Warren Kiwanis Club distributes proceeds from fundraisers

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Among those participating in a program during which proceeds from fundraising activities were distributed by the Warren Kiwanis Club were, from left, back row, Chrissy Brown of Summer Enrichment; Tim Schnaffner and Jo Carol Shaw-Franklin of Valley Counseling; Debbie Meeker of Camelot Center; Karen Mitchell of Trumbull County 4-H; Howard Agueda, president of the Kiwanis Club; and Bob Foster of Children’s Rehabilitation Center, and in front, Ellen Finan of First Book-Trumbull County; Wendy Marvin of Warren YMCA; Dom Mancini of Children’s Rehabilitation Center; Deryk Toles of Inspiring Minds; Patrick McFall of Greater Western Reserve Council Boy Scouts of America; and Shirley Walters of Trumbull County 4-H.

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Warren Kiwanis Club distributed proceeds from 2009-2010 fundraising events to local organizations during the club’s Oct. 7 meeting at the Buena Vista Caf in Warren.

The majority of the funds were realized from the club’s annual Turkey Trot, a two-mile and 5-mile run that takes place each year on Thanksgiving Day.

Receiving checks for various amounts were representatives from the following organizations:

Kent State University Trumbull Campus, $2,100.

Warren YMCA, $1,000.

Greater Western Reserve Council of Boy Scouts of America, $1,000.

First Book-Trumbull County, $1,000.

Camelot Center,$1,000.

Trumbull County 4-H, $1,000.

Inspiring Minds, $1,000.

Summer Enrichment Program of Trumbull County, $1,000.

Children’s Rehabilitation Center, $1,000.

Valley Counseling, $500.

Howard Agueda, club president, expressed his gratitude to the community for its continuing support of the fundraising efforts, especially the Turkey Trot. He noted that proceeds from the events made it possible for the club to donate more than $10,000 to local organizations and their service projects.

Established in 1920, the Warren Kiwanis Club meets from noon to 1 p.m. each Thursday at the Buena Vista Caf . Visitors are welcome.

For more information about the club, contact Agueda at 330-394-5280, or visit www.warrenkiwanis.org.