As President of the Sterling Heights Lions Club and member of the Clinton Valley Kiwanis Club, we have collaborated on several programs to better our community. We held a "Better Together" collaboration event in March where 100 service agencies, nonprofits, chambers, funders, pantries, and other organizations conducted a speed networking program to highlight their programs, projects, and needs. It was an awesome event that has led to many other collaborations and projects.
They are a pleasure to work with. Their hospitality, cheerful hearts, and dedication exceeds all expectations. They truly care for all those they help and they do it as a team! Their leadership is superb and cannot be topped.
Dr Mary Welsh 11/15/2023
Thank you for your kinds words of encouragement and support of our efforts that helps those in need within our communities.
I've been a member of the Clinton Valley Kiwanis club for 18 years. Those years have been filled with many opportunities to help children in need within our local community. Through our fundraising activities we have directly or in partnership with other charities have helped to ease the burden of homelessness, food insecurities, illiteracy and youth suicide, to name just a few. Our job is far from being done. Won't you join us in reaching out to children in need within our Michigan community?
Dr Mary Welsh 11/15/2023
I love the focus on children and how you as a Board Member embrace and live the life being a great role model, volunteer, and advocate for those that need our voices.
Last year we were contacted by a teacher in a charter school in Roseville requesting help for 2 of her students. The boys were absent a few days and she had no knowledge as to what was going on in their family. Later she found out that the boys had lost their mother who was their sole caretaker. Fortunately, the grandmother stepped in to take of raising the boys. However, the problem she faced was that she didn't have the money to buy each of them beds. The teacher presented the situation to the Club requesting help on their behalf. We immediately made arrangements to deliver beds to the grandmother. Along with our help, the teachers from the charter school also provided financial assistance to the grandmother. Very proud to say that the teacher was my daughter Jessica. This is just one example of how our Club provides immediate attention to families in need.
Dr Mary Welsh 10/25/2023
When the community and especially the kids, you try to help, very commendable!
We do so much to help the kids in our county. We had our biggest event a couple of weeks ago for the homeless children in Macomb County. In a few weeks we will be having a Thanksgiving food drive and the first week in December we will have a Santa Shop in an underprivileged local school. We assist the kids in buying gifts for their families if they don't have the money shop.
Dr Mary Welsh 10/25/2023
What an awesome way to provide some normalcy to the holidays of these children, thank you.
Small but mighty club, doing incredible impactful things for the community, with hearts of gold. The most genuine, friendly, giving & fun loving group to be around. Proud to be an organizational member.
Dr Mary Welsh 10/25/2023
The camaraderie is contagious!
I joined this organization and got much more out of it than I had imagined. The volunteers in this group are the nicest, most genuine people I know. They give so much of themselves to the children in our area who need help. Truly, they assist all children. Hungry children. Low-income children. Blind children. They hold a variety of fundraisers throughout the year and generate a great deal of support, - keeping nothing back for themselves. I'm so honored to know the people in this group and can't imagine my life without them!
Dr Mary Welsh 11/15/2023
Thank you for pointing out the volunteerism comes with the camaraderie of the group, we are bunch of dedicated people with huge hearts to want to make a difference especially in the lives of kids.
Clinton Valley Kiwanis Club is an amazing organization! We help not only homeless children but many people in need within our community. The members of this club are giving and caring individuals who want to make this world a better place. I’m proud to be part of this group and look forward to continuing to give back to people who need it most.
Dr Mary Welsh 10/25/2023
Everyone has a part in making this world a better place, your team is making an impact!
Clinton Valley Kiwanis is a small but mighty group of caring individuals that want to do everything we can to help our communities in Macomb County. We make children our Priority One! We do many service projects for children, like our Project Literacy, Santa Shop, Book Fairs, where children get two free books to take home. We also do food projects to help fight food insecurities. People in need contact us for many things like beds, winter coats, backpacks, and so much more. Like I said, we are small, but mighty and are very proud to be able to do what we can for our Macomb County communities!
Dr Mary Welsh 10/25/2023
The smiles on the faces of the kids getting a book or the seniors listening to the story time in the senior center, priceless.
I work in Community Outreach for Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan (BCFM) and recently gave a presentation about our mission at a Clinton Valley Kiwanis Club meeting. I am so grateful to the club for the invitation to speak as well as for their engaging questions, heartfelt sharing and generous help in spreading the word about BCFM programs, far and wide across the community. This is a wonderfully dedicated and passionate group that is making a positive impact in the lives of many--thank you for all you do! Dan L.
Dr Mary Welsh 10/25/2023
Thank you for your wonderful presentation and the great work you do in the community, you are appreciated for your efforts.
My uncle has been a Kiwanis member in Garden City, MI for many years. After collaborating with the Clinton Valley Kiwanis and my Lions Club I was so impressed with what they do in the community that I joined their club. I look forward to working with the club to better our community.
Dr Mary Welsh 10/25/2023
The world is a better place when you witness the smile of a child, the comfort and knowledge that they understand others care for them. Welcome to the club.
Clinton Valley Kiwanis HELPS KIDS ... with suicide prevention/mental health, homelessness, food insecurity, literacy, scholarships, Christmas gifts and more. We also support other local organizations like All The World's A Stage, Macomb Habitat for Humanity, Know Resolve Suicide Prevention, and Turning Point. We are all volunteers - there are no paid staff. The funds we raise go back out into the community. I'm proud to be a member and a Board Member of this amazing organization.
Dr Mary Welsh 10/25/2023
So many impactful organizations, we are truly better together!
Clinton Valley Kiwanis is very active in the community specializing in working with children in need. The largest fundraiser of the year raises money that is shared between the Macomb Homeless Coalition and the MISD benefitting homeless children in Macomb County. This one day event is attended by 450+ attendees and generally raises $23,000+ dollars which is divided between the two organizations. We also supply 2 books per each student in one Class A school a year—all students in the grade school—at no charge to the students. Literacy is also at the top of what Clinton Valley Kiwanis does. We also display flags in front of business on Gratiot Avenue on 6 of our flag holidays. Businesses pay for this as part of ongoing fundraiser. Clinton Valley Kiwanis is dynamic, energetic and works hard helping the community.
Dr Mary Welsh 10/05/2023
In addition to the wonderful things you mentioned, this group works diligently to brighten the lives of those they touch, senior home visits, suicide awareness and prevention, food drives, toys for kids, and the physical, emotional, and social lives of the kids they touch. Great job team!!!!
Dr Mary Welsh 10/25/2023
I love seeing the flags displayed proudly throughout town.
I have collaborated with President Cynthia Greening on numerous projects and love the enthusiasm in which leads the group and the members embrace the need of the community. Her transformational leadership is setting the stage for continued success and contributions in the community. We at Susie Q's Kids look forward to more collaborations.
Dr Mary Welsh 10/25/2023
A great collaboration between our nonprofits helping kids in need
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Dr Mary Welsh 10/25/2023 We are better together.