Zanesville Kiwanis celebrates 100 years
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ZANESVILLE - The Kiwanis Club of Zanesville recently celebrated its 100th anniversary.
The club was presented with a charter in a special ceremony on May 27, 1921, in the ballroom of the Masonic Temple. Exactly 100 years later on the same date in the same location, the club rededicated itself to “changing the world one child and one community at a time.”
More than 75 Kiwanians and special guests attended the ceremony. Ohio District Governor Jamie Kaufman of Toledo praised the club for its long history of community service before re-presenting the club with its original century-old charter. It was recently restored and reframed.
Licking County Foundation Profile: Newark Kiwanis
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The Newark Kiwanis Club’s Strawberry Festival may be its most popular event, dating back an impressive 37 years, but Kiwanis support of children’s organizations started with the Club’s founding in 1918.
When Camp O’Bannon was founded in the 1920s it immediately became a major beneficiary of the generous Newark Kiwanians. That dedication and vision has helped Camp O’Bannon continue providing local children ages 9-15 with opportunities to build self-esteem and form friendships in a supportive and caring environment.
The Newark Kiwanis Club’s philanthropy includes several funds at the Licking County Foundation, established by or in honor of local Kiwanis members, such as the John Kozak Camp O’Bannon Future Projects Fund to help Camp O’Bannon with capital needs, the B. David Whiteman Scholarship Fund for local high school seniors, and two named endowment funds that honor past members
Newark Strawberry Festival canceled for second consecutive year
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NEWARK The Newark Kiwanis Club announced the cancellation of the Newark Strawberry Festival for a second consecutive year due to ongoing health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The annual three-day festival draws more than 30,000 visitors to downtown Newark the weekend after Memorial Day. The festival, a fundraiser for Camp O Bannon, a summer camp for low-income and at-risk children, and other local charities, raised a record $34,403 in 2014.
The Kiwanis Club canceled the festival s 37th annual event in 2020, during the early months of the pandemic. The county has endured more than 16,000 COVID-19 cases, 341 hospitalizations and 210 deaths, while the state has had more than 1 million cases, almost 57,000 hospitalizations and 19,000 deaths.
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