KCOJ bloglines: District foundation acknowledgements

Friday, December 19, 2008

District foundation acknowledgements

I would like to thank Lt. Gov. Larry Meegan of Division 4 for having the clubs in his division participate in the NJ Foundation's Annual Gift Campaign. Three clubs of Division 8 donated a total of $850. A special thanks to the Jackson Club for their contribution of $500.00, resulting in a giving level of over $15.00 per member.

Thanks to Division 5 Lt. Gov. Sue Philpot for having 6 clubs in her division participate in the NJ Foundation's Annual Gift Campaign. Those 6 clubs donated a total of $880.

In other Division 4 and Division 5 news, the following clubs recently made contributions to the Children's Specialized Hospital Project:

Kiwanis Club of Jackson $1,000.
Kiwanis Club of Asbury Park: $500.
Kiwanis Club of Shadow Lake Village: $500.
Kiwanis Club of Greenbriar $917.40
Donations made at Governor's Visit: $215.

Just a reminder that a club will receive recognition with a banner patch for a contribution of $250.00 or more to the Children's Specialized Hospital Project.

On behalf of the NJ Foundation Board, I would again like to thank everyone for their hard work and continued support of the Foundation.

Rudy Fernandez.
President, NJ Kiwanis Foundation

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About KCOJ

The Kiwanis Club of Jackson just celebrated its 25th birthday. We organized February 7, 1991 and since then we have raised funds for scholarships, we have sponsored youth programs, worked with other local community service groups and donated $200,000.00 to eliminate Iodine deficiency disorders and neonatal tetanus, and co-fund the expansion of Children’s Specialized Hospital.

We have presented nearly 100 scholarships to graduating Jackson high school seniors and dozens to other students in the state.

We have sponsored four Key Clubs, which are service clubs for high school students that are a vital part of our Kiwanis family. We also sponsor two Builders Clubs for middle school students.

We have worked with other community groups like The Rotary Club, The Jackson Food Pantry with the Jackson Women of Today, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, the Jackson PBA, The Handicapped Commission, the Fossils, the Ocean County Library, and Habitat for Humanity.

Our activities have included our annual Breakfast with Santa, our annual Police Officer of the Year dinner, helping the homeless, highway cleanup, cleanup of the Holmanville Church cemetery, health fairs, bike rodeos, and we hosted several community dinners.

Our favorite activity, though, is cooking for other groups like Sandy Relief, Chariot Riders, the annual PBA picnic, National Night Out Against Crime, the homeless, the Jackson and Lakewood branches of the Ocean County Library, and the Black Cowboys Association.

We have also made an impact on the world in large and small ways. We have donated farm animals to impoverished people. We have donated to put a smile on children’s faces.

The Kiwanis Club of Jackson aims to “improve the world one child, one community at a time.”