Kiwanis Club of Marco Island Scholarship Program 2010-2011
The Kiwanis Club of Marco Island is offering several $2000 non-renewable scholarships every school year. The monies awarded can be applied toward tuition and fees required for the courses at an accredited/approved educational institution. The Kiwanis Club of Marco Island will make all award decisions prior to graduation and notify the student and the high school. Deadline for submitting applications is posted at the School and the Collier County public schools website (http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/). Applications should be mailed directly to the Kiwanis Club of Marco Island:
Kiwanis Club of Marco Island Post Office Box 2041 Marco Island, FL 34146
Scholarship application criteria, further details of the application requirements and the application itself can be obtained from the school.
RIF A Kiwanis Club of Marco Island sponsored program
During the year, we expect to give away almost 2,400 books to the children. The students get very excited about receiving "free" books, and the volunteers have always found these days extremely rewarding and a lot of fun! Our other book distributions will take place in February and April of 2008. If you are interested in participating in the RIF program, you can call Diana Pagach at 394-8335, or e-mail her at pagachonmarco@earthlink.net.
To learn more about the RIF program, you can log on to the RIF website at www.rif.org.
Sponsored Leadership Programs
The Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. What makes the Key Club so successful is the fact that it is a student-led organization that teaches leadership through serving others. Key club members build themselves as they build their schools and communities. Today, Key Club exists on more than 5,000 high school campuses, primarily in the United States and Canada. Growth efforts have taken this club to the International level. This organization offers a wide range of opportunities to its members:
Leadership development and Vocational guidance
College scholarships and Service-learning
Personal enrichment and Value added member benefit programs
Liability insurance coverage
Builders Club is the largest service organization for middle school students (ages 12 to 14), with more than 40,000 members worldwide. The first Builders Club was chartered in 1975. Today there are more than 2,000 Builder clubs throughout the world Builders Club is a "student-led" community service organization, which operates under school regulations and draws its members from the student body. Builders Club is unique because a Kiwanis club, composed of leading business and professional people of the community, servee as the club's sponsor. Builders Club is structured only on the local club level but is supported by the Kiwanis International Office in Indianapolis, Indiana, which provide programs, literature, and opportunities to relate to teenagers from countries all around the world!
K-Kids is the youngest and fastest growing service organization for elementary students worldwide. These clubs are ideally suited for students in grades 1 through 5 (ages 6 to 12) K-Kids is a "student-led" community service organization and can also be established in a community-based organization. Such as Boys Club, Girls Club, YMCA, YWCA, or a church. K-Kids motto is "We Build" and some objectives are:
To develop leadership potential.
To foster and development of strong moral character.
To encourage loyality to school, community, and nation.
K-Kids support the YMCA "Dotties" Duck Derby click here for pictures.
CURRENT COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Terrific Kids Program
This is a student recognition program that promotes character development, 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. The teachers and principal determine the best schedule for recognition. Some schools recognize Terrific Kids during each grading period; others recognize students more often. Kiwanis club recognize students from Tommy Barfield and Manatee schools on a monthly basis. The students are invited to breakfast with their parents for recognition where they are given a Terrific Kids T-shirt, pencils and a plague for their outstanding achievement at school. Comments are read at this time from their teacher and pictures are taken. This program provides teachers with a tool to reward students for special achievements that may otherwise go unnoticed.
TERRIFIC - Is an Acronym meaning: Thoughtful Enthusiastic Respectful Responsible Inclusive Friendly Inquisitive Capable
Terrific Kids at Manatee School - Photo by Mae Yousif-Bashi/Marco Island Sun Times
Terrific Kids from Tommy Barfield School - Photo by Mae Yousif-Bashi/Marco Island Sun Times
BEACH AND ROAD CLEAN-UP
Serving the Children and Our Community … that’s what being a Kiwanis member is all about. Have you walked the beautiful beach of our community?If you have, you probably noticed how clean of trash it usually is and we’re proud to say that we do our part to keep it that way by our monthly beach and road cleanup days.
Adopt-A-Precinct
Have you noticed those helpful volunteers working the polls on election days?Many of them we’re proud to say are from the Kiwanis Club of MarcoIsland. (click here for pictures)
Children's Health Fair
October 18th, 2008 was our very first successful Health Fair held at St. Marks Episcopal Church. Twenty (20) tables were used for all of the community representatives. What a day!! Special thanks to Patty & Bill Holmes for organizing this activity and making it one of the GREATEST community events for 2008. Also thanks to all Kiwanians who help with the behind the scenes setup where they were needed. Another special thanks to all the community representatives who took their time to educated and demonstrate to the children how important your Health is and how you can prevent injuries and create much needed awareness to the parents and the children whom we all LOVE. (Click here for pictures)
Flu/Pneumonia Clinic Support
The Kiwanis Club has supported the Flu/Pneumonia Clinic for many years on Marco Island. Thanks to Joe Swaja who co-ordinates this activity with the Collier County Health Department. This is just another way that our Kiwanis club supports the community and gets involved. Thanks again Joe for your time and a job well done. And thanks to all of the Kiwanis volunteers each year. (click for pictures)
CERT TEAM
Have you wondered how our community will cope with a natural disaster emergency situation such as one caused by a bad storm?Will our police and fire departments have enough people to respond?We’re proud to say that many Kiwanis members are CERT trained, and we’ll be part of the first responder teams if the need arises.
Have you wondered who are some of the people who are chaperoning the kids at “Teen Night” at the YMCA, or bringing gifts of food and presents to needy families at the holidays, or sponsoring kids in need so they can go to summer camp, or paying for boats so the island can have a Youth Sailing program, or providing scholarship funds to our community’s children, or helping families pay medical bills when a child is desperately ill.We’re proud to say many of these wonderful people on our island are Kiwanis Club members.
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