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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Reisterstown Club Holds Oyster Roast, Fuddruckers Night Out
by Steve Jenkins

The Kiwanis Club of Reisterstown, (Reisterstown, MD) had their annual Oyster Roast and Shrimp Feast on January 29, 2008, Everyone seemed to have a good time and was a good fundraiser for our Club. We appreciated all the clubs that participated with us by buying tickets and being part of our fundraiser. The community also showed their continued support.

Also, on March 11, 2008, we are having an Fuddruckers Night out. The Fuddruckers is located in Owings Mills, MD (on Reisterstown Road) The club will receive 15% of what they take in from 5:00 - 8:00pm. We hope this will be one of many fundraisers so we can continue our sponsorships.