preferred charities & partners

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CNH | Updated by CNH Key Club DistrictCalifornia-Nevada-Hawaii DistrictAugust 2013

Presented by:

Preferred Charities & Partners

Cecilia Nguyen, D38 West Lieutenant GovernorLeon Pan, D26 North Lieutenant Governor

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Preferred Charities & Partners

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How can you support

Children’s Miracle Network?

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Contributions to Children’s Miracle Network benefit an array of pediatric programs

and services for young children battling every type

of childhood illness and injury in our communities.

Children’s Miracle Network

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Raise awareness- Decorate your school in red and yellow and host a recess or lunch rally with games and information about Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

Miracle Balloon Campaign- Host a campaign at school selling Miracle Balloons and

sharing statistics about children and Children’s Miracle Network.

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Make cards- Children in hospitals enjoy reading encouraging cards from those in our communities. Encourage your clubs to make cards and physically deliver cards to children in your local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

-Do contact a representative from Children’s Miracle Network to get information about what should be included in the cards.

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Dance Marathon- Nationwide movement involving students raising funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals as well as interacting with children’s hospital patients and families.

- The dance marathon itself is a 12-40 hour long event where students stay on their feet through dancing, games, and entertainment in celebration of the total amount raised that year.

- The mission statement is “We dance for those who can’t”. We basically do activities to raise funds for children who are unable to do so.

- Contact Brit Davis at bdavis@CMNHospitals.org for more information.

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How can you support

March of Dimes?

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Organization that helps mothers have full-term pregnancies and

research the problems that threaten the health of babies.

Funds donated to the organization is used to fund research and

innovative programs for mothers and babies.

March of Dimes

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Educate and raise awareness- Light up your school in purple and hold a rally raising awareness about mothers and babies as well educating students about March of Dimes.

- Host a “Purple Shirt Day” to raise awareness about March of Dimes.

Teen–2–Teen- Program in which teens educate other teens about making healthy decisions for their benefit now and for the benefit of their future children. The program provides lessons on sex, smoking, alcohol, drugs, stress, peer pressure, …

- Contact Lisa Lazzari at llazzari@marchofdimes.com for more information about the Teen-2-Teen program

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Prematurity Awareness Month- November is March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Month and November 17 is Prematurity Awareness Day.

- There are many ways you can participate for example updating your Facebook status or posting on Twitter. You can even create your own prematurity activities for the Division’s you serve.

- Visit www.marchofdimes.com/mission/world-prematurity-day for more information

March for Babies- Sign up to participate in your local March for Babies event, create a team, and raise money! Contact the event coordinators to ask how your club can assist with different activities for the event.

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How can you support

UNICEF & The Eliminate Project?

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Working in over 150 countries, UNICEF is a global humanitarian

relief organization providing children with health care and immunizations, clean

water, nutrition and food, security, education, emergency

relief and more. 

UNICEF /Eliminate Project

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The Eliminate ProjectKiwanis International and UNICEF has partnered to eliminate MNT, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus from the face of the earth by 2015. $1.80 provides a series of three vaccinations which protects a mother and her future babies.

GOAL: $110 million

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Participate in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF- Simply order your Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF boxes and go around your neighborhood on Halloween collecting money instead of candy.

Walk to Eliminate- Work with the Division you serve to plan a walk that will parade around a local park or through town raising funds for and awareness of The Eliminate Project.

Cook Off- Work with the Division you serve or your Kiwanis Family to plan a cook off in which each club provides a local favorite food and tasters are charged to taste as well as vote for the winner.

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Eliminate Dance- Work with your club to plan a school dance or your Kiwanis Family to plan a dance supporting mothers and babies. Encourage members to collect pledges, charge for entry, and have different activities to help collect funds.

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There are many GOLDEN ways you can fundraise and support The

Eliminate Project!

Visit www.TheEliminateProject.org/resources for more fundraising ideas

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How can you support

Hershey’s Track and Field Games?

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Program to help children get on the right track, teaching lifelong lessons

and having fun every step, leap, jump and throw along the way. It is the largest youth sports program

with hundreds of thousands of children competing each year.

Hershey’s Track & Field Games

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Planning and hosting a Track & Field Games event takes lots of planning in advanced. Please visit the website, www.hersheytrackandfield.com to get step by step instructions on planning and hosting the event.

*Keep in mind that registration begins on October 18 and will end on December 20. Your Track and Field Games should be hosted sometime in April.

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How can you support

Nickelodeon’s Day of Play?

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Nickelodeon is another vision partner focusing on its Big Help initiative. The Big Help focuses on issues in service, education, environment, and health. Nickelodeon also hosts their World Wide Day of Play in which kids are encouraged to get up, get out, and

play!

Nickelodeon’s Big Help & Day of Play

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Big Help-Help military families-Help feed people-End the R-Word-Donate clothes and toys to a local Salvation Army

Visit www.nick.com/thebighelp/explanation to get more ideas on how to be involved.

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Day of Play-Organize play day-Kiwanis Family joint project-Conduct toy drive (that encourage playing

outside) & donate to local youth programs

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How can you support

US Army’s March 2 Success?

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The United States Army is a Vision Partner of Kiwanis International. Soldiers

serve as facilitators at Key Leader workshops and offer the March 2 Success program. This is an online course designed

for high school students to improve performances on standardized testing.

Visit www.goarmy.com/officership or www.march2success.com for more information.

U.S. Army – March 2 Success

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