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Project Descriptions (Scroll Down)Kiwanis is continuing to collect the BOX TOPS for EDUCATION that you see on many products. Check the wrapping of the product for the small BOX TOPS for EDUCATION logo. There are different logos on different brands. A complete list of participating box top products can be found at http://www.boxtops4education.com/Image.aspx?id=2164. Schools turn in the box tops for cash. Turn in the box tops to Gloria or Shelley. Terrific Kids The Kiwanis Club of Oakland Park will again sponsor the "terrific kids" program at three elementary schools in Oakland Park. This Kiwanis student recognition program promotes character development, positive self-esteem, and perseverance. Students work with their classroom teacher and establish goals to improve behavior, peer relationships, attendance, or schoolwork. Students then work toward achieving the goal during a specific time period. At the end of the time period all students who achieved their goals are recognized as terrific kids. Recognition includes presentation of a certificate, bumper stickers and other giveaways at a special school ceremony. The terrific kids program provides teachers with a tool to reward students for special achievements that may otherwise go unnoticed. The program at Oakland Park Elementary will be presented by Pat Little and Joanne Powell, at Lloyd Estates Elementary by Gloria Dyer, and at Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran School by Becky Norwood. The first presentations were made in November at the three schools. Caring Wednesday This is a"caring" project that started from an idea within our club and has grown into one of most rewarding and continuing outreach. Each month a different organization/identiy is selected and our members have an opportunity to participate with their own donations. The objective for this special project is to make it simple, available, cost, no obligation to donate each month. A few examples: children socks for Family Services; Tuna fish for Jewish Outreach Foundation, can goods for Father Bob's Feeding Program, laundry soap for Ronald McDonald House, etc. ANYONE can offer a caring situation and we are there!! Tremont Assisted Living Project Pop Top Collection for Ronald McDonald House - Chairperson - Dennis Buchta “Cookies by Design ” Ongoing Fund Raiser To Our Sponsors, Families and Friends: Kiwanis will receive 10% rebate for all local orders from Cookies by Design. Pet Therapy Visit - Broward Children's Center The first Sunday of the month , Kiwanis members and their pets visit the Broward Children's Hospital to bring cheer to the patients. If you have a child friendly pet, join us to bring a smile to the children's faces. We now have a permanent date for the pet therapy at Broward Children's Center. It will be the first Sunday of each month.
Printer Cartridges Recycled for Kids Oakland Park Kiwanis collects and recycles expended ink cartridges from computer printers. Waterway Cleanup Cell Phone Collection Oakland Park Kiwanis is raising funds through a Used Cell Phone Drive. We are collecting your used cell phones whether working or not. If the cell phones are resalable, the company we send them to resells them. If they work but have no resale value, the phones are donated to shelters and needy organizations such as Women in Distress for use as emergency phones. If they are inoperative, they are responsibly recycled. All proceeds from our Used Cell phone collection goes to our local Women in Distress. This is a real win-win-win situation - Women in Distress wins, Kiwanis wins and the planet wins!!! Kiwanis Reading Program at Oakland Park Elementary School Kiwanis members have been volunteering at Oakland Park Elementary School, reading to the six first grade classes. Our volunteers read right after our Wednesday morning breakfast meeting and read only about 20 minutes per class. Timing is perfect, and the school is just a few blocks away at 936 NE 33rd Street, Oakland Park, FL 33334. In order to be cleared to read in a public school you first need to go to the website www.browardschools.com about a week in advance and fill out the volunteer application form online. A volunteer must stop in at the front office of the school; check in by showing the secretary your driver’s license. An ID will be made for you with your picture on it. If you have not been processed then a temporary ID may be made for you if approved by the principal, Mrs. Joanne Krisel. Contact Shelley Stunson for a prescheduled time to read. You may bring your own book to read; ask Shelley for a book or ask the teacher for a book. This is a very rewarding program and you will enjoy the children and the enthusiasm of the teachers and staff at Oakland Park Elementary School. Key Clubs at Northeast, Cardinal Gibbons and Builder's Club at Rickards Kiwanis members and area Key Club have been involved with the many activities. Here are a few:
Starlight Starbright Blanket Project Blankets are knitted or crocheted for the Starlight Starbright Blanket Foundation. The suggested guidelines for these blankets are: 34" by 43" and 42" by 52". The smaller blankets are for premature babies while the larger blankets are for keeping children warm after chemotherapy. The blankets are primarily distributed by the foundation to The Chris Everett Cancer Center and Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. Contact Michael Goldstein at 954-829-2523 for more details on how to help. The Kiwanis Club of Oakland Park is sponsoring a project modeled on a charity that Naomi Judd supports in Appalachia. Knowing that many kids do not eat from the time they leave school on Friday until they return on Monday, Kiwanis is sending food home in a backpack for those children every weekend. As of 7/1/10 we are assisting 12 families. Use the Denny's Savings Card and receive 15% off your bill and 5% will be returned back to the club.
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