Painting at the East Orange Community Center

On Monday, August 1, 2011, four members and three friends from the Kiwanis Club of East Orange County helped paint three classrooms and the lobby of the East Orange Community Center. The community center is strategically located to provide accessible services and programs in the East Orange County area and is also partnered with the Just 1 Book Program. The group started at about 8:00am and finished by lunch. Thank you to Prairy, Valerie, Gene, Beth, and our guests for making a difference in the community!

11 Students of the Year Recognized

The Kiwanis Club of East Orange County honored 11 students on the morning of May 11, 2011 at its Annual Outstanding Student of the Year Program. The program recognized top students who excelled among their peers in academics, school, and community service. The students also hold memberships of a Kiwanis sponsored service leadership program: K-Kids, Builders Club, or Key Club.

During the ceremony, students received individual plaques and academic neck ribbons. Their names were also inscribed on a plaque displayed at each school. All of this would not have been possible without the gracious nominations of the educators and the support of family members.

Congratulations to our outstanding students!

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Andover Elementary -- Kayla Esquival

Arbor Ridge Elementary -- Samantha Roma

Cypress Springs Elementary -- Zoe Griffin

Riverdale Elementary -- Joshua Cole

Sunrise Elementary -- Rileigh Adkins

Union Park Elementary -- Isaliz Gonzalez

Waterford Elementary -- Jacob Colecio

Corner Lake Middle -- Raquel Arthuzo

Legacy Middle -- Amy Bahnmiller

Union Park Middle -- Ethan Bainbridge

University High -- Alexis Wood

The Kiwanis Family 5K for the Kids was a BIG SUCCESS!

Thank you for coming out to the race! We hope everyone had as much fun as we did. To check out the online results, go to http://www.fleetfeetorlando.com/races/race-results/. To download the free photos for the event, go to http://www.dswfoto.com/photopickup. Also, please complete this survey so we can improve the 5K for next year - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VG578JB. The Survey is only 8 questions and won't take more than 3 minutes. Thanks for supporting the East Orange County Community!

100% of all the funds raised will go right back to our community. By joining in on the fun, you are directly supporting the schools in East Orange County. Thank you for helping out with our:

8 K-Kids Clubs at Andover, Arbor Ridge, Cypress Springs, Riverdale, Sunrise, Union Park, Waterford, and Cub Scout Pack 59
Terrific Kids Programs at 8 Elementary Schools
5 Builders Clubs at Corner Lake, Discovery, Legacy, Odyssey, and Union Park
2 Key Clubs at East River and University
1 CKI at the University of Central Florida
2 Aktion Clubs in Apopka and Winter Park
14 Teacher of the Month Programs
18 Student of the Year Recognitions

Our Club Newsletters Rock!

Have you read our newsletters yet? We love to brag about the amazing things that our Service Leadership Clubs are doing and let you know about the great things happening in our community! Please click on the links to the right to view our outstanding activities. We are always looking for extra hands at our projects. Thank you to Stacy Peterson for being such an amazing and dedicated Editor! Your talent is shown through your creations.

East River Key Club - What a great first year!

East River’s Key Club is in its first official year here in East Orange County. We have worked hard this year on collecting can tabs to donate to the Ronald McDonald house, participated in both street cleanups, raised money to help find a cure for cancer during Relay for Life and have already reserved our spot for next year. Our favorite project as during Breakfast with Santa as we had a pancake decorating table set up. It was a huge hit with the young kids. During our first year, we have approximately forty charter members and will continue to grow. We look forward to working on bigger and better things in the coming school years.

Jessica Wessel
Club Sponsor