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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Stuart Hobson Builders Club Reads to Preschoolers
by Janice MacKinnon

Students at the Stuart Hobson Middle School, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., visited the Peabody Early Childhood Center on the day of Winter Solstice. The preschoolers were celebrating the winter solstice on Dec. 21st with a variety of activities, including a pajama party. The middle school students did "lap reading" with the little guys and gave at least two books to each classroom for the children to keep.