Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County: work day

This Saturday the three area Kiwanis Clubs (Coeur d'Alene, Panhandle and Post Falls) will be working together to help the Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County.

The Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County is currently collecting donations in order to build their own facility. But, in the meantime, their current facility is in desperate need of a facelift.

All three area clubs will be meeting at the Church of the Nazarene in Post Falls (see google map below for directions) at 9 a.m. and working until 3 p.m. to paint, tear up carpet, clean and otherwise bring the space up to snuff.

If you are interested in helping out, please feel free to stop by anytime on Saturday, March 6th. Wear your working clothes as manual labor is bound to be involved!

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Alive at 25 - Young Driver's Education in Coeur d'Alene

When Sheriff Deputy Jack McAvoy visited our meeting this week, I was prepared to hear that a lot of young people get into auto accidents. What I wasn't prepared to hear was this (taken directly off the Aliveat25.us website)...

You may, also, click the image to the right to view a PDF version:

• Young drivers are involved in fatal crashes at more than twice the rate of all others
• The first year for a newly licensed teenage driver is the most dangerous, with more than one in five involved in crashes
• Each year nearly 6,000 teens are killed in vehicular accidents; more than 3,800 are drivers aged 15-20
• Annually, more than 326,000 young drivers are seriously injured
• More than half the deaths occurred between Friday and Sunday; 41% occurred between 9:00pm and 6:00am
• Exceeding the posted speed limit or driving at an unsafe speed is the most common error in fatal teenage accidents
• More than 1,000 young drivers lose their lives each year in crashes because of an impaired driver, be it themselves or someone else
• Although this group represents about 7% of the nations’ licensed drivers, they are involved in nearly 15% of all fatal crashes

Research shows the leading cause of young driver accidents involve one or a combination of the following factors:

• Lack of awareness to the consequences of risk-taking behavior
• Inexperience with complexities of driving
• Peers in vehicle with the youthful driver
• Driving as a social activity
• Impaired driving to due road conditions, including driving at night
• Speeding
• Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

The "Alive at 25" program assists young drivers in understanding the risks associated with driving and goes beyond just your average "driver's ed" class.  At "Alive at 25," participants get to role-play dangerous situations and are offered ways to escape them. Some driver's ed programs in the CdA area offer discounts to those individuals who first participate in an "Alive at 25" class.

If you're interested in learning more, or getting your teen signed up for an "Alive at 25" class, contact with Deputy Jack McAvoy or Deputy Kevin Smart at the Kootenai County Sheriff Department at 208-446-1300.

CDA4Kids - Before & After School Program doing GREAT things in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

The framework for CDA4Kids began years ago when teachers from Borah Elementary recognized that their students needed more educational support in order to succeed.

For various reasons, students were coming to school hours before the bell rang, and many did not have the support at home regarding homework assistance.

For that reason, six years ago “Homework House” and “Wake Up and Read” were supported with a $500 grant from The Kiwanis Club of Coeur d'Alene.

Building on the success of the programs, a 21^st Century Community Learning Center grant was awarded to expand the programs to Hayden Elementary (which became Atlas).  With that grant, support from the community, and thanks to the dedication of the staff, the programs are now in 6 schools throughout the district.

 

What is CDA4Kids?

CDA4Kids exists to provide enrichment activities and academic support in a safe and inspiring environment.

Enrichment Activities:

CDA4Kids want kids to experience the beauty of life!  Enrichment activities have included: arts, music, crafts, sports, ecology, citizenship, cooking, drama, gardening, culture ,and much more!  They are only limited by their own creativity and volunteer base.

Academic Enrichment:

CDA4Kids want to help kids be succesful in reading, language arts, math, and science.  Their goal is to provide academic enrichment activities that will excite students and inspire them to reach their academic potential.  Presently, the data shows that students that participate in experiential based, enrichment programs achieve greater gains in standardized testing.

Get involved!

CDA4Kids needs volunteers to...
read with kids and tutor, share a hobby, supervise activities, raise funds, be a friend, coach, cheerleader or grandparent, and much, much more!

Write:
CDA4Kids
311 N. 10th
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814

Call:
Lauria Fenn at 208-664-8241 ext. 253