KIWANIS magazine
February 2007 |
President's Message
Perspective
| "It helps other people in the community, and it just helps you feel good. It's fun because you're helping the community and you're helping people and also having fun with your friends."--Jonathan Moss, treasurer of the Builders Club and vice-president of the student council at Bullhead City (Arizona) Junior High School. The Builders Club teamed up with student council members to collect donations and food items for 19 families left homeless following a fire at an apartment complex. |
Newsroom
Showcase
People
Features
- See you in Texas--San Antonio stands ready to welcome Kiwanis for its 92nd Annual International Convention
- Crafting a future--Forged by age-old traditions, passed from generation to generation, crafts long have anchored communities to their culture, but can they survive in the 21st century?
- Trifecta in the tropics--Vanuatu may seem a long shot as a venue for horse racing, but a popular annual Kiwanis race proves it's a punt that pays
- Ecuador expedition--In just a week's time, a group of Circle K'ers gives a community's children safer water to drink, a better place to play and learn, and a new sport to play: baseball
Clubhouse
My Kiwanis Moment
Returning the favor
In grade 11, I was a 17-year-old with not a lot of confidence. I have two disabilities.
I had a dream to work at a camp with “normal” body children. I applied to work at Kamp Kiwanis near Bragg Creak, Alberta. They hired me as a volunteer counselor. Kamp gave me a new outlook on life. Kiwanis put me in an environment where people accepted me for who I am.
I went on to work at Kamp for the next 10 years, each year gaining more confidence in myself.
I went on to be a Kiwanian, a member of my club’s board of directors, and now the president of the Kiwanis Club of Calgary.
I am giving back what I received.
—Cory Johnson, president, Kiwanis Club of Calgary, Alberta
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