| Woodland Kiwanis sponsors and/or partners with other local organizations to co-sponsor many community activities and events. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Woodland Kiwanis Sponsored Projects: Key Club is a service club at Pioneer High School which is directly supported by Woodland Kiwanis. We will soon have a key club at Woodland High School. Key Club objectives include developing leadership skills and providing services to members of our community. Woodland Aktion Club serves developmentally delayed adults in our community. Kiwanis Aktion Club serves many deserving participants each year. Recent activities include bell ringing for the Salvation Army Holidays donations and participation in the annual fund raising walk-a-thon to benefit the YOLO County "Meals on Wheels" program. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Woodland Kiwanis Co-Sponsored Projects: Handy Helpers - is a Woodland Kiwanis/Senior Center Project where we assist senior citizens and those with limited mobility complete minor repairs around their home. Senior Meals – Woodland Kiwanis serves senior citizens and shut-ins, by delivering meals prepared daily for the Elderly Nutrition Program in Yolo County, better known as "Meals-on-Wheels," every Friday. Each year we deliver over 600 meals to the homebound. Pickin' & Grinnin' - Seasonally, Woodland Kiwanis members pick ripe citrus from the fruit trees of community volunteers' property and donate the fruit to the YOLO County Food Bank. Salvation Army Bell Ringing - Woodland Kiwanis serves the homeless, and other populations served by the Salvation Army as Bell Ringers outside local grocery stores to raise money at Christmas. YOLO County Back-Packs for Kids Project - Woodland Kiwanis prepares and serves a lunch to the volunteers who are providing school backpacks filled with school supplies to those children and families who need a hand. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Division 7 - Kiwanis Regional Projects: Kiwanis Family House – The Kiwanis Family House provides low or no-cost temporary housing for families of sick and injured children who are hospitalized at the U.C.D. Medical Center. No family members are turned away due to their inability to pay. Woodland Kiwanis partners with other Kiwanis Clubs in our region to provide funding and staffing for the Kiwanis Family House located on the grounds of the U.C.D. Medical Center. |
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| Kiwanis International A global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Objects of Kiwanis Kiwanis members are guided by these key principles:
Kiwanis clubs and members undertake nearly 150,000 service projects each year, contributing more than $107 million USD and 6.2 million volunteer service hours. Together, we’re changing the world, one child and one community at a time! *************** |
| Alan Penn Kiwanis International President |
| KIWANIS CLUB OF WOODLAND |
Changing the world one child and one community at a time
