August 2020
This last month of summer, brings us closer to the beginning of a new school year and all the challenges and opportunities that come with it. During this summer, our Kiwanis club hosted a picnic celebrating scholarship award winners, who will be attending colleges in pursuit of their careers. The Kiwanis club of Hanover takes great pride in sponsoring children and youth within our community. This year, we are actively supporting Key clubs in three schools, Spring Grove High School, Hanover High School, and Southwestern High School. Southwestern High School also has new faculty advisers for the 2021 school year. It is well-known that schools are facing unique challenges this year as they attempt to reopen, while not putting children, teachers and staff at risk. We also had our annual Blueberry Fundraiser which serves as a critical source of scholarship funding. This was a very successful event, in spite of the special precautions that had to be put in place to implement it this year.
Our club has also been active over the summer months. We have had to make adjustments, such as meeting monthly using video conferencing. Using this technology, we have continued to hold our monthly board meetings and our November 2021 centennial celebration meetings. In addition, we have also begun to hold our club meetings, under controlled conditions in an open picnic area, wearing masks and taking other necessary precautions. Even so, our spirits remain high as we look forward to another upcoming year of opportunities to serve. Our challenges are of little consequence compared to those of the youth resuming their schoolwork in September. We applaud all the school administrators, teachers, and staff that maintain and support our educational process even under these arduous conditions. Our club is holding another meeting on the third Thursday of this month, August 20.
Our club is hosting the Key Club faculty advisors at our next picnic meeting. The faculty advisors for Spring Grove and Hanover High School have remained the same as last year, but the Southwestern High School faculty advisors are new. They are six language instructors working together as a team to facilitate our Key club, which is one of the largest and most successful clubs in the state. We treasure the opportunity to work with our youth and will continue to seek opportunities to serve and support all children within and beyond our community.
Mark Robinson,
President
This last month of summer, brings us closer to the beginning of a new school year and all the challenges and opportunities that come with it. During this summer, our Kiwanis club hosted a picnic celebrating scholarship award winners, who will be attending colleges in pursuit of their careers. The Kiwanis club of Hanover takes great pride in sponsoring children and youth within our community. This year, we are actively supporting Key clubs in three schools, Spring Grove High School, Hanover High School, and Southwestern High School. Southwestern High School also has new faculty advisers for the 2021 school year. It is well-known that schools are facing unique challenges this year as they attempt to reopen, while not putting children, teachers and staff at risk. We also had our annual Blueberry Fundraiser which serves as a critical source of scholarship funding. This was a very successful event, in spite of the special precautions that had to be put in place to implement it this year.
Our club has also been active over the summer months. We have had to make adjustments, such as meeting monthly using video conferencing. Using this technology, we have continued to hold our monthly board meetings and our November 2021 centennial celebration meetings. In addition, we have also begun to hold our club meetings, under controlled conditions in an open picnic area, wearing masks and taking other necessary precautions. Even so, our spirits remain high as we look forward to another upcoming year of opportunities to serve. Our challenges are of little consequence compared to those of the youth resuming their schoolwork in September. We applaud all the school administrators, teachers, and staff that maintain and support our educational process even under these arduous conditions. Our club is holding another meeting on the third Thursday of this month, August 20.
Our club is hosting the Key Club faculty advisors at our next picnic meeting. The faculty advisors for Spring Grove and Hanover High School have remained the same as last year, but the Southwestern High School faculty advisors are new. They are six language instructors working together as a team to facilitate our Key club, which is one of the largest and most successful clubs in the state. We treasure the opportunity to work with our youth and will continue to seek opportunities to serve and support all children within and beyond our community.
Mark Robinson,
President