Breakfast Kiwanis donates more than $24,000 on Grant Day to support programs, events in community

QUINCY — The Gem City Breakfast Kiwanis recently held its annual Grant Day ceremony at the Kiwanis Shelter in Lincoln Park. Pat Bauer, Grant Day committee chair, presented awards to 34 recipients from Quincy and the nearby area. The grants totaled $24,724.90 for the largest Grant Day total to date.

All grants awarded were to assist programs or events that support children or young adults. The funds were raised through fundraisers such as Kiwanis Trivia Night, the Sammy and Friends golf outing and the annual Peanut Day sales.

This year’s grantees cover a wide array of entities and programs from the arts to camps to schools.

The recipients were:

• Denman K-2 Spec Ed
• Quincy Children’s Museum
• West Central Childcare Connection
• Friends of the Log Cabins
• BSA, Mississippi Valley Council
• Quincy Community Theatre
• Fostering Hope
• Papa Tell Me A Book
• Community For Christ Assistance Cent
• Camp Jensen Foundation
• St. Dominic School Benner
• St. Dominic School ONeal
• Quincy Art Center
• Sew Essentials
• Baldwin SLP
• Adams County CEO
• Salvation Army
• QUEST Stables
• Bella Ease
• Quincy Montessori School
• QJHS Communication Arts
• Covered Bottom Diaper Bank
• John Wood Foundation JWCC Academy
• Quincy University
• Ursa Willing Workers 4-H
• Safe Kids Adams County
• Blessed Sacrament
• Muddy River Opera
• Quincy YMCA Kristen Lay
• Adams Co Health Dept
• Quincy Symphony Orchestra
• Friends of the Castle
• Parochial Schools Reading Recovery
• Quincy Museum

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 46 years ago, meets weekly at 7 a.m. on Friday mornings at the American Legion in Quincy. Anyone interested in joining the club can reach out via Facebook or by visiting www.gemcitybreakfastkiwanis.com.