With only two weeks remaining before the last day of classes, we wish our seniors all the best as we say goodbye.
The Annual Senior Citizen Prom took place at North Shore High School on May 21st- the day following the Junior Prom. It was a fun afternoon as the key clubbers danced the night away with our yesterday heroes. This event has been hosted by the Key Club for more than 15 years.
“Same place Same time Same key club” The North Shore Key Club made it’s 19th annual holiday visit to Cohen Children’s Medical Center on December 23rd. The group brought toys galore collected from the entire North Shore School District as well as the North Shore Kiwanis Club. Elf Alexis was on hand to distribute these gifts with her Key Club members to complete this project. Also included were gifts to all patients and families - Healing Wristbands as part and the final curtain to their single service project. Pictured is the group in action and a very special picture of "Baily” the therapy dog. Baily visited Cohen on the 23rd to help give out the wrist bands to the patients and was even wearing one himself!
With that, I would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2017 on behalf of the Key Club. We had a great year and I look forward to seeing all the difference we make in the coming year! We just launced a dedicated webpage to our Single Service project in support of Healing Headbands! Visit it at www.singleservice2017.weebly.com
Wishing everyone a happy New Year on behalf of the North Shore Key Club! The North Shore Key Club continues to ring the bell this holiday season. This is a tradition that a former Key Club student came back to experience again and help out with last weekend. We have already raised hundreds of dollars and have been given an advertisement on the radio. We are very happy to see such a success so far and look forward to seeing the impact we've made with the project. We will continue to ring the bell each weekend until Christmas with Santa appearing on Christmas Eve and we hope to see you there.
The North Shore Key Club wishes you a happy and healthy holiday season! The North Shore Builders Club became involved with our MEP project in support of Healing Headbands. They made 500 wristbands in only 30 minutes and brought in gifts for children in Cohen Hospital to be delivered by the North Shore Key Club with the wristbands on December 23rd.
North Shore Key Club was featured on the radio for the third time! The recordings can be played below. We Invite The Community To Join us
Sunday December 11 Location Site: 71 Grove Street in Glenwood Landing Noon To 3pm Let’s Band Together For The Holidays To Make Wristbands To Be Given To Children With Illnesses To Help Them Feel Better Happiness is a State of Mind So Let’s Help Them…..Wear Their Happiness View the website: www.healingheadbands.com For additional information on the project email them at: [email protected] The North Shore Key Club will be ringing the bell every Saturday for the Salvation Army during this holiday season at Stop & Shop in Glen Cove. We welcome one and all to stop by to donate to this wonderful organization. The Key Clubbers will be giving out candy canes to all the children and on December 24th a very special guest at the kettle will arrive…… Yes Santa Claus and his elf will be there. He can only spare one elf this year because he is so very busy with getting all ready for his big trip!! Pictured is the first Key Club Team at the kettle for the Salvation Army with smiles galore.
Ho Ho Ho For Service To The Community North Shore Key Club wishes you all a happy and healthy holiday season! We have just launched our 2017 MEP (Major Emphasis Project) website. Click here to visit it. We plan to release a separate website for our single service project in the coming weeks and will post right here on the news page when it is launched.
Update 12/27/16: Our Single Service webpage just launched! Visit it here! MEP Website: www.mep2017.weebly.com Single Service Website: www.singleservice2017.weebly.com The Roslyn Warriors are very active to make a difference and by working with the North Shore K family. Pictured is the North Shore Aktion Club “in action” making spinning tops to be put into shoeboxes as a special fun gift for children in need. These shoeboxes filled with numerous items will be sent worldwide and is the Major Emphasis Project 2016-2017 (MEP) created by the NS Key Club. The NS Kiwanis Club and the NS key Club are joining hands and taking action for service. This is truly a North Shore Family gathering indeed.
Healing The World One Headband At A Time Single Service Project 2016-2017The Key Club members in the spotlight are the Freshmen Team who were the stars for the single service project on November 14th. These students represented the Key Club at the Locust Valley Intermediate School and presented a workshop to 5th graders called…… “ Wear Your Happiness”
>>>>Let us congratulate and thank our Freshmen Team>>>>> Juliette Alfarone, Olivia Magliocco, Gillian Neos, Madiline Pittel, Claudia Scala, Jenny Walton The North Shore key Club attends the annual K Family Dinner in November to celebrate Key Club week and join hands with the entire K Family to celebrate achievements shared by one and all.
The North Shore Key Club's MEP project in support of "Operation Christmas Child" was featured on WCWP 88.1FM. The recording below aired earlier this month roughly twice an hour. Stay tuned for the launch of a dedicated website for both the MEP and Single Service Project and to learn more about Operation Christmas Child, click the link above. North Shore Builders Club at North Shore middle school joins operation Christmas child project10/22/2016
The North Shore key Club is busy this new year of service with many projects. For the 2016-2017 Major Emphasis Program Project (MEP) they have selected Operation Christmas Child. The Key Club has joined forces with the Builders Club to fill shoe boxes with fun items that will be sent to orphanages world-wide. Pictured are both clubs creating and decorating spinning tops to be put into the boxes. The clubs are both sponsored by the North Shore Kiwanis Club. The North Shore key Club has joined hands with the Kiwanis Kids Club (K-Kids) who are sponsored by the North Shore Kiwanis Club to form the K Family. Pictured is the North Shore Key Club & The K-Kids at the weekly meeting held at the Sea Cliff Elementary School. To Note: The organization is Operation Christmas Child and the project is to create and send shoe boxes full of fun items to orphanages world-wide. A special thank you to the K Kids adviser, Mark Mihopulo, for his outstanding leadership for the K-Kids. The annual cancer walk took place at Jones beach on Sunday October 16th. The Key Clubbers have participated in this event for more than 20 years. This year the North Shore Key Club Team was adorned with Healing Headbands wearing them in support for all people afflicted with the disease of cancer. These headbands were made at a recent Key Club meeting that took place before the event with the help from the founders of the Healing Headbands Program, Joannie Accolla and Barbara Grapstein, who made that all possible. Pictured is the Key Club Team having fun while making a difference!!
The North Shore Key Club is supporting Operation Christmas Child, a charity that provides school supplies to orphans who need them, allowing them to attend school. Shoe boxes are filled with toys and supplies to spread holiday cheer. Funds were raised by selling handmade tops at the annual Sea Cliff Mini Mart. Each year, the North Shore Key Club runs a car wash fundraiser. Additional pictures can be seen in the slideshow below: North Shore Kiwanis Club & The North Shore Key ClubSupports the Healing HeadBands Program10/22/2016
The North Shore K Family joins hands with the Healing Headbands Program for 2016-2017. The Key Club will join with the Healing Headbands Program for their single service project 2016-2017. The North Shore Kiwanis Club, the parent club for the NS Key Club, has also joined hands with this group and invited Founders for Healing Headbands, Barbara Grapstein & Joanie Accolla, to a Kiwanis Club meeting. These two friends from Sea Cliff joined together to form this nonprofit organization.
This non-profit organization created only 2 years ago, was formed to create colorful head coverings that bring joy to people who are battling cancer and other serious illnesses. These headbands are paired with special laughter exercises to help people laugh …….not to make people laugh!! Together the K Family is “banding for a cause” as we move forward in the new year of service. Pictured is the North Shore Key Club officers James Mastakouris and Robert Sharkey presenting a check for $620.00, from a recent fundraiser, to Ms. Accolla & Ms. Grapstein. Joined in this presentation is current Kiwanis President Merrideth Brosnan. One year ago today, the North Shore Key Club website was first created. Since then, there have been 30 blog posts and countless efforts to improve our community. We had a great year and look forward to another year of making a difference.
Have a great summer and congratulations to the class of 2016! The North Shore Builders finishes another year of service 2016. “ Hand & Hand” with the NS Key Club, they have won accolades as a distinguished club in New York State for their service to the community. Pictured are club members at the end of the year celebration, and the officers who were presented with certificates for outstanding service . Key Clubbers James Mastakouris and Robert Sharkey were also on hand for this presentation and to speak to the eighth graders and encouraging them to join the key Club in September. The North Shore Kiwanis Club is the sponsor of this dynamic club and is very proud of their fine accomplishments .
North Shore Kiwanis Club Recognizes North Shore High School Key Club Seniors For Community Service6/15/2016
It is always a proud moment at the end of the year for North Shore Kiwanis Club to recognize graduating seniors for their efforts and dedication throughout their high school career. These students are graduating with more than 500 hours of community service performed as North Shore High School Students. This is recognized as no easy task and the Kiwanis Club held a dinner on Thursday June 9th to recognize this accomplishment. All recipients received a plaque with their recorded community service hours. Pictured from L to R our the Key Club recipients receiving this award: Cleo Fleming, Julia Albanese, Elias Mastakouris, Key Club adviser & NS Kiwanian Julia Salat, Kiwanis President Roger Hill, Jacob Abramowitz, Jessica Hannon. On behalf of the Kiwanis club we wish you success on all your future endeavors. For more information on the NS Kiwanis Club visit our website nskiwanis.org and our Facebook page.
The North Shore Kiwanis Family once again participated in the annual Relay For Life event at North Shore High School. This is the 10th year both clubs joined hands for this event by donating $745.00 to the American cancer Society and provided service as well. The Kiwanians provided the BBQ that was free for all who attended the event; a thank you to the North Shore Community for attending to support this fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. The Key Clubbers volunteered their service and assisted with the luminary bag fund raise. Key Club LG Division 4N Bella…..also stopped by to lend a hand. Pictured are the Ks in action having fun and making a difference!
North Shore Kiwanis Club Presents Scholarships To North Shore High School Graduating Seniors 2016 6/12/2016
The North Shore Kiwanis Club annually presents 4 scholarships to graduating seniors at North Shore High school. This year’s recipients are: Elias Mastakouris, receiving the New York State Distinguished Past Kiwanis Governor Jim Hebron Memorial Scholarship of $4000.00. Three additional awards of $1000.00 each were presented to: Madalyn Conklin, Jessica Hannon, and Alaina Van Pak. The North Shore Kiwanis Club is very proud to be able to assist students financially with college expenses and look forward to continuing our focus on the North Shore Community. A special thank you to the Scholarship Chairperson Kiwanian Gary Craner and his committee for their time and effort to make the selection from more than 50 applicants who applied. Pictured are the recipients of the scholarships: L to R: Alania Van Pak, Jessica Hannon, Madalyn Conklin, Kiwanian Julia Salat, NS Kiwanis President Roger Hill, and Elias Mastakouris.
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