The Kiwanis Club of Trenton will host Tricia Baker, CPDT-KA, Co-founder of Attitudes In Reverse (AIR) at the Club’s first meeting of the new year on Wednesday January 4, 2023 beginning at 6 pm at Leonardo’s II restaurant in Lawrenceville. All are welcome to attend this presentation on AIR’s mission to create a community of understanding, kindness and empathy through mental health education and awareness.

After a 20 year corporate career in marketing, Tricia Baker took the tremendous loss of her son, Kenny, recognized the need for educating our nation’s youth about good mental health, and with her family, started Attitudes In Reverse® or AIR™, which includes the AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds program. Under AIR, Tricia has been able to combine both of her passions: mental health education and dogs. 
 
Tricia is a Certified Professional Dog Trainers-Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA),  an American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator and Certified AIR Therapy Dog Trainer and Evaluator. Tricia has developed the AIR School-Based Therapy Dog program, training school staff and their personal dogs. The goal is to have at least one certified therapy dog on every school property, every day, to support students and staff. 

Tricia shares age appropriate educational programs from K-12th graders. She offers parent presentations along with Professional Development for school staff. To date, Tricia has educated over 150,000 students, parents and school staff. Recognizing a need, and with the help of friends, Tricia launched a Spanish mental wellness and suicide prevention program for 8th through 12th graders. Dogs are a very integral part of Tricia’s work, including AIR’s educational programs. Administrators report that the retention rate of the mental health programs are far greater with AIR programs, as the students associate the materials with meeting the dogs. More information about AIR is at https://air.ngo/

Leonardo’s II is located at 2021 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Dinner will be available off the menu for $20 per attendee.   Please RSVP by January 3, 2023 by contacting Alex Treece at (609) 647-8305 or griptreece1953@gmail.com

Full article: https://www.trentondaily.com/liberty-weekend-with-the-kiwanis-shows-off-trentons-historical-prowess/

Full article: https://www.nj.com/news/2022/07/a-moment-246-years-in-the-making-nj-city-celebrates-the-declaration-of-independence.html

Full schedule of events can be downloaded here.

Date              9/16

Time             5;30 – 7 PM

Location      Old York Cellars Winery, 80 Old York Rd, Ringoes, NJ

Wine tasting to include 6 wines, meats, cheese, and chocolate to raise funds in support of The Times – Kiwanis camp Fund

Cost              $40/pp

Reserve your place:

Most have heard of Washington’s famous victory over the Hessians in Trenton in December 1776. But did you realize that Trenton first took the world stage in the fight for independence five months earlier? On July 8, 1776 Trenton hosted the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence outside of Philadelphia in front of what was then the Hunterdon County Courthouse on Warren Street (Mercer County did not yet exist). In typical “Trenton Makes the World Takes” fashion, the now-immortal words of the Declaration of Independence were proclaimed aloud, and ultimately heard around the world. That pivotal moment in history will be recreated on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at noon – 245 years to the day – when Trentonians gather to once again read aloud the Declaration of Independence on the same site as the original proclamation, now known as 23 South Warren Street. A cross-section of civic leaders and citizens young and old lead by Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora will each read a portion of the document, in front of the 33’ X 65’ mural depicting the original event in 1776.

Join us for an on-line cooking class with Chef Justin Foushee of Leonardo’s 2 Restaurant

To Benefit: Times-Kiwanis Camp Fund

Menu;

• Panzanella Salad
• Chicken Abruzzi
• Bananas Foster

Tuesday, April 27
6:30 p.m.

Cost: $25

Register via PayPal:

On the weekend of May 22nd, the Kiwanis Club of Trenton will partner with The Bread Ministry of the Church of St. Ann to provide  meals to Mercer County Senior Citizens through Panera Bread and Meals on Wheels of Mercer County’s Feed a Senior, Help a Restaurant Initiative.

The Panera Bread on Nassau St. in Princeton will prepare bagged lunches consisting of a turkey or chicken sandwich (plain), a piece of fruit, and a beverage.  Meals on Wheels will coordinate clients’ dietary considerations and delivery logistics.  Volunteers from the Kiwanis Club and Church of St. Ann will raise the needed funds and deliver the meals.

We invite you to make a donation through the Kiwanis Club of Trenton’s Paypal account or by check to:

The Kiwanis Club of Trenton
PO Box 7455
Trenton, NJ 08628

Thank you for your support!

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