Dear CNH Kiwanis Foundation, I am writing to thank you for your generous $15,850 scholarship. I was ecstatic and appreciative to learn that I was selected as the recipient of the Loretta Barksdale-McElwain Scholarship. Receiving this scholarship will definitely reduce my financial assistance as I continue my education and allow me to concentrate on my […]
Hi there! My name is Jakob Woo-Ming. I am currently a fourth year Media Studies major and Sociology minor at California State University San Marcos. I am entering my final year, and this will be my fifth year with Circle K International and Kiwanis. And this year, I have the honor of being awarded the […]
Keeping our young athletes safe as they play sports is critical. That’s why on April 15, 2018, the Kiwanis Club of Alpine held a Home Run Derby for the Alpine American Little League to teach players and their families about the importance of Pediatric Trauma Prevention (PTP). Members of the Little League competed to hit […]
Summer is right around the corner, and with that comes a popular activity among children and adults alike: swimming! It’s important to keep our children safe as they swim, which is why the Kiwanis Club of Galt utilized a Pediatric Trauma Prevention (PTP) grant from the Foundation to offer swimming lessons to underprivileged children in […]
To the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation, Last year, as a senior in high school, I was fortunate enough to receive the Kiwanis CNH Foundation Scholarship. This honor meant more to me than I originally thought it would; it showed me that I was appreciated by Kiwanis International, just as I appreciated the organization as well. Kiwanis […]
Esports, a form of competition using video games, is growing quickly in popularity. In fact, these organized, multi-player video game competitions have become so popular that there are professional teams and world-wide tournaments. The Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Young Professionals saw the potential of utilizing esports as a platform to unite their community and […]
It’s a roller-coaster since my time with CNH Key Club. Since graduating from high school in Hawaii, I’ve gone to school in Boston and transferred to NYU. Now in my last year, I’m gearing up to work in the tech field in the Greater New York City Area as a software engineer. Going to college […]
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 […]
This scholarship helps further my educational endeavors. My plan in the long-term is [to] earn my master’s degree in Psychology at Cal State Fullerton. I want to be able to use this degree to land myself a career in the field of psychology or a career that’s similar [to] working with people in general. The […]
Without a doubt, serving as a Key Club Lieutenant Governor my senior year was the most rewarding experience from my high school career. Attending training conferences, planning division council meetings, interacting with Kiwanians, and negotiating and working with students and large-scale event coordinators made me grow in my leadership, communication, and organizational skills. A majority […]
