September 2008 - HIDEAWAY LAKE KIWANIS DONATES
$97,917.00
TO LOCAL CHARITIES
October means two important things to Kiwanis members, and first of all, it means COUNTRY FEST is just days away, and it begins a new Kiwanis year. As we end our Kiwanis year, we have our annual DAY OF GIVING, which is where we not only recap all the money we’ve given away throughout the year, but we also give out additional funds. As our outgoing president, Barbara Wilson, explained, we budget how much we’ll be able to give away each year based upon the amount of money we raised the current year from our fundraisers. For 2008, we had a very successful year (THANKS TO ALL OF YOU THAT SUPPORT US THROUGH THE FLAG PROGRAM, ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT & AT OUR RAFFLE & AUCTION AT COUNTRY FEST IN THE FALL), and we raised more than we had budgeted. Because we give away ALL that we raise, a committee was formed and reviewed requests we had received and designated the additional funds to some very worthy causes. At the DAY OF GIVING meeting/luncheon on September 9th, we recognized the groups/organizations that we donated funds to, and unveiled the TOTAL AMOUNT given for 2008, which was $97,917.00!! The groups/organizations/activities that we volunteered for and/or gave money to were:
- LINDALE ISD
- – ECC Campus (Head Start Christmas Program/ ECC Family Fun Night/ Walking Pre-K & Kindergarteners to
- class )
- Primary & Elementary (Read to Succeed/ VOICE Program)
- E J Moss (Scholarship program to send kids to camp)
- LHS & Jr. High (Key Club & Builders Club, $36,400 in scholarships to seniors & Sophomore of the Year/ UIL/ - NFL )
- REACH
OUT & READ
East Tx Council of Boy Scouts
Lindale Library
Children’s Miracle Network
Lindale Drug Dog Program
Easter Egg Hunt
Kids Fishing Club
Kids Only Triathlon
Meals on Wheels
PATH
Salvation Army
Challenge Day-LISD
For The Silent
Teen Mania
Manassseh Ministries
Mercy Ships
Children’s Village
Boys & Girls Club
Tyler Rescue Shelter
Breckenridge Village in Tyler
Lindale Food Pantry
Sports Ministries
HAWL Youth Fall Festival
LISD Education Foundation
Make a Wish Foundation
None of this would be possible without those of you who support us, and many
businesses in the community. Those that were present at our meeting were:
BROOKSHIRES
WAL-MART
LINDALE STATE BANK
SOUTHSIDE BANK
BANK OF AMERICA
AZAELA ORTHEPEDICS
GRACE VISITING NURSES
FIRST PHYSICIANS ETMC
TRINITY MOTHER FRANCIS
ETMS
STAMPEDE FEED
The DAY OF GIVING is a very exciting day for all of us in Kiwanis because we get to see why we do what we do, and we get a glimpse of how the blessings are multiplied through other service organizations and many, many children are helped.