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News Items:
2007	Superbowl Party at the Glicks in Indigo Run - big winner John Calamari. Kiwanis Kids Triathalons (Fall and Spring) 11th Annual Rib Burn-Off Chili Cook-Off October 6, 2007 Awarded Key Club Book Scholarships to Bryan Mullen and David Warren $500 each May 2006 Oyster Roast, Superbowl Party, Holiday Party, and Annual Dinner meeting
2006	Chili Cook-Off Oct. 2005 Holiday Basket delivery through Deep Well December Kiwanis Kids Triathalons (Fall and Spring) 10th Annual Rib Burn-Off Key Club Sponsorships Hilton Head High School and Hilton Head Christian Academy Awarded Key Club Book Scholarships to Bryan Mullen and David Warren $500 each May 2006 Founding of the Kiwanis Club of HIlton Head Fund, April 2006 Working to sponsor a Circle K at USCB ( Oyster Roast, Superbowl Party, Holiday Party, and Annual Dinner meeting
8/15/05	Gave $1500 check to Children's Sandbox Museum
8/30/05	Gave $1500 check to Children's Relief Fund
8/6/05	Peanut Day
8/1/05	Received a mention in the International Kiwanis magazine about the chili cookoff
7/19/05	Started photos for member directory
7/2/05	International convention attended by Janet Stupica & Paul Glick
6/23/05	Bill was speaker at Beaufort club meeting
6/11/05	Annual Meeting - Tower Beach
6/4/05	Participated in Picnic in the Park for Second Helpings
05/27/05	Kiwanis Club donated money to the Coastal Discovery Museum for all the kids from the Children's Center and Boys & Girls Club to attend alligator training sessions.
05/25/05	The Carolina's District used a picture from our Kids Triathlon on their website as picture of the week.
05/22/05	The Kiwanis club of Hilton Head presented 4 $500 book scholarships to graduating seniors of the Hilton Head High and Bluffton High Schools.
5/14/05	9th Annual Rib Burnoff
5/13/05	Relay for Life - Contributions at Record High
5/7/05	Safe Kids Bike Rodeo
04/31/05	The Kiwanis club of Hilton Head sponsored and participated in the Kids Triathlon. 40 kids participated .
03/13/05	We entered the local St. Patrick's Parade to advertise our upcoming Rib Burnoff by giving away ribs and pork sandwiches.
03/24/05	A new Key club was established at the Hilton Head Christian Academy.
02/28/05	We have created a Foundation for our club, It will allow us to fund multi-year projects and is a 501-c-3 entity.
02/17/05	Hosted a Recruitment party at Windows on the Waterway. We had 98 people attend
12/04	Worked with 2 of our Key Clubs to buy, wrap and distribute Christmas Baskets for 3 families.
12/04	Participated with Christmas Tree Lighting at the Arts Center.
10/01/04	We provided the financial assistance to start 2 new K Clubs. The first is at Hilton Head Christian Academy, the second is at the Bluffton High school.
10/04	We joined the local Chamber of Commerce with the intent to invite people to our Recruitment party and fundraising events.
10/09/04	The club held it's 20th annual Chili Cookoff. Despite a steady rain in the morning, the sunshine came out for our event. A good time was had by the 1,000 hungry people who came.
10/02/04	The Kiwanis club of Hilton Head was a title sponsor for the Kids Triathlon held at the Island Rec. Center.
9/14/04	The following charities received funds from the Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head: The Boys and Girls Club of Hilton Head $1750 The Children's Center $1750 The Children's Relief Fund $500 The Sandbox Children's museum $500
0/26/04	During the Heritage Golf Tournament, The Kiwanis Club and the local fire fighters worked with the Sunset Rotary Club in a concession booth. The Rotary Club presented a check to us in the amount of $4,000 at a party held at the Dolphin Head Community Park.
05/22/04	Happy Birthday to Us The Kiwanis club of Hilton Head Island celebrated our 20th anniversary at our annual meeting. The event was held at Oldfield with special guests Pete Duncan and Edna Cruz as speakers.
05/05/04	Kiwanis again assisted the local Safe Kids chapter in a second car seat inspection. This was held at a fire station in Bluffton. Of the 26 seats inspected, 21 were installed incorrectly. This was also a landmark event because the inspections were performed by local individuals, rather than people traveling to this area.
04/13/04	The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head announced the 2004 scholarship winner. Rebeka Taylor was awarded $500 toward books in her future education.
04/13/04	The Kiwanis Club pledged $6000 toward the "Birdies for Charity" in association with the Heritage Golf Tournament. This amount will be matched by the Heritage foundation and donated toward the Children's Center.
04/03/04	The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head assisted the newly formed Safe Kids of Hilton Head / Bluffton hold a car seat inspection event. Of the 52 seats inspected, 48 were incorrectly installed, 3 were replaced with larger seats, and only 1 was installed correctly. The Kiwanis club purchased all the car seats for Safe Kids events. No child will leave in a defective car seat due to cost. See pictures of this event.
03/12/04	The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head donates 50 tables & 260 chairs to the Coastal Discovery Museum. Along with our food events, the museum can use them for other fund-raising events.
12/15/03	Kiwanis Club Donates Proceeds from Chili Cook-Off The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head recently presented checks to several local charities in support of children's programs. The donations were part of the proceeds from the Kiwanis' 19th Annual Chili Cook-Off held in October at historic Honey Horn. The following charities were recipients: The Boys and Girls Club of Hilton Head $1000 The Children's Center $3000 The Coastal Discovery Museum $2500 Hilton Head - Bluffton Chamber of Commerce $275 for the Leadership class project "Cellular Angels" benefiting Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse.
7/31/03	The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head Presented a check in the amount of $1500 to the children's programs of the Coastal Discovery Museum. We also provided repairs to the infrastructure at the Honey Horn location.

6/9/03	The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head will be the host club for the mid-winter District conference. This meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Feb 6th through 8th, 2004.
5/15/03	Kiwanis Names Key Club Winner The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head has presented Nicholas Peter Nartowicz of Hilton Head High a $500 book scholarship to be used toward the purchase of books and supplies during his freshman year at college. Janet Stupica made the presentation at the school's annual awards program May 15. Kiwanis sponsors Key Clubs in high schools to encourage community service by students and help them develop leadership skills. Each year a member of the High School Key Club's graduating class is recognized for excellence in academic endeavors, participation in extracurricular activities, and a sense of community. All members of the Key Club were congratulated for their work on various community projects. Nicholas has a 4.89 grade point average and is involved in a number of activities, including Key Club Treasurer, National Honor Society, and President of the Spanish Honor Society. He also does tutoring and volunteer work in the community. He has been accepted to attend Dartmouth College after graduation.
01/14/03	KIWANIS CLUB DONATES $5000 TO CHILDREN’S CENTER The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head presented a check for $5000 to The Children’s Center, Inc., as part of the Club’s ongoing support to local children’s charities. The funds for this donation were raised through Kiwanis’ sponsorship of two recent events on Hilton Head: Peanut Day and the Chili Cook-Off. The Children’s Center provides educational and childcare services for low-income parents who would otherwise be unable to afford such care. The Center currently serves approximately 270 children in its Hilton Head and Bluffton locations.