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Kids with "Special Needs"Bowling Tournament 2013 -  3/22/2013
More than 150 kids with special needs had a great day.


Santa Visits Carl Harvey Elementary School -  12/24/2012
Santa distributes gifts to kids with special needs.


Santa Visits Valley High School -  12/24/2012


Kids with Special Needs enjoy Kiwanis Annual Picnic -  5/17/2012
Over 70 kids with "Special Needs" enjoyed the Kiwanis Barrier Free Park(more)


Wow! You should’ve been there!  -  3/23/2012
Wow! You should’ve been there!

by Les Washington

No, I am not talking about the Governor’s visit nor am I talking about the newest Robert De Niro movie. I am not even talking about the Anaheim Ducks game in the Honda Center on Sunday. What I am talking about is the annual Division 4’s Special Needs Kids annual outing at Fountain Valley Bowl.

Yes! You should’ve been there!

There were at least 175 kids of all the full range of elementary school ages and all were anxious to line up at(more)


Santa Comes to special needs kids in Santa Ana -  12/16/2011
This year's Santa (Dr. Alberto Manetta) and his elves Dave and Bob Gross, Les Washington, Bob Citron, Jim Griset and John Karpierz were greeted by hundreds of very excited kids from Segerstrom H.S, Valley H.S, Carl Harvey Elementary and Carr Intermediate. Gifts were distributed to almost 100 children with special needs.

Santa surprised the children in class at Carl Harvey Elementary with his Elves handing out Candy Canes.

Santa #2 was thrilling the kids at John Adams Elementary with "super elf"(more)


Largest “Target Shopping Spree” ever! -  12/8/2011
Santa Ana Kiwanis club members, guests and teachers assisted 32 children who
were given $100 each to shop for their families for Christmas. The Santa Ana
Kiwanis Club partnered with the local Target store at 3300 S Bristol, Santa Ana.
The children were selected by their school teachers from Carl Harvey and John
Adams Elementary based on the financial needs of their families. The great
shopping spree started about 9:10 AM and the last child checked through the
register about 10:00 AM! These kids were(more)


Alfredo Amezcua honored -  10/17/2011
We at the Kiwanis club have had the blessing of Alfredo Amezcua's passion and excitement breathing new life into our club. He's done a lot so far and we were glad to name him Kiwanian of the Year. You can read more in the OC Register at http://www.ocregister.com/articles/-301216--.html


Helping to make things right -  6/28/2011
Sometimes, what seems like a terrible event can have an extremely positive result. That seems to be the case for our scholarship winner Marlon Aviles. We may not be able to change the lives of every young person, but when they're motivated for success, that's where we can come in and support them most. Read about Marlon's amazing story of new beginnings here: http://santaana.ocregister.com/2011/06/28/wrong-turn-goes-right-for-scholarship-winner/


Nothing stopping them now -  5/19/2011
Not all kids are created equal, but the one thing that holds true no matter what is they all need a place to play. Every year we bring kids from schools in Santa Ana to celebrate in a park we helped create, just for them. Take a look at what the OC Register had to say about the 2011 Barrier Free Park picnic here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/-301216--.html


Kiwanis gives kids vision in more ways than one -  2/3/2011
The Kiwanis club of Santa Ana believe in helping improve kids vision for the future all the time. But we also believe that helping their little eyes is equally as important. Read all about it in the OC Register here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/children-286895-kids-nurses.html


Santa visits 3 schools over 100 Special Needs Kids! -  12/17/2010
Our own Santa, Dan Oldewage brought smiles to over 100 “Special Needs” kids by handing a gift to each child. Santa’s elves…Dave Gross, Bob Gross (Dave’s son) Gary Drake, Les Washington, Jim Griset and paparazzi John Karpierz assisted Santa at each School. Carl Harvey School was the 1st stop and also included Santa and his elves visiting each classroom passing out candy canes. Next was Segerstrom HS where over 30 kids visited with Santa and his elves. The final stop was at Valley HS where over(more)


Annual See's Candy Sales -  12/4/2010
The Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana will be selling See's Cany at Albertsons(more)


Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana provides Fairview Learning Program to Taft Elementary Deaf and Hard of Hea -  3/26/2010

Kiwanian John Karpierz, Chair Young Children Priority One/Handicapped Youth Committee presented a check in the amount of $1,200.00 for the purchase of the Fairview Learning Program to Taft Elementary Principal, Steven Longacre and Special Needs Teacher Nancy Davis.  This program will be used to help the 120 deaf and Hearing Impaired kids attending Taft Elementary in Santa Ana.

 

The Fairview Learning Program is being used in the Santa Ana Middle and High Schools but not in the

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S.A.P.D. Officer Weston Hadley awarded Officer of the Year by Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana -  3/11/2010

Every Year the Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana (a non profit Community Service Organization) honors Santa Ana Police Department personnel with the “Officer of the Year” presentation. 

 

2009 recipient is Officer Weston Hadley, a 15 year veteran of the SAPD currently assigned to the Traffic Division.

 

Officer Hadley keeps busy as the SAPD Grant Coordinator and through his recent efforts, secured a $289,000 grant to combat the serious problems, otherwise not funded, of Drunk

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Wheeler’s Club assists Special Needs Kids -  2/17/2010

The Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana, a community Service club donated $500 to The Wheeler’s Club at their meeting February 17, 2010.  The Wheeler’s Club provides needed school supplies to Special Needs Kids at several Schools in Santa Ana.  These supplies go to the most needy as requested by the school teachers in the Santa Ana School District.  Without the assistance of the Wheeler’s Club, many low income families could not afford basic school supplies.

 

John Karpierz, Chair

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We're just one of many groups doing great things -  1/19/2010
There are so many groups doing great things in our community and we consider ourselves fortunate to be in the company of these other amazing organizations. Take a look at what the OC Register had to say about what groups are doing this winter: http://www.ocregister.com/news/santa-229884-orange-school.html


It is not ADD ... It is a VISION PROBLEM ! -  1/13/2010

The Santa Ana Unified School District, with participation by the Southern California College of Optometry and the Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana, examined over 600 pre-schoolers.  One of every four children had vision issues.

 

A team made up of Dr. Janet Armstrong, O.D., school nurses Collette Bywater and Juanita Stefun, and volunteers from the Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana conducted the vision screening.  Kiwanis volunteers were coordinated by Clint Hopson, Foundation Vice-President;

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BAKED GOODS BONANZA for NEEDY FAMILIES -  1/7/2010

This week’s pick-up of leftover bakery products at the Irvine Costco for use by the Western Service Workers Association (WSWA) Food Program was gigantic!  Four carts of various bakery products filled the Honda Odyssey of Kiwanian Bob Stopher to overflowing.  This generous donation by Costco will HELP feed needy families in Santa Ana that are served by the WSWA Food Program.


Lisa Schwartz, Director of WSWA stated that this bakery donation will enable them to have significant impact

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