What is a Modern Woodmen of America Youth Service Club (Kids Club)?
Clubs hold monthly activities and and plan volunteer projects that benefit the community. In a safe and positive environment, led by Modern Woodmen members, participating kids undertake countless educational, service and beautification projects for the betterment of their communities. And they have a lot of fun along the way. |
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 Kids Club September Activities
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In September, the Kids Club collected and distributed sch ool supplies and food and paper products for the Lost Nation Food Pantry. The Club will meet again at the library on Saturday, October 1, at 9:30 a.m. |
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| Youth Service Club Donates Funds
Sharon Steiner, leader of the Modern Woodman Youth Services Junior Club, presented a check to Janene Shannon, director of the Library. The donation was the result of two projects--proceeds from the Rustic Days Duck Races and proceeds from redeeming Iowa cans--combined with matching funds from Modern Woodman of America through the Junior Youth Service Club.
As a fraternal benefit society, Modern Woodman provides benefits for members, their families and their communities.
Story & photo by Lois Lane. Thanks!
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| MWA Kids Club June Activity
Club members planted flowers and placed mulch in the flower bed and around the trees at the LN Library/City Hall as their June activity.
The next activity will be on Saturday, August 6 at 9:30 am in the Library basement.
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On Saturday, May 7, the MWA Kids' Clubs Joined Hands with the Legion Auxilliary to pack 24 comfort kits for the Veterans at the VA Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. |
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Pictured above are members of the Lost Nation MWA Kids Club presenting a check to the Scoop for funds raised at the soup supper. Pictured are Cole Green, Raegan Dickman, and Kaylin Novak with Scoop volunteer Monna Cleary.
Photo & information by Lisa Dickman. Thanks, Lisa! |
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April Meeting Is Busy for the LN MWA Kids Club
The MWA Kids club collected 65 new and gently used books and DVD’s to donate to the Lost Nation Public Library at their April meeting. They also made yellow birds to donate to the OJ Senior Center and Wheatland Manor. They will meet again on Saturday, May 7 at 9:30 a.m. at the library. They will be putting together comfort kits to send to residents at the VA Home in Marshalltown.
Information & photo by Lisa Dickman. Thanks, Lisa!
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The MWA Kids Club helped decorate cookies at the LN Country Christmas event held in December. By the looks of the pictures, they thoroughly enjoyed it!
Photos by Sharon Steiner. Thanks! |
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Above: The Lost Nation MWA Kids Club was busy during their January meeting. They collected and counted box tops and soup labels for schools and made penguin decorations for the OJ Senior Center and the LN Library.
Pictures & story by Lisa Dickman. Thanks, Lisa! |
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Kids Club November Happenings
 MWA funds replaced the Burr Oak tree that was taken down at the Smithtown Church.
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Above: The MWA Kids Club members recently enjoyed making fruit jar pumpkin to take home and to the Oxford Junction senior center.
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Right: The MWA participated in a Matching Funds Project with the Lost Nation Business Association for updating the Lost Nation Christmas lights. MWA Club Advisor Sharon Steiner presented a check for over $1,000 from Modern Woodmen of America to Lost Nation Mayor Jim Schroeder.
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The MWA Kids Club donated turkeys which were filled with candy that they made at their November meeting to West Wing Place in DeWitt (above) and to the Wheatland Nursing Home (right).
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| The Lost Nation MWA Youth Service Clubs were busy at their last meeting making very colorful posters. Some of their handwork is pictured above. Enjoy! |
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2010 Rustic Days Parade Grand Marshals
The Lost Nation Modern Woodmen of America Youth Service Clubs were named Grand Marshals for the 2010 Rustic Days Parade held on Saturday, July 17, 2010. Congratulations to the LN Kids Clubs!
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 The MWA Kids Clubs of Lost Nation had fun on Saturday, June 5, making the Uncle Sams pictured above. Thirty-three of these cute decorations were made by the kids to be donated to the following: Wheatland Manor, Oxford Junction Senior Center, Lost Nation Library, and DeWitt West Wing.
There will be no Kids Club meeting in July as the MWA Kids Club will be involved in Lost Nation's Rustic Days activities. The next meeting will be held in August.
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| Below are some of the activities that the Modern Woodmen Youth Service Clubs of Lost Nation, Iowa participate in. |
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Join Hands Day
On Saturday, May 1, 2010, the Youth Service Clubs (Kids Clubs) joined hands with the Lost Nation American Legion Auxiliary Unit #381. They decorated bags and filled them with comfort items for our veterans in the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. The group filled 34 bags that they had decorated with bright stickers.
Join Hands Day is a national day of service when youths and adults work together on projects to improve our communities. Modern Woodmen of America is a sponsor of Join Hands Day.
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When the youth finished decorating and filling the bags for the Veterans Home, they decorated a plastic container with stickers and planted a geranium in it to take home to their Moms for Mother's Day. |
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Below are some pictures of past activities that the Lost Nation Kids Clubs
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2008 Join Hands Day Activity with the Legion Auxiliary #381
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LN Legion Auxiliary with the MWA Kids Clubs and leaders. |
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2009 Helping plant flowers at the Lost Nation City Sign with the Mayor, Ken Brady. |
2009 The Kids Clubs donated funds for supplies for the Paint Iowa Beautiful Main Street Awning Project |
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2009 Delivering May Day Baskets to Lost Nation's senior citizens
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