Kiwanis Logo“Chattanooga is a giving city,” Kiwanis Club of Brainerd member Stacy Landrum declared this week. “It’s the most giving city I’ve ever seen.”
As a couple of hundred Chattanoogans pulled out their checkbooks in support of the Kiwanis club’s “One Child at a Time” fundraising effort, Landrum’s point was proven.
Each year, members of the Kiwanis Club of Brainerd raise thousands of dollars and volunteer hundreds of hours to support charities dedicated to helping children in the Chattanooga area. The “One Child at a Time” luncheon, which was held Tuesday, is a new event that the Kiwanis Club of Brainerd hopes will become a yearly fundraising effort.
Among the more than 25 organizations benefiting from the club’s kindness and hard work are the Gateway to Opportunity Youth Foundation, Chambliss Center for Children, Siskin Children’s Institute, Children’s Advocacy Center and the Special Olympics. Additionally, Brainerd Kiwanis funds scholarships for UTC students and has adopted Woodmore Elementary, offering projects and activities that enrich students’ learning beyond the classroom.
The caring, selfless and generous spirit evident among the members and supporters of the Kiwanis Club of Brainerd this week was pure and innate. It didn’t require a government directive or coercion.