1. Preferred Charities District Convention 2015
Catherine Kim, Service Projects Committee Chair
Alan Kwok, Kiwanis Family and Foundation Committee Chair
Preferred Charities

2. Mini-Traks Trak 1: Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Trak 2: March of Dimes
Trak 3: UNICEF

3. “Children: Their Future, Our Focus.”
Major Emphasis
“Children: Their Future, Our Focus.”
Preferred charities are organizations which have teamed up with Key Club on both the District and International level to bring about positive changes in our world. In turn, we as Key Club members serve children (our Major Emphasis) by aiding the preferred charities committed to serving children of the future.

4. Trak 1: Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

5. CMN Hospitals (cont.)
Mission: Raise funds and awareness for our local Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. CMN strives to save young lives battling virtually every type of childhood illness and injury.
helping to purchase proper equipment
training doctors
implementing outreach programs/ services
providing health care for children whose parents cannot afford to pay

6. CMN Miracle Treat Day July 30th 2015
Dairy Queen is donating $1 or more for every Blizzard treat purchased
Stop by your local Dairy Queen store to receive a sweet summer treat while helping children
Support and publicize Key Club’s preferred charity – Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

7. National Pancake Day
IHOP restaurants nationwide will serve free buttermilk pancakes
Guests will be asked to consider donating money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Enjoy free pancakes while making a difference by donating to CMN hospitals.

8. CMN Dance Marathon Nationwide movement to raise funds for CMN
Interact with children’s hospital patients and families
12-40 hour long event
Stay on their feet through dancing, games and entertainment
Celebration of the total amount raised that year.
“We dance for those who can’t.”

9. CMN Miracle Marathon September 1-27 2015 27 miles in 27 days
First 26 days are completed at your convenience
On day 27, the final 1.2 miles will be completed as a group
Also challenges you to raise $10 per day, or $272 total, for kids in your community.

10. Trak 2: March of Dimes

11. About Prematurity Premature death is a very serious and common problem
Every day, 1 in 8 babies born in the U.S. arrives too soon
Premature birth can happen to any pregnant woman, and no one knows why

12. March of Dimes
Mission: To help moms have full-term pregnancies and to research problems that threaten the health of babies
Spread awareness of prematurity
Reduce the rate of premature births
Raise funds for March of Dimes programs and research
Collecting dimes in hopes that someday all children will be born free of birth defects

13. March for Babies Annual walk across the nation
Dates and Times vary by city
Money raised goes towards community programs that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies
Funds research to find answers to the problems that threaten our babies

14. Teen 2 Teen Program Series of health education videos and lesson plans
Messages that can affect future pregnancies
Teach teens how to make healthy decisions for their own benefit now and for the benefit of any children they may have in the future

15. Prematurity Awareness Month
World Prematurity Day: November 17
Decorate in Purple
T-Shirt
Ribbons
Posters around school
Awareness posts on
Social Media

16. Trak 3: UNICEF

17. UNICEF
Mission: UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.
Provide children around the globe with:
Health care and immunizations
Clean water, nutrition, and food
Security
Education
Emergency relief and more

18. Eliminate Project
Kiwanis International and UNICEF have partnered up to eliminate MNT (maternal/neonatal tetanus)
MNT is caused when tetanus spores, found in soil everywhere, come into contact with newborns
$1.80 provides a series of three vaccinations which protects a mother and her future babies!

19. Eliminate Week
Host week in May—ideally, the week leading up to Mother’s Day.
Service Ideas:
Advocate to vaccinate
Give-something-up day
Carnation Sales
Skate to Eliminate
More Ideas found in Idea Book on website

20. Trick or Treat for UNICEF
Collecting donations for UNICEF with Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF boxes
Instead of asking for treats on Halloween, inform public about UNICEF and kindly ask for change
Supplies automatically shipped to clubs that have participated within the last two years.
Order free boxes on the Kiwanis-family store after September 6th

21. Universal Children’s Day
November 20
Promote the welfare of the children
To do everything in our power to protect and promote their rights:
to survive and thrive
to learn and grow
to make their voices heard
to reach their full potential
the benefits of development
Children’s Festival

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Questions?
Comments?
Concerns?
Go for it!

23. Acknowledgements
The CNH Key Club District would like to acknowledge the following individuals who have contributed to this presentation over the years.
Kelly Soares, Service Projects Committee Chair, 13-14
Karlo Madrona, D03N Lieutenant Governor, 13-14
Jacqueline Tsang, District Governor, 14-15
Service Projects Committee, 14-15
Alan Kwok, Kiwanis Family and Foundation Committee Chair, 14-15
Catherine Kim, Service Projects Committee Chair, 14-15