Community service will take center stage the week of Sept. 11-17 as local area Kiwanis, Lions, Optimist and Rotary clubs address hunger and other community needs during the service organizations’ third annual “Celebrate Community” initiative.
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Community service will take center stage the week of Sept. 11-17 as local area Kiwanis, Lions, Optimist and Rotary clubs address hunger and other community needs during the service organizations’ third annual “Celebrate Community” initiative.
The clubs invite the public to participate in the weeklong event beginning Monday, Sept. 11. A truck donated by Century 21 Krogman & Co. will be parked in the BankStar parking lot, 1301 Sixth St., where community donors may drop off non-perishable food items, baby care supplies including diapers and wipes, personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies.
The donations will be sorted by members of the service clubs and delivered to the Brookings Food Pantry, Harvest Table and Salvation Army on Monday, Sept. 18 for distribution to those in need.
Donations especially needed include: diapers of all sizes and baby wipes; baby food and formula; grooming supplies (shampoo, soap, lotion, deodorant); women’s hygiene products (pads, tampons); household cleaning supplies and paper products such as paper towels and toilet paper. The “Top 10” items requested by the Brookings Food Pantry include: canned fruit, cereal, chili, cream of chicken soup, chicken helper, hamburger helper, chunky soup, grape jelly, peanut butter, pancake mix and syrup. Low-sugar and gluten-free items also are welcomed.
Leadership from the service organizations — Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, and Rotary International — have encouraged their clubs and youth programs around the world to work together on projects during one week as part of a joint initiative dubbed “Celebrate Community.”
Issues related to health and wellness, food insecurity and hunger, education and literacy, and the environment will be addressed through community cleanups, food donations and distributions, walks or runs to raise money for specific causes and book collections for children.
Founded in 1915, Kiwanis International is a global organization of clubs and members dedicated to serving the children of the world. Kiwanis and its family of clubs, including Circle K International for university students, Key Club for students ages14-18, Builders Club for students ages 11- 14, K-Kids for students ages 6-12 and Aktion Club for adults with disabilities, annually dedicate more than 18.5 million service hours to strengthen communities and serve children. The Kiwanis International family comprises more than 537,000 adult and youth members in 85 nations and geographic areas. Visit kiwanis.org for more information.
Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world. More than 1.4 million members in over 48,000 clubs are serving in 200 countries and geographic areas around the globe. Since 1917, Lions have strengthened local communities through hands-on service and humanitarian projects, and we extend our service impact through the generous support of our Lions Clubs International Foundation. We are focused on supporting vision, the environment, childhood cancer, hunger, diabetes, and other pressing humanitarian needs to help address some of the biggest challenges facing humanity. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit lionsclubs.org.
Optimist International, founded in 1919, is a service organization serving youth and communities around the globe. It has nearly 70,000 adult and youth members in more than 2,500 clubs in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and many other nations throughout the world. Carrying the motto “Bringing Out the Best in Youth, in our Communities, and in Ourselves,” Optimists conduct positive service projects that reach more than six million young people each year. To learn more about Optimist International, please call (314) 371-6000 or visit the organization’s website at optimist.org.
Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.4 million members of more than 46,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work improves lives at both the local and international levels, from helping those in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world through “Service Above Self.” For more information, visit Rotary.org.
