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AKTION Club of Scranton

Our AKtion Club is a community service group of adults with developmental disabilities. The group is co-sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Scranton. An AKtion Club has four primary goals for its members:

To develop initiative and leadership skills
To provide experience in living and working together
To Serve the community
To prepare for useful citizenship.

AKtion Club Winter/Spring Calendar 2020

January 13	Aktion Club meeting / Officers planning meeting
February 10	Aktion Club meeting – make valentines for our friends at the nursing home.
February 14	Deliver Aktion Club made Valentines to the Nursing home.
February 17	Chili orders and payment due date
March 3	T-shirt Sale / Orders due by April 3rd
March 11	Aktion Club Meeting
March (Date TBA)	Kiwanis Lunch at Arc ADP
April	All month long we are collecting for donation for the animal shelters
April 3	T-shirt orders due
April 15	Aktion Club Meeting /Election Day
April 23 (date tentative to PPSA’s)	bring your child to work day
May (Date TBA)	Lunch at Friendly’s
May 20	Aktion Club Meeting / Make and distribute care bag for Veterans hospital
June 1	Tickets go on sale for Basket Raffle on the 19th
June 19	Basket raffle

Meetings

WHEN:	The second or third Wednesday of each month
WHERE:	The Arc 115 Meadow Avenue Scranton, PA 18505
TIME:	Noon

Meeting Agenda

Call to Order
Raising of the Banner
Pledge
Patriotic Song
Roll Call
Welcome New Members
Guests
Birthdays
Secretary’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Program
Adjournment

What We Do

The AKtion Club performs a variety of services to the
community. It also has fund-raising projects to raise
money for needs in our comunity. Some of our
projects and services during the past year were:

Shopped for a delivered laundry products to the Ronald McDonald House
Ongoing pet supply donations to the Animal
Care Association, plus cash donations
Made Kitty Tuna Treats for Animal Care Association
Assisted Voluntary Action Center in assembling a
variety of projects to benefit community
organizations
Organized and conducted a Summer Party play
day and decorated and filled snack bags for Lil’
Tykes Pre School and Day Care
Continued to assist a rural village family near
Nairobi, Kenya who have been struggling with
medical harships and a special needs child
Sent donations to Nay Aug Park Fund for park
restoration and to Voluntary Action Center to
help with publication of their Emergency Guide
for Seniors
Make centerpieces for Meals on Wheels recipients
and Arc Families
Made holiday favors for area nursing homes
Financially helped a special needs family at
Christmas time

Who Runs the AKtion Club

An AKtion Club is run similar to a Kiwanis Club. An
annual election of officers is held in October.
Officers and duties are as follows:

PRESIDENT: conducts the meeting
VICE-PRESIDENT: conducts the meeting in the
absence of the president
TREASURER: collects the dues and makes a
financial report to the club
SECRETARY: takes minutes during the meeting and
reads the minutes of the last meeting
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS: leads the group in the
Pledge of Allegiance
BANNER RAISER: raises the banner at the beginning
of the meeting
ROLL CALL PERSON: takes attendance and calls roll
during the meeting
BIRTHDAY GREETER: leads the club in singing
Happy Birthday to members
BADGE PERSON: passes out badges and collects
them at the end of the meeting

Special Events

Luncheon with Kiwanis Club at The Arc to recognize
our Club’s awards and accomplishments
State Convention in Altoona
Presented a Christmas musical at The Arc for
friends, family and the community

Fund Raiser