KY Speedway Children’s Charities Support Saturday Kids Club

Stepping Stones received a $3,500 donation for it’s Saturday Kids Club recently from the Kentucky Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities. Accepting the award for Stepping Stones were Peggy Kreimer, Communications and Grants, and Meghan Kessen, Manager of Recreation and Leisure Programs.

Ky Speedway 2 KySpeedway1“We are honored to be one of the first recipients of this grant,” said Kessen. “Our Saturday Clubs for Kids and Young Adults are growing. With this donation, we can serve even more people with disabilities next year.”

The Kentucky Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities celebrated its inaugural grant recipients on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. For the first time in the chapter’s history, it was able to provide grant funding to these organizations, so they can continue their hard work in making a difference in the lives of children in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. | The mission of Speedway Children’s Charities remains true to the ideals it was founded upon in 1982: To care for children in educational, financial, social and medical need in order to help them lead productive lives.

ArtWorks Celebrates Superheros at Saturday Kids Club

Artworks visits Saturday Kids Club
More than 40 children focused on their super abilities this month when Stepping Stones’ Saturday Kids Club collaborate with ArtWorks’ Hero Design Company to create personalized superhero capes for participants. ArtWorks apprentices visited with each child before creating capes that celebrated the child’s energy and passions. Capes featured animals, crowns, cartoon character, huge smiles and lightening bolts.

“The capes were spot-on with the children’s interests and personalities,” said Meghan Kessen, Manager of Recreation & Leisure Services at Stepping Stones. 

Children twirled in their capes, traced images with their fingers and held their arms in the air as they took the superhero pledge to use their superpowers for good and to remember that they have unique abilities. 

ArtWorks project manager, Ryan Little of Northside, said the project recognizes the heroic qualities that individuals exhibit as they face challenges with determination and energy.

This event was also sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cincinnati.

Channel 5 featured the event on the evening news, view their video covage here. 

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