One... Can make a difference... are you ready to be that ONE?
Any community need can become a Kiwanis service project, says Jenn Skidmore, President. We are hopeful this new campaign will raise awareness of our efforts and encourage others to become members of the Lancaster Kiwanis Club.
A childs potential is limitless, but it needs to be nurtured. Since 1926, Lancaster Kiwanis has provided the framework to bring volunteers and children together, with thousands of hours given each year working one-on-one with children all over the Antelope Valley. Teaching them to read. Involving them in service projects. Showing them how to build stronger communities . Grassroots involvement on every continent. Because every child has the potential to shine.
Scholarships
Lancaster Kiwanis College Bound Scholarship
The Kiwanis Club of Lancaster, Youth Scholarship and recognition is a prestigious honor. This recognition is given to 12 high school students; three from each of four schools: Antelope Valley High School, Desert Winds High School, East High School and Lancaster High School. We also are privileged to give out one special scholarship to a previous scholarship recipient, who is entering their second year with Antelope Valley College.
Lancaster Kiwanis wishes these students the best in their adacemic career pursuits and are happy that each is a recipient of our award.
2010 Kiwanis Youth Scholarship Recipients are:
Antelope Valley HS: Desert Winds HS:
Gregory Alexander Karyne Dominguez
Vanessa Gonzalez Eric Elizondo
Cheyanne Lewis
Eastside HS: Lancaster HS:
Luis Flores Ashley Klumpp
Richard Helton, III Jocelyn Pingol
Vanessa Hernandez Sonora Trahan
We are excited to host a dinner and awards presentation at Greenhouse Cafe, June 7th at 6:30p for these students and their representative.
Lancaster Kiwanis Projects
A couple of the things we are very proud to be a part of is "Terriffic Kids" and "Bringing Up Grades"
Terrific Kids is a student recognition program that promotes character development, self-esteem and perseverance. Students work with their classroom teacher to establish goals to improve behavior, peer relationships, attendance and coursework. After a specific period agreed upon by the teacher, principal and student, the child is recognized as a “Terrific Kid” (Thoughtful, Enthusiastic, Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive, Friendly, Inquisitive, Capable) for achieving his or her goals.
Bring Up Grades or "BUG" for short is a program that recognizes students who raise their grades to an acceptable range, and maintain or continue to raise them from one grading period to the next. Bring Up Grades, or BUG, awards students who continue to improve their grades by placing them on the school’s BUG Honor Roll, and awarding them with a recognition ceremony or party.
Meet Our Board
Cecil Moore is our club President, he has been a member of the Lancaster Kiwanis for more than 30 years. Over those years he has served as a Distinguished President, Treaurer, Secretary and Distinguished Division 38 Lueitenant Governor.
Jenn Skidmore is our Immediate Past President, serving 2008-2010, and is our 2010-2012 Secretary. She has been with the Lancaster Kiwanis since 1996. She has acted as our Club's Key Club Kiwanis Advisor since 2005, and has recently become a Cali-Nev-Ha Key Club Kiwanis Committee Region 5 Advisor, further meeting the need of the youth in California, Nevada & Hawaii. She is looking forward to passing on the batton of leadership to Pat Granicy and focusing on the Region 5 Key Clubs.
Tom Ward is our club Treasurer. He has been a proud member of the Lancaster Kiwanis since 1968. Tom has served the Lancaster Kiwanis in a variety of ways over the past decades by acting as Secretary, Treasurer and President at different times. He is a distinguished attorney in our valley and truly enjoys being able to give back to the childrens charities in our area.
Richard Skidmore is our Scholarships chair and member of our Sponsored Youth committee. He has served our club diligently in the past 15 years. His passion is helping young people attain their dreams through college. He consistantly challenges our club to help make our community better through education.
Pat Granicy is on our board of directors. He has been a member of the Lancaster Kiwanis since 2005. Pat is very active in many projects including 4-H, the Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa Festival's Kiwanis Jr. Livestock Auction. He truly enjoys helping young people with animal projects and is a wonderful mentor to the Antelope Valley Youth.
Join Us
If this seems like an organization you would like to be a part of, please join us Monday nights at 6:30pm at
Greenhouse Cafe
1169 Commerce Center Drive,
Lancaster, CA
Do you have a question for us? Then feel free to fillout the form and send it to us. One of use will get back to you as soon as we are able.
May 2010
Tuesday
Sunday
Monday
Thursday
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday
1 Key Club DCM
Boys & Grils Club
6
Texas Cattle Co Fundraiser
All Day
2
8
3
Kiwanis Mtg _ 6:30p
4
7
Key Club
Mtg
Rm 315
5
Board mtg rm 315
9
Happy Mother's Day
11
12
15
Trash Pickup Lanc Blvd & 17th West
14
10
13
Vince's Fundraiser
5-8pm
18
19
22
16
17
20
Shakey's Pizza Fundraiser
21
23
25
26
24
27
Greenhouse Fundraiser
28
29
May Board in Rancho
Cucomunga
Fundraisers are from 5-8pm except for Texas Cattle Co., Which is ALL Day
31
30
June 2010
1
Special Olympics
DCM
Thunder on the Lot
& Kiwanis DCM
Vince's Pizza Fundraiser
College Bound Awards
Trash Pickup
9:30am
Shakey's
Fundraiser
S.P.E.D
Prom
Greenhouse
Cafe
Fundraisers are from 5-8pm except Texas Cattle Co, which is all day
Kiwanis International Convention is June 24-27 in Las Vegas, NV.
See you there!
July 2010
Texas Cattle Co
S.P.E.D.
BBQ
Lancaster High School Key Club
We proudly sponsor the Lancaster High School Key Club. Click above to find out what they're up to!
Changing the World one Child at a Time
Where ONE Can Make a Difference
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