Kiwanis Club November News

The Kiwanis Club of Marco Island has had a busy November. It started off on November 4,2021 with a dinner meeting catered by Stonewalls at the Cape Marco Clubhouse.  After dinner, planning for upcoming service projects was discussed. This was followed by a breakfast meeting on November 18 when Heather Singleton, CEO of Child’s Path, a premier Collier County early learning organization, was the guest speaker.

Following Heather’s presentation, the group discussed plans for their annual Toys for Kids event for students at Manatee Elementary School. The grand shopping day will be December 11. Once again, on December 13, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will engage with students and give each of them a gift. This takes place at Manatee due to the high percentage (89%) of families there with significant economic needs.

November 20 was another busy day for Kiwanians. A contingent showed up to work at the Meals of Hope Event, while at the same time a group, including ten Marco Island Academy students, were putting together forty brand new bicycles. This initiative was organized by Bikes for Tykes, and the bikes were assembled by local Kiwanians at DeVoe Subaru in Naples. The students who will receive these bikes have been selected by Manatee School staff as in need of a bike that families cannot presently provide. 

Marco Island Kiwanians’ focus is on changing the world, one child, one community, at a time. The intent is to blend service projects along with social activities for members.  Anyone interested in joining this productive group is invited to contact Cindy Crane at 239-784-8294 or lucindaed@aol.com. Donations in support of Toys for Kids are payable to Kiwanis and may be sent to P.O. Box 2041, Marco Island Florida, 34146.