KCOJ bloglines: @ the governor's dinner

Sunday, December 14, 2008

@ the governor's dinner

KC o' J had seven members attend the Governor's Dinner Dec. 10 at Doolan's in Spring Lake Heights Dec. 11. Thanks to Fran, Ted & Carol, Laura, Floyd, and Michael for supporting the district.

We presented three checks (KI Foundation, district foundation and CSH) to Dean who forwarded them to District Treasurer Marc who will forward them to District Foundation Treasurer Ted.

It was an exciting night. Dean had the pleasure of inducting three new members (one into the Wall Club and two -sisters!- into the Kiwanis Club of Asbury Park.

11 clubs sent representatives, five of them from our division.

I have posted 9 photos from the dinner onto my Flickr account I suggest you select "slideshow" in the upper right hand side of the page, sit back and enjoy the photos.

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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.”