Kiwanis Club of Augusta Pledges $100,000
The Kiwanis Club of Augusta has pledged $100,000 to support pediatric care and student scholarships at Augusta University.
Half of the commitment will go to the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, the area’s only children’s hospital, while the other half will go to AU students through multiple scholarships over the next few years.
“We are excited to see one of our local civic organizations make such a generous commitment to Augusta University,” said Deborah Vaughn, AU’s vice president of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. “By supporting the Children’s Hospital, our friends in Kiwanis are helping in the specialized medical care for some of our most vulnerable young patients.”
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The scholarships will benefit Augusta University students who are working toward careers that will serve children’s health needs, said Dr. Martha Ginn, president of the club and a professor in the Department of Social Sciences at AU.
“We are fortunate to have a group of members in Kiwanis who are so compassionate about supporting our local students and Augusta’s only children’s hospital,” Ginn added. “These fit perfectly with the mission of Kiwanis to improve the world one child and one community at a time.”
Founded in 1920 by a group of Augusta business leaders, the Kiwanis Club of Augusta is comprised of a diverse group of business people, professionals, educators, community volunteers and others who are dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time. With close to 200 members, the Augusta Kiwanis Club is one of the largest Kiwanis clubs in the world.
Georgia Power Foundation To Invest In Georgia Justice Project
Georgia Power announced an investment of $500,000 by the Georgia Power Foundation to the Georgia Justice Project (GJP).
The funding will help remove barriers to employment and housing and open other opportunities for those with past criminal records who are working to be productive citizens.
“We are proud to support this initiative that will help citizens working hard to be self-sufficient,” said Mike Anderson, senior vice president of Georgia Power and president and CEO of the Georgia Power Foundation. “Our commitment to this important work and GJP’s efforts are critical because this is one way that we can make a real impact to help both individuals and our state. As part of our $75 million commitment over the next five-years, it aligns with our goals to assist with education equity, criminal justice and economic empowerment.”
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The efforts support expanding direct service programs, including implementation of Georgia’s new “expungement law,” SB 288, that passed both the Georgia House and Senate unanimously. This new law expands access to criminal record restriction and sealing to help clear obstacles to success for approximately 1.5 million Georgians who now have access to record restriction for the first time.
Georgia Power’s grant will support GJP’s efforts to implement a multi-pronged campaign that includes direct service, education and outreach, and policy expansion to increase the effectiveness of the new law.
United Way Stuff the Bus Still Underway
School will be in session before too much longer, and schoolchildren will need supplies.
The United Way of the CSRA is organizing its annual Stuff the Bus fundraiser and needs donations of backpacks, binders, composition notebooks, colored pencils, crayons, dividers, erasers, folders, glue sticks, hand sanitizer, highlighters, index cards, kid-safe scissors, markers, paper, pencils, pens, tissues and white out.
Businesses or individuals interested in collecting or donating school supplies should contact Angela Toland at the United Way of the CSRA at atoland@uwcsra.org. All donations to the campaign will be sorted, labeled and counted from 8 a.m. to noon July 23 at the Kroc Center.
No supplies will be distributed July 23. It’s a collection and sorting day only, according to a news release. Once the items have been processed, they will be sent to Richmond, Columbia, Burke, Jefferson and other surrounding counties for distribution.
“Our goal is to maximize student learning this year and every year, and we’re proud to step in once again to help families in need,” said Brittany Burnett, president and CEO of United Way of the CSRA in the news release.
To make an online monetary donation, visit uwcsra.org/stuff-the-bus.
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