Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Our Kiwanis club looks out for our community and the Kiwanis international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. Our Kiwanis club is generous with its time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way!
For more than a century, Kiwanis have created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.
About Kiwanis of Ooltewah-Collegedale
The Ooltewah-Collegedale Club was chartered October 23, 1975. The club has met over the years in nine different places until Collegedale’s Foundation Hall and Commons was built and the club moved to Chestnut Hall. In February of 2009 the Kiwanis Club of Ooltewah-Collegedale became the new name of the club. In May of 2009 a 501c3, Ooltewah-Collegedale Kiwanis Foundation, was formed to handle all project funds.
The Kiwanis Mission & Vision
Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the world by making lasting differences in the lives of children. Kiwanis strives to be a positive influence in communities worldwide — so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive. Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through Kiwanis Community Service Projects
About Kiwanis International
Founded in 1915, Kiwanis International is a global organization of clubs and members dedicated to serving the children of the world. Kiwanis and its family of clubs, including Circle K International for university students, Key Club for students age 14–18, Builders Club for students age 11–14, K-Kids for students age 6–12 and Aktion Club for adults living with disabilities, annually dedicate more than 18.5 million service hours to strengthen communities and serve children. The Kiwanis International family comprises nearly 558,000 adult and youth members 82 nations and geographic areas.
Kiwanis Service
Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage approximately 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone.
Our Kiwanis club focuses on changing the world by serving children, one child in our community at a time. To reach more people and have a greater service impact on their communities, many clubs sponsor a Kiwanis family club — K-Kids for primary school children; Builders Clubs for adolescents; Key Clubs for teens; Circle K clubs for university students and Aktion Clubs for adults living with disabilities.
Are you ready to help create communities that let all children thrive, prosper and grow? It’s pretty easy to do! Simply contact us with your questions and apply for Kiwanis club membership here.
The kids in your community and the world are counting on you!
Our speaker this week will be Ms. Janelle Reilly, CEO of Common Spirit Memorial Chattanooga. We look forward to learning about the current services provided by this 72 year faith-based organization, Common Spirit Memorial.
Janelle Reilly is the Market President for CommonSpirit Health in Tennessee and Georgia, overseeing operations for CHI Memorial and leading regional expansion efforts. With over 30 years in healthcare, she has driven significant safety improvements, including 5-star rankings and Leapfrog "A" grades. ... See MoreSee Less
With our upcoming Annual Fundraiser around the corner, our charities are coming to visit and share their accomplishments of the past year. Two weeks ago, Siskin came and truly blew our minds when we heard how our funds were used this past year.
Kiwanis Fore The Kids is proud to support the Siskin Children’s Institute as one of our annual charitable partners. Siskin is at the forefront of developing and implementing innovative technology that enables earlier and more accurate detection of autism spectrum disorder.
Last year, Kiwanis helped fund a lending library for an advanced diagnostic device that is not currently covered by insurance. This technology — the EarliPoint Eye Movement Tracking System — uses eye-tracking measurements to help identify autism in very young children, allowing intervention to begin significantly earlier and more effectively. Because of its cost, many families cannot access the device, so the lending library makes it available to children on a waiting list.
EarliPoint can detect autism in children as young as 16 months old. During the assessment, a child watches short videos on a tablet while the system tracks eye movements approximately 120 times per second. The resulting visual patterns are mapped and analyzed, producing results in fewer than 20 minutes. By comparison, traditional autism diagnostic evaluations often take 90 minutes or longer and rely primarily on behavioral observation.
Unlike standard assessments, EarliPoint measures a biological marker. Children with autism tend to visually engage with objects rather than faces or social cues in the same way typically developing children do. This measurable difference allows clinicians to identify developmental concerns much earlier.
Autism spectrum disorder affects communication, social interaction, and behavior. Approximately 1 in 31 eight-year-old children — about 3.2% — are diagnosed with autism. The average age of diagnosis is between five and six years old, even though much of brain development occurs before age four. Because diagnosis often follows missed developmental milestones, treatment typically begins later than ideal.
EarliPoint is the first clinically validated tool capable not only of identifying autism early but also indicating its level of severity. Fewer than 20% of children currently receive an autism diagnosis before age three. Earlier identification allows providers to begin therapy during the most critical developmental window, significantly improving long-term outcomes and, in some cases, substantially reducing the impact of the condition.
Siskin Children’s Institute is funding this pilot program through community support, including Kiwanis and other donors through the annual StarNight fundraiser, since insurance reimbursement is not yet available. Siskin is one of the largest developmental pediatric practices in the country, and its work is made possible through the generosity of the community.
By supporting Kiwanis, you are helping Siskin expand this groundbreaking program and bring life-changing early intervention to more children and families.
Donate to our Kiwanis Annual Fundraiser at k4k.kiwanisoc.com ... See MoreSee Less
About Us
Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Our Kiwanis club looks out for our community and the Kiwanis international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. Our Kiwanis club is generous with its time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way!
For more than a century, Kiwanis have created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.
About Kiwanis of Ooltewah-Collegedale
The Ooltewah-Collegedale Club was chartered October 23, 1975. The club has met over the years in nine different places until Collegedale’s Foundation Hall and Commons was built and the club moved to Chestnut Hall. In February of 2009 the Kiwanis Club of Ooltewah-Collegedale became the new name of the club. In May of 2009 a 501c3, Ooltewah-Collegedale Kiwanis Foundation, was formed to handle all project funds.
The Kiwanis Mission & Vision
Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the world by making lasting differences in the lives of children. Kiwanis strives to be a positive influence in communities worldwide — so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive. Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through Kiwanis Community Service Projects
About Kiwanis International
Founded in 1915, Kiwanis International is a global organization of clubs and members dedicated to serving the children of the world. Kiwanis and its family of clubs, including Circle K International for university students, Key Club for students age 14–18, Builders Club for students age 11–14, K-Kids for students age 6–12 and Aktion Club for adults living with disabilities, annually dedicate more than 18.5 million service hours to strengthen communities and serve children. The Kiwanis International family comprises nearly 558,000 adult and youth members 82 nations and geographic areas.
Kiwanis Service
Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage approximately 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone.
Our Kiwanis club focuses on changing the world by serving children, one child in our community at a time. To reach more people and have a greater service impact on their communities, many clubs sponsor a Kiwanis family club — K-Kids for primary school children; Builders Clubs for adolescents; Key Clubs for teens; Circle K clubs for university students and Aktion Clubs for adults living with disabilities.
Join Us
Our Kiwanis club fulfills the Kiwanis mission by serving our community through Kiwanis Community Service Projects.
Are you ready to help create communities that let all children thrive, prosper and grow? It’s pretty easy to do! Simply contact us with your questions and apply for Kiwanis club membership here.
The kids in your community and the world are counting on you!
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Our speaker this week will be Ms. Janelle Reilly, CEO of Common Spirit Memorial Chattanooga. We look forward to learning about the current services provided by this 72 year faith-based organization, Common Spirit Memorial.
Janelle Reilly is the Market President for CommonSpirit Health in Tennessee and Georgia, overseeing operations for CHI Memorial and leading regional expansion efforts. With over 30 years in healthcare, she has driven significant safety improvements, including 5-star rankings and Leapfrog "A" grades. ... See MoreSee Less
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With our upcoming Annual Fundraiser around the corner, our charities are coming to visit and share their accomplishments of the past year. Two weeks ago, Siskin came and truly blew our minds when we heard how our funds were used this past year.
Kiwanis Fore The Kids is proud to support the Siskin Children’s Institute as one of our annual charitable partners. Siskin is at the forefront of developing and implementing innovative technology that enables earlier and more accurate detection of autism spectrum disorder.
Last year, Kiwanis helped fund a lending library for an advanced diagnostic device that is not currently covered by insurance. This technology — the EarliPoint Eye Movement Tracking System — uses eye-tracking measurements to help identify autism in very young children, allowing intervention to begin significantly earlier and more effectively. Because of its cost, many families cannot access the device, so the lending library makes it available to children on a waiting list.
EarliPoint can detect autism in children as young as 16 months old. During the assessment, a child watches short videos on a tablet while the system tracks eye movements approximately 120 times per second. The resulting visual patterns are mapped and analyzed, producing results in fewer than 20 minutes. By comparison, traditional autism diagnostic evaluations often take 90 minutes or longer and rely primarily on behavioral observation.
Unlike standard assessments, EarliPoint measures a biological marker. Children with autism tend to visually engage with objects rather than faces or social cues in the same way typically developing children do. This measurable difference allows clinicians to identify developmental concerns much earlier.
Autism spectrum disorder affects communication, social interaction, and behavior. Approximately 1 in 31 eight-year-old children — about 3.2% — are diagnosed with autism. The average age of diagnosis is between five and six years old, even though much of brain development occurs before age four. Because diagnosis often follows missed developmental milestones, treatment typically begins later than ideal.
EarliPoint is the first clinically validated tool capable not only of identifying autism early but also indicating its level of severity. Fewer than 20% of children currently receive an autism diagnosis before age three. Earlier identification allows providers to begin therapy during the most critical developmental window, significantly improving long-term outcomes and, in some cases, substantially reducing the impact of the condition.
Siskin Children’s Institute is funding this pilot program through community support, including Kiwanis and other donors through the annual StarNight fundraiser, since insurance reimbursement is not yet available. Siskin is one of the largest developmental pediatric practices in the country, and its work is made possible through the generosity of the community.
By supporting Kiwanis, you are helping Siskin expand this groundbreaking program and bring life-changing early intervention to more children and families.
Donate to our Kiwanis Annual Fundraiser at k4k.kiwanisoc.com ... See MoreSee Less
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