Pennsylvania Kiwanis Foundation

09/29/2022

TOMORROW IS DEADLINE DAY!

So far, 20 clubs across the District have submitted their orders. Those clubs are: Palmer, Clarion, Williamsport, Linglestown, Sullivan County, Fort LeBoeuf, Allentown, Ambler, Liberty, Valley, Upper Allen Cumberland Valley, Pocono-Daybreak Monroe County, Edinboro, Old York Road, Emmaus, Philipsburg, McKeesport White Oak, Allentown Northeast, Dalmatia and Milton Warrior Run.

WHEW! We've got a feeling that the next 24 hours will be busy, busy, busy! Don't forget to get those orders in!

We're in the home stretch!

All ROSE SALE orders are due by Thursday, Sept. 29. The order submission and payment process is ALL online this year. Go to https://pkfonline.org/resources/annual-rose-sale-fundraiser/ for more details.

09/19/2022

We're in the home stretch!

All ROSE SALE orders are due by Thursday, Sept. 29. The order submission and payment process is ALL online this year. Go to https://pkfonline.org/resources/annual-rose-sale-fundraiser/ for more details.

09/18/2022

Earlier this summer, the Foundation awarded $21,000 in scholarships to 9 different students. Our scholarships are made possible by the generosity of Kiwanians and clubs across the state.

Kiwanis Dependent ($2,000) Scholarship: Madison Kouf – Warrior Run High School, to attend Lock Haven University

Key Club Scholarship ($2,000): Abby Killam – Indiana Area High School, to attend Grove City College

Key Club Scholarship ($2,000): Casey Schaeffer – Pennsbury High School, to attend University of Delaware

Key Club Scholarship ($2,000): Evan Grove – Southwestern High School, to attend University of Pennsylvania

Key Club Scholarship ($2,000): Hannah Santos – Daniel Boone High School, to attend DeSales University

Circle K Scholarship ($2,000): Meghan Williams – attending Elizabethtown College

Neiman Scholarship ($3,000): Angie Confair – to attend Slippery Rock University for Special Education

Neiman Scholarship ($3,000): Cassidy Dunn – to attend Elizabethtown College for Business Administration

Neiman Scholarship ($3,000): Makaylia Gerver – to attend University of Pittsburgh for Applied Statistics

09/05/2022

The Foundation is currently seeking someone to join our board as the treasurer. If you are interested - or know of someone else who may be interested - please contact us. This is an immediate need!

08/19/2022

We have officially made more than $1,300 because of Kiwanians like you using AmazonSmile. We encourage you to do your Amazon shopping in the name of the PA Kiwanis Foundation.

08/15/2022

On Saturday afternoon at our Erie convention, we sold the remainder of our 100 tips and announced the winners of our latest tip board:

Ella Smith - KitchenAid Mixer winner
Diane Rorabaugh - $100 Amazon gift card
Steven Murphy - $100 Amazon gift card

Thank you to everyone who supported our latest tip board fundraiser. Be on the lookout for a new tip board in November.

08/13/2022

SOLD OUT!!!

30 tips left... help us finish this off today so we can announce a winner at District Convention tonight!

Details coming next week! Stay tuned :)

08/09/2022

We are looking forward to District Convention later this week. Be sure to visit us in the Basket Room. Check out these two baskets that the Kiwanis Club of Fort LeBoeuf is donating.

08/01/2022

TIps are now on sale. You can get your chance at https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML1WB7WZ3RKC6/checkout/ERMHIDOEJG3LNSTYIFFE5ORP

Details coming next week! Stay tuned :)

07/30/2022

Each year at the Pennsylvania Kiwanis District Convention, we elect new board members for the PA Kiwanis Foundation. We are still accepting applications. To continue serving our membership and clubs across the state, it's important for us to have a full board..

The Foundation provides support to service leadership programs, helps with scholarships and grants, and does much, much more to support Kiwanis clubs across Pennsylvania. Serving as a Foundation director is a great way to diversify your service to the Kiwanis family

If you would like to join the Pennsylvania Kiwanis Foundation, complete an application and email it to [email protected]. Applications are available at the link below.

https://pkfonline.org/about-us/foundation-director-nominations-and-elections/

07/30/2022

Is your club planning to participate in our Rose Sale fundraiser this year? We will have all the necessary information and paperwork on our website very soon.

07/29/2022

Details coming next week! Stay tuned :)

07/22/2022

We are actively seeking raffle basket donations for this year's convention. Please let us know if you or your club are interested in donating something for the raffle.

07/12/2022

It's Amazon Prime Day! Don't forget to support the Foundation each time you make a purchase. Amazon donated a percentage back to the Foundation each time you use smile.amazon.com. Select the Pennsylvania Kiwanis Foundation as your charity of choice.

AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.com on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android phones. When you shop AmazonSmile, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection, and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added benefit that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. Select Pennsylvania Kiwanis Foundation as your supporting organization.

06/25/2022

Earlier this afternoon, Foundation Secretary Brian Root presented a check for $1,500 to the Kiwanis Club of Edinboro. Last month, the Foundation approved a $1,500 grant for the Kiwanis Club of Edinboro's Summer Kick-off program.

Brittany Brown, President-elect of the club, accepted the check.

You can find out more about how your club can apply for a grant from the Foundation at www.pkfonline.org.

06/16/2022

Another Little Free Library has popped up in Pennsylvania!

06/04/2022

Little Free Library units are starting to appear across the state, in part due to grant funding from the Foundation and Governor Sarah's "Change for Change" project.

05/24/2022

Let's make someone a winner! It's time to give away the Nintendo Switch OLED. Thanks to everyone who participated and allowed us to sell 100 tips quickly!

05/24/2022

All 100 tips for the Nintendo Switch OLED are sold! We'll be doing a Facebook Live this afternoon to reveal a winner.

Thanks to everyone who purchased tips!

05/24/2022

Only 7 chances left! Let's get those tips sold so we can reveal our winner tomorrow!

We're back with another tip board fundraiser. We are selling 100 chances to win a brand new Nintendo Switch OLED gaming system (valued at $350). Each tip is $6, and once we sell all 100 tips, we will draw and announce a winner right here on our page.

What is a tip? Tip boards are self-contained raffles. This particular tip board has 100 chances to win.

Thanks to a donor, every dollar from your purchase will go straight to the Foundation.

PURCHASE YOUR TIPS AT https://square.link/u/zx7K9siJ

05/19/2022

We have 45 tips sold... 55 more to go, and we can make someone a winner! Please share with your Kiwanis and non-Kiwanian friends!

We're back with another tip board fundraiser. We are selling 100 chances to win a brand new Nintendo Switch OLED gaming system (valued at $350). Each tip is $6, and once we sell all 100 tips, we will draw and announce a winner right here on our page.

What is a tip? Tip boards are self-contained raffles. This particular tip board has 100 chances to win.

Thanks to a donor, every dollar from your purchase will go straight to the Foundation.

PURCHASE YOUR TIPS AT https://square.link/u/zx7K9siJ

05/12/2022

We still have tips! We've sold 20 of 100 tips so far :)

We're back with another tip board fundraiser. We are selling 100 chances to win a brand new Nintendo Switch OLED gaming system (valued at $350). Each tip is $6, and once we sell all 100 tips, we will draw and announce a winner right here on our page.

What is a tip? Tip boards are self-contained raffles. This particular tip board has 100 chances to win.

Thanks to a donor, every dollar from your purchase will go straight to the Foundation.

PURCHASE YOUR TIPS AT https://square.link/u/zx7K9siJ

05/10/2022

We're back with another tip board fundraiser. We are selling 100 chances to win a brand new Nintendo Switch OLED gaming system (valued at $350). Each tip is $6, and once we sell all 100 tips, we will draw and announce a winner right here on our page.

What is a tip? Tip boards are self-contained raffles. This particular tip board has 100 chances to win.

Thanks to a donor, every dollar from your purchase will go straight to the Foundation.

PURCHASE YOUR TIPS AT https://square.link/u/zx7K9siJ

04/25/2022

Our future is bright! Introducing our 2022 class of Key Leaders and committee! Thank you to everyone who make this weekend an incredible experience for these young leaders. Our first program since 2019 was a success!

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04/22/2022

Foundation Secretary Brian Root and president Jeff Rose are spending the weekend at Pennsylvania Key Leader. The Foundation financially supports Key Leader every year.

Each student attendee receives a $75 scholarship to defray the cost of their registration fee.

Brian and Jeff have served on the planning committee this year and are among the chaperones at this year's event.

04/14/2022

The Foundation is proud to be a partner in Governor Sarah's mission to bring the Little Free Library program to the Pennsylvania District. Your club or division can apply to become a Little Free Library steward at https://bit.ly/LittleFreeLibraryApp.

02/21/2022

Scholarship applications are open! Spread the word.

https://pkfonline.org/our-impact/scholarships/

02/19/2022

Grants & Scholarships committee chair Emily Reed is presenting during today's Midyear Conference.

02/08/2022

$500 Gas Card Giveaway

We've sold all 100 tips and we're here to make someone a winner!

02/08/2022

Join us via Facebook Live this afternoon at 4 p.m. We will make someone a lucky winner! We sold all 100 tips from our tip board.

02/07/2022

UPDATE: SOLD OUT

Who's ready to win a $500 gas card? Purchase your tips for $8! Only 100 tips sold. Purchase your tips below.

(Once all 100 tips are sold, winners will be announced via Facebook Live.)

https://square.link/u/DoNC8Z3v

02/05/2022

UPDATE: 18 tips remaining!

Only 39 tips remaining! Don't miss out on a chance to win a $500 gas card? Let's sell those tips so we can make someone a winner this weekend.

Purchase your tips for $8! Only 100 tips sold. Purchase your tips below. (Once all 100 tips are sold, winners will be announced via Facebook Live.)

https://square.link/u/DoNC8Z3v

02/02/2022

Our own Grants & Fundraising Chair Emily Reed is a featured speaker at the upcoming Virtual Midyear Education Conference.

We want to highlight Round 2 of our Educational Forum speakers for our 2022 Virtual Midyear Education Conference on Feb 19th from 9 am - 1:30 pm!

💥These powerhouse speakers are ready to share their tools and resources to support your club goals, projects and service leadership program relations! Introducing Emily Elizabeth Saalfrank, Matt Wise, and Emily Reed!

👉Register now at http://pakiwanis.org!

02/02/2022

We've sold 27 of our 100 tips. Don't miss out on your chance to win a $500 gas card. As soon as we sell all 100 tips, we'll draw the winner!

Purchase your tips at https://square.link/u/DoNC8Z3v

01/30/2022

86 tips remain!

Who's ready to win a $500 gas card? Purchase your tips for $8! Only 100 tips sold. Purchase your tips below.

(Once all 100 tips are sold, winners will be announced via Facebook Live.)

https://square.link/u/DoNC8Z3v

01/29/2022

Who's ready to win a $500 gas card? Purchase your tips for $8! Only 100 tips sold. Purchase your tips below.

(Once all 100 tips are sold, winners will be announced via Facebook Live.)

https://square.link/u/DoNC8Z3v

01/25/2022

We are so pleased to support this WONDERFUL leadership opportunity for young leaders.

We are pleased to announce that the 2022 Key Leader weekend will be held in-person from April 22-24 at Camp Conrad Weiser! Registration is now open:
https://k23.site.kiwanis.org/key-leader-2022/

11/30/2021

On this , consider supporting the PA Kiwanis Foundation. You can donate directly to the Foundation at https://pkfonline.org/online-donation/

11/29/2021

You can support the PA Kiwanis Foundation when making all your Cyber Monday purchases via AmazonSmile today!

As you Cyber Monday make sure you choose Pennsylvania Kiwanis Foundation as your AmazonSmile partner!

11/18/2021

Just a little reminder of one of the trademark PKF programs to support early learning.

The new learning guide, Kindergarten Here I Am, provided by our PA Kiwanis Foundation, delivered and will be put to good use at STEP Early Learning Resource Center.

11/05/2021

Goveenor Sarah Zulueta shared the following message regarding her Governor's project:

"I have received already some very generous donations for CHANGE FOR CHANGE and want to thank the divisions that have contributed.
FYI as I get this question... if any checks are written please have them payable to PA KIWANIS FOUNDATION with the MEMO showing "GOVERNOR'S PROJECT 2021".

We are super appreciative of Sarah's project!

10/21/2021

So many roses and so many smiles. Thank you to Kiwanians all across the district for making this year's Rose Sale one to remember.

10/21/2021

It's a great day for roses, don't you think? Send us all your Rose Sale photos so we can share them right here on the Foundation page!

10/14/2021

Today we are super thankful for all those clubs who participated in the 2021 Foundation Rose Sale. As a district, we sold 1,141 more dozen than last year. Stay tuned; we will announce our top-performing clubs across the district in the near future.