October 2011 - Kiwanis News -

Fright Factory chills a new crop of thrillseekers

By Joanna Chau Published October 11, 2011, in naplenews.com http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/oct/11/fright-factory-chills-new-crop-thrillseekers/ NAPLES, FLORIDA—Bobo Fright knows how to give a good scare. The large evil clown stalks a group...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2011 3:43 PM by Scott Smith

Hooked on Fishing draws youngsters to the outdoors

By Diana Bowley, BDN Staff Published October 1, 2011, in the Bangor Daily News http://bangordailynews.com/2011/10/01/news/piscataquis/hooked-on-fishing-draws-youngsters-to-the-outdoors/?ref=latest DOVER-FOXCROFT, MAINE—Jim Ellis of Dover-Foxcroft...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2011 3:41 PM by Scott Smith

Cassadaga Valley students lend helping hand to flood-ravaged school

By Diane R. Chodan, The OBSERVER Published October 9, 2011, in The Post-Journal http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/592282/Cassadaga-Valley--Students-Lend-Helping-Hand-To-Flood-Ravaged-School.html?nav=5057 SINCLAIRVILLE, NEW YORK—Cassadaga...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2011 3:37 PM by Scott Smith

Fill the bowl at Empty Bowl Dinner

By Lisa Collacott Published September 27, 2011, in ourTriLakesnews.com http://www.ourcoloradonews.com/trilakes/news/fill-the-bowl-at-empty-bowl-dinner/article_7475d22f-172f-5d30-9708-7076000f1e5a.html MONUMENT HILL, COLORADO—It took just one unknown...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 9:41 AM by Scott Smith

Chadron Kiwanis Club assists young people with weekend meals

By Roxie Graham-Marski Published October 3, 2011, in Chadrad.com KCSR AM 610 http://www.chadrad.com/newsstory.cfm?story=22644 CHADRON, NEBRASKA—One in five children in Nebraska under the age of 18 is at-risk for hunger. The Kiwanis Club of Chadron...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 9:37 AM by Scott Smith

Bullard clubs organize Day of Play

By Marivel Resendiz Published September 24, 2011, in Daily Progress http://jacksonvilleprogress.com/local/x780407814/Bullard-clubs-organize-Day-of-Play BULLARD, TEXAS—Children of all ages went to O.L. Ferrell Park in Bullard on Saturday to build...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 9:32 AM by Scott Smith

Reading for the gold

By Kristy Vickery Published September 15, 2011, in the East Orlando Sun http://www.eosun.com/news/2011/sep/15/reading-gold/ ORLANDO, FLORIDA—When a Kiwanis reader comes into Michelle Miller’s second-grade Stone Lakes Elementary classroom,...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 3:58 PM by Scott Smith

Younger members work to keep organizations like Kiwanis alive

PEANUT DAY GIVES GROUP A CHANCE TO RAISE MUCH-NEEDED MONEY By John Rice, Contributing Writer Published September 20, 2011, in the Forest Park Review http://forestparkreview.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=38&ArticleID=5996 OAK PARK, ILLINOIS—The...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 2:42 PM by Scott Smith

Annual Charity Chicken Race brings creativity, competitive spirit

By Caleb Johnson Published September 21, 2011, in the SeminoleChronicle.com http://www.seminolechronicle.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2011/09/21/4e79ef2f071c7 ORLANDO, FLORIDA—Don't be a chicken, race one. That's the idea behind the Kiwanis Club...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 2:38 PM by Scott Smith

Kiwanis uniform programme continues

St. John’s Antigua- The Kiwanis Club of St John’s uniform collection programme has met with some success but collections remain ongoing, according to Co-ordinator Noel Browne. Last week, the club announced that it was collecting gently used...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 9:04 AM by Steve Smith

Kiwanis raises RM320K from charity dinner

Kiwanis Club of Taman Sentosa, which held a charity dinner in Johor Baru recently, managed to raise RM320,000 in aid of the Kiwanis Careheart Centre. The event's organising chairman, Heng Hwa Kiang, said a total of 120 tables were taken by the public...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 8:51 AM by Steve Smith

Garlic heaven for thousands

As a child, Ron Deichert turned up his nose when his father, a butcher, brought home garlic-flavoured sausage. He was put off by what some people refer to as "the stinking rose." "That's changed," the chair of the Stratford Garlic...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 8:37 AM by Steve Smith