Making a Difference, Kiwanis and Special Games

It’s all about the kids

Fri­day, May 21, 2010, will be the 32nd edi­tion of the Kiwa­nis Spe­cial Games.  The Games are per­haps the Los Altos Kiwa­nis Club’s most impor­tant com­mu­nity ser­vice project.

Estab­lished by the Los Altos Kiwa­nis Club, the games are now pro­duced by all of the Kiwa­nis Clubs of  Kiwa­nis Divi­sion 34.  Well over 900 severely chal­lenged kids from more than 50 area schools par­tic­i­pate.  The games are sim­ple, but com­pet­i­tive, and care­fully matched to the abil­i­ties of the participants.

The chil­dren look for­ward to our Kiwa­nis Spe­cial Games all year.  It’s one of those occa­sions when they are able to excel and find them­selves at the cen­ter of atten­tion because of their pos­i­tive accom­plish­ments.  It takes about 800 vol­un­teers to run the games, includ­ing Kiwa­ni­ans, Key  and Cir­cle K Club, teach­ers, and vol­un­teers from the community.

The videos tell the story.