4 - G IVING B ACK — F LORENCE -A REA N ON -P ROFIT G UIDE 2018 Th ank you to the Florence Businesses and community members who generously sponsor fl ags at $30.00 per fl ag, per year. Kiwanis members maintain and display those fl ags on most holidays and special events. To sponsor a fl ag go to www. fl orencekiwanis.org or call Gary Vawter at 541-997-3281. Kiwanis host a fun fi lled hour of games, prizes and special “StormTrooper’s” appearances for children thru 5th grade immediately following the Rhody Jr. Parade. Kiwanis hosts and coordinates the annual free Th anksgiving dinner with many, many volunteers from the community that day, to make it happen. A partnership with the Elks Lodge makes it possible to use the Elks Lodge facility for the community dinner. Upcoming: Kiwanis Foundation Raffl e 2018 raises monies exclusively for scholarships to Siuslaw and Mapleton High School Seniors. Tickets can be purchased for $5.00 each by going to this site directly, www.fl orencekiwanis.org or call John Murphey at 541-991-0514.