[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 36 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO THE KIWANIS CLUB OF BURBANK

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 28, 2022

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 100th 
anniversary of the Kiwanis Club of Burbank, California.
  The Kiwanis Club of Burbank, founded in 1922, is the first and oldest 
service club in Burbank. The mission of Kiwanis Clubs worldwide is to 
improve the world one child and one community at a time, and to that 
end, the Burbank club has been faithful to that mission and their 
steadfast commitment to Burbank's children. Their initial service 
project was paving the dirt road in front of Burbank High School. The 
club sponsored one of the first Key Clubs at the high school in 1926, 
and since the 1920's, the club has sponsored a Boy Scouts of America 
troop.
  As an all-volunteer organization, the Kiwanis Club of Burbank serves 
the youth of our community with a vast array of programs, projects, 
youth groups and events; and through these many programs and projects, 
strive to teach children leadership skills, good citizenship and 
fostering the spirit of service. Projects include many music, drama and 
art projects in the Burbank Unified School District, the Youth 
Leadership Conference, Relay for Life, Burbank Singing Star Contest, 
YMCA Youth in Government, and Kiwanis Cares about Children, which helps 
disaster-stricken families in the Burbank area. The club also provides 
youth scholarships and teacher recognition, sponsors K-KIDS at the Boys 
and Girls Club, serves meals to seniors, holds food drives for food 
pantries, hosts innovative fundraisers such as the Kiwanis Family Fun 
Day Golf Ball Drop, and supports numerous non-profit organizations such 
as the Burbank Temporary Aid Center, Burbank Kids Community Dental 
Clinic, and the Burbank YMCA.
  For one hundred years, through world wars and the current worldwide 
pandemic, Kiwanis Club of Burbank members have continuously provided 
outstanding service to the community, and particularly the children of 
Burbank, California.
  I consider it a great privilege to recognize the Kiwanis Club of 
Burbank and I ask all Members to join me in congratulating the club 
upon its centennial anniversary.

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