The Kiwanis Club of Atlantic, today (Tuesday), announced that Kiwanis International has awarded the organization $5,000 to assist in the flood cleanup efforts in Hamburg. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world: one community and one child at a time. With the assistance of the Red Oak and Clarinda chapters, the Kiwanians are providing 2,000 sack lunches on Saturday, March 30th to feed the residents and cleanup crews in Hamburg. 2 tons of bottled water will also be shipped to the town. In addition, every small child will receive a teddy bear.

The lunches will be assembled Friday at the First Church of Christ in Atlantic, beginning at 3 PM. On Saturday morning, the caravan of food will arrive in Hamburg by 10 AM. Volunteers will dispense the lunches throughout the town. Undistributed sacks will supplement the emergency shelters in Hamburg. Lloyd Munson, the Atlantic Kiwanis President said “This is one way that our Kiwanis Club can provide encouragement and show that we want to make a difference at a most critical time in their lives.”