Our Book Train closed out the year with a total of 5,403 books! Most were donated to Mitzvah Circle and Jenkintown Day Nursery. If you have or know someone who can donate new or gently used books for kids ages 0-10, contact Janet Crawford via email at [email protected]. Pickup can be arranged. Infant or small children’s board books are especially welcomed.
Our fundraiser for Alex’s Lemonade Foundation at the Jenkintown Festival of the Arts raised $1,466. Special thanks to the Abington High School Key Club for running the booth and selling lemonade and pretzels.
The Abington Aktion Club organized a summer “Share A Pair” drive and collected over 1,000 socks for kids and adults in need. The socks were donated to Foster Angels and Angels in Motion.
The Abington High School Key Club made over 100 cards of encouragement for The Breathing Room Foundation, an organization that supports patients diagnosed with cancer and their families.
We hosted many wonderful organizations this last month through our weekly Speaker Series including Covenant House, MANNA, NAMI Montgomery County and The Breathing Room Foundation.
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Last Updated: December 11, 2025 by bmabel
October 2025 Highlights
Our Book Train closed out the year with a total of 5,403 books! Most were donated to Mitzvah Circle and Jenkintown Day Nursery. If you have or know someone who can donate new or gently used books for kids ages 0-10, contact Janet Crawford via email at [email protected]. Pickup can be arranged. Infant or small children’s board books are especially welcomed.
Our fundraiser for Alex’s Lemonade Foundation at the Jenkintown Festival of the Arts raised $1,466. Special thanks to the Abington High School Key Club for running the booth and selling lemonade and pretzels.
The Abington Aktion Club organized a summer “Share A Pair” drive and collected over 1,000 socks for kids and adults in need. The socks were donated to Foster Angels and Angels in Motion.
The Abington High School Key Club made over 100 cards of encouragement for The Breathing Room Foundation, an organization that supports patients diagnosed with cancer and their families.
We hosted many wonderful organizations this last month through our weekly Speaker Series including Covenant House, MANNA, NAMI Montgomery County and The Breathing Room Foundation.
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Upcoming events
Reading @ Jenkintown Day Nursey
JKC's Lunch Meeting w/ Zoom Option
Speaker-John Matthews from Ride Hard Breathe Easy
Ride Hard Breathe Easy
Our mission is to alleviate the suffering of lung cancer patients and their caregivers by raising awareness, supporting early detection, assisting patients, and working to end the stigma associated with the disease.
For more info: https://www.rhbe.org/
Join us for lunch and learn more.
JKC's Lunch Meeting w/ Zoom Option
Speaker-Elsie McCart from Cradles to Crayons
Help Us End Clothing Insecurity!
20 million kids across the U.S. lack access to affordable, appropriate clothing.
Join us in our mission to #EndClothingInsecurity so one day all children will have the essentials they need for a safe and healthy childhood.
For more info: https://www.cradlestocrayons.org/
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JKC's Lunch Meeting w/ Zoom Option
Jenkintown Kiwanis Club Board Meeting
JKC's Lunch Meeting w/ Zoom Option
Speaker-Cathleen Plesnarski-Eastern Center for the Arts
For more info: https://www.eastech.org/
Join us for lunch and see what you may learn!
Reading @ Jenkintown Day Nursey
JKC's Lunch Meeting w/ Zoom Option
JKC's Lunch Meeting w/ Zoom Option
Speaker- Dr. Brandi Scombordi-Raghu OD-Looking Out for Kids
Dr Scombordi-Raghu oversees and assists with vision screenings at approximately 53 schools in Philadelphia and other school districts in Pennsylvania. As a part of the program, when a student fails a vision screening, the nurse sends home a note recommending them for an eye exam. If the parent can’t get the child an eye exam, a team from TEI goes to the school with the Big Red Bus, the University’s traveling eye clinic, to perform eye exams. Or they are bussed to TEI for care. After the exam, students are given two pairs of glasses; one to keep at school and the other to bring home with them.
For more info: https://www.salusuhealth.com/eye-institute/news/community-outreach/charity-fundraiser/the-work-we-do.html
JKC's Lunch Meeting w/ Zoom Option
Jenkintown Kiwanis Club Board Meeting
JKC's Lunch Meeting w/ Zoom Option
Reading @ Jenkintown Day Nursey
JKC's Lunch Meeting w/ Zoom Option
JKC's Lunch Meeting w/ Zoom Option
JKC's Lunch Meeting w/ Zoom Option
JKC's Lunch Meeting w/ Zoom Option
Jenkintown Kiwanis Club Board Meeting