The annual Minnesota-Dakotas Kiwanis District Southern Sub-Division 7 participated in the Kiwanis One Day of Service  “Food for Kidz” Project in Stewartville, Minnesota.

This puts the Kiwanis Stewartville club event has now packed 1,246,928 meals in 12 year history.  This year 280 volunteers participated, 8-Kiwanis Clubs, 5-Key Clubs, 1-Builders Club, 1-Circle K and 1-Aktion Club. Day Makers (25) participated along with children, grandchildren and even their great-grandchildren (see photos below).   And. "A good time was had by all."

Many thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Stewartville for pulling everything together so our Southern Sub-Division 7 Kiwanis Clubs could lend their support for such an important project.

Each club was asked to contribute $2,000 or more toward defraying the cost of the meals that will be packaged.  In 2016, we are still $328 short of our commitment. If your club or friends can help out, it would be greatly appreciated.  Contact Mary Brouillard at mkbrouill@aol.com . Remember this is a tax-deductible donation.

The cost of each package of food is estimated at $0.15.  This year (2016) ~$16,295 was raise to buy the food ingredients ($2275 was donated by Day Makers). We could have packed more,  but we ran out of funding this year before we ran out of volunteers. 

Let’s work and donate our financial resources, time and talents to help them continue to reach their goal.  If you have any questions regarding this “One Day of Service” by Kiwanis please contact Bruce Jawer or Mary Brouillard mkbrouill@aol.com of Stewartville.

All 11 Sub-Division 7 Kiwanis Clubs need to thank the Stewartville Kiwanis Club members and especially Mary Brouillard for taking a leadership position of orchestrating such an important and huge project for all our clubs to participate with our time, talents and donations.   Thank you Mary B and the Stewartville Kiwanis Club !!

More photos on Page 2.   Full sized photos available from: rjowriter@aol.com