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Our Service Projects
• • •Million Dollar Hole-in-One Golf Shoot-OutThe Million Dollar Hole-in-One Golf Shoot-Out is East Memphis Kiwanis' highly successful annual event, one that raised $13,000 for Hope House in 2004. The event gives contestants a chance to mingle with sports, news and political celebrities, while trying for the million-dollar prize. The Shoot-Out is held at Bogey's Golf & Family Entertainment Center. Adopter of Richland Elementary SchoolEast Memphis Kiwanis is the adopter of Richland Elementary School. At Richland, we regularly host Terrific Kids award ceremonies, which provide motivation, encouragement, and recognition for kids who meet goals in behavior, peer relationships, attendance, and school work. Annual Pancake BreakfastIn conjunction with Downtown Memphis Kiwanis, East Memphis Kiwanis hosts an annual Pancake Breakfast at Christian Brothers High School. Kiwanis members cook and serve all the pancakes and sausage you can eat, plus juice and coffee, for a small donation per person. All profits from Pancake Day are returned to the community in the form of contributions to Kiwanis Charities, Inc., Hope House, Key Clubs, Terrific Kids, C.O.M.E.C., Youth Villages, and many more. Key ClubKey Club is the largest high school service organization in the world. East Memphis Kiwanis sponsors Key Clubs in several Memphis-area high schools. As a student-led organization, Key Clubs have as their core values of "leadership, character building, caring, and inclusiveness." The Key Club Mission is "to develop competent, capable, and caring leaders through the vehicle of service." MIFA Meals on WheelsEast Memphis Kiwanians help deliver meals to Memphis senior citizens through Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association's Meals on Wheels program. This is one of MIFA's largest, with more than 100 volunteers delivering about 3,000 hot meals to senior citizens at homes and other sites each weekday and certain Saturdays throughout the year. It takes nearly $3 million in funding to make the Meals program's mission a daily reality. Youth Villages Fishing RodeoEast Memphis Kiwanis members run the hotdog stand at the annual Youth Villages Fun Fest and Fishing Rodeo. This annual event, with a 23-year history, is held at the Bartlett campus of Youth Villages. The 2005 event raised $14,000 for Youth Villages. • • •Our CausesSharing Kiwanis' mission of helping children in need, here are some of the organizations that benefit from the volunteer and fundraising efforts of East Memphis Kiwanis. Hope HouseHope House is a non-profit agency committed to family-centered, community-based, coordinated care for children ages six weeks through six years who are infected or affected by HIV and AIDS (Pediatric AIDS). Its mission is to address the medical, psychological and educational needs of HIV affected children and their families, as well as the complicated social issues often present due to poverty, lack of education, and substance abuse. By providing pre-school education, day care services, respite care, and 24-hour emergency care, Hope House is filling a void that existed in the continuum of care for HIV positive families in the Memphis area. Hope House is the only facility in the State of Tennessee designed to meet the unique needs of HIV affected children. Youth VillagesEast Memphis Kiwanis assists Youth Villages, an organization committed to helping troubled children and their families. With a 19-year track record, Youth Villages offers a variety of programs and services, including home-based counseling, residential treatment, therapeutic foster care, adoption services, family-based care for children with developmental disabilities, and crisis services. Commission on Missing and Exploited ChildrenThe Commission on Missing and Exploited Children (COMEC) was established to promote the safety and welfare of all children in our community. COMEC offers free programs that are educational and prevention oriented. These programs are offered to the school systems, PTO/PTA groups, teachers in-service and many other forums. COMEC also is involved in a vast referral Network that is designed toward locating missing children. COMEC also offers free drug testing for teens and free identification cards and fingerprinting for children. |
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