The Kiwanis Club of LaGuardia Airport and LGA Port Authority Kids Day 2009

Kids Day 2009

More than 2000 youngsters and their families attended LaGuardia Airport's annual Kids Day on 9/26/09 sponsored by the LaGuardia Kiwanis Club and the LGA Port Authority.  This event has been a major Club and LGA Airport event for over 25 years. 

The original impetus for creating Kids Day was to have a way for Club Members and LGA Airport employees to show that they are good neighbors, and show their appreciation to the surrounding communities.  Also, it was hoped that children would be encouraged to become interested in aviation.

LGA Kiwanis owes the success of this program to the coordinating expertise of Warren Kroeppel, General Manager of LaGuardia Airport (Board Member) and his fantastic Port Authority Crew, and Port Authority Police.  Also, the many Club Members, Key Clubbers, Circle K and Civil Air Patrol volunteers who come, year after year, to serve thousands of free hot dogs, to our 'security team' overseeing the smooth flow of the crowd so all can enjoy the up close and personal experience, the very patient face painters donated by Market Place Development, the brave group of very wet 'dunkees' in our dunk tank, the contributions from our commercial airline partners & vendors, Skytypers' airshow and the 'loan' of the awsome military and antique aircraft for the day.  To ALL - THANK YOU!

LA GUARDIA KIWANIS FEATURED ON KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE !!! 

LaGuardia Kiwanis Club presentation of a KPTC Trauma Kit to the LGA Port Authority Police EMS Unit at LaGuardia Airport

Pictured Left to Right: 

Joe Corace, KPTC President & Former NYS District Governor

Doris Mellina, LGA Club IPPresident, 

Warren Kroeppel, General Manager, LGA Airport

Kenneth D. Honig, Police Inspector-Commanding Officer,

Port Authority Police

Lishia Harper, Police Captain, PA Police

The Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Kit is a child-sized ambulance equipment kit which was compiled to meet most   on-scene emergency needs of children. The kits are donated to fire departments and ambulance services under the auspices of the local Kiwanis clubs in each community.

LGA 2009 Scholarship Luncheon Celebrates Aviation's

Future Leaders

 Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

The Kiwanis Club of LaGuardia Airport in partnership with Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology,  established the LaGuardia Kiwanis/Tim Peirce  Scholarship for graduates of Aviation High School to help defray the daily expenses associated with higher education.  Candidates who are selected by the LaGuardia Kiwanis Scholarship Committee for this scholarship demonstrate an interest in and a commitment to aviation.  

Scholarship Committee:

Chair, Richard Lotti, Kalliopi Koutsoutis, Warren Kroeppel, Verdia Noel, Ann Cronin

Funding for the first two years is provided solely by LGA Kiwanis.  For those students enrolled in a baccalaureate program, Vaughn College provides matching funds for the remaining two years. Recipients must maintain full-time matriculation and sustain a minimum grade point average of 2.0.

LGA Kiwanis Sends 22 Kids to Kamp Kiwanis

Kamp Kiwanis is aimed at providing fun, physical exercise and adventure. It strives to afford opportunities to participate in a creative outdoor group experience in a democratic setting and develop characteristics of leadership and fair play.

The fundraising efforts of the LaGuardia Kiwanis Club allows us to sponsor 22 underserved community-based kids to a full week of camping. 

The Kamp is located six miles north of Rome, N.Y., on 102 acres of open and wooded land in the rolling western foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.

LGA Kiwanis Club's Circle K at Vaughn College

off to a great start.

LGA Kiwanis Club Circle K Vaughn College of Aeronautics

Circle K International (CKI) is the largest collegiate community service, leadership development, and friendship organization in the world. With more than 11,000 members in 17 nations, CKI is making a positive impact on the world every day.

Circle K clubs are organized and sponsored by a Kiwanis club on a college or university campus. CKI is a self-governing organization and elects its own officers, conducts its own meetings, and determines its own service activities.

CKI blends community service and leadership training with the opportunity to meet other college students around the world.