The Kiwanis Club of the Bellmores raises money for many different Groups, Clubs, Organizations and Charities, as well as specific individuals and families.  Furthermore, our club will help others in need as we see fit. 

One of the biggest Initiatives that our club (and Kiwanis Clubs Internationally) supports is the Key Clubs & Aktion Clubs in our district.  We currently sponsor the Bellmore John F. Kennedy Key Club, the Bellmore Mepham Key Club, the Grand Avenue Builders Club, and the BRAND NEW Aktion Club of Nassau Boces RKS at Bellmore JFK

Funds raised from our various events and other efforts are used, in part, to support these 4 great Kiwanis Sponsored groups. 

Our club has always supported the local communities and we have several efforts that we work with on a continuing basis.

These efforts include:

-Providing over 100 food baskets/year during the holiday season
-Providing over 50 hams during the holidays
-Providing pool passes to families in need for the summer
-Awarding Scholarships ranging from $500-$1500 to local students
-Sending children less fortunate to camp during the summer

In addition, the Kiwanis Club of the Bellmores strives to continually find new ways to disseminate our funds.  One way that we do this is by offering to help those in need on demand & in whatever way they need.

This includes:

Purchasing all supplies for and then building a wheelchair ramp for a local fireman who was hurt and whose insurance would not cover many of his needs.  Some members of our club actually were the ones that built the ramp at the man’s house.

In 2009 the Kiwanis Club of the Bellmores “adopted” an army unit to which a recent high school grad from our town is assigned.  We are supplying the unit with basic necessities (toiletries, clothing, etc) as well as more specific items like movies, books, and even an IPod

Bellmore JFK Key Club
Come see the members of the JFK Key Club at the Bellmore Family Street Fair at the Kiwanis Booth.  Members will be assisting with making Cotton Candy, and Strawberry Daiquiris as well as spreading the word about the Kiwanis Club and Key Club.
 

Mepham Key Club
Come see the members of the Mepham Key Club at the Bellmore Family Street Fair at the Kiwanis Booth.  Members will be assisting with making Cotton Candy, and Strawberry Daiquiris as well as spreading the word about the Kiwanis Club.
 

The Kiwanis Club of the Bellmores is one of the first Long Island based Kiwanis Clubs to sponsor an Aktion Club.  The development of the "Aktion Club of Nassau Boces RKS at Bellmore JFK" is something that we are extremely proud of.

We would like to offer a special "thank you" to Bellmore Kiwanian, Judy Mankita.  Judy is our liaison to this club as well as the Bellmore John F. Kennedy Key Club and is the creative spark behind the Aktion Club here in Bellmore.  THANKS JUDY !
 

10th Grade Class in Africa
In March 2010, the Kiwanis Club of the Bellmores purchased calculators for a class of 10th graders in Africa.  The students need these calculators to help them pass a required math test and continue on to 11th grade.

St. Barnabas Food Pantry
The food pantry informs us on a yearly basis how many boxes and hams they need and when they need it by. This year, the Kiwanis club of Bellmore bought the boxes of food (80) and hams (66) which will be delivered Friday and Saturday, the 18th and 19th of December.
2010 Thank You

Keep A Child Alive
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2010 Thank You

Madonna Heights
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