UAA CKI AND EAST KEY CLUBS STRIKE AGAIN
The University of Alaska Anchorage CKI Club and East High School KEY Clubs both completed their 2010 commitments to the Municipality of Anchorage's Roadside Cleanup Program during October.
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posted Feb 2, 2012 6:51 PM by Jaedon Avey
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updated Feb 2, 2012 6:52 PM
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With
New Year celebrations and the National Day of Service (MLK day) behind us, I
want to encourage Anchorage residents to resolve to make volunteering a habit.
(Congratulations if you already have.) Volunteering benefits the community and
is associated with physical health, psychological well-being, and life
satisfaction among volunteers.
Unfortunately,
in recent years many volunteer organizations have seen a decrease in
membership. As their members have aged, younger adults have not taken their
places. Yet, if you ask these venerable volunteers when they joined many will
tell you they did so as young adults or in midlife -- some 20, 30 or even 40
years prior. The spirit of volunteerism is real, substantive and durable. It
can serve to balance today's fleeting joys of Internet media and miniaturized
digital devices.
So,
join a service organization such as Kiwanis, Rotary, Soroptimists, or Lions
Club and volunteer. These organizations want new members and new ideas. You
just might find friendships and fulfillment as you build a better Anchorage. - Jaedon Avey
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posted Dec 14, 2011 9:42 AM by Jaedon Avey
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updated Dec 14, 2011 12:03 PM
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Our volunteers with just a few of the bags. |
posted Jul 10, 2011 12:32 PM by Wayne Boden
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updated Jul 12, 2011 8:51 PM
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The July 9, 2011 Bear Paw Festival in Eagle River was visited by members of the University Kiwanis Club. We provided assistance with the Bike Rodeo by helping fit children with new safety helmets, provided personalized name labels for the helmets and gave out about 160 Kids Photo Identification Kits to parents.
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posted Jun 13, 2011 2:54 PM by Wayne Boden
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updated Jul 12, 2011 9:49 AM
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A group of nine University Kiwanians made it down to the Ship Creek platform on June 7, 2011 to spruce it up just a bit. A little
bit of sanding, scraping and touch up paint brought the platform back to a reasonable appearance. |
posted Jun 6, 2011 1:56 PM by Wayne Boden
On Saturday June 4, 2011 the University Kiwanis once again undertook the "KIDS PHOTO IDENTIFICATION" project. Parents are invited to stop by our booth to receive a Kids Photo ID packet and a digital photograph of their child/children. The packet provides parents with a ready source of identification information should their child become missing and a search is beginning. Hopefully the kit will never be needed.
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posted Jun 6, 2011 1:38 PM by Wayne Boden
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updated Jun 6, 2011 1:54 PM
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On Saturday May 7,2011, University Kiwanis members helped with activities at the annual fund raiser for Anchorage's Hope Cottages - the annual Walk for hope.
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posted Jun 6, 2011 12:56 PM by Wayne Boden
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updated Jun 6, 2011 1:37 PM
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On Saturday May 14, 2011 three members of the University Kiwanis Club drove to down to Kenai Lake and Camp Fire's youth camp - Camp Kushtaka. We helped cut up downed trees and cleaned up the beach area. We also applied finish to newly constructed shelving areas and walls in one of the new bunk houses. |
posted Oct 31, 2010 4:08 PM by Wayne Boden
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updated Nov 2, 2010 5:01 PM
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On Friday 29 October six University Kiwanis Keystone Kops helped the March of Dimes Jail & Bail annual fund raiser. Jailbirds begn to arrive at about 11:15 a.m. with their pledges or ready to do "Jail Time" until they had completed their pledges. We helped raise approximately $32,000 for the March of Dimes!
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posted Aug 2, 2010 9:34 PM by Wayne Boden
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updated Jun 13, 2011 3:22 PM
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August 2, 2010. The Kids Don't Float Kiosk on Jewel Lake was upgraded today by adding a new poster and several new PFD's. The State of Alaska provides the PFD's for this terrific program and our Kiwanis Club is the sponsor for this site.
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posted Jul 10, 2010 7:39 PM by Wayne Boden
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updated Jul 10, 2010 8:11 PM
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Saturday July 10, 2010. Five members of the University Kiwanis Club helped serve local children by participating in the Bear Paw Festival's annual Bike Rodeo and Kid's Photo Identification Projects. We helped fit bike helmets donated by the State of Alaska with help from employees of State Farm Insurance in Eagle River. We also continued to provide parents with children's Identification packets and photographs (Kids Photo I.D. project), thanks to a generous deonation from H&R Block. Approximately 240 I.D. packets were provided to grateful parents.
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