In the fall of 2021, Cool Kids Read was developed and implemented to promote literacy to second graders in six different school districts in Scioto County and encourage them to get excited about reading. The Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth hosted this service project in partnership with Shawnee State University’s Project Bear program and the Portsmouth Public Library. The participants were members of the Kiwanis Key Clubs at Clay, Portsmouth, East, Wheelersburg, West, and Notre Dame high schools as well as Circle K Club members and athletes from Shawnee State University. The Key Clubs and Circle K club are service clubs sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth.
September 18, 2021 — Kiwanis Kids Day
Members of the Circle K club at Shawnee State University (above, left) distributed free books to nearly 200 children who attended Kids Day. The books were purchased by the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth in coordination with Project Bear at Shawnee State University. The Portsmouth Public Library (above, right) also signed up children for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
The second phase of Cool Kids Read was funded by ServeOhio.
October 12, 2021— Cool Kids Read Boot Camp
Nearly 50 students and advisors attended the Cool Kids Read Boot camp at Gatti’s Pizza in preparation for Make a Difference Day. Dinner was provided for the students, and Shawnee State Project Bear taught the students how to read to second grade students in a fun and engaging way. The students then practiced by reading to each other.
October 20-26, 2021
Key Club members read The Cool Bean aloud in 27 different classrooms to 452 second grade students enrolled in six school districts.
March 2022
CircleK and Key Club members distributed free copies of The Bad Guys chapter books to second-grade students at the the following schools.
Clay
The Clay High Key Club was invited to return to read to their second-grade classes each Friday going forward.
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. We meet every Wednesday from noon to 1:00 p.m. at Shawnee State's Kricker Innovation Hub.
Portsmouth is a Top 25 finalist for Hallmark’s Merriest Christmas Towns contest! Please vote daily so Portsmouth can win at merriestchristmastownscontest.hallmarkchannel.com/vote/23. Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on September 4, 2026. One town will be named Hallmark's Merriest Christmas Town and receive the opportunity to serve as a filming location for a Hallmark movie.
Kiwanis is in full River Days mode this month and anticipating the upcoming Miss River Days pageant! On August 12, our reigning royalty and five of this year’s contestants stopped by to tell us more about their community service and plans for the future. We also found out what countries they will represent with their parade floats.
Brylen Scarfpin (below left, center) from Minford is our reigning 2025 River Days Queen. She will be an Education major at Shawnee State this fall. Check out her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/share/1GMFDJhzut/?mibextid=wwXIfr.
Makenna Butler (below left at right) from Northwest is the Miss River Days 1st Runnerup for 2025. She plans to study Psychology at SSU this fall before going on to law school. Check out her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572586516816
Chloee Morris from Portsmouth is the Miss River Days 2nd Runnerup for 2025. She plans to study Nursing in the fall at SSU. Check out her Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/share/1Dbh5RbQkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Pictured in picture on the right below (from left) are:
Kiwanis is in full River Days mode this month and anticipating the upcoming Miss River Days pageant! On August 5, seven of this year’s contestants stopped by to tell us more about their community service and plans for the future. We also found out what countries they will represent with their parade floats.
Cool Kids Read 2021-22
In the fall of 2021, Cool Kids Read was developed and implemented to promote literacy to second graders in six different school districts in Scioto County and encourage them to get excited about reading. The Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth hosted this service project in partnership with Shawnee State University’s Project Bear program and the Portsmouth Public Library. The participants were members of the Kiwanis Key Clubs at Clay, Portsmouth, East, Wheelersburg, West, and Notre Dame high schools as well as Circle K Club members and athletes from Shawnee State University. The Key Clubs and Circle K club are service clubs sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth.
September 18, 2021 — Kiwanis Kids Day
Members of the Circle K club at Shawnee State University (above, left) distributed free books to nearly 200 children who attended Kids Day. The books were purchased by the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth in coordination with Project Bear at Shawnee State University. The Portsmouth Public Library (above, right) also signed up children for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
The second phase of Cool Kids Read
was funded by ServeOhio.
October 12, 2021 — Cool Kids Read Boot Camp
Nearly 50 students and advisors attended the Cool Kids Read Boot camp at Gatti’s Pizza in preparation for Make a Difference Day. Dinner was provided for the students, and Shawnee State Project Bear taught the students how to read to second grade students in a fun and engaging way. The students then practiced by reading to each other.
October 20-26, 2021
Key Club members read The Cool Bean aloud in 27 different classrooms to 452 second grade students enrolled in six school districts.
March 2022
CircleK and Key Club members distributed free copies of The Bad Guys chapter books to second-grade students at the the following schools.
Clay
The Clay High Key Club was invited to return to read to their second-grade classes each Friday going forward.
East
Notre Dame
Portsmouth
West
Wheelersburg
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Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. We meet every Wednesday from noon to 1:00 p.m. at Shawnee State's Kricker Innovation Hub.
Portsmouth is a Top 25 finalist for Hallmark’s Merriest Christmas Towns contest! Please vote daily so Portsmouth can win at merriestchristmastownscontest.hallmarkchannel.com/vote/23. Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on September 4, 2026. One town will be named Hallmark's Merriest Christmas Town and receive the opportunity to serve as a filming location for a Hallmark movie.
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Kiwanis is in full River Days mode this month and anticipating the upcoming Miss River Days pageant! On August 12, our reigning royalty and five of this year’s contestants stopped by to tell us more about their community service and plans for the future. We also found out what countries they will represent with their parade floats.
Brylen Scarfpin (below left, center) from Minford is our reigning 2025 River Days Queen. She will be an Education major at Shawnee State this fall. Check out her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/share/1GMFDJhzut/?mibextid=wwXIfr.
Makenna Butler (below left at right) from Northwest is the Miss River Days 1st Runnerup for 2025. She plans to study Psychology at SSU this fall before going on to law school. Check out her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572586516816
Chloee Morris from Portsmouth is the Miss River Days 2nd Runnerup for 2025. She plans to study Nursing in the fall at SSU.
Check out her Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/share/1Dbh5RbQkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Pictured in picture on the right below (from left) are:
Kiwanis President Kara Tieman
Miss West — Laiken Caudill (Ireland)
Check out her Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/share/1CZMXMewBC/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Miss Valley — Karsyn Dalton (Egypt)
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Makenna Butler — Miss River Days 1st Runnerup 2025
Brylen Scarfpin — Miss River Days 2025
Chloee Morris — Miss River Days 2nd Runnerup 2025
Miss Minford — Taylor Cron (China)
Check out her Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/share/1G1sL5U364/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Miss Green — Addison Blizzard (USA)
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Miss Glenwood — Kaelyn Tabor (Brazil)
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Kiwanis is in full River Days mode this month and anticipating the upcoming Miss River Days pageant! On August 5, seven of this year’s contestants stopped by to tell us more about their community service and plans for the future. We also found out what countries they will represent with their parade floats.
Pictured from left are:
Miss Clay — Gracelynn Royal (Japan)
Check out her Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/share/197TYgot9n/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Miss Notre Dame 2026 - Candace Oudeh (Italy)
Miss Northwest — Gracie Moore (Mexico)
Check out her Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/share/1LnVoVNg4e/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Miss South Webster — Kennedy Hamilton (France)
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Miss East — Natali Hoskins (Sweden)
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Miss Wheelersburg — Addison Graf (Australia)
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Miss Portsmouth — Hayven Ann Carter (Greece)
Check out her Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/share/1ax6kMaNsY/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Kiwanis President Kara Tieman
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