David Maloney, Editor

August 2007

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This issue at a glance:

• Governor Bob’s Builders: Bob's Briefs
• 89th Capital District Convention: Aug 17 - 19, 2007
• Candidates for Election at the 2007 District Convention
• Meet the Candidate for Gov.-Elect
• Kiwanis Club of Old Town Adopts-A-Street
• Kiwanis Club of East Baltimore Hosts Golf Tournament
• Kiwanis Club of Suburban Norfolk celebrated its 50th Anniversary; Honors Two Members
• Kiwanis Duck Swims in Ocean Pines Parade
• Dover Kiwanis Club Donate Coloring Books
• Kiwanis Club of Toano Holds Charter Night
• Loch Raven Kiwanis Distributes Flags
• Tuckahoe Kiwanis Gives Teddy Bears to Sick Children
• Colonial Capital Kiwanis Hosts Golf Tournament
• Kiwanis Club of Rockville Brings BBQ and Birds to Boys in Need
• Kiwanis Club of Bethesda to Hold 34th Golf Tournament
• First Key Leader Weekend Approaches: Oct. 5-7
• Shenandoah Valley Kiwanis Club Serves Community
• Busy Summer of Service for Mount Vernon Kiwanis
• Kiwanis Club of Hampton Awards Annual Scholarship
• Potomac Region Represented in Force at KI Convention
• Kiwanis Club of Mercury 64 Helps Homeless
• Kiwanis Club of Old Town Helps Salvation Army
• Kiwanis Club of Ocean Pines/Ocean City Enjoys Friday the 13th Ball Game
• October Walk to D-Feet ALS Promoted in OP Boat Parade
• Kiwanis Club of Old Town Help Clean-up Community
• Kiwanis Club of Town Center's "Taste of Town Center"
• Kiwanis Club of Charlottesville Holds 5K Run to Benefit Charity

No, no, not those briefs. My message this month is a ‘brief’ one. First, if you haven’t registered for the District Convention you still have time but you better hurry up! It’s only two weeks away and you don’t want to be the ONE to be left out!

The DCON Planning Committee under the direction of Chair Charles Falck has been working hard and the results are a GREAT convention for you. The speakers are terrific, speaking about Kiwanis in action at a club level (The Kiwanis Clinic at Sibley Hospital in DC), a division level project (Camp Friendship) and internationally- about malaria, the world’s #1 killer – that’s right, its malaria – and what Capital District plans to do to help out. Of course, the Saturday training sessions promise to be both interesting and educational; the programs are entertaining (there’s even something for guests) and the Ducky Derby will be memorable! The Governor’s Reception and banquet will be exciting when we announce the Teenager of the Year!

Key Club International Convention in July

Nancy and I just returned from the Key Club International Convention in Orlando Florida, which was right after the Kiwanis International Convention in San Antonio. By the way, have you noticed we delayed the July issue a week to give coverage to the KI event. A very good convention, and wasn’t that District Dinner at the County Line fun and delicious!

Back to the Key Club Convention, your REALLY need to attend one and see these young people in action. Talk about energy! Key Clubbers sure know how to whoop it up, have fun and do community service all at the same time. Undoubtedly, its one of the most energetic and spirited conventions you’ll ever attend. Be sure to see this months’ Builder photos and video clip which features our Key Club in action.

Key Club’s Immediate Past Governor of the Capital District, Peter Simasek, had the task to award the convention’s “Spirit Stick” (right) to the District showing the most team spirit each day. Overall the stick went to Florida, the host District, for having the most (craziest) spirit and for being the loudest District of the Convention. And that’s saying something. It certainly livens things up!

This Kiwanis Administrative Year

I’d be remiss if I did not remind each Club that there are less than sixty days to ensure your club qualifies as a KI Distinguished Club for 2006-2007. See the criteria in previous eBuilders on line. One important criteria is to be net positive in membership. A great many clubs are positive right now and must hold and improve that. A lot are very close but need to push over the top. Club members work hard and do terrific service. Make sure your club does all it can to bring this proud reward to our members. We all know people who would be good for Kiwanis … and who Kiwanis would be good for. Now’s the time folks. ASK!

Remember what the word ‘Kiwanis’ Means

The name Kiwanis comes from the native American word, meaning “get together and make noise”. We can do that! Let’s ‘KIWANIS’ in Rockville at YOUR District Convention, August 17th-19th. See you there! Real soon!

In case you did not know Building a Better Tomorrow Through Service is the theme of this year’s convention to be held August 17-19, 2007 at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Executive Meeting Center in Rockville, Maryland and hosted by the Potomac Region of the Capital District.

Educational Sessions Schedule

Our fellowship luncheon speaker, Col Gray Heppner, MD will speak on the number one killer in the world today that kills over 3,000 children every day! Information on Col Heppner, other speakers, the agenda and the rest of the convention can be found on the website www.kiwaniscapdcon.com including online registration and hotel contact information. Hope to see you in Rockville!! Registration forms are also available here.

And Growth Team Chairman, Jack White, adds:

"Whatever your interest — building a new club, growing your present club, or making folks in your community better aware of Kiwanis — the new District Growth Team will have one or more programs at the Bethesda District Convention to get you started on the right track.

Governor-Elect Art Riley and I have produced five club growth educational programs (the most extensive) for the District Convention, including a live demonstration of a new Growth Team program that will play in every club in the Capital District later this year.

Read about these programs and make note of the ones you want to attend. Times and places of all sessions will be available at the convention hotel."

Note: This is the seventh and final article in a series intended to help you learn more about your candidate for Governor-elect and his team’s platform. This month’s submission highlights the proposed Strategic Plan for the Capital District. Please visit www.vote4tg.com for prior “Meet the Candidate” articles.

A Proposed Strategic Plan for the Capital District

In an era where time is a more precious commodity than money, successful people don’t randomly get in their cars and start driving around until they decide they are where they want to be. They decide first where they need to go, they determine that they have a reason to go there, and they plan the most efficient route to get there. Even couch potatoes determine where they are going and how they will get their before they get up from the recliner. So is it any surprise that so many clubs are floundering, with no idea where they are going or how they should get there? And when this happens to clubs – the core of Kiwanis – is it any surprise that divisions suffer the same consequences on a greater scale; or that the general membership feels disconnected with the District? Where are we going, Capital District? How will we get there? Are we working together or is it every Kiwanian for him or herself?

Here is an image to give you an idea of what promotional material might look like. Promotion and awareness is critical to succeeding, since this plan is executed at the most fundamental level by individual Kiwanians working within their individual clubs. This flier would be widely distributed through all available means and training would be provided in numerous forums until the plan becomes common knowledge and every member knows and understand his or her role in our unified success... read more

Todd Drunagel, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Old Town (Winchester, Va.) applies the organization's emblem to the Adopt-A-Street sign in downtown Winchester. The Club signed with the city's Environmental Maintenance Adopt-A-Street Division to quarterly pick up trash in the downtown historical area.

On July 9th 2007, the Kiwanis club of East Baltimore Hosted it's first ever Golf Tournament at the Hunt Valley Country as a fundraiser for the club and the community it serves. Money was raised for this event through sponsors and foursomes play the usual 18 hole of golf. Then after the golf was over there was a buffet, a 50-50 raffle, door prizes, and a silent auction. This was our first golf tournament, and we are planning on do this next year bigger and better than ever.

The Kiwanis Club of Suburban Norfolk celebrated its 50th Anniversary on June 15 at Westminster Canterbury in Virginia Beach, honoring two active members who have been with the Club since its beginning.

John C. Compton Jr. (left) and J. Edward Gatling (right) were among 46 members of the Club when it was chartered on June 19, 1957 as a spin-off of the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Norfolk. Compton, then 37, was in car sales at Green Gifford, and Gatling, then 34, was a life underwriter for Jefferson Pilot. Now retired, the two together represent 100 years of service to the communities of South Hampton Roads. Both Compton and Gatling have served as club president; Compton twice, with perfect attendance throughout his membership in the Club.

Among their many contributions to the Club, Compton’s and Gatling’s most recent efforts are symbolic of a lifetime of service. While Compton has been a leader for the Club in collecting used eyeglasses for redistribution to the sight impaired overseas through Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Gatling has led the charge to engage Club members with children through building kites and oyster restoration.

Through the years, the Club has been the proud home to five Lt. Governors and numbers of two-time presidents. One third of the Club has been members for 25 or more years. Suburban Norfolk has been recognized both District-wide and Internationally as leaders in the Capital District and Worldwide Service Project to reduce Iodine Deficiency.

Since 1957, the Club has supported a variety of community projects, including construction of the Child Development Center at Old Dominion University, Norfolk’s John Knox Towers, Lake Taylor Hospital, and the Union Mission’s Hope Haven Children’s Home, the longest-standing of the Club’s philanthropies. In recent years, Suburban Norfolk has been engaged in educating youth about environmental stewardship—especially oyster restoration, by sponsoring an art and essay contest through the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Oyster Reef Keepers of Virginia, and pledging $40,000 toward the expansion of Norfolk’s Ernie Morgan Environmental Center.

Successful fundraising through the early years prompted the Club to establish a non-profit foundation, valued today at some $325,000. Among notable fundraisers for Club has been a Redskins’ NFL Pre-season Exhibition Game at ODU and silent auctions. Today, the Club partners with Friends of Norfolk’s Environment to sponsor the Annual Eco Fiesta and River Ride each May.

There he is again. The Kiwanis DUCK was seen boating and promoting in the 20th Annual Ocean Pines Boat Parade on July 14th. His message: SPEND SOME BUCKS AND GET SOME DUCKS for the annual Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines/Ocean City to be held on Saturday September 8th at Frontier Town.

The objective is to raise funds for the local Kiwanis Club Foundation in support of annual scholarships given to deserving senior students at Stephen Decatur High School. Duck Race entry chances are $5 each or 3 for $10 and are sold by local Kiwanis members. For information or to get tickets call Ed Aurand at 410-208-0479. Ticket holders do not have to be present to win the prizes which are: First $1500, Second $300, Third $150, Fourth $50 in addition to additional non-cash prizes. SO GO FOR IT! DON'T LET THE K-DUCK DOWN!

Chief Colin Faulkner, Director of the Kent County Levy Court Department of Public Safety, accepts the first "Teddy Rue Goes to the Hospital" coloring book from Dover Kiwanis Club Young Children, Priority One Committee Chair Joyce Thompson. The coloring book with crayons will be distributed by Kent County, Delaware paramedics to young children at accident scenes or involved in medical incidents to help explain the medical/hospital process. The 10-page book was illustrated and written in English and Spanish by St. Thomas More Academy Key Club member Kimi Aviado.

The newly organized Kiwanis Club of Toano will hold it’s Charter Night, Saturday, August 25th, 2007. Social will begin at 5:30pm with a cash bar, dinner and Charter Celebration will begin at 6:30pm, followed by dancing from 9-11:00pm. We will also hold a silent auction with some very nice prizes during the course of the evening. We hope that you can join us for our celebration of this great new club!

Location will be at the Colonial Heritage Clubhouse located at 7015 Statesmen in Williamsburg, Virginia (directly across the street from the Williamsburg Pottery Factory on Richmond Road- Rt. 60). For your dining pleasure, we will have a fresh garden salad, choice of teriyaki London Broil, Chicken Picatta, or Salmon Filet, (all with a seasonal vegetable medley and roasted red skinned potatoes) and Strawberry Shortcake for dessert. Cost per person is $35.00. Please RSVP no later than August 20th, 2007. We will not be able to make reservations after that date. Please mail your check with your meal choice to: (checks made payable to the Kiwanis Club of Toano)

First Market Bank
4350 New Town Ave., Ste. 102
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Attn: Gil Via

Any questions, please call Gil at 757-941-0524. We hope to meet many Capital District Kiwanians on August 25th!

Once again, the Loch Raven Kiwanis distributed American flags to all the homes in Loch Raven Village early on July 4th; a project they have been doing for more than 25 years. The 18 volunteers, most from the Kiwanis Club started from Pleasant Plains Elementary School parking lot at 7am and worked for 2 ½ hours to get all the flags planted in front of the homes. The Principal of Pleasant Plains, Maureen Partilla and her husband, John also helped with the project which is funded by the Loch Raven Kiwanis. New volunteers would be welcome to help next year. Call club president Paul Creamer at 410 or email him at paulcream@gmail.com to be put on the contact list for 2008 flag distribution.

Members of Tuckahoe Kiwanis Club recently visited seriously ill children in the Kiwanis Family Center wing of the VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Va. The members brought with them a magician who performed for the kids. They also distributed about 40 teddy bears, each of which sported a tee shirt emblazoned with the club’s name. Photographed with some of the bears are (left to right): Bo Dale, Earl Siddons (Tuckahoe’s president) and Paul Royer.

The Colonial Capital Kiwanis club wrapped up this year’s activities with a fundraising golf tournament on July 1st at the Williamsburg National Golf Course. Pictured left to right are members Ken Robinson, Vin Iannuzelli, Joe Burkart and Al Albright welcoming players. Our Community Services committee worked closely with many local organizations which are on the front line of supporting the youth and others in need in the Williamsburg community. With our fundraising activities we provided over $26,500 in grants to 9 local organizations in the area. Some of these organizations included Child Development Resources, Bacon Street, CASA, Old Towne Medical Center, Avalon, Big Brothers and Big Sisters and Williamsburg Symphonia.

The Kiwanis Club of Rockville brought out burgers, books, and birds for a recent event at Redl House, a Hearts and Homes for Youth group home for young boys ages 6 to 12. The club cooked delicious grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for six boys at the home on Saturday, July 14. Fresh watermelon, chips and juice were also part of the BBQ spread. For an educational activity, member Ruth Hannessian, owner of the Animal Exchange pet store, talked about and showed off some of the animals she sells in her store, including a guinea pig, rat, snake, and bird. Each boy got to touch the animals and choose a favorite for a special photo. For this event, the club also purchased a box full of animal books for the boys. Each boy selected two books to own and the remaining books, including some bird field guides, were donated to the home for all the boys to share. The event was a rousing success and now the club is planning its next project for the boys -- back-to-school backpacks.

For the 34th year, the Kiwanis Club of Bethesda will hold its annual golf tournament on September 14. In addition to a fabulous day on the links at Bretton Woods Club in Germantown, MD, golfers will enjoy lunch, dinner, a silent auction, and an awards ceremony. Over the years, the Club has raised, through this event, more than $500,000 to benefit local children’s charities. Co-chairs this year, Dr. James Leder, Jr. and Gary Boswell, hope to raise $20,000. Proceeds will be directed to Suburban Hospital’s Pediatric Center, Bethesda Cares, Bethesda Youth Services of the YMCA, Caitheness House, Camp Ivy Mount, The Dwelling Place, Imagination Stage, Lazarus Leadership Program, Rebuilding Together, RICA, Montgomery Child Care, Montgomery County Recreational Programs, and Walter Johnson High School. If you are interested in playing, attending the dinner or becoming a sponsor, please contact Dr. Leder, Tournament Director at 301-654-0900 or 301-983-1774. Pictured: Club President John Ratnavale, Dr. Jim Leder, Tournament Director, and Gary Boswell, co-chairman, at the 2006 Golf Classic.

Delegates attending International Convention in San Antonio heard all about IT. Articles in the eBuilder have explained all about IT. Midwinter conferences told all about IT. Incoming LTG’s have learned all about IT. Club secretaries will have to deal with IT. So what is IT: a Key Leader Weekend with your first opportunity to send District Youth to premier leadership training!

The first Key Leader Weekend is quickly approaching in Capital District, with little over two months left to register its participants. Kiwanis International has invested time and money to create an awesome leadership program for youth around the world. It sang its praises in San Antonio and hopefully inspired the delegates from Capital District to go home and recruit current high school students to attend the October 5 – 7 weekend to be held at Camp Letts near Edgewater, MD.

Yes, it is summer time and perhaps it is more difficult to reach your Key Club members. But where there is a will, there is a way. Invite them to your regular meetings. Even better, have a dessert party at the home of your Key Club advisor. Where there is no organized Youth Program, recruit from your church youth groups, student employees, family members, and neighborhood youth.

Everything you need, including video presentation and registration, can be found on www.key-leader.org. If you would like to learn about the Camp Letts lead facilitator, Patrick Maurer, that, too, is found at the website. If you would like someone in your region to speak to your prospective attendees, contact Babs Lee and she will put you in touch with your regional committee member. If you will be attending DCON in Rockville, stop by the Key Leader table and attend the 9 AM Key Leader session on Saturday morning. Make your needs and concerns known to Babs, Yvonne Holley, and to the Key Leader committee.

Time is of the essence. While the cost of the weekend is $160 for non Key Club members, and $135 if in a Key Club, an additional $20 will be levied if a person does not register until within 20 days of the Camp. So get registrations in quickly. Let your club secretary put a big old check in the box for supporting Key Leader when you file your yearly report. Earn a patch for your club banner!

The Shenandoah Valley Kiwanis Club (Staunton, VA) spend much of their summer community service and fundraising hours operating the concession stand at Oak Grove Theater located in Verona, VA just outside of Staunton. The theater season consists of five shows which run for one week at a time between May and August. Concession treats include hot and cold drinks, cookies, candy bars and tootsie pops! Many club members are involved with the productions, both on and off stage. SVKC members also park cars in ‘the Grove’ for the season. Pictured left are members Brandi Lombardi-Simmons and Barbara Richardson.

Members of the Shenandoah Valley Kiwanis Club can be seen volunteering on a regular basis at the Dixie Theater. Club member Marney Gibbs represents the historic downtown theater and many members assist with the box office and concession stand staffing as an on-going community service activity. Pictured right is President-elect Judy Walden, scooping hot, buttered popcorn.

The summer months are always a busy time for Mount Vernon Kiwanis and this year was no exception. With schools closing in June, we wrapped up our after-school tutoring program and started planning some fun, summer activities for our area youth. We sponsored a trip into Washington D.C. for youth from our local community centers to learn more about the historical sites in the metro area. On June 29, Mount Vernon Kiwanis sponsored a bowling outing that was enjoyed by 26 younger children, teenagers, and staffers from the Sacramento Neighborhood Center and the Janna Lee Center.

Our club has also held several recurring projects over the summer months including Bingo at Psychiatric Rehabilitation services, Karaoke for the youth at the neighborhood centers, and collecting unsold food from the Farmer's Market for the local food bank.
We also sponsored several youth to attend summer camps that run in July and August. Our club sponsored 8 kids from Good Shepherd Housing, 7 from Janna Lee Neighborhood Center, and 4 from our sponsored Boy Scout Troop. Our Boy Scout Troop is a special troop that comprises youth with mental and/or physical disabilities. The camps they selected were designed for special needs youth and will help them in several key developmental areas.

With our area Key Clubs winding down for the summer, we wanted to recognize our outgoing seniors for their hard work and dedication to the Kiwanis Family. We awarded a college scholarship to Debbie Padilla of South County Secondary School, George Mends of Mount Vernon High School, and Nabiatu Kalokoh of Mount Vernon High School.

Pictured are youth from the neighborhood centers at the Bowling outing in June.

Nicole Pinello, a senior at Hampton HS and member of the Hampton High School Kiwanis Key Club, was recognized by the Kiwanis Club of Hampton as the recipient of its Rosemary Lockard Scholarship. Nicole will attend Old Dominion University. The Rosemary Lockard Scholarship, in honor of former club president and member of the Hampton School Board. is awarded annually to a member of the Hampton High School Key Club. Pictured from left to right are Dorothy Silverthorn, Sponsored Program chair; Nicole and her parent’s, Chuck and Vicki Pinello.

Kudos to the Potomac Region!!! Twenty-three of the twenty-six clubs in the Potomac Region, Divisions 1, 17 and 22, were represented at the Kiwanis International Convention in San Antonio. An extra plus was all three Lt. Governors were present. Babs Tate Division 1, Betty Gardiner Division 17 and Bud Zimmerman Division 22. We also had all three Lt. Governor Designates present. Joe Bowser Division 1, David Benway Division 17 and Chris Ripley Division 22. All Kiwanians were enjoying the Convention and the city of San Antonio. The Potomac Region held its final session of the Kiwanis Leadership Development Program on July 21, 2007 in Waldorf, Md. Twenty-two attendees were trained by Past Governor John Tyner and Past Governor Jerry Peuler. The Secretary training was handled by Jackie Lowe & Millie Kriemelmeyer.

Kiwanis Club of Mercury 64, Hampton, recently assisted in the refurbishment of one of several transitional homes established by the Hampton Ecumenical Lodgings & Provisions' organization to which a homeless family may graduate from one of H.E.L.P.'s short-term shelter programs. Pictured, Amy Thorstad, Club President-Elect tackles one of the bathrooms in the unit.

Michele Wolford of the Kiwanis Club of Old Town (Winchester, VA) prepares a plate of food in the Salvation Army Kitchen to serve at lunch to the residents. The Club will be serving food at the kitchen and outreach kitchen during the summer.

It might have been Friday the 13th, but it was a great night for the local Kiwanis Club of Ocean Pines/Ocean City members and family who attended the special dinner and game outing at Purdue Stadium where the Shorebirds won the game 3-2 in the lucky 13th inning. Says something about triskaidekaphobi, dosen't it? Pictured L to R: Kiwanian Ralph & wife Wilma Chinn and Cindy and Kiwanian Jim Spicknall enjoying dinner at the ballpark before the game.

Pictured is vessel #7 in OP Boat Parade on July 14th captained by Pines resident, Fred Heinlen, who experienced the loss of his sister to ALS. The boat promoted the October 6th 2007 Third Annual Eastern Shore Walk to D-Feet ALS. The initial walk in 2005 was started by the local Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines/Ocean City in support of its member, Carter Noble, who was diagnosed with the dreaded disease to which he succumbed in January 2006.

This year's Walk to D-Feet ALS will again ask for volunteers to get pledges for walking the total of 3 miles from and back to the Ocean Pines Swim & Racquet Club. Sign-ins will start at 9AM and the walk will begin at 10AM.

The ALS Association is totally funded by donations and all services to patients are free. The Walk may seem far off, but NOW is the time to commit yourself to participate and support the fundraiser. Locally, please contact Ken & Anita McLaughlin at 410-208-9674 to signup or get more information so you can start to signup pledges.

We are looking for groups and organizations to participate in the walk from as far and wide as possible. Please go to the ALS website where you can sign up as a TEAM or as an INDIVIDUAL or make a donation at www.ALSinfo.org . There’s also valuable and informative information on the website about the disease ALS, and research that’s being done. We need your help to make this the 3rd Annual Walk to D-Feet ALS the best, yet. Act now to help others.

Tom Sowers and Mary Nordman of the Kiwanis Club of Old Town (Winchester, Va.) load their collection bags of trash for the landfill following the Adopt-A-Street trash pick up of the downtown Winchester area. The Club work this collection as a Community Service Project.

Kiwanis Club of Town Center (Pembroke Kiwanis) is busy recruiting sponsors for its annual Town Center 5K & 1 mile races along with the exciting "Taste of Town Center" following the races. This is the 13th year of the Kiwanis 5K and 1 mile race and our third year at Town Center. This signature event continues to grow along with the exciting “Taste of Town Center”. So mark your calendar for Saturday, November 10th, 2007. Our membership is growing as well. Team C including Scott Brinkman, David Bogart, Dan Hargrave, Eileen Werber, Jim Hayden, Mike Inman, Robert Page were recognized in July with a free lobster dinner at the Freemason Abbey in Norfolk, donated by Jerry Collier.