18 | PREFERRED CHARITIES
Lance Sahagun | 12 | Treasurer
Hello all returning and new Key Clubbers! I’d love to take this article to reintroduce myself and better explain the fundraising side of Key Club, because after constant emails and emphasis on community service, I hope we do not forget the other critical half of our commitment to our local, national, and global communities! My name is Lance and I currently serve as your treasurer for the majority of this school year! Key Club acts an international service organization at the high school level as a branch of Kiwanis, and its three main service partners include the Children’s Miracle Network, UNICEF, and March of Dimes. Specifically, for our Key Club, we belong to the California-Nevada-Hawaii (shortened CNH) District, and as such, we have a special emphasis project through the Pediatric Trauma Program (shortened PTP). This is our primary preferred charity created by the Kiwanis CNH Children’s Fund to reduce the number of deaths or injuries of children from preventable trauma. PTP partners with 6 hospitals across the three-state district, and funds towards PTP go towards preventable injury education, supplies and learning materials for hospitals, etc. The Children’s Miracle Network is an organization dedicated to raising money for the benefit of children and hospitals through purchasing necessary equipment, hosting training for staff, conducting research, implementing outreach programs, and providing healthcare for children whose parents cannot afford to pay. The United Nations International Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, is an international organization with the aim to protect the rights and wellbeing of every child. Kiwanis International specifically aides through the Eliminate Project, which has the goal of eliminating maternal neonatal tetanus in the world, which results in the loss of 34,000 innocent mothers and children annually. Lastly, March of Dimes is an organization with the mission to raise awareness on premature births and their prevention through the improvement of women’s access to preconception, prenatal, and interconception education, as well as enhanced prenatal care and risk reduction services. That was just a brief overview of our 4 preferred charities! Remember, our focus for fundraising goes towards the Pediatric Trauma Program and UNICEF through the Eliminate Project. If you have any questions about our preferred charities and fundraising, always feel free to reach out to me or any other officer on board! If you read this far, thank you so much, and please (I’m excited and scared that this is my first time saying this) PAY YOUR DUES!!!
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