AUGUST Service Theme: BACK TO SCHOOL

As students return to the classroom, work with local schools on how you can support teachers and students.

In-Person Service Ideas

• Local school back-to-school night

• Work with local school PTA/PTO and sponsor back-to-school night or activities for back to school, run activities for kids

• Literacy supplies for teachers

• Paper, pencils, dry erase boards/markers/erasers, letter box kits

• Ideas: https://www.weareteachers.com/literacy-centers-supplies/

AT HOME Service Ideas

• Encouraging note to students

• Write notes and deliver to classrooms. Could partner with Love Letters for Literacy: https://lovelettersliteracy.org/

• Promote and support local teacher DonorsChoose page or Amazon Wish List

• DonorsChoose is a website for teachers to request “crowdsource” funding for a project in their classroom. Designations are made for Title I classrooms and the map indicates the highest need areas. You can search by geographic location, types of projects, amount left to complete the request and more. https://www.donorschoose.org/

Speaker Ideas

• Protecting Youth – School counselor, preventing child abuse

October 10-14 – Kiwanis Youth Protection Week

• Dyslexia Awareness – school resource

Dyslexia Awareness Month in October seeks to raise awareness and share the tools to increase better reading skills. Dyslexia Awareness Month in October seeks to raise awareness and share the tools to increase better reading skills.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Monthly Consideration Assess Meetings and Projects for Accessibility

Are your service projects designed to be inclusive of all members, including individuals who may be differently abled? Are your meetings held in a location that is accessible to all members and guests, including those individuals for whom mobility may be a concern? Consider an audit of your club’s meeting location and service projects to ensure that there are opportunities for all of your current members, prospective members, and community members to equally engage with your club fully in a meaningful way.

Partnership Ideas

Kiwanis Warehouse

Kiwanis clubs get insider access to over 30,000 high-quality goods at wholesale prices, sold in small cases.

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