Breakfast Kiwanis donates grants totaling $27,900 to community groups and organizations

QUINCY — The Gem City Breakfast Kiwanis held its annual Grant Day ceremony at the Kiwanis Shelter in Lincoln Park on Friday, May 16. James Kase, Grant Day committee chair, presented awards to 34 recipients from Quincy and the nearby area. The grants totaled $27,900. All grants were to assist programs or events that support children or young adults in our area.

The funds were raised through a variety of fundraisers including Kiwanis Trivia Night, the Sammy and Friends golf outing and our annual Peanut Day sales.

This year’s grantees cover a wide array of entities and programs. The recipients were:

• West Central Childcare Connection
• Friends of the Log Cabins
• BSA, Mississippi Valley Council
• Quincy Community Theatre
• Fostering Hope
• Papa Tell Me A Book
• Quincy Art Center
• Baldwin Autism Team
• Adams County CEO
• Salvation Army
• Bella Ease
• Quincy Montessori School
• Covered Bottom Diaper Bank
• John Wood Foundation JWCC Academy
• John Wood College for Life
• Safe Kids Adams County
• Quincy YMCA
• Quincy Symphony Orchestra
• St. Dominic School Visual Arts
• St. Dominic School Body Structures
• St. Dominic School Hands on Art
• St. Dominic School New Techniques
• Quincy Public Library
• St. Peters School ADHD program
• St. Peters School STEM Therapy
• St. Peters School House System
• St. Peters School Kindergarten
• St. Peters School Digital Math
• Quincy Public Schools Occupational Therapy
• Quincy Public Schools Reading Recovery
• Quincy Public Schools Physical Therapy
• Dr. Eels House
• Early Childhood And Family Center
• Jackson-Lincoln Pool

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Kiwanis is an international organization founded in 1915. Its members are service and community minded individuals who support children and young adults around the world.

Gem City “Breakfast” Kiwanis, chartered 47 years ago, meets weekly at 7 a.m. on Friday mornings at the American Legion in Quincy. Anyone interested in joining the club is welcome. Contact the club via Facebook or its webpage.