The Kiwanis Clubs of Chattanooga and Collegedale is bringing the spirit of service alive in Chattanooga by hosting a clean-up of Camp Kiwanis for the Boys and Girls Club on Apr. 2. The clean-up will take place at Camp Kiwanis. The Kiwanis Clubs will be joined by students from UTC, GPS and McCallie. They will be volunteering from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
These activities are being held as part of Kiwanis One Day, a global volunteer action day uniting the entire Kiwanis family, including Kiwanis, Circle K, Key Club, Builder’s Club, Aktion Club, K-Kids and Kiwanis Junior.
On this day, more than 40 volunteers in Chattanooga are expected to join nearly 600,000 volunteers around the world in devoting a few hours to hands-on volunteer service. Kiwanis expects that Kiwanis One Day will contribute nearly one million service hours around the world in just one day.
“We are proud to join our fellow Kiwanis family members around the globe to participate in Kiwanis One Day,” said Brian Hunt, president of Kiwanis Club of Chattanooga. “The energy, commitment and camaraderie surrounding this single day make the experience of hands-on service even more gratifying for our members as they make an immediate, measurable impact on the community.”
The Kiwanis Club of Chattanooga donated the land for Camp Kiwanis to the Boys and Girls Club of Chattanooga. The Boys and Girls Club of Chattanooga will be using the camp as a part of their program with inner city youth. Southern Adventist University is partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of Chattanooga in developing an outdoor education program at Camp Kiwanis.
Kiwanis One Day (“One Way, One Day, One K”) was designated by Kiwanis International in order to unite all youth and adult members from different parts of the Kiwanis family together in service.
For more information on the Kiwanis Clubs of Chattanooga and Collegedale’s service activities, please contact James Hobbs at 756-5900 or jhobbs@wlattorneys.com.