While many of us know Keith as a great financial adviser, or an active member of the Knights of Columbus, he came to us today to to educate us on the subject of Heart Health. The #1 cause of death of women, practicing good heart health and knowing the signs of an oncoming heart attack can help save your life or one you care about!
Get involved and take a team to the Heart Walk on May 19th, 2012 down at Theis park. It’s a great family activity, healthy, and fun!
Nina Kimbrough-Smith and Judy Frye came to share the story of CASA with us last month. A CASA volunteer is a “Court Appointed Special Advocate”. Can you imagine being a child in a courtroom … all by yourself? Thanks to all the great volunteers at CASA, children can have an adult who cares about them, and only them, with no hidden agendas – financial or otherwise. CASA volunteers are just that, volunteers. Contact them if you’d like to help!
Brian Miller, co-founder of New Horizon Ranch shared the important work they’re doing to help kids with disabilities through their Hippotherapy programs. Check out the video on their website to see what an incredible difference they can make in a child’s life.
Here’s some about their “Rider of the Year”.
City Councilwoman Dawn Kuhn
Shawnee City Councilwoman Dawn Kuhn joined us today and gave us an update on what’s new in Shawnee.
Something interest for service-minded people is the city’s new volunteer coordinator – Rachel Nicholson. If you want to help your community but don’t quite know how contact Rachel at 913-742-6244!
Keep up with what’s going on in Shawnee at:
and facebook page:
http://www.hearttoheart.org
Steve Hower - Operations Director at Heart to Heart
Steve Hower, Operations Director with Heart to Heart, gave us a fantastic overview of this locally founded international service group. They run on less than 2% admin overhead, earning them a spot amongst the most efficient charitable groups. The work they do is fantastic, and they offer service groups a chance to contribute in a wide variety of ways.
To view individual photos go to the Attig Photo Facebook page.
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John Bitinis with Narconon
Narconon is a group that helps people to deal with drug addiction.
John Bitinis and Amanda O’Connor came by to educate us on the nature of physical addictions, why they are so persistent, and what has to happen to successfully overcome them. They have a unique program – if you or someone you care for has an addiction problem it’s worth looking into.
For help call 888-817-0779 or 888-817-8338.
Chris Hope - The Dictionary Project
Chris Hope and some friends started the dictionary project some 10 years back. Now, with the help of Kiwanis and other service organizations 3rd graders at every elementary school can receive their very own dictionary, both public and private, in 8 counties, for a total of over 800 schools! If you know of someone who needs a dictionary, or would like to help sponsor/distribute contact us and we’ll put you in touch, or visit their website at http://www.dictionaryprojectkc.org !
Kiwanis Awards $5000 Grant to Shawnee Community Services
On 10/18/11 the Kiwanis International Foundation awarded Shawnee Community services a grant for $5000 which was presented by the Shawnee Kiwanis. In the picture are Evelyn Van Kempse President of Shawnee community services with Jay Larue President and Kevin Hennessy past president. The Money will be used to help feed, clothe and offer everyday needs for families in the Johnson county area. Shawnee Community Services has been doing charitable work at 11110 W. 67th Street in Shawnee, Kansas for the past 20 years. Shawnee Community Services is a non-governmental organization whose primary support comes from the resale of donated goods along with cash donations from local service clubs, churches, businesses and other organizations. It operates with three full time paid staff plus a legion of volunteers that support the organization in many and various ways. It is a highly effective organization directly delivering services to the less fortunate in a most cost effective and timely basis. Shawnee Community.
Shawnee Kiwanis meet every Tuesday 12-1 at First Watch in Shawnee. Kiwanis International provide nearly 6 million hours of community service and donate more than 100 million to causes benefiting children. There are over 600,000 members worldwide with nearly 15,000 clubs. For more information Contact them at John@jwills.netor 913-631-9007
John Wills, Secretary
