Monday, November 30 2009 @ 11:14 PM EST
Kids Care Club Touches Lives of Victims
A new branch of the Kids Care Club has opened up under the Cape Fear Volunteer Center, the " Port City Kids Care Club"! Lead by Laura Kranchalk their first venture was into the world of Microfinance and Feeding the Hungry.
A new branch of the Kids Care Club has opened up under the Cape Fear Volunteer Center, the " Port City Kids Care Club"! Lead by Laura Kranchalk their first venture was into the world of Microfinance and Feeding the Hungry. This was their very first project as the Port City Kids Care Club.
They had some hiccups along the way but it was successful and the kids really enjoyed the work and accomplishments. They began by meeting on October 22, 2009 to discuss Their club mission and goals. They had some great conversations about helping others and appreciating the things they do have. The club talked about the issue of world hunger and learned many astonishing facts. Members planned the project during the first meeting and began making homemade cards for children at the Domestic Violence Shelter. The project was to benefit the Domestic Violence Shelter. They made some “Good Eats Bags” for approximately 25 children at the shelter. These bags included many nutritious and healthy snacks like Quaker Granola Bars, apple sauce, 100% fruit juice, trail mix and fruit cups just to mention a few. KCC participants also included some coloring books and crayons as well as some other little toys for the kids to play with. The children helped to shop for all of these items and then we met again to assemble the bags and finish making homemade cards so that each child received at least one card. In addition, one of the children in our club turned 7 during this time. He chose to ask for donations for the Domestic Violence Shelter and collected a lot of great items for the shelter. The people at the shelter were very impressed with our work and especially the generosity of our 7 year old. Overall this project was a great success and our kids were enthusiastic and proud of their accomplishment. They are looking forward to their next project.
Current participants included:
Danielle Kranchalk, Age 9, Ogden
Davis Kranchalk, Age 7, Ogden (Davis is the one that asked for donations to the shelter for his birthday)
Jack McErlean, Age 6, Ogden
Connor McErlean, Age 10, Ogden
Kalie McErlean, Age 13, Noble
Kids Care Clubs are a branch of Hands on Network, the Cape Fear Volunteer Center is an affiliate of Points of Light Foundation/Hands on Network. For more information on this Kids Care Club or others in the Wilmington area call the Cape Fear Volunteer Center office at 910-392-8180.
Photos available on the website of the event.
A new branch of the Kids Care Club has opened up under the Cape Fear Volunteer Center, the " Port City Kids Care Club"! Lead by Laura Kranchalk their first venture was into the world of Microfinance and Feeding the Hungry. This was their very first project as the Port City Kids Care Club.
They had some hiccups along the way but it was successful and the kids really enjoyed the work and accomplishments. They began by meeting on October 22, 2009 to discuss Their club mission and goals. They had some great conversations about helping others and appreciating the things they do have. The club talked about the issue of world hunger and learned many astonishing facts. Members planned the project during the first meeting and began making homemade cards for children at the Domestic Violence Shelter. The project was to benefit the Domestic Violence Shelter. They made some “Good Eats Bags” for approximately 25 children at the shelter. These bags included many nutritious and healthy snacks like Quaker Granola Bars, apple sauce, 100% fruit juice, trail mix and fruit cups just to mention a few. KCC participants also included some coloring books and crayons as well as some other little toys for the kids to play with. The children helped to shop for all of these items and then we met again to assemble the bags and finish making homemade cards so that each child received at least one card. In addition, one of the children in our club turned 7 during this time. He chose to ask for donations for the Domestic Violence Shelter and collected a lot of great items for the shelter. The people at the shelter were very impressed with our work and especially the generosity of our 7 year old. Overall this project was a great success and our kids were enthusiastic and proud of their accomplishment. They are looking forward to their next project.
Current participants included:
Danielle Kranchalk, Age 9, Ogden
Davis Kranchalk, Age 7, Ogden (Davis is the one that asked for donations to the shelter for his birthday)
Jack McErlean, Age 6, Ogden
Connor McErlean, Age 10, Ogden
Kalie McErlean, Age 13, Noble
Kids Care Clubs are a branch of Hands on Network, the Cape Fear Volunteer Center is an affiliate of Points of Light Foundation/Hands on Network. For more information on this Kids Care Club or others in the Wilmington area call the Cape Fear Volunteer Center office at 910-392-8180.
Photos available on the website of the event.