The Kiwanis Club of Downtown Sparks is a recently re-chartered club, having been rechartered in 2000. In less than twenty years, they have developed a signature project that has proven to be a major success within their community: the Kiwanis Bike Program. The focus of the Kiwanis Bike Program is pediatric trauma prevention, with bicycling […]
School supplies and clothing are two of the most basic and important necessities when beginning a new school year. For the impoverished children in our country, though, these are often the most difficult items for families to provide. The Kiwanis Club of Galt saw this issue in their own community, a small city with a […]
On Saturday, September 29th, Valley Children’s Hospital, and Safe Kids Central California collaborated together to host the 5th Annual Seat Check Saturday. Representatives from the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation were on hand to present the hospital with a grant in the amount of $24,168.75. This grant – made possible by the generosity of our donors – […]
On September 12, 2015, a fire broke out at 1:00 pm near Cobb, California. By 6:30 pm, the fire had spread and burned 10,000 acres. Three days later when it was fully contained, it had burned more than 76,000 acres, killed four people, and destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings, including 1,322 homes. This fire became known […]
This spring, the Kiwanis Club of Woodland partnered with the Woodland Community Center to provide swim lesson scholarships for local children. With the help of a Pediatric Trauma Prevention Grant from the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund, and in cooperation with their local Key Club members, more than 40 hours were dedicated towards eight – 30 minute […]
Last year, the Foundation awarded Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital with a $20,000 grant to provide child safety seats to families of infants and children with special needs. Already an under-served population, infants and children with special needs often require child safety seats with additional support and head control. The funds for this project were […]
In September, the Kiwanis Club of Healdsburg hosted their first annual Kiwanis Safety Fair in collaboration with AT&T and PG&E. With the help of a Pediatric Trauma Prevention Grant from the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation, and assistance from 18 community organizations like the Healdsburg Fire Department and the Red Cross, more than 320 attendees were provided […]
For many of us it is easy to go online for the latest news or check our email from the comfort of our home because the internet is so accessible; however, for many families within our District, accessing the internet at home is impossible because there is no computer in the home. This creates a real struggle […]
Wildfires have been ravaging neighborhoods all across California this week due to strong winds and dry conditions. As of October 12, 2017, CalFire reports more than 221,000 acres have burned and 3,500 structures have been destroyed, with many of these fires nowhere near containment. By comparison, the Valley fire that swept through Northern California just […]
With a grant from the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation, the Kiwanis Club of Arcadia Young Professionals hosted a book and bike safety fair on Saturday, June 10th – the first official day of summer break for students in the Arcadia school district. With help from 45 Key Clubbers, the Kiwanis members set out to distribute 1,000 […]
