Kiwanis Clubs of El Paso Charitable Foundation

06/11/2020

Kayla Mueller, a daughter of a Past Club President with the Kiwanis Club of Prescott, Arizona, had dedicated her life to taking care of those in need – throughout the entire world. Kayla was subsequently kidnapped by ISIS while involved in a program to provide medical attention to those in need on the border of Syria. In early 2016, the President of the United States contacted Kayla’s parents to inform them that their daughter had been killed by ISIS.

In 2016, we received funds from the Kiwanis International Foundation which represented 5% of the contributions we had made as a District at that time. Kayla’s family agreed to allow us to present a Scholarship in her honor. We do not want Kayla to be forgotten, nor the impact she made on the world. The goal is to present a scholarship that goes beyond grades with a focus on young people today who are dedicating themselves unselfishly to making the world a better place.

This year, once again we have received funds from the Kiwanis International Foundation, which now represents 15% of the contributions made as a District. We have designated $3,847 for this year’s scholarship(s).

Each club which is nominating a young person for this honor will be required to have the materials completed and emailed no later than July 20, 2020. The candidates for this scholarship are not required to be a member of either Key Club or CKI. Therefore, you can reach out to your respective community. We are looking for candidates who, like Kayla, have served beyond our own borders for the betterment of humankind. An example of this type of service may be with onsite medical teams similar to Doctors Without Borders. Bottom line, the applicant has given their time to make the world a better place and make a difference throughout the world.

To make a nomination, please email a completed scholarship form (link below) and required narrative of the young person nominated. The narrative for this Scholarship is the responsibility of the nominating Kiwanis Club and not the individual nominated. Narratives completed by nominees will not be considered for the scholarship. Please submit the form by the end of the day on July 20, 2020.

Link to Scholarship Form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XboZje1TZp0xzRIy-88rPSnWCCIPDQG5/view?usp=sharing

If you have any questions, please send them to me at [email protected].
Yours in service,
Lynette Kennard
KI SWD Children’s Fund Chair

03/08/2020

Our Kiwanis Uncorked wine tasting fundraiser was a fabulous success. Take a look

February 22, 2020 El Paso, Texas Southwest University Park WestStar Club Kiwanis Clubs of El Paso Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser to support BASE PLAY. The El Paso Border Youth Athletic Association developed an after-school program called BASE Play RBI, an after-school program connecting fourth-sixth...

01/31/2020

Ben is a great Asset to the Horizon City Club!

A great Horizon resident and a great way to inspire the next generation... Kiwanis Club of Horizon City

01/30/2020

Dear Kiwanians,

The Kiwanis Club of Horizon City will be honoring Ben Narbuth, our octogenarian member of over 23 years. We invite you to join us on Thursday, January 30th at 10:30 a.m. for the announcement of the creation of an endowed scholarship fund for Clint ISD, San Elizario ISD and Socorro ISD students.. The event will be hosted by the Clint ISD central office at 14521 Horizon Blvd.



Ben was our Terrific Kids program for many years, chairing it and attending most of the ceremonies in the 3 San Elizario elementary schools, the 6 Clint elementary schools and the 20+ Socorro elementary campuses multiple times a week. He created the TK certificates, and worked with each school counselor to personalize their certificates.



The Kiwanis Club of Horizon City has joined with the Paso Del Norte Foundation to invest a $150,000 donation from our Club and award 2 $1,000.00 scholarships annually at each of the 3 school districts. At the suggestion of our Key Clubs, both scholarships will be awarded with community service to be a big part of the qualifications. In addition, one scholarship will be for advanced education through a technical or community college with the other to be for university level education.



Ben's bio is attached.



Please join us if you can.

01/23/2020

Franklin Key Club Senior!

Laurine Kim has earned the prestigious QuestBridge Scholarship and full-ride tuition to Vassar College in New York. The four-year scholarship is worth more than $92,000 a year.

01/13/2020

Hi the Key Clubs need or help with ads for DECON Please put valarie as the source.

12/24/2019

DECON Tribute to Ceci

This is from Karin Church. Please help spread the word to all Key Clubbers

Asking current and past El Paso Key Clubbers to request (1) pictures of Ceci interacting with Key Clubbers, (2) short videos of Ceci at Key Club events, and /or (3) short video of someone sharing a memory of Ceci.

I’ve created a Google Form for uploading these memories. Pictures and short videos can be uploaded at:

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