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By Nathaniel Cary The [Fountain Inn] Kiwanis Club has proposed building a "Playground in the Sky" handicapped accessible structure on a 2-acre wooded lot at Woodside Park in Fountain Inn. The Kiwanis Club has $127,000 in the bank out of $350,000-$400,000 needed to build. The bulk of that money comes through a $47,000 state grant and the city of Fountain Inn's contribution of $75,000. Club President Spike Reid and others have taken plans for the structure to local businesses and corporations without much luck yet. The club decided to hire a marketing agency, Peculiar Productions in Greenville, to create a presentation and Web site focused on fundraising. "We're going to have kind of a re-launch of fundraising efforts starting Jan. 11," Reid said. The club may get additional state help with an expected $50,000 grant. The idea for a playground took root in the summer of 2006 when the city's new Kiwanis Club decided it wanted to take on a giant project to make an impact in Fountain Inn. Club News... Fountain Inn Kiwanis Plans for “Playground in the Sky” A design team from New York-based Leathers & Associates made a whirlwind one-day tour of Fountain Inn as students at local schools drew up their plans for the tree house. Designers refined those plans and presented them to the community last <strong>No</strong>vember. A plank walkway leads up to the top of the tree house three stories above the ground. Children descend into the playground through walkways, slides and other structures. “The entire playground would be handicapped accessible and would be built of composite materials instead of wood”, Reid said. "[It] would last longer so it would still be around for our grandchildren to use.” The Kiwanis Club hopes to sell naming rights for the park along with selling engraved brick pavers and pickets in a fence. The project has stretched beyond just a club project to encompass the entire city, Reid said. "It's much too big for just the club to handle now. We're looking for volunteers for our steering committee, other project committees and to help build." Reid said that when the time comes, more than 1,000 volunteers would be needed to build the tree house over a two-week span. To volunteer time or funding, call Spike Reid at 864-862-5050. Give the Gift of a Lifetime: the Love of Learning In December, the Hickory Kiwanis club purchased and donated 390 student dictionaries to five public and one private elementary school in the Hickory City School District. This is the fourth year the club has donated dictionaries. The club made sure to stamp each dictionary with the Kiwanis Logo. The books were then given out to all the third-graders in each of the schools. “Our city has a large, diverse, low income community, and for some of our students, this dictionary may be the only book that the child owns,” said Helen Devlin. “We received hand drawn thank you cards and handwritten notes expressing the students’ delight in having their own dictionary.” The dictionaries were purchased from The Dictionary Project (www.dictionaryproject.org). Third grade is the best place to distribute the dictionaries because habits are best learned at a young age. The Dictionary Project’s mission is to donate dictionaries to children and encourage them to learn new words so that they will be able to use the English language effectively. “Get a kid started with their own dictionary at age 8 and they become hooked on it for the rest of their lives. Using it becomes a desirable habit rather than a task” said Ted Utchen. We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. —Stacia Tauscher 6 Carolina Kiwanian
Club News... Sandhills and Foundation Serve: Children Perform The Kiwanis Club of the Sandhills received a boost for its “Head Start Music Project” in the amount of $2,500 on December 19 th from the <strong>Carolinas</strong> District Kiwanis Foundation to enhance its Priority One learning venture. At the club’s regular meeting, selected 3, 4, and 5 year old children enrolled in the local Head Start project, exquisitely performed musical selections that they had learned for the Christmas season. The students are members of a special prototype educational venture to educate the “whole child” through the introduction of classical music to develop a foundation using left and right brain stimulation. The students are only a few of the more than 100 members involved in the project, and all seem to have the “times of their lives.” The students were joyously accompanied by the Sandhills Classical Quartet playing violins, viola, and cello and are actually part of the teaching staff. Thanks to the Sandhills Club, they are truly “making a difference” in providing an opportunity that students of this age level would usually not be exposed. Pawleys Island Collects Teddy Bears The Kiwanis Club of Pawleys Island collected over 150 Teddy Bears for the Georgetown County Sheriff's Department during the second annual Round Up. These stuffed animals are placed in the trunks of the patrol cars and used by deputies in traumatic situations involving children. They are also used by the Child Advocate in child abuse and other cases involving children. April 5 · Kiwanis One Day–The objective of Kiwanis One Day is to unite all Kiwanis family members around the globe with hands-on service projects. Follow the step-by-step game plan found online at www.kiwanis.org/service/oneday.asp. Call 1-800-KIWANIS, ext. 211 or e-mail service@kiwanis.org for questions. April 20-April 26 · Skip-a-Meal Week–Kiwanis-family members and nonmembers who donate the cost equivalent of just one meal help fund numerous programs that directly benefit children. The program benefits the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, sponsored by the Kiwanis International Foundation. For information, contact the Kiwanis International Foundation, 3636 Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268; phone, 317-875-8755, x157 or 800-KIWANIS, x157; Web site, kif.kiwanis.org/. The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. — Denis Waitley Carolina Kiwanian 7
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