By
the time you read this, the proposed Strategic Plan has
been reviewed in two increments by the District Long
Range Planning Committee,
those incremental results have been endorsed by the
District Board, and four of the eight District Regions
have had
the opportunity to attend presentations on "VISION: 20/15", to include the Strategic Plan. Between now and mid-April, all remaining Regions
will share in that opportunity. From there, all input
from all sources will be considered before the Board
endorses a final version of the Plan. That final version
will be presented to the House of Delegates for ratification
in Richmond this Summer. Once ratified by the delegates,
the plan belongs to the District membership and the
District Board will be charged with executing it. by Bob Scarburgh, Sec.
The
Kiwanis Club of Ellicott has supported the Salvation
Army for many years by
bell ringing at Christmas time. This past Christmas
season, the club raised $1,500 for the Salvation
Army with this effort. The club is now considering
additional
cooperation with the Salvation Army next Christmas
with some type of activity for children in addition
to the usual bell ringing. In the past, the club
has been unable to secure names from local government
sources
of those folks that need assistance at this time
of the year. The Salvation Army does all the investigative
work and they will furnish the club with what is
needed
and we can see to it that the needy are served. This
appears to be the big breakthrough that we have been
seeking for many years. We were just not reaching
those that really need assistance or were ungrateful
of any
assistance we furnished. Pam and Connie made a presentation
of the various ways we could help and also gave the
members an overview of how the Salvation Army selects
those people that need assistance. Pictured (left to right) Pam Kasibante, Larry Sallee, and Connie
Wise. Larry is has been the driving force behind
this new effort.
