eBuilder - The Online Newsletter of the Capital District of Kiwanis International

April 2008 Edition

David Maloney, Editor

Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.

2nd Key Leader Weekend Apr 25-27!
by Babs Lee

Final plans are underway for the Second Capital District Key Leader Weekend being held April 25-27th at Arlington Echo in Millersville, MD. The menus have been selected, the camp visited by Capital District Key Leader leadership, and registration well underway. All we need are for the Kiwanis Clubs to be sure their sponsored youth participants are getting registered and subsequent invoices paid. more

CKI Members: Willing and Ready to Help!
by Samantha Staebell, CDCKI Editor

CKI Members are just like any other member of the Kiwanis family, except of course, we are crazy college students! But, you would be surprised to know that we are not as different as you think. We all love to complete service, work with kids, and even work on a few fundraisers. A good relationship with your CKI club can be beneficial for all parties involved. more

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Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club Makes Record Food Collection for UCM
by Paul Mehler

On Saturday, March 22, eight members of the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club volunteered to spend 2 hours each asking customers entering the Safeway on Hollin Road for dried food donations to be passed on to the Food Pantry of United Communities Ministries (UCM), which runs the large free food distribution center for the underprivileged. The members who manned the two store entrances were Joanne and Bruce Malkin, Mimi and John Nun, Dave and Don Reynolds, Jim Zaletel, and Lee Palmer. Among them they collected 1,439 pounds of non-perishable food items plus $440 in cash and checks that were turned over to UCM on Monday so that even more food can be purchased and given away.