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

February 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.

KI Store Hit by Hackers

Almost daily, stories about credit card fraud and large corporate security breaches headline the news. Without question, these crimes are on the rise and criminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Kiwanis International recently became victim to such a crime when we learned of an unauthorized intrusion into its Kiwanis Family Store Web site and related database, hosted by a third-party provider. The perpetrator gathered credit card information and shipping addresses by illegally accessing our system through the Internet. more

Mason-Dixon Region Mid-Winter Conference Hosts KI Pres. Dave & Eva Curry

As if a well-organized (thanks, Bill Hand!) conference full of excellent workshops was not enough, the 2008 Mason-Dixon Regional Mid-Winter Conference was honored with the presence of Kiwanis International Pres. Dave Curry and his wife, Eva. Dave even joined Gov. Art Riley and Immed.-Pat Gov. Bob Cressy to promote the June 26-29, 2008 Orlando, FL KI Convention. Click here if you dare! more on Mid-Winter more on Pres. Curry visit

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New Division 13 aKtion Club
by Judy Pantelides

Phyllis Henry, Past Lieutenant Governor for Division 13, worked hard to help establish the first aKtion Club in the division. She worked with the ARC (Association for Retarded Citizens) as well as each of the clubs in Division 13 to help coordinate the club. The third meeting was held last week and over 30 consumers/disabled adults were in attendance along with many of their parents and support staff. Even though the speaker, Captain Jones with the Hampton Fire Department, was called away to a multi-car accident just down the road, Phyllis and Trustee Floyd Brown spoke about fire safety and the responsibilities of a fireman. The new club members heard about the way they would be organizing the club by choosing officers and committees on which to serve. They were very excited about their new club. The Division 13 aKtion Club is well on it's way to being a great success!