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1937 1938 Put on an old time Music Festival making $53 assisted in putting on a crippled Children's Clinic Organization Boy Scout troop, Girl Scout troop, and Cub Pack Delivered the Charter to the Boy Scout troop Had a program devoted to Scouting and contributed money towards the establishment of a permanent camp for Scouts It had a series of farmers meetings with appropriate programs and gave a $500 prize for the most improved farm buildings Tried enforcement of an old ordinance forbidding cows and other live stock to be allowed to roam the streets, inaugurated a "Clean Up" program, started a movement for building a Community House, used NYA boys and followed the work to completion It had programs on the NYA, Social Security, History of the County Inter-club meetings at Coeburn, Norton and to the Charter Night at Narrows, and had numerous visitors from other clubs Entertained the LG, held four Kiwanis education meetings and was represented at the Mid-Winter Conference and the District Convention 1939 Raised money to give hot lunches to 100 underprivileged children for the months of October, November and December Sponsored the building of a Community House and bought a piano for it, obtained part of the money from a play put on by the Barter Players This building was dedicated at an inter-club meeting at which Norton, Coeburn, Big Stone Gap and Jenkins, KY were represented Programs on Our Town, Tuberculosis, and the Improvement of the County Roads Visited Norton, Pikesville, KY, and attended the charter night of the Jenkins, KY club and held a Ladies Night inter-club picnic with Coeburn Entertained the LG who took part in the dedication of the Community House 1940 Chairman of the Boys and Girls Work Committee attended Scout training course and gave instructions to Scouts in fire prevention and detection The Home Economic club gave a program The NYA girls put on a program and the FFA boys A delegation went to Bluefield, WVA to visit the International President It held all inter-club meeting with Coeburn, the LG as guest speaker It was host to Norton and a joint Ladies Night picnic with Coeburn Had a report of the International Convention, sent representa-tives to the District Convention 1941 Distributed toys for children and baskets of food to 50 indigent families at Christmas Sponsored the troop and raised funds to finance it for the year, contributed to the Girls Scout organization, had programs put on by the Home Economics class and the FFA and persuaded the City Council to put safety signs at tile school Presented a flag pole and a flag to the school, had the pole promptly put up and the flag flown with ceremonies featuring the History of the Flag Helped with the registration of 21-year-olds for the Selective Service, held a successful flower show, worked for a new highway ill the community Had programs on The Health Department of Virginia, Good Roads, Telephone Communications, Safety, Plumbing, Soil Conservation, First Aid, and the club History Entertained the LTG, sent delegates to International and District conventions 1942 Had a program on Scouting and carried out a successful drive for Scout finances Aided the Scrap Drive, and gave a dinner to 21 Had programs on: The War, Tobacco Attended an inter-club meeting at Norton but had to 'omit its annual picnic meeting with Coeburn Held a Ladies Night, had several Ki-wanis education, meetings and entertained 1943 The club put on a drive for Christmas gifts for underprivileged children Extended the Christmas giving to include indigent families Boxes were tracked and delivered to families comprising 50adults and 100 children Entertained the honor students at the High School and offered a prize, for the boy or girl who should make the best average grade, and discussed sponsoring a Scout troop 1944 The club had a benefit show which netted $100 to be used for repairs on the community building; started and successfully put on a school and FFA Fair; took charge of the 5th War Loan Drive and aided in the 6th,; bought glasses for several needy children; gave a Christmas party for poor children; inaugurated a system for rewarding high school studetns who made the best grades in each 6-week period, giving movie tickets to teh winning girls, and entertaining the winning boys at luncheon; had the loacl FFA Boys put on a program; engineered a War Bond rally at which $33,000 in bonds were sold; and aided in other civic enterprises 1945 Obtained part time use of the high school grounds and equipment for recreational facilities for underprivileged children Furnished two children with glasses Distributed packages containing candy, fruit, toys and articles of clothing to 100 needy children at Christmas Sent a delegation to a meeting of the Virginia Highway Commission to place before it the county's highway needs Took charge of the TB Christmas seal drive Aided in the March of Dimes and Cancer Campaigns Organized the used clothing drive collecting 14 tons Aided in all war loan drives and other worthwhile drives Sent the home paper to 800 men and women in the armed forces as regular subscribers Held classes in gardening instructions with well quallified instructors Gave prizes to persons growing the best exhibits of vegitables and flowers Sponsored a county-wide meeting of 4-H clubs 1946 Sponsored a Boy Scout Troop securing a scoutmaster and committeemen Sent a boy to Boy State Furnished two instructors, a chaplain and a lifeguard at teh 4-H club encampmentwith 29 boys and girls Sponsored three 4-H clubs county-wide gatherings in Clintwood, Greewood and Davis Schools 1947 Club began distributing literature on modern imporved farming through the county Then inaugurated classes in gardening covering in the proper season planting, spacing, clutivating, fertilizing, insect control and harvesting including the planting and harvesting of vvarious vegetables Started an intensive campaign to interest farmers in electification of the farm SPonsord meetings in various parts of the county Beatured both talks and movies on this subject with all the assistance thatcou be obtained from the County Agent, teachers of agriculture, veterinarians and trade journels 1948 Furnished labor and machinery to put the newly lighted athletic field in playing condition Sponsored a Boy Scout Troop and held a carnival the proceeds of which were earmarked for the Scouts Organized all community organizations in a drive to provide a community park and playground Presented an amateur theatrical performance raising $250 for the PTA Bought steel signs "School - Drive Carefully" 1949 Employed an architect to draw plas for a propsed additoin to the local high school Sent a boy and a girl to Boy State and Girl State Aided 4-H club members in attending summer camp Held a carnival on July 4th proceeds went to the Boys and Girls work Fund 1950 Continued operation of the Kiwanis Pig club Secured tree seedlings from the forestry department and planted them around the community building and school property Initiated a move to organize a high school band raising $2,700 for this purpose Continued sponsor the teenage canteen with the aid of the Junior Women's club Joined with Haysi Club in obtaining a highway through the Breaks of Cumberland Initiated a move for $800,000 school bond issue for construction of a high school building Held a turkey shoot, a womanless wedding and a donkey baseball game to rais funds for underprivileged child work 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1969 - 1970 1970 - 1971 1971 - 1972 1972 - 1973 1973 - 1974 1974 - 1975 1975 - 1976 1976 - 1977 1977 - 1978 1978 - 1979 1979 - 1980 1980 - 1981 1981 - 1982 1982 - 1983 1983 - 1984 1984 - 1985 1985 - 1986 1986 - 1987 1987 - 1988 1988 - 1989 1989 - 1990 1990 - 1991 1991 - 1992 1992 - 1993 1993 - 1994 1994 - 1995 1995 - 1996 1996 - 1997 1997 - 1998 1998 - 1999 1999 - 2000 2000 - 2001 2001 - 2002 Year End: 51 Projects Completed, 139 Service Hours, $12,290 Spent, 12 Interclubs 2002 - 2003 Year End: 39 Projects Completed, 435 Service Hours, $6,505 Spent, 18 Interclubs 2003 - 2004 Year End: 27 Projects Completed, 190 Service Hours, $5005 Spent, 9 Interclubs 2004 - 2005 Contributed $565 to Tsunami Relief Effort Year End: 31 Projects Completed, 180 Service Hours, $11,151 Spent, 16 Interclubs 2005 - 2006 Year End Statistics: 27 Projects Completed, 165 Service Hours, $7,050 Spent, 13 Interclubs 2006 - 2007 Year End: 13 Projects Completed, 65 Service Hours, $840 Spent, 15 Interclubs 2007 - 2008 Year End: 41 Projects Completed, 197 Service Hours, $1,050 Spent, 16 Interclubs 2008 - 2009 Year End: 30 Projects Completed, 141 Service Hours, $200 Spent, 9 Interclubs $100 District Foundation 2009 - 2010 Year End: 18 Projects, 182 Service Hours, $250 Spent, 10 Interclubs $50 District Foundation 2010 - 2011 Year End: 11 Projects, 91 Service Hours, $351 Spent, 2 Interclubs $0 District Foundation 2011 - 2012 2012 - 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