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 University's Morris University Center.
On June 10, our club hosted a surprise farewell for Past President Misty Simco. She and her husband, Dan, have faithfully served our local Salvation Army for several years, and they will be transferring to Newark at the end of June. They are pictured below with Kiwanis President Kara Tieman.
We greatly appreciate Misty and Dan's leadership and outreach to our community. They have led a very successful Red Kettle Bell project for several years during the holiday season. Misty also redesigned the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program by setting up a store where parents could shop for gifts for their children.
Misty has also served on our Board of Directors, and she is our club's Advisor to the Key Club at Sciotoville Community (East). As chairman of our Playground committee, Misty was instrumental in helping to add ADA-compatible swings to our Kiwanis Playground in 2024 so disabled children could also enjoy going to Tracy Park. She worked to secure a grant from the Kiwanis Children's Fund to sponsor this project and raised matching funds from the local community.
Misty has drafted our members to serve meals, sort donations at the family store, and ring bells at Kroger. She and the Salvation Army Band even once entertained at our Kiwanis Christmas Party!
Thank you to Misty and Dan for all you have done to serve the families and children of our local community. We will miss you, and we are very happy to know of your plans to someday return to the area. Until then, God bless you, and we wish you great success in Newark! ... See MoreSee Less
We want to extend a big Kiwanis welcome to our new member Rachael Montavon who was inducted into our club this week. Rachael serves as the Customer Relationship Manager for Kentucky Farmers Bank at the Wheelersburg office. Rachael is pictured with her sponsor, Wayne Kempf, and Kiwanis Membership Chair Jay Hash. Thank you for joining us to serve the youth of our community! #KidsNeedKiwanis#KiwanisNeedsYou... See MoreSee Less
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 Club of Portsmouth
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 University's Morris University Center.
On June 10, our club hosted a surprise farewell for Past President Misty Simco. She and her husband, Dan, have faithfully served our local Salvation Army for several years, and they will be transferring to Newark at the end of June. They are pictured below with Kiwanis President Kara Tieman.
We greatly appreciate Misty and Dan's leadership and outreach to our community. They have led a very successful Red Kettle Bell project for several years during the holiday season. Misty also redesigned the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program by setting up a store where parents could shop for gifts for their children.
Misty has also served on our Board of Directors, and she is our club's Advisor to the Key Club at Sciotoville Community (East). As chairman of our Playground committee, Misty was instrumental in helping to add ADA-compatible swings to our Kiwanis Playground in 2024 so disabled children could also enjoy going to Tracy Park. She worked to secure a grant from the Kiwanis Children's Fund to sponsor this project and raised matching funds from the local community.
Misty has drafted our members to serve meals, sort donations at the family store, and ring bells at Kroger. She and the Salvation Army Band even once entertained at our Kiwanis Christmas Party!
Thank you to Misty and Dan for all you have done to serve the families and children of our local community. We will miss you, and we are very happy to know of your plans to someday return to the area. Until then, God bless you, and we wish you great success in Newark! ... See MoreSee Less
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We want to extend a big Kiwanis welcome to our new member Rachael Montavon who was inducted into our club this week. Rachael serves as the Customer Relationship Manager for Kentucky Farmers Bank at the Wheelersburg office. Rachael is pictured with her sponsor, Wayne Kempf, and Kiwanis Membership Chair Jay Hash. Thank you for joining us to serve the youth of our community! #KidsNeedKiwanis #KiwanisNeedsYou ... See MoreSee Less
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