Levittown Kiwanis heard from the two students the club sponsored for Key Leader Weekend at its Oct. 19 meeting. The two students that Levittown Kiwanis sponsored were joined by Division Avenue High School student, Key Club Division 6 Lieutenant Governor Rickie Santer. The students sponsored by Levittown were MacArthur Key Club President Kristin Leverone and 1st Vice President Grace Zinnel.

The students spent Columbus Day Weekend in Warwick, NY where the conference took place. Dressed in coordinating formal wear, Kristen, Grace and Rickie presented a PowerPoint show demonstrating the highlights of their weekend.

The Key Leader Program is intended to inspire young people to achieve their personal best through service leadership. Among the themes presented at the conferences are: Personal Integrity- doing the right thing; Personal Growth-developing in mind, body, and spirit; Respect- showing consideration for self, others, and property; Building Community- developing relationships to achieve positive goals; and Pursuit of Excellence- expecting and achieving the best. All three Levittown students said it was a great experience that will stay with them in the future and will make them better leaders.

The Levittown Kiwanis Club collects soda/drink flip top tabs, General Mills box tops and Campbell Soup labels. The box tops and soup labels go to St. Jude's Ranch for Children. When St. Jude's reaches 300,000 box tops and soup labels they are able to redeem them for a Chrysler Caravan. The soda tabs are now being donated to Mercy Hospital. Division Avenue High School student and Key Club Lieutenant Governor Rickie Santer presented bags full of can tabs to the club at a recent meeting.

The following are the Terrific Kids Programs that have been scheduled for the 2006-2007 school year: Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 9:15 a.m. at Wisdom Lane Middle School, Friday, Nov. 3 at 9:15 a.m. at Salk Middle School, Thursday, Nov. 16 at 2:25 p.m. at East Broadway School, Friday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. at M.F. Stokes School, Monday, Nov. 20 at 9:45 a.m. at Summit Lane School, Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 2:15 p.m. at Northside School.

Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time-locally, through Kiwanis club-sponsored activities and programs and globally through the Kiwanis International Worldwide Service Project and other worldwide initiatives. Kiwanis members are service-minded men and women united in their commitment to and compassion for others.

Kiwanis International's continuing service focus is called "Young Children: Priority One." This program seeks to serve the special needs of young children from prenatal development to age 5 in four areas: maternal and child health; child care and development; parent education and support; and safety programs and pediatric trauma care.

The Levittown Kiwanis Club is a very active part of our local community. Levittown Kiwanis host food drives, send underprivileged children to camp, give scholarships, sponsor community events and more. If you are interested in learning more about this philanthropic organization and the good works the club does, come to a meeting. Guests are welcome to attend. 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.

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