East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-05-23
Kiwanis 35th
Anniversary
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known and acclaimed civic per-
formances. 1t not only provides
the means to raise funds for youth
work but gives an opportunity for
the public to view the city's tai
ented boys and girls.
Besides the countless hours of
members personal time the XII
wants club has contributed untold
thousands of dollars to various
worthy organizations; Campfire
Girls Cabin in 1850; new YMCA
bus, trailer, and camp tenting
equipment in 1851; $4,000 to COM
plete the basement recreation
rooms in the new YMCA-YWCA
building in 1856.
Many welfare projects have
been sponsored by the club in its
thirty-five years. Under the su-
pervision of its Underprivileged
Child committee dental services
have been provided for several
hundred boys and girls. An addi-
tional several hundred boys and
girls have had camping expert
ence by means of the Kiwanis
clubs financial assistance. Again
this year a Girl Scouts campship
has been provided for, the Shaw
Pool lifeguard scholarship has
been underwritten, and a Shaw
High junior will attend the goth
annual Buckeye Boys State under
East Cleveland Kiwanis auspices.
During the current school term
the Norwegian exchange student,
ALI Kolbenstvedt, was brought to
this country under the sponsor
ship of East Cleveland Kiwanis.
They not only provided the $3.50
necessary for his travelling ex-
penses but a club member, DR..
Homer Alexander and his family
have cared for Alf in their home
during his stay here. Alf is
presently a Junior Kiwanian,"
having been chosen to spend six
weeks at the meetings as one of
a number of Junior Kiwanians
during the current school year.
During World War II the club
adopted the "Mile of Pennies"
project, for war and postwar
work. Over $4,000 was raised for
recreation familities, magazines,
cigarettes, and entertainment in
Marine, Brecksville and other hos
pitals, Red Cross, and war-related
activities. A regular monthly con-
tribution was made for the U.S.O.
facilities in the Terminal Tower
concourse and thousands of hours
Of service were contributed by
Kiwanians and their wives.
The National Kids Day" peanut
sale has been made joint ven-
ture with Kirk Junior High stu
dents in recent years. One hun
dred and twenty choir members
at Kirk have recently been robed
for the first time.
In 1949 East Cleveland Kiwanis
sponsored the formation of four
clubs, Northeast, Bedford, Maple
Heights and Geauga County.
Neighboring Cleveland Heights in
1926, University Circle and Euclid
in 1927, Willoughby in 1923, and
Shoreview in 1852 are also
"mothered" by East Cleveland.
Clarence Rauch is presently
serving as lieutenant governor for
district Is. He was preceded by
Karl N. Brown, Norman. W.
Paynter, Marion C. Dieterich,
William C. Ficken and AL Barber.
The influence of the East !
Cleveland Club has been felt far |
and wide. Inter-Club meetings |
have been held as far North as
Owen Sound and Peterborough,
Ontario, and as far South as West
Palm Beach, Florida. Many activi-
ties have been reported through
Kiwanis international and several
plans and projects which origi-
mated here have been used by
many other clubs across the
nation.
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