Kiwanis clubs provide needed supplies to school nurses in the Lebanon area

Thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Kiwanis Foundation, nurses at three Pennsylvania schools will soon have access to additional much-needed supplies to help students and the communities they work in.

The $3,000 grant will be split between the Kiwanis clubs of Palmyra, Annville and Lebanon, with $1,000 going to each. The money will be used to purchase essential items, such as a supply of emergency clothing and personal hygiene products, for students in need.

“We really appreciate your thoughts and support,” Courtney Fackler, a nurse with the Palmyra School District, said in a press release.

The need for funding for personal care products and other “essential items” was identified after interviews with nurses in the region by the Lebanon County Kiwanis Clubs, the organization said in the release.

“For more than 100 years, Kiwanis clubs in the region have been doing great things for the children in their communities,” said Chuck Meek, president-elect of
Kiwanis Club of Lebanon. “We were looking for a way to pool our resources to achieve even more.”

Meek said when the prospect of pooling their support for local schools in a grant-funded project arose, all three clubs jumped at the opportunity.

“The grant from the Pennsylvania Kiwanis Foundation allowed us to expand the reach and depth of our individual efforts to provide even more of the basic health care and personal supplies our school nurses need,” Meek said.

The Kiwanis are a nonprofit organization of volunteers dedicated to serving the children of the world. The Pennsylvania Kiwanis Foundation supports Kiwanis Clubs and Kiwanis family service leadership programs by encouraging them to apply for grants that further the goals and ideals of Kiwanis and that promote the growth of Kiwanis.

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