Charlottesville SLPs Induct New Officers at Picnics
by Jim Hart

The Service Leadership Programs at UVA and at Western Albemarle High School chose the great outdoors as the setting for a farewell to graduating club members and an induction of officers for the 2008-2009 school year. On a chilly day at the end of April, UVA students and guests from CKI at Virginia Commonwealth University, Mary Baldwin, and James Madison, met with representatives of Kiwanis and enjoyed a picnic in the "Dell" at on the beautiful UVA Grounds behind the old dorms. Pictured (left) is Kiwanis President Norm Gutzler going over the official duties for the new CKI Secretary Kathryn Brown from Northern Virginia. In the background you can see outgoing CKI president and past Presidential Division LTG Katie Smith from nearby Fluvanna County. Katie has spent the last 8 wonderful years as a very active member of Key Club and CKI sponsored by the Charlottesville Kiwanis Club.

And on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in mid-May, several Kiwanians joined the Western Albemarle Key Club at a picnic at Mint Springs park in Crozet for a celebration of the graduation of Key Clubbers and the induction of new officers. Pictured (right) is Kiwanis President Norm Gutzler setting out on a trail that had been cleared and maintained by the WAHS Key Club as a special project. Leading the group is faculty adviser Caroline Bertrand, who recommended the hike as a way for everyone to build up an appetite for the picnic lunch. WAHS Key Club and UVA CKI both saw a resurgence of membership in 2007-2008 and both look forward to many years of vigorous community service and thoughtful leadership experience as part of the Kiwanis Family.