian Day August 19: World Photo Day
New member fee waived The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on communities worldwide. More than ever, kids and commu- nities need Kiwanis. To encourage existing Kiwanis clubs to continue to invite new members, the Kiwan- is International Board approved a new member fee waiver to bolster membership and help Kiwanis clubs Legacy of Play Contest coming soon perform the service needed in the Kiwanis International teams up with International bring play to all kids. wake of this pandemic and beyond. Kiwanis partner Landscape Structures The board encourages districts and to give one Kiwanis club US$25,000 2020 Legacy of Play Contest dates: clubs to comply with this waiver of playground equipment. The August 10: Contest opens due to the emergency conditions Legacy of Play Contest, now in its September 10: Last day for entries presented by the pandemic. The seventh year, celebrates our shared September 14: Voting opens waiver was approved for any new belief that investing in communities September 27: Voting ends members who join existing Kiwanis through legacy signature projects October 2: Judges vote clubs between April 22, 2020, and are important to a club’s success. October 7: Winner announced September 30, 2020. Learn more at With its emphasis on inclusive play, Get more information online at kiwanis.org/waiver. Landscape Structures helps Kiwanis kiwanis.org/legacyofplay.
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p008-011_KIM_0820_News.indd 8 7/1/20 7:33 PM Fewer babies dying of tetanus The number of babies needlessly dying from neonatal tetanus continues to fall, thanks, in part, to the commitment of Kiwanis International. A new report from the World Health Organization found that 25,000 babies died of teta- nus in 2018, almost 6,000 fewer than reported in 2017. The world has seen an 85% reduction in newborn deaths from tetanus during the past 18 years, includ- ing a 57% drop since Kiwanis joined the fight against MNT in 2010. Kiwanis’ efforts have also led to more women receiving prenatal health care and giv- ing birth in sanitary environments with doctors, nurses or midwives.
Key Leader is going virtual A new, interactive workbook based on the Kiwanis Key Leader program is now available to explore service lead- ership at home or in the classroom. Virtual Key Leader explores the topics of service leadership, integrity, per- sonal growth, respect, community and excellence. It is written for participants ages 13 and older. Use Virtual Key Leader lessons during digital Kiwanis or Key Club meetings or to promote your district’s in-person Key Leader events. Share Virtual Key Leader COVID-19 grants awarded with friends and family who may be interested in joining a Kiwanis organiza- In April, the Kiwanis Children’s Fund countries. Clubs are feeding families, tion or an in-person Key Leader event. launched the COVID-19 Response providing technology and education- Visit kiwanis.org/virtualkeyleader for Program to help clubs meet the ur- al materials to students learning from more information. gent needs of children and families home and supplying personal protec- facing hardships due to the pandem- tive equipment to people at high risk. ic. Within weeks of announcing the However, 100 clubs still need more grant program, nearly 1,500 people than $230,000 in funding to serve made a gift to support Kiwanis their communities. You can support projects. the most urgent needs of children More than US$120,000 has been by making a gift online today. Go to granted to 53 Kiwanis clubs in 11 kiwanischildrensfund.org/covid.
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p008-011_KIM_0820_News.indd 9 7/1/20 7:33 PM KIWANIS NEWS IN MEMORIAM
Dr. John ushered in Kiwanis centennial
r. John R. Button, 2014-15 Kiwanis President Daniel Vigneron. “I will miss “Dr. John was a contributor to our or- International president, died June him and his dedication to making sure ganization in so many leadership roles. D 15. He was 68. Kiwanis would grow stronger so more And in every role, he seemed to be the “Dr. John,” as he was known, loved kids could be helped.” right leader at the right moment,” said Kiwanis from an early age, often Dr. John was a family physician until Stan Soderstrom, Kiwanis International tagging along as his father attended he retired in 2011. He rose through the executive director. “He helped frame Kiwanis club meetings. John loved to ranks of Kiwanis, becoming lieutenant the vision for The Eliminate Project. He tell the story of peering through the governor, governor of the Eastern inspired thousands of donors to give church windows to watch members Canada and the Caribbean District in generously to eliminate maternal and make plans to serve the community. In 2004-05 before being elected to the neonatal tetanus. He led us as we cele- 1978, John joined that club and later Kiwanis International Board of Trustees brated our 100th anniversary and built served as its president, just as his dad in 2009. He was elected vice president Kiwanis playgrounds around the globe. had decades earlier. He remained a of the board in 2012 and became pres- We will truly member of the Kiwanis Club of Ridge- ident of Kiwanis International during miss Dr. John.” town, Ontario, Canada until his death. the 2014-15 administrative year. He John is “Dr. John was a good man. He cared served during the Kiwanis International survived by his very deeply about Kiwanis and mak- Centennial Celebration — traveling wife, Debbie, a ing sure clubs never lost the fun, fel- the world with his wife, Debbie, to help son, daughter lowship and service they were created clubs celebrate 100 years of serving the and several for,” said 2019-20 Kiwanis International children of the world. grandchildren.
DiNoto presided over vote for women
rank DiNoto is being remembered had remained a member since. He rose he celebrated the diversity.” as a champion of children. The through the leadership ranks serving DiNoto joined Kiwanis to network F1986-87 Kiwanis International pres- as club president, lieutenant governor and be involved in his community af- ident died June 1, 2020, from complica- and governor of the California-Neva- ter starting a new bank in Rosemead. tions from pneumonia. da-Hawaii District in 1974-75 before be- As the chairman and chief executive “Frank cared deeply about children. ing elected to the Kiwanis International officer of Universal Savings Bank, he He cared about Kiwanis. I will always Board of Trustees in 1979. championed a policy of senior leaders remember him as a man who worked DiNoto presided over Kiwanis Inter- being involved in community service. hard to improve the health and safety national at a pivotal time — the vote to He told the Los Angeles Times in 1986, of children,” said 2019-20 Kiwanis allow women to join the organization “Part of the success of any business International — which ended a 72-year tradition of depends on community support. I President Daniel limiting membership to men. think a businessman has a responsi- Vigneron. “Many clubs were already allowing bility to give something back to the DiNoto joined women to join. The vote wasn’t close,” community by becoming involved in a the Kiwanis said 2015-16 Kiwanis International service club.” Club of Rose- President Sue Petrisin, the first female DiNoto leaves behind his wife, Mary mead, Califor- president of Kiwanis International. Jane, of more than seven decades and nia, in 1955, and “Once the members voted for change, three daughters. He was 95 years old.
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p012-019_KIM_0820_Club service.indd 12 7/1/20 7:36 PM RISING ABOVE EVEN IN THE MIDST OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, KIWANIS CLUBS FIND WAYS TO HELP.
here has never been a year quite like this bers have found ways to transcend the circum- one. In Kiwanis International’s 105-year stances in which we’re all living. T history, no other time has been as disruptive Kiwanis magazine is pleased to share some of to the daily life of so many of our clubs’ com- those stories on the following pages. These are munities. Or to the service and fellowship of just a few of the many inspiring ways that clubs club members. around the world have risen to this extraordi- But Kiwanis clubs exist to help when their nary occasion. We hope your club has a similar communities need them most. Even in the time story to tell. And we hope you draw inspiration of the coronavirus — especially now — mem- from the ones you read here.
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA Local connection brings quick reaction
n Panama, the Kiwanis Club of donations from the ACP — which Crucible C3 sprung into action could then be used to purchase I when the coronavirus struck. food and cleaning supplies. It helped to have a good combi- Overall, the ACP’s donation nation: its history of serving local came to 2,600 balboas, a Pana- organizations and a key connec- manian currency. On April 30, tion through club leadership. club members The club’s president, Isaac Bor- delivered items bua, is a member of the Panama to five nursing Canal Authority (ACP). So he was homes and group in a position to spearhead a joint homes, whose effort with the ACP’s engineers residents range to help local organizations that from AIDS pa- the club had previously served. tients to children And he did so, collecting financial with disabilities.
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Erbach/Odenwald, Germany REACHING FARAWAY KIDS DURING QUARANTINE
hen the coronavirus forced the Erbach/ members pur- Odenwald Kiwanis Club in Germany chased board W to cancel its events, members drew games for kids on available funds for a different approach: living in a smaller donations for key causes far away. local women’s “In Germany, we are lucky,” says Immedi- shelter. An ate Past President Stefan Uhrig. “Often it is a area store even question of donating toys to a kindergarten or gave them a school bags to children in need.” discount. The club had previous ties to two projects Club mem- — one in Peru and one in Uganda. With one bers also pro- last fundraiser before the shutdown, the club vided Kiwan- raised EUR500 for Casa Verde, a children’s is-branded shelter in Arequipa, Peru. fabric masks, In Uganda, an organization called Abaana which the club Afrika has built and operated a school for had bought village children. When it closed and sent from its students back to their families, one of the kids’ partner club main sources for healthy meals was gone in Schärd- — especially with many parents confined to ing, Austria. their homes and unable to work. The club’s In fact, the donation provided a month of food for seven club also bought some for members. At one families. point, a store employee asked Uhrig where all In the meantime, the club kept working these masks had come from. In a single day, close to home. When a local radio station she said, she had seen eight people walking reported on the needs of women’s shelters, around “with Kiwanis written on their faces.”
Virginia Beach, Virginia, US CLUB DONATES TO FAVORITE SERVER
he coronavirus has been hard misfortune, club members passed ways Kiwanians reach out to on restaurants — and the the proverbial hat. By the end people in need. T people who work there. When of the month, they had collected the IHOP where the Kiwanis Club US$1,000. Division 14 Lt. Gov. Joe of Virginia Beach, Virginia, held Flanagan delivered it to her on its meetings closed in March, April 1. members did what Kiwanians do: For Grimes, a single mother They helped someone. suddenly without a job or health Their longtime server, Ken- insurance, it was a source of dra Grimes, lost her job with strength and hope. For the club, the closure. Hearing about the it was a small example of the
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p012-019_KIM_0820_Club service.indd 14 7/1/20 7:36 PM Kendall-South Dade, Florida, US GRANT HELPS CLUB HELP HOPE Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, US CLUB CONVERTS GRANT FUNDS INTO FOOD hen a local food pantry and relief organization saw hartered just two years elementary students and their Wa 500% increase in requests ago, the Kiwanis Club of families. for aid during the pandemic, the C Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Local partnerships are Kiwanis Club of Kendall-South had already found a great useful too. Club members Dade, Florida, used a grant from way to raise money. Then the work with the Akron/Canton the Kiwanis Children’s Fund to coronavirus struck. regional food bank, a locally meet that need. “We had to cancel our ca- owned grocery and Panera “We want to help deliver hope sino fundraiser that brought Bread to fill boxes with fresh during a crisis,” says Diana in US$7,000 last year,” says food and pantry items. Club Morrell, secretary of the Kend- member Tricia Knoles. “We members also help commu- all-South Dade club. want to be able to keep help- nity partners package and The funds allowed the orga- ing without depleting our distribute the food. nization, Bridge to Hope, serve community service account.” Before the pandemic, two 51 families who were referred Thanks to a grant from the elementary schools had taken to it by school administrators. Kiwanis Children’s Fund, part in the program, which Many of the families don’t have they’re still helping — at a provided a backpack of food cars, so Bridge to Hope delivers time when the need is more to carry students through the groceries, school supplies, hand urgent than ever. Along with weekend. Now, children at all sanitizers and masks. The grant the club’s own contribu- the city’s elementary schools will allow the program to con- tion of $1,000, the grant has get seven days of breakfast, tinue through the summer. allowed them to buy food for lunch and snacks — as well as Cuyahoga Falls City Schools two family-sized dinners. High Point, North Carolina, US A CARAVAN OF SUPPORT
veryone could use some fel- lowship these days. In April, Emembers of the Kiwanis Club of High Point, North Car- olina, lifted the spirits of their sponsored Aktion Club mem- bers quarantined in the commu- nity, driving past seven group homes with signs expressing support. Most of the Aktion Club members live in group homes. With social distancing restrictions, it was also a chance for the residents to step outside for some interaction.
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Griffin, Georgia, US CLUB CREATES FIRST RESPONDERS DRIVE-THRU
hey say there’s no free responders for their lunch. But the Kiwanis Club work during the T of Griffin, Georgia, made pandemic. sure the area’s first responders The club made got one in April. enough food to feed When the coronavirus made the first 100 arrivals the club’s usual meeting impos- for lunch, which sible, members set up a lunch- was available to time drive-thru to thank police those who came in officers, firefighters, emergency uniform or showed medical technicians and other first their badge.
Portmore, Jamaica KIWANIANS SHOW THEY CARE WITH A PLAN
n Jamaica’s southern coast, the Great- Waterford Fire Station and Greater Portmore er Portmore Kiwanis Club didn’t just Health Centre. The club also joined the Ki- O respond quickly to the coronavirus. It put wanis Clubs of Sunshine City, Portmore and together a plan. The club’s #WECARE Plan Central Portmore to make over 1,000 masks was a multiphase effort to address the needs for residential care facilities that serve the of medical and service workers in Jamaica’s 23 elderly and people with mental disabilities. West Division Greater Portmore members also donated 10 — along with 100-pound bags of rice to the Portmore City others who Municipality for care packages to be distribut- are especially ed to senior citizens. In addition, they joined vulnerable to the Kiwanis Club of Portmore to assemble COVID-19. care packages with food and other essentials During — then delivered them to city residents who Phase One in were quarantined with suspected cases of March, the COVID-19. club pur- April brought Phase Two: The club pur- chased hand chased six plastic drums and arranged for sanitizer them to be transformed into stand-alone and cleaning handwashing stations for use at hospitals and products, police stations. which they “The Portmore City Municipality promised delivered to to fill the drums with water on a daily basis if the Greater we are having challenges getting them filled,” Portmore says Nordia Campbell, president of the Great- Police Station, er Portmore club.
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p012-019_KIM_0820_Club service.indd 16 7/1/20 7:37 PM Cheyenne, Wyoming, US CLUB RAISES FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY AND FELLOW CLUB MEMBERS
or the Kiwanis Club of Chey- contacted two local food banks — need as a result of the pandemic. enne, Wyoming, the corona- which suggested the club contact In fact, the club has partnered F virus inspired a sense of ur- the Food Bank of the Rockies, with the United Way of Laramie gency toward community service. which supports those pantries. County — allowing that organiza- The club’s outreach began with an The larger food bank was willing tion to oversee the latter portion. eye toward food insecurity. to use club-raised funds to help With the United Way’s request “It was a matter of doing an Cheyenne food banks specifically. form, members also don’t have to abbreviated community assess- By mid-May, the club had raised ask other members personally. ment,” says club member Tim nearly US$30,000. “It’s a new environment,” Shep- Sheppard. Its scope expanded when a pard says. “And it’s not expensive Continuing its meetings online, member got the virus and lost to do some form of community the 270-member club then started their job. The fund now serves assessment. Kiwanis can make a a committee for its COVID-19 two needs: 70% for local food difference right now — and in my fundraising efforts. Members banks and 30% for members in opinion, we should.”
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n the face of the pandemic, purchased gift cards to grocery the Kiwanis Club of Brecks- stores and distributed them to I ville, Ohio, put partnership families on the school district’s to use. Thanks to a grant from free and reduced-price lunch Stuart, Florida, US the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, program. ONE CALL LEADS TO FOOD- along with donations from the The Children’s Fund grant PROVIDING PARTNERSHIPS Brecksville-Broadview Heights was a key supplement to the School District Parent School club’s fundraising effort, which or Allison Wigley of the Organization, the club helped ultimately topped US$10,000 Kiwanis Club of Stuart, 33 families in the area buy gro- and included donations from F Florida, one conversation ceries in May. the BBH Parent School Organi- with a friend led to an initia- With the funds, members zation and other donors. tive that fed about 500 people within days. When Wigley Riverton, Illinois, US noted that at-risk youth were disproportionately affected KIWANIANS START A PANTRY AS VIRUS HITS by the pandemic, her friend year ago, the Kiwanis Club helped, donating thousands of offered to donate US$5,000. of Greater Riverton Area dollars and a variety of food “So I started making some Awas new to its central Illi- items. phone calls, and it grew and nois community. But it made an Each Tuesday, cars lined up grew,” Wigley says. impression: a micro-pantry in for club members to put grocer- H. E. Hill Foundation’s front of a local high school. The ies into backseats and trunks. arrangement with six farms club bought the food and Key The rest of the week, Jeb Brown, helped the club support local Clubbers stocked it every day. the club’s charter president, businesses while serving That experience came in distributed food through the people in need. A local food handy this spring. After small drive-thru window of his busi- distributor allowed the club local pantries succumbed to the ness, Riverton Party Store. to buy food for its hot to-go effects of COVID-19, the club’s “This town has seen a lot of meals, with discounts that 15 members quickly figured out clubs come and go,” he says. helped pack 500 boxes. how to start and run their own “But they haven’t seen anything A childcare center provided pantry. Community members like this Kiwanis club.” a distribution point for cars to receive a hot meal for each family member. The club also put groceries in the trunks. Cher Fisher, the club’s pres- ident (and Wigley’s mother), even made sure the kids got something special. “I had collected books for the little library,” she says, “so we put in a book, some crayons, a yo-yo, something kids could use for quiet play.”
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STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS ARE STRUGGLING TO ADAPT TO THE “NEW NORMAL” IN EDUCATION. KIWANIANS CAN HELP. BY JULIE SAETRE
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p020-029_KIM_0820_Education_V2.indd 20 7/1/20 7:39 PM hen Information Technology High sent the situation into overdrive. School in Long Island City, New In Detroit, Michigan, for example, only York, abruptly closed classroom 10% of public school students had access doors in mid-March due to the COVID-19 to both a computer and the internet when pandemic, its 1,005 students and 90 teach- schools closed in March, as reported by ers, administrators and staff became part of NBC’s Today Show. The Pew Research a brave new digital world overnight. Center reports that across the United Luna Ramirez, left, States, some 15% of homes with school-age who has been a teacher children lack internet access. Some fami- for 23 years, with 13 lies take a harder hit. A 2019 report by the of those spent in New National Center for Education Statistics York public schools, states that nearly 20% of African American was among them. As a children ages 3-18 — and 21% of families career and technology earning less than US$40,000 per year — instructor, she was more prepared than have no home internet access. many to meet the challenge. And so were “There’s a saying that in the U.S. we have her students — academically, at least. In ‘10,000 democracies,’ since school districts their high school, they study complex sub- are largely autonomous organizations that jects: digital design, computer program- ming, website development and career and financial management. Many of them are The “digital divide” — advanced-placement students. But their day-to-day lives provide as many the gap between those learning challenges as their studies offer who have access to opportunities. Some live in small apartments shared by multiple family members. Laptop the internet and those computers, if available at all, are old with who don’t — already limited memory, and one is often shared among parents and siblings. presented a formidable And those are the families fortunate enough to have internet access in the first obstacle to education place. equality before the The “digital divide” — the gap between those who have access to the internet, per- pandemic. The sudden sonal computers and other forms of infor- mation and communications technology and switch to remote those who don’t — presented a formidable learning sent the obstacle to education equality before the pan- demic. The sudden switch to remote learning situation into overdrive.
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operate independently,” a household computer. Forty-three percent says Titilayo Tinuba lack home internet access. Ali, left, director of UNESCO reports that in Europe, 14% of research and policy for households do not have access to the inter- the Southern Education net, and 22% lack a computer. In sub-Saha- Foundation, a nonprofit ran Africa, nearly 90% of students have no that works to advance access to computers, and 82% have no way equitable education policies and practices to get online. for low-income students and students of color in 17 southern states. “In the South, more students of color The pandemic has attend public schools than do white stu- forced school closures dents, and a higher percentage of students in nearly every southern state qualifies for free in 191 countries, or reduced price lunch. Research shows that students in high-poverty schools need addi- affecting a staggering tional resources to meet similar grade-lev- 1.5 billion students. el academic outcomes. Despite this fact, Southern states spend, on average, $1,200 And half of those less per pupil than the national average. learners — nearly 830 With expected declining tax revenues fol- lowing the COVID-19 crisis, states will have million — don’t have fewer overall dollars to target resources to low-income districts, widening opportunity access to a household and achievement gaps for students. While computer. Forty-three COVID-19 is impacting all of our students, those who are low-income or need extra percent lack home supports are suffering the most.” It’s not just a North American problem. internet access. No matter where in the world children live, those on the wrong side of the digital divide Then there are the students who already are most likely to suffer the consequences had barriers to education — from poverty from school closures, and geographical remoteness to disabilities, says Borhene Chakroun, displacement and exposure to child labor, right, director of the violence and other adverse conditions. division of policies and “Education is vital to development, both at lifelong learning systems the individual and collective level,” Chak- for the United Nations roun says. “Yet about 258 million children Educational, Scientific and youth were already out of school before and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). the COVID-19 crisis. In addition, millions The pandemic has forced school closures of students, those already in school, may in 191 countries, affecting a staggering 1.5 face the immediate risk of dropping out or billion students. And half of those learners graduating without the basic skills. This — nearly 830 million — don’t have access to existing learning crisis is exacerbated by
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p020-029_KIM_0820_Education_V2.indd 22 7/1/20 7:40 PM COVID-19-related school closures, widening changed lives and inspired young people learning gaps and feeding wider socioeco- aren’t always best equipped to convert on a nomic inequalities. moment’s notice to a whole new media.” Remote learning isn’t just a challenge for Honing technical skills is only the begin- students. Among teachers who have the ning, adds Ali. technology they need, not all feel equally “This may include developing online comfortable using it. facilitation skills, learning how to structure Larry Lieberman, left, is teamwork and project-based learning online. CEO of Mouse, a New In addition to teachers, support staff such as York-based nonprofit guidance counselors and social workers also that develops online need support to learn how to effectively use computer science and technology to deliver services to students.” STEM curriculum for Parents haven’t escaped transition trau- students — and offers professional develop- ma either. Those fortunate enough to work ment on those subjects to teachers. When the at home must juggle job responsibilities pandemic hit, Mouse responded by ex- with the newfound task of being a teaching panding its teacher offerings to include four assistant. Eric Oldfield, levels of instruction about Google Classroom right, is chief business and other online remote learning tools. The officer for Brainly, a organization trained more than 4,000 New remote-learning support York City teachers in just a few weeks. platform where middle “Early on, it was obvious that there were and high school stu- students without devices or connectivity in dents struggling with a their homes who would not be able to learn homework question can ask for help from a without them. That’s a very tangible, easy- network of volunteer teachers, parents and to-see gap,” Lieberman says. “Well, the same peers. Since the pandemic hit, demand for gap exists when the teacher is not prepared the site has increased 200% in the U.S. alone, to convert their expertise in the classroom just one of the 35 countries Brainly serves. into a remote environment. The most And it’s not just students asking for help. wonderful classroom teachers who have “When kids are at school, their teachers are there all the time, and if they have a “The most wonderful problem, they can ask them,” Oldfield says. “But with remote learning, the sur- classroom teachers who face area of the teacher has been signifi- cantly reduced. Even in the best scenarios have changed lives and and school districts, where every student inspired young people has a Chromebook (laptop), the teacher’s surface area has been reduced by more aren’t always best than 50%. And who’s there to help (the students)? It’s their parents. equipped to convert on “But I think what parents find, once you a moment’s notice to a get past fifth grade, unless you’re a teacher yourself, it’s very hard to help your kids. whole new media.” ‘Cause you’ve forgotten the majority of
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p020-029_KIM_0820_Education_V2.indd 24 7/1/20 7:40 PM what you learned, or, if you remember how the short term, while the world waits for a to do it, chances are they’re teaching it dif- COVID-19 cure and vaccine, remote learn- ferently today than you learned it. And so ing will continue to play a dominant role in the effect that we’ve seen is just a massive education as schools grapple with keeping surge in usage.” kids safe. New York public school teacher And while parents have to learn to use Ramirez said her city, like many others, is Zoom and other forms of video conferenc- looking at limiting the number of students ing, their children need that same support. per classroom, which presents a whole new That means mom or dad takes on the set of problems. additional role of information technology “The city (already) has over-crowded specialist. It’s something Oldfield, a father of classrooms everywhere. So some kind of two, knows well. remote learning is “This morning, I had going to be happening a conference call, and in “One of the in the fall.” the middle of the con- striking shifts is And even if a cure for ference call, my daugh- COVID-19 burst onto ter came in and said, that caregivers the scene, experts point ‘Hey, Zoom doesn’t of students with out, tech-based teach- work.’ There was an ing and learning mod- update, and we had to special needs els were around before update their computers the disease and will be and figure out what the have to now deal here in the pandemic’s administrator password with distance aftermath. was. And so I took off “While the scale of my Brainly chief busi- from their support distance learning in ness officer hat and put this instance is unprec- on my Oldfield family networks of health edented,” says Ali, “the chief technology officer aides, therapists concept of distance hat. And that’s chal- learning is not new, as lenging.” and coaches.” there are state, district, Parents who can’t charter and private vir- work remotely, single parents, parents tual schools across the country that offer all of children with special needs, non-En- their learning through virtual platforms. In glish-speaking parents and others sudden- other cases, some schools have utilized dis- ly find themselves without the resources tance learning to allow for course recovery they’ve had previously. or an opportunity to participate in courses “One of the striking shifts is that caregiv- that would not be available otherwise.” ers of students with special needs have to Mouse’s Lieberman says we can use this now deal with distance from their support trial-by-fire period to address the inequities networks of health aides, therapists and unveiled by remote learning. coaches,” explains the Southern Education “I certainly hope that we will use the Foundation’s Ali. things we are positively learning this year Altogether, the challenges faced by educa- to modify and enhance education for years tors, students and parents are daunting. In and years to come,” he says. “It’s never been
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possible for every student to be in class ev- of students and teachers; and supporting ery day. But we have this opportunity now parents’ roles in distance learning. to help students learn where they are and No community is the same, so before you make sure teachers are trained and prepared set out to tackle all seven considerations, to help their students learn, wherever that find out exactly where your club’s commit- student is based.” ment is needed. And that’s where Kiwanians come in. Club “For some communities, materials and members’ opportunity is in a concept that Wi-Fi access are the main issues,” advises Brainly’s Oldfield calls digital citizenship. Ali, “and for others, digital literacy is a “Digital citizenship is not just about challenge, where teachers and families learning how to use the technology and may need volunteers to help them nav- getting a better education, but using the igate tech challenges through a hotline. technology as a platform to give back,” Consider doing a community survey or he explains. “Our assessment to see platform really what’s needed and encourages not just Kiwanians shouldn’t be how you can be the diligence to be daunted by the scope supportive.” a good student, but Once you know to be a good digital of the need. Wherever your service goals, citizen and help use these tips to others. And today, your club is located, meet them. the number of peo- Reaching those ple who need help you will find kids, without internet with their education access. While most is bigger than it’s parents and teachers Kiwanians can’t ever been.” who need your help. commit to wiring Kiwanians residences, they shouldn’t be daunt- still can bring the ed by the sheer scope of the need. In fact, internet (and its access to knowledge) the numbers show that wherever your club within reach. is located, you will find kids, parents and “We have seen districts implementing teachers who need your help. some creative partnerships with community In April 2020, the Southern Education organizations and shelters to help meet the Foundation released a brief, “Distance needs of these students,” Ali says. “We’ve Learning During COVID-19: 7 Equity seen solutions like partnerships with local Considerations for Schools and Districts,” print shops to provide printed materials to highlighting initial areas to address: reach- students without internet access and deploy- ing students who don’t have internet ing vans or buses equipped with Wi-Fi to get access; helping students gain that access students connected, and community centers and other necessary technology; supporting themselves can serve as Wi-Fi hubs.” English-language learners and students with Another option: lower-tech formats. special needs; identifying and providing Before the internet existed, for example, needed wraparound services; supporting children learned via educational television teachers; addressing mental health needs programming.
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“UNESCO has been organizing a series of considering parents and families of all webinars on radio/TV-mediated distance types,” advises Ali. “Then look to support education, which showcased examples and parents and caregivers in your community good practices of using the radio and televi- in the ways they most need. That may look sion to reach out to those who did not have like serving as volunteer tutors where there access to internet,” says Chakroun. are work, time or other structural barriers Check with your school system, your city’s to parents and family members being able public access television station or the local to assist with lessons. Additionally, families Public Broadcasting System channel to see if who do not speak English at home may ap- volunteers are needed to support education- preciate support from volunteers who could al programming on- or off-air. serve as interpreters or translators.” Helping with hands-on tech. Kiwanis clubs Making wraparound services available. around the world already have stepped At least 45% of Ramirez’s students rely on up with donations of tablets and laptops the food they receive at school to feed their to schools and students in need. Because families. So those food drives that Kiwanis technology never stands still, even if your family members have been holding since district distributed technology a few years the pandemic began will continue to be ago, it could be outdated for today’s lessons. key. Children and families who needed And what works for younger students might food, clothing, toiletries and other basics not be functional for older learners. Find before COVID-19 will still have those out if it’s time for an update. In Ramirez’s needs. And with pandemic-related job school, students received iPads — which losses, those essential items are even more only stymied the tech students. in demand. “iPads are great for elementary school, Lending a helping hand to teachers. maybe middle school,” Ramirez explains. “With the pandemic, there are three front “But when you get to high school, you lines,” says Mouse’s Lieberman. “There’s cannot type a whole essay on an iPad. the health crisis. And then the second, of There are things that you need to do on a course, is the financial hardship. And those computer. In my case, you need to be able two crises are so severe that the third front to run FTP servers, you need to be able to line can get lost, and that’s the crisis in ed- have the latest Java support in the brows- ucation. Kids don’t stop. Kids don’t stand ers, Adobe. So the computer needs to have still. And our teachers have committed enough memory to run the program. The themselves to carrying on in a climate that school already paid for full licensing for no one could have imagined.” my students to have the software, but they A typical distance-learning day for could not run it in the computers, because Ramirez begins at 7 a.m. and sometimes it was too slow.” doesn’t end until 10 or 11 p.m. Distance Supporting special needs. Helping chil- learning requires not only time for learning dren with autism, those with special needs new tech, but leading virtual group classes, and English language learners often comes meeting remotely with students for one-on- down to being there for their parents or one problem-solving, coaching kids for exam guardians. prep and more. “The first step is acknowledging these One student in Ramirez’s class had to different challenges and truly seeing and deal with every family member contracting
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p020-029_KIM_0820_Education_V2.indd 28 7/1/20 7:41 PM COVID-19; two senior students each lost CKI and Key Club members can ease the a parent to the disease. Ramirez worked burden by tutoring, shopping for grocer- with the teens to create a modified learning ies, running errands, doing yard work schedule and special projects that allowed and other forms of service that allow them to continue their education when the parents to focus on their family and work pandemic made daily classwork and home- responsibilities. work impossible. Bridging the digital divide won’t be easy, “I have my regular assignments, but for and it won’t happen overnight. But it will the students who have trouble because of cultivate a new world of unprecedented the family’s health or a death in the family educational opportunities. or they don’t have money to eat, I say, ‘There “There are lots of negatives that come from are too many assignments for you to do this pandemic,” says Brainly’s Oldfield. right now. But if you are capable of doing “Adopting technology has become a neces- this project, then you get full credit.’ And sity, not an option. As painful as it may be they feel hope.” for all three parties — parents, teachers and You can help ease a teacher’s workload students — I think that that is going to be a virtually by mentoring, tutoring a student very positive thing. in need or offering to be a guest speaker “We need to get technology into the during a remote class meeting. classroom. We need to get technology into “My father was a Kiwanian,” Lieberman students’ hands. And I feel like one of the says. “There have always been these won- silver linings of the pandemic is that it derful opportunities between the orga- will hopefully accelerate that and improve nization and schools to provide teachers the quality of education that students get and students with insight into the working globally.” K world. That sort of immersion in connectivi- ty is really critical.” Addressing emotional needs. “Students Kiwanis, CKI and Key and teachers alike may be dealing with feelings of isolation, increased responsibility Club members can of caring for family members, changes in ease the burden by family income, death and other challenges,” says Ali. “Holding virtual wellness days for tutoring, shopping teachers with activities like yoga, mindful- ness and support circles and making virtual for groceries, running guidance counselors or community mentors errands, doing yard available are all ways to serve your commu- nity. Expanded learning, after-school and work and other forms summer programs also give a real oppor- tunity to work as allies with schools and of service that allow provide some continuity with social and emotional support.” parents to focus on Being there for parents. Just as teachers their family and work can use virtual volunteers, parents also face overwhelming demands. Kiwanis, responsibilities.
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BEST CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BEST OF THE BEST IN THE 2020 SIGNATURE IN PROJECT CONTEST. SHOW ignature projects show the impact a Kiwanis club can have on a community. From playgrounds and parks to fes- S tivals and fundraisers, signature projects are the hallmarks of what Kiwanis clubs are known for in their communities. This year’s Signature Project Contest was split into two tiers: Clubs with 27 members or fewer were judged in the Tier I category and clubs with 28 members or more were judged in the Tier II category. In order to be considered, signature projects must be recurring (or have intent to continue), enhance the Kiwanis image, demonstrate significant impact on the community in terms of monies raised or children served and strengthen membership and partnership opportunities. Congratulations to the winners! Learn more at kiwanis.org/signatureproject.
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TIER I Clubs with 27 members or fewer
Kiwanis Club of Ormond Beach Project: Kiwanis READS! Summer Reading Challenge
Everyone wins with reading! The Kiwanis Club of Ormond Beach in Florida knows this to be true, so members made it their mission to get books to teach- ers and students at Ormond Beach Elementary School. As part of the Kiwanis READS! Summer Reading Challenge, the club donated 2,319 new books — each teacher at the school received 10 books for the classroom and 400 students got books of their own to take home. The goal: to build a culture of reading in and out of the classroom. The club’s savvy use of social media and correct Kiwanis branding strengthened community awareness, and about 40 new members signed up for the Kiwanis Ormond Beach Volunteers MeetUp group — with many interested in joining the club as well. When a project brings in prospec- tive members, that’s one way to measure success. But there’s even better news for this project. The Ormond Beach Elementary School finished third in the state of Florida in minutes read in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge.
Kiwanis Club of Oak Lawn Area Project: Feed 6 Mega Event
The Feed 6 Mega Event involves the funding and pack- aging of 50,000 meal equivalents for families in need, including those at the poverty level, seniors, disabled individuals and veterans. The Kiwanis Club of Oak Lawn Area in Illinois works with several part- ners, utilizes multiple social media outlets and involves K-Kids and Builders Club.
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p030-033_KIM_0820_SigProjects.indd 32 7/1/20 7:44 PM Kiwanis Club of Ames Town and Country Project: Teen Maze The choices we make have conse- quences, both good and bad. That’s the message the Kiwanis Club of Ames Town and Country has for seventh graders served by the Nebraska-Iowa Division 11 Kiwanis clubs. Teen Maze is an experiential learning event with interactive stations where students navigate the realities of life and are given information on how to Kiwanis Club of The Adelaide Hills make intelligent decisions on every- Project: Kiwanis Book Shop thing from social media safety and teen pregnancy to self-esteem and substance In Mount Barker, South Australia, if you need a book, abuse. Hundreds of volunteers give you go to the Kiwanis Book Shop. And that’s a great over 2,500 hours of annual service in thing, because all the money collected from donations planning, setup, leading teens through and book sales goes to 20 community nonprofits to help the maze and evaluation. The club gets children and families in need. The Kiwanis Book Shop has a help from Aktion Club, K-Kids, Key Club roster of more than 30 volunteers — about half are members of Kiwanis and the and Builders Club members. rest are community volunteers. The Kiwanis Book Shop has fulfilled a community need and has had a significant social impact. One customer recently said, Kiwanis Club of “Now that Mount Barker has a book shop, the town has a soul!” Mansfield Project: Friendly House
The Kiwanis Club of Mansfield, Ohio, has worked with Friendly House since 1922, so this TIER II signature project has some histo- Clubs with 28 members or more ry. Friendly House is a community cen- ter that provides an affordable and safe Kiwanis Club of Prescott program for youth for both after-school Project: Live Annual Auction and summer care. To celebrate its 100th The Kiwanis Club of Prescott, Arizona, has staged the Live Annual Auction for anniversary, the Mansfield Kiwanis Club more than 70 years. The club auctions thousands of items donated by local purchased a minibus to help transport businesses during an event that is broadcast by the local commu- children to afterschool programs and nity cable channel and live streamed three hours every night camps at Friendly House. The bus has for two weeks. The nearly US$175,000 raised each year is used to fund many community programs. One of the first provided 1,919 individual rides to chil- years of the auction, live chickens were sold. Times have dren since its purchase in 2019. In order changed, but many current Prescott Kiwanians remember to meet demand, the club is working years past when their parents — and even grandparents — on purchasing a second minibus for took part in the auction. transportation to Friendly House. K
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CALIFORNIA KIWANIANS BOOST READING WITH INVENTIVE PROGRAM, BECOME LOCAL HEROES.
n a sunny sidewalk corner, a box of wonder and delight emerges in the heart of a busy neighborhood across from several schools. O When you take from this house-shaped box, it refills like magic, and unlike most fairy tales there are no strings attached, no payment to be made. These treasures are free. A new Kiwanis book box, created by Kiwanians Jean and Doug Chadwick’s foundation The Literacy Club and sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Glendale, was unveiled in front of the Verdugo Hills Council Boy Scouts offices in Glendale, California. This colorful minibox is one of many that have popped up in sev- eral states throughout the U.S., including California and Ohio, thanks to the work of the Chadwicks, the Kiwanis Literacy Club of Southern California, and support of local clubs that fund the book boxes. The book box is more house than box: lakeblue trim, forest green doors, handles made from stained cross-sections of tree branches, windows cut out in fleur-de-lis shapes, a campfire, and a multicolored shingled roof with metal flashing. Inside, colorful spines of books “peer” through the windows, wait- ing to catch the eye of any young passerby. All the child has to do is open the door. “There are a lot of neighborhood kids, parents who walk in the evening with their kids when I’m working late at night,” says Amy Taylor, district executive of the Verdugo Hills Council Boy Scouts and member of the Kiwanis Club of Glendale. “It’s just a great opportunity for people who may not go to the library and have time at school to pick out a book, own a book, hold and cherish it,” she says. “My mother used to take me to the library every week, and for me, that was one of the most memorable memories I have of my
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childhood,” says Taylor. “So I really believe in this literacy A NEW LIFE BEGINS book box and the programs. I’m glad we can have it Jean Chadwick, charter president of the Kiwanis here at our council.” Literacy Club of Southern California co-founder and Looking around at Glendale’s beautiful homes and executive director of the club’s foundation, knows the vibrant streets, it’s easy to wonder about the need for value of getting books into the hands of children. a book box. But the working poor are there too, in the As a child, she was abandoned and homeless, living service industries and manual-labor jobs, straining to in Los Angeles. Reading was a means to an end, a make a living from minimum-wage salaries. survival skill for basic necessities. Keeping up grades According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Glendale has and staying in school meant a free meal, a shower and a median household income of US$58,657, with areas productive ways to spend time. as low as $21,000, and a cost of living nearly 2.5 times At age 15, Chadwick was adopted by a young the national average. Families live below the family, one that promised not to give her back, poverty line: 15.6% of the population or as so many families had before them. Her about 30,000 of 198,000 people. adoptive parents gave her a set “Many families out there are of books. struggling,” says Mark Kraus, “They handed me ‘The scout executive and chief Chronicles of Narnia’ executive officer for the “I hope that every child and told me to go read,” Verdugo Hills Council she says. “This was the Boy Scouts. “They can’t that walks by this box first time in my life that afford the books and stops and picks up a somebody had handed maybe they just don’t me books and told me to have the ability to get book, and it becomes a go read for fun.” the kids to the library. If After a hundred pages, we can have this for the part of their routine.” her nerves about a new neighborhood kids, for school and family disap- them to take advantage of peared. She only wanted it, I think it’s a great thing.” to know two things: “How “I hope every child who walks do I get a lion as a best friend, and by this box stops and picks up a book, where do you find these wardrobes?” and it becomes a part of their routine,” says The power of reading had changed her life. Valerie Brown-Klingelhoefer of the Kiwanis Club of Now Chadwick wants to give books to kids so they can Marina, Monterey, and honorary member of Kiwanis unlock that power and find that same sense of wonder. Literacy Club of Southern California. After the book-box installation, one neighborhood A DIFFERENT APPROACH child found a book and asked if she could keep it. While a traditional Kiwanis club might focus on many When Brown-Klingelhoefer said yes, the child’s mother different projects to help the community, a single-em- insisted on paying for it. phasis club takes one idea and makes it their priority. “Mom kept going, ‘How much do I owe you, how Similar to clubs with a strong signature project, a group much do I owe you?’” Brown-Klingelhoefer remembers. identity is formed, and the public can see its goals and “And I said, ‘You owe me nothing. I owe you. I owe you clarity of purpose. the opportunity to come back tomorrow. And there’s Beyond literacy, California has LGBTQ (focused on going to be more books.’” helping LGBTQ children and youth who need sup- Brown-Klingelhoefer pauses. Her eyes well up. port, especially runaways in shelters), Rose Float and “Books open doors,” she says. Special Games clubs. Each single-emphasis club fills an
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important role in the community to help kids in need. Diane Cripe, Kiwanis Literacy Club of Southern Cali- fornia member, and her husband, Gene, love their club. Gene does his part by sorting through stacks of books and labeling them with Kiwanis stickers. Diane says that their energy is focused in helping kids read, in whatever ways they can. Chadwick acknowledges that a few Kiwanians have challenged the club: “Well, if you’re single-emphasis, are you really a Kiwanian?” Her response: “Absolutely.” “Let’s be honest,” she says. “If we’re at the core of what a Kiwanian is, it’s being a good human. And caring about the world we are in.” Jonathan Tiongco, founder and principal at Alli- ance Marine-Innovation & Technology 6-12 Complex, appreciates the club’s focus on literacy and education. Although there are Kiwanis clubs in his area, he joined the club because it fits his own mission. “The average sixth-grade student or ninth-grade student enters our school four to six grade levels below in their reading level,” he says. “It’s a population that has been traditionally underserved, and literacy is the key.” He loves the idea of building the Kiwanis book boxes in the school’s recreation spaces and connecting the kids’ social lives with the love of reading. His Key Clubbers will choose the boxes’ themes and continue keeping them stocked. There is passion and conviction in Tiongco’s voice. “We really believe that in order to achieve high school, college and life success, literacy is what our kids need.”
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BE A HERO Literacy clubs, was an only child for 10 years. She What was the next project for the Kiwanis Literacy remembers always having books with her. Club? Participation at the Glendale Open Arts and “I grew up reading, reading, reading,” she says, “and Music Festival, where members hoped to give away I knew how important that was to kids. This is a great more than a thousand free books with the help of their way Kiwanis could be really involved and help the kids friends from the Glendale Kiwanis Club. that we’re so focused on.” Parents and their children stopped by the booth to Like carnival barkers, Doug (Master Builder of the explore the free books. The young at heart slipped on Kiwanis book boxes) and Jean Chadwick mingled with colorful, silky capes and superhero masks and posed the passing crowd. “Did you get a book?” they called against a comic-book skyline. Striking dramatic poses, out. “Every child gets a free book!” they held up their books, snapped pictures with their Preteen girls walked by the table and twisted up their phones and shared a joy of reading. noses and mouths as if the book event were too young For kids, the link between literacy and a superpower or “uncool” for their taste. But Jean directed them to to protect the universe is just fun play. But there is a The Literacy Club’s new Mobile Book Depot, which is a real power in reading. Studies have shown that reading superhero-themed book box on wheels. boosts self-esteem and happiness. For example, read- Big kids, little kids, kids of all shapes, colors and ing is associated with positive emotional and social backgrounds found their book with the help of Jean experiences, as well as educational and career success. Chadwick and the Kiwanians. Always focused on the According to the National Commission on Reading, mission, she was adamant that no child leaves her area “the single most significant factor influencing a child’s without a free book. early educational success is an introduction to books Chadwick wants books in the hands of children, to and being read to at home prior to beginning school.” empower them to read and, as she emphasizes, “unlock “Reading develops a bond with your children, and their lives and imagination through literacy.” it opens up their imagination,” says Cripe. “It gives you Moments later, the young girls emerged from the an opportunity to play with your child while you’re Mobile Book Depot laughing, delighted at their find. reading, because you can become that monster, big Each clutched a book tightly in her arms, as if to say, giant or whatever. “This book is mine.” “I think it gives them an understanding that it’s okay Based on their smiles, the girls seemed to have found to be a child, even though you’re an adult,” she says. something they didn’t know they had wanted: a story Toni Beck Espinoza, member of the Glendale and of adventure and a key to a lifetime of possibilities. K
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Binding agreement WHEN FLORIDA KIWANIANS APPROVED A REQUEST FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY FUNDS, THEY WERE JUST GETTING STARTED. BY JULIE SAETRE
“There were but they were so moved by the The Kiwanians boxed up the need that they started thinking: donations, then called Robinson. books for every What if they could do more? “We told her we had a few They decided to harness the books to donate to the school age and every power of social media and posted while the requested funds were requests asking the community processing,” Przekop says. reader in an for book donations. Within days, Joined by her son, Przekop members received more than 300 drove to Wimauma Elementary to elementary new and gently used tomes. surprise Robinson with six large school. From “There were books for ev- book-filled boxes. ery age and every reader in an “She couldn’t believe her simple picture elementary school, from simple eyes,” says Przekop. “The club picture books to novels and will continue to ask for books books to novels dictionaries” says Kim Przekop, from local families to keep the a board at-large member of the Wimauma Elementary School and dictionaries.” SouthShore club. Library full of books.” K
aura Robinson, education- al library media specialist L at Wimauma Elementary School in Florida, knows firsthand the wear and tear that library books withstand. Every few years, she replaces titles that have been well- read by countless classrooms of students. But like many schools in underserved areas, the budget didn’t have room for restocking the shelves. So Robinson wrote to the Kiwanis Club of SouthShore, Sun City Center, Florida, ask- ing if it could donate US$500 toward the cause. Members easily approved her request,
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All aboard A CLUB’S UPGRADED TRAIN RIDE MEANS NEW MEMORIES FOR THE COMMUNITY. BY WENDY ROSE GOULD
he Duncan Chisholm Trail community for monetary sup- ier seating and a much more Kiwanis Club in Oklahoma port, the club sold 400 “Golden comfortable ride for those who T officially has new wheels Tickets” at $20, which gave ticket hop aboard. It sits alongside — train wheels, to be exact. The holders access to a private party a tilt-a-whirl, planes and the train is the newest addition to at the park and allowed them to park’s original carousel, which Kiddieland Park, a club-managed be some of the first to see and was installed in 1956. recreational destination that has ride the new train. Money made The train fosters excitement served the local community with from selling the old train — and generates new foot traffic inexpensive fun for over 50 years. $27,500 — also went toward the at the park. And new attendees A commission result in funds of just under raised for local US$80,000 al- scholarships lowed the club and other com- to replace its munity efforts. former train, Club members a hand-me- are confident down received that it also will in 1967. help create “The old new and last- train was be- ing memories coming outdat- for people. ed with main- “For over 50 tenance, and years, Kid- repair parts dieland has were becom- provided a ing harder to family-friend- obtain,” says ly, fun expe- club president rience for our Nate Edwards. community,” “In the fall of 2019, the Duncan purchase of the new one. says Edwards. “There is not a Chisolm Trail Kiwanis Board ap- In less than a year, the club night worked where someone proved the club’s request to start was able to raise all needed does not comment on how fundraising for a new train that funds, and the new Texas-made they remember riding one of would allow for a smoother ride train was ordered and delivered. the rides as a child and are with less maintenance.” The difference between the two now bringing either their kids, In addition to applying for lo- is night and day: The new train grandchildren or even their cal grants and reaching out to the boasts hydraulic drive, room- great grandchildren.” K
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to stock a group gift pampering indulgences, including basket. hairstyling, makeup applications, In December, the massage treatments and photo K-Kids presented the shoots. Club members donate their gifts to 50 older adults services or cover the cost of pa- at the center, then tronizing local businesses. The first performed dances mother who participated received and sang carols for a massage, a makeup application the grateful audience. and a photo shoot. The project was so “We hope that with a little treat well-received that it for themselves, some time for he Pride of Barbados Kiwanis will expand to two themselves, that they're able to Club takes its name seriously: additional K-Kids clubs, with the continue providing the best care,” TMembers serve the needs of goal, Yard says, of helping the Yard says. those with disabilities and help young members make sacrifices The club also took to the air on a K-Kids develop service and leader- for the betterment of others. popular radio station in March to ship skills. In February 2020, the Kiwanis share the story of a mother raising Members of the Eden Lodge club launched a project to benefit a child with a disability. Primary School K-Kids Club another group whose members are Next up is an inclusive coloring soon will be seasoned volunteers, no strangers to sacrifice: parents of book, with each page depicting thanks to the Kiwanians’ guidance. children with disabilities. children with and without disabili- After a lesson on giving back, the “They don’t necessarily get ties playing together. children received an assignment: the amount of self-care that they Explains Yard, “What we’re Find a way to sacrifice for others. need,” Yard says, “because they hoping is that we can develop mu- "The idea was for them to give don’t get time for themselves.” tual respect for each other, foster up something that meant a lot to Parents choose from a variety of inclusive play.” K them," says Nicola Yard, president of the Pride of Barbados club. The children chose to save their snack money twice a week for six weeks to start the "Skip a Snack, Buy a Towel" project in October 2019. Funds paid for toiletries for residents of the Soroptimist Village and Activity Centre, a senior living facility. Members then purchased towels, soap, shampoo and lotions
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T-shirt kindness FOR K-KIDS IN OREGON, SPREADING POSITIVITY IS SERIOUS BUSINESS. BY K-KIDS AUDREY THACKERAY AND ARYA RIOGEIST, MABEL RUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NEWBERG, OREGON
while ago, a boy in Geor- kids up, because they know that holidays, including Christmas, gia named Blake created a someone believes in them. Valentine’s Day, Thanksgiv- A T-shirt to show his kindness We make posters to encourage ing and many others. We hang toward others. To let everyone people to share kindness with hand-colored papers about the know that he was open to new others. We also help spread kind- key to kindness and other kinds friendships and always would ness through the Box of Kindness. of encouragements and positive be, the T-shirt simply said, “I The kids at school can write about statements. will be your friend.” And the a person that they have spotted Organization is important, so message spread. being kind. The slip will ask for our leader, Mrs. Neiss, makes jobs Soon, a committee formed to the person’s name, their teach- for us. Some of these jobs include spread this kindness by making er’s name and what they were our treasurer, president, vice more T-shirts that said, “I will be spotted doing. Every Wednesday, president, secretary and surgeon your friend.” Now the commit- we draw from that box, and the (sergeant) of arms. As you can see, tee has grown, and people have person whose name we draw all of our friends in K-Kids have started wearing these T-shirts all receives a prize. People who have an impulse to spread kindness. over the world. The K-Kids at been mentioned through the box We make sure that we are kind. Mabel Rush Elementary School will receive the strip so they are We always try to be gratifying. in Newberg, Oregon, have joined reminded of their good deed and We are who we are and who we in wearing these T-shirts every what people have seen in them. would like to be. We are the kind- Wednesday at school. It rep- We also write cards to re- ness of the world. And that’s how resents who we are and who we tirement homes for different we will stay. K try to be every day. Every single K-Kid cares about friendless peo- ple, and we try to help them out in every way we can. Every Wednesday, we get together to change the world and our community. Some of the activities that take place in our meetings are making hand- made compliment strips that are passed around the school, back and forth from person to person. They are wrinkled by the hands of many people and are kept in linty pockets for kids to pull out on self-doubting days. They cheer
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