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Calendar of Events
2008
January
- The Annual "Making You Warm" Raffle. Kiwanis raffles off 300 gallons of home heating oil and a hand-crafted quilt. The $2.00 chances are sold until
the drawing in mid-February.
February
- February 12th - Mid-Winter Social. Kiwanians & guests gather for an evening of fun and friendship,
March
- New England District Mid-Winter Conference. Kiwanians from the six New England States and Bermuda gather for a weekend conference with education & training programs. March 7-9th in Worcester, MA.
- Maple Sunday Breakfast. In conjunction with the Homecoming Committee a
Breakfast with eggs, meats, pancakes and locally harvested Maple Syrup is offered at the Dover-Foxcroft Fire House and Kiwanians help serve, sell chances and most importantly, clean up. Sunday, March 30th.
April- Kiwanis One Day of Service - This year we will be at Thayer Parkway for an ice cream social on April 5th.
- "Skip-A-Meal". Kiwanis clubs throughout the world hold their regular weekly meeting, paying for the meal they normally have, but no food is served. The proceeds are donated to the Kiwanis International Foundation which provides grants for needy projects world-wide. Last year over $26,000 was raised by this
Program.
- The 36th Annual Piscataquis River Canoe Raceis held on the last Saturday in April, the 26th.
May
- Annual Election of Officers and Directors. The annual meetings of the Kiwanis Club and Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Charities is held on the first Tuesday in May.
- Annual Thayer Parkway Cookout. Kiwanis hosts a cookout for all the senior
Residents of Thayer Parkway. The cookout is held on the 3rd Wednesday in May, the 21st.
- May - Child Safety Day and Bicycle Safety Rodeo - Kiwanis sponsors a bicycle rodeo
at the YMCA parking lot for children in grades 1 through 4. Every 2nd grade student in MSAD #68 is given a bike helmet at no cost by Kiwanis. Other child safety issues are brought to the children in the classroom including fire and home safety.
June
- June 7th. Eastern Maine Soap Box Derby. Kiwanis sponsors two cars in the Soap Box Derby and recruits students from SeDoMoCha Middle School to be crew and drivers. The event is held annually in Bangor.
- June 1-8th is the Official Governor's Visit to Bermuda which Kiwanians are invited to partake.
- Kiwanis Park Work Day. Kiwanians work in Kiwanis Park cleaning up the area, checking the safety of playground equipment and planting the gardens.
- 93rd Annual Kiwanis International Convention to be hosted in Orlando from June 26-28th.
July
- Annual Auction. July 24th, 25th and 26th. Kiwanis runs a three-day Auction with raffles, prizes, a
Bargain barn, book and appliance barn and the auction. It runs Thursday 6-9 p.m., Friday, 6-9 pm and Saturday from 3 to closing with a bean supper being served. Vist our Auction link at left.
- Red Cross Blood Drive - in July. Kiwanis sponsors with the Red Cross, a blood drive held at the YMCA. Kiwanis helps find donors, assists with registrations and serves refreshments.
August
- Dover-Foxcroft Homecoming Day- August 3rd. Kiwanis is a huge supporter of Dover's Homecoming. They have a float in the parade, and many Kiwanis members are principals in the planning and organizing of the day's activities.
- 90th New England District Convention from August 14th to the 17th.
October
- Installation of Officers and Directors and Awards night .
- Thayer Parkway Annual Boiled Dinner on Wednesday, October Kiwanis hosts a traditional boiled dinner for all the senior residents of Thayer Parkway, served at no cost to
the residents.
- New England District Governor's Official Visit. Annually the New England District of Kiwanis Governor visits the clubs of the region.
- Terrific Kids October will be our first in a series of Terrific Kids programs at the new Sedomocha School. We will recognize students for meeting their goals to be caring, considerate, helpful, patient and respectful.
- Kiwanis Park Clean-up Day. Members volunteer their time to rake leaves, trim trees, put the gardens to bed and do general park maintenance to prepare the Park for winter.
November
- The annual Christmas Project. Kiwanis solicits community organizations,
Churches, individuals and businesses to adopt-a-child for Christmas. The
adopting sponsor is provided the age, gender, clothing sizes, and special interests,
and the adopter purchases needed items as gifts for the child. In 2007,
104 children in MSAD #68 were assisted. Visit our Christmas Project web page.
- District Fall Training Conference will be in November.
December
- Terrific Kids Awards. Kiwanis recognizes students of Sedomocha School each month for meeting their goals to be caring, considerate,
helpful, patient and respectful. Over the school year, all students are awarded
a Terrific Kid certificate.
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