The Levittown Kiwanis Club has been extremely successful collecting soda/drink flip top tabs, General Mills box tops and Campbell Soup labels. Local residents have generously assisted in this endeavor by dropping off bags of flip tabs at recent meetings. This has occurred several times in the last couple of months and the club is extremely grateful. The soda tabs are donated to Mercy Hospital. 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. In January, the club sent 5 lbs. of can tabs, 84 box tops and 46 labels. Those who would like to donate these items can drop them off at one of the club's meetings.

In an effort to raise more funds to help the community, the Levittown Kiwanis Club will be hosting its first Spring Fling Craft Fair on Sunday, March 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at Island Trees Memorial Middle School on Wantagh Avenue. Funds raised will be used to send underprivileged children from the Levittown community to camp, provide food baskets to struggling families in the community and more. Please stop by and support our community.

Vendors are also needed for this event. If you are interested or need more information, please call 579-5361 or 735-7768.

The Levittown Kiwanis Club will be hosting its 31st Annual Brotherhood/Sisterhood Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 15 from noon to 2 p.m. at Domenico's restaurant. The purpose of the luncheon is to pay special tribute to the local clergy and outreach workers. Guests are welcome. The cost for non-clergy/outreach members is $24. For more information please contact Steve Ellis at 796-0400.

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 begun scheduling the 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 Terrific Kids Programs that have been scheduled for the coming months: Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 9:30 a.m. at J. F. Spark School, Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 9:15 a.m. at Gardiners Avenue Elementary School, Friday, March 9 at 9:15 a.m. at Wisdom Lane Middle School, Thursday, March 15 at 2:25 p.m. at East Broadway Elementary School and Friday, March 23 at 10 a.m. at Stokes Elementary School.

**Please Note: These dates have changed. The Feb. 15 program at East Broadway has been postponed. New date TBA.

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 hosts food drives, sends underprivileged children to camp, gives scholarships, sponsors 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. Telephone: 796-4461.

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