[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 143 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E747]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN RECOGNITION OF THE KIWANIS CLUB OF ANNISTON

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 11, 2020

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
to recognize The Kiwanis Club of Anniston Alabama's 100th Anniversary.
  The first Kiwanis club started its service in Detroit, Michigan, USA 
in 1915, and the Kiwanis Club of Anniston, Alabama became the 277th 
club in the USA and the 8th club in Alabama when it was formed on 
August 20, 1920. Today it is one of 56 active clubs in Alabama.
  The Kiwanis Club of Anniston lives up to its motto ``Serving the 
Children of the World.'' The club holds its annual Pancake Day 
fundraiser each March and currently raises more than $50,000 annually 
totaling $700,000 for children-related causes. The Kiwanis Club of 
Anniston has also been participating in creating and incubating the 
Sarrell Dental Clinic which remains a vibrant part of the community by 
serving children in need of dental services, the Kiwanis Walking Trail 
at LaGarde Park, and by contributing to the IDD (Iodine Deficiency 
Disorder) and ELIMINATE (UNICEF Neo Natal Eliminate Tetanus) 
international programs which have had a major impact on the world.
  The Kiwanis Club of Anniston sponsors and supports the activities of 
eleven Key Clubs in Calhoun County in the following high schools: 
Alexandria, Anniston, Donoho, Faith Christian, Jacksonville, Ohatchee, 
Oxford, Pleasant Valley, Weaver, Wellborn, and White Plains, a 
Builder's Club, and Circle K at Jacksonville State University.
  The service provided by the Kiwanis Club of Anniston, Alabama over 
the past 100 years will continue to have a positive impact on the 
community and citizens as it celebrates its 100th Anniversary and 
prepares the club for the changes and challenges that lie ahead.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing the Kiwanis Club of 
Anniston for its service to our youth and community and thanking them 
for 100 years of service.

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