Kiwanis Club of
Mt. Vernon
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Meeting Place:
Bob
Evan's
Restaurant
West
of Interstate 57 & 64. North off of IL Rt. 15 onto Potomac Drive, turn
right by McDonald's, next to the Cracker Barrel.
Meeting Time:
Thursdays, 6:45 p.m. Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1601
Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864
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The Kiwanis Club
of Mt. Vernon, Illinois was formed on April 4, 1941. Today the club's membership
is about forty.
The club's
yearly project expenditures for last year were around $10,000 .
Major projects for
the Club include.
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Nursing Home Bingo
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Four Scholarships to attend
Rend Lake College
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Division 33 Fun Day at Rend
Lake for developmentally handicapped residents
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Rend Lake Christmas Party
for developmentally handicapped residents
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Spastic Paralysis Research
Foundation, donations to District project
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Mt. Vernon High School Basketball
Banquet to honor the boys and girls teams and the Cheer leading squad of
the High School, started in 1942
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Casey Middle School Basketball
Banquet to honor the boys and girls teams and the Cheer leading squad of
Casey Middle School
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Casey Middle School Honors
Night, to honor the scholastic achievements of the Middle School Students
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Special Olympics Mini-meet
for three to five year olds
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Sponsor of two summer league baseball
teams
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Trauma Dolls, donated to emergency
personal for children
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James Shurtz received his Amador Medallion for his many years of service to the club.
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