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Daytona Beach Kiwanis Club holds 44th annual Threads of Compassion event

The event, which helps kids in need start the school year with new clothes, is a tradition started in 1980 between the club and JC Penney's daughter, Roswell Penney, of Ormond Beach.

By Observer Staff
| 1:00 p.m. August 13, 2024

ArtHaus Executive Director Cameron Vintson helps kids with art projects during the Threads of Compassion event. Courtesy photo

Ormond Beach Observer
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On Saturday, Aug. 3, the Daytona Beach Kiwanis Club held its 44th annual Daytona Beach Kiwanis and JC Penney's Threads of Compassion event, powered by Launch Credit Union.

The event, which helps kids in need start the school year with new clothes, is a tradition started in 1980 between the club and JC Penney's daughter, Roswell Penney, of Ormond Beach. Launch Credit Union recently joined in to provide gift cards for children to buy a new outfit or shoes, according to a press release. The credit union also helped each child start their own bank account with a $25 balance.

"This wonderful partnership between the Daytona Beach Kiwanis Club, JC Penney’s, Launch Credit Union, and the City of Daytona Beach, has stood the test of time as the Kiwanis Club is counted on every year to share our good fortune at such a crucial and stressful time for these kids and do so much to help provide a boost of much-needed dignity and pride to our less fortunate children the week before school starts," the press release states.

The crowds exceeded the club's estimation by 200%. ArtHaus also provided art projects to keep students engaged.