This week we heard about our Foundation’s plan to increase its endowment. This will ensure that our club will continue to impact our community by providing resources for worthy projects. The income generated from this fund will augment our yearly fundraising projects as well as cover shortfalls during unusual occurrences, such as this current pandemic. Next week begins a month of programs arranged by Will Underwood. We will hear from a series of authors about their latest published work. Should be quite entertaining and informative.
District Governor Pat Myers asked for an accounting of how our club has impacted our community over the last 13 months despite the pandemic. I think it is quite impressive, so I share it below.
Service Projects:
- Beautification of downtown gazebo
- Video presentations by members to promote reading to our school systems young readers
- Promoting sign up to the “Imagination Library”
- Providing lunch to hungry families (Lord’s Lunch) on 2 Saturdays
- Salvation Army Bell Ringers
- Foundation Grants:
- Handicapped playground
- Boy Scout camp improvements
- AED devices
- Community gardens through “Edible Kent” and KSU
- Hunger center renovation at “Upper Room Ministries”
- COVID relief through United Way of Portage County
- Monarch butterfly project
- Coats for Kids
- Kent Social Services “Hunger Meals”
- Habitat for Humanity
- Equipment for homeless Youth through Kevin Coleman Foundation
- “Overcoming Poverty” through Children’s Advantage
- Nutrition education through Axcess Pointe community center
- Kent City Schools literacy and art programs
- College students mission trips through United Christian Ministries
