It is spring time and every year we usually forget about the ugly days of winter and concentrate on the upcoming bright days of spring and the dog days of summer.
This year we cannot easily forget the very ugly days of winter because there are still too many victims of Super Storm Sandy who are still suffering from its affect. The New York District Kiwanis Foundation was able to help some of these victims and we were very happy to do so. It was done thanks to the generous contributions that came in from around the country and around the world, and of course, thanks to the efforts of DPG Mike Malark who traveled around the state collecting supplies and then delivering them to the affected areas.
As I stated in my last article, it was a "Herculean effort".
As much as we think about all of the devastation, we have to also think about our Kamp Kiwanis which is also feeling the effects of Sandy. No, the Kamp was not hit by the storm, but it has been affected by it. You see, a great number of clubs that normally are very supportive of the Kamp by way of donations and/or Kamperships were the very clubs whose members and neighbors were hit by Super Storm Sandy and naturally a lot of their funds went to the Sandy victims, and rightfully so.
In an effort to raise some very needed funds for Kamp, we have come up with two fundraisers that we hope will be able to replenish some of the lost income. One fundraiser is a "Kamp Kiwanis Day at Yankee Stadium" on July 14. Kim Scharoff is the chair for this event and by now every president should have gotten a flyer explaining the event.
The other is a raffle for a 60-inch plasma television and again every president should have received an envelope with 10 tickets at $10 each. The raffle winner will be pulled at the Yankee Game on July 14.
The beauty about these two fundraisers is that you can go outside of the Kiwanis family to get participants. So please, if you have tickets to the raffle please sell them or buy them, and let's try to get a lot of people to the Kamp Kiwanis Day at Yankee stadium.
If you need more information, please contact me, Kamp Director Rebecca Lopez or Kim.
Thank you for all you do for Kamp Kiwanis. God bless you all.
Column Posted on Web Site April 22, 2013
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