Bikes & Helmets Program
Kiwanis Calgary Chinook Nears 10000th Bike Give Away
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Our goal in 2024 is to continue providing ‘Bike’ & ‘Bike Helmet’ days so that we can continue to brighten the days of less fortunate children in our community.
During 2023, the Kiwanis Club of Calgary Chinook also distributed approximately 217 pieces of sporting goods to children, their families, and individuals less fortunate than ourselves. This included 88 backpacks stuffed with school supplies. The backpack program received a huge boost from our friends at CIBC Wood Gundy. The employees collected donations of backpacks and school supplies. We ended up with a pickup truck full of supplies. Great job, folks! If you would like further information or wish to contribute or volunteer to the program please contact: Email: bikes@kiwaniscalgarychinook.ca We thank you all for the support you give our bike program. A special thank you to all of our volunteers and another big thank you to all of our agencies for distributing our bikes to their clients. All of this combines to make so many lives so much richer! |
Key Club
Happy 10th Anniversary to our Key Club. Here is just some of what they have accomplished in those 10 years.
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Just some of what they’ve accomplished –
- They’ve raised money for a number of causes: to help send a disabled child to summer camp; to donate to the Eliminate project, providing vaccinations to prevent maternal neo-natal tetanus; for the Fort McMurray fire relief; for Kids Cancer Care and Ronald McDonald House
- They’ve made thousands of sandwiches for the Alex Community Health Centre
- They’ve organized blood typing events and blood drives to encourage first time blood donations by teens
- They’ve served dinners to homeless families at Inn from the Cold
- They’ve helped their Kiwanis family in some of its projects – serving Christmas dinner to special needs children and their families; volunteering at Apple Festival; sorting mitts and gloves for donation to Women in Need and the Drop-in Centre; creating busy bags for kids in shelters; assembling locks for the bike program
- They’ve stuffed book bags for kids and backpacks for kids and teens in emergency shelters
- They’ve held food drives, book drives, clothing drives
- They’ve helped lots of people in need by volunteering through the Calgary Youth Volunteer Corps
- They’ve created cards, letters, and notes of appreciation and care for school staff, for front-line workers, for seniors
- They’ve organized the school’s holiday hampers for families in need in the community
- They’ve done community clean-ups
Youth Recognition Watch Awards
2024 Edition
This year our dessert and coffee awards night was a great success. We had 138 people in attendance as we honored 40 teens for outstanding contributions to their school communities. There were 10 teens from each of the four schools participating in the program – Sherwood School, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School, Bob Edwards School, and GP Vanier School. Congratulations to the 40 Grade 9 recipients of the Youth Recognition Watch Awards. We thank you for all you have done to make a difference in your school community.
We also extend our appreciation to the teachers who make the administration of the program possible in their schools. Your mentorship and encouragement of these students is so important.
Next year we will be welcoming our 5th school, Bishop Pinkham School.
This year our dessert and coffee awards night was a great success. We had 138 people in attendance as we honored 40 teens for outstanding contributions to their school communities. There were 10 teens from each of the four schools participating in the program – Sherwood School, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School, Bob Edwards School, and GP Vanier School. Congratulations to the 40 Grade 9 recipients of the Youth Recognition Watch Awards. We thank you for all you have done to make a difference in your school community.
We also extend our appreciation to the teachers who make the administration of the program possible in their schools. Your mentorship and encouragement of these students is so important.
Next year we will be welcoming our 5th school, Bishop Pinkham School.
Scholarships & Bursaries
With the help & support of the Kiwanis Foundation of Canada, the Kiwanis Club of Calgary Chinook congratulates our scholarship and matching bursary recipients for 2022!
This year The Kiwanis Calgary Chinook Club has awarded a Scholarship to a great young person.
M.A. graduated from the Robert Thirsk High School, Calgary. As a student she displayed exemplary qualities of a learner, a leader, and a citizen. She was deeply motivated to make the communities around her healthier and stronger. M.A. was an active member of the Key Club at Robert Thirsk. She was also active in her community through her volunteering at Foothills Medical Centre and Crisis Line at Calgary Distress Centre.
M.A. will be attending the University of Waterloo, enrolled in Biomedical Sciences program.
The Kiwanis Chinook wishes M.A. all the best as she starts this exciting chapter.
This year The Kiwanis Foundation of Canada has awarded a Matching Bursary to a great young people.
A.M. graduated from Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School in Calgary. She holds herself to a high standard while working to develop her skills both academically and socially.
A.M. was involved in her school community through her participation with the Mentorship Program, Robotics Team, and Grad Committee. As a grade 7 student, she started volunteering with the city of Calgary by becoming involved in summer camps. Her passion for the sport of hockey extended her volunteering into local, provincial, & national hockey camps for young, beginning, and/or underprivileged youth.
A.M. will be attending the University of Alberta, Engineering Program. We wish her well in of all her future endeavors.
Cooking with Kids
The Cooking With Kids cookbook is now sold out! All proceeds have been distributed in Calgary and area to organizations dealing with food insecurity. Originally the funds were used to create Kiki Cares Food Boxes that were distributed to agencies in the area. Now the last $30,000 of the funds raised were donated equally to The Alex Community Food Centre, Brown Bagging for Calgary Kids and Made By Momma. These donations will help these agencies continue their work of dealing with food insecurity in our community.
Congratulations to all involved in the completion of a successful project! |
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FTC Robotic Club grant
In 2021 Kiwanis Calgary Chinook has initiated a grant for Junior High Schools that would like to participate in the FIRST Tech Challenge, supporting them with the costs of purchasing a Robotics kits that will allow them to build their robot and compete in the FTC competition.
The 2023 team that Kiwanis Calgary Chinook has sponsored is the Tom Baines School team.
The 2023 team that Kiwanis Calgary Chinook has sponsored is the Tom Baines School team.