ATTN Floridians! Social Security Announces Upcoming Changes to Accessing Online Services
From the office of Florida Senator Rick Scott
The Social Security Administration announced that customers who created an online account (e.g., my Social Security account) before September 18, 2021, will soon be required to transition to a Login.gov account to continue access to their online services. Over five million of these account holders have already transitioned to Login.gov.
Account holders are encouraged to sign-in now. When the user logs in, they will be presented with an option to easily transition to Login.gov. Once their account is successfully linked, a confirmation screen will appear, and they will have immediate access to their personal my Social Security services or other service that they were attempting to access.
Existing Login.gov or ID.me account holders do NOT need to create a new account or take any action.
my Social Security accounts are free, secure, and provide personalized tools for everyone, whether receiving benefits or not. People can use their account to request a replacement Social Security card, check the status of an application, estimate future benefits, or manage the benefits they already receive. For more information visit Create an Account | my Social Security | SSA.
For more information about Login.gov, including their 24/7 customer phone and chat support, visit
Help | Login.gov.
Account holders are encouraged to sign-in now. When the user logs in, they will be presented with an option to easily transition to Login.gov. Once their account is successfully linked, a confirmation screen will appear, and they will have immediate access to their personal my Social Security services or other service that they were attempting to access.
Existing Login.gov or ID.me account holders do NOT need to create a new account or take any action.
my Social Security accounts are free, secure, and provide personalized tools for everyone, whether receiving benefits or not. People can use their account to request a replacement Social Security card, check the status of an application, estimate future benefits, or manage the benefits they already receive. For more information visit Create an Account | my Social Security | SSA.
For more information about Login.gov, including their 24/7 customer phone and chat support, visit
Help | Login.gov.
COCOA BEACH KIWANIS PROPOSED SLATE OF 0FFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS
CLUB ELECTION ON 30 MAY 2024 FOR THE 2024-2025 CALENDAR YEAR
CLUB OFFICERS
PRESIDENT LINDA BUNTING
1ST VICE PRESIDENT OPEN
2ND VICE PRESIDENT BILL MCARA
SECRETARY JIM HIRZ
TREASURER GEORGE LEONARD
BOARD MEMBERS
MORAKOT CHAIYAHANIJ (PAST PRESIDENT)
LANCE ARMSTRONG 1 YEAR
DAVE KABBOORD 1 YEAR
MARIE PRESCOTT 1 YEAR
DEAN HAYNES 1 YEAR
BILL GEIGER 2 YEARS
BRIAN SMITH 2 YEARS
MARLENE WHITE 2 YEARS
PRESIDENT LINDA BUNTING
1ST VICE PRESIDENT OPEN
2ND VICE PRESIDENT BILL MCARA
SECRETARY JIM HIRZ
TREASURER GEORGE LEONARD
BOARD MEMBERS
MORAKOT CHAIYAHANIJ (PAST PRESIDENT)
LANCE ARMSTRONG 1 YEAR
DAVE KABBOORD 1 YEAR
MARIE PRESCOTT 1 YEAR
DEAN HAYNES 1 YEAR
BILL GEIGER 2 YEARS
BRIAN SMITH 2 YEARS
MARLENE WHITE 2 YEARS
This is LIVE musical theater with the middle and high school students doing everything so you never know what is going to happen. Sounds like fun, so in the spirit of our mission, please support this event.
Morakot Chaiyahanij, sponsored by Kelly Malik, will be installed into the Women's Club on April 4th, 2024.
“I am 56 years old, a licensed massage therapist and have owned “Massage by Morakot” in Cocoa Beach for the last 30 years. I am currently serving a second term as President of the Cocoa Beach Kiwanis Club. I am originally from Thailand, where my parents served in the military. I graduated from Satellite Beach High school. I have three children, two girls and a boy, who are all college graduates and living on their own. I’m looking forward to continuing serving our community with you wonderful ladies. I appreciate being invited by Annette.” |
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Just announced!
Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach will be hosting a huge fundraising gala on Saturday the 7th of September. Their Masquerade Ball night will be filled with fun and entertainment. You will not want to miss this event! For more information, click HERE
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WEBSITE UPDATE
You probably already noticed, but our website is getting a face lift ... well, not entirely, but a few pages have been enhanced already with more content added to broaden our reach in the community and around the world. Apparently our webmaster has 6 fingers on one hand and is capable of making many changes 'on the fly'. Stay tuned-in and see the transformation yourself. Of course, if you'd like to make a comment or suggestion on how to improve the site, by all means keep it to yourself so nobody will steal your idea. No, seriously, take a moment to fill out our survey by clicking on the 'CONTACT" menu button above.
new cocoa beach signage underway
Cocoa Beach Kiwanis club begins repairing city of Cocoa Beach welcoming signs advertising our civic organizations.
In 2019 hurricanes blew over the signs on Highway 520, and South A1A welcoming visitors to our city advertising, and civic organizations, including the Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach. For some reason the city brought one of our members the one remaining sign that had been damaged, but the other was completely destroyed. Since then, the sign has been repaired and painted.
Recently Dr. Lance Armstrong purchased four 6x6 12 foot long pressure-treated poles and got them in the ground with the help of some city officials. Below are 'progress' pictures.
Recently Dr. Lance Armstrong purchased four 6x6 12 foot long pressure-treated poles and got them in the ground with the help of some city officials. Below are 'progress' pictures.
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Newly painted and installed. With Bill Mcara, Jim Hirz and Lance Armstrong at the conclusion of the painting party.
This is how the 16th Street South sign is looking
Scholarship Winner Graduates From College
Meet Noah Padgett, a Cocoa Beach High School graduate, who was awarded the CB Kiwanis Club's Betty Geiger Memorial scholarship several years ago. He just graduated from The Colorado School of Mines and Minerals, in Chemical Engineering in Golden Colorado, one of the nation's best Engineering Schools! Congratulations to Noah and his family.
Pass the word. These scholarships are available to eligible students. Contact the Club directly for more information.
Pass the word. These scholarships are available to eligible students. Contact the Club directly for more information.
Noah Padgett
Wrap-up of Kiwanis Clubs International in 2023
Kiwanians all around the world did what we do best: helping others. Members in Barbados provided opportunities to play for kids of all abilities. Further north, Kiwanians in Pennsylvania, U.S., provided disaster relief for 45 people displaced by a fire. Canadian volunteers collaborated with Kiwanians in Iceland to distribute bicycle helmets to kids, and members across Europe have continued to provide relief supplies to Ukrainian refugees.
Volunteers’ impact is seen in the lives of kids and communities everywhere. Brooke Moreland, whose family was homeless when she joined Key Club International, credits Key Club for giving her the skills and confidence to pursue her doctorate degree. And a Kiwanis meeting helped “Reggie” Regino save a life.
More than 400 clubs across 42 districts vied for one of the top spots in the 2023 Signature Service Project Contest. Impactful winning projects ranged from programs that empower single mothers to a free children’s health clinic to a reading hub created to eliminate the post-pandemic literacy gap. See the full list of winners.
We do more good together — and that’s why Kiwanis members joined members of Lions Clubs International, Optimist International and Rotary International to serve even more people, families and neighborhoods. See how Kiwanians from around the world — from India and Canada to the Cayman Islands and the United States — participated in the third annual Celebrate Community week this past September.
Seven outstanding Key Club International seniors and Circle K International members were recognized with Kiwanis Children’s Fund scholarships — out of an applicant field of more than 450 students. Meet each of this year’s deserving student leaders.
Our inaugural Kiwanis Day of Giving raised more than $56,000 — exceeding our initial goal and impacting more than 25,000 kids! Thank you for your support!
The Kiwanis Children’s Fund helped the Kiwanis family reach more kids in 2023, with a record 183 grants and scholarships awarded throughout the year. The Children’s Fund also added a new opportunity with the introduction of the Microgrant Program. For clubs with 35 members or fewer, the program offers a chance to apply for grants of $250-$1,000. Meanwhile, the Children’s Fund continued the Kiwanis family’s support for the fight against maternal and neonatal tetanus — with a $275,000 grant to UNICEF in October.
More than 1,500 Kiwanis members from 49 districts celebrated another year of service to kids and communities at the 2023 Kiwanis International Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hundreds of members also participated virtually. Kiwanians heard from inspirational speakers, elected Kiwanis’ new leaders and renewed their commitment to help even more kids in their communities.
Our Key Club International program for high school students continues to grow — with more than 220,000 members globally! Student leaders gathered in Anaheim, California, U.S., in July for the annual Key Club International convention, where they further improved their leadership skills, learned how to help others through Key Club’s service partners and elected the 2023-24 board, led by President Kyle Hanson of the Pacific Northwest District. Key Club members also continue to raise money for Start Strong: Zambia, a fundraising campaign with UNICEF to support early childhood education in the southeastern African nation.
The Circle K International (CKI) , program for college and university students, held its 2023 convention in Minneapolis in tandem with the Kiwanis International convention. Delegates elected Zak Kahn of the New England District to serve as 2023-24 Circle K International president. Attendees participated in workshops about CKI projects and initiatives, including its newest: Brick x Brick, in partnership with UNICEF USA. CKI has, to date, raised more than $72,000 for Brick x Brick, which supports sustainability, education and empowerment for families in the African nation of Côte d’Ivoire.
Volunteers’ impact is seen in the lives of kids and communities everywhere. Brooke Moreland, whose family was homeless when she joined Key Club International, credits Key Club for giving her the skills and confidence to pursue her doctorate degree. And a Kiwanis meeting helped “Reggie” Regino save a life.
More than 400 clubs across 42 districts vied for one of the top spots in the 2023 Signature Service Project Contest. Impactful winning projects ranged from programs that empower single mothers to a free children’s health clinic to a reading hub created to eliminate the post-pandemic literacy gap. See the full list of winners.
We do more good together — and that’s why Kiwanis members joined members of Lions Clubs International, Optimist International and Rotary International to serve even more people, families and neighborhoods. See how Kiwanians from around the world — from India and Canada to the Cayman Islands and the United States — participated in the third annual Celebrate Community week this past September.
Seven outstanding Key Club International seniors and Circle K International members were recognized with Kiwanis Children’s Fund scholarships — out of an applicant field of more than 450 students. Meet each of this year’s deserving student leaders.
Our inaugural Kiwanis Day of Giving raised more than $56,000 — exceeding our initial goal and impacting more than 25,000 kids! Thank you for your support!
The Kiwanis Children’s Fund helped the Kiwanis family reach more kids in 2023, with a record 183 grants and scholarships awarded throughout the year. The Children’s Fund also added a new opportunity with the introduction of the Microgrant Program. For clubs with 35 members or fewer, the program offers a chance to apply for grants of $250-$1,000. Meanwhile, the Children’s Fund continued the Kiwanis family’s support for the fight against maternal and neonatal tetanus — with a $275,000 grant to UNICEF in October.
More than 1,500 Kiwanis members from 49 districts celebrated another year of service to kids and communities at the 2023 Kiwanis International Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hundreds of members also participated virtually. Kiwanians heard from inspirational speakers, elected Kiwanis’ new leaders and renewed their commitment to help even more kids in their communities.
Our Key Club International program for high school students continues to grow — with more than 220,000 members globally! Student leaders gathered in Anaheim, California, U.S., in July for the annual Key Club International convention, where they further improved their leadership skills, learned how to help others through Key Club’s service partners and elected the 2023-24 board, led by President Kyle Hanson of the Pacific Northwest District. Key Club members also continue to raise money for Start Strong: Zambia, a fundraising campaign with UNICEF to support early childhood education in the southeastern African nation.
The Circle K International (CKI) , program for college and university students, held its 2023 convention in Minneapolis in tandem with the Kiwanis International convention. Delegates elected Zak Kahn of the New England District to serve as 2023-24 Circle K International president. Attendees participated in workshops about CKI projects and initiatives, including its newest: Brick x Brick, in partnership with UNICEF USA. CKI has, to date, raised more than $72,000 for Brick x Brick, which supports sustainability, education and empowerment for families in the African nation of Côte d’Ivoire.
"Thank you to the Kiwanis Club of Cocoa Beach for sponsoring the event insurance for Georgette's participation and for all that your amazing organization does for our local youth. What an incredibly friendly group of people who gather every Thursday at the Azteca II Restaurant at The Resort At Cocoa Beach to follow fun Kiwanis Traditions while discussing their next move to raise monies for causes supporting our local kids. They would love to add some new members!" - Double Decker Big Red Bus (via Facebook)