KCOJ bloglines: Spring baskets were delivered

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Spring baskets were delivered

Hey all,

I just want to say thanks to everyone who participated in our donation of holiday baskets to the annual United Way drive: Dan, Mrs. Johnson, Carol & Ted, Paul, Donna, Fran, Floyd & Carmela, Melissa, Lois & Tracey. Your generosity will brighten a lot of kid's faces next Sunday.

I delivered the 20 baskets yesterday on my way home from work. It was a full car. I had them in the front and back seats and in the trunk. The photos show some of the baskets in the back seat and at the United Way collection center. Our baskets were going to children of single Moms who are back in school to get themselves out of poverty.

Blessings on you all.

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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.”