West Monroe Kiwanis Club
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In addition to meeting weekly for a good lunch, an excellent program, fun, and fellowship (Tuesday’s at the West Monroe Convention Center at noon) our Club has achieved an impressive list of accomplishments.  During the past several months, the Kiwanis Club of West Monroe has:

 Ø      “Adopted” the Dixie Diehards (a group of mentally & physically handicapped children’s t-ball league).  We acted as “Buddies” for several games and raised $25,000 to build a fully handicapped accessible baseball field.  In one year the league has grown from 33 children to 51 children;

Ø      Worked to raise funds to build developmentally appropriate playground equipment for Crosley School (Pre-K ages 3, 4, & 5) at an approximate cost of $30,000.

Ø      Sponsored a new, permanent exhibit at the Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum (total cost of $5,600);

Ø      Sponsored a “Lane” at the YWCA’s Bowl for Kid’s Sake for Big Brothers/Big Sisters;

Ø      Provided financial support to:  Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts, Salvation Army, the Children’s Miracle Network, ARCO, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children), and several other organizations;

Ø      Work with Brookshires/Super 1 Foods to collect and distribute food boxes at Christmas;

Ø      Sponsor the Annual Twin City Cottonland Christmas Parade;

Ø      Coordinated a “Read Around the World” Program in all West Ouachita Elementary Schools reading to the students and donating books to promote a love of reading and to encourage parents to read to their children;

Ø      Continued sponsorship of the West Monroe High School Key Club, West Monroe Junior High Builders Club, and Highland Elementary K Kids Club;

Ø      Paid for and installed two “Drive Carefully – Protect Our Children” street signs for every school zone in West Ouachita Parish.

Ø      Partnered with Monroe Kiwanis Club to fund the Heart Gallery of NELA, a collaborative effort between CASA of NELA and the Adoptions Unit of the Office of Community Services, to ultimately find a permanent family for children in waiting.

Ø      Established the George Daniels Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1000, which is awarded annually to a graduating Key Club member.

The Kiwanis Club of West Monroe is whatever we want it to be and can do whatever we want it to do.  It is OUR Kiwanis Club – get involved and make a difference.  Together, we CAN do more.  August 2002 will see the Kiwanis Clubs in Northeast Louisiana host the District Convention for all of Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee – come be part of the excitement!