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Students Have Returned toMansfield ISD and Venus ISD

By Greg Barberee

Students returned to classrooms in Mansfield ISD and Venus ISD onWednesday, August 16th. The start of school is always a fun time forstudents to reconnect with their friends and teachers and plan for new

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The E-Newsletter for the Kiwanis Club of Mansfieldand Kiwanis Club of Mansfield Foundation

Proudly Serving the Children of  the World since 1973

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adventures. Below are some Tweets from the first week and a halfreflecting activites for the students and teachers in Mansfield.

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SLP's Kicking Off New Years! In addition to school starting, all of the Student Leadership Programssponsored by the Mansfield Kiwanis have also kicked-off or will soonbe kicking-off for the new school year. The photo above wassubmi�ed by Phil Stover from the Mansfield Summit Key Club Kick-Off meeting on Wednesday, August 22nd. We love seeing a full houseof servent leaders ready to tackle a new semester. The Mansfield Kiwanis want to see all Key Clubs, Builders Clubs andK Kid Clubs have successful school years. Below is a list of our CLubsponsored SLP's and meeting information on the those that I've beenprovided. Please consider a�ending. If you have information on themeeting time for a specific SLP then please let me know so I canupdate this list. Mansfield Summit Key Club - Wednesdays; 7 am & 3 pm Mansfield HS Key Club - Thursdays; 3 pm Mansfield Legacy Key Club - Tuesdays; 3 pm Mansfield Timberview Key Club Mansfield Lake Ridge Key Club Mansfield Frontier Key Club Venus HS Key Club Mary Lillard Intermediate School K-Kids Club Mary Orr Intermediate School Builders Club Linda Jobe Middle School Builders Club

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A Special Request from the Arlington-Mansfield Area YMCA Greetings Community Leader:

The Arlington-Mansfield Area YMCA is currently engaged in a comprehensive communityneeds assessment process that will help our YMCA and other non-profit organizationsidentify and address critical needs in our community.

We invite you to participate in taking this short survey by using the link below. We lookforward to sharing the input gathered through this survey with you and other communityleaders. We also encourage you to share this link with anyone you know in the greaterArlington, Mansfield and Kennedale area.

Community Needs Assessment Survey

On behalf of our Chief Volunteer Officer, Aaron Perales and the YMCA Board of Directors,I’d like to thank you for assisting us with this important process.

Have a great day!

Eric Tucker President & CEO

Newsletter EditorNeeded ASAP! Our Club will need a newNewsle�er Editor for theupcoming Kiwanis Year startingin October 2018. Please contactGreg Barberee for training on theBenchmark Email newsle�ersystem if you are interested in

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taking over the newsle�ers. Thank you!

"Save the Date" forMansfield KiwanisEvents

By Greg Barberee Please mark your calendars now andplan on a�ending the followingexciting Club events! North Texas Giving DaySeptember 20, 2018 Mark your calenders for this year'sNorth Texas Giving Day. ToddSimmons has registered our Club andyou can check out our page! Alternatively, you can visitwww.northtexasgivingday.org anduse the search feature to find theKiwanis Club of MansfieldFoundation. Thank you Todd forregistering our Club for this greatevent. Mansfield High School KeyClub Induction Ceremony The Mansfield HS Key Club will beinducting all new members onWednesday, September 12th at theMansfield HS Cafeteria at 7:00 PM. Past Div. 39 Lt. Gov. Todd Simmonswill be also be speaking at theinduction. All Club Members areinvited to a�end.

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Upcoming Speakers forFriday Meetings: August 24th - Eric Turner, CEO of theArlington-Mansfield YMCA. August 31st - Dr. Margaret Thomas,Professor at Concordia LutheranSeminary in California

CLUB MEETING INFORMATION

The Kiwanis Club ofMansfield meets everyFriday morning at 6:45AM at the MethodistMansfield MedicalCenter, 2700 E. BroadST, Mansfield, TX76063. Guests are alwaysinvited to join us forbreakfast!

Are you Social? Follow us on twitter! @Kiwanis76063 Follow us on Facebook! @kiwanis76063 Did you know that the Mansfield Kiwanis are using the “ Remind” App to send text messages and announcements to the Club? Sign up today to receive these texts. Text @6hk9b7 to 81010 to join today!

Why Join Mansfield Kiwanis?

Our Passion: Serving Children Our service to the children of the world starts in ourhometown!

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Service Leadership Programs

The Kiwanis Club of Mansfield sponsors the following serviceleadership programs:

Mansfield H. S Key ClubSummit H.S. Key ClubFrontier H.S. Key ClubLake Ridge H.S. Key ClubTimberview H.S. Key ClubLegacy H.S. Key ClubVenus H.S. Key ClubMary Lillard Intermediate School K-Kids ClubMary Orr Intermediate School Builders ClubLinda Jobe Middle School Builders Club

Through its Service Leadership Programs, Kiwanis teachesyoung leaders new ways to change the world by serving onechild and one community at a time. Service Leadership is thenext step beyond service learning. Once a young person fullyunderstands the concept of learning by helping others, he orshe begins to grow personally as a leader.

Feed the Kids for Summer Program

In 2006 Common Ground created a way to help feed childrenduring the summer that relied on the Federal free or reducedlunch program during the school year by creating the Feedthe Kids Program.

Money for this program was in very short supply until TheKiwanis Club of Mansfield heard about the efforts of CommonGround and joined forces to meet the needs of thesechildren. The following year the Mansfield Kiwanis providedsubstantial financial resources, volunteers and bags tosupport the Feed the Kids Program.

The number of children served has increased more than fourfold since its inception. The Mansfield Kiwanis continue tosupport the Feed the Kids for Summer Program. ClubMember Phil Stover is a Co-Chair of this program. Additional Service to the Commuity by the Kiwanis Clubof Mansfield

•Annually award multiple scholarships to graduating Seniors.

•Monthly recognition of a MISD Teacher of the Month.

•Monthly recognition of Students of the Month.

•Nursing Home Bingo: Each month we, along with membersof our Key Clubs, provide a night of “Bingo” at the Mansfield

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Care Center on East Broad.

•Beautification Days: Our members historically assist withCitywide Cleanup Days.

•Habit for Humanity: We help with volunteers and fund raisingfor Habitat projects in Mansfield.

•Financial Support to North Central Texas Alzheimer’sAssociation

Contact Information: The Kiwanis Club of Mansfield/Kiwanis Club of Mansfield Foundation e-Newsletter Attn: Editor PO Box 25 Mansfield, TX 76063 Club President: Sharon Baker Newsletter Editor: Greg Barberee ( greg@imsi-usa.com)