Reactivating the Kiwanis Club in Loveland

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Loveland, Ohio – Angie Duduit with Kiwanis International was in Loveland the week of February 18-20 to work with local stakeholders of the community to reactivate the Kiwanis Club in Loveland.

The Kiwanis Club of Loveland once had a storied history of service in Loveland. There is a community park on Wall Street named to honor the club.

Duduit set up brief appointments with local stakeholders in their workplaces to discuss the needs of the children in the Loveland area and then using that input to assist in structuring a club that she hopes will be of the most benefit to the children of Loveland.

Duduit told Loveland Magazine, “I am personally a member of the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth about a two-hour drive east of Loveland, and our club members have definitely found our work to be rewarding through our community playground, annual Kid’s Day event, and a literacy program targeting local second grade students.”

Duduit added, “Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. Our focus is children, although we do help others in the communities in which we serve. It is said that on average, a Kiwanian impacts the lives of 106 children each year.

Kiwanis International has been around since 1915 and has clubs in 87 countries. According to Duduit, they have been actively engaged with the Aktion Club (adults with disabilities), CKI (college and university students), Key Club (high school students), Builders Club (middle school students), and K-Kids (elementary school students). “Kiwanis helps meet the needs of children in local communities and around the world by raising money, awarding grants, and providing resources to clubs and members.”

Members also support Young Children Priority One (The womb to age five), BUGS (Bringing Up Grades), Terrific Kids (Character Development), and Key Leader (Leadership Retreat for Teens ages 14-18) Programs.

For more information, visit online at Kiwanis.org.

The club’s new Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/LovelandOHKiwanis. “I invite you to share these with your contacts, and if you have others in mind who you think might be interested in speaking with us, please connect us with them, said Duduit.

Check out the “Just the Facts” page at: Just-the-facts-4-2024-English.pdf