FALL FESTIVAL 2017
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“About three years ago, they began
allowing us to use their refrigerated
truck so we didn't have to rent one on
our own. That helped us financially
with the breakfast.”
Both the noon and morning club
support the Kiwanis International, a
501c3 organization which is managed
by a local eight member board of
directors, four fromeach club.
Last year, theKiwanis raffled a din-
ner for two anywhere in theworld as a
fundraiser and was subsequently able
to give awaymore than $30,000 to local
community groups keeping with their
mission to help others, especially chil-
dren.
Riegal said that the Kiwanis donat-
ed funds to First Step; The Salvation
Army; awarded two student scholar-
ships, donated to the Michigan Rollin
Pistons Challengers, a wheelchair
basketball team; Special Olympics;
Miracle League of Plymouth;
Seedlings, a children's Braille book;
Kids Against Hunger; the Methodist
Children's Home Society and Vista
Maria.
“All of these groups are true to our
mission and our contributions were
carefully thought out,” he said.
Donations to the various groups var-
ied from$1,000 to $2,500 he said.
The pancake breakfast he said, was
a great way for the Kiwanis to show
the community what the group does
andpromote volunteerism.
“We oftenhave people at the break-
fast ask how they can help, and we
never turn themdown,” he said.
Tickets for the breakfast are priced
at $6 if purchased in advance and $7 if
purchased at the event. Children 5
and younger are served at no cost with
an adult. Tickets are available at the
festival ticket booth at Main Street
andPenniman.
For more information about tickets
orKiwanismembership, call Riegal at
(734) 718-6176.
Kiwanis
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