From the Kiwanis Children’s Fund

BY PG DENNIS BAUGH

HAS YOUR CLUB MADE ITS ANNUAL GIFT?

Your Kiwanis club changes children’s lives. That’s why you and your fellow members joined – to make a difference in your community. In the past, your club has extended its impact to kids around the world.

That’s the power of a club gift to the Kiwanis Children’s Fund. It amplifies the impact your club makes in your community so that it reaches kids near and far.

Club gifts to the Children’s Fund support the three Kiwanis causes:

• Health and nutrition. For babies and young children, nutrition is key to brain development and preparing kids for their school years. The Children’s Fund has helped clubs from Florida to Nepal and Uganda to Ohio, making sure kids get nutritious meals.

• Education and literacy. Children who aren’t proficient readers by third grade face a lifetime of challenges. Around the world, the Children’s Fund supports book giveaways, tutoring programs and other club services that promote literacy.

• Youth leadership development. From elementary school to college, students develop their skills and become the next generation of leaders – thanks to Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs, which are supported by gifts to the Children’s Fund.

All together, these causes form a continuum of impact. That’s because the work Kiwanians do in each area provides a head start on success in the subsequent endeavor. From childhood through adulthood, your club’s support helps make it all possible.

Can your Kiwanis club renew its commitment to the Kiwanis Children’s Fund?

Your club’s gift helps support the causes we all share. It’s a crucial way to meet kids’ needs and expand their possibilities — right from the start.

(Past Governor Dennis Baugh is Capital District Chair for the Kiwanis Children’s Fund.)