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Kiwanis Donate Books to Cove Creek School

Story by Ron Fitzwater

Carolyn Walters media director for Cove Creek School, received a donation of four books for the school’s library at the Boone Kiwanis meeting held at the Broyhill on Tuesday. Kiwanis donate books every week to area schools in the name of the guest speakers who appears at the meeting.

Cove Creek’s books were donated in the name of this week’s guest speaker Shannon Stapleton, Watauga County Community Service Manager, who spoke about court-ordered community service.

Kiwanis International is a thriving organization of service- and community-minded individuals who support children and young adults. Key aspects include evaluating both children’s issues and community needs on an ongoing basis, conducting service projects to respond to identified needs and maintaining an active membership roster of professional business people who have both the desire and the ability to serve their community. Service projects often are linked to the Kiwanis program, Young Children: Priority One. This initiative places continuing focus on the needs of children in pediatric trauma, safety, childcare, early development, infant health, nutrition and parenting skills. Service projects also can address other needs within the community, such as working to stop substance abuse, helping the elderly, promoting literacy, supporting youth sports and recreation, responding to disasters and supporting specific persons in need.

Weekly meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. every Tuesday at the Broyhill. For information about Kiwanis click www.kiwanis.org and select club locator or stop by the weekly meeting.