Our Book Train closed out the year with a total of 5,403 books! Most were donated to Mitzvah Circle and Jenkintown Day Nursery. If you have or know someone who can donate new or gently used books for kids ages 0-10, contact Janet Crawford via email at jcrawford0615@gmail.com. Pickup can be arranged. Infant or small children’s board books are especially welcomed.
Our fundraiser for Alex's Lemonade Foundation at the Jenkintown Festival of the Arts raised $1,466. Special thanks to the Abington High School Key Club for running the booth and selling lemonade and pretzels.
The Abington Aktion Club organized a summer "Share A Pair" drive and collected over 1,000 socks for kids and adults in need. The socks were donated to Foster Angels and Angels in Motion.
The Abington High School Key Club made over 100 cards of encouragement for The Breathing Room Foundation, an organization that supports patients diagnosed with cancer and their families.
We are selling pies to support MANNA, an organization that uses nutrition to help people with serious illnesses heal and thrive. Over the past 35 years, MANNA has home-delivered 24 million+ medically tailored meals to our Philadelphia neighbors in need — and you can help keep that mission going! Every pie helps MANNA nourish more lives.
First 5 people to order a pie can use code: KIWANIS for 15% off their order.
The Abington Aktion Club is hosting their annual Breakfast with Santa event. Price includes a breakfast buffet and color photo with Santa. Raffle baskets will be available, with proceeds benefitting Safe Harbor of Abington Hospital. No Reservations Required.
Adults: $12; Children: $6; Under age 2: FREE
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Holiday Assistance Programs
As the holidays approach, many families are in need of assistance. Please consider sponsoring a family or a child through one of the organizations listed below.
Provides gifts for families with children affected by serious and chronic illness, conditions and injuries.
BECOME A KIWANIS MEMBER
If you are curious about the Kiwanis Club of Jenkintown and want to get involved in making a difference in your community, we welcome you to join us at one of our upcoming meetings. We meet each Thursday from 12:00 to 1:15 PM at the Short Stable on the grounds of Abington Friends Meeting.
