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Welcome to the web site for The Kiwanis Club of Kent! I�m glad
you came to visit our web site and find out a little more about
our FANTASTIC Kiwanis Club! Originally chartered in 1930, we
are proud of our heritage as a Kiwanis Club in
Division 32 of the
Pacific Northwest District. Our year has been an amazing
one thus far. I am confident that our club will continue to
make it one of the best yet in the history of this club -- and
there have been many great years for The Kiwanis
Club of Kent.
The message this year has been "Going from
Good to GREAT!" Although our club is already, "GREAT!" There's
always room for improvement. This year our club is once again
sponsoring the start of another Kiwanis Club in Kent, "The
AKTION Club."
"Where development has no disability"
The Aktion Club is the newest member club
of the Kiwanis family. An Aktion Club
is a community based service group composed of adult citizens
who live with disabilities.
Aktion Club members strive to return to their
communities the benefits, help, and caring they have received,
while at the same time developing important skills.
Members receive many benefits from participating
in Aktion Club.
Included are:
� Participating in the active life of the community.
� Contributing to the community.
� Developing mechanical, creative, and intellectual
abilities.
� Developing social interaction awareness.
� Improving self-esteem.
� Developing leadership skills.
� Achieving personal and service goals.
We're in the beginning stages with Aktion
Club but with our drive, ambition and support in the community
"the main club" will once again lay the stepping stones for
another outstanding community based service organization whose
goal is to improve the life of it's citizens, club members and
others in our community.
"This club is just like us"
I encourage you to check out our
Membership Page � there are
probably people there that you know! Our members range in age
from 19 � 85 years young, and enjoy occupations across a wide
spectrum. We welcome all community members who want to help us
in our quest of community service � whether they have a little
or an abundance of time to share.
Our Service
Projects page provides you with just a hint of what this
club and its members do to improve the lives of our fellow
community members � from its infants to our seniors! Proceeds
from our fundraisers � 100% of
them � are used to support the service projects that we so
heartily engage in. From
SCKAC dances and special event nights for our
developmentally disabled populations, to reading programs and
Bridge Building at
Kent Elementary and our local Head Start classrooms, and
from our annual Essay Contest
for middle school students to our KISSES (Kiwanians
In Support of Students in Elementary
School) Program we are truly making a
difference!
We are especially proud of our Sponsored
Youth programs � the
Kentlake Key Club and Kent Meridian Key Club provide
incredible support to the community through their leadership and
community service projects. Their advisors --
Dawn Stevenson and
Henrik Sortun (Kent Meridian), and
Susan Johnson (Kentlake) are helping lead these high school
students to positive, bright futures! Feel free to contact
them with any questions you might have regarding Key Club.
Our meetings are held every Friday at 12:00
noon at The Golden Steer Steak & Rib House, 23826 - 104th
Avenue SE, Kent, WA 98030. Please join us and find out how
much you�d enjoy being a member of this wonderful, worldwide
service organization known as
Kiwanis International.
I look forward to meeting you at a future
Kiwanis Club of Kent meetings. Thank you for helping go
from good to great.
Comments or questions on the web site may
be directed to our
webmaster.
In Service,
Bill Johnson
President, 2007-2008
Kiwanis Club of Kent
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