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 Jim Hart
"Every
member of the Capital District is a member of the Capital
District Foundation," said
Past Lieutenant Governor Don Jones of the Charlottesville
Kiwanis Club as he welcomed Kiwanis International President
David Curry on his visit to Division Five hosted by the Staunton
Club on Monday, January 28. Don is the Division Five representative
on the board of trustees of the Capital District Foundation
which was founded in 1972 specifically to give a boost to
the signature Kiwanis Service Learning Programs and other
outstanding projects assisting children and youth. Supported
programs include Youth Outreach, the Teenager of the Year
Award, the Robert H. Turner, Jr. Scholarships, and grant
assistance to seven Pediatric Trauma Units located in the
Capital District. The CDKF has contributed more than $89,000
over fifteen years to the University of Virginia Children's
Hospital. President Curry (pictured from left with Don Jones)
explained that every year in return for the Capital District
Foundation's support for the Kiwanis International Children's
Fund, the KIF honors one Capital District Key Clubber and one member of the Capital District CKI with scholarships of $1,000 each. "We have seen it proven over the years that the smallest contribution to the Capital
District Foundation has the potential to become the largest
investment in the future of our children and youth," added PLG Jones. Each Kiwanian is asked to contribute (through their individual
clubs) one dollar in the fall of each year. We are also urged
to participate in the Ducky Derby and Caring Corner at District
Conventions and other K-Family gatherings. And there are
several endowment programs that ensure the vitality of Kiwanis
support for our children and youth in perpetuity. Among these
are the Life Member program, the Tablet of Honor, and the
Roll of Honor Memorial. There can be no greater honor than
to be recognized for contributing to the success of the Capital
District Foundation.
