Thank you to Frosty and Christina Burns of the Schmidt Family Restaurant Group for helping us distribute free books each year during our Cool Kids Read campaign!
The Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth hosts its annual Cool Kids Read service project in partnership with Shawnee State University and the Scioto County Public Library. First launched in the fall of 2021, this program was developed and implemented to promote literacy to second graders in Scioto County and encourage them to get excited about reading. We currently serve eight schools in seven districts.
The participants are members of the Kiwanis Key Clubs at Clay, Portsmouth, East, Wheelersburg, West, Green, and Notre Dame high schools as well as Builders Club members from Notre Dame and Wheelersburg, and Circle K Club members from Shawnee State University. These are all service clubs sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth.
Every fall, our service club members visit the second-grade classrooms in their districts to read aloud to them in a fun and engaging day. Then in the spring, they visit the classrooms again to distribute free books to more than 500 second-grade students at eight elementary schools. Children who attend our annual Kids Day event also receive free books. In addition, the Scioto County Public Library attends Kids Day to sign up children ages 0-5 for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Cool Kids Read!
On April 26, 2023, the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth received an award fromServeOhio through the Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism for our Cool Kids Read program. The award came with a $1,000 grant to support the continuation of the program.
The ServeOhio Awards, made possible through support from the American Electric Power Foundation, recognize outstanding people, groups, and initiatives in each region of Ohio who make great contributions to their communities through service and volunteerism.
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.
It’s Veterans Day, and we want to sincerely thank all of our veterans for the freedoms we enjoy today!
Our speaker today was Rev. Mike Simpson, assistant pastor of Rubyville Community Church. A former Marine, Mike served from 1991 to 1995. His service led him to places all over the world such as Spain, Tunisia, Greece, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Israel.
Mike said there are more than 176,000 active duty members overseas. He reminded us that when we sit down to eat Thanksgiving dinner with our families, to be thankful for the sacrifices of these men and women and their families here at home.
All veterans in attendance today are pictured below from left:
- Gary Albrecht, Army Reserves, 1961-67 - Roger Drake, Army Reserves, 1963-69 - Ralph Scott, Air Force, 1961-64 - Major Mike Morales of the Salvation Army, Air Force, 1990-97 - Mike Simpson, Marines, 1991-95. ... See MoreSee Less
Rev. Gowdy discussed the Foundation's latest project to restore two mausoleums, one constructed in 1900 and the other in 1928. The Greenlawn Mausoleum Window Restoration Campaign is the first step in an important multi-year restoration and preservation project. Donations may be made online at www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/P2HAFETQMJG26
The City of Portsmouth is funding roof repairs for the mausoleums, and the Foundation has committed $50,000 toward the cost of the window restoration. Proceeds from the recent Tombstone Trot 5K Run/Walk will benefit the project as well.
Organized in 2017, the Foundation has spearheaded the completion of $650,000 in restoration and preservation projects at the cemetery, the site of approximately 80,000 graves. They regularly apply for grant funding and are working to add the cemetery to the National Registry of Historic Places, a list that already includes the cemetery's chapel. This designation will make more grant funding possible.
Cool Kids Read
Thank you to Frosty and Christina Burns of the Schmidt Family Restaurant Group for helping us distribute free books each year during our Cool Kids Read campaign!
The Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth hosts its annual Cool Kids Read service project in partnership with Shawnee State University and the Scioto County Public Library. First launched in the fall of 2021, this program was developed and implemented to promote literacy to second graders in Scioto County and encourage them to get excited about reading. We currently serve eight schools in seven districts.
The participants are members of the Kiwanis Key Clubs at Clay, Portsmouth, East, Wheelersburg, West, Green, and Notre Dame high schools as well as Builders Club members from Notre Dame and Wheelersburg, and Circle K Club members from Shawnee State University. These are all service clubs sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth.
Every fall, our service club members visit the second-grade classrooms in their districts to read aloud to them in a fun and engaging day. Then in the spring, they visit the classrooms again to distribute free books to more than 500 second-grade students at eight elementary schools. Children who attend our annual Kids Day event also receive free books. In addition, the Scioto County Public Library attends Kids Day to sign up children ages 0-5 for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Cool Kids Read!
On April 26, 2023, the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth received an award from ServeOhio through the Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism for our Cool Kids Read program. The award came with a $1,000 grant to support the continuation of the program.
The ServeOhio Awards, made possible through support from the American Electric Power Foundation, recognize outstanding people, groups, and initiatives in each region of Ohio who make great contributions to their communities through service and volunteerism.
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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.
It’s Veterans Day, and we want to sincerely thank all of our veterans for the freedoms we enjoy today!
Our speaker today was Rev. Mike Simpson, assistant pastor of Rubyville Community Church. A former Marine, Mike served from 1991 to 1995. His service led him to places all over the world such as Spain, Tunisia, Greece, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Israel.
Mike said there are more than 176,000 active duty members overseas. He reminded us that when we sit down to eat Thanksgiving dinner with our families, to be thankful for the sacrifices of these men and women and their families here at home.
All veterans in attendance today are pictured below from left:
- Gary Albrecht, Army Reserves, 1961-67
- Roger Drake, Army Reserves, 1963-69
- Ralph Scott, Air Force, 1961-64
- Major Mike Morales of the Salvation Army, Air Force, 1990-97
- Mike Simpson, Marines, 1991-95. ... See MoreSee Less
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Our club recently hosted Rev. John Gowdy from the Friends of Greenlawn Cemetery Foundation. He is pictured with Kiwanis President-Elect Makenzie Gruber.
Rev. Gowdy discussed the Foundation's latest project to restore two mausoleums, one constructed in 1900 and the other in 1928. The Greenlawn Mausoleum Window Restoration Campaign is the first step in an important multi-year restoration and preservation project. Donations may be made online at www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/P2HAFETQMJG26
The City of Portsmouth is funding roof repairs for the mausoleums, and the Foundation has committed $50,000 toward the cost of the window restoration. Proceeds from the recent Tombstone Trot 5K Run/Walk will benefit the project as well.
Organized in 2017, the Foundation has spearheaded the completion of $650,000 in restoration and preservation projects at the cemetery, the site of approximately 80,000 graves. They regularly apply for grant funding and are working to add the cemetery to the National Registry of Historic Places, a list that already includes the cemetery's chapel. This designation will make more grant funding possible.
Check out the Foundation's website at: www.friendsofgreenlawncemeteryfoundation.org/ ... See MoreSee Less
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