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The Heart to Heart project by Sikeston Altrusans has evolved over the years. It has always been an opportunity to share love with the community. Our community partner, Spread Hope Now, asked for our assistance in providing something special in the month of February. Altrusans were happy to put together Valentine gift bags with reading material, sweet and salty treats and lotion for 80 of their clientele. In addition, Altrusans had the privilege of personally handing out the special bags to the recipients. It was a heart felt project that continued to make our community better!

Days for Girls

Days for Girls (DfG) has been an Altrusa project for the past six years. There are two established DfG teams in the Greater Kansas City area; one in Shawnee, Kansas and the other in Liberty, Missouri. The Liberty, Missouri DfG location is also a regional collection point for DfG. Club members are encouraged to continue to support the Shawnee, KS and/or Liberty, MO DfG teams which meet on a monthly basis.

Make a Difference Day for At Risk Youth

Each year the Sikeston club chooses a project for Make a Difference Day in October. This year it was decided to fund a project for the Missouri Department of Youth Services and serve underprivileged at risk youth. The club donated money to pay for a field trip to a recreational center, where the children attended a water safety course then enjoyed time in the pool. Afterwards, all the children were treated to ice cream before being returned to their home, foster home or group home. All the children who participated were selected because they had experienced abuse during their short lifetime. Altrusa is proud to be a positive influence in their lives and to show them that their community does care about them.

Altrusa Athenaeum

You don’t normally associate hospital and reading room, but Altrusa did. They felt there was a need for a bookshelf and assorted reading materials for the ICU waiting room at the local hospital. So they created a reading area in the waiting room. Every month two Altrusans volunteer to stock the bookshelves with new books and magazines. They remove any worn out reading materials. For the many hours that families spend waiting in this room, they now have an alternative to mindless television programming and can maintain their literacy skills. This club addressed a little known need of the community in an effective and supportive manner.

World Literacy Day Partnership

Each year on World Literacy Day in September, the Sikeston club partners with the Sikeston Public Library. After consulting with the Director of the public library on a special theme book or topic about women, $50 is donated to purchase one or more books commemorating this UN Observance. This project not only supports literacy but also promotes Altrusa’s special relationship with the UN and its sustainable goals agenda.

Schoolfest

Schoolfest is a long standing literacy project held at the annual Saturday parade prior to the 4 day community Rodeo. A large variety of children’s books are purchased as well as adult books. Tables are set up in a local park to display books and they are given away at no cost to recipients. Over 600 books are given away by club members manning the tables. Just another example of how the Sikeston club is leading to a better community.

Celebrate Reading

Celebrate Reading is an annual Altrusa literacy project held on Dr Suess’ Birthday and the same time as the Read Across America program. The club purchases class room sets of books to read at the public and private preschools as well as public kindergarten in the community. Altrusans read the book to their assigned class then distribute new copies of the book read to each of the children. This project supports the literacy skills of each child and advances their education. Generally, 300 to 400 books are distributed by the Sikeston club at the completion of this project.

Heart to Heart

This service project addresses the loss of a loved one. It is typically done the week of Valentine’s Day. Members submit names and addresses of people they know who have lost a loved one. Members gather to stuff gift bags with theme related food, candy, hand made fragrant soaps, inspirational cards or small books. This is a personal service project as the gift bags are delivered in person to the recipients, a project that clearly reveals the heart of Altrusa in Sikeston.

Christmas Connection

Each December Club members prepare Goody Bags for 40 residents of Green Meadow Retirement Home. The Goody Bags contain winter necessities like chap stick, gloves, hats, etc. These Goody Bags are handed out on Christmas by the staff. In addition to the Goody Bags, the club supplies refreshments for the annual Christmas party for the residents of this assisted living center. Just one of the ways the Sikeston club is leading to a better community.