Levittown Kiwanis Remembers a Beloved Member

The Levittown Kiwanis Club lovingly remembers George Orth, longtime member and a truly "Terrific Adult." The club offers its sincerest condolences to the Orth family and our thanks for sharing him with us.

Jeffrey Cross, the newest member of the Levittown Kiwanis Club was inducted on Thursday, April 21. Jeffrey, a former employee of Flowers by Phil, was introduced to the club by 20-year member Steve Ellis.

In order to become a member of Kiwanis those interested must attend three meetings and then the prospective members are voted on by the club's board of directors. The club encourages anyone interested in joining this active service organization to attend a meeting. Levittown Kiwanis meets every Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. at: La Focaccia Restaurant, 70 East Village Green, Levittown, NY 11756. Telephone: 796-4461.

The Levittown Kiwanis Club collects soda/drink flip top tabs, Campbell soup labels and General Mills box tops. The labels and box tops go to St. Jude's Ranch for Children, which they redeem for a monetary amount. The soda tabs are given to the Nassau County Medical Center Burn Unit. This program is coordinated by club member Tom Mawn.

The club was thrilled to receive 10,000 can tabs this month from a local Key Club. Anyone who has flip top tabs, Campbell Soup labels or General Mills box tops that they would like to donate can drop them off at one of the club's Thursday night meetings at LaFocaccia Restaurant.

Saturday, May 7 - Levittown Community Pride Day at MacLaren Field. All community organizations are invited to participate and will receive letter with details in the coming weeks.

Monday, May 30 - The Levittown Kiwanis Club will participate in the community's annual Memorial Day Parade, one of the largest parades on Long Island.

Terrific Kids is a program that provides schools with a tool to reward students for special achievements that may otherwise go unnoticed. The Levittown Kiwanis Club has scheduled Terrific Kids Programs in each of the elementary and middle schools in the Levittown and Island Trees Districts for the current school year.

The following are the upcoming Terrific Kids Programs:

Wednesday 5/4 9:15 a.m. Wisdom Lane Middle School

Wednesday 5/25 2:15 p.m. East Broadway School

Thursday 5/26 9:15 a.m. Salk Middle School

(breakfast to honor all of this year's Salk Terrific Kids)

Thursday 5/26 1:15 p.m. Abbey Lane School

On April 18, 85 students were recognized at Summit Lane Elementary School and the following day 20 Northside students were honored.

Look for the Kiwanis Korner in the Levittown Tribune every week.