Listed below are the service and fundraising initiatives we work towards for the year on an international, district and club level.
International Service Initiative (ISI) | District Service Initiatives (DSIs) |
District Fundraising Initiative (DFIs) | Other Partnerships
International Service Initiative (ISI):
Focus:
Building a better environment for kids around the world through service projects such as book drives, clothes drive, or tutoring programs. Working with the mentally disabled this year does not prevent Circle K from helping out children. With this initative our club is able to provide services and promote awareness of children with mental disabilities
You can learn more about this program by VISITING HERE.
District Service Initiative (DSI):
Focus:
Promoting the wellbeing of the mentally challenged by helping them through behavioral, social and literary skills which will allow people with mental disabilities to be better adapted to living independently
Service Project Possibilities:
- Coaching Sports Teams
- This is when a person chooses to coach a team of mentally challenged adults or children in a sport. These teams can participate in the Special Olympics, which is a competition that organizes team sports for mentally disabled persons
- Running Small Competitions
- The Special Olympics program is host to many small competitions, however to qualify for these events, small competitions required. Many of these small competitions are hosted by organizations, however there are some that are hosted by single service teams from local schools
- Arts and Crafts Events
- Arts and Crafts are a good way to improve social skills and many programs that help the mentally disabled require people to volunteer their time to work with with these individuals to develop their social skills
- Assisting in Educational Programs
- There are some schools that host programs for the mentally challenged and volunteers can help by assisting teachers that participate in these programs
- Hosting a Workshop that Teaches a New Skill
- cooking, music, dancing, safety, etc...
- Helping in Transitional Houses that Help people with Mental Disabilities
- Clubs (or individuals) can volunteer at these houses by helping create meals, socializing with the residents, cleaning, or providing general assistant to the employees
- Working with Walks and Fundraising Events
- Host a Donation Drive
- Many organization host housing for the mentally disabled and these organizations frequently require donations to help keep their operations running
District Fundraising Initiatives (DFIs):
This year, our club will be supporting three District Fundraising Initiatives (DFI's), chosen by the Cal-Nev-Ha District. By fundraising for these charities, we will be helping these groups continue to do what they do best and that is helping people.
This program was established by the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation to recognize the importance in education and training in the area of pediatric trauma and injury prevention. The program's mission is to develop local projects that will decrease the number of children that are killed or injured by trauma.
The Foundation is partnered with local hospitals in Oakland, San Diego, Loma Linda, Madera, Honolulu and Reno; to utilize the knowledge and expertise of these facilities to identify projects that address the issue of Pediatric Trauma.
The Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation works with our partner hospitals to provide funds for training pediatric doctors, nurses and first responders, to purchase pediatric medical equipment and expand community outreach programs.
Donations to Pediatric Trauma Program are spent in three major ways:
- Grants to our partner hospitals
- Grants to Kiwanis and Service Leadership Program clubs
- PTP safety items which are available for purchase by the Kiwanis family at a subsidized cost
Your club can help prevent unintentional injuries in your community by sponsoring a service project or promoting awareness on topics such as: Bicycle Safety, Bicycle Safety Helmets, Booster Seats, Child Abuse Prevention, Child Passenger Safety, Child Safety, Child Safety Seats, Children's Miracle Network, Fire Prevention, First Aid and CPR, Home Safety, Immunizations, Injury Prevention, Pediatric Trauma, Playground Safety, Poison Prevention, Safety Belts, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Smoking Awareness and Water Safety.
You can learn more about this program by VISITING HERE.
Kiwanis International and Unicef have teamed together to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This disease kills about 60,000 babies and a number of pregnant women each year. $2 from registration for FTC and for DCON go to the Eliminate Project.
Donations toward the Eliminate Project go towards:
- Vaccines, syringes, transportation, and skilled staff to combat maternal and neonatal tetanus
You can learn more about this program by VISITING HERE.
Not For Sale is a California non-profit organization created to fight modern-day slavery including sex trafficking and the exploitation of children.
Donations to Not For Sale go towards:
- Poviding shelter, medical supplies, food, education, and job training to individuals affected by modern-day slavery
Clubs can help by donating and promoting awareness of modern-day slavery and the Not For Sale organization.
You can learn more about this program by VISITING HERE.
Other Partnerships
March of Dimes is an organization supporting research and education for the health of mothers and their premature babies. The organization acts globally to create programs to provide support for families with babies at risk with:
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the Newborn Intensive Care Unit
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Fundraisers to provide programs and services to improve the quality of health care for families
- Research for information and knowledge to gain public awareness and lobby for better laws regarding health care for premature births
How to help and support:
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March of Babies Walk: every year we participate in the walk by volunteering and forming teams to help raise money for all of their community programs and research
- Fund-raise in your community by working with local restaurants or companies
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, is an international organization that works to improve the lives of children in various ways:
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Promoting education for children
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Fighting against disease
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Creating a peaceful environment without violence, abuse, discrimination, or exploitation
UNICEF tracks progress in order to affect policies and better emergency and development programs.
How to help and support:
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Trick or Treat for UNICEF: a fundraiser during Halloween in which we ask for donations instead of candy
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Eliminate Project: our DFI to help eradicate maternal/neonatal tetanus. $2 from registration for FTC and for DCON go to the Eliminate Project
Better World Books is a global bookstore that brings books together to provide to everyone around the world. Starting as a textbook-selling website, Better World Books expanded to become a global entity aimed at improving literacy proficiency and education and encouraging social and environmental responsibility by never throwing away a book. By collecting and selling books online, they are able to donate books and fund literacy initiatives through various organizations such as Books for Africa or Invisible Children.
With every purchase on their website, a book will be donated to someone who needs it. They also offer programs such as the Literacy and Education in Action Program which funds literacy and educational nonprofits and libraries' specific projects and offer grants to various organizations to improve literacy skills in various parts of the world.
How to help and support:
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Donate a book to Better World Books or buy a book from them
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Hold book drives for old or used recreational books or textbooks by setting up bins or setting up a table around ring road and asking for donations
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Volunteer to read for children in libraries
Students Team Up to Fight Hunger (STUFH) is an a U.S. National non-profit organization that focuses on linking college students to their local food banks. The goal is to give college students a sense of community and to donate food to the less fortunate. At the end of the school year, rather than throwing away unopened food, STUFH offers food bins in order to collect these unwanted items.
STUFH and CKI work together to fight hunger in America. Now that there is an economic downturn, food banks need help more than ever. Since the start of the program in 1999, over two million pounds of foodstuffs have been raised for local food banks to feed the hungry. Every year, the number of pounds of foodstuff raised is increased, helping to fight hunger in local communities.
How to help and support:
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"Food Fight": a battle to raise the most food for the local food bank, which is supposed to mirror a battle on the football field. Help raise the most food for our local food bank such as the OC Food Bank
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Volunteer at local Food Banks! Join us when we volunteer at the OC Food Bank!
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