(Publisher’s note: I asked Bob Milbrodt to come up with a list of all the events and organizations and people that the Chelsea Kiwanis Club supports each year. I knew it was a lot, but, you judge for yourselves.)
Please take a moment to ponder all of the people who have been helped by the Chelsea Kiwanis Club in the last year. It will truly warm your heart during this Christmas season.
- Cooper’s Fun Run at Hudson Mills Metropark – cheer and hand ribbons to finishers, provide funds for trophy tops and ribbons
- SJMC’s Heart and Sole Run – water station staffing
- BUG Program – Bring Up Grades at South School recognition with a pizza party
- Staffing the end of school year Ice Cream Social net proceeds from refreshments from our food concession trailer go to PTO
- Band Boosters raise money from refreshments at Band Exposition
- Provide apple slices at Bulldog Jog
- Hold recognition dinners for farmers, area First Responders, Boy and Girl Scouts, and members of our Kiwanis family service partners – St. Louis Center Aktion Club, Chelsea and Dexter Key Clubs, and U of M Circle K
- Attend Key Club meetings to provide opportunities for service for their members, e.g.: shoe drive, Easter Egg Hunt, plant sale workers, leaf raking for seniors, costume judging at Kid’s Fair Parade and Halloween Party, games and crafts at SJMC’s Breakfast with Santa
- Take pumpkins to Mott Children’s Hospital for kids to decorate
- In addition to these hands-on and funding activities, we support the following monetarily:
- Kiwanis Children’s Fund – our international foundation $500
- Chelsea Preschool Scholarships $2,000
- Safety Town Bike Helmets $250
- Michigan Kiwanis Foundation – funds to employ a teacher for Mott Children’s Hospital patients $1,350
- Ballet Chelsea $100
- Chelsea District Library Summer Reading Program $250
- American Legion Boys and Girls State – four Chelsea students attend $1,370
- Boy and Girl Scouts $3,500
- SRSLY Donation $725
- Donation of livestock from fair to St. Louis Center $393.25
- Funds for student to attend State Police Career Academy $425
- Chelsea Athletic Boosters raise funds from refreshments sold at our trailer at football games
- Funds for Mr. Pedlow’s annual Gettysburg trip $600
- Dawn Farm substance abuse recovery program $600
- WAVE bus donation $1,000
- Senior Citizen Intergenerational Garden Donation $1,000
- Faith in Action $1,700
- Community Fair $1,225
- Chelsea Area Festivals $100
Each year we spend about $60,000 in civic support.
