PARSIPPANY — Thanksgiving day placemats made by Kiwanis Club Brooklawn Middle School Builders Club were used at Homeless Solutions for this holiday.
The current advisors are Ms. Elena Gerber and Mrs. Christina DeStefano. They have been leading the Brooklawn Builders Club for the past four years.
This years service projects have included so far making Thanksgiving Day placemats for Homeless Solutions and last month, they decorated pumpkins with anti-bullying themes and put them around the Brooklawn Court Yard.
The Builders Club will be making Christmas placements for Homeless Solutions too.
Last year their big project was to sell gold links on a paper chain to raise money for baby Emma that supplied meals for the family when the baby was in the hospital.
Every year the Brooklawn Builders Club hosts a Teacher for a Day contest. It is always very popular as it gives students the opportunity to see what their favorite teachers do and to spend the day with them! Last year over $600 was raised and toys were purchased and donated to Toys for Tots.
The Builders club meets every other Thursday. They will be meeting next Thursday, December 8.
Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany has been sponsoring the Brooklawn Builders Club for the past 25 years.
Builders Club is an international student-led organization providing members with opportunities to perform service, build character and develop leadership.
The Builders Club Pledge: “I pledge on my honor to uphold the objects of Builders Club. To better my school, my community, my nation, and myself. To aid those in need while enhancing leadership capabilities, and to encourage the fellowship of all mankind.”
The Kiwanis family is bigger than just a club. It has clubs for every age and ability: adult Kiwanis clubs, Circle K clubs for university students, Aktion Clubs for adults with disabilities, Key Clubs for high school students, Builders Clubs for middle school students and K-Kids for elementary school students.
Volunteers from Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany prepares meals for Homeless Solutions once a month.
For more information on Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany, click here. You are invited to join the Kiwanis Club for a meeting. They meet every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at Empire Diner, 1315 Route 46.
