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Young sailors learn ropes. A grant from the Powell River, British Columbia, Kiwanis club, made admission to a five-day sailing course for 22 6- to 15-year-old youth more affordable. The BC Sailing Association, which sponsors the school, says in addition to learning teamwork, participants increased their awareness of water safety, boating skills, and their environment, and left the course with greater confidence in the water.

Because of the Powell River club’s grant, the five-day course cost each youth CAD$174.90 instead of $235.

Supporting the arts. Youth Art Month, celebrated each March at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center, featured a youth art competition sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Gainesville (Georgia) and the Charles J. Thurmond Youth Scholarship Fund. In addition to this contest, all first-place winners from grades 6 through 12 and a Director’s Choice winner went on to compete in the Kiwanis International Georgia District Art and Talent Showcase, April 28 at the Carrolton Cultural Art Center.”—The Gainesville Times

Club gives out dictionaries. More than 500 third-graders at four Macomb Township elementary schools each have a new dictionary, thanks to a project conducted by the Shelby-Macomb (Michigan) Kiwanis Daybreakers. Each year, Kiwanis’ Michigan District governor selects a program or organization for all branches to support. This year, Michigan Kiwanis (clubs) are assisting the Dictionary Project, a nonprofit organization that aims to help third-graders complete the school year as good writers, active readers, and creative thinkers.

“It was good to see what students have today,” said Don Hook, immediate past president of the Shelby-Macomb Daybreakers, about the visit to the schools. “It was an eye-opener.”—The Detroit Free Press