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The Kiwanis Club of Mauston, Wisconsin participated in Kiwanis International’s
Read Around the World service project and honored participants as Terrific
Kids!
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Mauston Kiwanis held its first Read Around the World project as a reward
for students of the Terrific Kids of Westside Elementary program January
20 with Kiwanis member and project manager Jean Bonney. The Reading Sleepover
was the second of four special events in which every student receives
a Terrific Kids certificate from the club for working hard on leadership
characteristics with their teachers. The project was held in the Westside
Elementary School gym.
The sleepover schedule started with arrival at 5 p.m. with sleeping bags,
flashlights, pajamas, sack lunch and books in hand. Children, 134 in all,
were divided into 14 different groups lead by 33 adults including 7 Kiwanis
members with assistance from 9 Mauston High School Key Club members.
Every 30 minutes the group switched from reading to an activity, then
back to reading. Students were able to read on their own or with their
groups, books that were brought from home or provided by teacher Marianne
Cherny, the school project leader.
Paul Ziebell was on hand for a juggling experience in which students
helped him juggle basketballs. DJ’s played the Bunny Hop and the Chicken
Dance while the Pre-K through 2nd graders danced, releasing energy. Lynda
Vinopal led the storytelling time with her special apron and hat. Key
Club members baked cookies for the snack before bed.
The night ended with 30 minutes of reading by flashlight before the gym
lights were turned off and the “I have to go to the bathroom,” coughing
spells, and giggling began. All were tucked snuggly in their sleeping
bags and fast asleep by midnight. Students were picked-up Saturday morning
at 7 a.m. and given their certificates by Kiwanis members along with breakfast.
Program Schedule
Friday evening
5:00 p.m. - Greet students as they arrive and start reading.
5:30 p.m. - Kiwanian/Principal Cynthia Bomber’s welcome. Take students
to lunchroom for dinner.
6:00 p.m. - Read
6:30 p.m. - Paul Ziebell – juggling
7:00 p.m. - Read
7:30 p.m. - DJ and Dancing
8:00 p.m. - Read
8:30 p.m. - Lynda Vinopal – story telling
9:00 p.m. - Read
9:30 p.m. - Snack, get in sleeping bags
10:00 p.m. - Read with flashlights
10:30 p.m. - All flashlights out!
Saturday
6:00 a.m. Students wake-up
7:00 a.m. Students picked-up by parents, receive breakfast and Terrific
Kids certificates |
