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 […]
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“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 […]
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 […]
It’s Scholarship Season!
After two years of presenting scholarship awards virtually, Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund President Craig Wallace attended the 2022 Circle K, Key Club and KIWIN’S District Conventions and presented 70 students with a scholarship from the CNH Children’s Fund. Established by Past Governor Dr. Kenneth C. Forror in 1981, the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund scholarship program has grown […]
Meet Dajuantay
For Dajuantay Wynter, August 16, 2022 was a big day, and one he will likely never forget. Of course, there had been other big days in his life, such as the day he was awarded the 2022 Richard and Cheryl Olmstead Scholarship from the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund and the day he got accepted to his […]
Meet Diane
Since [last summer], I have finished my first year at the University of California, San Diego, where I am pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology, expected to graduate in 2025. Living away from home for the first time definitely had its difficulties, but with those difficulties came many opportunities to grow and learn how […]
Keepin’ Up With Edward
Now an incoming senior at Stanford University, our 2019 Loretta Barksdale-McElwain scholarship recipient Edward Tran has been pretty busy since graduating high school. We recently received an email from Edward. Here’s what he’s been up to, and all we can say is . . . WOW! Keep up the great work Edward! “I declared Computer […]
Meet Jason
I am honored and sincerely grateful to have been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Richard and Cheryl Olmstead Scholarship. Thank you so much for your generosity in supporting my academic career! I am almost finished with my undergraduate degree with one more year to go. These past four years in Circle K International […]
Meet Mary
Mary Minasyan, a second year student attending UCLA , received the Kenneth C. Forror, M.D. Scholarship in 2020. Read her thank you letter below: “Last year, I had the honor of being awarded the 2020 Kenneth C. Forror, M.D. scholarship. I am writing to share my thanks for all of the support you have provided […]
Meet Josephine
Josephine Pham, a fourth year Circle K member of CSU Fullerton, received the John & Elaine Nichelson Memorial Scholarship in 2021. Read her thank you letter to the Nichelson family below: “Dear Nichelson Family, I am truly honored to be the recipient of the 2021 John & Elaine Nichelson Memorial Scholarship. I want to thank […]