The Kiwanis Club of Cicero held its annual Roadblock for Riley Hospital last Saturday. Members volunteered to staff or cover several intersections to collect money for Riley Hospital for Children. The club raised over $3,200. All money collected is donated to support the efforts of the hospital.
“Indiana Kiwanis has supported Riley Hospital for almost 100 years, raising money and awareness for four years before it was even built!” said Keith Ecker, Cicero Kiwanis Club President. “We are proud to be part of it and proud of the local community for their generosity.”
The upcoming breakfast meeting of the Kiwanis Club on Saturday, Sept. 29 will feature Phillip and Nikki Newby, who will share the impact of their 129-day experience a Riley Hospital.
Phillip (a 2000 graduate of Hamilton Heights High School) and Nikki Newby (a 2005 graduate of Sheridan Christian Academy) will share their firsthand experience with Riley Hospital when their son, at just over one year of age, was diagnosed with a genetic, life-threatening condition called SCID (severe combined immunodeficiency) in 2017. SCID is extremely rare (affecting less than 200,000 people in the United States). Without intervention, SCID usually results in severe infection and death in children by age two. Today, Lincoln is considered cured and back home enjoying his life as a busy two-year-old.
About the Cicero Kiwanis
The Cicero Chapter of the Kiwanis International as a part of a non-profit global organization with members who are dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time. In the greater Cicero-area community, the Cicero Kiwanis provide scholarships to local high school students, support local schools through donations to various programs and manpower, provide food and assistance to local food pantries, support families and individuals in need or in crisis and help the community-at-large through donations to Riley’s Children’s Hospital. Weekly meetings begin at 7:30 a.m. on Saturdays at the Red Bridge Community Park Building in Cicero.