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Peter Simasek, Governor Capital District Key Club International, introduces Key Club District Convention key note speaker U.S. Army Colonel D. Gray Heppner at the Key Club District Convention in Richmond, April 13-15th. Doctor Heppner is the Director of the Division of Malaria Vaccine Development at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, MD. Note the theme of the DCON is “Ahoy to Service”, a festive and well-decorated theme throughout the convention.

COL and Doctor Gray Heppner presents Governor Peter with the “United States Malaria Research Gold Medal” struck by the U.S. Treasury for Peter’s leadership in his “Nothing But Nets” district-wide program. Peter’s team raised over $12,000 to buy mosquito repellent nets for families in Africa to help protect them from malaria, a major cause of disease and death in Africa and Southeast Asia. Other recent recipients of this honor are the Bill and Linda Gates Foundation and the King of Saudi Arabia for their help in trying to control this dreaded disease. Now THAT’S good company! One CAN make a difference! Peter has!

Kiwanis Division 2 LG David Heppner, First Lady Nancy Cressy, a Registered Nurse at Sibley Hospital in Washington, and David’s brother COL Gray Heppner, the Key Club DCON Key Note Speaker, share the prospective medical impact of Dr. Heppner’s research. A malaria vaccine could bring hope of controlling the disease for people in the affected countries as well as for United States government employees and military service people, and civilians serving overseas. COL Heppner will be a featured speaker on Saturday at the Kiwanis Capital District Convention being held in Rockville, MD, August 16 – 19th. Don’t miss this!

Division 24 LG and DCON Co-chair Greer Kelly and Governor Peter Simasek presided over the Key Club DCON Awards Banquet with precision and a relaxed flair. The dress code was formal attire in the Grand Ballroom and was lively with Key Club talent finalist performances interspersed into division and club award presentations. Nicely done!

Key Club DCON Co-Chair, LG Division 18 Nathan Lavinka and Capital District Kiwanis Governor Bob Cressy share a quick pose after the Awards Banquet. Nathan and Co-Chair Greer Kelly have terrific charisma and poise in presiding over the festivities. Every Kiwanian should see these leaders in action – leaders of today, as well as for tomorrow!

Congratulations to Capital District Key Club Governor 2007-2008 Sarah Smith elected at the 58th Annual Key Club Convention in Richmond, April 13-15th. Sarah’s proud parents and equally proud Governor Bob Cressy and First Lady Nancy Cressy share in Sarah’s shining moment. Over 800 Key Clubbers, Kiwanis and Faculty Advisors and Kiwanians attended the DCON.

Kiwanis Assistant Key Club Administrator Bill Hand and District Key Club Administrator Joe Stankus share a magical relationship with our Capital District Key Club members that simply must be seen and felt to be fully appreciated. Their dedication is well beyond anything you can imagine – you must experience it. Here they are with LG 2A Lauren Creasy at the banquet. Lauren presided over the Farewell Session on Sunday morning.

After the banquet, one more sign of delicious appreciation for Administrator Joe Stankus: Yep, a nice cream pie nicely administered by Governor Peter. Peter was pied, too, by his team. Looks good!

The “Dale G. Larson Faculty Advisor’s Award” of the year for 2006-2007 was presented to Mary Dick, a teacher at Varina High School has been a Key Club advisor for six years. Key Clubs can not exist without effective faculty and Kiwanis advisors. Their dedication is beyond the call and founded in love and caring. Congratulations, Mary! Now an idea: Why not invite your SLP faculty advisors to become an honorary or a full member of your Kiwanis Club? Why not ask them now?

Kiwanis Key Club Advisors also are dedicated to the weekly meetings of Key Clubs and projects. PLG and Advisor “Mr. Eddie” Koebke, Kiwanis Division 17 Montgomery County, MD, and Suburban Frederick President Christine Semon, Division 9, are there to provide guidance from a distance while Key Club leadership runs the show. Thanks to all advisors!

Division 9 LG Ellen Huynh is always full of great energy and most happy to see you. She is sharing the moment with Key Club Assistant Administrator Bill Hand and Kayla Shipley, who had just been named a Distinguished Key Club President of the Westminster Club.

Key Club Governor Peter with Division 20A LG Colleen McEnearney and District Treasurer Jason Truwitt, who played a mean “Scott Joplin” rag time piano in the talent contest. Just great! Now, go figure. Of course, I knew it was Scott Joplin. Somebody asked if he was in Key Club!

Chartering of the Kiwanis Club of Bel Air , MD April 18th, 2007

One of the most important events for a group of volunteers is the chartering of a new club. On April 18th thirty three new Kiwanians became charter members of the newest club in the Capital District, the Kiwanis Club of Bel Air, Maryland. This has particular importance as it brings the return of Kiwanis to Bel Air. Left to right, Charter Officers Treasurer Trish Weiss, President Carl Conway, Capital District New Club Chairman Tom Ganse and President-Elect Ron Weiss pose with the new style Kiwanis Club banner. Tom is doing a terrific job of guiding willing people through the steps of building new clubs in the District.

Others instrumental in Bel Air’s formation include Charter President Carl Conway, of course, Division 12’s Immediate PLG John Henderson, current Division 12 LG Norton Gettes, Treasurer Trish Weiss and President Ron Weiss. It takes excited leaders working together to build a new club. Over 65 Kiwanians and friends attended the wonderful dinner and well organized ceremony. District Trustee Don Dudey (not pictured) was the polished master of ceremonies. Well done, folks!

A very special treat, Capital District Governor Bob Cressy congratulates Bill Presberry on his membership in the new Bel Air Kiwanis Club. Bill has served young people and his community for thirty seven years as a Kiwanian and, as a matter of fact, Bill was a charter member of the original Bel Air Kiwanis Club. This tells you two things: Bill has enjoyed his Kiwanis friends through the years and, second, situations can change in a community. It was time to re-build a club in Bel Air again. Take a look at communities where Kiwanis once was; they can rise again. Congratulations and thanks, Bill, for your commitment to service.

Yep, its quite a group in Bel Air. Why the photo? Some “suspects” for Kiwanis might tell you they can’t commit due to family obligations. Understandable … to a point. At Bel Air Kiwanis, no less than seven FAMILY units … you know husband and wife, brothers or sisters, or other relatives have joined. So bring your family with you to serve together! Now there’s an idea.

South County Secondary School Key Club Charter Night

A Charter Night with 75 new members, it’s the Key Club of South County Secondary School at Lorton, VA. Charter Co-Presidents Yena Lee and Debbie Padilla lead with the ever-dependable support of Kiwanis Key Club District Administrator Joe Stankus. He’s a great model and inspiration for these young people. Joe is also Kiwanis LG of Division 4 in the Heart of Virginia Region.

Every Key Club must have a faculty advisor. South County Secondary School has two! Ronielle Romney and Sharon Dickens share the honors, along with sponsoring Kiwanis club Mount Vernon and Kiwanis Advisor Ben Huh, with Key Club Administrator Joe.

South County Secondary School Key Club Charter Officers, left to right: Co-President Debbie Padilla, Treasurer Janice Lee, Editor Christian Ramirez, Secretary Diane Moon and Co-President Yena Lee: You have been elected by your 75 members to lead in the Key Club year 2007-2008. Congratulations !

Key Club Co-President Debbie Padilla, Kiwanis Key Club Governor Peter Simasek and Co-President Yena Lee,

The “Gov” approves and is proud !

Gov. Bob and First Lady Nancy's Official Visit to Div. 9

Div. 9 Lt. Gov. Fred Lohnes, Hagerstown Club Pres. Eric Reed and Gov. Elect Art Riley welcome Gov. Bob Cressy to Division 9

The large American flag might have been missing when we all said the Pledge of Allegiance, but Pat Lushbaugh of the Hagerstown club came prepared.

Banker Tracy Bemiller is inducted into the Suburban Frederick club by Gov. Bob.

Hagerstown club Pres. Eric Reed presents a fragile gift to Gov. Bob and First Lady Nancy.

First Lady Nancy takes charge to ensure the crystal bowl arrives home safely.

Div. 9 Lt. Gov. Fred Lohnes and Gov. Bob Cressy present Donna Ohler with membership in the Capital District Kiwanis Foundation Founder's Society.

The Kiwanis Club of Washington, DC celebrated its 90th Anniversary at the Hotel Washington on Saturday, April 21st

The Club has a long and honored heritage indeed, and is one year older than the Capital District itself. The new style banner showing the charter date of May 19th, 1917, displays the old and the new in one look complete with our emphasis on young children. The “Downtown” club is among the oldest in the nation and in Kiwanis International.

Immediate Past President Andy Alderdice and Current President H. Peter Deede share some moments of pride in the most recent accomplishments of club and the traditional community service projects they continue. Among those are “maintaining an orthopedic clinic to help children without financial means to receive life enhancing surgery and physical therapy”. A very major financial contribution is made each year from the Club’s Kiwanis Foundation.

Washington, DC Kiwanis Club President Peter Deede pays respects to the Ninety Years of Community Service and the leadership of the Club’s past presidents and other Kiwanis leaders. “We are grateful to our past Kiwanis leadership who had the foresight to establish the Foundation to seek contributions that serve us well today.” In additions to the orthopedic clinic support, the club sponsors the Joe Riley Youth Leadership Awards luncheon recognizing “20 DC high school seniors who demonstrate exceptional leadership and good citizenry”. They are each awarded a laptop computer and the top three are awarded scholarships.

The newest club in Washington, the DCYP Kiwanis Club, that’s the “District of Columbia Young Professionals” were in force with at least a double interclub to support the Washington club’s 90th birthday. Thanks!

2007 Go-To-Church Day

For more than ten years the Capital District has been attending our “Go-To-Church Sunday” at the United States Naval Academy Chapel at Annapolis. It was a beautiful day, sunny and bright, and the ‘chapel’ is more like a cathedral in its size and splendor. The Navy Chaplin offered prayers for the terrible tragedy at Virginia Tech and for the Kiwanis family’s loss of VT CKI member, senior Ryan “Stack” Clark who was killed on April 16th. She also offered prayers for the USN Blue Angle pilot who was killed the day before in the crash at the air show.

Thank you Booker and Mary McManus for again organizing this special day in Annapolis. Approximately eighty Kiwanians and family members (maybe more) attended the church services and the brunch that followed at the U.S. Navy Officer’s Club after the service. Pictured are Vickie and Gov. Elect Art Riley, Gov. Bob Cressy, Junior Harris, Tom Wagstaff, PG Jerry Peuler and First Lady Nancy Cressy. Several other “Go-To-Church” Sunday services are being held throughout the District. These services recognize our first Kiwanis Object: “To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than the material values of life”.

Key Club District Convention

Peter Simasek, Governor Capital District Key Club International, introduces Key Club District Convention key note speaker U.S. Army Colonel D. Gray Heppner at the Key Club District Convention in Richmond, April 13-15th. Doctor Heppner is the Director of the Division of Malaria Vaccine Development at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, MD. Note the theme of the DCON is “Ahoy to Service”, a festive and well-decorated theme throughout the convention.	COL and Doctor Gray Heppner presents Governor Peter with the “United States Malaria Research Gold Medal” struck by the U.S. Treasury for Peter’s leadership in his “Nothing But Nets” district-wide program. Peter’s team raised over $12,000 to buy mosquito repellent nets for families in Africa to help protect them from malaria, a major cause of disease and death in Africa and Southeast Asia. Other recent recipients of this honor are the Bill and Linda Gates Foundation and the King of Saudi Arabia for their help in trying to control this dreaded disease. Now THAT’S good company! One CAN make a difference! Peter has!	Kiwanis Division 2 LG David Heppner, First Lady Nancy Cressy, a Registered Nurse at Sibley Hospital in Washington, and David’s brother COL Gray Heppner, the Key Club DCON Key Note Speaker, share the prospective medical impact of Dr. Heppner’s research. A malaria vaccine could bring hope of controlling the disease for people in the affected countries as well as for United States government employees and military service people, and civilians serving overseas. COL Heppner will be a featured speaker on Saturday at the Kiwanis Capital District Convention being held in Rockville, MD, August 16 – 19th. Don’t miss this!

Division 24 LG and DCON Co-chair Greer Kelly and Governor Peter Simasek presided over the Key Club DCON Awards Banquet with precision and a relaxed flair. The dress code was formal attire in the Grand Ballroom and was lively with Key Club talent finalist performances interspersed into division and club award presentations. Nicely done!	Key Club DCON Co-Chair, LG Division 18 Nathan Lavinka and Capital District Kiwanis Governor Bob Cressy share a quick pose after the Awards Banquet. Nathan and Co-Chair Greer Kelly have terrific charisma and poise in presiding over the festivities. Every Kiwanian should see these leaders in action – leaders of today, as well as for tomorrow!	Congratulations to Capital District Key Club Governor 2007-2008 Sarah Smith elected at the 58th Annual Key Club Convention in Richmond, April 13-15th. Sarah’s proud parents and equally proud Governor Bob Cressy and First Lady Nancy Cressy share in Sarah’s shining moment. Over 800 Key Clubbers, Kiwanis and Faculty Advisors and Kiwanians attended the DCON.

Kiwanis Assistant Key Club Administrator Bill Hand and District Key Club Administrator Joe Stankus share a magical relationship with our Capital District Key Club members that simply must be seen and felt to be fully appreciated. Their dedication is well beyond anything you can imagine – you must experience it. Here they are with LG 2A Lauren Creasy at the banquet. Lauren presided over the Farewell Session on Sunday morning.	After the banquet, one more sign of delicious appreciation for Administrator Joe Stankus: Yep, a nice cream pie nicely administered by Governor Peter. Peter was pied, too, by his team. Looks good!	The “Dale G. Larson Faculty Advisor’s Award” of the year for 2006-2007 was presented to Mary Dick, a teacher at Varina High School has been a Key Club advisor for six years. Key Clubs can not exist without effective faculty and Kiwanis advisors. Their dedication is beyond the call and founded in love and caring. Congratulations, Mary! Now an idea: Why not invite your SLP faculty advisors to become an honorary or a full member of your Kiwanis Club? Why not ask them now?

Kiwanis Key Club Advisors also are dedicated to the weekly meetings of Key Clubs and projects. PLG and Advisor “Mr. Eddie” Koebke, Kiwanis Division 17 Montgomery County, MD, and Suburban Frederick President Christine Semon, Division 9, are there to provide guidance from a distance while Key Club leadership runs the show. Thanks to all advisors!	Division 9 LG Ellen Huynh is always full of great energy and most happy to see you. She is sharing the moment with Key Club Assistant Administrator Bill Hand and Kayla Shipley, who had just been named a Distinguished Key Club President of the Westminster Club.	Key Club Governor Peter with Division 20A LG Colleen McEnearney and District Treasurer Jason Truwitt, who played a mean “Scott Joplin” rag time piano in the talent contest. Just great! Now, go figure. Of course, I knew it was Scott Joplin. Somebody asked if he was in Key Club!
Chartering of the Kiwanis Club of Bel Air , MD April 18th, 2007

One of the most important events for a group of volunteers is the chartering of a new club. On April 18th thirty three new Kiwanians became charter members of the newest club in the Capital District, the Kiwanis Club of Bel Air, Maryland. This has particular importance as it brings the return of Kiwanis to Bel Air. Left to right, Charter Officers Treasurer Trish Weiss, President Carl Conway, Capital District New Club Chairman Tom Ganse and President-Elect Ron Weiss pose with the new style Kiwanis Club banner. Tom is doing a terrific job of guiding willing people through the steps of building new clubs in the District.	Others instrumental in Bel Air’s formation include Charter President Carl Conway, of course, Division 12’s Immediate PLG John Henderson, current Division 12 LG Norton Gettes, Treasurer Trish Weiss and President Ron Weiss. It takes excited leaders working together to build a new club. Over 65 Kiwanians and friends attended the wonderful dinner and well organized ceremony. District Trustee Don Dudey (not pictured) was the polished master of ceremonies. Well done, folks!	A very special treat, Capital District Governor Bob Cressy congratulates Bill Presberry on his membership in the new Bel Air Kiwanis Club. Bill has served young people and his community for thirty seven years as a Kiwanian and, as a matter of fact, Bill was a charter member of the original Bel Air Kiwanis Club. This tells you two things: Bill has enjoyed his Kiwanis friends through the years and, second, situations can change in a community. It was time to re-build a club in Bel Air again. Take a look at communities where Kiwanis once was; they can rise again. Congratulations and thanks, Bill, for your commitment to service.

Yep, its quite a group in Bel Air. Why the photo? Some “suspects” for Kiwanis might tell you they can’t commit due to family obligations. Understandable … to a point. At Bel Air Kiwanis, no less than seven FAMILY units … you know husband and wife, brothers or sisters, or other relatives have joined. So bring your family with you to serve together! Now there’s an idea.
South County Secondary School Key Club Charter Night

A Charter Night with 75 new members, it’s the Key Club of South County Secondary School at Lorton, VA. Charter Co-Presidents Yena Lee and Debbie Padilla lead with the ever-dependable support of Kiwanis Key Club District Administrator Joe Stankus. He’s a great model and inspiration for these young people. Joe is also Kiwanis LG of Division 4 in the Heart of Virginia Region.	Every Key Club must have a faculty advisor. South County Secondary School has two! Ronielle Romney and Sharon Dickens share the honors, along with sponsoring Kiwanis club Mount Vernon and Kiwanis Advisor Ben Huh, with Key Club Administrator Joe.	South County Secondary School Key Club Charter Officers, left to right: Co-President Debbie Padilla, Treasurer Janice Lee, Editor Christian Ramirez, Secretary Diane Moon and Co-President Yena Lee: You have been elected by your 75 members to lead in the Key Club year 2007-2008. Congratulations !

Key Club Co-President Debbie Padilla, Kiwanis Key Club Governor Peter Simasek and Co-President Yena Lee, The “Gov” approves and is proud !
Gov. Bob and First Lady Nancy's Official Visit to Div. 9

Div. 9 Lt. Gov. Fred Lohnes, Hagerstown Club Pres. Eric Reed and Gov. Elect Art Riley welcome Gov. Bob Cressy to Division 9	The large American flag might have been missing when we all said the Pledge of Allegiance, but Pat Lushbaugh of the Hagerstown club came prepared.	Banker Tracy Bemiller is inducted into the Suburban Frederick club by Gov. Bob.

Hagerstown club Pres. Eric Reed presents a fragile gift to Gov. Bob and First Lady Nancy.	First Lady Nancy takes charge to ensure the crystal bowl arrives home safely.	Div. 9 Lt. Gov. Fred Lohnes and Gov. Bob Cressy present Donna Ohler with membership in the Capital District Kiwanis Foundation Founder's Society.
The Kiwanis Club of Washington, DC celebrated its 90th Anniversary at the Hotel Washington on Saturday, April 21st

The Club has a long and honored heritage indeed, and is one year older than the Capital District itself. The new style banner showing the charter date of May 19th, 1917, displays the old and the new in one look complete with our emphasis on young children. The “Downtown” club is among the oldest in the nation and in Kiwanis International.	Immediate Past President Andy Alderdice and Current President H. Peter Deede share some moments of pride in the most recent accomplishments of club and the traditional community service projects they continue. Among those are “maintaining an orthopedic clinic to help children without financial means to receive life enhancing surgery and physical therapy”. A very major financial contribution is made each year from the Club’s Kiwanis Foundation.	Washington, DC Kiwanis Club President Peter Deede pays respects to the Ninety Years of Community Service and the leadership of the Club’s past presidents and other Kiwanis leaders. “We are grateful to our past Kiwanis leadership who had the foresight to establish the Foundation to seek contributions that serve us well today.” In additions to the orthopedic clinic support, the club sponsors the Joe Riley Youth Leadership Awards luncheon recognizing “20 DC high school seniors who demonstrate exceptional leadership and good citizenry”. They are each awarded a laptop computer and the top three are awarded scholarships.

The newest club in Washington, the DCYP Kiwanis Club, that’s the “District of Columbia Young Professionals” were in force with at least a double interclub to support the Washington club’s 90th birthday. Thanks!
2007 Go-To-Church Day

For more than ten years the Capital District has been attending our “Go-To-Church Sunday” at the United States Naval Academy Chapel at Annapolis. It was a beautiful day, sunny and bright, and the ‘chapel’ is more like a cathedral in its size and splendor. The Navy Chaplin offered prayers for the terrible tragedy at Virginia Tech and for the Kiwanis family’s loss of VT CKI member, senior Ryan “Stack” Clark who was killed on April 16th. She also offered prayers for the USN Blue Angle pilot who was killed the day before in the crash at the air show.	Thank you Booker and Mary McManus for again organizing this special day in Annapolis. Approximately eighty Kiwanians and family members (maybe more) attended the church services and the brunch that followed at the U.S. Navy Officer’s Club after the service. Pictured are Vickie and Gov. Elect Art Riley, Gov. Bob Cressy, Junior Harris, Tom Wagstaff, PG Jerry Peuler and First Lady Nancy Cressy. Several other “Go-To-Church” Sunday services are being held throughout the District. These services recognize our first Kiwanis Object: “To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than the material values of life”.