Sandra Gantt’s Story
We first met Sandra Gantt during the 2012 holiday season, shortly after she was diagnosed with leukemia. Sandra was in the last trimester of her pregnancy. Doctors at UC Davis Medical Center carefully coordinated her cancer and prenatal care. A healthy daughter, Karissa, was born on December 27, 2012. The family remained at Kiwanis Family […]
Ankit Bhuta’s Story
Ankit Bhuta came to the U.S. from Mumbai, India to attend flight school. After passing his courses, he needed hours on his flight log, a quest that took him to Stockton, California. On September 7, 2015, Ankit was riding on the back of a motorcycle being driven by one of his classmates. The classmate decided […]
Director’s Letter – December 2015
In our recent year-end message to our followers and supporters, we shared the touching stories of Ankit Bhuta, who sustained severe injuries in a motorcycle accident, and Sandra Gantt, a returning guest who continues her battle with leukemia. One Kiwanian from Fortuna, California sent me this email in response. Thank you for those heartwarming stories! […]
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Director’s Column – November 2015
In 2009, during my tenure as Chief Operating Officer for the Coalition for Independence, a Kansas City nonprofit that served persons with disabilities, we invited a prestigious international accreditation organization to come onsite and assess how we measured up against its comprehensive set of excellence standards. Following a week-long visit by its team of assessors, […]
Director’s Column – October 2015
The families we serve while they endure serious illness and injury need Lt. Governors from all corners of the Kiwanis family! I address my comments this month to you, LTGs! We give continuous attention to Sponsor Clubs and their presidents. That is logical because we have promoted our Sponsor Club Program for many years. Club […]
Director’s Column – September 2015
Our goal has been to reach 100 Sponsor Clubs during 2015, the year that Kiwanis International celebrates its 100th anniversary. I can officially announce that we have reached that milestone! Our followers will remember that the Kiwanis Club of Fordham University, Bronx in New York became our 98th sponsoring club in June. About the same […]
Next K-Family Workday is Saturday, September 12th
Join us for our next K-Family workday on Saturday, September 12th! Details may be found on the attached flyer. Please RSVP to Charlie Bussey at cbussey@kiwanisfamilyhouse.org by September 9, 2015.
Director’s Letter – August 2015
In 1885, Clark W. Bryan published the first edition of Good Housekeeping, with a “mission to fulfill compounded of about equal portions of public duty and private enterprise…to produce and perpetuate perfection as may be obtained in the household.” Years later, the organization’s commitment to “perpetuating perfection” manifested itself in the Good Housekeeping Seal of […]
New Board Meeting Schedule Announced
The Kiwanis Family House Board of Directors has announced a new board meeting schedule for the 2015-2016 term. Until further notice, the board shall meet every other month (odd months: January, March, May, July, September, and November) as well as in the month of June following the Kiwanis Family House Annual Meeting. Except for June, […]
