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Bowling Green K-Kids End 2013 with a Flurry of Holiday Service

From Thanksgiving until the last day of school before the holiday recess, students scurried from one project to another.

From collecting food for needy classmates to raising over $1,000 for the Pediatric Trauma Center at North Shore-LIJ, the Bowling Green K-Kids have captured the holiday spirit by giving to those in need.

The K-Kids' flurry of holiday service began with a school-wide food collection for Thanksgiving, helping the East Meadow High School Key Club serve over 300 senior citizens a hot turkey dinner with all the fixings and sorting food donations into baskets for needy neighbors with the East Meadow Kiwanis Club.

These service projects were followed by a special meeting to make ornaments for the CASA community Christmas tree and hanging the ornaments with younger children attending the tree lighting.

The next day, the K-Kids hosted "karoling" for the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center at North Shore-LIJ. With support from members of the W.T. Clarke Builders Club, W.T. Clarke Key Club and the Adelphi University Circle K, the K-Kids "karoling" raised over $1,000 to assist the trauma center continue their training programs in pediatric trauma, purchase child-sized medical equipment and support it Safe Kids programs for elementary school children.

The K-Kids continued their holiday-related community service by volunteering at the Joey Foundation's jewelry booth at the Tri-County Unique Bazaar. The proceeds from these two Saturdays were donated to spread the message of Kiwanis International through the organization's Rose Parade Float.

The K-Kids kicked off their holiday recess by helping the East Meadow Kiwanis Club sort food into baskets for Christmas delivery to over 100 local needy families.

"These young people don't need anyone to tell them about the true meaning of the holidays," K-Kids Faculty Advisor Rich Santer said. "From Thanksgiving until the last day of school before the holiday recess, they have been scurrying from one holiday service project to another. They remind me every day what the holidays are all about."

K-Kids is a community service club made up of third, fourth and fifth graders at Bowling Green Elementary School. The Bowling Green K-Kids is proudly sponsored by the East Meadow Kiwanis Club.

Submitted by the Bowling Green K-Kids


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