Heinen,+Lydia+-+Kiwanis

__**Kiwanis in General**__ Kiwanis itself is a global organization that is dedicated to impacting communities and changing peoples lives. The local branch is the Pewaukee Kiwanis, which is a nonprofit organization. They host two major events, the Beach Party and the RiverRun. Other than that, they support lots of local organizations including: Habitat for Humanity, Positively Pewaukee, the food pantry, Pewaukee Public Library, and the Pewaukee Historical Society. THey are dedicated to giving help to any organization that reaches out.

__**Pewaukee Kiwanis Beach Party**__ The Beach Party is a free community event that takes place by the lakefront. They block off that entire street, and bring in live music. Many different local groups come in to put on shows, such as the Pewaukee Water Ski Club, or demonstrations, like the Robotics Club. It's dubbed "The Best Little Beach Party" in Waukesha County. They depend on local sponsors and volunteers to help put on the event, and all of the proceeds go to local charities. This year will be the 23rd year the event has taken place.

__**Pewaukee Kiwanis RiverRun**__ Much like the Beach Party, this is an event on that is meant to incorporate everyone in the community. It encourages family an friends to come together and "float down the river" on the seven mile course from Pewaukee to Frame Park in Waukesha (fun fact: the river runs through my backyard!). It is considered a competition, yet it is very family friendly. They have spotters along the way to help people through the trickiest parts so that their boats to not capsize. Once again, they rely on local sponsors to put on the event.

__**Proposal**__ In looking at the colors of the t-shirt, which are quite different from each other, I feel that the best 2 colors to use with the design would be black and white since they will show up well on any color shirt and match both colors well. In researching I can tell that the Beach Party event is meant to be fun and bring the community together around a central aspect of Pewaukee: the beach. Therefore, I wanted my design to appeal to all ages (older, parents, children). That is why I gave it a more playful feel. I wanted a very unique design that wasn't similar to any of the previous t-shirts, which is why I feel it is best not to include the building "skyline" or a beachball/surfboard.

For the button, I wanted it to represent the theme very well. I live in a location where the river is in my backyard and I've grown up learning to fishing in the river, and I've lost a couple baseballs to the river. I wanted a button design that reflects that sort of feel, that the river is a constant through everything. I have one design where the seasons are changing to resemble that the river is an integral part of Pewaukee. Another design has multiple people doing activities in the river, showing how it is a part of the community.