For the City Times

STEVENS POINT — On Tuesday, April 9, the Kiwanis Club of Stevens Point met at the Stevens Point Country Club to celebrate and recognize a local sixth grader, Kayla Hintz.

Hintz received this honor as part of the club’s Making a Difference Award – a program that recognizes and presents awards to one deserving sixth grade student from each of eleven area public and private elementary/middle schools every school year.

Hintz was selected by her teacher, Mr. DeSmet, and principal Karl Bancker of Madison Elementary School.

“Kayla is a perfect of example of a student who deserves the Make a Difference award. Kayla is our school’s student council President and has given up many of her recess and lunch times to help coordinate school events,” said Bancker. “She is also a positive role model for all students in our school. Along with this, Kayla is one of the hardest working students in class and does her best to get good grades in school. Outside of school Kayla is involved in activities like dance, softball, and Playhouse Theatre.”

The Kiwanis Club of Stevens Point was organized in 1923 and is one of the oldest in the state of Wisconsin. Members are active in the community by being involved in the Make a Difference Award as well as the following programs:

• Kiwanis Kare Kits – a giving project that provides hygiene kits to at-need students within the Stevens Point Area Public School District. The kits include essential personal hygiene items that are distributed by school counselors and social workers at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
• Nonperishable Food Collection – Each holiday season, members bring nonperishable foods to the noon lunch meetings. Donated items are given to Operation Bootstrap to help feed area families.
• Bell-ringing for the Salvation Army – Each year, club members volunteer to ring bells for the Salvation Army at various Stevens Point locations.
• Green Circle Trail – Our club keeps the Green Circle from Chase Bank to Bukolt Park litter-free. Members sign up each spring for weekly walk-throughs of this section.

For more information regarding the Kiwanis Club of Stevens Point, visit the website at: www.stevenspointkiwanis.org or like us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Kiwanis.Club.of.Stevens.Point/