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Copyright � 2007
Kiwanis Club of
The Tonawandas.
All Rights Reserved.
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History Bulletin:
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The Kiwanis Club of the Tonawanda's
was founded in 1920 and is a thriving organization of service
and community minded individuals who support children and young
adults in the twin cities of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda.
The organization views its role within its communities with
a great deal of foresight. Key aspects of its focus are:
Evaluating both children's issues and community needs on an on-going basis.
Conducting Service projects to respond to those identified needs.
Maintaining an active membership roster of professional business people who
have both the desire and ability to serve their community.
Every dollar raised from outside funding, whether it be from local
fund raising projects, donations or grants goes right back into the
community. Over the years, the organization has supported numerous
community projects including:
Together with other Kiwanis Clubs in their Division, over $15,000 was pledged
to help fund the Pediatric Trauma Center at Children's Hospital.
Together with the Fire Departments of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda, the club
inaugurated a program to install a smoke detector in the homes of families
with newborn children. Kiwanis funds the cost of the alarms while the fire
departments do the installation. To date, over 500 alarms have been installed.
A former member of the club left a sizable grant to the organization, most
of which was used tin 1998 to fund the construction of a summer day camp
building for the Boys and Girls Club of the Tonawanda's.
Make A Wish Foundation.
Mercy Flights.
Purchase of defibulators for the local Fire Departments.
Children's 'Safe Home' project for the victims of home fires.
Ongoing sponsorship include:
$2,000 in college scholarships awarded annually to students in the Twin Cities.
Sponsorship of two Little League baseball teams.
Sponsorship of one Quality Student in the Twin Cities.
Together with the Rotary Club of the Tonawanda's, sponsors the T-NT Scholar Athlete Awards program.
Sponsorship of the Hugh O'Brien Youth Foundation awards program.
Sponsorship of a Law Day Program.
Annual hot dog cookouts at the Boys and Girls club, and at the Tonawanda and North Tonawanda Libraries.
Sponsorship of the Alcohol Council Poster Contest.
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