This is our largest project of the year. We have partnered for many years with the Bucks County Courier Times to raise money to distribute in voucher form to families for food, books, clothing and gifts during the holidays. The vouchers are in lieu of cash that could be used for anything rather than to enable parents to purchase things that their children will benefit from. The work for this project begins in August and generally is completed with all vouchers accounted and paid for by March. We partner with stores such as Burlington, Barnes and Noble and Acme. who accept the vouchers as payment and get reimbursed by us. A Foundation Account is used to help the community primarily through this signature project. This fund provides vouchers to help families during the holidays. Excess funds are used for families and seniors in need throughout the year.
Sesame Classic 5K Race
This is another of our larger projects. Held one Sunday in May each year, the Sesame Classic is a 5K race that is held at a local amusement park, Sesame Place, to have fun and raise money for local scholarships. This race provides our community with a healthy opportunity for families to join together to run or walk a race while interacting with characters from Sesame Place and earning medals, tickets and T-shirts. The benefits from the 5K go directly to Scholar Athletes from the center of Bucks County to Delaware River towns.
Historic Bristol Day
Bristol Day is a community event that takes place on Radcliffe Street in Bristol Borough, generally the third Saturday in October. Community members, vendors, and service clubs set up tables along the street to promote their services. There are tours of colonial homes in the borough and a tea is held at the library. Our Kiwanis club offers the purchase of raffle tickets on gift baskets, and promotes our services by providing free (donated) books to the children in attendance. We also provide early learning guides to parents of preschool children, as well as information about our club.
Bristol Borough Community Action Food Pantry and ERA (Emergency Relief Association)
We have been providing a monthly monetary donation to this foodbank toward fresh eggs, produce and bread for those in need in our community.
Lil’ Lending Library
In response to an entry in a contest, our club was selected to receive a wooden structure that serves as a place to house books outside, out of the weather, to be located at a place assessable to neighborhood children. The library was placed on a corner school bus stop in a local community. Club members provide books for the library and children are encouraged to “take a book” and “leave a book”
Holiday Hearts
Each year around the Christmas holiday, our club partners with a local YWCA to host a get together for children in a selected apartment complex where the children are treated to snacks, craft projects and a visit with Santa where they receive gifts.
Reading to Children
Our club members find numerous ways to read to children every year in their classroom, at the YWCA, and at summer camps and local day care centers.
Kindness Rock Garden
This event is typically held during the spring and summer months. (in 2023 the event was held on Saturdays from 10AM -11:30AM, in June, July, August & September). This is a free event in partnership with the Silver Lake Nature Center in Bristol, PA. Children and adults attend where they are instructed in a process that involves selecting a rock, paints and brushes from those provided by our club, and then painting the rock in a design of their own. The rocks are sealed with a spray sealant, then dried with hair dryers (this will help protect the painted rock from the elements). The final step is for the children to place their painted rock in our Kindness Rock Garden, and select one from the garden that was left behind by someone else. If a child decides to take their own painted rock home with them, that is ok too!.
Kozy Kids
Each year in the late fall members collect warm hats, scarves and gloves and we assemble bags that are distributed to select school crossing guards so that if they identify children without cold weather protection, they can give the child a bag.
Boscov Days
Each Year a local department store-Boscov’s, has an event called “Friends Helping Friends” where the store provides local non-profit organizations the opportunity to have a table (located outside the store in the mall area) where clubs can sell discount shopping passes (25% discount) which are good for one particular day (as determined by Boscov’s). Passes and tables are provided by Boscov’s. Club members volunteer to work the table on specified dates/times to sell passes for $5 each. The proceeds from the sale of the passes goes directly to the club. Discount passes are also given to individual club members to sell prior to the big shopping day.
Violetwood Park
The club has received donations for playground improvement at the park located on Mill Creek Road in Levittown, as well as a donation of a piece of play equipment. We have also added tree benches and a park sign with landscaping. The club helps to maintain the park landscape by trimming, painting, and generally keeping it clean from trash as an annual service project along with help from the local community.
Scrip
The club offers gift cards from local stores for sale to members in requested dollar amounts. ShopRite, Giant, Boscovs and Acme are some of the stores represented in this project. Cards are purchased at club meetings. Five percent of the profits goes to our Kiwanis club.
Service Projects
Give-A-Christmas
This is our largest project of the year. We have partnered for many years with the Bucks County Courier Times to raise money to distribute in voucher form to families for food, books, clothing and gifts during the holidays. The vouchers are in lieu of cash that could be used for anything rather than to enable parents to purchase things that their children will benefit from. The work for this project begins in August and generally is completed with all vouchers accounted and paid for by March. We partner with stores such as Burlington, Barnes and Noble and Acme. who accept the vouchers as payment and get reimbursed by us. A Foundation Account is used to help the community primarily through this signature project. This fund provides vouchers to help families during the holidays. Excess funds are used for families and seniors in need throughout the year.
Sesame Classic 5K Race
This is another of our larger projects. Held one Sunday in May each year, the Sesame Classic is a 5K race that is held at a local amusement park, Sesame Place, to have fun and raise money for local scholarships. This race provides our community with a healthy opportunity for families to join together to run or walk a race while interacting with characters from Sesame Place and earning medals, tickets and T-shirts. The benefits from the 5K go directly to Scholar Athletes from the center of Bucks County to Delaware River towns.
Historic Bristol Day
Bristol Day is a community event that takes place on Radcliffe Street in Bristol Borough, generally the third Saturday in October. Community members, vendors, and service clubs set up tables along the street to promote their services. There are tours of colonial homes in the borough and a tea is held at the library. Our Kiwanis club offers the purchase of raffle tickets on gift baskets, and promotes our services by providing free (donated) books to the children in attendance. We also provide early learning guides to parents of preschool children, as well as information about our club.
Bristol Borough Community Action Food Pantry and ERA (Emergency Relief Association)
We have been providing a monthly monetary donation to this foodbank toward fresh eggs, produce and bread for those in need in our community.
Lil’ Lending Library
In response to an entry in a contest, our club was selected to receive a wooden structure that serves as a place to house books outside, out of the weather, to be located at a place assessable to neighborhood children. The library was placed on a corner school bus stop in a local community. Club members provide books for the library and children are encouraged to “take a book” and “leave a book”
Holiday Hearts
Each year around the Christmas holiday, our club partners with a local YWCA to host a get together for children in a selected apartment complex where the children are treated to snacks, craft projects and a visit with Santa where they receive gifts.
Reading to Children
Our club members find numerous ways to read to children every year in their classroom, at the YWCA, and at summer camps and local day care centers.
Kindness Rock Garden
This event is typically held during the spring and summer months. (in 2023 the event was held on Saturdays from 10AM -11:30AM, in June, July, August & September). This is a free event in partnership with the Silver Lake Nature Center in Bristol, PA. Children and adults attend where they are instructed in a process that involves selecting a rock, paints and brushes from those provided by our club, and then painting the rock in a design of their own. The rocks are sealed with a spray sealant, then dried with hair dryers (this will help protect the painted rock from the elements). The final step is for the children to place their painted rock in our Kindness Rock Garden, and select one from the garden that was left behind by someone else. If a child decides to take their own painted rock home with them, that is ok too!.
Kozy Kids
Each year in the late fall members collect warm hats, scarves and gloves and we assemble bags that are distributed to select school crossing guards so that if they identify children without cold weather protection, they can give the child a bag.
Boscov Days
Each Year a local department store-Boscov’s, has an event called “Friends Helping Friends” where the store provides local non-profit organizations the opportunity to have a table (located outside the store in the mall area) where clubs can sell discount shopping passes (25% discount) which are good for one particular day (as determined by Boscov’s). Passes and tables are provided by Boscov’s. Club members volunteer to work the table on specified dates/times to sell passes for $5 each. The proceeds from the sale of the passes goes directly to the club. Discount passes are also given to individual club members to sell prior to the big shopping day.
Violetwood Park
The club has received donations for playground improvement at the park located on Mill Creek Road in Levittown, as well as a donation of a piece of play equipment. We have also added tree benches and a park sign with landscaping. The club helps to maintain the park landscape by trimming, painting, and generally keeping it clean from trash as an annual service project along with help from the local community.
Scrip
The club offers gift cards from local stores for sale to members in requested dollar amounts. ShopRite, Giant, Boscovs and Acme are some of the stores represented in this project. Cards are purchased at club meetings. Five percent of the profits goes to our Kiwanis club.
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