Friday, June 17, 2016

Rough Risers Donate $21,332 to Better the World.

The purpose of the Cedar Falls Rough Risers Kiwanis club is service to our community, local and worldwide, especially to provide service to children. As part of our service, we pop kettle corn and join with sponsors to raise and donate money to various community organizations. 

In 2015, we supported 36 organizations and schools in the Cedar Valley and the world:

Direct Benefit to Children ($10,890 + $2,700):
  • Aspire,
  • Back to School,
  • Big Brothers/Sisters,
  • Boy Scouts,
  • Boys/Girls Club,
  • Cedar Valley Preschool,
  • Girl Scouts,
  • Grin and Grow Day Care,
  • Quaker Dale,
  • Cedar Falls H.S. Scholarship,
  • Hawkeye C.C. Scholarship,
  • Special Olympics,
  • UNI Wheelchair Sports,
  • Waterloo Gift of Giving,
  • Hawkeye C.C. Literacy Program,
  • Harbaugh-Williams Education Promise Fund,
  • Kiwanis International Children’s Fund.
  • Six elementary and 2 junior high schools in the Cedar Falls School District. We pop kettle corn and donate it to the schools to sell at their carnivals. ($2,700)

Programs Benefitting Both Children and Adults  ($7,742):
  • Kiwanis International Eliminate Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus,
  • Family Children’s Council,
  • Habitat for Humanity,
  • Hartman Reserve Building project,
  • Hartman Reserve,
  • Kiwanis International Foundation,
  • Kiwanis International Skip-a-Meal,
  • NE IA Food Bank,
  • NE IA Kiwanis Foundation,
  • Recreation Center Sports,
  • Salvation Army.

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