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400 Books
Collected for Kiwanis One Day
Greenville Kiwanis chose a week-long book drive
for the Kiwanis
International One Day Event. The community service organization
collected about 400 books for distribution to schools and local
agencies.
Kiwanians Holly Hill and Lynne Gump, organizers of the event, said they
set up a drive to have students from Woodland Heights, East and South
Elementary Schools bring in “gently used” books that they have outgrown
so they can be recycled and distributed for use by the students coming
in behind them.
“The schools were delighted to participate,” they said, noting that the
books would go into the school libraries. “In addition, many of the
teachers have their own ‘stash’ that they make available to their
students.”
About 2,500 flyers were sent home to parents through their children. On
Kiwanis One Day – Saturday, April 2 – several Greenville Kiwanians
separated the books for different grades as their contribution.
Kiwanians around the world were doing their own local projects at the
same time.
Only seven books were deemed unsuitable or too damaged to recycle. They
will be donated as follows: 170 to Woodland Heights, 78 to East, 54 to
South, 78 to Head Start and 13 to Michael’s Home.
Participating in the event were Kiwanians Gump, Hill, Mary Lane, Dale
Musser, Al Greiner, Jim Schaar, Joe Payne, Bob Robinson and several
other volunteers.
Kiwanis One Day is an annual international event.
“It’s a global effort,” according to Kiwanis International, “but it’s
made of personal commitments.”
The purpose is to inspire a worldwide spirit of service that begins
with the local club.
“There will be no limit to what you can do… and no boundaries on your
spirit of fellowship.”
Greenville Kiwanis meets each Wednesday at noon at the Chestnut
Community Center at Brethren Retirement Community. Want to serve your
community, and the kids in your community? Stop by and check us out.
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