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 Marvin Leslie
The
Kiwanis Club held a pancake breakfast for the community
January 19th
to raise service project funds and to provide the community
with a favorite social event (right). Families brought
their children to the Saturday morning event, where
they
enjoyed good food and the children marveled at the
magic tricks of "Magic Man" Jimy McKinnon (left). The "Magic Man" has generously donated his time and talent to several Kiwanis events to entertain
children. At the Christmas party for Head Start children
- another Kiwanis project - Jimy thrilled the little
ones with fantastic legerdemain. Kiwanis raised over
$600 from the pancake breakfast, which is more of a
treat for the families than a major fund-raiser. The
Marion club's major fund-raisers are the spring and
fall musical concerts, which bring in more than $10,000
in this rural mountain community of southwestern Virginia.
