“Hello! My name is Miah Chao and I’m a first-year public health student at UCLA with the intent of pursuing medical or dental school. My family was very worried about affording the high cost of this educational journey but the gracious support of the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund has helped relieve part of this financial burden […]
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Scholarship Apps Online!
So many of us have experienced our “Kiwanis Moment” while volunteering alongside a member of our Service Leadership Programs (SLP). Now is the time to encourage qualified SLP members to submit their scholarship application to the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund, helping them to access secondary educational opportunities that might not otherwise be available to them. Circle […]
The Most Memorable Year
As a member of the Cali-Nev-Ha District Board, I served Division 7 North as their Lieutenant Governor for the 2022-2023 term. I am especially proud to serve the clubs within Sacramento, as this is where the first Key Club was established nearly 100 years ago in 1925. My experience as a Lieutenant Governor has truly […]
“The Big One”
Two weeks before District Convention, while I was taking the bus on the way to work, I received the email… “Congratulations! You are a recipient of a scholarship from the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund.” Words cannot express the joy I felt when I clicked on the email notification and informed my family, still unaware of the […]
Preventing Trauma
How your generosity provided nearly $150,000 in grants to our partner hospitals! In 2005, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego was gifted a van to support their injury prevention efforts. In collaboration with Safe Kids San Diego, the hospital uses the van to travel across San Diego County, hosting injury prevention activities and events for children and […]
Summer Service Project Ideas
Ready to make this an AWESOME summer for the kids and families in your community? We’ve compiled a list of ideas to help your club brainstorm projects that will help make this summer a great one! Your club can . . . Provide swimming lessons and free swimming days to children at your local pool […]
Young But Mighty
When 6-year-old Andrea “Andy” Soulard learned her beloved Oakland Zoo might have to permanently shutter its gates due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she knew she couldn’t let this happen. With help from her mom, Andy started a Facebook fundraiser and made the first gift by donating $5 she received from the Tooth Fairy earlier in the week. As […]
Matching Dunlap Funds Available
The Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund is pleased to announce the availability of matching Dunlap funds benefiting our Pediatric Trauma Program! Thanks to the hard work and generosity of our KIWIN’S and Key Club members, an individual or Kiwanis club may be recognized with a new William A. Dunlap Fellowship award – or upgraded to the next […]
Meet Rebecca
Receiving the Russell and Jaimee Kiner Scholarship from CNH allowed me to pursue my college education at UCLA with the confidence and assurance that I would not be held back by financial concerns. The scholarship allowed me to spend time focusing on developing my passions and my studies, becoming the best student and leader I […]
Join Our Board of Directors!
Each year, the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund elects five directors to serve a three-year term on the Board. Interested applicants should review the board recruitment flyer and the Duties of a Foundation Director to learn more before completing an application for board membership. The deadline to apply is January 31. Applicants will be invited to interview […]