Last year the four Kiwanis clubs of Carroll County, Maryland contributed $1500 each (for a total of $6000) to fund the purchase of diagnostic equipment for the Carroll Hospital Center Women's Place and Birthing Center. This was a very worthwhile joint project as it benefited all of the communities in the county. As a follow-up to that joint donation, a grant request was submitted to the Capital District Foundation by Division 9 Lt. Governor Fred Lohnes on behalf of the clubs for supplemental funding for the Birthing Center at the Hospital. Ultimately, the foundation board approved a grant of $1000 in response to the request. This donation was recently presented to the Carroll Hospital by representatives of the local Kiwanis clubs on behalf of the foundation bringing total Kiwanis donations in the past year to $7000.

Pictured from left to right are: Donna Riley, President of the Kiwanis Club of Westminster; Marion Taylor, President of the Kiwanis Club of Mount Airy; Fred Lohnes, Past Lt. Governor of Capital District Kiwanis, Division 9 and member of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Westminster; Linda Grogan, Director of Women's and Children's Services of Carroll Hospital Center; Beth Jacobs, Chair of Young Children Priority One Project, Kiwanis Club of Mount Airy; and Ben Smith, President of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Westminster.